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Bosnia And The Collapse of Yugoslavia.
The end of the cold war has seen major political changes on the world map, the largest country in the world was divided into 15, there were 2 Yemen's and 2 Germany's, now there is only one, some nations united, others disappeared, Yugoslavia was not so lucky in this.
Yugoslavia for much of the cold war had a strong economy, it was an industrial center, and it had one of the best equipped militaries in Europe, it supported the Palestinian cause, aided Egypt when an EgyptAir aircraft was forced to land in Italy by the USAF, the Americans tried to take out men by force, but our soldiers pointed their guns, Yugoslavia solved this situation diplomatically, but that's beside the point.
Yugoslavia, to put it simply, had 2 extremes, the federalists who wished for more autonomy, and the centralists who liked the status quo, keep this in mind since it will be important.
The economy later stagnated, the Yugoslavian government fell into the IMF debt trap, the standards of life quality worsened, and there was a disparity between the most developed regions like Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, between Bosnia and Kosovo.
The 1974 constitution in Yugoslavia played a role, Serbia was practically divided into Serbia proper, and 2 autonomous zones, many Serbians thought that Serbia is basically mutilating itself for the sake of Yugoslavia, they were also afraid that the autonomous government of Kosovo would "do something", their fears turned out be true.
Well, you know the drill, Tito died, and everyone started playing the other, Tito was a man and he had his flaws and definitely contributed to the powder keg, but he definitely was one of the main factors that Yugoslavia was at least in theory, a nation, when your nation depends on the existence of a single leader, then you're bluntly screwed.
Protests in '81, the Argokomerc affair in '87, and the strikes in '88, foretold that the next few decades are going to be shit, it also didn't help that as the USSR became less and less of a threat, Yugoslavia could not be a partner with the West or the east, it was simply by itself.
Milosevic came along, took power, put allies in Vojvodina, Kosovo, and Montenegro, the media outlets of Croatia and Slovenia were shit talking the Serbs, and it wasn't long before that in 1990 in the 14th congress of the league of communists started, putting the final nail of coffin and setting off a political process that had consequences that I doubt anyone had in mind... (1/?)
The end of the cold war has seen major political changes on the world map, the largest country in the world was divided into 15, there were 2 Yemen's and 2 Germany's, now there is only one, some nations united, others disappeared, Yugoslavia was not so lucky in this.
Yugoslavia for much of the cold war had a strong economy, it was an industrial center, and it had one of the best equipped militaries in Europe, it supported the Palestinian cause, aided Egypt when an EgyptAir aircraft was forced to land in Italy by the USAF, the Americans tried to take out men by force, but our soldiers pointed their guns, Yugoslavia solved this situation diplomatically, but that's beside the point.
Yugoslavia, to put it simply, had 2 extremes, the federalists who wished for more autonomy, and the centralists who liked the status quo, keep this in mind since it will be important.
The economy later stagnated, the Yugoslavian government fell into the IMF debt trap, the standards of life quality worsened, and there was a disparity between the most developed regions like Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, between Bosnia and Kosovo.
The 1974 constitution in Yugoslavia played a role, Serbia was practically divided into Serbia proper, and 2 autonomous zones, many Serbians thought that Serbia is basically mutilating itself for the sake of Yugoslavia, they were also afraid that the autonomous government of Kosovo would "do something", their fears turned out be true.
Well, you know the drill, Tito died, and everyone started playing the other, Tito was a man and he had his flaws and definitely contributed to the powder keg, but he definitely was one of the main factors that Yugoslavia was at least in theory, a nation, when your nation depends on the existence of a single leader, then you're bluntly screwed.
Protests in '81, the Argokomerc affair in '87, and the strikes in '88, foretold that the next few decades are going to be shit, it also didn't help that as the USSR became less and less of a threat, Yugoslavia could not be a partner with the West or the east, it was simply by itself.
Milosevic came along, took power, put allies in Vojvodina, Kosovo, and Montenegro, the media outlets of Croatia and Slovenia were shit talking the Serbs, and it wasn't long before that in 1990 in the 14th congress of the league of communists started, putting the final nail of coffin and setting off a political process that had consequences that I doubt anyone had in mind... (1/?)
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The 14th congress was a failure, it dissolved the main Yugoslav party, and this in turn caused elections to be held across all republics a multi party one, that allowed all parties from all spectrums to participate.
The nationalist parties won in Bosnia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Croatia, while the Communists won the elections in Montenegro and Serbia, with Slobodan still at the head.
It all went to shit from here, Croat Serbs were scared of the Croatian government and had a few flashbacks to the Ustashe, Croatia tried to disperse the protests by Serbs by force, until the Federal Army stopped them, Croats tried to secede from the Yugoslavian command structure and form their own army, Slovenia voted for independence, the Ten Day war happened, the Yugoslav army wanted to instate martial law, but the suits prevented it.
This would be the worst mistake they could've ever made.
I honestly have nothing more to add, warcrimes, the deaths of hundreds of thousands, the whole process was sad to see, it was like a nation carving itself open, or to be more accurate, a madman on the top of the Himalayas taking his clothes off, the participants clearly knew that violence was going to eventually happen, and they all went with it anyway.
I am not going to discuss the war, it is too complicated, but just know this, as a nutshell.
Croats butchered Serbs, and butchered Muslims, as a matter of fact, Croat forces had the dishonour of destroying the largest amount of mosques in Bosnia.
Serbs butchered Croats, and Muslims, and yes, do not try to deny it, it happened and there's nothing we can do about it now.
Muslims, as the least powerful faction, still committed their fair share of crimes, but they got the short end of stick.
Now, here comes the question, what do we, as the people in 2022, have to think about this?
I can not speak for any of the participants in this war, but in the Quran, it states that we should only transgress in the same amount that transgressions have been incurred against us, to put it bluntly, we all did warcrimes, an eye for an eye, so we should leave it at that, restarting the debate on who fired first or who killed the most will add nothing of value, we should learn from this event and do our best to prevent the appearance of another, as this was a rather inhumane time period in not just European, but world History, let us just hope we've learned from our mistakes and do not repeat these actions that happened 30 years ago.
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The nationalist parties won in Bosnia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Croatia, while the Communists won the elections in Montenegro and Serbia, with Slobodan still at the head.
It all went to shit from here, Croat Serbs were scared of the Croatian government and had a few flashbacks to the Ustashe, Croatia tried to disperse the protests by Serbs by force, until the Federal Army stopped them, Croats tried to secede from the Yugoslavian command structure and form their own army, Slovenia voted for independence, the Ten Day war happened, the Yugoslav army wanted to instate martial law, but the suits prevented it.
This would be the worst mistake they could've ever made.
I honestly have nothing more to add, warcrimes, the deaths of hundreds of thousands, the whole process was sad to see, it was like a nation carving itself open, or to be more accurate, a madman on the top of the Himalayas taking his clothes off, the participants clearly knew that violence was going to eventually happen, and they all went with it anyway.
I am not going to discuss the war, it is too complicated, but just know this, as a nutshell.
Croats butchered Serbs, and butchered Muslims, as a matter of fact, Croat forces had the dishonour of destroying the largest amount of mosques in Bosnia.
Serbs butchered Croats, and Muslims, and yes, do not try to deny it, it happened and there's nothing we can do about it now.
Muslims, as the least powerful faction, still committed their fair share of crimes, but they got the short end of stick.
Now, here comes the question, what do we, as the people in 2022, have to think about this?
I can not speak for any of the participants in this war, but in the Quran, it states that we should only transgress in the same amount that transgressions have been incurred against us, to put it bluntly, we all did warcrimes, an eye for an eye, so we should leave it at that, restarting the debate on who fired first or who killed the most will add nothing of value, we should learn from this event and do our best to prevent the appearance of another, as this was a rather inhumane time period in not just European, but world History, let us just hope we've learned from our mistakes and do not repeat these actions that happened 30 years ago.
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⚡️⚡️ Key updates on Russia and #UkraineCrisis as on November 9
❓Peace talks
Conditions for peace talks, outlined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day before, including that negotiations with Russia can begin with Vladimir Putin in Power (Zelensky has previously rejected such possibility) was directly due to soft nudging by the Biden administration, two people familiar with the situation told Politico.
“Why the change? One of the people said it came after days of talks between Kyiv and Washington — including an in-person visit with Zelenskyy by national security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN. U.S. officials didn’t directly tell Zelenskyy and his aides in Ukraine to alter their position, a senior administration official said, but did relay that Kyiv must show its willingness to end the war reasonably and peacefully,” the publication writes.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia does not set preconditions for negotiations with Ukraine, the only condition is “the goodwill of Kiev”. The ministry repeated its position that that Russia was always open to negotiations with Ukraine — and it was not Moscow’s fault that they were halted.
🔥Kherson front
Ukrainian forces attempted advance in three areas of the Kherson front — Posad-Pokrovsk, Berislav and Snigirevsk regions. The former two were not successful, but in Snigirevka, heavy fighting emerged, according to the deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov.
Ukrainian troops, including Polish and English-speaking mercenaries, “managed to gain a foothold on the northern outskirts of Snigirevka along the railway tracks,” he noted, saying the settlement is now in a combat zone, with aviation, artillery and heavy equipment deployed.
Meanwhile in Kherson city itself, from where around 70 000 people as well as all administrative services were evacuated, reports of chaos emerge. The houses, shops and offices are looted, with no police on duty.
“The cases of looting are simply egregious. Now the regional council has been demolished, tomorrow shops, then houses and apartments. And the administration scribbles reports that everything is fine, a concert, an animal exhibition. Shame on you! Why are there so many police on the other side?... Everyone gets paid for what? Families were evacuated, that's right! But they themselves must be in the city on duty. The captain left the Titanic last. Our services resemble the "Ukrainian leadership of the Crimea", which they said worked in Kherson. There are people left in the city, who believed in the new government. You can't betray them!" a local wrote to pro-russian journalist currently in Kherson.
🇺🇸🗳Ukraine & US midterms
As Americans finish voting in the midterm elections, the early clues of the outcomes, according to Politico, are that President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains underwater, inflation is besting abortion, and voters have a pretty dour outlook on the state of the nation despite the White House’s best efforts.
According to exit polls, the policy of US President Joe Biden is approved by about 45% of voters. More than half believe that it mainly damages the country. Many voters pointed out the poor state of the US economy and falling living standards.
🇷🇺🇮🇷Iran visit
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has arrived in Tehran to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials, the IRNA agency reported on Tuesday. This is an official visit at the invitation of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
Apart from talks with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian security chief plans to meet with Iranian "high-ranking political and economic officials to discuss issues of the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena," the agency said, adding that Patrushev is accompanied by officials from several Russian economic agencies.
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
❓Peace talks
Conditions for peace talks, outlined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a day before, including that negotiations with Russia can begin with Vladimir Putin in Power (Zelensky has previously rejected such possibility) was directly due to soft nudging by the Biden administration, two people familiar with the situation told Politico.
“Why the change? One of the people said it came after days of talks between Kyiv and Washington — including an in-person visit with Zelenskyy by national security adviser JAKE SULLIVAN. U.S. officials didn’t directly tell Zelenskyy and his aides in Ukraine to alter their position, a senior administration official said, but did relay that Kyiv must show its willingness to end the war reasonably and peacefully,” the publication writes.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia does not set preconditions for negotiations with Ukraine, the only condition is “the goodwill of Kiev”. The ministry repeated its position that that Russia was always open to negotiations with Ukraine — and it was not Moscow’s fault that they were halted.
🔥Kherson front
Ukrainian forces attempted advance in three areas of the Kherson front — Posad-Pokrovsk, Berislav and Snigirevsk regions. The former two were not successful, but in Snigirevka, heavy fighting emerged, according to the deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov.
Ukrainian troops, including Polish and English-speaking mercenaries, “managed to gain a foothold on the northern outskirts of Snigirevka along the railway tracks,” he noted, saying the settlement is now in a combat zone, with aviation, artillery and heavy equipment deployed.
Meanwhile in Kherson city itself, from where around 70 000 people as well as all administrative services were evacuated, reports of chaos emerge. The houses, shops and offices are looted, with no police on duty.
“The cases of looting are simply egregious. Now the regional council has been demolished, tomorrow shops, then houses and apartments. And the administration scribbles reports that everything is fine, a concert, an animal exhibition. Shame on you! Why are there so many police on the other side?... Everyone gets paid for what? Families were evacuated, that's right! But they themselves must be in the city on duty. The captain left the Titanic last. Our services resemble the "Ukrainian leadership of the Crimea", which they said worked in Kherson. There are people left in the city, who believed in the new government. You can't betray them!" a local wrote to pro-russian journalist currently in Kherson.
🇺🇸🗳Ukraine & US midterms
As Americans finish voting in the midterm elections, the early clues of the outcomes, according to Politico, are that President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains underwater, inflation is besting abortion, and voters have a pretty dour outlook on the state of the nation despite the White House’s best efforts.
According to exit polls, the policy of US President Joe Biden is approved by about 45% of voters. More than half believe that it mainly damages the country. Many voters pointed out the poor state of the US economy and falling living standards.
🇷🇺🇮🇷Iran visit
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has arrived in Tehran to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials, the IRNA agency reported on Tuesday. This is an official visit at the invitation of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
Apart from talks with his Iranian counterpart, the Russian security chief plans to meet with Iranian "high-ranking political and economic officials to discuss issues of the development of bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena," the agency said, adding that Patrushev is accompanied by officials from several Russian economic agencies.
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
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🇺🇦🇲🇩Moldovan mercenaries in Ukraine support Sandu and threaten Moldovan protesters with reprisals
Armed militants of the AFU "Foreign Legion" from Moldova are ardent supporters of the ruling PAS party.
🔹 They condemn the rallies caused by the unprecedented economic crisis in the country, organised by the opposition.
The mercenaries do not care about the indignation of ordinary Moldovans who came out to protest over 30% inflation and exorbitant gas prices.
🔹The armed formations of Moldovans call on the veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Transnistria and the military to stay out of the protests.
Recently, the Association of Moldovan Army Veterans has already claimed pressure and threats from the security services demanding their refusal to participate in rallies.
🔹The militants openly threaten fellow citizens with reprisals once they come back to Moldova.
"... And those like Shor, Dodon, Cavcaliuc, and all their company, will hope just to end up in prison [when we come back], but they won't be that lucky."
🔹Despite the small size of the republic, Moldovan mercenaries in Ukraine are obscenely numerous - about 300.
Who pays all these thugs who support the PAS party, Maia Sandu and Zelensky? It is not difficult to guess.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translation: @Node_of_Time_EN
Armed militants of the AFU "Foreign Legion" from Moldova are ardent supporters of the ruling PAS party.
🔹 They condemn the rallies caused by the unprecedented economic crisis in the country, organised by the opposition.
The mercenaries do not care about the indignation of ordinary Moldovans who came out to protest over 30% inflation and exorbitant gas prices.
🔹The armed formations of Moldovans call on the veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Transnistria and the military to stay out of the protests.
Recently, the Association of Moldovan Army Veterans has already claimed pressure and threats from the security services demanding their refusal to participate in rallies.
🔹The militants openly threaten fellow citizens with reprisals once they come back to Moldova.
"... And those like Shor, Dodon, Cavcaliuc, and all their company, will hope just to end up in prison [when we come back], but they won't be that lucky."
🔹Despite the small size of the republic, Moldovan mercenaries in Ukraine are obscenely numerous - about 300.
Who pays all these thugs who support the PAS party, Maia Sandu and Zelensky? It is not difficult to guess.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translation: @Node_of_Time_EN
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⚡”Drones at the frontline are irreplaceable”, — soldiers of the DPR public militia talking about UAVs.
❗️Exclusive❗️
A squad commander of the 100th brigade of the DPR public militia with the call sign “Belorus” told a reporter of @anna_news why drones are fundamentally important in modern conflict.
🔹Today drones replace army intelligence officers who used to correct artillery fire in the field risking their lives.
“A drone was shot down — the operator changes ‘the bird’ and takes off again. A man is killed — you can’t return him. Every copter is a life which should have been there”.
🔹Moreover, years and lots of resources can be spent to prepare an intelligence officer and a fire corrector. On the contrary, a drone is a useful consumable.
“Sometimes we had to send up a drone knowing that it would be shot down. But doing that we acquired intelligence data and saved lives”.
More details on UVA usefulness in our reportage.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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❗️Exclusive❗️
A squad commander of the 100th brigade of the DPR public militia with the call sign “Belorus” told a reporter of @anna_news why drones are fundamentally important in modern conflict.
🔹Today drones replace army intelligence officers who used to correct artillery fire in the field risking their lives.
“A drone was shot down — the operator changes ‘the bird’ and takes off again. A man is killed — you can’t return him. Every copter is a life which should have been there”.
🔹Moreover, years and lots of resources can be spent to prepare an intelligence officer and a fire corrector. On the contrary, a drone is a useful consumable.
“Sometimes we had to send up a drone knowing that it would be shot down. But doing that we acquired intelligence data and saved lives”.
More details on UVA usefulness in our reportage.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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⚡️⚡️Key points from General Surovikin's report to the Russian Defence Minister
🔹 Kherson city and the surrounding area cannot be properly supplied or operated normally
❗️ The Russian armed forces will soon be withdrawn to the left bank of the Dnieper river.
All willing civilians of the Kherson Region (more than 115,000 people) have left the area of hostilities.
🔹The situation in the military operation zone has been stabilized. The Russian army's reserves have been strengthened with mobilized personnel and volunteers.
🔹 Attempts at an offensive by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kupyansk and Krasny Liman sectors have been thwarted.
🔹 In the Donetsk People's Republic, allied forces defeated the enemy on the right bank of the Bakhmutka River; Artemivsk (Bakhmut) city is blockaded from the southern direction.
The liberation of Pavlovka is near completion, and an offensive is under way to liberate Maryinka and Pervomayskoye.
🔹In October the enemy lost over 12,000 troops, 18 aircraft, 12 helicopters, six SAMs, over 200 tanks and 21 MLRSs.
Ukrainian losses are seven to eight times higher than those of the Russian army.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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🔹 Kherson city and the surrounding area cannot be properly supplied or operated normally
❗️ The Russian armed forces will soon be withdrawn to the left bank of the Dnieper river.
All willing civilians of the Kherson Region (more than 115,000 people) have left the area of hostilities.
🔹The situation in the military operation zone has been stabilized. The Russian army's reserves have been strengthened with mobilized personnel and volunteers.
🔹 Attempts at an offensive by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kupyansk and Krasny Liman sectors have been thwarted.
🔹 In the Donetsk People's Republic, allied forces defeated the enemy on the right bank of the Bakhmutka River; Artemivsk (Bakhmut) city is blockaded from the southern direction.
The liberation of Pavlovka is near completion, and an offensive is under way to liberate Maryinka and Pervomayskoye.
🔹In October the enemy lost over 12,000 troops, 18 aircraft, 12 helicopters, six SAMs, over 200 tanks and 21 MLRSs.
Ukrainian losses are seven to eight times higher than those of the Russian army.
💥Source: ANNA-NEWS
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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Equanimity and courage
A Russian soldier three times threw away grenades dropped on him from an AFU copter.
Such an interaction with modern warfare technology shocked the Western media.
The UK's The Sun even published a video with the caption "Russian soldier catches bombs and tosses them away".
In the end, our stalwart fighter was wounded but survived.
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
A Russian soldier three times threw away grenades dropped on him from an AFU copter.
Such an interaction with modern warfare technology shocked the Western media.
The UK's The Sun even published a video with the caption "Russian soldier catches bombs and tosses them away".
In the end, our stalwart fighter was wounded but survived.
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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The head of Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, stated that his country won't support an EU plan to help Ukraine through joint gathered funds.
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Vladimir Putin visits exhibition on Red Square
Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russian Armed Forces inspecting the display commemorating the November 7, 1941 parade.
Armored planes and cannons of World War II are on display on Russia's main square.
NB: On 7 November 1941 a military parade took place on Red Square, from which the troops went straight to the front, to defend Moscow. The Nazis were just 25-40km away from the capital, but they never entered it. The battle of Moscow became the USSR's first victory in WWII. 🛡⚔️
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russian Armed Forces inspecting the display commemorating the November 7, 1941 parade.
Armored planes and cannons of World War II are on display on Russia's main square.
NB: On 7 November 1941 a military parade took place on Red Square, from which the troops went straight to the front, to defend Moscow. The Nazis were just 25-40km away from the capital, but they never entered it. The battle of Moscow became the USSR's first victory in WWII. 🛡⚔️
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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A subscriber of ours has visited the same exhibition and shared her impressions.
“To set the scenes, there was military equipment from 1941, volunteers dressed as WWII soldiers and live choir singing WWII songs.
But what really got to our hearts were the screens. Mid-sized screens were displaying pictures of actual soldiers involved in the battle of Moscow. Thousands of faces and short bios: many were volunteers from all sorts of professions, most were killed in 1941 or later during the war.
And there were also big screens broadcasting the video of the 1941 parade: first alongside the 1945 Victory Parade and then alongside the 2022 footage of mobilized Russian men leaving for Ukraine. To fight the modern Nazis. Heartbreaking. Never thought we would live to see this.”
“To set the scenes, there was military equipment from 1941, volunteers dressed as WWII soldiers and live choir singing WWII songs.
But what really got to our hearts were the screens. Mid-sized screens were displaying pictures of actual soldiers involved in the battle of Moscow. Thousands of faces and short bios: many were volunteers from all sorts of professions, most were killed in 1941 or later during the war.
And there were also big screens broadcasting the video of the 1941 parade: first alongside the 1945 Victory Parade and then alongside the 2022 footage of mobilized Russian men leaving for Ukraine. To fight the modern Nazis. Heartbreaking. Never thought we would live to see this.”
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72.5% of Bulgarians stand against supply of weapons to Ukraine.
To the question: "What do you think of the decision to send military help to Ukraine?" 69.5% voted strongly against, another 3.1% voted generally against.
But when was the pro-American government of "colony Bulgaria" ever interested in the opinion of a few Bulgarians there???
Washington said: "Do it", the gauleiters responded: "Yes, sir!"
💥Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/VasiletsDmitriy
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
To the question: "What do you think of the decision to send military help to Ukraine?" 69.5% voted strongly against, another 3.1% voted generally against.
But when was the pro-American government of "colony Bulgaria" ever interested in the opinion of a few Bulgarians there???
Washington said: "Do it", the gauleiters responded: "Yes, sir!"
💥Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/VasiletsDmitriy
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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❗️Germany speaks the language of fascism.
Oskar Lafontaine's speech can be broken down into dozens of quotations that are impossible to contradict.
▪️ Today Germany has the stupidest federal government in history.
▪️The U.S. is a superpower that wants to stay that way by applying a policy of containing its competitors. That is why U.S. army, and not any other, are on the borders of many nations.
▪️The Greens use a double standard: if Germany does not work with Putin, it cannot work with the US, for the same reasons.
▪️Ukraine is a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia. Ukraine must be under U.S. control, to control the entire Eurasian continent.
▪️Starting a war is shooting yourself in the knee.
▪️ "Will guns save lives? Should we destroy Russia?" is the language of fascism.
Unfortunately, the voices of such politicians, politicians-pragmatists, politicians-patriots, are often drowned by the noise of propaganda. Germany has not yet reached the point where it will have to stop serving the interests of others, because there will not be enough strength for its own. This stage is near and unavoidable.
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Oskar Lafontaine's speech can be broken down into dozens of quotations that are impossible to contradict.
▪️ Today Germany has the stupidest federal government in history.
▪️The U.S. is a superpower that wants to stay that way by applying a policy of containing its competitors. That is why U.S. army, and not any other, are on the borders of many nations.
▪️The Greens use a double standard: if Germany does not work with Putin, it cannot work with the US, for the same reasons.
▪️Ukraine is a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia. Ukraine must be under U.S. control, to control the entire Eurasian continent.
▪️Starting a war is shooting yourself in the knee.
▪️ "Will guns save lives? Should we destroy Russia?" is the language of fascism.
Unfortunately, the voices of such politicians, politicians-pragmatists, politicians-patriots, are often drowned by the noise of propaganda. Germany has not yet reached the point where it will have to stop serving the interests of others, because there will not be enough strength for its own. This stage is near and unavoidable.
💥Our channel: @Node_of_Time_EN
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⚡️⚡️ Key updates on Russia and #UkraineCrisis as on November 10
Kherson retreat
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on Wednesday evening ordered to start pulling out troops behind the Dnieper River “to ensure the safe relocation of the personnel, armaments and hardware”.
"I understand that this is a very uneasy decision. At the same time, we will preserve, which is the most important thing, the lives of our servicemen and, as a whole, the combat capability of the group of forces, which is inexpedient to be kept in a limited area on the right bank. In addition, this will release a part of forces and capabilities that will be involved in active operations, including for offensives in other directions in the zone of the operation," General Surovikin said while suggesting the retreat to Shoigu.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said a news briefing on Wednesday that Russia has never refused to conduct negotiations with Ukraine, and it is still ready to hold them “taking into account the emerging realities”. The last remark sparked criticism among so-called “Z-patriots” as her comment was seen humiliating at the backdrop of Russia’s retreat from Kherson.
G20 pass
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations in Bali next week, an Indonesian government official told Reuters on Thursday. While Bloomberg confirmed the same with the embassy in Indonesia. Putin will be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The Russian president is due to join one of the meetings virtually, he said. Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he would not take part if Putin does and was expected to join virtually.
Economy losses
The of key non-fossil exports from Russia will drop by 19%, but by 2030, the bulk of it will be redirected to other markets, RBC reports citing Trust Technologies data. The losses of 20 key Russian industries from sanctions affecting non-primary non-energy exports in 2022 will amount to $25.7 billion, or 19% relative to the volumes of 2021. About 80% of this amount will be exported to the European Union.
A significant part of the supplies lost due to sanctions — 14% ($ 18.4 billion) by 2030 will be able to redirect to other markets.
Climate off agenda
Western security advisers warned delegates at the COP27 climate summit not to download the host Egyptian government's official smartphone app, amid fears it could be used to hack their private emails, texts and even voice conversations. The potential vulnerability from the Android app, which has been downloaded thousands of times and provides a gateway for participants at COP27, was confirmed separately by four cybersecurity experts who reviewed the digital application for Politico.
The app is nothing short of "a surveillance tool that could be weaponized by the Egyptian authorities to track activists, government delegates and anyone attending COP27," said Marwa Fatafta, digital rights lead for the Middle East and North Africa for Access Now, a nonprofit digital rights organization.
“The application is a cyber weapon," said one security expert after reviewing it, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect colleagues attending COP.
Limited hell
Climate hell", the threat of which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke about at the COP-27 climate change conference, will have only a limited impact on Russia, climate scientists interviewed by RBC believe. However, coastline of Kaliningrad, as well as St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk are in the zone of theoretical risk of flooding.
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
Kherson retreat
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on Wednesday evening ordered to start pulling out troops behind the Dnieper River “to ensure the safe relocation of the personnel, armaments and hardware”.
"I understand that this is a very uneasy decision. At the same time, we will preserve, which is the most important thing, the lives of our servicemen and, as a whole, the combat capability of the group of forces, which is inexpedient to be kept in a limited area on the right bank. In addition, this will release a part of forces and capabilities that will be involved in active operations, including for offensives in other directions in the zone of the operation," General Surovikin said while suggesting the retreat to Shoigu.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said a news briefing on Wednesday that Russia has never refused to conduct negotiations with Ukraine, and it is still ready to hold them “taking into account the emerging realities”. The last remark sparked criticism among so-called “Z-patriots” as her comment was seen humiliating at the backdrop of Russia’s retreat from Kherson.
G20 pass
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations in Bali next week, an Indonesian government official told Reuters on Thursday. While Bloomberg confirmed the same with the embassy in Indonesia. Putin will be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The Russian president is due to join one of the meetings virtually, he said. Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he would not take part if Putin does and was expected to join virtually.
Economy losses
The of key non-fossil exports from Russia will drop by 19%, but by 2030, the bulk of it will be redirected to other markets, RBC reports citing Trust Technologies data. The losses of 20 key Russian industries from sanctions affecting non-primary non-energy exports in 2022 will amount to $25.7 billion, or 19% relative to the volumes of 2021. About 80% of this amount will be exported to the European Union.
A significant part of the supplies lost due to sanctions — 14% ($ 18.4 billion) by 2030 will be able to redirect to other markets.
Climate off agenda
Western security advisers warned delegates at the COP27 climate summit not to download the host Egyptian government's official smartphone app, amid fears it could be used to hack their private emails, texts and even voice conversations. The potential vulnerability from the Android app, which has been downloaded thousands of times and provides a gateway for participants at COP27, was confirmed separately by four cybersecurity experts who reviewed the digital application for Politico.
The app is nothing short of "a surveillance tool that could be weaponized by the Egyptian authorities to track activists, government delegates and anyone attending COP27," said Marwa Fatafta, digital rights lead for the Middle East and North Africa for Access Now, a nonprofit digital rights organization.
“The application is a cyber weapon," said one security expert after reviewing it, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect colleagues attending COP.
Limited hell
Climate hell", the threat of which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke about at the COP-27 climate change conference, will have only a limited impact on Russia, climate scientists interviewed by RBC believe. However, coastline of Kaliningrad, as well as St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk are in the zone of theoretical risk of flooding.
👉Follow t.me/russiawire for daily updates, analytics, and ground reportage from Russia, Donbass, and the neighbourhood.
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The Crimean bridge repairs
Repair of the Crimean bridge goes according to the plan. Construction workers have prepared everything for the installation of the new spans.
The opening of the repaired bridge for auto traffic should be declared a "sad day" in Zelensky's Ukraine, since they were so violently happy about the terrorist attack.
Repair of the Crimean bridge goes according to the plan. Construction workers have prepared everything for the installation of the new spans.
The opening of the repaired bridge for auto traffic should be declared a "sad day" in Zelensky's Ukraine, since they were so violently happy about the terrorist attack.
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The 8-year battle for Donetsk airport has ended with victory
In November 2022 the whole territory of Donetsk airport was finally taken under control of the allied forces.
The fighting for the airport started back in 2014 and its territory remained the last AFU stronghold in the Donetsk suburbs for the entire 8 years.
▪️At the beginning of the war the DPR's militia hoped to take the airport "with a swoop" by a 120-man force, including "Vostok" battalion, expecting no serious resistance.
However, the Ukrainian special forces of the Main Intelligence Office organized a serious defense there, using both artillery for bombardment and aviation - helicopters Mi-24 and Su-25 [aircraft].
▪️The first assault was a failure. However, with strengthened forces both sides were back in the fight again in summer. Militia owned heavy weapons and new forces, the AFU with mortars and armored vehicles (BMP-2).
By August 2014 Donetsk warriors had achieved a certain degree of success in the airport liberation. However, after signing the Minsk agreement the situation worsened, and in autumn the fighting for the airport became much heavier.
▪️As a result, the DPR's forces managed to take all buildings of the Donetsk airport only in January of 2015, during a one-week assault.
The battalions "Sparta" and "Somali" played a decisive role in that assault, as well as active and successful usage of artillery, tanks and even the portable de-mining device UR-83P.
▪️However, the rest of the territory of the airport remained a fighting arena for more than 7 years.
Please click here for more details (the article is in Russian).
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
In November 2022 the whole territory of Donetsk airport was finally taken under control of the allied forces.
The fighting for the airport started back in 2014 and its territory remained the last AFU stronghold in the Donetsk suburbs for the entire 8 years.
▪️At the beginning of the war the DPR's militia hoped to take the airport "with a swoop" by a 120-man force, including "Vostok" battalion, expecting no serious resistance.
However, the Ukrainian special forces of the Main Intelligence Office organized a serious defense there, using both artillery for bombardment and aviation - helicopters Mi-24 and Su-25 [aircraft].
▪️The first assault was a failure. However, with strengthened forces both sides were back in the fight again in summer. Militia owned heavy weapons and new forces, the AFU with mortars and armored vehicles (BMP-2).
By August 2014 Donetsk warriors had achieved a certain degree of success in the airport liberation. However, after signing the Minsk agreement the situation worsened, and in autumn the fighting for the airport became much heavier.
▪️As a result, the DPR's forces managed to take all buildings of the Donetsk airport only in January of 2015, during a one-week assault.
The battalions "Sparta" and "Somali" played a decisive role in that assault, as well as active and successful usage of artillery, tanks and even the portable de-mining device UR-83P.
▪️However, the rest of the territory of the airport remained a fighting arena for more than 7 years.
Please click here for more details (the article is in Russian).
💥Source: @anna_news
💥Translated by @node_of_time_en
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Forwarded from War and Peace
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🇺🇦🇷🇺Prytula calls on Ukrainians to scam Russians for money.
Serhiy Prytula - Ukrainian public figure, Ukraine's chief volunteer has issued clear instructions to Ukrainian citizens who ask him - how can they help ?!
Serhiy Prytula - Ukrainian public figure, Ukraine's chief volunteer has issued clear instructions to Ukrainian citizens who ask him - how can they help ?!
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Forwarded from Invictus Lex (Arnaud Develay)
We are saddened to learn that Kirill Streomousov passed away today in a car accident. As Deputy-Governor of Kherson region, he was a tireless and inspirational leader who coordinated the evacuation of tens of thousands of people as the HIMARS rained on the evacuation ferries late October. A true #SonofRussia
RIP
https://youtu.be/frn2NqZHzbE
RIP
https://youtu.be/frn2NqZHzbE
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