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2022-04-30 19:00:12+00:00

New Mexico: The Calf Canyon Fire grew 30,000 acres last putting the total acreage near 100,000 acres.

📎 HotshotWake (article)

2022-04-30 16:59:13+00:00

🇨🇱🏹🔥 — On April 28, 2022, Chilean media and local "Pro-Peace" activists reported that at least 35 trucks and various pieces of machinery were burned and destroyed during a large scale Terror/Arson attack recorded during the early hours of the Thursday morning in the Los Álamos commune, in the Bío Bío region, Southern Chile

The incident occurred in the Villa Los Ríos sector, in an aggregates company, where a large number of shots were also reported, with locals reporting that hooded and heavily armed men stormed an aggregates company and forced the civilian workers and truck drivers to surrender at gunpoint

The arson attacks follow the escalation of tensions between the Chilean Government and Radical Mapuche Separatist Groups that have continued since Chile's 2019 'Social Outburt', with several of the workers accusing the Far-Left indigenous separatists of being behind the attack on the April 28, 2022

2022-04-30 15:08:03+00:00

🇷🇴 "What a war in Transnistria would mean for Romania: Two possible scenarios"

By prolonging the conflict in Ukraine by opening a new front in Moldova would seriously complicate Romania's position in the region. In this scenario we would have not one but two major conflicts at our borders. More so, because of the culture, language and common history, a conflict between Chisinau and Tiraspol would determine Romania to make an impossible choice: to help out Moldova or stay away and ignore the conflict? Unionist forces inside Romania will ask and push for active involvement in the conflict, invoking these cultural and historic ties. The main problem is that Romania is a NATO state meanwhile Moldova is not. The active involvement of a NATO state in such a conflict creates a risk that the conflict in Moldova could degenerate and create an even bigger one between Russia and NATO. For this exact reason, Defense Minister Vasile Dîncu, said that Romania cannot get involved in the case of war in Moldova.

In other words, from Romania's perspective, the major problem of a conflict in Transnistria is related to the way the authorities in Bucharest should respond. Humanitarian aid would come immediately but military aid would be problematic as it would directly tie Bucharest and NATO to a conflict between either the Russian backed separatists or even the Russian Army itself. The link between Moldova and Romania would prove itself a heavy stone to carry for the Romanian government for it cannot remain passive in the face of war without suffering immense political costs.

https://psnews.ro/analiza-ce-ar-insemna-pentru-romania-un-razboi-in-transnistria-doua-posibile-scenarii-656677/

https://archive.ph/MZwLH

2022-04-29 23:00:09+00:00

🇲🇩🪖🚫 — 🇷🇴 Defense Romania: Maia Sandu says she is dissatisfied with the state of the Moldovan army: We need to invest more in the armed forces

— "To feel safe, Moldova - even if it is a neutral country - needs to invest more in its armed forces, President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday, stressing that her country needs a functioning and modern army capable of responding. current challenges, according to Deschide.md.

"A strong and well-equipped army gives the country freedom of action, self-confidence and strategic choices. Therefore, we must make serious financial and logistical efforts to build a professional, modern and equipped army," said Maia Sandu. on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the General Staff of the National Army.

"We have a war right on our border, so we understand this very well. In this regard, the Republic of Moldova must take the experience of other neutral states to consolidate its armed forces," she said."

https://www.defenseromania.ro/maia-sandu-se-declara-nemultumita-de-starea-armatei-republicii-moldova_616178.html

2022-04-29 22:43:59+00:00

🇲🇩🇷🇺🇺🇦Fuerzas de Respuesta Rápida se han desplegado por algunos puestos de control de Transnistria.

🇬🇧Rapid Response Forces have been deployed at some Transnistrian checkpoints.

▫️@ENTRE_GUERRAS▫️

2022-04-29 17:16:55+00:00

🇺🇦 🇷🇴 Russian-language channel Pезидент: Our source in the OP said that the General Staff (of Ukraine) has already prepared a military campaign to neutralize the Russian group in Transnistria. It is very important for Ukraine to ensure the transit of US military equipment from Romania to strengthen the southern front, because of the blown-up bridge across the Dniester Estuary, this is now impossible.

2022-04-29 15:04:28+00:00

https://uawardata.com/

2022-04-29 15:03:07+00:00

Ukrainian TVD, Day 58-64.

📎 Jomini of the West

2022-04-29 14:49:33+00:00

🇪🇺 🇬🇪 🇲🇩 🇺🇦 European Parliament “welcomes” EU membership bids from Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine - President Metsola

Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, on Thursday said the lawmaking body welcomed the recently submitted formal European Union membership bids from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

"[W]e were the institution to welcome the application from all three countries [Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine]. We understand the difficulties, and the challenges, and the threats that those countries are under,” Metsola said.

https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/1491

2022-04-29 14:47:15+00:00

🇲🇩❗The President of Moldova admitted that the country is not ready for war and it does not have a combat-ready army.

Maia Sandu stated this a day earlier in her speech on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the General Staff of the National Army.

"For 30 years, the Moldovan army has been left without equipment, without military equipment and combat-ready means. Now we are aware of the consequences," she admitted.

Sandu added that Moldova "does not have an effective shield against the threat, because it has not developed the proper military potential, has not created critical infrastructure elements and has not cultivated social resilience."

And today she denied the information that the Romanian military is allegedly in Moldova: "There are no Romanian soldiers and army on the territory of our country"

2022-04-29 14:47:14+00:00

🇰🇿 The CSTO "Combat Brotherhood" exercises will be held in Kazakhstan.

The maneuvers of the Collective Forces will take place in October 2022. The exercises will be attended by command headquarters, intelligence officers and support troops of the CSTO member states.

In addition, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will host the maneuvers "Frontier" and "Unbreakable Brotherhood" with the participation of peacekeepers.

The purpose of the exercises is to increase the readiness of the CSTO troops to ensure collective security.

2022-04-28 23:16:47+00:00

🇮🇱🇲🇩 Non-Resident Israeli Ambassador to Moldova, Mr. Joel Lion on twitter:

— "In light of the deteriorating security situation in the Transnistria region and in light of the fact that the Foreign Ministry's ability to provide assistance to Israeli citizens residing there is restricted, Israeli citizens are urged to leave Transnistria as soon as possible.

In addition, the Foreign Ministry calls on Israeli citizens planning to arrive in Transnistria in the near future to cancel their travel at this time."

2022-04-28 22:29:21+00:00

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3522

2022-04-28 21:45:10+00:00

JUST IN - Trump just posted on his app Truth Social.

@disclosetv

2022-04-28 18:49:56+00:00

English adventurer "Lord Miles" seems to be enjoying the Emirate of Afghanistan once again.

2022-04-28 18:48:50+00:00

Btw there are no gun laws in Afghanistan, if you own a gun you pay the Taliban like $20 to delcare it. Why does Afghanistan have better gun rights than america? Shall not be infringed? Please

@RealLordMiles

2022-04-28 18:48:49+00:00

Spoke to Taliban checkpoint and they kindly let me take a picture on the American military vehicle! Very cool

@RealLordMiles

2022-04-28 18:23:57+00:00

🇺🇸🇲🇩The United States is following the developments in Moldova and Transnistria "like a hawk", Blinken said.

2022-04-28 18:22:16+00:00

🇮🇱 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🟩 🟥 Israel, Canada and France recommend their citizens to not visit Transnistria.

“Due to the deteriorating security situation in Transnistria and the limitation of our ability to provide assistance to Israelis located there, we urge Israeli citizens to leave this territory as soon as possible. We also urge Israelis who are going to visit Transnistria in the near future to cancel this trip,” it says in a message from the Foreign Ministry.

A very bad sign for Transnistria.

2022-04-28 18:21:15+00:00

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🟩 🟥 The embassies of Great Britain, the USA and Germany "categorically" do not recommend their citizens to visit Pridnestrovie at the moment.

2022-04-28 14:39:56+00:00

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, Miss Liz Truss Mansion House speech at the Lord Mayor's 2022 Easter Banquet: The Return of Geopolitics

— "The UK sent weapons and trained Ukrainian troops long before the war started. But the world should have done more to deter the invasion. We will never make that same mistake again.

Some argue we shouldn’t provide heavy weapons for fear of provoking something worse. But my view, is that Inaction would be the greatest provocation. This is a time for courage not for caution.

And we must ensure that, alongside Ukraine, the Western Balkans and countries like Moldova and Georgia have the resilience and the capabilities to maintain their sovereignty and freedom.

NATO’s open door policy is sacrosanct. If Finland and Sweden choose to join in response to Russia’s aggression, we must integrate them as soon as possible."

📎 Full Transcript

https://archive.ph/mPdv5

2022-04-28 14:31:57+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 President of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky directed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be ready for any scenario.

2022-04-28 14:31:21+00:00

🇧🇬 🇲🇩 Bulgaria urged its citizens to urgently leave the territory of Moldova

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry called on the citizens of this country to refrain from traveling to Moldova, and the Bulgarian citizens staying there - temporarily or permanently - to leave the country using personal transport.

The reason for such measures is called "the complicated situation in and around Moldova"

2022-04-28 14:30:21+00:00

🇲🇩 🇷🇴 Moldovan President Maia Sandu: “We cannot refuse Russian gas, we have no alternative. Electricity also depends on gas, there is no alternative here either, because we are not connected to Romania.”

2022-04-28 14:29:23+00:00

🇲🇩 🇷🇴 Iurie Leanca, former Prime Minister of Moldova: If the Russians manage to get to Tiraspol, it will be the end of Moldova

“If Bucharest and Chisinau do not implement certain scenarios. Our only scenario is to unite. When Romania takes this step together with Chisinau, we immediately fall under the security umbrella of NATO and the European Union.”

2022-04-28 14:28:48+00:00

🏦 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Kherson region will switch to the Russian ruble.

On May 1, the transition to Russian rubles will begin in the Kherson region. On the territory of the region will accept hryvnia and rubles. Over time, the hryvnia will be excluded from circulation, and the Russian ruble will take its place in the economy.

2022-04-28 01:22:44+00:00

👥 The Economist: Representatives of Biden and Maduro would meet in Trinidad and Tobago to finalize an oil agreement

As revealed by The Economist, the meeting will be in Trinidad and Tobago. On behalf of the Government of Nicolás Maduro, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, will attend.

The British media indicates that Chevron has taken concrete steps and is negotiating to reactivate its operation in Venezuela.

2022-04-28 00:44:49+00:00

Lawmakers strike the word ‘marijuana’ from all state laws, calling term racist

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/lawmakers-strike-word-marijuana-all-state-laws-calling-term-racist/MJOQZ7OCK5CUDLBA2H53CYOJXE/

2022-04-27 22:20:51+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 Sukleya earlier, also laid down concrete blocks.

2022-04-27 22:19:16+00:00

🇺🇦 🟩 🟥 Ukrainian security forces on the border with Pridnestrovie from the side of Kuchurgan installed concrete slabs, sandbags and checkpoints with armored vehicles on the 26th.

2022-04-27 22:16:32+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 In Tiraspol earlier, in connection with the “red” level of the terrorist threat, police officers inspect cars.

2022-04-27 22:14:29+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 A large convoy of cars stands at the exit from Transnistria towards Moldova earlier. The queue at the customs checkpoints was formed in connection with the verification of documents after a series of terrorist attacks in Transnistria.

2022-04-27 22:12:22+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 In Rybnitsa earlier, in connection with the red level of the terrorist threat in Pridnestrovie, a checkpoint was set up.

2022-04-27 22:11:30+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 Rybnitsa earlier, queue towards customs

2022-04-27 20:50:22+00:00

🇺🇦 Arestovich: Throughout May, Western weapons will be delivered to Ukraine. In June, it will accumulate in large enough numbers, and by July the Ukrainian army will go on the offensive.

2022-04-27 20:50:10+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Russia has already accumulated forces for a large-scale offensive, - Minister of Defense of Ukraine

"There are several extremely difficult weeks ahead. Aid to Ukraine will grow, but in the coming days, all our resilience and extraordinary unity will be required," Reznikov said.

2022-04-27 20:18:52+00:00

🇲🇩 🇺🇦 Moldovan authorities on Arestovich's statement on the seizure of Transnistria: the solution of the Transnistrian issue must be political, this excludes military action.

2022-04-27 20:06:17+00:00

🇺🇦 Arestovich: If Moldova turns to Ukraine, then we can take control of Transnistria. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have enough forces for this 

2022-04-27 20:04:23+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 MFA of the PMR on the situation in Pridnestrovie:

The situation is rather alarming for Pridnestrovie, absolutely unusual. Probably, since the military aggression of Moldova in 1992, we have not had such terrorist acts.

So far, there are no grounds for increasing the number of OGRF servicemen. The peacekeeping operation provides all the necessary regime within the controlled Security Zone.”

2022-04-27 20:03:56+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 Ministry of Internal Affairs about the shooting in Kolbasna.

Information at 10:00. At night, several drones were seen in the sky over the village of Kolbasna, Rybnitsa region. Aircraft on the territory of Transnistria were launched from Ukraine.

On April 27, at 8:45, shots were fired from the Ukrainian side in the direction of the Pridnestrovian settlement of Kolbasna.

Information about any victims at the moment has not been released.

2022-04-27 20:02:48+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 The head of the administration of the village of Kolbasna: The villagers heard the shots. There is nervousness in the village now. Drones fly every day. I personally saw the drone three days ago on April 24th. It hovered over ammunition depots, and then flew off towards Ukraine.

2022-04-27 20:01:56+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 In the Transnistrian village of Kolbasna, there was a shooting near Russian ammunition depots guarded by the Russian military. 

2022-04-27 19:56:15+00:00

🇲🇩 🟩 🟥 Moldovan authorities condemned the installation of checkpoints in Transnistria

The Bureau for Reintegration considers these measures unreasonable and states that under the pretext of a terrorist threat, Tiraspol restricts the free movement of citizens.

2022-04-27 19:55:11+00:00

🇷🇴 🇲🇩 The Romanian government stated that there are no Romanian soldiers on the territory of the Republic of Moldova to participate in the exercises or train the National Army of Moldova.

The Romanian side denies any aggressive plans towards Transnistria.

Bucharest also said that the decision to send weapons to Ukraine has not been made, but it is "analysed".

In addition, "there is no decision and the hypothesis of establishing training camps for the Ukrainian military in Romania is not being discussed."

2022-04-27 19:31:01+00:00

💥🟩 🟥 Pridnestrovian MGB building attack footage, 25th of April. The three unknown militants were recorded by surveillance cams.

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-27 18:29:59+00:00

In 2022, Telegram is again among the top 5 most downloaded apps in the world (just like in 2021). Of these top 5 most popular apps, Telegram is the only one that doesn't spend billions on marketing to buy downloads. In a way, we are the only app that is on the list purely because it is genuinely loved by the people❤️‍🔥

2022-04-27 16:12:37+00:00

Elon Musk has become the most powerful person in the world

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/business/elon-musk-richest-person-twitter-tesla-spacex/index.html

https://archive.ph/qAcfo

2022-04-26 23:47:44+00:00

🇲🇩Krasnoselsky called on Chisinau to negotiate.

Today, any aggression can become a "prologue of a great war," the President of Pridnestrovie said.

"We must come to an agreement — first of all, to agree on peace, and to preserve this peace," he addressed the Moldovan authorities.

2022-04-26 23:47:43+00:00

🟥🟩🟥🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: "Kiev seeks to draw Moldova and Transnistria into the conflict, this is evidenced by the shelling and terrorist attacks, said a source in the government circles of Transnistria"

https://t.me/rian_ru/160449

2022-04-26 23:46:45+00:00

🇷🇺🚀🇺🇦 — Earlier today, Ukrainian and Russian Media channels reported that Russian Federation Armed Forces conducted a major attack on the strategic railway bridge between Zatoka and Belgorod-Dnestrovsk, across the Dniester estuary, which links 🇷🇴 Romania to Southern Odessa, with Kalibr Cruise Missiles

Such bridge was a strategically important bridge for Ukraine, since that without it the supply of fuel, weapons and ammunition from Eastern Balkans will become much more difficult.

2022-04-26 21:47:26+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 Bendery-Chisinau checkpoint. The queue to leave Transnistria towards Moldova.

2022-04-26 21:45:34+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 In Bendery, in connection with the terrorist threat, concrete blocks were installed at the police checkpoint.

2022-04-26 21:01:32+00:00

🇷🇺 🇲🇩 🟩 🟥 Russian General Announces Plan to Invade Moldova after Ukraine

Speaking at a defense industry meeting, Brigadier General Rustam Minnekayev, acting commander of Russia’s Central Military District, stated that the Russian Armed Forces plan to “make passage” into the region — in Moldova’s East, bordering Ukraine and less than 30 miles from the port city of Odessa — to create a “land corridor to Crimea,” Russian media reported. Such a corridor would also purport to connect the Russian mainland to Transnistria.

Minnekayev stated that the measure was part of Russia’s second phase in its war in Ukraine, which involves establishing full control over the Donbas Region and Ukraine’s coast along the Black Sea. No timeline was provided for the maneuver to begin, however.

In his remarks, Minnekayev cited the strategic value of the region, claiming “control over the south of Ukraine is another exit into Transnistria, where there are also facts pointing to the oppression of the Russian-speaking population.”

More ominously, in his remarks, Minnekayev said that Russia was now “at war with the whole world, as it [was] in the Great Patriotic War.”

https://news.yahoo.com/russia-general-announces-plan-invade-142124312.html

Russian MSM TASS Source:

https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/14446141

2022-04-26 20:14:30+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 The Victory Day Parade That Everyone Forgot

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2020/09/transnistria-shows-off-military.html?m=1

2022-04-26 19:40:47+00:00

🇺🇸 🟩 🟥 US says it is "closely" monitoring the situation in Transnistria and warns against efforts to "escalate tensions"

2022-04-26 19:36:04+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 "Transnistria is turning into a fortress." Concrete blocks are being installed in Bendery.

2022-04-26 19:36:03+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 Concrete blocks were installed at the entrance to Tiraspol from the side of Parkan.

2022-04-26 17:20:06+00:00

What troops are protecting the DMR?

Currently there are 2,500-3,000 Russian troops in the Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic (TMR). These are the 82nd and 113th separate Guards motorised rifle battalions, and the 540th separate control battalion.

The total strength of the DMR Armed Forces is 15,000 people. There are four motorized rifle brigades located in Tiraspol, Bender, Dubasari and Ribnitsa, of which one is a guards brigade (stationed in Tiraspol). Four special purpose battalions. Mobilization reserve of up to 80 thousand people.

In addition, there is information that there is a detachment of helicopters, as well as two battalions in the number 13962 to protect one of the largest weapons and ammunition depots in Europe in Colbasna.

- 100 tanks

- Up to 200 armoured personnel carriers and BMPs

- 35,000 vehicles

- Combat vehicles with anti-tank guided missiles

- BDMTS

- 500 military engineering vehicles

- 200 SAMS

- Grad multiple rocket launchers

- Artillery guns and mortars

2022-04-26 17:02:41+00:00

🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🟩 🟥 Gerashchenko: On the territory of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, units of the operational group of Russian troops are put on combat readiness "Polna", law enforcement agencies have been transferred to an enhanced mode of service.

2022-04-26 16:47:24+00:00

🇲🇩Krasnoselsky called on Chisinau to negotiate.

Today, any aggression can become a "prologue of a great war," the President of Pridnestrovie said.

"We must come to an agreement — first of all, to agree on peace, and to preserve this peace," he addressed the Moldovan authorities.

2022-04-26 16:47:23+00:00

🇲🇩Moldova and Transnistria do not cooperate in the investigation of the explosions in Tiraspol.

This statement was made by President Maya Sandu.

The day before, unknown people from Ukraine committed a terrorist attack in the capital of the republic, according to a source @rian_ru.

2022-04-26 16:43:15+00:00

🇷🇴 🇲🇩 🟩 🟥 Transnistria claims: The Romanian army has been deployed to Moldova. Soldiers and officers are dressed in the uniform of the Armed Forces of Moldova.

2022-04-26 16:42:06+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 Investigative Committee of the PMR: A diversion was committed at the military airfield in Tiraspol On the evening of April 25, an explosion occurred at the military airfield in Tiraspol. Previously, according to investigators, two explosive devices were dropped from the drone. As a result of the attack, there were no casualties or destruction. Fragments of explosive devices damaged the hood and side glass of the ZIL.

A criminal case was opened on the fact of the explosion. 

2022-04-26 16:40:47+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 President of Pridnestrovie: Traces of terrorist attacks lead to Ukraine.

2022-04-26 16:38:28+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 "The terrorist attack against the MGB in Tiraspol was carried out by three unidentified persons who arrived from the territory of Ukraine. The rest of the terrorist attacks in the republic were also implicated by unknown persons who arrived in Pridnestrovie from Ukraine."

2022-04-26 16:36:50+00:00

🇷🇺 🟩 🟥 The Kremlin is closely monitoring the development of the situation in Transnistria, the latest news from there causes concern, Peskov said.

Peskov - about terrorist attacks in Transnistria: "The news that comes from there is worrying."

2022-04-26 16:35:21+00:00

🟥 🟩 🟥 The Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor's Office are investigating the terrorist acts that have occurred in the republic for the next 15 days, emphasizing that the perpetrators will be prosecuted for terrorism, attempted murder, and illegal possession of weapons.

2022-04-26 15:26:20+00:00

🇷🇺🇲🇩❗The Russian Federation would like to avoid a scenario in which Moscow will have to intervene in the conflict in Transnistria - Russian Foreign Ministry

2022-04-26 15:26:19+00:00

🇷🇺🇲🇩🇺🇦⚡Checkpoints will be set up at the entrance to the cities of Transnistria, local authorities report.

Inspection of vehicles and citizens during the daytime will be selective, at night control measures will affect everyone entering the settlement. The power structures have been transferred to an enhanced mode of service.

2022-04-26 15:26:18+00:00

🇺🇦🇲🇩🇷🇺⚡"There is only one chance left to save Mariupol — a blow to Transnistria" - Butusov

In Ukraine, they openly declare preparations for an offensive on Transnistria.

"Ukraine has the legal right to demilitarize the military facilities of the Russian troops threatening us...This will make it possible to capture Russian prisoners for exchange, eliminate the threat of a breakthrough by Russian troops, seize large arsenals of ammunition, and release two Ukrainian brigades that stand on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border," said Butusov, one of the main military-political propagandists.

2022-04-26 15:26:18+00:00

🇲🇩🇷🇺⚡In Pridnestrovie, due to the terrorist threat, the Victory Parade on May 9 was canceled.

2022-04-26 15:26:17+00:00

🇲🇩🇷🇺 The photo shows two antennas of a radio center in Pridnestrovie blown up as a result of a terrorist attack.

2022-04-26 15:20:08+00:00

🇲🇩 🟩 🟥 Last 24 hours in Moldova/Transnistria:

💥-Rocket-propelled grenades were fired at State Security Ministry building in Tiraspol, Transnistria.

📡-2 radio transmitters destroyed as result of explosions from bomb carrying drones near Mayak village and Tiraspol airport.

⚔There were explosions in Parkany on the territory of a military unit. 

✈-Civilian aircraft are avoiding Moldovan airspace.

🏛-Moldovan President announces emergency security measures.

🏫 Educational institutions switched back to remote learning.

🚩The May 9th Victory Parade has been cancelled.

👮‍♂️The security forces have been transferred to a reinforced version of service. Checkpoints are being set up in all cities of the republic.

⚡Important to note these events immediately followed rumors of the past several days, from Russian-language telegram channels warning of NATO-backed provocations.

👦 You decide whether this is the truth or they are crafting their own false flag narrative.

2022-04-26 15:01:22+00:00

🇲🇩 Moldovan President Maia Sandu Sandu held a briefing and blamed the explosions in Transnistria on "opposing forces" within the region

2022-04-26 15:01:00+00:00

🇲🇩 Moldova: The National Security Council, summoned by the Presidential Office, has announced some measures: 1) the police will start checking the traffic in the parts adjacent to the security zone; 2) law enforcement will increase patrolling within the country and borders (excluding those on the Transnistria segment of the Ukrainian border); 3) increase critical infrastructure protection alert

2022-04-26 15:00:12+00:00

🇲🇩 Moldova President: We will take measures to avoid escalation in Transnistria

2022-04-26 14:55:59+00:00

🌍 🕊 OSCE Mission condemns all attempts to destabilize the situation in the Security Zone and Transnistria and calls on all sides to maintain calm and refrain from any action, which could undermine trust and stability on both Sides of the Dniester/Nistru River

2022-04-26 14:44:57+00:00

🟥🟩🟥⚠️ — Per Russian-speaking medias, a "red" level of terrorist threat has been set in Pridnestrovie/Transnistria (PMR)

This is the decision of the Security Council of Transnistria.

President Vadim Krasnoselsky held a meeting of the Security Council of Pridnestrovie.

The main issue is terrorist attacks on infrastructure facilities and state institutions of the republic.

Three incidents were recorded: the attack on building of the Ministry of State Security in Tiraspol, the attack on a military unit near the village of Parkany and the attack on towers of a radio and television center near the village of Mayak which were damaged.

The level of danger was recognized by members of the Security Council as critical.

A decision was made to introduce a "red" level of terrorist threat in the country, which provides for the adoption of additional measures to ensure the security of the individual, society and the state.

A corresponding Decree of the President of the PMR is being prepared.

2022-04-26 14:44:53+00:00

🇲🇩⚠ — President of Moldova, Ms. Maya Sandu convened an emergency meeting of the Moldovan Security Council in connection with the Transnistrian incidents.

2022-04-26 14:44:52+00:00

🇲🇩✈⚠ — Reports that due to the escalation in Transnistria, all civilian flights are avoiding go to Moldova

https://t.me/Caucasian_bureau/36424

2022-04-26 14:44:51+00:00

Since we are in a kind of "slow mode", Worth reminding

🇷🇺🟥🟩 — Transnistria (Officially Pridnestrovian Republic of Moldova) is the home of the Operational Group of Russian Forces (OGRF), a task force of Russian Federation Ground Forces, a 🏳🪖 Peacekeeping Force operating at the demilitarized zone between Moldova and Transnistria

🇺🇦🟥🟩 — Transnistria is a few kilometers from Odessa, currently under a Ukrainian Military Administration

🇲🇩🇪🇺🇷🇺 — Moldova, now under a 🇪🇺 Europeist/Pro-EU Government, has a kid of "lobby" interested on removing the Russian Forces from Transnistria as they consider it as de Jure part of Moldova

🇲🇩🇲🇳☦ — Moldova is the home of a Ethnic Turkic people who practices Eastern Orthodoxy Christianity, the Gagauz, whose a vast majority of its leadership are Pro-Russia, with some of the Gagauz population often joking about being "Ethnic Turks with a Russian soul"

🇷🇴🇹🇷🇷🇺 — There are reports on both Ukrainian and Russian medias about supposed major assaults by Russia on the Southwestern Ukraine aiming to take whatever was left of Ukrainian Coastal areas, and rumors of a supposed joint Romanian/Moldovan-Ukrainian operation to crush the Russian Forces in Transnistria with Turkish support

🇲🇩🇷🇺🇪🇺 — A Pro-Russia feeling still present in Moldovan old and rural populations, while the youth and urban populations are somewhat arguably much more liberal and Pro-EU

Connect the dots and you may see what could happen in Eastern Europe over the next months

2022-04-26 14:44:51+00:00

🇷🇺 Russian Journalist 'Sasha Kots' on Telegram:

— "Ministry of Internal Affairs of Pridnestrovie: "As a result of two explosions in the village of Mayak (10 km from Ukrainian border), two of the most powerful antennas were disabled: one megawatt, the second half-megawatt.

Both relayed radio of the Russian Federation.

None of the employees of the Pridnestrovian radio center and local residents were injured""

https://t.me/sashakots/31787

2022-04-26 14:44:50+00:00

🟥🟩🟥⚠️ — On this morning, it was reported that 2 explosions targeted a Regional Radio center and a Radio tower in Transnistria

2022-04-26 11:03:02+00:00

Current situation in Ukraine, 25th of April 2022. Download & open outside of Telegram app if blurry.

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-26 01:19:53+00:00

🟥🟩🟥⚠️ — Russian-speaking channels report that explosions were reported in Parcani, 13 Km from Transnistrian-Ukrainian border, as well, that the Special Forces of the Separatist Enclave have been placed in high alert.

Parkany is a an ethnic-majority Bulgarian village between Tiraspol (Capital of the separatist republic) and the second largest city - Bendery

2022-04-25 22:26:31+00:00

🇨🇳 🇸🇪 Respect religious beliefs of Muslims, China tells Sweden

"Freedom of speech cannot be a reason to incite racial or cultural discrimination and tear society apart," said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, referring to the incident that triggered widespread condemnation across the Muslim world.

"We hope Sweden can earnestly respect the religious beliefs of minority groups, including Muslims," Wang said, according to the Chinese daily, Global Times.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220420-respect-religious-beliefs-of-muslims-china-tells-sweden/

2022-04-25 22:05:13+00:00

🇫🇷🇺🇦 FRENCH SPECIAL FORCES IN UKRAINE ?

👉🏻 According to exclusive information obtained by sources close to Gallia Daily, it is highly likely that French special forces have been deployed to Ukraine.

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🔎 Earlier this month, two platoons of the 13th Parachute Dragon Regiment (13RDP) were deployed to an unknown destination for a 2-4 month renewable mandate.

ℹ️ The 13RDP is the intelligence regiment of the French special forces. It is specialised in unconventional warfare, strike guidance (JTAC), sabotage, the use of optical reconnaissance means (blackhornet drones, cameras) as well as HIV capture.

➡️ Several reports seem to indicate that these men were deployed to Ukraine:

↪️ The men left equipped with their warm CCE military uniforms (forest camouflage) whereas currently all French operations take place in desert or tropical areas

↪️ The group leaving seems to be deliberately made up of JTAC personnel (trained to guide strikes, notably with CESAR guns, which France has just delivered to Ukraine...) while usually most platoons or sticks deployed in Africa are made of CTLO operators.

↪️ All the personnel of the group seem to hold the Instructor CATI certificate for the MILAN and the AT-4 (two French anti-tank weapons, delivered to Ukraine.

↪️ The personnel left on a military flight to a NATO country, before being deployed to their final destination by land vehicle... while most french military deployments actually occur using regular Air France flights.

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📌 All these elements appear to be unique to the Ukrainian theater, since the only other place that would fit would be Romania or Estonia, but to date we have not heard of any deployment of the 13RDP there.

📌 According to these elements, it is therefore highly likely that 13RDP personel are deployed in Lviv or near the Polish border to provide training to the Ukrainian army.

⚠️ This information has not been confirmed (nor denied) by our contact at the Ministry of the Armed Forces (MinArm). In case of a statement from the MinArm, we will edit our post.

2022-04-25 19:54:44+00:00

Russian-language channel Igor Strelkov:

Information about the joint preparation of the Romanian-Ukrainian coalition for the "cleansing" of Transnistria received additional confirmation.

In addition to the units of the Moldovan army indicated in my last message on this topic, which are completed by Romanian personnel, there is information about the training of entire military units on the territory of Romania proper and already dressed in Moldovan military uniforms. There is also information about the concentration of Ukrainian units and subunits on the border with Transnistria.

The "interest" of the Ukrainian military command lies not only in "a political and propaganda flick on the Kremlin's nose," but also has quite applied goals: the capture of the ammunition storage base in Kolbasnaya, where a fairly large amount of ammunition for Soviet-made artillery systems is still located.

.

The authorities and the military of Moldova are frankly afraid of war and do not even hide their fear. But if (or rather, when) the command arrives, absolutely no one will ask them.

The Pridnestrovian army has no chances to hold out for any long time without outside support in the event of an attack from two sides (namely, it is planned, as the Nazi governor of the Odessa region Marchenko has already hinted) - no "from the word at all." And to help Pridnestrovie with anything, except, perhaps, a certain number of missile launches at infrastructure facilities, the RF Armed Forces are not in a position to do so now.

Sources estimate the probability of an enemy attack on Tiraspol already in April-early May as "high".

2022-04-25 19:11:29+00:00

🇷🇴 🇺🇦 Russian-language channel Pезидент: Our source in the Office of the President said that the Office of the President agreed with the US Secretary of Defense to start deliveries of heavy military equipment to Odessa from Romania in order to strengthen the southern direction and reduce the time for delivering ammunition to the front.

2022-04-25 18:58:20+00:00

BREAKING - Twitter has been sold to Elon Musk and will go private after agreeing to a deal worth $44 billion.

@disclosetv

2022-04-25 18:57:35+00:00

🇿🇦 🇺🇸 🚀 Twitter to accept Elon Musk’s offer of $43 billion as early as today.

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-25 18:46:30+00:00

JUST IN - Twitter shares halted, announcement imminent.

@disclosetv

2022-04-25 18:01:53+00:00

🇵🇱 🇺🇦 Poland's PM Morawiecki confirms that Poland sent tanks to Ukraine: "Yes, Poland donated the tanks to Ukraine, but for the safety of our Ukrainian friends, we will not talk about their numbers."

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-25 17:46:36+00:00

🇬🇧Despite warnings from Moscow, both Sweden and Finland have agreed to apply for NATO membership, according to media from both countries.

Thus the Finnish daily 'Iltalehti' said that Sweden had "suggested that the two countries indicate their willingness to unite" on the same day, and that Finland had accepted "as long as the Swedish government has made its decision".

For its part, the Swedish newspaper 'Expressen' quoted government sources confirming the above.

In fact, the Finnish Prime Minister stated that if they decided to join the Atlantic Alliance they would do so quickly (weeks). Thus, her Swedish counterpart said that "everything had changed" when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 and that Sweden has to be "prepared for all kinds of Russian actions."

▫️@ENTRE_GUERRAS▫️

2022-04-25 16:47:15+00:00

🇿🇦 🇺🇸 🚀 Tesla/Spacex CEO, Elon Musk on Twitter: I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means

2022-04-25 16:35:13+00:00

🇷🇺❌🇲🇩 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: The solution to the Transnistrian conflict must be achieved while respecting the territorial integrity of Moldova and the status of the region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

https://t.me/rian_ru/160211

2022-04-25 16:31:47+00:00

Russian-language channel Мадам Секретарь @madam_secretar: According to our information, Turkey and Romania, with the assistance of Ukraine, are planning a military operation against Transnistria.

Already, Istanbul is supplying Bucharest with dozens of bayraktars, MLRS, and deploying elite army units.

2022-04-25 16:25:57+00:00

According to preliminary data, shots at the building of the Pridnestrovian MGB were fired from an RPG, the local Interior Ministry reports.

▪️Windows on the upper floors of the building were broken.

The surrounding area is cordoned off by police officers.

The investigative task force, sappers, firefighters, ambulance doctors and specialists of other emergency services are working on the spot.

https://t.me/rusputnikmd/22588

2022-04-25 16:25:55+00:00

The sounds of explosions sounded in Tiraspol. Traffic at the MGB building is blocked, reports @krepostpmr

Eyewitnesses say there were several pops.

The windows of neighboring houses have damaged glass.

2022-04-25 16:24:40+00:00

Explosions heard near gov't building in pro-Russia Transnistria - report

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/explosions-heard-near-gov-t-building-in-pro-russia-transnistria-report/ar-AAWzDft

2022-04-25 15:05:26+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The Russians are preparing an attack on Zaporizhia, - Regional State Administration

“The military of the Russian Federation has collected a large number of equipment and personnel at the Bolshaya Novoselka – Novodarovka – Malinovka section and are preparing for an offensive towards Zaporozhye,” the speaker of the Regional State Administration said.

2022-04-25 15:05:25+00:00

🇷🇺 One of the possible goals for the second phase of the Special Operation

2022-04-25 15:02:25+00:00

Rep. Austin Scott warns of 'global food shortage' as railroads limit U.S. fertilizer shipments

"I'm concerned about the lower-income countries not having anything to eat," the congressman said.

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/rep-austin-scott-warns-global-food-shortage-railroads-limit-us-fertilizer

2022-04-25 14:54:28+00:00

Twitter reportedly nearing deal to sell itself to Elon Musk

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/tech/elon-musk-twitter-sale-agreement/index.html

https://archive.ph/hmXA0

2022-04-25 14:42:07+00:00

U.S., Ukrainian officials weigh ‘high possibility’ of Putin invading Moldova

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/24/putin-invade-moldova-ukraine-00027380

2022-04-25 01:53:16+00:00

⋯ They are also restricting Christian presence inside the church. The Israeli police first allowed only 1,000 worshippers to enter the church, but after an official appeal to the Israeli courts, the number was raised to 4,000, which they don't seem to be respecting.

2022-04-25 01:53:16+00:00

Israeli police blocks Christians from attending The Holy Sepulchre, as today they hold pilgrims in the church for holy saturday.

2022-04-25 00:59:26+00:00

Crypto millionaires are pouring money into Central America to build their own cities

The idea is that the local economy will run on Bitcoin, and the city will be powered by geothermal energy from the volcano. The only taxes residents will pay will be on the goods and services they purchase.

To fund the city, El Salvador is selling $1 billion worth of debt in US dollars as “Volcano Bonds.” Half of the money invested in the bonds will fund the construction of Bitcoin City and Bitcoin mining operations, and half will go toward buying Bitcoin—which could someday be used to pay off the bonds if the price of Bitcoin goes up. 

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/20/1049384/crypto-cities-central-america/

2022-04-24 23:55:03+00:00

La chaîne @actualiteFR a franchi le seuil des 5 chiffres ! Plus de 10 mille abonnés, c'est impressionnant, car les sujets abordés sont peu populaires dans la sphère francophone et ma façon de les aborder est atypique.

La tradition dans la sphère russophone, lorsqu'on franchit un seuil particulier d'abonnés, est de promouvoir les autres chaînes intéressantes. J'y ajoute aussi une liste de bots utiles 😊

CHAINES

🇫🇷

Actualités du Donbass 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇷🇺 @donbassinsider

Géopolitique, Russie, France 🇫🇷 @stratpol

Chaîne dédiée à l'opération russe en Ukraine 🇫🇷 @ZZ_0Z_Z0ZZ_fr

Liste de chaînes internationales sur l'actualité ukrainienne 🇫🇷🇬🇧

France 🇫🇷 @JonathanSturel

Chaînes qui ont été fort utiles aux moments difficiles depuis l'été 2021 🇫🇷 @laurentozon @momotchiii @trottasilvano @adinadesouzy

Humoristes politiques également très utiles comme médicament psychologique 🇫🇷 @stefancuvelier @restezcouches

🇷🇺🇬🇧

Expert en géopolitique 🇷🇺 @rybar

Colonel Cassad, blogueur Russe, géopolitique 🇷🇺 @boris_rozhin @colonel_cassad

Veille des événements stratégiques peu ou mal médiatisés @operline_ru

Guerres concernant principalement la Russie (Syrie, Ukraine...) 🇷🇺 @warjournaltg @DailyWar @astramilitarum @anna_news @Oleg_Blokhin @wargonzo @hasansofan @NovostiDamask @militarymaps @milinfolive

Guerres concernant principalement l'Iran (Syrie, Yémen, Irak...) 🇬🇧 @iswnews_en 🇷🇺 @iswnews_ru 🇮🇷 @iswnews

Cartes militaires d'ISWN 🇬🇧🇮🇷 @iswnewsmaps

Actualité Libyenne 🇷🇺 @ShaterGaddafi

Guerres anti-terroristes 🇷🇺 @directorate4

Photographe spécialisé dans les questions de défense 🇷🇺 @Army_Russia

Journalistes Russes célèbres, géopolitique 🇷🇺 @sashakots @epoddubny

Reporter de guerre 🇷🇺 @FilatovCorr publiant ses vidéos sur @milchronicles

Actualités militaires 🇷🇺 @infantmilitario

Autres chaînes à explorer :

Observateur militaire 🇬🇧 @BellumActaNews

Observateur politique et militaire 🇬🇧 @CIG_telegram

Observateurs géopolitiques 🇷🇺 @rb_murtaza @madam_secretar

Balkans 🇷🇺 @balkanossiper

France🇬🇧 @GalliaDaily

Grèce 🇬🇧 @GreekBordersGeneral

Mexique, guerre contre la drogue & réseaux criminels 🇷🇺 @sex_drugs_kahlo

Surveillance de l'actualité satanique 🇷🇺 @dixi_devil

Anastasia Popova, journaliste travaillant dans les pays francophones 🇷🇺 @korrzak

Corée du Nord 🇷🇺 @northkoreadaily

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2022-04-24 23:48:35+00:00

#BREAKING

🇫🇷⚰️⚠️ — During the ongoing Anti-Macron riots in France, French Police opened fire on a car after they refused to shoot at a vehicle after a refusal to comply the officers orders!

Two (2) are reported dead according to 🇫🇷🗞 French Media BFMTV!

2022-04-24 23:19:44+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦The attack on the Donbass from the north. The situation at the end of April 24, 2022 - @rybar

Offensive in the direction of Liman and Yampol

▪️The allied forces, after two days of fighting, occupied the settlement. Zarechnoye (Kirovsk).

▪️From the side of the village. Lozovoe in the direction of N. p. Drobyshevo is advancing by the 30th Specialized Brigade of the Central Military District.

▪️Artillery is working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Yampol.

Triangle "Lysichansk - Severodonetsk - Rubizhne"

▪️There are shooting battles on the outskirts of Severodonetsk. Allied forces conduct reconnaissance in combat before storming the city.

▪️The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that retreated from the city of Kremennaya on the march, and then to the city of Severodonetsk, came under attack from the artillery of the allied forces and suffered significant losses.

▪️In the city of Severodonetsk, the rotation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is carried out, part of the regular units have been assigned to the city of Bakhmut (Artemovsk) for reorganization. Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and territorial defense have been introduced into the city.

▪️NM of the LPR occupied the village of Novotoshkovskoye and are developing an offensive against the city of Lisichansk from the south.

▪️In the city of Popasna, the allied forces are engaged in heavy street fighting. The area of ​​Popasnaya-1 station was cleared.

Direction Izyum — Slavyansk

▪️The RF Armed Forces occupied the village of Kurulka. The railway linking central Ukraine with the northern group of troops of the Donetsk grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is less than 5 kilometers from the front.

Map in high resolution

2022-04-24 23:07:57+00:00

🔥 🇺🇸 Over a dozen sizable fires were burning in Arizona and New Mexico, destroying dozens of homes and as of Saturday burning more than 174 square miles (451 square kilometers).

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-24 22:43:52+00:00

Maps of the situation at the Izium-sievieridonetsk axis.

📎 GEROMAN, Def Mon

2022-04-24 22:40:33+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡ The Ukrainian side reports on the build-up of the Russian Armed Forces in the Krivoy Rog direction

2022-04-24 22:25:05+00:00

🇫🇷🗳 — Situation of Mainland France results of Presidential election, as 85% of votes have been counted per 🇪🇺 Europe Elects

Macron won in almost all regions of France while Le Pen won in almost all Occitania, Provence and on the Separatist-troubled Corsica

2022-04-24 19:48:48+00:00

Our response to @usaperiodical on the topic of reopening the U.S. Embassy in Kiev:

It is important to keep in mind that various camps within the Biden Administration are decisively polarized on this topic. Were it to even succeed, they would have to evaluate just how "fluid" the war in Ukraine is. Whether or not the capital will be under Zelensky or a new establishment. This would take time and a premature reopening could lead to disaster.

The play here is to makeup for the retreat from Afghanistan. Biden fleeing Afghanistan and then Ukraine probably stokes fears of a domino effect. A geopolitical cascade of American abandonment of allies, deterrents being ignored and bonds of trust being shattered. This may also partially be a contingency plan in case the situation in Ukraine improves in their favor within the foreseeable future.

This is the Biden administration's great gamble. If Ukraine is lost to them it will signal crumbling American leadership. Domestic support for Biden would significantly continue to drop as it has been since the start of the war. He is now seen as an ineffective leader. But, if Biden can come out of Ukraine with "victory for democracy" it may wash away the great sin of retreat from Afghanistan and reduce current blame for food shortages and the energy crisis. In general his team is looking for a "great win" under heavy pressure from American society and the international community.

2022-04-24 19:47:19+00:00

Russian-language channel @usaperiodical writes to us on the topic of reopening the U.S. Embassy in Kiev.

🇺🇸The United States Congress is considering opening an American embassy in Kyiv. The decision is planned to be taken, along with reforming the legislation relating to the diplomatic sphere.

👉In the Senate, the initiative (the Diplomatic Support and Security Act) is being pushed by a small bipartisan group led by Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy.

The bill allows the Foreign Service to take reasonable risks by amending 45-year-old counterproductive legislation.

👉 Democrat Sarah Jacobs is working on a similar project in the House of Representatives.

Under the bill, the Foreign Service and Congress will be required to carefully weigh the risks before evacuating embassies from any country.

☝️"Counterproductive legislation 45 years ago" - what is it about?

The fact is that in the United States there is a Consolidated Diplomatic Security Act of 1986. Let me briefly explain what the problem is with him: in the event of an incident with the death / injury of diplomatic representatives, the law obliges you to frantically look for those responsible who underestimated the threat.

That is, for example, if the ambassador decided not to evacuate the embassy, ​​but made a mistake in assessing the risks - "a head off his shoulders."

In this regard, diplomats do not want to sacrifice their careers and, at any slightest risk, they prefer to play it safe and close consulates.

The American Diplomatic Academy is pushing for changes to this legislation. Experts believe that the United States is unable to adequately respond to foreign policy challenges by evacuating embassies from countries with a difficult domestic political situation:

"The failure of Congress and the Biden administration to understand that US diplomats must take risks to achieve national security goals is undermining our positions in Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and elsewhere."

It is difficult to predict whether the initiative will pass the Congress.

On the one hand, experts from the Diplomatic Academy are right, on the other hand, the United States remembers well the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, when the underestimation of risks led to casualties and the dismissal of several high-ranking diplomats.

You can ask the Americans what they think about this. Maybe /CIG/ Telegram will tell you?

#Ukraine

2022-04-24 18:16:04+00:00

JUST IN - Twitter re-examines Elon Musk’s bid. The two sides are meeting Sunday to discuss takeover bid, the WSJ reports.

@disclosetv

2022-04-24 18:15:48+00:00

Taliban Ban TikTok, PUBG For "Leading Afghan Youth Astray": Report

The Taliban banned video sharing application TikTok and mobile game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) in Afghanistan from Thursday.

In a statement on Thursday, the cabinet claimed the applications "led the young generation astray," adding that the telecom ministry has been ordered to shut them down, news agency ANI reported.

It also ordered the ministry to stop broadcasting "immoral material" on television channels, despite the fact that nothing is shown other than news and religious programmes, the ANI report further said.

2022-04-24 18:05:27+00:00

$35.2 million in meth was seized from a big rig hauling strawberry puree, customs and border officials say

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/24/us/texas-meth-bust-laredo/index.html

https://archive.ph/WqVSN

2022-04-24 18:00:53+00:00

🇫🇷🗳 DEFINITIVE RESULTS: MACRON IS RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT BY 58.2% OF VOTES

2022-04-24 17:50:37+00:00

Putin Has 'Lost Interest' In Diplomacy

Vladimir Putin is no longer open to diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine, which suggests he's focusing on a 'land-grab' strategy instead, according to the Financial Times, citing three people briefed on conversations with the Russian President.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-has-lost-interest-diplomacy

2022-04-24 17:17:34+00:00

🇸🇮 Slovenian election: Can Orban's key nationalist ally hang on?

Slovenian citizens headed to the polls today for a national election expected to be a tight race between national conservative PM Janez Janša and green, liberal opponent Robert Golob in the Western Balkan nation.

Janša, a political veteran who has served as prime minister on three different occasions, is a solid ally of Hungary's nationalist PM Viktor Orbán. Like his Hungarian counterpart, Janša is known for his anti-migrant rhetoric, nationalism and support for traditional values. Golob, on the other hand, is a pro-EU liberal with environmentalist policies.

The founder of Golob's party, Jure Leben, expressed a desire for Slovenia to become a more competitive country in line with Klaus Schwab's WEF competitive countries rankings.

The polls are tight with the last conducted survey showing Golob slightly ahead of Janša with 27% and 24%, respectively. Whoever wins, lengthy negotiations on forming a government are expected.

2022-04-24 17:08:01+00:00

In my opinion, Mr. Girkin here is recycling an old take from his time in the Transnistrian war of the the early 1990's, of which he himself participated in. But it makes a nice pretext for himself and others to sprinkle around in case Russia needs to play ball with Moldova in some capacity, as they advance towards Transnistria in the upcoming offensive.

2022-04-24 17:01:25+00:00

Russian-language channel Igor Strelkov:

Easter - with us - with Orthodox Christians.

The "dear and respected partners" (Nazis, Zionists, Satanists) are at war. And they are preparing to win this war with all their might.

According to private sources, Romania is conducting covert preparations for war. A large number of Romanian soldiers and officers have been brought into Moldova under the guise of "Moldovan military". In particular, in all headquarters, a significant part of the Moldovan officers was replaced by officers of the Romanian army (in all key positions), and in the commandant companies of military units (performing the functions of the military police) - the personnel were replaced by Romanians COMPLETELY.

On the territory of Moldova, warehouses of military uniforms and footwear (especially the latter), NATO army rations and other auxiliary military equipment are being hastily created and filled from outside. But not weapons. Sources suggest that there is no need to import weapons, since when the Romanian army occupies Moldova, it will “come with everything of its own”, and the mobilization of the Moldovans, in all likelihood, is either not planned at all or will be of an auxiliary nature.

2022-04-24 16:53:41+00:00

🇫🇷🔪 Meanwhile in Nice, a 31-year-old "Frenchman" attacked a priest with a knife during a church mass. The priest survived and the attacker was arrested.

🔗 Source

2022-04-24 16:36:18+00:00

"There are only two genders of Easter cake"

📎 Двач

2022-04-24 16:26:18+00:00

A particle of the Holy Fire was delivered to Lugansk.

Video by @rian_ru

2022-04-24 16:24:52+00:00

Mi-6s transmitted intelligence to the Office of the President and the General Staff that a full-scale offensive of Russian troops in all directions will begin in the next 72 hours. The main blow will be delivered on the eastern front from the south in the Gulyai Pole area and in the north from the bridgehead around the city of Izyum.

📎 Pезидент

2022-04-24 16:21:57+00:00

🇱🇹✝️❌🇷🇺☦️ — Holy War: Lithuania, namely a Roman Catholic majority country, supports imposing sanctions on Russian Orthodox Church's Patriarch Kirill

2022-04-24 15:15:42+00:00

Elon Musk may combine Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter into new ‘super company’

https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/x-holdings/

2022-04-24 15:06:39+00:00

🇦🇺🇨🇳 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that China's construction of a military base in the Solomon Islands would be a "red line".

Beijing and the authorities of the island state have previously signed a framework agreement on cooperation in the field of security.

"We will not have Chinese naval bases in our region on our doorstep," Morrison said. According to Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, the creation of a Chinese base will be regarded by Canberra as a "scare tactic".

2022-04-24 15:06:38+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Combat work of units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the NM of the DPR in the Donbass

2022-04-24 15:05:03+00:00

🇫🇷📹❓ — Over the past days, a pro-Russian video was massively broadcasted on France's social medias, since a few days before the presidential election.

This video uses words like "Empire of Lies" or the "Z" of the Russian army. It denounces the degeneration of Western Europe with a succession of images, with a background of music from the... Choirs of the Red Army. Some of the images also seem to denounce compulsory vaccination, censorship of social networks, drugs and pornography.

It is not clear whether the video was produced by the Russian services. Russian citizens. Or by French pro-Russians.

This Sunday is the second round of the French presidential election, which sees Macron (anti-Russian, pro-NATO, pro-EU and pro-embargo despite the inflation they cause) and Marine Le Pen, a nationalist and populist candidate known to be hostile to NATO on its foreign policy and close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

2022-04-24 15:04:29+00:00

Calling all weapons makers: Pentagon seeks new ideas to arm Ukraine

WASHINGTON ― In its effort to quickly arm Ukraine against Russia, the Pentagon has announced the equivalent of an open casting call for companies to offer weapons and commercial systems that can be rushed to the fight.

https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/04/22/calling-all-weapons-makers-pentagon-seeks-new-ideas-to-arm-ukraine/

2022-04-23 18:17:12+00:00

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/israel-dumps-dollar-chinas-renminbi

2022-04-23 18:12:38+00:00

🇮🇱 🇨🇳 Israel adds China's yuan for the first time ever while cutting its dollar holdings in biggest currency reshuffle in a decade

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/dollar-vs-yuan-israel-central-bank-chinese-currency-holdings-reserves-2022-4

2022-04-23 18:08:11+00:00

🇷🇺 Russian special forces have new patches

2022-04-23 17:34:07+00:00

☦️☩📹 — On today, April 23, 2022, despite the tensions in East Jerusalem and the restrictions imposed on it, Thousands of Orthodox Christians in the holiest site for Christians in the World, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher located at the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem, where the Tomb of Jesus Christ is located, celebrated the Holy Fire ceremony, which is annually held 1 day before the Orthodox Pascha

2022-04-23 17:16:19+00:00

🇹🇷 Turkish Ministry of Defence: We continue to bury terrorists in shelters and caves where they are hiding. 11 PKK terrorists were neutralized in the region, including 9 in Operation Claw-Lock and 2 in Operation Claw-Lightning. The number of terrorists neutralized in Operation Claw-Lock was 54.

2022-04-23 16:58:47+00:00

🚨 | 🇵🇰🪖 Pakistan Military has been put on high alert after Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh threatened to cross line of control (LOC) due to the ongoing attacks of Kashmiri resistance on occupying forces in Jammu and Baramula. So far 15 Indian troops have been killed. ⚔️

2022-04-23 16:54:47+00:00

🇹🇷 Operation Claw-Lock: The next step in Türkiye’s anti-terror strategy

Two-pronged attack

An important element in Operation Claw-Lock is the simultaneous targeting of PKK elements in Iraq as well as Syria — where the group goes by the name YPG. This is partly due to a de-facto regional alliance of Arabs, Turks, and Kurds, that has formed against the PKK. Turkish artillery pounded YPG positions firmly the whole night while drones targeted other YPG positions.

In light of these developments, Operation Claw-Lock — coming on the heels of similarly named offensives Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger — is the continuation of an ongoing process of military actions and alliance formation to drive the PKK into a corner. With each year since the start of these operations in 2020, the PKK is losing more ground and is coming under greater pressure.

In light of this reality, the PKK’s dependence on Syria and Europe for its survival has increased.

However, to end the threat posed by the PKK, Ankara has to clear Syria of the PKK/YPG and convince its European partners to increase their pressure against the criminal activities of the PKK in Europe.

https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/operation-claw-lock-the-next-step-in-t%C3%BCrkiye-s-anti-terror-strategy-56509

2022-04-23 16:37:47+00:00

#BREAKING

🇹🇷❌🇷🇺🇸🇾❗️ — Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian civilian and military aircraft that transports soldiers to Syria after notifying Moscow: 🇹🇷 Turkish Foreign Minister via Turkish State Media TRT

2022-04-23 16:22:01+00:00

🇺🇸 🤠 Texas governor calls out TikTok, alleges platform allows cartel to recruit teenagers to assist in crimes

"TikTok, stop allowing your platform to be used for cartels to advertise to recruit Texans or Americans to commit crimes aiding and abetting cartels," Abbott said. "Otherwise, TikTok, you are a part of a criminal enterprise of aiding and abetting cartels committing crimes in the United States of America."

📎 KHOU11

2022-04-23 16:09:01+00:00

GUR: The occupiers are completing the regrouping of troops and are preparing for a large-scale offensive

“The enemy is completing the regrouping of troops. All battalion tactical groups that have so far been concentrated on the territory of Belarus, near our northern borders, are now being transferred to the east of Ukraine. This is first. And secondly, the enemy is now trying in all directions to determine the most vulnerable places of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to launch a large-scale offensive and consolidate its success, primarily in the Donetsk operational area.”

📎 Pезидент

2022-04-23 15:07:06+00:00

"The coming volume drop in ocean container volumes (TEUs) leaving China for US ports is staggering. Our Ocean TEU Volume Index in SONAR now has a 14-day forward look at volumes, and it looks ugly. By early May 2022, we could see the lowest levels we’ve seen since May of 2020."

📎 Henry Byers

2022-04-23 14:58:13+00:00

🇷🇺⚡Thousands of Easter cakes were baked at a mobile military bakery to be sent to the front

2022-04-23 14:57:26+00:00

🇷🇺Patriarch Kirill consecrated Easter cakes in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Many of them will be sent along with humanitarian aid to residents of Donbass.

Video: @rt_russian

2022-04-23 14:51:49+00:00

Ukraine War Map

📎 Jomini of the West

2022-04-23 02:43:09+00:00

Zelensky invites Elon Musk to Ukraine after War following Starlink commitment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F5EFOcxwV4

2022-04-22 23:49:27+00:00

🇷🇺 Russian Military-focused Channel 'ColonelCassad' on Telegram:

— "In response to the next Japanese territorial claims associated with statements that the South Kuriles are "illegally occupied" by Russia, the Kremlin said that all 4 islands claimed by Japan are an integral part of the Russian Federation.

Also, Japan was called an unfriendly state.

In the light of current realities, it would be time to denounce the declaration of 1956, which provided for the possibility of transferring two islands to Japan at the conclusion of a peace treaty.

At the current stage, it already directly contradicts the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the position of the military-political leadership of the country."

https://t.me/boris_rozhin/44251

2022-04-22 23:49:26+00:00

🇷🇺❌🇯🇵 — 🇷🇺 TASS: "According to Peskov, it is very difficult to talk about the continuation of negotiations on a peace treaty with Japan, which has become an unfriendly country."

https://t.me/tass_agency/129158

2022-04-22 23:49:26+00:00

🇯🇵❌🇰🇷📃 — The Liancourt Rocks, just like the Kuril Islands/Northern Territories between Russia and Japan, are also a major question of tensions between Japan and Republic of Korea (ROK/South Korea)

The islets lie in a rich fishing grounds that may contain large deposits of natural gas, thus the disputes

Koreans call that as the 'Dokdo' (solitary island in Korean), while Japaneses call them as Takeshima (The Bamboo islands)

Altogether, there are about 90 islets and reefs & volcanic rocks disputed between Koreans and Japaneses

https://t.me/BellumActaNews/68375

2022-04-22 23:14:07+00:00

🇯🇵📘📜 Alongside it, the Blue Book of Diplomacy also noted that (3/x):

🇯🇵❌🇰🇷 Japan-South Korea/ROK:

— "The diplomatic bluebook stipulates that Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture, which 🇰🇷 ROK calls "Tokto (Dokdo)", is "a territory peculiar to Japan," and the commentary strongly protests this and then calls for its total withdrawn

The diplomatic bluebook also mentions the 2015 Japan-Korea agreement, which confirmed the "final and irreversible solution" to the comfort women issue. Healing the wounds of the heart is at the core, and the Japanese government must show actions that are in line with the spirit of consensus. "

The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested by calling on Mr. Kumagai, Minister of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, to convey the content of this commentary.

In response, Minister Kumagai argued that "protests are unacceptable based on Japan's consistent position."

2022-04-22 23:14:01+00:00

🇯🇵📘📜 Alongside it, the Blue Book of Diplomacy also (2/x):

🇯🇵❌🇨🇳 Japan-China (PRC):

— Noted that "On the other hand, while pointing out that China, which has been in the 50th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relations, maintains close ties with Russia, it is said that it is expanding and activating military activities around Japan, and for security reasons. It is a strong concern.

🇯🇵❌🇰🇵 Japan-North Korea/DPRK:

— Says that it is absolutely unacceptable for North Korea to repeatedly launch missiles in new modes with extremely high frequency, and that it will work with the international community to call for the full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

2022-04-22 23:13:59+00:00

🇯🇵📘📜 Alongside it, the Blue Book of Diplomacy also (1/x):

🇺🇸❌🇨🇳 US vs China:

— It points out that the USA has entered the era of "US-China competition and interstate competition" from the era of supporting the stability and prosperity of the world with overwhelming political and military power regarding the international situation.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 Russia-Ukraine

— It accused Russia of invading the military as a violent act that would shake the foundations of the international order that humankind had built up in the last century, and said that unilateral changes in the status quo by force should not be allowed in any region.

🇷🇺❌🇯🇵 Russia-Japan:

— It stated that the peace treaty negotiations between Japan and Russia were "not in a position to talk about the outlook" and that the Northern Territories were "a territory peculiar to Japan but are currently illegally occupied by Russia."

These expressions have not been used since 2003 when the negotiations on peace treaties between the two countries started

2022-04-22 23:13:58+00:00

🇯🇵❌🇷🇺📹 — On Today April 22, 2022, the Japanese Foreign Ministry issued a new version of the Blue Book of Diplomacy, where amongst other items, for the first time in 19 years, the Japanese Govt recognizes the 🇷🇺 Kuril Islands/🇯🇵 Chishima rettō (Thousand Islands/Northern Territories) as a sovereign Japanese territory under occupation by the Russian Federation

🇯🇵🗞 NHK News | Diplomatic Bluebook Cohesive with the Northern Territories "Illegal Occupation by Russia" Clarified for the first time in 19 years | 22-04-22

— "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put together a diplomatic bluebook of this year, condemning Russia's repeated military invasion of Ukraine and showing that sanctions come at a high price.

In addition, the Northern Territories have been clarified for the first time in 19 years by clearly stating that they are "illegally occupied by Russia.""

https://archive.is/wKh3Y

2022-04-22 22:57:48+00:00

🇷🇺 Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev:

The European Commission allowed payment for gas in rubles and believes that the decree of the President of Russia can still be applied by European business.

We appreciate the consistency and integrity of our European partners😂🤡. Especially considering the fact that, according to recent IMF data, Europe will be able to do without our gas for no more than 6 months.

But seriously, it won't even last a week.

2022-04-22 22:28:10+00:00

🇺🇸 Three injured in NW D.C. shooting

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-22 21:39:42+00:00

🇲🇩Another letter crime in Moldova.

The night before, unknown persons put the symbols "V" and "Z" on the monument to the liberators of Comrat in the capital of Gagauzia, reports @rusputnikmd.

On April 19, Moldovan President Sandu banned the symbols "V" and "Z" along with the St. George ribbon.

The Soviet T-34-85 tank, located on a pedestal, was the first to break into Comrat during the Iasi-Kishinev operation.

2022-04-22 21:37:21+00:00

Russia's four objectives in 'phase two' of invasion By Mark Stone, news correspondent

The Russian Ministry of Defence has published a four-point set of objectives for phase two of its invasion of Ukraine or special military operation, as the Kremlin calls it.

Control over Donbas

Create terrestrial corridor to Crimea

Blockade Ukranian Black Sea ports

Control over southern Ukraine and create an exit to Transnistria

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-news-live-mariupol-donbas-putin-zelenskyy-latest-12541713?postid=3763619#liveblog-body

2022-04-22 21:30:24+00:00

🇲🇩 🇷🇺 Moldova summoned Russia's ambassador over the Central Military District head's Transnistria comments. Moldova is feeling acutely threatened and pro-Russian forces inside Moldova, such as Igor Dodon, could complicate matters further. - 🇬🇧 Samuel Ramani

2022-04-22 21:29:12+00:00

🇲🇩 🇷🇺 As Russia threatens to move its military closer to Transnistria, Moldova submits its first questionnaire on EU membership. First step complete in Moldova's journey towards joining the EU - 🇬🇧 Samuel Ramani

2022-04-22 21:27:40+00:00

🇷🇴🇵🇱🇲🇩🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 Rybar: "According to our sources, the Polish Armed Forces have begun to create a strike force on the territory of Romania. In the near future, it is planned to bring a consolidated contingent into the territory of Moldova under a plausible pretext (peacekeeping operation / humanitarian operation / official government request, etc.).

One of the options for the development of the plan of the Polish leadership is the creation of an advanced bridgehead on the territory of Moldova for the operational capture of Transnistria and the introduction of a “peacekeeping contingent” into the territory of the Odessa region.

Such plans have been hatched for a long time, but in connection with the announcement of the goals of the second phase of the special military operation of the RF Armed Forces, it was decided to force them."

https://t.me/rybar/31623

2022-04-22 16:59:41+00:00

🇫🇷 FRENCH PEOPLE CREATED A PLATFORM TO SELL/BUY VOTES DURING THE ELECTION

A few days before the presidential and legislative elections in France, a service ironically called "Uber Elect" has emerged on social networks.

The site, which claims to have almost 3000 users already, is simple:

- it offers French citizens to sell their vote for 75 €

- it offers candidates to buy votes

The whole thing is apparently done with a proof of vote and a Monero transfer. A sort of Craigslist or democracy marketplace where people can monetize their citizenship. The uberization of democracy to it's end.

💥 This video has been circulating social media recently. it's unclear if this is just an ironic trolling operation to mock what Western democracies have become, or if this is a real business to sell votes. Whatever the case it exemplifies the perception of westerners (and especially the French) have on democracy.

2022-04-22 16:50:34+00:00

🇦🇴🗳📃 — Angola, by the way, is one of the few African countries that, possibly, will have a geopolitical shift towards a pro-Western tone or at least more inclined to the same after its next elections (that is, if these are clean and fair) that will take place in the next August 2022

In an election poll conducted from March 11 to 15, the former anti-communist guerrilla (whose leader was Immortalized in gamer culture) and formerly supported by the National Party's South Africa and Ronald Reagan's USA, now the Center-Right Party 'UNITA' appears with almost 60% of voting intentions ahead of the long-standing Leftist ruling Party 'MPLA' which appears with 29% of voting intentions

2022-04-22 16:50:34+00:00

— 🇦🇴🗳 Worth reminding that late this year, August 2022, it's the General elections in Angola, the Gateway to Central Africa.

Whoever wins that, be it the Pro-China MPLA or the Pro-West UNITA, wins the influence & power projection in the Heart of Africa itself

2022-04-22 15:35:32+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Russia establishes a new government in Oleshki, Kherson region

This was stated by the mayor of the city from the Kiev regime. He added that in the near future Oleshki will be headed by a new mayor.

2022-04-22 15:35:30+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The flag of Russia, the banner of Victory and the flag of the USSR are developing on the central square of Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region

2022-04-22 15:34:50+00:00

🇺🇦🇻🇦🕊✉️ — According to Ukrainian Pravda, the Mr. Volyun letter reads as:

— "Your Holiness, Pope Francis!

I am not a Catholic, I am Orthodox. I believe in God and I know that light always conquers darkness.

I have not seen your appeals to the world and have not read all your latest statements, I have been fighting for more than 50 days in complete encirclement and all I have time for is a fierce battle for every meter of the city surrounded by the enemy.

I am warrior. I am an officer sworn allegiance to my country. And I'm ready to fight to the end.

Despite the superior strength of my enemy, despite the inhuman conditions on the battlefield, the constant artillery and rocket attacks, the lack of water, food and medicine.

You have probably seen a lot in your life. But I am sure that they have never seen what is happening in Mariupol now.

Because that's what hell on earth looks like."

https://t.me/ressentiment_channel/21699

2022-04-22 15:32:47+00:00

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Control over the south of Ukraine will give the Russian armed forces another outlet to Transnistria, where "there are facts of oppression of the Russian-speaking population" - Deputy Commander of the Central Military District

2022-04-21 18:47:54+00:00

🟩⬜️☪️🇷🇺 — Ramzan Kadyrov declares victory on Mariupol Battleground against the 'Shaytans' (Islamic term for demons, evil spirits) from Azov Regiment & 'Banderites' (Faction of Ukrainian Nationalists), saying that despite the Nationalists, quoting his words, "having managed to explore every centimeter of the city, collect weapons and supplies in the event of a long siege", with now the remains of Azov Regiment being locked on the underground of the city.

https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/1951

2022-04-21 18:03:30+00:00

The main administrative building of Azovstal has been liberated, Mariupol City is now de-facto fully liberated from the Ukrainian and Azov forces. The remnants are hiding in a small area within Azovstal underground, its all over.

2022-04-21 17:36:06+00:00

🇺🇦🚨⚠️ — Air Raid Alert in almost all Western and Central Ukraine

2022-04-21 17:35:40+00:00

Russian-language channel Igor Strelkov pt 3/3

And we have? We are recruiting for various PMCs, recruiting contract soldiers in the military registration and enlistment offices and ... that's all ... LDNR (in terms of mobilization) "swept clean" - and those "who else can be caught", God forbid, will be able to replenish already incurred and future losses.

Suppose it is possible (at the expense of PMCs) to create another 10 (even 20, which is unlikely) various kinds of detachments and BTGs. What next? The losses incurred in the Donbass (during the assault on the next "fortresses" they will definitely be VERY HIGH) will also need to be compensated somehow.

In general, HOW will the Russian command be able to "fend off" the concentration of fresh formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for example, on the borders of the Kursk and Belgorod regions in a month or two? And if they go on the offensive, how will they be repelled? Consolidated police detachments, detachments of "Alco-Cossacks" (all real Cossacks are already at the front) or the regional militia? So it - the regional militia - has not even been created yet !!! Nobody stutters...

Or did our military "agree in advance" with the enemy that he (the enemy) would behave strictly within the framework of the plans of our glorified General Staff? At the "first stage of the NWO" - somehow this did not work out "from the word at all." With sensitive losses for participants. And I don’t think that at the “second stage” it will be somehow different - the military men are obviously not going to act as “whipping boys”.

Thus, summing up, I note:

Without carrying out at least partial mobilization in the Russian Federation - to carry out deep strategic offensive operations on the so-called. "Ukraine" is both impossible and extremely dangerous. We need to prepare for a long and difficult war, which will require all the human resources that are mediocrely squandered now for the sake of "a flag over the next City Council" (how quickly you can "change flags" - Gostomel and Bucha will not let you lie).

And - yes - I would very much like to be mistaken in my forecasts for the operation that has begun ("second stage"). But the pomp with which the hedonists, who have already pissed themselves many times (in all fields), through and through false talkers and mediocrity, "present" it - does not inspire additional optimism in me. NO CONCLUSIONS have been drawn from the failures of the first two months - strategically.

2022-04-21 17:33:47+00:00

It has a human resource (200-300 thousand people) and a technical capability (a huge flow of various weapons from Europe and the USA) to not only maintain a sufficient number of its troops at the front, but also create new reserves. And to create them "in quantity" (even 100 thousand people - this is about 50 battalion tactical groups, including reinforcements and rear infrastructure - that is, about 10 full-blooded divisions).

2022-04-21 17:33:47+00:00

Russian-language channel Igor Strelkov pt 2/3:

Can they quickly unite in the deep rear of the Ukrainian grouping, creating ("according to the classics") two encirclement rings (external and internal)? With a guarantee that the enemy will not immediately break through them and create their own "cauldrons" for the attackers? (The Germans did this repeatedly in 1942 with our troops).

I express doubt. Why? - I answer: because this requires a LOT of units and formations, designed not only to break through, but also to firmly secure the territory. As well as a large number of supply units. If the enemy had few forces, the protection of communications could be partially ignored. But the Armed Forces of Ukraine (thanks to mobilizations) already have enough forces - comparable to the number of our troops in the theater. In addition, the enemy has the ability to shorten the front line and transfer the released forces to threatened areas - the Russian Federation does not have complete air supremacy simply because of the insufficient number of strike aircraft and the negligible number of strike drones. At the same time, the main The enemy can hold the front line near Donetsk with relatively small forces due to the excellent engineering equipment that has been produced for many years, while our brilliant politicians "chewed Minsk snot."

In this regard, I assume that the general lack of forces will not allow the Russian command to carry out "deep coverage in the area of ​​​​the Dnieper (Ekaterinoslav). - There simply will not be enough forces for this. Therefore, the offensive will be carried out "along the shortest directions" - from the north - to Slavyansk-Kramatorsk (maximum - on Barvenkovo), from the south - on the Ugledar-Kurakhovo line. Both of these lines of operation inevitably lead our troops to "sticking" into heavily fortified and occupied by large, pre-prepared for defense garrisons continuous urban agglomerations. the enemy is completely left with roads along which he will be able to supply his troops.

Thus, after some time in these areas, the situation will repeat itself, which already exists in the areas of Rubizhnoye-Severodonetsk, Popasnaya, Avdeevka and Marinka, where the Allied forces are moving forward very slowly and with very heavy losses (especially in the infantry). Or they don't advance at all (Avdeevka).

The enemy is "more than completely" satisfied with this method of warfare. Why? - Because the Armed Forces of Ukraine need another one and a half to two (maximum - three) months to prepare large reserves - not in the form of constant replenishment to the active troops (they continuously do this, maintaining the number of units directly involved in the battles at a fairly high level), but in the form of new units and formations that can be deployed in other strategic directions, while Russian forces "bleed", storming the fortified cities of Donbass.

In the worst case scenario, we may repeat a situation similar to the one that developed for the Wehrmacht during Operation Citadel (Kursk Bulge). While the Germans, slowly gnawing through the defense in depth of the Soviet troops, were losing time and wasting their accumulated reserves, the Soviet command concentrated to the north (in the region of Belgorod and Orel) a large grouping of its own troops, not involved in the battle. And when she went on the offensive, it “suddenly became clear” that Germany did not have the strength to simultaneously continue Operation Citadel and repel the counteroffensive of Soviet troops. I had to curtail the operation and return the battered troops to their original positions. And then, in general, more or less organized (which the Germans did not succeed in everywhere) - to roll back beyond the Dnieper.

In this regard, I remind you that the so-called. "Ukraine" is finishing the THIRD STAGE OF GENERAL MOBILIZATION.

2022-04-21 17:32:33+00:00

Russian-language channel Igor Strelkov pt 1/3:

One of my comrades, who had returned from the front for reorganization, asked me briefly and clearly (without getting into the jungle of military science) to summarize and state my thoughts that were expressed in a conversation with him and concerning the reasons for my "pessimism" regarding the success of the "second ("concrete") stage of the NWO". - He thinks it might be useful to someone. I think that no one (of those who make decisions) will pay attention, but I promised and, therefore, I keep my promise.

So, let's briefly assess the operational situation:

1. On our part: after the "successful completion of the first stage of the operation" (which ended in a large-scale RETREAT from the territory of the Kiev, Chernihiv and Sumy regions) - there is a redeployment and concentration of forces in the Donetsk sector of the front. Apparently (and according to the statements of the political leadership of the Russian Federation), it is here that it is planned to carry out the "second stage" and solve the problem of completely clearing the territory of the LDNR from enemy groups.

Obviously, the calculation is being made on the creation of two or three strike groups sufficient in number, which - with the concentrated support of all aviation forces and most of the artillery - will "grind" the opposing Ukrainian forces (which are still estimated for some reason not highly) and defeat them in one big battle.

2. On the part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the plans of the command of the RF Armed Forces are well known to the enemy, and he - the enemy - does not at all consider the defeat of his grouping inevitable. On the contrary, the Armed Forces of Ukraine intend to defend themselves on their heavily fortified positions, relying on previously and newly created (the command of the RF Armed Forces provided them with enough time) fortified nodes in the alleged directions of the strike of the Russian troops (and they are obvious - it’s enough to look at the map).

We ask ourselves the question: does the superiority of the RF Armed Forces in aviation and heavy weapons guarantee victory over an enemy (for whom offensive plans are obvious) prepared for defense, with high morale? My answer is NO, not guaranteed.

Why? - I answer:

The "superiority" of the RF Armed Forces in aviation and artillery is very relative. Since the enemy has a well-equipped and numerous military air defense, which seriously limits the actions of tactical aviation, which is capable of supporting its troops on the battlefield. The enemy has an ADVANTAGE in the means of field and artillery reconnaissance (unmanned aerial vehicles of various classes are already almost at the platoon level). And its artillery has good weapons and well-trained personnel. And against the numerous Russian armored vehicles - the Armed Forces of Ukraine (in defense conditions) are quite capable due to the really huge amount of anti-tank weapons in the hands of the infantry (ATGM).

In conditions when Russian troops will have to storm one urban agglomeration after another, the amount of manpower comes to the fore. But in it, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of the LDNR, alas, do not have a serious advantage.

Suppose, having overcome the first line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of Izyum and in the Gulyai-Pole area, our troops begin to advance in converging directions.

2022-04-21 17:06:50+00:00

Severodonetsk-Donetsk OD 16-18 April 2022

📎 Jomini of the West

2022-04-21 14:53:38+00:00

🇷🇺🇦🇲Putin holds talks with Pashinyan in Novo-Ogarev in the Moscow region.

The Russian President and the Armenian Prime Minister will discuss a number of issues, including the security of Karabakh, where there are still "many problems".

"Russia plays a key role in ensuring the stability and security of the entire South Caucasus," Pashinyan said.

Video: smotri_media

2022-04-21 14:53:37+00:00

🇷🇺❗Putin: all participants in the liberation of Mariupol are heroes

The President proposed to perpetuate the memory of those who showed heroism and sacrificed their lives in the Donbass.

2022-04-21 14:53:37+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦❗Shoigu: The Russian army needs 3-4 days to complete work on Azovstal, where militants are blocked.

2022-04-21 14:53:36+00:00

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 TASS: "Putin called the storming of the Azovstal industrial zone in Mariupol inexpedient and ordered to cancel it. The president also demanded to block the Azovstal industrial zone so that " not even a single fly would not fly."

Putin explained the cancellation of the assault on Azovstal by the considerations of saving the lives of the Russian military. Vladimir Putin called the completion of combat work to liberate Mariupol a success and instructed to present the military for state awards."

https://t.me/tass_agency/128789

2022-04-20 21:29:17+00:00

🇿🇲 🇷🇺 A female student has been arrested in Russia for allegedly "rehabilitating Nazism" by twerking in front of a war memorial.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/04/20/foreign-student-arrested-in-russia-on-nazism-charges-for-twerking-at-war-memorial

2022-04-20 21:05:10+00:00

T-80BV on the streets of Mariupol

2022-04-20 20:18:34+00:00

🇹🇷🐺 Turkish Ministry of National Defense on twitter:

— "Operation CLAW-LOCK, carried out in northern Iraq, continues successfully as planned.

The number of neutralized terrorists rose to 26."

2022-04-20 19:47:44+00:00

🇹🇼 🇨🇳 Taiwan TV News Accidentally Reports China Has Invaded: 'Please Don't Panic'

https://www.newsweek.com/taiwan-tv-station-mistake-report-china-invasion-1699170

2022-04-20 19:46:35+00:00

🚀 Elon Musk: "Most people in the world are operating under the false impression that we've got too many people. This is not true. Earth could maintain a population many times the current level. The birth rate has been dropping like crazy."

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-20 19:37:20+00:00

🇫🇷 Macron vs Le Pen debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKtZprAHJwM

2022-04-20 19:06:43+00:00

🇺🇸 🌴 Florida Man: "The tyranny of the mouse is at it's end. Very surprised they actually did that, Disney basically owns this state. Maybe Florida is throwing money into the space coast so that Elon Musk can become the new technocrat of swamp-methland. But probably disney conceding some of their profits on paper in exchange for even more control over the state."

2022-04-20 19:05:31+00:00

🌴🐭 🇺🇸 Florida Senate, on a 23-16 vote, just passed legislation ENDING Disney’s tax privilege, self-governing power & special exemption status.

2022-04-20 18:58:35+00:00

In order to bypass censorship, Sputnik has created a Telegram channel in English. If you're looking for updates on anything important pertaining to the situation in Russia, Ukraine and CIS countries, you can follow their channel:

https://t.me/sputnik

2022-04-20 18:21:03+00:00

🇫🇮 🇸🇪 ✧ 🌍 Finnish Parliament plenary meeting convened today. The leaders of the parliament groups (=party officials leading parliament work) are giving speeches, the Foreign Minister Haavisto (Greens), the Social Democrats and The Finns (opposition) all said that "it would be more than desirable for Finland and Sweden to apply for a NATO membership together"

“I think it will happen quite fast. Within weeks, not within months,” Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said last week, referring to her country deciding on whether to apply for membership.

Finland’s 200 members of parliament have received a government-commissioned “white paper” that assessed the implications of NATO membership alongside other security options, such as increased bilateral defence agreements.

2022-04-20 18:15:44+00:00

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 4/20 Ukraine Map

Allied forces continue their offensive in the north towards Krasny Liman and in the south towards Pokrovsky.

North direction

▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated from the city of Kremennaya without a fight, having previously blown up the city water intake pumping station. There is no other evidence of destruction in the city.

▪️The village of Staraya Krasnyanka, located between Kremennaya and Rubizhny, passed under the control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the NM of the LPR.

▪️The Ukrainian side confirms the advance of the allied forces deep into the city of Popasna.

South direction

▪️Russian units wedged between the enemy's defense nodes in the settlement. Velyka Novoselka and Gulyai-Polye. Makarovka, Storozhevoe, Rovnopol, Novoselka are occupied.

The RF Armed Forces managed to reach the western outskirts of Velikaya Novoselka and enter the rear of the Gulyai-Polskaya grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Map in high resolution

2022-04-19 22:09:31+00:00

And the Russian troops that were routed from Northern Ukraine reaped the consequences of unsuitable, flooded terrain of Ukrainian bogland. The ground never froze in February leading to a long mud season which is why the troops in the north were camped along roads.

The success in the south was brought by favorable dry ground. As Ukraine's mud subsides, V group from the north redeployed to Izium and this why we see a renewed offensive now. The current situation does not bode well for Ukraine.

2022-04-19 21:54:56+00:00

As for the Bucha massacre. Check out the units there back in march, look at their racial origin. They're the most genetically divergent force relative to Ukrainians that Russia is fielding. When different ethno groups come into contact like that in history "bad things happen". Simple as

https://www.uawardata.com/

2022-04-19 21:35:44+00:00

Russia’s Twilight War

>But unlike his predecessors, Putin’s working with a terminal demography. Russia’s geography certainly hasn’t improved, but in the years since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 a collapsing healthcare sector, skyrocketing alcohol and substance abuse, falling birthrates, declining life expectancies, and the ravages of disease – including tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS – has left Moscow to secure vast territories with a shrunken, and shrinking, military. If Russian geography can help explain the why of recent aggression, Russian demography can help us understand the timing. It’s now or never, and for Russian leaders the latter isn’t an option.

>The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and the Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria aren’t Russian by accident. They bookend the narrowest part of the European peninsula. Securing them is vital for Russian national security interests, and in Moscow’s view the land bridge between them – better known as the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine – exists to either link and secure Russia interests, or to threaten them. 

https://zeihan.com/russias-twilight-war/

2022-04-19 21:26:44+00:00

Uzbekistan-Russia ties

Though Uzbekistan does not share a border with Russia, it is a prominent trade partner with $5 billion in bilateral annual trade. During the last visit of Russian President Vladimir President Putin both countries signed agreements worth $27 billion to boost economic ties. For the last 10 years, Uzbekistan has been modernizing its military, and Russia is actively cooperating, including providing training and advanced weapon systems with Mi-35M military helicopters, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers (APC) and the Tigr special purpose armored vehicle. Uzbekistan is also negotiating to purchase Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jets and Sopka-2 radar systems. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan feels insecure at the Afghan border as many Uzbek militant groups can enter Uzbekistan; therefore, it needs Russian help in its war against terror as well. Both countries also signed a strategic partnership program in 2021 for the next five years (2021-25). China is already internally supporting Russia, so Uzbekistan also had no other option than to support Russia or remain neutral. The Western presence is nearly negligible in the region, and China is trying to dominate in the region; therefore, Uzbekistan also needs Russia to counterbalance China. Uzbekistan also showed its neutrality and abstained from voting in the U.N.

https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/how-central-asia-has-reacted-to-the-ukraine-war

2022-04-19 21:23:38+00:00

Soviet Union and Putin's Russia: Can the past be revived?

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/russia-ukraine-tension-soviet-union-ussr-putin-can-past-be-revived-1916797-2022-02-23

2022-04-19 21:20:33+00:00

Turkmenistan, Russia Explore Expansion of Bilateral Ties

https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/turkmenistan-russia-explore-expansion-of-bilateral-ties-2022-4-12-25/

2022-04-19 21:07:45+00:00

Russia seeks to consolidate the new union treaty geographic space in the immediate future. But it'll be a new era for Russia, hard to predict whether there will be integration into Russia's Union State or a revamped CIS bloc.

>Because the treaty was ultimately not signed, even in the aftermath of Ukrainian independence in December, the leaders of the republics organized the Commonwealth of Independent States, an alliance of 12 newly independent states.

2022-04-19 20:55:02+00:00

The empire returns: Russia, Ukraine and the long shadow of the Soviet Union

https://archive.ph/EUjOy

2022-04-19 20:29:10+00:00

Current situation in Ukraine, 18th of April 2022. Download & open outside of Telegram app if blurry.

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-19 20:24:22+00:00

David Rundell and Michael Gfoeller: Putin wants an empire. But not the Soviet Union as we knew it.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-putin-europe-political-order-20220330-46fp3iegfzf5jeg2fuswrzke7i-story.html

2022-04-19 20:15:59+00:00

The vastness of the frontier east of the Carpathians ensures some political entity will exist and own that space until their geography changes or technology outpaces that rule.

You may notice similar trends with ancient empires and dynasties rising and falling within the same or similar set of geographic boundaries.

An independent Ukraine is only temporary due to physical limitations. Their defensive position is untenable unless some force can occupy the entire frontier extending to the urals.

2022-04-19 19:58:18+00:00

CIG #commentary Ukraine

What is peace, but an ordered set of force? What are laws, but the formalities that bestow power to force? These words have the power we give them because a strong authority moves those who can be moved. The nature of life revolves around finite resources in limited space and time that is never enough for all, so there must be competition. This is the driving force of history. 

Security guarantees, not one inch east? Nonsense for the naive that trust in ink on paper. Ukraine is where great powers move the wheels of history. Everything else is the drama written by secular scribes. Ukraine is the march to the carpathians to secure a natural border. The not one step east narrative heavily implies a Russian sphere that secures a frontier along the northern European plain as small and defensible as possible.

Both sides have "nazis", however, both sides are institutionally anti racist, this is not much different from the 2014 war in Donass in that regard. This war is centered on the negative foundation myth where no statement on Ukraine is complete without a reference to the Second World War. This is dangerous since they are trapped in a dead era instead of innovating a new one. Due to this lack of any healthy moral framework surrounding this war we can only look towards the chaos it will produce globally due to the disruption of wheat exports that three billion rely upon.

To those who speak of evil empires, charge others with hypocrisy, claim their own innocence, decry violence as the tool only fit for your masters. This is the language of the oppressed, it is a voluntary commitment reaffirmed towards your own servitude to those who rule. You condemn yourselves to forever remain as slaves. Because you believe yourselves to be slaves so strongly that only you are to blame, only you force yourselves to be slaves. 

This is a new era, root your outlooks on the ancient past but we can never directly copy any specific period. The narratives in the future for our time haven't been written yet. Be thankful that history has reawakened, because you're part of it now.

2022-04-19 18:28:26+00:00

The king returns...

2022-04-19 18:28:10+00:00

Kept you waiting, huh?

2022-04-18 07:36:18+00:00

⚡ As of the morning of 18 April 2022, the Russian Army appears to be advancing in many directions in Ukraine after resuming offensive operations:

🚩 Lugansk province:

The town of Kremennaya has been captured, and units are expected to advance into Severodonetsk. Gains have also been made in Popasnaya.

🚩 Kharkov province:

The Russian Army has begun moving out of the Izyum bridgehead in three directions (west, southwest, and south) towards Barvinkovo.

🚩 Zaporozhya province:

The Russian Army has begun moving northwards. Advances have been noted west and east of Hulyaipole, and combat is reported across the entire front.

2022-04-18 06:56:27+00:00

🇷🇺❌🇫🇮📹 — Since April 12, 2022, it was reported on both Russian and Ukrainian Channels that the Russian Federation Armed Forces began to gather troops to the border with Finland after the announcement of ✧🌍 NATO membership.

Per videos published on social medias, Heavy weapons, including missile systems, have been spotted heading towards the Finnish border hours after the Kremlin warned Helsinki against joining NATO.

2022-04-18 06:13:07+00:00

— JUST IN: Riots in Sweden, Islamist rioters attack Police. Many Policemen injured.

2022-04-18 05:48:18+00:00

🚈 🛤 Rail connection between Crimea, Zaporozhya, and Donbass will soon resume

The Russian occupied southern part of the Zaporozhya province contains highly important rail junctions.

Southern Ukraine will prove to be extremely valuable and strategic to Russia as a proper land connection between Crimea and the mainland. It appears they will aim to hold on to it permanently.

Turns out the North Crimean Canal was just one of many vital pieces of infrastructure in the region.

The town of Vasilevka contains a junction where trains coming from the Energodar nuclear power plant can travel on to the cities of Crimea, and vice versa.

Another branch exists connecting this rail network with that of the Donbass.

A future for strategic resources: Donbass coal can be supplied to the power plant, and iron ore from the mines of Dneprorudny to the metallurgical plants of the Donbass.

Artificial borders are being erased from the map and historically economically tied regions are becoming a single unit again. "We are returning the railways built by the Russian Empire and the USSR back to Russia again."

Reviving the economy of the region is what will incline the remaining inhabitants to sympathize with Russia.

Translation: @CIG_telegram / @UkraineUpdates

2022-04-18 03:06:12+00:00

— PHOTOS: Images have emerged of the Russian cruiser 'Moskva', damaged by Ukrainian anti-ship missiles prior to its sinking.

@TGNewsU

2022-04-18 01:19:06+00:00

🇸🇪🔥 Muslims riot and commit arson in Sweden. Virtually all mainstream media headlines place the blame on right-wing organisations for "provocative" behavior instead of placing the blame on the Muslims for their violent criminal behavior. More to follow

2022-04-17 19:11:49+00:00

Footage of the Ukrainian surrender in Mariupol

2022-04-17 19:11:48+00:00

Fire at the Lysychansk oil facility following Russian strikes

2022-04-17 08:06:43+00:00

🇷🇺 🇹🇷 Russian Ministry of Defense: Operation on a Turkish Mosque in Mariupol

At the request of Turkish President Erdogan, a special operation was carried out in the Primorsky district of Mariupol yesterday to free hostages held by Ukrainian Nazis in a Turkish mosque.

The mosque was secured and 29 militants, foreign mercenaries among them, were killed.

The hostages, citizens of (Azerbaijan), were freed and brought to safety.

2022-04-17 08:02:07+00:00

🇷🇺 Russian Ministry of Defense: Statement on Foreign Mercenaries

🌎 A total of 6824 foreign mercenaries from 63 different countries have participated in combat in Ukraine.

🇵🇱 1717 from Poland

🇺🇸 ~1500 from the USA

🇨🇦 ~1500 from Canada

🇹🇩 ~1500 from Romania

🇬🇧 ~300 from the UK

🇬🇪 ~300 from Georgia

🏴 193 from Turkish-controlled areas of Syria

💀 1035 foreigners were killed in action by the Russian Armed Forces.

🏃🏼‍♂️ 912 foreigners reconsidered their decision and fled the country.

Foreign mercenaries are not considered combatants under international law. They came to Ukraine to earn money by killing Slavs.

2022-04-17 07:54:44+00:00

🇷🇺 Russian Ministry of Defense: Update on the situation in Mariupol at 1000 hours

According to intercepted radio communication, the Ukrainian government forbade the last holdouts in the city from negotiating with the Russians, and apparently ordered that anyone willing to lay down their arms be shot on the spot.

About 400 of the surrounded men at the Azovstal are "foreign mercenaries," mostly from European countries and Canada. Radio conversations have been overheard in at least six foreign languages.

If they continue to resist, all of them will be destroyed.

2022-04-17 07:47:36+00:00

🇺🇦ꖦ❓ — Irrelevant, but still Interesting to note that the Last Azov Regiment on both Telegram and Twitter was 3 days ago, a Statement from its Deputy Commander callisign "Kalina" calling to Ukrainian Central Government to break the Siege and discussing the situation on the battleground

Telegram, 5:32 pm UTC

Twitter, 5:27 pm UTC

https://t.me/polkazov/4415

https://archive.is/KsAnf

2022-04-17 06:25:31+00:00

🏳🇵🇰 Taliban sends reinforcements to Khost Province following Pakistani airstrike, clashes underway - reports

2022-04-17 06:02:16+00:00

Inside the Mykolaiv airport

2022-04-17 05:18:39+00:00

🇷🇺 The deputy commander of the Russian 8th Army, Major General Vladimir Frolov, was killed in action in Ukraine, the city administration of St. Petersburg announced yesterday.

2022-04-17 05:09:32+00:00

Aftermath of another night of war in Severodonetsk

2022-04-17 05:06:15+00:00

🇺🇸 Two senior Pentagon officials tell NBC News that "Russia may begin the next phase of its military campaign in Ukraine this weekend or early next week."

2022-04-17 03:35:06+00:00

While her "Azov" boyfriend is preparing to die in his last battle for Mariupol, the love of his life is selling herself on Onlyfans as her contribution to the correct corrupt oligarch controlled ex-Soviet Republic.

This is no longer only a war but a spectacle of the modern world.

@TGNewsU

2022-04-17 03:04:12+00:00

🕕 🇺🇦 Now past 0600 Moscow time and no indication that any sort of negotiation, agreement, or surrender has taken place in Mariupol. Not a single white flag raised by the Ukrainian garrison

2022-04-17 02:31:27+00:00

Mariupol yesterday

2022-04-17 02:29:26+00:00

Chechens in the city of Popasnaya

2022-04-17 00:26:49+00:00

🇷🇺 🌐 Netizens in the city of Donetsk and nearby cities report heavy exchange of gunfire and artillery all night, and eyewitnesses claim to have seen military convoys moving towards the front

2022-04-16 23:28:54+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian-proposed schedule for surrender of last Ukrainian holdouts in Mariupol (all times are GMT+3, Moscow Time)

🕔 0500: Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian sides

🕠 0530: Reach an agreement to completely cease all fire by 0600

🕕 0600: Ukrainians are to raise white flags 🏳 along the entire front line, red flags 🚩 will be displayed on the Russian side

0600 - 1300: The exit of the entire garrison of the Azovstal (no exceptions), leaving behind their weapons and ammunition

To reiterate, this has not been accepted by the Ukrainian garrison, but the Russians plan to broadcast this message on repeat over all radio frequencies through the rest of the night.

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-16 23:12:04+00:00

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russians will allow Mariupol holdouts to surrender tomorrow

Tomorrow morning, from 0600 to 1300 local time, the Russian Armed Forces plan to hold their fire at the Azovstal, the last Ukrainian holdout in Mariupol, and allow its defenders to lay down their arms and surrender.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the forces trapped in the Azovstal have been frequently radioing their command asking for permission to surrender (apparently denied), and have nearly run out of food and water.

Of course, we must note that this decision is unilateral and it is unclear if anyone on the Ukrainian side actually plans on surrendering tomorrow morning.

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-16 22:59:52+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/catholicknighthood/?hl=en

2022-04-16 22:57:50+00:00

Easter Vigil Chant, the deacon becomes the herald of the Resurrection.

"Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven,

exult, let Angel ministers of God exult,

let the trumpet of salvation

sound aloud our mighty King's triumph!

Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her,

ablaze with light from her eternal King,

let all corners of the earth be glad,

knowing an end to gloom and darkness.

Rejoice, let Mother Church also rejoice,

arrayed with the lightning of his glory,

let this holy building shake with joy,

filled with the mighty voices of the peoples."

2022-04-16 20:45:48+00:00

🇺🇳 More than 100,000 civilians are on the verge of starvation in Mariupol - UN

2022-04-16 20:43:17+00:00

— Elon Musk to discuss purchase of Telegram at upcoming meeting with Pavel Durov, according to unconfirmed Russian report.

2022-04-16 20:41:09+00:00

Army Group Z rolling through the port of Mariupol

2022-04-16 17:46:33+00:00

🇷🇺 Russian Ministry of Defense statement on Ukrainian casualties in Mariupol

As we began offensive operations in Mariupol on the 11th of March, we detected a total of approximately 8100 men fighting on the Ukrainian side in the following formations:

36th Marine Brigade

109th Territorial Defense Brigade

503rd Marine Battalion

A company of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade

Units of the 17th Anti-Tank Brigade

Nazi organisations Azov, Aidar, and Right Sector

Police units

State border service units

Foreign mercenaries

1464 Ukrainian servicemen have already surrendered to us, and that number is growing by the day. They tell us the number of men holding out at the Azovstal plant does not exceed 2500.

Therefore, we conclude that the losses of the Ukrainians in Mariupol amount to more than 4000 casualties.

Translation: @CIG_telegram

2022-04-16 17:43:26+00:00

🇷🇺 Official Russian Ministry of Defense statement about the latest situation in Mariupol:

The entire urban territory of Mariupol has been completely cleared of Ukrainian troops, foreign mercenaries, and the Nazist militants of the Azov organisation.

The remnants of the Ukrainian garrison are now completely surrounded at the Azovstal metallurgical plant.

Their only chance to save their lives is to voluntary lay down their arms and surrender.

Translation: @CIG_telegram

2022-04-16 17:30:34+00:00

By far the most strategic value to Russia in maintaining a permanent presence in Kherson and southern Ukraine after the war is securing Crimea's water supply through the North Crimean Canal.

2022-04-16 17:24:12+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦🗳 — On Russian Channel Crimea24, the anchor already refers to the Kherson Region as 'Kherson People's Republic', that is, an entirely separate and seceded political entity from the Ukrainian Central Government

2022-04-16 17:24:11+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦🗳 — According to Ukrainian Channels, on Today, April 16, 2022, the Ombudswoman of Ukraine, Ms. Lyudmila Denisova said that the Russian Military-Civic Provisional Administration of Kherson Region is planning a Referendum in the region on the early days of May 2022.

“According to eyewitnesses, the printing house in Novaya Kakhovka prints “ballots” for the “referendum”.

Obviously, all protocols on the results of the “vote” will be prepared in advance and brought to the regional center,” Denisova said.

She also stressed that the “referendum” is planned to be held from May 1 to May 10, 2022. During this period, the Russian Forces intend to close Kherson for entry and exit and cut off all communications from the rest of Ukraine, probably via Electronic Warfare systems

https://t.me/truexanewsua/41685

2022-04-16 17:22:53+00:00

The effects of one month of war in Irpin, Kiev oblast

2022-04-15 16:36:55+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-EzhFOI5XU

2022-04-13 07:17:28+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZC3sggVWYY

2022-04-08 16:29:14+00:00

Ukrainian Refugees Discover the Fastest Way Into the United States Is Through Mexico

https://people.com/politics/ukrainian-refugees-hope-to-enter-us-fly-to-mexico-first/

2022-04-04 23:18:30+00:00

Elon Musk to reinstate Trump’s Twitter account after Tesla founder becomes largest shareholder

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-twitter-donald-trump-b2050703.html

@CIG_telegram

2022-04-04 21:49:50+00:00

🇷🇺🇺🇦New ISW maps of Ukraine

2022-04-04 19:41:58+00:00

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1510987789889904640.html

https://archive.ph/RrFbb

2022-04-04 19:41:57+00:00

Bill Roggio - FDD's editor at the Long War Journal:

1) Russia's attempt to surround and capture Kiev has failed after meeting fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces, and poor execution by the Russian military. The seige of Chernihiv has also been lifted. Map from @nytimes.

2) The capture of Kiev was one of several key objectives for Russia. The south (Black Sea & Sea of Azov) & east (Donbas) are the other objectives, & fighting continues there. Russia still controls considerable territory and is attempting to encircle Ukrainian troops in the east.

3) Russia announced it was pulling back from Kiev a week ago after 'achieving its objectives' and in order to de-escalate, & would shift resources to focus on the Donbas region. Clearly propaganda. Russia's defeat in Kiev certainly wasn't part of its plan.

4) The Russian military advanced to the eastern and western outskirts of Kiev but failed to sustain its forces due to superior Ukrainian perseverance and tactics, Russian logistical problems, tactical incompetence, and a failure to commit more resources to the fight.

5) It is clear that the Russian leadership/military came to the conclusion that pouring more resources into the maw of Kiev would not help it achieve its objective. The Russian military lost significant numbers of armored vehicles and troops in the Kiev operation ...

6) ... although I do think the 40,000 killed/wounded number floated is inflated.

Keep in mind we still don't understand the extent of Ukraine's losses in the battle for Kiev. Ukrainian forces will also have to consolidate and refit for the next fight.

8) While Russia's loss in Kiev certainly stings Putin and Moscow, it did serve to tie down Ukrainian resources needed in the east & south, where Russia has made significant gains and theoretically has an advantage with shorter supply lines, control of seas, etc.

9) "Theoretically" because it is unclear if Russia will learn from its mistakes in Kiev. The loss is Kiev is a very bitter pill for the Russian military. If Russia wants to have success in the east & south, it will have to adapt and commit more resources.

10) Ukraine may be able to shift resources to the south & east, but it must continue to devote units to defend Kiev, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, etc. In the short term, a renewed Russian offensive against Kiev is highly unlikely, but Ukraine must remain vigilant.

11) Russia has intensified its operations in the Donbas & east. Izium fell last week and Russian troops are slowly advancing southward, while Russian forces on the east & west bank of the Dnieper River are attempting to push northward Zaporizhzhia & Kryvyi Rih.

12) Fighting outside of Mykolaiv continues and Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in an attempt to halt a westward Russian advance towards Odesa, the last major port Ukrainian-held on the Black Sea. Russia has launched missile strikes into Odesa.

13) Russia's mistakes (excluding the tactical issues) are that it underestimated the Ukrainian's willingness to defend Kiev, and overestimated its ability to effectively fight on multiple fronts.

14) Russia may have been better served by focusing on Kharkiv region, and the south and east, with a limited operation to tie down Ukrainian forces north of Kiev. It would have had more resources for operations in those theaters.

15) Ukraine's victory in Kiev is significant, but must be viewed as a victory in one battle in the war. Russia still controls significant territory in the south and east, and is pressing its offensives.

16) Sanctions have yet to break the Russian economy or lead to Putin's overthrow (there is evidence that Putin's popularity may growing, but that is unclear). Some NATO/EU countries, led by Germany, are resisting calls to increase sanctions due to dependance on Russian gas/oil.

17) President Zelensky has conceded on several Russian demands, including neutrality & non-NATO status. The issue of territory will be a major sticking point, and that likely will be dictated by success or failure on the battlefield. This war was never going to be quick.