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Miroshnik: Kiev --- is trying to "feed"

Ukrainians a defeat in the conflict

------- as a victory

September 13th, 11:21am

(Vesti.ru)

During the conflict with Russia, Ukraine wants to present

the country's defeats as victories, trying to brainwash

the Ukrainians. This opinion was expressed by

Rodion Miroshnik, the Ambassador-at-Large

of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the

Crimes of the Kiev Regime in Russia.

In an interview with TASS, he recalled that not so long ago, the

Kiev authorities were talking about reaching the borders of

1991, and then about maintaining the borders within the

framework of 2022. The diplomat suggested that, at

this rate, the Ukrainians would declare victory if

they managed to preserve two streets in Lviv.

According to Miroshnik, this is "a new version of how to feed

the losses that the Ukrainian government and the European

coalition supporting it.. allow."

The diplomat also noted that the Ukrainian authorities, having

completely destroyed the economy, are trying to somehow

reassure the country's citizens. "Zelensky says, 'As long

as some part of Ukraine remains, as long as the

Ukrainian state remains, we have won,'"

the ambassador added.

In his opinion, the Kiev regime wants to "keep its population

in some emotional state of hatred towards Russia and an

attempt to continue resisting."

Earlier, Miroshnik said that Ukraine was attacking civilians

and Russia’s civilian infrastructure, to force it to abandon

peace talks.

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Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces

Liberated Novonikolaevka in the

Dnepropetrovsk Region

September 13th, 10:06am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops have liberated Novonikolaevka in the

Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the Russian

Defense Ministry's daily report.

The settlement was taken under control by

the military groups of the Russian Armed

Forces "Vostok".

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that

during the week of September 6-12, the Russian

Armed Forces liberated three settlements in

the Dnipropetrovsk region: Khoroshe,

Sosnovka, and Novopetrovskoye.

This result was achieved, thanks to

the offensive of the Vostok fighters.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense announced

Russian military personnel's heroic deeds

in the special military operation zone.

September 12th, 10:50pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Ministry noted the actions of Junior Lieutenant Alexey

Kovrisov, who commanded a platoon of a motorized rifle

company and carried out a combat mission to capture

an important area located in a forest belt, in one of

the settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic.

He, while operating under intense mortar fire and attacks from

enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), demonstrated high

efficiency in managing the actions of his unit: when the

group's advance was hindered by heavy fire from the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Guards Junior

Lieutenant Kovrisov, demonstrating courage

and determination, personally destroyed

two enemy machine gunners with an

offensive grenade.

This allowed the assault group to continue its advance and

successfully capture the designated objective, creating a

foothold for further personnel movement.

In addition, during the repulsion of a counterattack by superior

enemy forces, Alexey ......discovered the hidden movement of

Ukrainian militants and promptly ordered his subordinates to

destroy them. As a result, the assault group eliminated up

to 10 enemy personnel, and -- thanks to his personal

courage and competent actions, the mission was

successfully completed - with minimal losses

among the unit's personnel and equipment.

In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense drew attention to the

actions of Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Markov, commander of a

tank platoon. His T-72B3M tank crew -- received a combat

mission to destroy enemy personnel from a concealed

firing position in one of the areas of the DPR.

Arriving at the designated area -- and taking up the most

advantageous position, taking into account the terrain,

Nikolai accurately and timely gave target designation

to the crew of the combat vehicle, adjusting the fire

using an unmanned aerial vehicle, which allowed

to hit the designated targets with minimal

ammunition consumption.

As a result of his skillful leadership, up to 20 enemy personnel

were destroyed, as well as three armoured combat vehicles.

The high professionalism of Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Markov,

as well as the precise targeting given to the tank crew, and

their timely correction, played a key role in the successful

advance of the Russian troops' assault units. As a result,

the units advanced... without any losses, forcing the

enemy to retreat from their positions.

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G7 finance ministers ...discussed new

sanctions and tariffs against Russia

September 12th, 10:30pm
(RT.ru)

The G7 finance ministers discussed possible

measures - to increase pressure on Russia.

According to RIA Novosti these include

new sanctions and duties.

"G7 finance ministers discussed a wide range of possible

economic measures to increase pressure on Russia,

including new sanctions and trade measures such

as tariffs on countries that contribute to Russia's

military efforts," the agency reports.

In addition, the G7 countries agreed to explore

mechanisms to increase support for Ukraine.

"The G7 ministers have agreed to explore other mechanisms

that would allow for even greater financial support for

Ukraine," writes RIA Novosti, citing Reuters..

Meanwhile, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN,

Vasily Nebenzya, stated --- that each new month of

hostilities ..only brings closer the collapse of

the Kiev regime and increases the cost

of a settlement for Ukraine.

According to him, arms supplies, sanctions adventures,

and Brussels' propaganda hysteria are not bringing

peace closer --- but only strengthening Kiev's

illusions.... that it can change reality.

"However, it is impossible to reverse the reality: each new

month of hostilities only brings his collapse closer and

makes the settlement price higher for Kiev," the

diplomat emphasized.

He also noted that the Ukrainian leadership seeks to

expand the geography of the conflict ----- without

considering the consequences.

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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

reports on the first contracts signed by

18-24-year-old girls

September 12th, 9:32pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Ukrainian girls aged 18 to 24 have signed contracts with

the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for the first time,

and they will be operators of unmanned aerial

vehicles (UAVs). This ------ was reported by

the AFU General Staff on September 12.

"For the first time, the 18-24 contract was signed by girls

from the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade named after

Ivan Sirko. This is the seventh group of contract

soldiers ....under the 18-24 program," the

General Staff said in a Telegram post.

On September 10, representatives of the Russian security

forces reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces, had

appointed advisers to brigade commanders -- on the

issue of gender equality, which involves “warming

up the population” in order to mobilize women,

amid a decrease in the number of Ukrainian

military personnel.

According to a TASS source, there is no precise information

about the specific duties assigned to these individuals. It

is noted - that the current situation with mobilization in

Ukraine “leaves much to be desired,” as there are no

new volunteers joining the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Alaudinov believes.. that the entire

territory of Ukraine is of interest

to Russia

September 12th, 6:16pm

(Vesti.ru)

The whole of Ukraine is a territory of interest of the Russian state,

said Apty Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces,

on the air of the 60 Minutes program on the Rossiya 1

TV channel.

According to the Lieutenant General, the sooner the Kiev

regime realizes the need to negotiate with Moscow, the

more opportunities it will have --- to preserve at least

some of its territory.

"The later Ukraine comes to an agreement with us, the less

territories Ukraine will have. Today --- we must still tell the

truth -- that the whole of Ukraine, is a territory of interest

of the Russian state. Therefore -- we must move forward

in the part of the territory where we can do this, where

their defense is weaker.. so that we can liberate the

maximum territory of Ukraine ---- so that we can

eventually, question number one -- talk about

......how much territory we are leaving for

Ukraine, in general," Alaudinov said..

The commander of the Akhmat special forces did not rule out

that the Dnepropetrovsk region could become either part of

Russia or a territory for exchange with Ukraine.

Earlier, Apti Alaudinov said that by this winter, the

Russian army... would accelerate its advance in

the special operation zone.

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Alaudinov advised the commander-in-chief of

Kiev's Armed Forces, Syrsky, to learn from

Russia -- rather than from NATO

September 12th, 5:54pm

(Vesti.ru)

The commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apty Alaudinov,

advised the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces, Alexander Syrsky, to learn from the Russian

army -- how to conduct combat operations. This

advice was given to the commander-in-chief

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the 60

Minutes program on the Rossiya 1

TV channel.

He reminded us that the Russian army is currently

the most combat-ready army, in the world.

"In principle, we are improving every day and using

tactics that help us move forward with minimal

losses. Therefore -- Syrsky should probably

switch away from NATO training, NATO

technology, and NATO principles of

warfare. He should learn from us

how to do things --- in today's

reality," Alaudinov said.

Earlier, Syrsky acknowledged the multiple numerical

superiority of the Russian army and also stated that

the Russian Armed Forces are using an effective,

so-called "creeping" tactic. In response --- the

commander of the Akhmat special forces

stated that the Russian military... was

simply keeping up with the times.

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Vladimir Solovyov: We are writing

the chronicle of the Russian

people's victory

September 12th, 5:13pm

(Vesti.ru)

TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov has revealed... what he will do

after the end of the special military operation. In the program

"The Fate of a Man" with Boris Korchevnikov, he stated that

he would first get a good night's sleep.

According to Solovyov, the chronicle of the Russian

people's victory .......is currently being written.

"We are writing a chronicle of the victory and heroism of the

Russian people. [When there is a victory], first of all, I will

get a good night's sleep. Then, oddly enough, when you

have completed a great deal of work, there comes a

moment when, you know, there is a sense of

emptiness, but it is an emptiness --- of

happiness," Solovyov said.

He added that after the victory, he would be thinking

about where to go on a business trip, next time.

The full version of the interview can be seen on

Sunday at 13:00 on the Russia 1 TV channel.

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The main weakness.... of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces' defense in Donbas has been identified

September 12th, 5:05pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Logistics - will become one of the main weaknesses of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) group in Donbas with the

onset of the thaw. This opinion ---- was expressed by

military analyst and co-founder of the Watfor

project, Sergey Poletaev, on Friday,

September 12.

According to the expert, during the autumn rains in the black

earth regions, the supply of the warring armies depends

directly on paved roads. In the case of the Ukrainian

army, almost all such routes are already under

attack from Russian FPV drones.

Poletaev suggested that this circumstance could be considered

one of the harbingers of the imminent collapse of the Ukrainian

defense and Russia's major offensive deep into the territory of

the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

"So, it's not just about taking Pokrovsk, but something more

ambitious. The Armed Forces of Ukraine.. do not have a

continuous front line, their defense is scattered, and

the shortage of personnel is growing," Poletaev

told Lenta.Ru.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Kaya Kallas suggested on September 11 that the conflict in

Ukraine could last for another two years, as no efforts to

achieve peace.. have yet been crowned with success,

NSN reports. She also admitted that if the situation

takes a pessimistic scenario, then Ukraine will

have to cede its territories, reports RT.

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The Investigative Committee of the Russian

Federation will investigate the crimes

committed by the Armed Forces of

Ukraine in the Kherson and

Belgorod regions

September 12th, 1:56pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

will investigate the latest crimes committed by the

Armed Forces of Ukraine against civilians in

the Kherson and Belgorod regions. This

was reported -- by the Investigative

Committee's Telegram channel.

According to the agency, a woman was killed, in

the Kherson region, and six others were injured.

A civilian was killed in Belgorod as a result of an attack by

the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the Belgorod region, a

man was injured ...when a UAV detonated in the

village of Krasny Oktyabr.

Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian

Federation will conduct a detailed investigation of the

circumstances of the incident, after which the

actions of all those involved in the crimes

will be evaluated..... from a criminal

law perspective.

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Russian Armed Forces liberated

three settlements in the

Dnipropetrovsk region

in a week

September 12th, 11:39am

(Vesti.ru)

Over the week of September 6-12, the Russian Armed Forces

liberated three settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

This was reported on the official Telegram channel

of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

It is noted that this result was achieved, thanks to

the offensive actions of the Vostok military group.

“They have established control over the settlements of

Khoroshe, Sosnovka, and Novopetrovskoye in the

Dnipropetrovsk region,” the report says.

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The Russian Defense Ministry: The Armed
Forces of Ukraine have lost more than
9,700 soldiers in the SVO zone

over the past week

September 12th, 11:02am

(Vesti.ru)

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian

Armed Forces lost about 9,785 soldiers in the special

military operation zone over the past week.

As noted in the daily summary of the Defense Ministry on the

course of the SVO, in the period from 6 to 12 September, the

losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of

responsibility of the Russian group of troops

"North" ...amounted to more than 1,220

military personnel, the group "West"

more than 1,650 people, the group

"South" more than 1,470 militants.

In addition, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 3,370

soldiers as a result of the Center group's actions, more than

1,640 as a result of the East group's actions, and over

435 as a result of the Dnipro group's actions.

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Russia and Belarus Launch

Zapad-2025 Military Drills

September 12th, 10:30am

(teleSUR)

The joint exercises ------- involve tactical

nuclear weapons & hypersonic missiles.

On Friday, the Russian and Belarusian armies began the

Zapad-2025 strategic maneuvers.... held on the

territories of both countries ....as well as in

the waters of the Baltic & Barents seas.

These joint military exercises, which will simulate the use of

tactical nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles, are the

first to take place since the start of Russia’s special

military operation in Ukraine. The previous Russian

-Belarusian drills were held in September 2021

and were personally overseen by President

Vladimir Putin.

The Zapad-2025 strategic maneuvers will mainly take place

at military ranges in Borisov, near the Belarusian capital

and about 280 miles from the Polish border.

Their stated objective is to strengthen the security of Russia

and Belarus against foreign threats. To that end, their

forces will stage a strategic defense operation with

elements of nuclear deterrence --- against an

external enemy seeking to seize control

of border areas.

In the second phase of the maneuvers, the participating troops

will reestablish control over national territory --- and proceed

with the “destruction of the enemy.”

The drills come amid geopolitical tensions fueled by an alleged

incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace. Poland has

since closed its border with Belarus.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk argues that Zapad-2025 will

simulate the seizure of the Suwalki Gap, a strip of land less

than 60 miles long..... which is the only land connection

between Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad,

and Belarus.

Nuclear Deterrence Against NATO

The ongoing war games will include simulations of the use

of tactical nuclear weapons, deployed in Belarus since

the second year of the war.

They will also simulate.... the use of Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic

missiles, unveiled by Russia in 2024 when they struck a military

plant in Ukraine - and which will also be stationed in Belarus.

The Oreshnik, a medium-range missile capable of carrying nuclear

warheads, could theoretically hit targets thousands of miles away

with a margin of error of only a few dozen metres. “We must keep

our powder dry,” Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said.

After signing a security agreement with Minsk at the end of 2024,

Putin pledged that his country is prepared to defend Belarus

“with all available forces.”

Iranian and Indian soldiers are expected to participate in the

Zapad-2025 drills, as Russia's authorities have indicated

that there will be contingents from countries of the

Shanghai Cooperation Organization ....and the

Collective Security Treaty Organization.

A Warning Against Western Provocations

In a clear allusion to NATO, the Belarusian Defense Ministry

warned it would respond to “any provocation,” while the

Kremlin sought ....to calm European concerns.

“We are actively monitoring all military activity taking place near

our borders and are prepared to react to any provocation that

may arise during the Zapad-2025 maneuvers,” Belarusian

Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Muraveiko, said.

The general stressed that neither Belarus nor Russia poses a

threat to any country, emphasizing that “all activities are

taking place at a considerable distance...... from our

southern and western borders.”

“I want to recall the words of President Vladimir Putin: Russia

has never threatened anyone, and it does not threaten the

countries of Europe now,” Russian presidential

spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

“Now, when Western Europe adopts a hostile stance toward us,

naturally the maneuvers provoke such an emotional reaction,”

he added.

“It was not Russia... that advanced toward Europe with its military

infrastructure, but Europe, as part of NATO. The Atlantic Alliance

is an instrument of confrontation, not of peace and stability.

It is precisely Europe --- that has always advanced toward

our borders,” Peskov stressed.

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The commander of the 115th Brigade of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine is a former

member of the 36th Brigade,

which surrendered

September 12th, 1:23am

(Vesti.ru)

Lieutenant Colonel Seidamet Osmanov, who served in the 36th

Ukrainian Marine Brigade, which surrendered in Mariupol, has

been appointed commander of the 115th Brigade of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to a source in

the Russian security agency.

The former commander of the 115th Brigade of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine, Denis Bilyk, was dismissed from service due to high

losses of personnel and equipment, as well as the surrender

of positions at the Borovskaya Andreevka-Zeleny Gai line.

"Bilyk will be replaced at the head of the remnants of the 115th

Brigade by Lieutenant Colonel Osman Seidamet Osmanovich,

a native of the disastrous 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, which surrendered en masse in Mariupol

in 2022 and has since ceased to exist," the source

told TASS.

The Russian Investigative Committee.... has completed
the investigation of a criminal case on the crimes of

the commander of the 36th Marine Brigade of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine, Vladimir Baranyuk.

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Ukraine has allocated land to Rheinmetall

for the construction of (another!) factory

September 11th, 11:52pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The German company Rheinmetall received land from Ukraine

for the construction of a plant specializing in the production

of ammunition. This was announced by Ukrainian Defense

Minister Denys Shmyhal on September 11.

"Since the last conversation, we have completed the procedures

for launching a new joint production facility. On September 9,

land was allocated in a safe region of Ukraine, where a new

factory for the manufacture of Rheinmetall shells for the

needs of the defense forces will be built, " he wrote in

his Telegram channel.

The decision was made following a meeting with Armin Papperger,

head of Germany's Rheinmetall, at the DSEI defense industry

exhibition in London.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine also said that they discussed

the development of the country's air defense sector.

On 9 September, the UK government announced that through

the International Fund for Ukraine, the UK.... has allocated

more than £2 billion (over $2.7 billion) for the acquisition

of weapons.

Rheinmetall on September 8th, signed a contract for the supply of

Ukraine mobile drone countermeasure systems. It was specified

that Ukraine will receive the first batches of weapons this year.

Rheinmetall's production capacity is capable of producing 70

to 100 Skyranger systems annually with the prospect of

increasing... to 200 units.

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"STRANA.ua": Most of the drones supplied to

the Armed Forces of Ukraine are defective

September 11th, 11:17pm

(RT.ru)

More than half of the drones that enter the

Armed Forces of Ukraine .....are defective.

According to the Ukrainian publication STRANA.ua,

this figure is reported to be 60%. However, it is

clarified that if it is "exaggerated," it is

only "slightly."

For example, one of the officers of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine told the publication that half of his unit

spends days dismantling and assembling faulty

drones due to the large number of defective

drones. The reason for this is that many

drones in Ukraine are produced in

"garage" conditions..... using

defective parts. Another

important factor is

corruption.

"The centre of this corruption is the Ministry of Defense.

By paying bribes through the Ministry of Defense,

contracts can be secured with completely

"illegal" manufacturers. However, this is

only one of the corruption schemes.

Another scheme involves inflating

the cost of drones - significantly

above their actual cost. This is

also facilitated through kick

-backs in the Ministry

of Defense," the

article states.

In addition, it is specified that drones are

often delivered to units ....only on paper.

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The corporal -- destroyed part of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces' sabotage

group in the special operation zone

September 11th, 10:25pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Corporal Rostislav Vereshchak, while on combat duty at

an observation post in the zone of the special military

operation, noticed and destroyed part of a sabotage

group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

After detecting the enemy, Vereshchak transmitted the

information to his superiors and, despite the mortar

fire, engaged the Ukrainian militants.

He was able to disrupt the enemy's movement and use

his personal small arms to eliminate a large portion of

the Ukrainian Armed Forces' sabotage group, which

retreated after suffering casualties. Vereshchak's

confident actions ------ prevented the enemy from

infiltrating the Russian units' combat formations.

In addition, the MoD drew attention to the actions of Guard

Corporal Alexander Meshkov, who was tasked with

delivering an assault group on an armoured

vehicle to the front lines.

During the combat mission, the armored vehicle was subjected

to intense mortar fire and attacks by FPV drones. Despite this,

Meshkov continued driving and delivered the assault team to

the designated area.

After the assault troops landed, while returning to the initial area,

the corporal noticed a Russian armoured personnel carrier that

had been damaged by an artillery strike by the Ukrainian Armed

Forces. After assessing the situation, he decided to evacuate

the crew that was inside the armoured vehicle.

During the evacuation, Meshkov noticed ...an approaching enemy

drone and destroyed it with small arms. After that, he completed

the loading of the military personnel and brought them to a safe

area. Thanks to his brave actions, the combat mission was

completed, and the lives of Russian military personnel

were saved.

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Khinshtein and Fayzullin inspected

social facilities destroyed by the

Armed Forces of Ukraine

September 11th, 6:14pm

(RT.ru)

Alexander Khinshtein, Acting Governor of the Kursk Region,

and Irek Fayzullin, Minister of Construction and Housing

and Communal Services, inspected social facilities in

the border region that had been damaged by the

Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was informed

by Khinshtein.

In the village of Bolshoye Soldatskoye, the acting governor

and the minister of construction and housing and

communal services inspected a folk art centre,

a school, a local administration building,

and a kindergarten.

"We will - definitely - make everything that can be restored

even better than it was before!" Khinshtein emphasized.

Earlier, as a result of the attack of the UAV of the AFU the

building of administration of the Rylsky district in the

Kursk region was damaged.

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An Su-27 belonging to the Armed Forces

of Ukraine ---- crashed in the territory

controlled by Kiev in Zaporozhye

September 11th, 2:52pm

(Vesti.ru)

A Su-27 aircraft belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

crashed in the territory controlled by Kiev in Zaporizhzhia,

and the pilot was killed. This was reported by the 39th

Tactical Aviation Brigade of the AFU on the Facebook

social network (banned in the Russian Federation)

owned by Meta (banned in the Russian Federation

and recognized as extremist).

The circumstances of the crash were not specified.

"On September 11, 2025 ... our fellow pilot of the 39th

Tactical Aviation Brigade --- Major Borovik Alexander

Nikolaevich, was killed in the Zaporozhye direction

while performing a combat mission on an Su-27

aircraft," the report says.

In July, in the Volyn region of Ukraine, a French Mirage 2000

fighter jet of the Armed Forces of Ukraine crashed and the

officer who piloted it, survived. The cause of the crash

was the failure of aviation equipment, which the pilot

reported to the flight director.

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Military Correspondent Razin: In Dobropolye,

Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters ------ are

captured by the Russian Armed Forces

September 11th, 12:12pm

(Vesti.ru)

Near the city of Dobropolye, in the Donetsk People's Republic,

Ukrainian militants are captured by Russian troops. This was

reported by military correspondent Vladimir Razin on the 60

Minutes program on the Russia 1 TV channel.

According to the war correspondent, the Russian Armed

Forces are advancing towards Dobropolye in the

Krasnoarmeysk direction. As Razin notes, the

enemy does not always have time to record

the actions of the Russian army and does

not fully understand what is happening

on the battlefield.

"The enemy's soldiers literally fall into our hands when the

enemy wants to reinforce their position, rotate their

troops, or send in reinforcements, but our guys are

already in those positions. The enemy comes in

as if nothing had happened, and they are

captured," Razin said.

He also added that such situations have been occurring

quite frequently --- in the Krasnoarmeysk direction

recently, due to the the Russian army's advance.

Earlier, military correspondent Razin said that in one of the

parts of Krasnoarmeysk, the Russian Armed Forces are

driving Ukrainian militants out of high-rise buildings.

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Gerber's smuggling drones have been used

by Ukraine for a long time and have been

collected for provocations in Poland

by Lyubov Stepushova

September 11th, 11:04am

(Pravda.ru)

Russia's Gerbera drones were used by Ukraine for smuggling

into Poland and then for the September 10 provocation.

The drone scandal benefits Ukraine and the "lame"

governments of Europe.

The Geran UAV is being sold on social media in Ukraine.

Russian Gerberas are available to Ukrainians on the black

market. Three days before the "Gerbera" drone attack on

Poland, a Ukrainian source claimed that Ukraine had

been using them as smuggling carriers to Poland

for a long time.

On September 7, a drone crashed in the village of Majdan-Sielec in

the Lublin Voivodeship, about 50 kilometres from the Ukrainian

border. One of the theories put forward by the representative

of the Ministry of National Defense Janusz Sejmiej in an

interview with Wirtualna Polska, was that it was a

drone carrying contraband.

"Smuggling is one of the versions related to the border area,

but we are open to all other more serious scenarios," said

Rafal Kavalec, a representative of the Zamostia District

Prosecutor's Office.

According to a military expert from the Ukrainian website

"Militarny" Mikhail Lyuksikov, who identified the drone,

it was a Russian Gerbera drone. Polish social media

users have noticed, that these drones have been

available on the black market in Ukraine... for

a long time.

In other words, Ukrainians collect Gerberas because they

fall without exploding, and they use them for smuggling

into Poland.

Ukrainians have stockpiled Gerbera for an attack on Poland

The fact that Poland is open to other scenarios was demonstrated

on September 10th, when the Poles counted between 12 and 20

Gerber drones that had crossed the border. It is not necessary

that the drones came from Ukraine.... as anything can be

brought into Poland and used to create a Polish "Web."

Belarus, through which the drones also flew, was unknowingly

involved in the provocation. This is where the Belarusian

version of the downing of the Russian Gerber aircraft,

which were operating in the Lviv region that day,

comes from.

The Russian side reacted quite adequately. The Russian Chargé

d'Affaires in Poland, Andrey Ordash, after receiving a note of

protest at the Foreign Ministry, said that: "No evidence of

the Russian origin of these drones has been presented."

"When something happens in Poland, when the situation is

an emergency, Russia is blamed for everything," he said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense --- has proposed consultations

with Warsaw. It should be noted that only one case has been

confirmed of a military object entering Polish territory. This

occurred in November 2022, and it was a Ukrainian missile.

Who benefits from this

Russia does not benefit from an escalation with Poland, and

Ukraine immediately requested new air defense systems

and other forms of solidarity, including the closure of

Ukrainian airspace by NATO forces. Kiev also took

revenge on Warsaw (which was terrified) for its

attacks on the ideology of Bandera and other

unfriendly actions --- including its efforts to

prevent trade with the EU without quotas.

The story also benefits European globalists, who must somehow

convince their voters why their budgets are being spent on

Ukraine instead of their own needs. Liberals in France,

Britain, and Germany ...are on the verge of losing

power in the next election cycles.

A reaction from US President Donald Trump was also expected,

but he simply spoke with Polish President Karol Nawroci,

which was seen in Warsaw as a huge success.

"The very fact that the most powerful NATO ally, is talking to

the president of Poland --- just a few hours after the incident

is an extremely important political and diplomatic gesture,"

Nawrocki's spokesman Rafal Leskiewicz said.

And now.. Trump will not have time for Poland - a prominent figure

of the MAGA movement was killed in the US. Poland should calm

down, its hour has not yet come, although it has long been in a

de facto state of war with Russia, by carrying out the main

logistics for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Gerbera drones, which have been in service since 2024, can

reach speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour and altitudes of

up to three kilometers. They are designed to detect enemy

air defense systems ...and do not carry any ammunition.

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Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -- for a

day, amounted to over 1.4 thousand soldiers

September 11th, 10:54am

(Vesti.ru)

Over the past day, the Russian military destroyed about 1,440

Ukrainian militants in the area of the special operation. This

was reported by the Russian Federation's Ministry

of Defense.

It is noted that the fighters of the Russian group "North"

destroyed up to 175 militants of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine. The group "West" eliminated more than

230 Ukrainian servicemen, and the fighters of

the "South" – more than 200.

The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the zone of operation

of the Center group, where more than 520 Ukrainian soldiers

were killed. The group "Vostok" killed more than 265

militants of the Ukrainian army, and "Dnepr" - up

to 50 people.

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Russian Defense Ministry: Israeli-made

Ukrainian radar destroyed in SVO zone

September 11th, 10:50am

(Vesti.ru)

Over the past 24 hours, Russian military forces in the

special operation zone destroyed an Israeli-made

RADA multifunctional radar station. This, was

reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

In addition, the Russian armed forces have destroyed

ammunition and equipment depots, as well as

temporary bases for Ukrainian militants

and mercenaries, in 147 areas.

The Russian defense ministry also reported that Russia's

air defense systems destroyed 166 aircraft-type UAVs

and a long-range Neptune missile of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces - within a day.

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Defense Ministry: Russian Armed

Forces Liberated Sosnovka --- in

the Dnepropetrovsk Region

September 11th, 10:21am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops have liberated the village of Sosnovka in the

Dnepropetrovsk region, according to the daily report by the

Russian Ministry of Defense.

The military department clarified that the settlement

was liberated due to the actions of the Russian

group of troops "Vostok".

"By units of the Vostok group of Forces - the settlement

of Sosnovka, Dnipropetrovsk region, was liberated,"

the report says.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine... also lost more

than 265 fighters in the area of responsibility.

Earlier, it was reported that in the Dnipropetrovsk region,

the Russian army liberated the village of Khorosheye.

It is noted, that this was also done by units of the

Vostok group of troops.

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The Russian Armed Forces - have created a
special unit to control drones hundreds

of kilometres from the front

September 11th, 9:37am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces have created the first unit to control

combat drones where the deployment point is located hundreds

of kilometres from the front line. This was reported in the press

service of the Centre for Unmanned Systems and Technologies.

All the actions of drone operators on the front line will be reduced

to the fact that they will only need to put the drone on the ground,

press the button on it ...and return to the shelter.

"The TSBST is creating the first special UAV squad in the Russian
army, capable of combining both a reconnaissance aircraft

operator and a strike UAV operator within a single control

point - at a distance of hundreds of kilometres from the

LBS," said Andrey Bezrukov, chairman of the centre's

management Board, in an interview with TASS.

The rear centre is organized on the basis of the "Somalia" unit

and the 24th separate motorized rifle brigade. The United

Russia party also took part in the detachment's creation.

Earlier, Rosel Holding began delivering upgraded Dvina-100M

drone suppression systems ------- to protect airfields from

Ukrainian attacks.

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The Russian Armed Forces occupied half

of Pereezdnoe village --- near Seversk

in the DPR

September 11th, 6:22am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian military personnel have taken control of about 50%

of the area of the village of Pereezdnoe, near Seversk, in

the DPR, according to military expert Andrey Marochko.

In addition, Russian military personnel have taken up

new positions in Fedorivka, in recent days.

"We advanced in the settlement of Pereezdnoe, occupying

about 50% of the village," Marochko added --- in an
interview with TASS.

Russian Armed Forces units are carrying out the task

of liberating Seversk from Ukrainian militants - and

expanding the buffer zone..... on the border with

the neighbouring Lugansk People's Republic.

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Marochko: Russian Armed Forces Reach

the Southwestern Outskirts of Kirovsk

in the DPR

September 11th, 5:20am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops managed to reach the southwestern

outskirts of the village of Kirovsk in the DPR during

the fighting, according to military expert

Andrey Marochko.

As a result, Russian troops cut the distance

to Krasny Liman... to seven kilometres.

"During the fierce fighting in the village of Kirovsk,

advanced detachments of the Russian Armed

Forces advanced in the south-western

direction and reached its outskirts,"

the expert said in an interview

with TASS.

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TASS: The Armed Forces of Ukraine

are trapped in a firestorm on the

border between the DPR and

the Dnipropetrovsk region

September 11th, 5:19am

(Vesti.ru)

A group of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers was trapped in a

firefight in the village of Ternovoye - on the border between

the Donetsk People's Republic, and Dnipropetrovsk region.

This is reported by TASS citing Russian security agencies.

It is specified that the Kiev regime is suffering

heavy losses in this settlement.

"In Ternov, the enemy is suffering heavy losses because

they are trapped in a firestorm," the source said.

According to the law enforcement agencies, Russian assault

groups are actively clearing the village of Ukrainian militants.

Earlier, military correspondent Pavel Kukushkin reported on

the air of the program "60 Minutes" on "Russia 1" that the

Russian military continues the tactic of" tearing apart "

the Ukrainian defense in the DPR. According to him,

the Russian army is maintaining the pace of its

offensive in the DPR.

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Medvedev: It's time for the MAGA team
to realize that by supporting Kiev,
they are supporting

murderers

September 10th, 11:12pm

(RT.ru)

Russian Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev,

speaking about the assassination of conservative activist

Charlie Kirk in the United States, said that, perhaps the

MAGA team should realize that by supporting Ukraine

- they are supporting murderers.

The Russian politician wrote about this

on his social media account.

In this regard, he also recalled the assassination attempt

on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico ------ in May 2024.

"Political crimes and murders have recently been committed by

various liberal scum... who support Banderite Kiev.
Fito, Kirk, who's next?" Medvedev wrote.

It was previously reported that Charlie Kirk's

killer was - supposedly - caught on video.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense spoke about

the feats of Russian military personnel in

the SVO zone

September 10th, 11:10pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The department noted the actions of Junior Lieutenant Alexey

Kovrisov, who commanded an assault unit that carried out

the task of capturing an area in a forest belt.

During the assault, the group's advance was slowed down by

heavy fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Kovrisov,

displaying courage and determination, eliminated 2 enemy

machine gunners using a grenade. This allowed the group

to continue their advance and successfully capture the

designated objective.

Later, the enemy attempted a counterattack, but the lieutenant

detected the hidden movement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

and ordered the enemy to be destroyed. Thanks to his precise

actions, the unit's combat mission was completed ---- without

any casualties.

In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense drew attention to

the actions of Lieutenant Alexander Morozov, who also

commanded an assault unit that carried out the task

of capturing an AFU stronghold.

Russian scouts discovered an enemy position that was reinforced

with tanks and artillery, and reported this to the lieutenant.

Morozov assessed the situation and decided to take up

more advantageous and protected positions.

Using a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the

officer detected targets and transmitted the coordinates

to the artillerymen, after which the troops launched

an assault and captured the enemy positions.

Thanks to Morozov's precise actions, the unit was able to

complete its mission, which provided an opportunity for

the Russian Armed Forces to continue their offensive.

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Entering "Orbit": The new complex allows you

to control frontline drones from anywhere

in the world

by Bogdan Stepovoi

September 10th, 10:01pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Orbita remote control system allows you to monitor the flight

of tactical drones operating on the front line from anywhere in

the world. The new product has already been deployed in the

special operation zone. The system incorporates a variety of

innovative solutions, including neural network algorithms

that assist the operator in stabilizing the drone in flight,

locating and attacking targets.

Experts emphasize that the system enhances the safety of

drone operators by eliminating the need for them to be

present in the frontline area.

Complex features

The Orbita drone control system ------ includes modern and secure

communication systems and neural networks for target tracking.

It ensures accurate target selection and destruction.

Communication with the drone is maintained through an encrypted

digital channel with minimal delays, allowing for drone control

from anywhere in Russia or even the world, according to the

system's developer.

Orbita can combine the work of operators of a reconnaissance

aircraft and a strike UAV, which will allow for the automatic

search for and destruction of, targets.

When multiple enemy targets are detected, the operator

can determine the sequence of their destruction based

on their importance.

The Orbita system has already been handed over to the troops

operating in the free zone, Andrey Bezrukov, Chairman of the

Board of the Centre for Unmanned Systems & Technologies

(CBST), told Izvestia.

She is already working in the Española unit. Recently, she was

assigned to the Somali battalion and the 24th Separate

Motorized Rifle Brigade. In the spring of this year, our

operators used her to control a drone from hundreds

of kilometres away, which destroyed a target

near Chasov Yar in the DPR.

The Central Bank of Special Technologies --- is creating the first

special UAV unit in the Russian army, which will be able to

combine the operator of a reconnaissance aircraft and

the operator of a strike UAV within the same control

centre, hundreds of kilometres away from the front

line. On the ribbon, a designated soldier with a

backpack of drones will simply run out of

cover, place the drone on the ground,

press a button --- and run back in,

according to Andrey Bezrukov,

who participated in the

testing of Orbita.

New perspectives

According to the developers of Orbita --- the system opens up new

horizons for the mass use of drones. Artificial intelligence makes

it easier for operators to work, providing flight adjustments

when approaching both static and dynamic enemy targets.

This, among other things, reduces the requirements

for operators.

"Intuitive controls allow you to reduce operator training from

four weeks to one hour. The saved time can be used for

more important subjects ------- such as tactics and

engineering training," the developers explained.

With the help of Orbit, you can control quadrocopters that operate

on the front line, aircraft-type UAVs, and even ground-based

robotic trolleys, — the main developer of Orbit, with the

call sign Shifo, told Izvestia.

Now Orion provides combat operation of FPV drones "Starling".

This drone is equipped with video equipment, allowing to

perform flight at night. Control and transmission of

information from the apparatus can be carried

out on non-standard frequencies. The

maximum payload weight is 3.5 kg.

It will save the lives of fighters

According to Alexander Sidyakin, Secretary of the Supervisory

Board of the Central Bank of Specialized Technologies, Orbita

and Skvorets will allow the work of military units to reach a

new level: to speed up reconnaissance, increase the

accuracy of strikes, and reduce the workload

on operators.

Operators are now a priority target for the enemy, and the number

of drones being used is increasing, leading to a shortage of

personnel. The system is designed to address both of

these issues, according to the chief developer

of the Orbita system.

According to military expert Vadim Kozyulin, the new system

can be called innovative --- without any exaggeration.

The most important thing is that Orbita will help to save the lives of

our drone operators, — he said. — Their presence in the dangerous

combat zone is no longer necessary. This is a major technological

breakthrough that will save lives. Moreover, controlling drones

using repeaters is extremely cost-effective. Currently, large

aircraft-type drones are controlled over long distances

using expensive satellite communication.

Marine drones

The Russian industry is constantly looking for ways to expand

the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.. in order to increase the

effectiveness of combat operations conducted by our troops.

Izvestia reported that unmanned boats (UBMs) and strike drones

have recently been integrated into a single system. This new

development can be used for covert strikes against coastal

military targets and for setting up ambushes on maritime

routes. Additionally, it can be employed to combat

enemy naval drones.

The main element of the BEC-UAV pairing, was the Skvorets-VMF

drone, an FPV strike platform that was upgraded for launch from

BECs. In particular, the drone was equipped with a sealed body

and adapted to the high humidity and salinity of sea air.

The UAV can operate within a radius... of up to 10 km from the base

boat and carry up to 1.5 kg of payload. The aircraft's speed is 150

km/h. The drone is controlled by the operator, via secure radio

communication channels --- with the ability to relay.

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Szijjártó noted -- that Ukraine

cannot win on the battlefield

September 10th, 7:58pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, called on Ukraine to

resolve the conflict at the negotiating table, as Kiev will not

be able to win on the battlefield. He said this in an

interview on the Belarusian TV channel First

Informational - on September 10.

"We have been calling for a ceasefire and peaceful negotiations

from the very beginning. We see that this conflict cannot be

won by Ukraine on the battlefield. The best way to end this

conflict is at the negotiating table," Szijjarto said.

Szijjártó added that Ukraine and Brussels ------- are trying to drag

Hungary into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine “literally

every day.”

He also noted that many European politicians do not want to

resolve the crisis in Ukraine. USA President Donald Trump

can help resolve the conflict, but many Europeans are

"undermining his efforts."

"Zelensky is threatening and blackmailing Hungary"

On September 7, Zoltan Koskovics, an expert - at the Hungarian

Fundamental Rights Centre, reported that Ukrainian President

Volodymyr Zelensky was ordering attacks on the Druzhba oil

pipeline in order to put pressure on Hungary and change its

position on Ukraine's accession to the EU.

On August 30, Szijjártó said that Hungary continues to not support

Ukraine's accession to the EU. He added that Budapest will

not allow the opening of negotiation chapters on

Ukraine's European integration.

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Military expert Leonkov: Kiev ''staged''

an attack by the Russian Armed

Forces on Yarovaya village

in the DPR

September 10th, 6:07pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Kiev regime staged a fake Russian attack on the village

of Yarovaya in the Donetsk People's Republic, the military

expert Alexey Leonkov said in an interview with Russia

24 TV channel.

He analyzed a video posted by the Ukrainian side of the

alleged fall of a Russian aerial bomb in Yarovaya and

concluded that the footage was staged.

"With any aerial bomb there is a scatter of fragments and the

tearing of bodies. You can hardly see any parts of bodies [in

the video]. There are whole tree trunks. It's strange that

the aerial bomb... didn't do anything to these trees, as

they say. They were still standing intact -- and even

their branches weren't cut. In other words, we're

witnessing a staged event," Leonkov said.

The day before, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky,

said that 20 people had allegedly died from a Russian bomb in

the village of Yarovaya. Expert Leonkov pointed out that

Zelensky's statement --- coincided with Warsaw's

accusation of Moscow for launching drones

into Polish territory.

"In other words, these two events indicate that this is such

a coordinated action, a prepared action, and which, as

they say, sweeps away all of any visible and invisible

evidence. That is ---- this is Russia and that's all.

That's all the evidence," Leonkov said.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry demanded that the UN

provide evidence of the accusations against Russia in

connection with the events in Bucha in 2022.

The Foreign Ministry stated that the

Russian side.. has not yet been

given access to the list of

alleged victims.

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The Russian military received: a

thousand Veterok attack drones

September 10th, 3:49pm

(Vesti.ru)

About 1,000 Veterok FPV drones have been transferred to

the Russian military in the SVO zone. This was reported

by the People's Front.

It is specified that the drone is controlled via fibre-optic cable

and is capable of destroying an enemy armoured vehicle, at

a distance of up to 25 kilometres. The People's Front noted

that during the tests, the "Veterok" demonstrated high

reliability, with only 7 fibre-optic cable breaks

recorded - in 100 launches.

"During combat use, a drone on a fibre-optic cable hit an enemy

infantry fighting vehicle at a distance of 25 kilometres. About

a thousand products have been delivered to the SVO zone,

but if there is a need, our capabilities allow us to produce

dozens of times more", Denis Merzlikin, General Director

of the FPV Association, told the TASS news agency.

He also added that there is a 13-inch version of the ''Wind''.

It can carry up to 7 kilograms of payload over a distance

of up to 30 kilometres.

On September 6th, Alexey Chadaev, General Director of the

Ushkuynik Research and Production Centre, said that in

just a month, more than 50 thousand Knyaz Vandal

Novgorodsky FPV drones.. were produced in

Russia. These UAVs are assembled in

three Russian regions.

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Defense Ministry: Armoured

Plant Damaged in Lviv

September 10th, 2:31pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces have launched a massive attack

on elements of Ukraine's military-industrial complex in the

city of Lviv. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of

Defense on its Telegram channel.

In particular, the workshops of the Lviv Armoured Plant,

where military equipment is repaired and upgraded,

and the Lviv Aircraft Factory LDARZ, where the

assembly of drones and aircraft repair were

established, were hit.

The Russian military specifically noted

that all of the targets ------ had been hit.

On the night of September 10, Ukrainian media reported

explosions in Lviv. Later, the city's mayor, Andriy

Sadovyi, said that a warehouse had been

damaged as a result of the shelling.

Lviv Armoured Plant is a part of Ukroboronprom.

According to open sources, the company was

engaged... in the modernization of T-72 and

T-80 tanks, and repairs to BTR-60, BTR-80,

BMP-1 and T-64 combat vehicles.

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Defense Ministry: The Armed Forces of Ukraine

lost more than 1,000 fighters over the past

24 hours

September 10th, 2:09pm

(Vesti.ru)

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Kiev regime

lost up to 1,325 fighters killed and wounded over the past

24 hours.

In fairness, the largest losses are observed in the area of

responsibility of the Center group of troops – more than

455 soldiers and officers. The group "West" reports

that the enemy lost more than 250 militants,

"East" – 230, "South" – 155, "North" – 170

and "Dnepr" – 65.

The Russian military department also added that

over the past 24 hours, the Russian air defense

system intercepted 3 HIMARS missiles, a

Neptune guided missile, and 255

aircraft-type drones.

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Military commander Kukushkin:

The Russian Armed Forces

continue to "tear apart"

the Ukrainian defense

in the DPR

September 10th, 11:39am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces (AF), continue the tactic of "tearing

apart" the Ukrainian defense in the Donetsk People's Republic

(DPR). This was stated on the air of the program "60 minutes"

on "Russia 1" by military correspondent Pavel Kukushkin.

According to him, Russian soldiers in the DPR

are maintaining their offensive pace.

"They are different everywhere... because it is clear that the tactic

of dividing and destabilizing the Ukrainian defense is still being

used. For example, if we take the southern direction in the

DPR, which was called the South-Donetsk direction, it

can now be called - the Dnepropetrovsk direction,

because 9 settlements in the southern part of

the Dnepropetrovsk region, have already

been liberated," Kukushkin said.

Earlier, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, reported that

units of the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the

high-rise buildings of Krasnoarmeysk.

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Commander Altai: The Armed Forces of Ukraine

unsuccessfully attempted to land troops
on a tower off the coast of Crimea

September 9th, 8:40pm

(RT.ru)

Ukrainian troops.. tried to land on a gas extraction platform

off the coast of Crimea, but their operation was thwarted

by Russian soldiers. The enemy lost a boat, collected

their wounded and dead, and retreated in two

groups towards Romania and Odessa.

This - was reported by Filipp Prokudin, a military correspondent

for RT, who was interviewed by the commander of the Altai unit.

This area is protected by the Española naval unit. According to

Altai, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are currently unable to

approach the coast within 30 kilometres. The unit

commander also revealed Kiev's intention.... to

cause a man-made disaster in the Black Sea.

The video shows unique footage of enemy unmanned

boats. Russian soldiers ------- spotted them using

reconnaissance drones and destroyed them.

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Military Correspondent Vdovin: The Russian

Armed Forces are advancing smoothly....

along the entire front line

September 9th, 5:18pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops are moving steadily and without jerks along the

entire front line, said Grigory Vdovin, a military correspondent

for VGTRK, on the 60 Minutes program on the Rossiya 1

TV channel.

He added that Russian drone operators are currently cutting

off the Izium-Sloviansk and Kherson-Mykolaiv routes.

"Now, there is a steady, smooth, and uninterrupted advance

along the entire front line. This is happening in the

Dnipropetrovsk region, the Zaporizhzhia region,

and, of course, in the Donetsk People's

Republic," said Vdovin.

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The US' F-35..... is losing ground:

the US dream of a super-fighter

has been shattered

by Peter Ermilin

September 9th, 12:41pm

(Pravda.ru)

Attempts to upgrade the US fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet

to the Block 4 standard have faced another wave of

delays and reduced functionality, according to

journalists from the US' military magazine

Military Watch Magazine (MWM).

In a new article published by Pravda.Ru, the future of the

United States' most widely produced fighter jet......

is threatened by the rise of Chinese aviation.

Attempts to upgrade the fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet to the

Block 4 standard are facing growing delays, with two more

years required.... to develop and install the planned

improvements, despite a significant reduction

in the scope of the upgrade, according to a

new report by the U.S. Government

Accountability Office.

The report is based on an audit of the F-35 program conducted by

the Office and reflects a twenty-year history of significant delays

and shortcomings, as well as frequent "dilution" of performance

requirements - in order to meet deadlines.

The report notes that Block 4 will now have "less capability,

face delays, and incur unknown costs." These delays

come as the Chinese Air Force is strengthening,

making the F-35's modernization an

increasingly urgent task.

According to the House of Representatives report, the F-35

program is still struggling to complete the long-delayed

Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3)... which provides the

computing power and software for the new

Block 4 improvements.

"According to representatives of the program, Lockheed Martin

plans to begin deliveries of combat-ready aircraft with TR-3,

which will allow to realize the capabilities of Block 4... in

2026, which means a three-year delay due to problems

with hardware and software," the report says.

It is also noted that supply chain issues continue to affect aircraft

and engine production, resulting in delayed deliveries. All

capabilities that were originally planned for the F-35

Block 4 in the mid-2020s have now been pushed

back to the early 2030s.

In a report --- by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation

in early 2025, it was noted that the F-35 "still falls short.";
of the indicators set out in the original capability
development document, which also states
that "improving and maintaining the
aircraft's fitness is very
challenging."

The future of the F-35 program is becoming increasingly uncertain,

as both China and the United States appear to be preparing to

deploy their first sixth-generation fighter jets in the 2030s.

China has already become the first country in the world

to introduce a sixth-generation fighter jet, with footage

released on December 26 showing aircraft from two

such programs in an advanced prototype stage.

Both of these aircraft have since undergone extensive

flight testing and are expected to enter service

in the early next decade.

Shares of the main F-35 contractor, Lockheed Martin, fell

significantly after the presentation of the Chinese

fighter jets --- due to the high likelihood of a

decrease in demand for the F-35, which

will remain "a generation behind".

The expectation... of serious delays and problems with the

development of the American sixth-generation fighter jet,

the F-47, has led Lockheed Martin to propose an

improved version of the F-35, called the

"5+ generation," which integrates

several sixth-generation

technologies... as

an alternative.

However, the serious shortcomings of all previous attempts to

significantly improve the F-35 - including delays in reaching

the Block 4 standard - create a high probability that more

ambitious upgrades - will not be considered viable. The

future of the F-35 program is of particular importance

for the balance of power.. in various regions of the

world, as it is not only the largest arms program

in history, but also the only fighter jet of its

generation produced in any significant

quantities outside of China, and its

capabilities are comparable to

those of the Chinese J-20

and J-35.

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Military Correspondent Prokopenko:

The Ukrainian Armed Forces'

Defense Is Crumbling Due

to Untrained Fighters

September 9th, 11:59am

(Vesti.ru)

The defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is coming apart

at the seams due to the lack of quality training for the

militants. This was reported by Pavel Prokopenko,

a military correspondent for VGTRK, on the

60 Minutes program on the Russia 1

TV channel.

According to the war correspondent, there are fewer and fewer

Ukrainians who want to fight for their country. According to

Prokopenko, the mobilization in Ukraine has reached

"critical, apocalyptic levels."

"In principle, Ukrainians don't go to the front, they are dragged there

by forces, and what [the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine, Alexander] Syrsky has are mercenaries. Again, today's

information about the elimination of several dozen mercenaries in

one of the directions in the DPR, Spanish-speaking mercenaries.

It is clear that the Armed Forces of Ukraine can replenish their

ranks with the help of mercenaries for a certain period of time.

This will give them strength in terms of quantity, but it is also

a matter of quality training. We see how much the defense of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine is bursting at the seams, even

where it was equipped, " said Prokopenko.

Earlier, DPR chief's adviser Igor Kimakovsky --- reported that the

Russian military had almost completely destroyed the Spanish-

speaking mercenaries deployed in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

According to him, after a series of airstrikes, the surviving groups

were dispersed in the villages of Velikomikhailovka and

Novopetrovskoye, however, airstrikes soon

followed - on these positions.

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Russian Defense Ministry: The Ukrainian Armed

Forces lost more than 1,400 fighters in the SVO

zone --- in one day

September 9th, 10:21am

(Vesti.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 1,485

fighters in the special military operation zone over the

past 24 hours, according to the Russian Ministry

of Defense.

According to the ministry, the Ukrainian army lost up to 165

soldiers in the area of responsibility of the Russian

Northern Group of Forces, and more than 230

soldiers in the Western Group of Forces.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the actions of the

"South" group resulted in the elimination of over 240 Ukrainian

militants, the "Center" group eliminated over 515 militants,

the "East" group eliminated over 265 militants, and

the "Dnepr" group eliminated up to 70 militants.

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Kimakovsky: The Russian Armed Forces

have broken through the Ukrainian

defenses in the southeast

of Krasnoarmeysk

September 9th, 7:04am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces have broken through the Ukrainian

militants' defenses near the village of Chunyshino, located

southeast of Krasnoarmeysk. This was announced by

Igor Kimakovsky, an advisor to the head of the

Donetsk People's Republic.

According to his information, the Armed Forces of Ukraine

are suffering heavy losses in this frontline area.

"At Chunyshyn, our assault units broke through the enemy's

defenses and expanded the control zone," the adviser to

the head of the DPR said, in an interview with TASS.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces - lost 70%

of their personnel - during an attempt

to counterattack in the Sumy region

September 9th, 4:56am

(Vesti.ru)

According to a source in the Russian security agency, the

Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 70% of their personnel

during an attempt to counterattack in Alekseevka and

Andreevka in the Sumy region.

The Russian Northern Group of Forces repelled six

Ukrainian counterattacks: two near Alekseevka

and four near Andreevka.

"Complex fire action destroyed up to 70% of the

personnel who took part in the attacks,"

the source said.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine -- used armoured vehicles and

heavy long-range artillery, including Bogdan self-propelled

artillery units, to conduct counterattacks. One such self-

propelled gun was destroyed. In addition --- a 2C1

Gvozdika self-propelled gun, and two American

HMMWV armoured vehicles, were destroyed.

Russian troops drove the AFU units out of the

village of Yunakovka, in the Sumy region.

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The Russian army drove the Ukrainian

Armed Forces out of Glushchenkov

in the Kharkiv region

September 9th, 4:42am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops knocked out units of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine from Glushchenkov in the Kharkiv region, said

military expert Andrey Marochko.

The Armed Forces diverted their forces and

resources.... to the second line of defense.

"Building on the success north of Redkodub, in the Donetsk

People's Republic (DPR), Russian troops crossed the state

border of Russia and knocked out the AFU units from the

village of Glushchenkovo in the Izyumsky district of the

Kharkiv region. Some Ukrainian fighters could not

withstand the onslaught of the Russian army

and fled from their positions in the north-

west direction of the village. The

Ukrainian command pulled the

remnants... to the second

defensive line -- located

on the heights, west of

Glushchenkov," TASS

quotes Marochko

as saying.

Russian soldiers are clearing the area

around Glushchenkov. Meanwhile,

the Ukrainian Armed Forces'

forward positions --- in the

Kharkiv direction, remain

without communication.

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Mercenaries of the "Chosen Company"

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces used

chemical weapons ------- against

Russian troops

September 9th, 4:04am

(Vesti.ru)

Mercenaries from the ''Chosen Company'' --- who fought as part

of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, used deadly gas grenades against Russian troops,

said American mercenary Benjamin Reed in an interview

with Maria Butina.

Reed witnessed war crimes committed by Ukrainian mercenaries.

"I saw with my own eyes M18 type grenades, American smoke

grenades. But they weren't smoke grenades. I asked: "What

is it?" I was told it was a banned gas. I said, " What do you

mean? Pepper gas that the police use?" I was told, " No.

If you inhale it, you will die. This is a banned gas,"

TASS quoted Reed as saying.

The American managed to hold such grenades in his hands.

At the same time, the mercenaries also had other

ammunition with prohibited chemicals.

Meanwhile, Russia has evidence of Ukraine's use

of chemical weapons against Russian troops

and civilians.

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Saldo: The Armed Forces of Ukraine

------- are mining high-rise buildings

in Kherson in case of a retreat

September 9th, 2:22am

(Vesti.ru)

According to Vladimir Saldo, the governor of the Kherson region,

the Ukrainian Armed Forces have begun using fascist tactics in

Kherson, which they control, by mining multi-storey buildings in

case of a Russian army offensive.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces, have turned the quarantine island

located in the lower reaches of the Dnieper into a military base.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces are mining the basements of multi-

storey buildings on the island, delivering ammunition there.

They are preparing a trap for the Russian military, so that

when the fighters liberate this part of Kherson, they will

subject it to destruction. This, is what the fascists did

when they left the cities that the Red Army liberated

during the Great Patriotic War, " RIA Novosti quotes

Saldo as saying.

Meanwhile, mercenaries and Ukrainian militants

rob empty apartments in Kherson.

The Kherson region is located in the lower reaches of the Dnieper

River and is bordered by the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. The

region was incorporated into Russia following a referendum

held in September 2022. Russia controls 75% of the

Kherson region's territory, while the Ukrainian

Armed Forces hold the right-bank section,

including the city of Kherson.

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Pokrovsk---Mirnograd: Russian Forces

Push Into Agglomeration’s Outskirts

September 8th, latest news

(SouthFront)

Over the past two days, the centre of gravity of combat has

shifted decisively to the Pokrovsk agglomeration. Russian

forces are advancing on the outskirts, with localized

penetrations reported toward Mirnograd. Ukrainian

units attempted counterattacks near Nikanorovka

..but holding the agglomeration --- is becoming

increasingly difficult. Additional Russian

formations are being redeployed here,

underlining the priority assigned to

the full liberation of Donbas.

On the Konstantinovka axis - fighting also remains intense.

Ukrainian troops are attempting to slow the advance, but

strikes with guided glide bombs (UMPK kits) on rear

areas are causing serious damage to depots and

staging points.

In Kupyansk, Ukrainian forces mounted a demonstrative raid into

areas where Russian flags had been raised earlier. With drone

density extremely high, both sides are operating in small

infantry groups, leaving the line of contact blurred.

Further northeast, around Volchansk, Russian

troops are consolidating in industrial and

residential zones.

On the Zaporizhzhia front, Russian forces continue methodically

dislodging Ukrainian troops from entrenched positions near

Novodanilovka. Glide bombs and FPV drones are being

used to destroy hardened strongpoints and

equipment, with reports of consolidation

at new lines south of Orekhov.

On the Kherson axis, Russian strikes remain focused on

crossings over the Dnipro. Several boat passages used

to resupply Ukrainian troops on the opposite bank

were destroyed, along with craft carrying

ammunition and personnel.

Additional strikes hit depots and

temporary staging areas in

the rear.

Together, these developments highlight a steady expansion of

pressure across the front. Russian operations are converging

on the decisive urban hubs of Donbass while eroding

Ukraine’s ability to sustain its forces in Kupyansk,

and Dnepropetrovsk, and systematically

dismantling entrenched defenses in

Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Against this backdrop, political signals are sharpening. President

Zelensky declared, “As long as Putin has not occupied Ukraine,

we are winning.” The remark quickly drew ridicule online,

especially as analysts note Russia can now stage a

“night of a thousand Shaheds” every two to three

days, as seen last weekend.

In Washington, the drone strike that damaged the Cabinet

of Ministers building in Kiev triggered another round of

sanctions rhetoric, but such statements are

increasingly dismissed as hollow.

Meanwhile, President Trump announced he would host European

leaders this week to discuss a “peace deal” for Ukraine, though

expectations remain low that it will produce tangible results.

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine -----

used Western missiles to strike

Donetsk and Makeyevka

by Igor Ryabov

September 8th, 8:51pm

(Gazeta.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) used not only drones,

but also Anglo-French Storm Shadow missiles, to strike

Donetsk and Makeyevka. This was reported by TASS

in operational services.

"Along with drone rockets and aircraft-type UAVs ---- the enemy

used Storm Shadow missiles to shell Makiyivka and Donetsk,"

the operational services reported.

According to them, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired

about 20 Palyanitsa drone missiles at these cities.

As a result of today's attacks on the Donetsk People's

Republic (DPR), 16 people were injured, and two

others... could not be saved.

On September 7th, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Donetsk

using drones. In addition, strikes were carried out on the Gulliver

Park, where six civilians were injured. According to the head of

the DPR Denis Pushilin, the people were injured to a moderate

degree. Among the victims are two men born in 1992 and

2004, two girls born in 2003, one girl born in 2006,

and a girl born in 2011.

Earlier.... Zakharova stated about Russia’s right to

give an adequate response --- to the attack of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine on the park in Donetsk.

More details on the Western guided strikes

on Rhondda Records --- 'The Miners' Next

Step and Donbass news' Page.

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Five Shadows... Over Beijing:

China Reveals Its Full Fleet

of Stealth Fighters for

the First Time

by Peter Ermilin

September 8th, 4:04pm

(Pravda.ru)

China has shown all types of its fifth-generation fighter jets

for the first time, according to journalists from the US

military magazine Military Watch Magazine (MWM).

The authors discuss the new strength of the

Chinese Air Force and the fate of the J-20

and J-35 programs in their article,

as translated by Pravda.Ru.

The People's Liberation Army of China showcased all five types

of fifth-generation fighter jets for the first time during the

September 3 military parade, which marked the 80th

anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

In February 2017, China became the second country after the

US to introduce its own 5th-generation fighter jet, the J-20.

Over the past eight years, the aircraft has undergone

significant improvements --- in stealth technology,

aerodynamics, engine integration, and avionics.

The J-20 program has become a major milestone for China's

combat aviation, and for the first time in the history of jet

aviation, it has brought a country other than Russia and

the US --- to the forefront of air combat capabilities.

Although the J-20 participated in the previous

parade in October 2019 ---- the new event

showcased three different versions of

the aircraft -- plus the brand-new

fifth-generation fighter jet,
the J-35.

The PLA Air Force ---- is currently procuring four types of combat

aircraft: the fifth-generation J-20 fighter jets and the new J-35,

as well as the fourth-generation J-16 heavy fighters and the

J-10C light fighters. Previously.. it was unclear whether the

J-35 --- a medium-weight fighter designed to complement

the larger and longer-range J-20 -- would be adopted by

the Air Force or whether it was exclusively developed

for the navy and export purposes.

In early July, it was confirmed that the J-35 had indeed been

adopted by the Air Force --- providing them with a unique

combination of stealth aircraft -- and making China the

first country in the world to simultaneously purchase

two different types of fifth-generation fighter jets.

Less than two weeks later, the first footage

emerged confirming that the carrier-based

version of the J-35 had entered service

with the Navy.

At the September 3rd parade, China showcased an unprecedented

variety of its stealth fighters. The first to be showcased was the

basic J-20 ---- equipped with Chinese-made WS-10C engines. It

was captured on camera during a refueling session with the

new YY-20 tanker, which significantly enhances the
already impressive range of this fighter jet.

Next came the J-20S, a two-seat fighter jet, the world's only two-

pilot stealth aircraft. It was first unveiled in October 2021, and

in July 2025, it was confirmed that it had entered service.

Then came the upgraded version of the J-20, designated

as the J-20A or J-20B, which can be easily identified by

its flatter canopy and distinctive low-profile silhouette

with a raised "back" and the nose radome. This

version is expected to receive the new
generation of WS-15 engines.

The upgraded J-20 was followed by two basic J-20s, a J-16D

electronic warfare aircraft, and a new J-35. These three

classes of tactical fighter aircraft are intended to be

used together to maximize their complementary

capabilities - Then, a formation of a fifth type

of Chinese stealth fighter, the carrier-based

J-35..... flew alongside four carrier-based

J-15s, including a J-15DT in electronic

warfare configuration. In total, three

key modifications of the J-20, as

well as the land and carrier

versions of the J-35,

participated in

the parade.

Against the backdrop of this demonstrative parade, the question

of the future of China's fifth-generation fighter programs arose,

as two sixth-generation fighter projects were unveiled in

December, both of which are currently in the flying

prototype stage.

It is highly likely that once these new aircraft enter mass

production in the early 2030s, they will become more

advantageous for various missions, potentially

leading to a significant reduction in the

production of both the J-20 and

the J-35.

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Zakharova: The Armed Forces of Ukraine

deliberately attacked a playground

in Donetsk

September 8th, 1:30pm

(RT.ru)

According to Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian

Foreign Ministry, the Ukrainian military deliberately targeted

a playground in Gulliver Park in Donetsk.

"There are no military facilities near the park, and there never

have been. The attack was deliberately aimed at children

and their parents," she said.

Zakharova called on the international community

-- to give an adequate assessment of such

inhumane actions by the Kiev junta.

Earlier, a criminal case was initiated in connection with the

massive attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the

city of Donetsk.

According to the investigation, on September 7, Ukrainian

Armed Forces fighters - used drones to attack civilian

facilities in Donetsk. In particular, the Gulliver Park

was targeted, where many people, including

families with children, were present at

the time.

The number of victims of the Ukrainian attack

in the centre of Donetsk has increased to six.

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Military Correspondent Gavrish:

The Armed Forces Lack

Prepared Infantry

September 8th, 12:03pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lack trained infantry in the special

operation zone. This was reported by Alexey Gavrish, a military

correspondent for VGTRK, on the 60 Minutes program on

Russia 1 TV channel.

According to him, due to the lack of personnel, the Armed Forces

of Ukraine are forming gaps in their defense, which the Russian

army is actively exploiting. The Russian Armed Forces are

constantly advancing.

"The enemy still has forces. They are very short of trained infantry.

Right now, the enemy is holding us back -- mainly due to the large

number of drones. Of course, it is very difficult for us to advance

in open areas. It is slightly easier to advance through the

plantations," the war correspondent said.

He added that the relief on the front

line ------ is now of great importance.

Earlier, it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are

experiencing a shortage of personnel, which is why the

Ukrainian command is increasingly transferring air

defense and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

operators ....to the infantry.

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Russian Defense Ministry: The Armed Forces of

Ukraine lost more than 1,300 soldiers in the

SVO zone - in one day

September 8th, 10:25am

(Vesti.ru)

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian

Armed Forces lost approximately 1,340 fighters during the

day in the area of the special military operation.

According to the agency, the Ukrainian army lost up to 200

soldiers in the area of responsibility of the Russian

Northern Group of Forces, and more than 240

soldiers in the Western Group of Forces.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the actions of the

South Group resulted in the destruction of over 170 Ukrainian

militants, the Central Group destroyed over 455 militants,

the East Group destroyed up to 215 militants, and

the Dnipro Group destroyed over 60 militants.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported

the destruction of 13 Ukrainian UAVs over

Crimea and the Black Sea.

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Lavrov --- Trump was astonished to learn

about the ban on the Russian language

and the UOC in Ukraine

September 8th, 9:07am

(Vesti.ru)

US President Donald Trump was astonished to learn that

the Kiev regime had banned the canonical Ukrainian

Orthodox Church by law and was eradicating the

Russian language in the media, culture,

and education.

This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey

Lavrov during a speech to students at the Moscow State

Institute of International Relations. Lavrov's speech

was broadcast live on the Russia 24 TV channel.

According to the Russian Foreign Minister, his American

colleagues heard about this and other root causes of

the SVO in Alaska during a meeting between the

Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin

and Donald Trump, on August 15.

"President Trump was simply amazed at what was happening

in the world today, in a civilized world, in a country that

prides itself on - supposedly - upholding the values of

Europe. It turns out that among these values are

the destruction of human rights, and the

destruction of religious rights, even

though all this is written in the

UN Charter," Lavrov said.

The Russian Foreign Minister emphasized - that his

American counterparts have already understood

a lot and have publicly declared that Ukraine's

path to NATO - is closed.

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SHOT: Kiev is urgently mobilizing

almost 122,000 people due to a

failure on the front

September 8th, 7:47am

(Vesti.ru)

According to the Telegram channel SHOT, citing recently

signed secret documents obtained by Russian hackers,

the Ukrainian authorities intend to urgently mobilize

almost 122,000 people due to the situation on

the front line.

It is noted that in the near future, the TCC will

be strengthened - in seven Ukrainian regions.

"Ukraine --- is urgently mobilizing almost 122,000 people due

to the total failure on the front line. Most of the people will

be raked in - in the Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa and Kharkiv

regions. At the same time, Western Ukraine will send

many times less troops," the publication says.

According to SHOT --- more than 22,000 people are planned

to be sent to the front in the Dnipropetrovsk region, about

18,000 in the Odessa region, and almost 16,000 in the

Kharkiv region. The least number of people.... is

planned to be mobilized from the Kyiv, Lviv,

Volyn, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

It is specified that the Kiev regime also intends to mobilize

in the DPR territory controlled by the Armed Forces of

Ukraine (almost 12,000 people) and Zaporizhzhia

region (almost 11,000 people).

Earlier, it was reported that Ukrainians mobilized with serious

health problems are sent to the special units of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, which are called "death companies"

in the military environment. It is noted: that these

companies ---- are used to distract enemy fire

during assault operations, while Ukrainian

intelligence is engaged in identifying

the Russian firing positions.

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A soldier from Bashkiria caused panic

on the Ukrainian radio airwaves

September 8th, 5:14am

(Vesti.ru)

On September 4th, the Vostok fighters liberated the village

of Novoselovka, in the Dnepropetrovsk region. This was

achieved - in particular - thanks to the commander of
the group's tankers. His brigade shared important

information in his native language, Bashkir.

He himself shared more details on the

Russia 1 channel.

The lack of knowledge of the language caused

concern among the Ukrainian militants.

"Alga is forward. We turn around --- and go back. They said,

'What language are they speaking?' There were hysterics.

But they couldn't understand anything," said the

tank commander.

The "hedgehog" also made the Ukrainian forces nervous.

These are bent steel bars that are installed on top of

the tank.

"The drones just got mixed up in it. We arrived somehow

from the position, we look, and there are just drones

lying on the roof. Well, none of them worked,"

said the military of the "East".

In general, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to two

companies of soldiers and more than 10 combat

vehicles in Novoselivka. All of them, are of

Western production.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces' positions

in the Kharkiv direction remained ----

unconnected

September 8th, 4:43am

(Vesti.ru)

Advanced positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU)

in the Kharkiv direction were left without communication,

a source in the Russian security service said.

The connection was lost after Russian troops struck the

Ukrainian Armed Forces' communication equipment

and devices.

"Repair teams of Ukrainian signalmen --- cannot go to their

positions to deliver new equipment and repair damaged

ones," RIA Novosti quoted the source as saying.

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine -----

deploy mercenaries in the Kharkiv direction.

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine are hiding

in schools in Kupiansk, using students

as human shields

September 8th, 2:46am

(Vesti.ru)

According to a Russian soldier with the call sign Chekist,

Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) fighters are stationed in

schools in Kupyansk and other settlements in the

Kharkiv region, using schoolchildren as

human shields.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are also stationed in other

buildings with civilians, as they know that Russian

soldiers do not fire at civilian targets.

"The Armed Forces of Ukraine know that we will not hit the

school. They'll be stuck in school. But at the same time,

they will not expel children from there. If we hit the

civilian population, they would not change their

clothes, they would not seize houses, they

would not hide in schools," RIA Novosti

quoted the Security Officer as saying.

The AFU militants disguise themselves in civilian clothes

to move around the settlements of the Kharkiv region,

including Kupyansk.

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Military correspondents report: a
massive Russian military strike
on Ukraine

by Pavel Ivanov

September 6th, 11:47pm

(Gazeta.ru)

The Armed Forces (AF) of Russia struck Ukrainian territory

on the eve of September 7. This is reported by the

Telegram channel "Operation Z: Russian Spring

War Correspondents" (RusVesna).

"Right now, 116 Geranys are attacking enemy targets

near Kyiv and in other regions of Ukraine," the

article says.

According to military correspondents, in particular, strikes

were carried out on targets in Odessa and the Odessa

region. The publication also noted that a massive

raid of up to 700 drones was expected.

The day before, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said

that since the beginning of September, the Armed Forces
of Russia have fired more than 1,300 unmanned aerial

vehicles -- and dropped almost 900 guided aerial

bombs on objects on the territory of Ukraine.

He added that Russian strikes were carried

out in 14 regions; explosions were heard

almost throughout the country.

On September 5th, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported

that the Russian Armed Forces - carried out massive strikes

with high-precision weapons and strike drones against the

enterprises of Ukraine's military-industrial complex.

Earlier, it became known that the Russian military

took control of two villages in the DPR, in a week.

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RIA Novosti: Ukrainian Armed Forces Militants

Disguise Themselves as Civilians

to Move Around Kupyansk

September 6th, 7:10pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) --- are changing into civilian

clothes in order to move around the settlements in the Kharkiv

region, including Kupyansk. This was reported by RIA Novosti,

citing the commander of the FPV unit of the Leningrad Guards

Regiment of the Sever Group of Forces, with the call sign

"Chekist". According to him, this way, the Ukrainian

military can then walk on the roads...... without

hiding ...or running.

"It was observed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade

enters a populated area, a gray zone, changes into

civilian clothes, and walks along the road,"

he said.

According to his story, the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers

may use a bucket or a sack for camouflage. The "Chekist"

added that the enemy soldiers are "covering themselves

with civilians," knowing that the Russian military will

not target them.

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Slovakia ---- will not deploy military forces

in Ukraine as part of security guarantees

September 6th, 1:19pm

(Vesti.ru)

The Slovak authorities do not intend to send a military

contingent to Ukraine after the conflict is over to

ensure security guarantees, according to

Prime Minister Robert Fico.

The Prime Minister's statement was aired on the

"Saturday Dialogues" program on Slovak Radio.

He clarified Slovakia's position amid the growing

number of countries.. in the "coalition of willing

nations" that intend to send troops to Ukraine.

"Slovakia will not deploy any military personnel on the

territory of Ukraine, on the other hand Slovakia is

important from the point of view of logistics, so

if logistically we can help with these security

guarantees, then we are ready,"

Fico explained.

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Russian Armed Forces Soldier Labyrinth:

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying

to concentrate their forces.. at the

junction of two Russian regions

September 6th, 12:31pm

(Vesti.ru)

Ukrainian militants are trying to concentrate their forces

near the Kursk and Belgorod regions, a Russian soldier

with the call sign Labyrinth told RT.

The fighter also noted - that the Russian Armed Forces are

disrupting the rotations of Ukrainian units and destroying

ammunition depots --- to counter the Ukrainian Armed

Forces' assembling near Russian borders.

"Units of the Russian Armed Forces are hindering attempts

by the Ukrainian Armed Forces... to concentrate at the

junction of the Kursk and Belgorod regions," he said.

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said that the

Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2025 lost more than 340 thousand

military personnel and over 65 thousand units of weapons.

Russian troops since the beginning of the year carried out 35

massive and group strikes on 146 critical facilities of the

Ukrainian army, damaging 62% of key enterprises of

Ukraine's military-industrial complex, the head of

the defense department added.

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TASS: Kiev was training soldiers

for sabotage at civilian facilities

September 6th, 11:01am

(Vesti.ru)

Kiev was preparing Ukrainian military personnel for sabotage

operations at civilian facilities and in crowded areas in the

Donbas territories that had been liberated from the

Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was reported by

TASS, citing materials from the phones of

captured Ukrainian soldiers who had

surrendered in the South

Donetsk region.

Photos and videos of the training process, as well as photos

of documents obtained from foreign and Ukrainian training

centres, were found in the captives' mobile devices.

The other day, the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky,

said that Ukraine will not withdraw troops from the Donbas

because the territory is an important part of the defense

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Zelensky,

Kiev can't "give" the territory to Russia "in any case."

He added that the Ukrainian constitution also does

not allow Kiev to give up the Donbas.

According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the current

government in Ukraine - is not based on the constitution.

According to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, if

Zelensky is so concerned about Ukraine's constitution,

he should remember the articles that oblige him to

preserve the rights of Russians.

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In Ukraine, the chief engineer of

the Patriot air defense system

was killed

September 6th, 10:09am

(Vesti.ru)

Kiev has indirectly confirmed that Denis Sakun, the chief

engineer of the Patriot air defense system, was killed

in a Russian attack in Kiev.

This information was published in a petition posted on the

website of the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr

Zelensky. In the petition, his relative asks for

Sakun to be awarded the title of hero.

Sakun's acquaintances also reported on social media that

only his family and former NATO Secretary-General Jens

Stoltenberg, knew about his work. Ukrainian media

reported that the soldier was killed on December

20, 2024.

Earlier in August, it was reported that the 140th Special

Operations Centre of Ukraine's Armed Forces had been

eliminated in the Sumy region, which, according to

some sources, was involved in the attack on the

car of Russian Hero, Esedulla Abachev.

It was also reported that the advertising face of the Azov battalion

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (a terrorist organization banned in

Russia) Ivan Smaglyuk, who participated in battles as part of the

3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

was killed in the Donetsk People's Republic. He was

eliminated on August 10 in Kramatorsk.

In addition, the Russian army killed Valery Mirzaev,

the chief of staff of the 110th Brigade of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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Kimakovsky: The Russian Armed Forces have

almost driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces

out of Poltavka near Konstantinovka

September 6th, 7:31am

(Vesti.ru)

The Russian military has practically driven the Ukrainian Armed

Forces out of the village of Poltavka near Konstantinovka. This

was reported by Igor Kimakovsky, an adviser to the head of

the Donetsk People's Republic, to TASS.

According to him, the assault units of the Center group have

practically pushed the Armed Forces of Ukraine out of the

village of Poltavka, south-west of Konstantinovka.

Kimakovsky noted that "at the moment, only

afew pockets of resistance by the Armed

Forces of Ukraine remain in Poltavka."

"The attack aircraft of the Center group almost knocked out

the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Poltavka, now there are

only small pockets of resistance there," he said.

The DPR leader's advisor emphasized that Russian troops

continue to straighten the line of combat contact in

this sector of the front.

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Russian Armed Forces soldier: The Ukrainian
Armed Forces are leaving their positions
near Konstantinovka ...en masse

due to a lack of personnel

September 6th, 4:16am

(Vesti.ru)

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are experiencing a shortage

of personnel near Konstantinovka, which is why many units are

withdrawing to rear positions. This was reported by RIA

Novosti by the deputy commander of the Rus separate

assault unit of the volunteer corps, which is part of

the Southern group of troops, with the call

sign “Vester”.

He said that - after the liberation of Chasov Yar, the

Rus assault unit advanced through the forest belts

and occupied several strongholds.

"Our unit -- has advanced two hundred metres towards the

Konstantinovsky line. They (the Ukrainian Armed Forces

– ed.) avoid small-arms fire and infantry battles, using

UAV units. The infantry itself retreats, and usually

without a fight," said the Russian soldier.

Wester also pointed out that during the first clashes,

Ukrainian militants began to withdraw to their rear,

leaving entire forest belts behind. According to

him, this may indicate a shortage of personnel.

The Russian military officer added that the enemy is

trying to launch counterattacks, but they are not

even achieving local success.

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The Russian Armed Forces destroyed

1,400 Ukrainian militants in one day

September 6th, 4:35am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian troops inflicted significant losses on the Armed

Forces of Ukraine in the area of the special military

operation, destroying about 1,400 militants in

one day.

This is reported by TASS ---- with reference to the

heads of the press centres of the military groups.

The AFU suffered the greatest losses in the area of responsibility

of the Center group, where more than 430 militants were

eliminated. Groups "West" and "South", destroyed more

than 250 enemy soldiers each. "Northerners" inflicted

damage to the enemy in manpower, hitting about

200 soldiers -- and eliminated several Starlink

communication stations. Dnipro and Vostok

groupings destroyed more than 50 and

200 militants, respectively.

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Marochko reported: that the Russian Armed

Forces.... had formed a "fire pocket" for the

Ukrainian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka

September 6th, 1:24am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian military personnel, advancing towards Konstantinovka

in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), are creating a

"fire pocket" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

This was stated by TASS military expert, retired Lieutenant

Colonel of the militia of the Lugansk People's Republic

(LPR) Andrey Marochko.

"We have made serious progress north-east of the settlement

[Konstantinovka] - in the area of Chasova Yar," the analyst

said in an interview with TASS.

According to his information, the Russian Armed Forces (RF)

have also made successful, step-by-step advances in the

Stepanovka area.

"A kind of fire pocket is forming," Marochko emphasized.

He explained that a group in Konstantinovka

was in danger of being targeted.

Earlier, the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that

Russian troops only need to walk a few kilometres

to the city of Konstantinovka.

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Junior Sergeant Lyadov uncovered a

...disguised Ukrainian mortar team

September 5th, 10:55pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Guards Private Ivan Kuka, as a driver, was loading ammunition

into a Msta-S self-propelled artillery unit (SAU) when the

artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine opened fire on

his unit's positions.

The Russian Ministry of Defense described the feats

of Russian Armed Forces soldiers in the special

military operation zone.

Realizing the need to preserve the equipment, Kuka started

the self-propelled gun and drove it out of the firing range.

After moving the gun to a backup position, the soldier

noticed an FPV drone approaching him in the air.

Kuka left the self-propelled gun - and aimed his

standard weapon at the drone. With a precise

shot, the drone was shot down and

detonated upon impact, causing

no damage to the artillery gun

or personnel.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also praised the courage

and professionalism of Junior Sergeant Danil Lyadov,

who led a team of unmanned aerial vehicles.

During an artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Lyadov

conducted aerial reconnaissance using a drone and discovered

a hidden enemy mortar team. The junior sergeant concluded

that the enemy was planning to launch a mortar attack on

the advancing Russian forces. Lyadov determined the

exact coordinates of the Ukrainian mortar team and

provided this information to the Russian artillery.

The enemy mortar team was subsequently

destroyed by targeted fire.

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Russia ...will increase border protection

due to NATO countries' military activity

— Medvedev

September 5th, 5:21pm

(DAN)

Russia will increase the reliability of protecting its borders

due to the growing military activity of the North Atlantic

Alliance member states. This was stated by Dmitry

Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian

Security Council.

"The Baltic countries, Finland, Norway, and Poland are increasing

their military activity near our territory. We certainly need to

improve the security of our state border and fortify the

territories of our regions. This is what we discussed

with our fellow governors, which is why they are

here today," he said at a meeting during a trip

to the Northwestern Federal District.

Medvedev visited the border with Finland, which is building

walls and barriers. The Deputy Head of the Security

Council emphasized that such infrastructure

could be used to accommodate

military units.

"We cannot ignore the fact that Finland is currently a member

of the North Atlantic Alliance. This necessitates a change in

our military approach to border management and the

prevention of potential hostile acts," he added.

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Medvedev on the ideas of the "coalition of

the willing" on Ukraine: is this bullshit

or just shit

September 5th, 4:50pm

(DAN)

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security

Council, considers the proposals of the “coalition of willing”

on the Ukrainian settlement to be complete nonsense

and heresy.

"This is nonsense, this is heresy. In English, this is bullshit, or

just shit, whatever you want to call it. They're gathering and

discussing what guarantees to give to Ukraine. They're

making things up, on their own, pulling them out of

different places, and then presenting them as

guarantees. There won't be ---- any

consequences," he said, in an

interview with journalists

during his visit.... to

the Northwestern

Federal District.

Earlier, another meeting of the "coalition of willing" countries,

which includes the leaders of Germany, the United Kingdom,

and Finland, was held in Paris to discuss security

guarantees for Ukraine. The participants of the

meeting expressed their readiness to provide

Ukraine with long-range missiles and deploy

their military forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he had not yet

discussed the results of the Paris summit with US President

Donald Trump. The Russian leader has repeatedly

emphasized ------ that NATO troops would be a

'legitimate target' - for the Russian Armed

Forces if they are deployed in Ukraine,

and that new foreign weapons will

only escalate the situation.

Earlier, at a press conference in Beijing, Putin also said

that Zelensky could come to Moscow if he wanted to.

According to him, US President Donald Trump had

asked him to meet with the head of the Kiev

regime. The Russian president replied that

it was possible, “if this meeting is well-

prepared.... and leads to some

positive possible results.”

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Putin: Western Troops in Ukraine

to Be Legitimate Targets

September 5th, 12:48pm

(al Manar)

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that

any Western forces deployed to Ukraine will be a

“legitimate” target for Moscow’s army - a day

after Kyiv’s allies said they had committed

to a troop presence in the event of a

peace deal.

“If some troops appear there, especially now, during the

fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will be

legitimate targets,” Putin said at an economic forum

in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.

He added that the deployment of such a force was not

conducive to long-term peace and said Ukraine’s

closer military ties with the West... were one of

what he calls the “root causes” of the conflict.

Putin further argued that “if decisions are reached that lead

to peace, to long-term peace, then I simply do not see any

sense in their presence on the territory of Ukraine, full

stop,” as he insisted Russia would “comply” with any

agreement reached... “in full.”

ðŸš¨ BREAKING: Russia will consider any troops in Ukraine

as LEGITIMATE TARGETS – Putin warns Western leaders

pic.twitter.com/NBlGbS6SwG

— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) September 5, 2025

Earlier on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron said

26 of Ukraine’s allies had formally committed to deploying

troops “by land, sea or air” to help provide security, the

moment fighting was brought to a halt.

“We have today 26 countries who have formally committed —

some others have not yet taken a position — to deploy as a

‘reassurance force’ troops in Ukraine, or be present on the

ground, in the sea, or in the air,” Macron told reporters on

Thursday, standing alongside Ukraine’s President

Volodymyr Zelensky.

He did not detail any of the countries involved.

Meanwhile, the Russian strongman, said Moscow remains open

to economic cooperation with the United States, and American

businesses could benefit from joint projects.... if Washington

allows it.

“The two-headed eagle, one of our national symbols, looks both

ways,” Putin said, referencing Russia’s coat of arms. “Did we

turn our backs on anyone? We did not. The eagle looks both

ways - just like always.”

Putin stated that US companies have expressed an interest in

projects and proposed joint natural gas production, in Alaska.

“They have resources, and we have extraction and liquefaction

technologies that are significantly more efficient than what our

US partners have,” he addressed the Eastern Economic Forum.

Putin added - American and Russian companies are eager to

cooperate - should the US government give the green light.

Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar)

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Military Correspondent Gavrish: There are many

more Russian forces near Krasnoarmeysk

than the Western media reports

September 5th, 12:41pm

(Vesti.ru)

At Krasnoarmeysk in the Kramatorsk-Slavyansk agglomeration,

there are many more fighters of the Armed Forces of the

Russian Federation than the 100 thousand reported by

the Western media. This was stated on the air of the

program "60 minutes" on the TV channel "Russia 1"

by the military correspondent of VGTRK,

Alexey Gavrish.

That figure is impressive, and the enemy is wary of it,

but it does not reflect the full picture, the war

correspondent noted.

"The 100 thousand that our enemies are talking about --- they say

that an additional 100 thousand reserves have been transferred.

In fact, the population here, of course, is much larger. If you

look at the length of the front line, it is clear --- that in fact

there should be many times more people there," he said.

Earlier on the Russia 1 TV channel, Gavrish said that the Russian

army's capture of the village of Markovo in the DPR brought our

military closer to covering the entire Kramatorsk-Slavyansk

agglomeration..... the largest stronghold of Ukrainian

militants in Donbas.

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Military Correspondent Gavrish: The Russian

Armed Forces ------ are approaching the

Kramatorsk-Sloviansk agglomeration

September 5th, 12:32pm

(Vesti.ru)

In the Donetsk region, Russian troops are approaching the

Kramatorsk-Sloviansk agglomeration, which includes the

towns of Kramatorsk and Druzhevka. This was reported

by military correspondent Alexey Gavrish, on the

60 Minutes program on Russia 1 TV channel.

He recalled the liberation of the village of Markovo, which is

almost equidistant from Druzhkovka and Kramatorsk.

According to the military correspondent, the village

does not have a significant strategic importance,

but it does provide certain tactical advantages

for the troops.

"First of all, we are getting closer to Kramatorsk, we are getting

closer to Druzhkovka, our drones will be able to work more

effectively, our artillery will be able to work more

effectively, and we are getting closer to the

Kramatorsk-Slavyansk agglomeration,

which is currently the largest

stronghold of the Ukrainian

Armed Forces in Donbas,"

Gavrish said.

Also, Russian units, taking control of the road between

Dobropolye and Kramatorsk, blocked the way

in which the enemy was supplied.

____________________________________

Over the course of a week, the Russian

Armed Forces launched a massive
attack - plus 4 group attacks - on
the Ukrainian Armed Forces

September 5th, 10:55am

(Vesti.ru)

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian

army launched four group attacks and one massive strike

on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions between August

30 and September 5.

The ministry clarified that the strikes were carried out using

high-precision weapons and attack drones. Russian army

units targeted Ukrainian military-industrial complex

enterprises, as well as the port, fuel, and energy

infrastructure that was used in the interests of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian Armed Forces also carried out strikes on Ukrainian

military airfields, UAV assembly and storage facilities,

militant arsenals, and temporary locations of the

Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In addition, Russian military personnel destroyed a HIMARS

multiple rocket launcher and an American-made Patriot

anti-aircraft missile system.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that

Russian air defense systems eliminated 1,513

Ukrainian army drones - in a week.

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Russian Armed Forces liberated

Markovo village ------ in the DPR

September 5th, 10:19am

(Izvestia.ru)

Russian military personnel have liberated the village of

Markovo in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). This

was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense on

September 5.

It is clarified that the settlement was liberated as a result

of active and decisive actions by units of the Southern

Group of Forces.

"The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, air

assault, mountain assault brigades of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine, a marine infantry brigade,

two territorial defense brigades ----- and a

national guard brigade were defeated,"

the agency said in a statement.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian Armed

Forces lost more than 1,400 fighters in this area over the

past week. The Ukrainian army also lost military

equipment, including 13 armoured vehicles,

50 cars, and 19 field artillery pieces, as

well as 9 electronic warfare stations

(EWS), 23 ammunition, fuel, and

material supply depots.

On this day, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the

upgraded heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A Solntsepek of

the Center military group destroyed the Ukrainian drone

control center in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the

special military operation (SVO). The strike was

carried out with thermobaric shells at a

distance of more than 20 km.

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Four Hours of Life: AFU Soldiers Die Faster

Than They Learn to Shoot — What Kiev

Is Silent About

by Peter Ermilin

September 5th, 9:43am

(Pravda.ru)

The Ukrainian army is losing people at an unprecedented rate,

and the front line is holding on only by redeploying depleted

brigades, according to journalists from the US military

magazine Military Watch Magazine (MWM). In a new

article, the authors describe how the catastrophic

shortage of personnel is destroying the combat

effectiveness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As concerns about the Ukrainian army's ability to hold its ground

on the front lines continue to grow in the Western world, and

after months of continuous Russian offensives, increasing

reports from both sides of the conflict indicate that a

severe shortage of personnel has left the Ukrainian

Armed Forces critically understaffed.

Special attention to this problem was recently paid by Russia's

president, Vladimir Putin, who on September 4, stated that the

combat-ready units of the Ukrainian armed forces are no more

than 47- 48 percent. He added that the current positions are

being held by transferring brigades from one direction

to another.

These words are fully confirmed by reports from both Ukrainian

and Western sources. A few days earlier, the former chief of

staff of the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine

Bogdan Krotivych stated that the brigades on the front

were only 30 percent staffed and were barely

combat-ready.

Speaking at the end of August, Krotewitsch said: "The brigades

on the front lines, are only 30% of their full strength. According

to their regulations, they are generally incapable of sustained

combat operations. Nevertheless, they are repeatedly

ordered to launch attacks, regain tactical positions,

and hold territory. They are even unable to

effectively defend themselves."

He added that the forces that the Ukrainian government calls

"reserves" are actually units that have been transferred

from one sector of the front to another, rather than

fresh, fully equipped units.

As for the prospects of mobilization to solve the problem, he said:

"Even if, hypothetically, 100,000 troops are mobilized tomorrow,

they will undergo a month of basic training and be sent to the

front lines. This will only temporarily change the situation

for a couple of weeks, after which everything will return

to its previous state."

Back in early August, Krotivych described the disastrous

situation of Ukrainian forces in the disputed areas

of Donbas.

The main reason for the severe shortage of personnel in Ukraine

is the enormous losses that the country's army has suffered

since the start of full-scale hostilities with Russia in

February 2022.

Secret military documents from the Ukrainian Armed Forces

headquarters, which were leaked in August, confirmed that

the Ukrainian army has lost more than 1.7 million people,

including those who were killed or went missing:

118,500 in 2022, 405,400 in 2023, 595,000 in

2024, and 621,000 in 2025 alone.

Commenting on the data, Ukrainian MP Artem Dmytruk said: "The

lists of missing people today contain more than a million people,

and of course, these people are most likely dead, while their

families remain completely unaware. The situation is

tragic, the situation is frightening."

The losses among Ukrainian conscripts were particularly high,

sometimes reaching 80-90 percent. Among the sources that

reported this was the Wall Street Journal, which wrote that

the Ukrainian army recruited poor men from villages and

sent them to the front after only two days of training.

According to reports by Western observers on the ground,

the life expectancy of soldiers in areas of intense

fighting - was sometimes as low as 4 hours.

The scale of the losses incurred, the complete depletion

of the country's Soviet arsenals ----- and the significant

challenges faced by Western nations in replenishing

their losses ----- have raised new questions about

Ukraine's ability to continue the war.

A potential collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces'

positions on the frontline, could significantly

accelerate the Russian army's advance.

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Russia has developed MANPADS for

destroying low-flying drones

September 5th, 1:35am

(kaysant.ru)

Russian NGO Kaisant has developed a short-range

anti-drone portable air defense system (MANPADS).

The MANPADS can shoot down low-flying

unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

and helicopters.

"The product is equipped with a special connection "Hermes".

The system quickly adapts to changing combat conditions,

which makes MANPADS an indispensable weapon in the

arsenal of the armed forces. The complex has a

guidance system based on machine vision.

The integration of modern technologies and optimized

characteristics - make this complex one of the most

advanced solutions in the field of countering UAVs,"

TASS quoted a representative of the NGO Kairat

as saying.

The PPZRK will be demonstrated for the first time at

the All-Russian Drone Operators' Meeting in Veliky

Novgorod, on September 6-7, 2025.

The PPSRK weighs 1.2 kg, has a target acquisition

range of 500 ms, and uses the VOG-25 projectile.

______________________________________________

Colonel of the Main Intelligence Directorate of

the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense was killed

in the Zaporizhzhia region

September 5th, 12:17am

(Vesti.ru)

Colonel Alexey Popovich, a colonel in the Main Intelligence

Directorate (GUR) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense,

was killed near Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia

region, according to a source in the Russian

security agency.

Popovich served in the 10th Special Forces Unit of the GUR.

"During a small-arms battle in the Zaporozhye direction near

Stepnogorsk, Colonel Alexey Popovich of the GUR with the

call sign Borets, born on July 17, 1982, was killed,"

TASS quotes the source as saying.

According to Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the

Russian Armed Forces, 74% of the Zaporozhye region and 76%

of the Kherson region.... are under the Russian army's control.

_______________________________________________________________

Corporal Klotsky - destroyed

three Ukrainian FPV drones

September 3rd, 10:15pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Guards Corporal Sergei Klotsky was at the firing position

of the 2S19 Msta-S howitzer... and was calculating the

coordinates of the stronghold of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine (AFU), when he noticed a swarm of

enemy FPV drones approaching in the sky.

Klotsky immediately warned his comrades about the

threat, took up a concealed position, and opened

fire on the enemy drones. He destroyed three

drones with small arms. As a result, no

Russian Armed Forces personnel

(or the howitzer), were injured.

The Russian Ministry of Defense --- also noted the high

professionalism of Sergeant-Major Rafik Khakimov,

who commanded a D-30 artillery unit and was

tasked with destroying Ukrainian Armed

Forces pickups - that were supposed
to deliver ammunition and enemy

personnel ......to a designated

position. Khakimov - quickly

calculated the coordinates

of the target's location.

With several precise artillery strikes,

the Ukrainian Armed Forces'

vehicles were eliminated

...and the ammunition in

the pickups detonated.

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The US has reached a grim

conclusion -- about Russia

by Julia Miskevich
(Night Line Editor)

September 3rd, 10:12pm

(Lenta.ru)

Russia has not lost anything in the conflict with Ukraine.

This was stated by the US retired colonel Douglas

McGregor, in social network X.

According to McGregor, the Russian

army is in better shape than ever.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian

Armed Forces control almost half of the territory of the

fortress-like city of Kupyansk, near Kharkiv.

Prior to that, military expert Anatoly Matviychuk noted that

Kupiansk is a suburb of Kharkiv, which has been turned

into a logistics hub for supplying the entire Kharkiv

group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Putin: The special military operation
is not about territories, but about

people's rights

September 3rd, 3:05pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the special

military operation (SVO) was not launched to fight for

territories, but rather to fight for people's right to

self-determination.

Putin made the statement while answering questions from

journalists in Beijing. Footage was broadcast on the TV

channel "Russia 24".

"We are fighting not so much for territories, but for human rights

and for the rights of people living in these territories

(Novorossiya) to speak their own language - live

within their own culture and traditions,"

Putin said.

He emphasized that if people voted in favour of joining Russia

in the referendums, their opinion should be respected. The

Russian leader reminded them --- that this is what

democracy is all about.

Putin also noted - that the annexation of new territories to Russia

is fully in line with international law, particularly the first articles

of the United Nations Charter, which state the right to

self-determination.

________________________________________

Ganchev: The Russian Armed Forces are inside

the city of Kupyansk and are driving the

enemy out of its streets

September 3rd, 1:58pm

(Vesti.ru)

The advanced assault units of the Russian Armed Forces are

already inside the city of Kupyansk, driving the enemy out

of its streets. This was reported by Vitaly Ganchev, the

head of the Russian administration in Kharkiv region.

The Russian military forces are knocking the enemy out of

its streets, Ganchev said. "We see a consistent liberation

of the city," said the head of the Russian administration

of the Kharkiv region.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense published footage

confirming the Russian Armed Forces' control over half of

Kupyansk. The liberation of the city and its surroundings

is being carried out by the forces of the "West"

military group.

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Military Correspondent Poddubny: Russian

Armed Forces Attacks Have Pushed the

Ukrainian Armed Forces Underground

September 3rd, 1:41pm

(Vesti.ru)

VGTRK war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny reported on his

Telegram channel that Russian forces' attacks had forced

Ukrainian troops to hide in underground shelters.

According to him, this is confirmed by the Commander-in-Chief

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky.

"The Russian Armed Forces' attacks have forced the Ukrainian

Armed Forces underground. After missile strikes on training

centres, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces, Syrsky, reported that some units have already

completely moved underground," Poddubny wrote

on his Telegram channel.

The war correspondent clarifies that, over the summer, the

Ukrainian Armed Forces built structures with labyrinths in

anticipation of new Russian attacks.

"Of course, it is very difficult to judge the quality of the

'underground' combat training of Ukrainian military

personnel. Especially when the guys are under

the impression that Russian hands will

reach them anywhere."

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Military Correspondent Razin: Russian

Armed Forces ------- Begin the Semi-

Encirclement of Seversk

September 3rd, 12:59pm

(Vesti.ru)

The city of Seversk in the Serebryansky forestry is beginning to

be encircled by Russian Armed Forces soldiers. This was

reported by Vladimir Razin, a military correspondent for

VGTRK, in the program "60 Minutes" on the Russia 1

TV channel.

According to him, the advance is taking place not only

in the Seversk area, but also ---- to the south of it.

"In the Serebryansky forestry, the movement around Seversk has

begun. It has begun.... and to the south, where Fedorovka was

recently liberated. As we can see, Seversk is beginning to

be encircled," Razin said.

According to him, other areas of the special

military operation ----- are also dynamic.

"Both the Kupiansk and Krasnolimansk directions

are active. The entire front is moving forward,"

the war correspondent added.

According to him, the progress is slightly slower

than we would like, as the main goal is to

preserve the lives of our soldiers.

"There is agony and the destruction of the enemy

in their positions, and then there is advance,

clearing, and consolidation,"

Razin explained.

Also on the air of the TV channel "Russia 1", the

war correspondent said that the Russian Armed

Forces continue to advance nr Krasnoarmeysk.

______________________________________

Group "Vostok" of the Russian Armed Forces

advanced into the depth of defense in the

Dnipropetrovsk region

September 3rd, 11:47am

(Vesti.ru)

Russian military personnel in the Vostok military group,

have advanced into the depths of the Ukrainian Armed

Forces' defenses in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This

was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

It is specified that the Kiev regime's militants from two

mechanized brigades and a marine infantry brigade

were defeated near Berezovoye, Kalinovskoye,

and Sosnovka.

According to the report, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost

a warehouse, an armoured combat vehicle, 8 vehicles,

and an artillery gun in this area. Additionally, up to

255 militants were reportedly killed.

Earlier, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR),

Denis Pushilin, announced that the Russian army had

begun creating a security zone, in the

Dnipropetrovsk region.

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The Russian Armed Forces improved

their positions in the Sumy and

Kharkiv regions

September 3rd, 11:32am

(Vesti.ru)

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian

military has improved its positions in the Sumy and

Kharkiv regions.

It is specified -- that the tactical situation has been

improved by units of the Northern Group of Forces.

"The formations of three mechanized, airborne assault

brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a

territorial defense brigade -- were defeated in

the areas of the settlements of Alekseevka,

Varachino, Mogritsa, Proletarskoye, and

Yunakovka in the Sumy region,"

the report said.

In the Kharkiv region, the Russian Armed Forces defeated

units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' motorized infantry

brigade and assault regiment, in the areas of

Volchansk and the village of Udy.

The enemy lost up to 135 fighters, a combat armoured

vehicle, and 11 vehicles. An electronic warfare

station, two ammunition depots, and eight

material depots were also destroyed.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported --- that the

Russian army had destroyed the transport infrastructure

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

___________________________________

TASS: The Armed Forces of Ukraine

are increasingly using women as

artillerymen and riflemen

September 3rd, 10am

(Vesti.ru)

Female military personnel, have become more common in

the rifle and artillery units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

This was reported to TASS by Russian law enforcement

agencies.

The agency's interlocutor noted that there

have also been cases of their surrender.

"Women meet in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. If earlier it

was mainly medics, now it is also gunners, calculations

of FPV [drones], and even shooters," the law

enforcement agencies said.

On September 1, the TV channel "Zvezda" reported that the

Russian military managed to capture a woman from the

Armed Forces of Ukraine using a drone. According to

the channel, in the zone of the SVO, the Russian

Armed Forces use drones to scatter leaflets

calling on Ukrainian soldiers to surrender,

and then drones escort those who have

laid down their arms....... to the

Russian positions.

________________________________

250 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers..

have disappeared in the Sumy region

by Anton Demidov

September 2nd, 9:02pm

(Gazeta.ru)

In the Sumy region of Ukraine, almost 250 servicemen of

the 41st separate mechanized brigade of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine went missing. This was reported

by a representative of the Russian security forces

to TASS.

According to him, this figure was provided by the relatives

of the brigade's soldiers. The military personnel's families

analyzed the messages in the thematic groups dedicated

to searching for missing soldiers. However -- this only

applies.. to those soldiers whose names have been

mentioned online, according to the representative

of the security forces.

"The real figure is much higher, and that doesn't

include the dead and injured," he added.

In the spring of this year, units of this brigade were deployed

to the village of Yablonovka in the Sumy region. There, they

unsuccessfully conducted defensive operations and, after

suffering losses, retreated from the village.

The news item is being updated.

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Azov fighters begin to injure themselves

------- in an attempt to avoid combat

by Marina Sovina

(night editor)

September 2nd, 8:29pm

(Lenta.ru)

Cases of self-shooting have been recorded among the Azov

fighters (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned

in Russia) near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. This was

reported by TASS in Russian law enforcement agencies.

According to the agency's interlocutor, the military

personnel inflict injuries on themselves - to avoid

participating in combat operations.

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Medvedev's assistant praised the Austrian

Chancellor ......for his response on NATO

by Alexey Rybin

September 2nd, 8:11pm

(Rossiyaskaya Gazeta)

The secretariat of Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the

Russian Security Council, believes that Austrian Chancellor

Christian Kern's reaction to the country's accession to

NATO is correct. This was stated by Medvedev's

assistant, Oleg Osipov, as reported by TASS.

Earlier, Medvedev wrote an article in which he pointed out

that the Austrian establishment was “fanning the flames”

of Vienna’s rejection of its constitutionally enshrined

neutrality - in favour of joining NATO. The Deputy

Chairman of the Security Council threatened

that if Austria joined the alliance, Russia

would take retaliatory measures and

make no exceptions for Austria.

In an interview on TV, Stocker responded by saying that

Austria remains a neutral country, and is not even

considering joining the North Atlantic Alliance.

According to Osipov, the Chancellor's reaction

was correct.

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Rada Deputy reacted sharply to von

der Leyen's statement about

sending troops to Ukraine

by Marina Sovina

(night editor)

September 2nd, 8:01pm

(Lenta.ru)

The statement by the head of the European Commission Ursula

von der Leyen about the development of a plan to send troops

to Ukraine.... is pointless. This was written on his Telegram

channel by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, who is in

the pre-trial detention centre, Alexander Dubinsky.

He noted that von der Leyen probably had "a little brain

damage," calling her statements about the European

plan "nonsense and a fake."

"First, tell your grandmother that the EC doesn't have any 'troops'

or even the right to deploy them on someone else's behalf.

Second, EU decisions are still made unanimously, and

there's no consensus on this issue," Dubinsky

pointed out.

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The son of the murder suspect

of Parubiy, may have died

near Artemivsk

September 2nd, 5:05pm

(RT.ru)

The son of a man who is suspected of murdering former

Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andriy Parubiy may have died

near Artemivsk (Bakhmut), according to Ukrainian

media reports. The Ukrainian Armed Forces

soldier reportedly worked as an IT

specialist and lived in Lviv.

As writes STRANA.ua, Mikhail-Victor Scelnikov went missing

in May 2023. This was written on social networks by his

mother, Elena Cherninkaya, who works as an editor

and writer.

"The IT company TurnKey Lender in Lviv, where Scelnikov Jr.

worked, reported his death," the Telegram channel notes.

The man's call sign was Lemberg.

On August 30, former Head of the National Security and

Defense Council and former Speaker of the Verkhovna

Rada, Andriy Parubiy, was shot and killed.

A 52-year-old resident of Lviv is suspected of committing

the murder. The SBU admitted that there is currently no

evidence base that would confirm a “Russian trace”.

The suspect himself explained his

actions ------ as personal revenge.

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Ukrainian Armed Forces Instructor Cherny:

Russian Drone Pilots Take Villages

Without Personnel

September 2nd, 2:47pm

(Vesti.ru)

Russian drone operators are launching drones in such a dense

stream that they can take control of populated areas without

the involvement of personnel. This was stated by Anton

Cherny, an instructor for the Ukrainian Armed Forces,

on a Ukrainian YouTube channel.

According to Cherny, UAVs launched by Russian drone operators

can fly so densely that Ukrainian soldiers can't lift their heads

and quench their thirst by squeezing wet wipes. He shared -

that drone operators create "serious" areas of destruction.

"They can recapture a particular settlement ------- with almost no

personnel," said an instructor from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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The Russian Army has liberated the

village of Fedorovka in the DPR

September 2nd, 12:54pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) have liberated

the village of Fedorovka in the Donetsk People's Republic

(DPR). This was announced by the Russian Ministry of

Defense on September 2.

"As a result of the decisive actions of the units of the Southern

Group of Forces, the village of Fedorovka in the Donetsk

People's Republic was liberated," the report stated.

The agency added that the Russian Armed Forces in this area

defeated 3 mechanized, air mobile, and air assault brigades

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The losses of the

Ukrainian side amounted to 205 servicemen on the day.

2 armoured vehicles, seven cars, and an artillery gun

of the AFU ...were also destroyed.

In addition, the Russian military disabled three

electronic warfare stations (EW), and hit

warehouses with supplies

and ammunition.

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Putin Says Int’l Consensus on

The General Assembly reiterated that Israel's
decision from December 14th, 1981, to impose
Israeli laws, administration & custody on the
occupied Syrian Golan Heights, is null and
void -- and has no legality at all.

The latest UNGA resolution was adopted by an
overwhelming majority of UN member States.

The resolution --- reaffirmed the illegality of
acquiring territories ----- through the use of
military force. The General Assembly also
repeated that Israel's continued occupation
& enforcement of Israeli law & administration
violates international law, the UN Charter, &
the Geneva Convention's principles on the
protection of civilians during war.

During the UNGA session, a number of states
condemned the Israeli practices in occupied
Syrian Golan, calling on Israel to withdraw
from Golan, in line with June 4th, 1967.

37 states proposed the now adopted draft
resolution. However, UNGA resolutions are
non-binding and no more than a paper tiger,
unless permanent Security Council members
are willing to put their money where their
mouth was, when they adopted UNSC
Resolution 497 (1981) - decades ago.

Moreover, none of the permanent UNSC members
- China, France, Russia, the UK and the US - took
any tangible steps when the now former Israeli
Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, defiantly
declared that "Israel and the Golan are part
and parcel" and that "the international
community should get used to facing
the fact that Israel will permanently
annex the Syrian territory".

Most favourite scapegoat

The favorite scapegoat among permanent UNSC
members, with regard to supporting Israel and
neglecting Israel's illegal occupation of Golan
is the US. However, Russia is in no way more
actively pursuing Israel's adherence with
UNSC Resolution 497 (1981) -- than any
other -- of the self-anointed permanent
UNSC members. In April 2016, Russia
and Russian President Vladimir Putin,
were ominously silent about the Golan
when Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu,
visited Moscow.

Russia failed to respond to what Netanyahu had
declared "a red line" - occupation of the Golan.

A brief review of recent history pertaining to the
Israeli occupation, international affairs & Israel's
use of the Golan to wage war on Syria, suffices
to show that the UN System has failed, utterly,
and that it is perverted to the point that many
analysts call for abolishing the UN altogether.

In June 2013 an Austrian UN Disengagement &
Observer Force (UNDOF) officer told the press
that Israel is -- running a joint operations room
with the insurgents in Syria in the Golan. The
UNSC failed to respond and more importantly,
failed to take action. In July 2013, the Syrian
permanent representative to the UN in Geneva,
Dr. Fayssal al-Hamwi, noted how Israel, since
it occupied the Syrian Golan Heights in 1967,
has displaced about half a million of the
Golan´s original inhabitants.

Also in Feb. 2014, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
preempted a public relations quagmire by visiting
a field hospital for "Syrian Freedom Fighters" in
the Golan to show how much Israel cares and
does, on the humanitarian front. It turned out
that the "Freedom Fighters" belonged to the
Syrian Al-Qaeda franchise, Jabhat al-Nusra.

In March 2014, Israel launched one of many
military attacks against Syrian military and
security forces, from the Golan, while the
UNSC and most media were "silent".

In April 2014 The Director of Israel's Military
Intelligence, Brigadier General Aviv Kochavi,
a protegé of the now deceased Ariel Sharon,
was appointed to head the Israeli Defense
Forces Northern Command.

NSNBC international editor-in-chief, Christof
Lehmann, reported that the appointment of
Kochavi, indicated that Israel was planning
large-scale military operations in the Golan
in the near future and the widening of the
Syria war. Lehmann was right on the money.

In May 2014 Israel denied Syrians in Golan the
right to participate in Syrian elections. The UN
was "silent". In mid-April 2016, ahead of talks
with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli
PM Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed that Israel
would hold on to the Golan.

A UNDOF withdrawal has left a 12-16 km wide
corridor uncontrolled by the UNDOF... In 2013,
it transpired that Israel was giving support to
Jabhat al-Nusrah, such as a joint intelligence
and military operations room in the Israeli
occupied Golan, plus logistical support,
weapons, field hospitals, and direct
combat support.

In September 2014, Israeli machinations, resulted
in the displacement of UNDOF troops from a 12-16
kilometer-wide corridor in the disengagement zone
in the Golan by Jabhat Al-Nusra.. The corridor has
since been used to supply Al-Nusra and the other
terrorists and to launch attacks against Syria.

All permanent UNSC members with the exception of
Russia were "silent". Russian diplomats tentatively
spoke out against terminating the peace keeping
mission in the Golan. The UNSC failed to act.

In 2015 it came out that Israel planned a major
hydrocarbon extraction project in the Golan.
Partners in crime include Genier Energy.

On the board of directors? Dick Cheney,
James Woolsey, Bill Richardson, Jacob
Lord Rothschild, Rupert Murdoch, Larry
Summers and Michael Steinhardt,
among others.

Other players involved include the Israeli subsidiary,
Afek Oil and Gas, American Shale, French Total and
BP. Thus, there exists a broad and powerful nexus
of US, British, French and Israeli interests: at the
forefront of pushing for the break-up of Syria and
control of what's believed to be potentially vast
untapped oil and gas resources in the country.

On April 20th, 2016, NSNBC international editor-
in-chief Christof Lehmann -- said Netanyahu's
"Red Line" would be a litmus test for Russia,
as a permanent UNSC member. On April
21st, after talks between Netanyahu
and Putin in Moscow, it could be
concluded that Russia failed
-- spectacularly.

In September 2016, Israel started a wave of home
demolitions in the Golan. The UNSC was "silent".

In October 2016, Israel announced plans to
build 1,600 settlement units in the Golan,
& none of the permanent UNSC members
took any action.

So much for the latest UN
General Assembly
paper tiger.

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The UK Labour MPs who
didn’t back the Yemen vote
have blood on their hands
by David Wearing

Presenting the motion in the Commons, Thornberry
was subjected to a series of ill-judged interruptions
by Labour MPs, such as Kevan Jones, Toby Perkins
and John Woodcock. Indeed, Thornberry received
more vocal support in the chamber from the SNP
group than from her own supposed comrades.

According to subsequent reports, some Labour
members even tried to work with their Tory
counterparts, in order to defeat their own
party’s motion.

Woodcock, a former 'Progress' Chair, claimed that
British support is “precisely focused on training
the Saudis” to improve their targeting - so as to
“create fewer civilian casualties” - parroting
the official government line. The idea that the
Saudis’ “widespread & systematic” attacks
on civilian targets are just a series of well-
meaning errors, is one that, to put it as
gently as possible, lacks credibility.

And if decades of training provided by the
British to the Saudi pilots hasn’t prevented
these supposed errors by now --- it seems
rather unlikely that it will in the near future.

In any case, this misrepresents the true nature
of the UK's role. When the intervention began,
the foreign secretary Philip Hammond, vowed
to “support the Saudis in every practical way
short of engaging in combat”, including “spare
parts, maintenance, technical advice, resupply”
and “logistical support”. The reality is that the
Saudi Air Force, roughly half UK-supplied and
half US-supplied jets, could barely function,
without this ongoing assistance from
Washington and London.

If there is Yemeni blood on the hands of the Saudi-led
coalition - then that blood is also on the hands of the
coalition’s western backers, enablers and apologists.

The Saudis and their allies can only wage this war
because the Anglo-American suppliers of their air
forces are providing active, material support. And
British and American politicians can only collude
in these outrages, because the political cost on
them, so far, has been low. However, it is in the
gift of their constituents – you, the reader –
to change that equation.

(source - The Guardian)

This could be defeated --- with
a UNITED LABOUR PARTY !!!

But unfortunately, there are "entryist" MPs who, for
decades, have been groomed by CIA cold war relic
organisations -- like the Atlantic Council -- and are
now trying to misdirect the Labour Party towards
cuts, a militarised police, and a US war agenda...
and their anti-peace MPs are hobbling Labour.

129 Labour MPs voted to stop support for
Saudi Arabia’s campaign in Yemen. The
vote was defeated by a majority of 90.

The motion called for ---- support to be withdrawn
from the Saudi government until a United Nations
investigation could determine whether the Saudi
bombing had breached international law.

The motion didn't explicitly include
a suspension of UK arms sales.

100+ Labour MPs didn't vote on the motion.
If all of them had voted to support it, the
government would have been defeated.

The following, are the Labour MPs who
abstained, or weren't present to vote.

Adrian Bailey
Andy Burnham
Angela Eagle
Angela Smith
Ann Clwyd
Ann Coffey
Anna Turley
Barry Sheerman
Ben Bradshaw
Bridgit Phillipson
Caroline Flint
Catherine McKinnell
Chris Bryant
Chris Elmore (Teller)
Chris Evans
Chris Leslie
Clive Lewis (ill)
Connor McGinn
Dan Jarvis
David Crausby
David Lammy
Diana Johnson
Fiona MacTaggart
Frank Field
Gareth Thomas
Gavin Shuker
Geoffrey Robinson
George Howarth
Gerald Kaufman
Gill Furniss
Gisela Stuart
Gloria De Piero
Graeme Jones
Graham Allen
Graham Stringer
Heidi Alexander
Helen Jones
Ian Austin
Ian Murray
Ivan Lewis
Jamie Reed
Jim Fitzpatrick
Joan Ryan
John Mann
John Spellar
John Woodcock
Judith Cummins (Teller)
Julie Elliott
Kate Hoey
Keith Vaz
Kevan Jones
Kevin Barron
Liz Kendall
Luciana Berger
Lucy Powell
Madeleine Moon
Margaret Beckett
Margaret Hodge
Maria Eagle
Mark Hendrick
Mary Creagh
Meg Hillier (Paired)
Melanie Onn
Michael Dugher
Mike Gapes
Natascha Engel
Neil Coyle
Nia Griffith
Pat McFadden
Paul Flynn
Peter Kyle
Phil Wilson
Rachel Reeves
Rob Flello
Rob Marris
Roberta Blackman-Woods
Rosie Cooper
Rushanara Ali
Ruth Smeeth
Shabana Mahmood
Siobhain McDonagh
Stephen Kinnock
Susan Jones
Toby Perkins
Tom Blenkinsopp
Tom Watson
Tracy Brabin
Tristram Hunt
Vernon Coaker
Wayne David
Wes Streeting
Yasmin Qureshi
Yvonne Fovargue

___________________________________

‘How Can I Deselect
My Labour MP?’ A Short
Guideto Reselection and
Democratic Accountability
by Eric Sim, excellent free advice here:

http://novaramedia.com/2016/07/13/how-can-i-
deselect-my-labour-mp-a-short-guide-to-
reselection-and-democratic-accountability/

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US Impunity Erodes World Justice

Nicolas J S Davies is the author of Blood On Our
Hands: the American Invasion and Destruction
of Iraq. He also wrote the chapters on “Obama
at War” in Grading the 44th President: a Report
Card on Barack Obama’s First Term as a
Progressive (Lol) Leader.

In the past weeks, Burundi and S. Africa have joined
Namibia in declaring their intention to withdraw from
the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
(ICC). They are likely to be followed by a parade of
other African countries, jeopardizing the future of
an international court, which has prosecuted 39
officials from 8 African countries, but has failed
to indict a single person who is not African.

Ironically, African countries were among the first
to embrace the ICC, so it is a striking turnaround
that they are now the first to give up on it.

But it is the United States that has played the leading
role in preventing the ICC from fulfilling the universal
mandate for which it was formed, to hold officials of
all countries accountable for the worst crimes in the
world: genocide; crimes against humanity; and war
crimes - not least, international aggression, which
the judges at Nuremberg defined as “the supreme
international crime”, from which, all other war
crimes follow.

As the ICC’s founding father, former Nuremberg
prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, lamented in 2011:

“You don’t have to be a criminologist to realize
that if you want to deter a crime, you must
persuade potential criminals that, if they
commit crimes, they will be hauled into
court and be held accountable. It is the
policy of the US to do just the opposite
as far as the crime of aggression is
concerned.

"Our government has gone to great pains --- to
be sure that no US citizen will be tried by any
international criminal court, for the supreme
crime of illegal war-making.”

The US has not only refused to accept the
jurisdiction of the ICC over its own citizens.
It's gone further, pressuring other countries
to sign Bilateral Immunity Agreements (BIA),
in which they renounce the right to refer US
citizens to the ICC for war crimes committed
on their territory.

The US has also threatened to cut off US aid to
countries that refuse to sign them. The BIAs
violate those countries’ own commitments
under the ICC statute, and US pressure to
sign them, has been rightly condemned:
as an outrageous effort to ensure
impunity for US war crimes.

Resistance to US Impunity

To the credit of our international neighbours, this
US strategy has met with substantial resistance.
The European Parliament overwhelmingly passed
a resolution, stating that BIAs are incompatible
with EU membership, and urging EU- member
states and countries seeking EU membership
not to sign them.

Fifty-four countries have publicly refused to sign
BIAs, and 24 have accepted cut-offs of US aid as
a consequence of their refusal. Of 102 countries
that have signed a BIA, only 48 are members of
the ICC in any case ----- and only 15 of those
countries are on record as having ratified
the BIAs in their own parliaments.

Thirty-two other ICC members have apparently
allowed BIAs to take effect without parliament-
ary ratification, but this has been challenged by
their own country’s legal experts in many cases.

The US campaign to undermine the ICC is part
of a much broader effort by the US government
to evade all forms of accountability under the
laws that are supposed to govern international
behaviour in the modern world --- even as it
continues to masquerade as a global
champion of the rule of law.

The treaties US policy systematically violates
today, were crafted by US statespersons and
diplomats, working with foreign colleagues,
to build a world where all people will enjoy
some basic protections... from the worst
atrocities, instead of being subject only
to the law of the jungle or “might
makes right.”

So current US policy is a cynical betrayal of
the work and wisdom of past generations of
US citizens, as well as of countless victims
over the world to whom we are effectively
denying the protections of the UN Charter
& Geneva Conventions, the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child, and many other
multilateral treaties our country ignores,
violates or refuses to ratify.

Avoiding jurisdiction in international courts
is only one of the ways that the US evades
international accountability for its criminal
behaviour. Another involves an elaborate,
well-disguised, public relations campaign
that exploits the powerful position of US
corporations in the world of commercial
media.

Major Propaganda Funding

The US government spends a billion dollars
per year on public relations or, more bluntly,
propaganda, including $600 million from the
Pentagon budget. The work of its PR teams
and contractors is laundered by US news-
papers --- and repeated and analyzed ad
nauseam, by monolithic, flag-waving
TV networks.

These profitable corporate operations monopolize
the public airwaves in the US, and also use their
financial clout, slick marketing, and the support
of the US State Department to maintain a power-
ful presence in foreign and international media
markets.

Foreign media in allied countries provide further
legitimacy and credibility to US talking-points
and narratives as they echo around the world.
Meanwhile, Hollywood fills cinema and TV
screens across the world with an idealized,
glamorized, inspirational version of the US
that still mesmerizes many people.

This whole elaborate “information warfare”
machine presents the US as a global leader
for democracy, human rights and the rule of
law, even as it systematically and catastroph-
ically undermines those same principles. It
enables our leaders to loudly, persuasively,
demonize other countries and their leaders
as dangerous violators of international law,
even as the US and its allies commit far
worse crimes.

Double Standards

The phrase “aggressive war” is also a no-no in
the Western media - when the US government
launches wars, across international borders.
In the past 20 years, the US has violated the
UN Charter to attack at least eight countries
(Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan,
Yemen, Somalia, Libya & Syria), and the
resulting wars, have killed about
two million people.

A complex whirlwind of conflict and chaos rages
on in all the countries where the US and its allies
have lit the flames of war since 2001, but our US
leaders still debate new interventions ---- and/or
escalations as if we are the fire brigade not the
arsonists. (By contrast, the US government and
the Western media are quick to accuse Russia
or other countries of “aggression” --- even in
legally murky situations, such as after the
US-backed coup in 2014, that ousted the
elected president of Ukraine.)

Systematic violations of the Geneva Conventions
are an integral part of US war-making. Most are
shrouded in secrecy: the propaganda machine
spins the atrocities that slip through into the
public record, as a disconnected series of
aberrations, accidents and “bad apples,”
instead of as the result of illegal rules
of engagement and unlawful orders
from higher-ups.

The senior officers and civilian officials who
are criminally responsible for these crimes
in US & international law -- systematically
abuse their powerful positions to subvert
investigations, cover up their crimes, &
avoid any accountability whatsoever.

Pinter’s Complaint

When UK playwright Harold Pinter was awarded
the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, he bravely
and brilliantly used his Nobel lecture to speak
about the real role the US plays in the world,
and how it whitewashes its crimes. Pinter
recounted a meeting at the US Embassy
in London in the 1980s in which a senior
embassy official, Raymond Seitz, flatly
denied US war crimes in Nicaragua ----
for which the US was in fact, convicted
of aggression by the International Court
of Justice (ICJ). Seitz went on to serve
as Assistant Secretary of State, US
Ambassador to the UK, and then
Vice-Chair of Lehman Brothers.

As Pinter explained: “this ‘policy’ was by no
means restricted to Central America. It was
conducted throughout the world. It was
never-ending. And it is --- as if it never
happened.

“The United States supported - and in many cases
engendered every rightwing military dictatorship
in the world, after the end of the Second World
War. I refer to:- Indonesia, Greece, Uruguay,
Brazil, Paraguay, Haiti, Turkey, the Philippines,
Guatemala, El Salvador, and, of course, Chile.
The horror the US inflicted upon Chile in 1973
can never be purged, & can never be forgiven.

“Hundreds of thousands of deaths took place
throughout these countries. Did... they take
place? & are they in all cases, attributable
to US foreign policy? The answer is 'yes',
they did take place, and are attributable
to American foreign policy. But you
wouldn’t know it.

“It never happened. Nothing ever happened.
Even while it was happening it wasn’t happ-
ening. It didn’t matter. It was of no interest.
The crimes of the United States have been
systematic, constant, vicious, remorseless,
but very few people have actually talked
about them. You have to hand it to the
US. It has exercised a quite clinical
manipulation of power, worldwide,
while masquerading... as a force
for universal good. It’s a brilliant
- even witty - highly successful,
act of hypnosis.”

If, in 2016, the world seems to be more violent
and chaotic than ever, it's not because the US
lacks the will to use force or project power, as
both major party candidates for President, &
their military advisers appear to believe, but
because our leaders have placed too much
stock in the illegal threat and use of force,
and have lost faith in the rule of law, any
international cooperation and diplomacy.

After a century of commercial dominance,
& 75 years of investing disproportionately
in weapons, military forces & geopolitical
schemes, perhaps it is understandable
that US leaders have forgotten how to
deal fairly and respectfully with our
international neighbours. But it's no
longer an option, to muddle along,
leaving a trail of death, ruin and
chaos in our wake, counting on
an elaborate propaganda mach-
ine, to minimize the blowback
on our country and our lives.

Sooner, rather than later, US citizens & our
leaders must knuckle down and master the
very different attitudes & skills that we will
need to become law-abiding global citizens
in a peaceful, sustainable, multipolar world.

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Russia ends treaty limiting
plutonium production in response
to recent US escalation of hostility
Fort Russ News - Topwar.ru - Lenta - News.Ru -
translated by J. Arnoldski

TopWar: On October 3rd, Russian President
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on suspending
compliance with the agreement with the US on
disposing weapons-grade plutonium. The main
reason for this decision was pointed out as the
“unfriendly attitude of the US towards Russia.”

Sources from the State Duma have reported that
Russia is ready to resume the agreement, if the
US cancels all the anti-Russian sanctions. Plus,
Russia demands that the US reduce its military
contingent in Europe, before Russia resumes
compliance with the protocols. The State
Duma’s statement reads:

“Acting according to the agreement and the
protocols of the agreement can be resumed
after the US eliminates the reasons which led
to this radical change in circumstances: after
the US reduces its military infrastructure and
the number of its troop contingents deployed
on the territory of the NATO countries having
joined NATO after September 1st, 2000, down
to the level at which they were on the day that
the agreement and its protocols entered force.

"Since then NATO has grown to encompass 9 states
of Eastern Europe. Just around the corner is NATO’s
10th state to be included since 2000 - Montenegro.”

In addition, Russia has demanded, as one of its
conditions, that Washington cancel the so-call-
ed Magnitsky Act.

We await a reaction from the US.