📣 Russia under Putin continues to thrive, despite western propaganda of collapse. The war in Ukraine conveniently serves as a distraction and excuse for military setbacks. The Russian economy is booming due to excessive military spending. Western war cheerleaders push for more conflict. The truth behind the war's origins and Ukraine's motives remains murky. As funding for Ukraine's defense wavers, Russia aims to exhaust their resources and destroy their military infrastructure. Both the US and EU struggle to support Ukraine. Amidst it all, the people suffer, while the military-industrial complexes profit. The Cold War seems to be reigniting, and Putin rises above in the chaos. Tragic for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, but not for those in the west who benefit from perpetual conflict. 💔#Geopolitics#Russia#Ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/1/8/putin-is-starting-2024-from-a-position-of-strength
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Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu briefed President Putin on heroic actions in Urozhaynoye village. Our brave soldiers, led by Commander Ivan Kalashnikov, displayed valor and courage in the face of adversity. 🎖️🇷🇺
💣🔥 Special military operation in Donetsk People's Republic witnessed a stunning victory. Shoigu provided detailed accounts of the heroic battle to President Putin. 📚
🚫🇺🇦 Ukrainian forces' offensive near Urozhaynoye ended in failure. Weeks of artillery fire and futile attempts to breach Russian positions proved fruitless, according to DNR advisor Yan Gagin. 💥
🌍 Shoigu previously shared insights on Russia's military exercises in Ukraine. Stay tuned for more updates. 📰🔍#Russia#Ukraine
https://dcweekly.org/2023/09/25/russian-defense-minister-reports-heroic-battle-in-ukraine-to-president-putin/
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How does it end? Just as I forecast before it began. Josh Hammer and I talk #Ukraine, #Russia, and the foreign policy flubs for the past 40 years: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-josh-hammer-show/id1606834013?i=1000555563068
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: Russian forces have struck clearly marked UN vehicles in two separate instances that were delivering humanitarian aid to civilians in Ostriv, Kherson region yesterday.
The first two clips are taken from Russian Telegram channels showing the moments of the strikes, while the third was published on UNIFEED’s website and shows both the impact and the aftermath. Furthermore, Russian forces also struck a vehicle belonging to the NGO “Iskra Dobra” in the Dnipro district of the city while it was delivering hot meals to residents.
(via @yaroslavshanko, UNifeed & @wartranslated on X)
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: The Ryazan oil refinery in western Russia was struck overnight during a Ukrainian drone attack, causing massive fires at the facility and what local residents described as “oil rain” falling over parts of the city.
The refinery, one of the largest in Russia and located more than 460 km from the Ukrainian border, has been targeted multiple times by Ukrainian strikes since the beginning of the war.
Russian air defence activity during the attack also reportedly resulted in damage to residential buildings, with casualties reported.
(via @Archer83Able on X)
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: Russia launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine overnight, targeting multiple locations across Kyiv. Missiles were also reportedly used during the strikes.
According to reports, Russia launched approximately 892 drones toward the city within the past 24 hours.
(via @war_noir, @wartranslated & @NOELREPORTS on X)
🇺🇦#Ukraine – 🇷🇺#Russia: Helmet-cam footage shows a Ukrainian soldier from the Seraphim Drone Unit narrowly escaping a drone strike on a pickup truck, jumping clear at the exact moment of the explosion.
The soldier appears to be armed with a Turkish-made bullpup shotgun, the HATSAN BTS-12, reportedly used by anti-drone units for its effectiveness and accuracy at ranges of up to 120 meters with 12-gauge loads.
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: Ukraine has launched a wave of drone strikes across Grozny, Chechnya.
Regional reports indicate that the base of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division, along with the local FSB headquarters, was struck.
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: Russia has launched a wave of drone strikes across the city of Sumy, hitting several civilian buildings, including a kindergarten struck by two drones.
(via @wartranslated on X)
🇺🇦#Ukraine – 🇷🇺#Russia: Footage reportedly shows a Ukrainian drone striking an apartment building earlier today in Cheboksary, Russia, during a wave of drone strikes targeting the VNIIR-Progress military plant.
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: Russia's VNIIR-Progress military plant in Cheboksary was struck twice, once overnight and once just earlier by Ukrainian drones.
The plant specializes in producing EW (Electronic Warfare) equipment, as well as components that are integrated into Shahed drones and several other types of missiles.
(📹 via @NOELreports)
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: Russian forces have launched a ballistic missile during the day targeting the city of Merefa, killing five people and injuring at least 19.
A store and several homes were destroyed as a result of the strike.
🇺🇦#Ukraine - 🇷🇺#Russia: Russian forces have launched several drone strikes on the village of Inzhenernoe, damaging a five-story residential building and sparking a fire in another multi-story structure. Two civilians were injured, one critically hospitalized while the other received on-site medical care.
Meanwhile, in the Kamyanske District, a drone struck transport infrastructure, hitting a passenger bus which was reportedly carrying around 40 children.
In Kherson, an ambulance driver was killed and at least seven people were reported injured after another strike earlier this morning.