#Outcomes2024
🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference on the outcomes of Russian diplomacy in 2024 (January 14, 2025)
💬 FM Sergey #Lavrov: We are living in a historical era of confrontation between those who uphold the fundamental principles of international law <...> which have been formulated, set out and put forth in the most important international document – the UN Charter – and those who are not satisfied with that document, who decided <...> that they could not live in accordance with the wishes of the “political West”, <...> those who oppose multipolarity.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has repeatedly explained the true root causes of the special military operation in Ukraine. We had to begin to repel an attack, a war waged against us by the collective West with the main goal of suppressing competition when Russia re-emerged as its strong rival on the international arena.
Their main goal was to weaken our country geopolitically, creating direct military threats to us right on our borders, on Russia’s native territories, <...> in an attempt to slash our strategic potential and devalue it as much as possible.
The second reason also has to do with the history of the region, only it was more about the people who have lived on that land for centuries. <...> These people were labelled ‘terrorists’ by the current Ukrainian regime, which came to power through a coup d'etat. And when they refused to accept it, that regime launched an all-out offensive against all things Russian. <...>
There has been a revival in efforts to oppose the Western diktat, with emerging economies and new centres of financial power in China, India, ASEAN, the Arab world, and CELAC. This group also includes a resurgent Russia together with its allies from the EAEU, the CIS, and CSTO. This also includes the SCO and #BRICS.
The United States does not want to have any competitors anywhere, starting with the energy sector. <...> The United States and its allies have placed sanctions policies at the core of what they do on the international stage, including regarding Russia. This demonstrates their refusal to engage in fair economic competition and their commitment to using unfair, aggressive practices for suppressing their opponents.
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#CollectiveWest
The West is intoxicated by its perceived “greatness,” its impunity, and its self-endowed authority to dictate the destinies of peoples worldwide. This reflects arrogance and a disdainful attitude towards the rest of the world. It is yet another brazen assertion that when we speak of “democracy,” it signifies merely one thing – “we do as we please.” <...> It is sheer hypocrisy, dictatorial behaviour, disrespect for the populace.
#UN
UN Security Council reform is needed. Not all countries that bear special responsibility in the global economy, finance, politics, and military affairs are represented in the UN Security Council. It has been pointed out repeatedly that countries such as India and Brazil have long earned permanent Security Council membership on all counts, as has Africa.
#RussiaChina
Russia-China partnership is among the key factors stabilising modern international life and the ongoing processes that are used, among other things, to escalate confrontation and hostility in international affairs, which is what our neighbours from NATO engage in under US guidance.
#USA#Ukraine
As soon as Donald Trump assumes the presidency and articulates his final stance on Ukrainian matters, we will examine it. <...> The increasing reference to the realities “on the ground” is a development likely to be welcomed.
#RussiaSerbia
Our relations with Serbia are grounded solely in the interests of the Serbian and Russian peoples, as well as our respective states. Our interests align on the vast majority of issues. These relations are rich with specific agreements and projects, including those in the energy sector, approved by our heads of state, governments, and companies.
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🇺🇦⚔️ Ukraine Fronts on the Morning of 17 March⚡️
🔴#Sumy Direction:
🔴In #Sudzha Sector, west of the city in #Ukraine, the RFAF is fighting for #Zhuravka and in the direction of #Belovody to the south of it. To the east, battles for #Basovka are ongoing.
🟡 In #Russia, to the east, there are fierce battles for #Gogolevka.
🟡#Oleshnya remains under AFU control. For #Melovoy to the east of it, the situation is unclear.
🟡 For #Guyevo, battles continue.
🟡#Gornalin the far south of #Kursk region, remains under AFU control for now.
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🔴#Svatovo Front:
🔴 In #Kupyansk Sector, on the right bank of the Oskol River, north of #Kupyansk, the RFAF continue to advance.
🗺 Map 2
🔴 In #Borovaya Sector, fights for #Boguslavka's northern settlement outskirts continue.
🔴In #Liman Sector, fighting is taking place in the direction of #Zagryzovo - #Boguslavka.
🟡#Novolyubovka has been occupied by Russian forces.
🗺 Map 2
🔴#ChasovYar Direction:
🔴In #Toretsk Sector, fighting in the city continues.
🔴#Pokrovsk Direction:
🔴 On the right Flank, the battles for #Lysovka, where the RFAF took again control of its southwestern part, and #Novoukrainka continue.
🟡 In #Shevchenko, the AFU have consolidated in the northern part of the village. Periodically they try to enter the southern part, where they are defeated.
🎞 Video
🟡 In #Peschanoye, the AFU is trying to gain a foothold again. Most of the village is under Russian control.
🟡 In #Zverevo, Russian assault groups are attacking in the southeastern parts (north of #Peschanoye) and in the northwestern part.
🟡 In #Kotlino, the AFU counterattacks for the northwestern settlement outskirts.
🗺 Map 3
🔴 On the left Flank, the RFAF took the initiative and try to restore the situation in #Udachnoye. The eastern part of the settlement and most of industrial zone came under Russian control.
🗺 Map 3
🔴#Zaporozhye Direction:
🔴In the #Orekhov Section, Russian troops continue to attack with infantry units in the area of the conquered #Pyatikhatki settlement. Battles for #Shcherbaki and #MalyeShcherbaki to the west of it are ongoing. The AFU is counterattacking, also at #Stepovoye.
🗺 Maps @olegtsarov
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🕰17 Mar 2025; 06:34 GMT+3; #sum
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🇺🇦📆 Weekly Ukraine War Roundup⚡️
🗣 The Past Week saw continued global turbulence. The spotlight was on Trump’s introduction of sweeping protective tariffs, signalling a move towards super-protectionism. The era of globalism and idealistic notions of 'international division of labour' is fading, , giving way to intensifying trade wars. Washington aims to bring real industrial production back to the #US, streamline spending, and balance trade, particularly with #China. #EU officials voiced concern, but antiwar protests in cities like #Rome, with slogans like 'We need hospitals, not missiles,' better reflect public sentiment. Meanwhile, #Europe’s elite exploits the 'War with Russia' narrative to serve arms lobbies and divert funds from social programmes. The #US also saw protests, mainly driven by the societal split after years of liberal-fascist propaganda from Biden’s camp and its allies.
🇷🇺 In Diplomacy, the arrival of Dmitriev, envoy of the Supreme, in the #US was notable. His talks focused less on peace in #Ukraine and more on the economic benefits of working with us, compared to the costly, unconditional arms deliveries to Kiev.
🔸 Such Meetings are often spun at home as signs of a 'coming end to the war' which is misleading. Unquestioning belief in this narrative has weakened logistical support for the front and sparked rumours among troops about an imminent ceasefire. This undermines morale among fighters and officers, who see it as premature compromise.
⚔️ On the Fronts, while the RFAF maintain strategic initiative, the AFU is carrying out a defensive operation to slow our advance along the Line of Contact.
🔴 In the Invasion Zone, the AFU still hold #Kursk border settlements, while the RFAF fight deeper into #Sumy region. Battles continue at #Popovka and #Demidovka in #Belgorod region, with the AFU reinforcing across the border. Signals indicate they retain reserves for further provocations. In #Bryansk region, officials finally acknowledged daily AFU shelling of civilians, though some incidents go unreported, frustrating locals and raising doubts about regional control.
🔴 On the #Svatovo Front, north of #Kupyansk, the RFAF expand their bridgehead on the Oskol’s right bank. Southward, intense fighting continues. On the #Liman axis, control expands from #Katerinovka to #Ivanovka.
🔴 At #ChasovYar, fighting with little movement. Near #Konstantinovka, we have engaged in battles at #Andreyevka. After weeks of combat in #Toretsk, we shifted southward, taking #Panteleymonovka and #Aleksandropol, fierce clashes rage in #Tarasovka and at #ZelenoyePole.
🔴 Around #Pokrovsk, momentum has shifted, Russian troops now advancing in #Lysovka.
🔴 In #Komar Direction, clashes continue south of #Razliv, at #Vesyoloye and #VolnoyePole.
🔴 On the #Zaporozhye Front, Russian forces took #Lobkovoye after gains at #Shcherbaki and #Stepovoye. Reportedly renewed action at #Kamenskoye. In #Kherson region, mutual strikes, and the RF Aerospace Forces increased FAB use this week.
💥 A recent AFU Strike on a key fibre-optic plant highlighted weaknesses in our air defences. Command inertia, underuse of anti drone tools, poor coordination, and lack of accountability among senior officers still lead to avoidable damage, despite most UAVs being downed, often over towns. Low pay and unfair compensation remain concerns among air defence crews.
❇️ In Summary, any 'societal relaxation' amid continued heavy fighting and Kiev’s consistent disregard for agreements, while the #US keeps supplying arms and intelligence to the AFU, looks naive. Mocking the AFU or potential adversaries has already cost Russia dearly, leading to the war now entering its 4th year.
📌 Notes: A Russian view; in supplement: In #Toretsk itself, the RFAF also advanced. In #Basovka the battle has shiftet to its southern part (Sumy).🗺👆
🗺 Map CC;📋Source: 2M
🕰As of 6 Apr 2025; 07:22 GMT+3
📃5 Apr;#sum
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ Two Majors #Summary for the Morning of 15 March 2025; 06:29 (GMT+3)⚡️
🛡More than 20 UAVs were downed by air defence and EW means over the #Voronezh region at night. The governor of the #Bryansk region also reported that an UAV attack had been repelled. Local media reported explosions (15-20) over #Volgograd, with one drone downed near 'Sarepta Station.' The likely target was the local oil refinery, with footage of a fire emerging. During the day, a drone crashed in the centre of #Dzhankoy (#Crimea), injuring 2 women. The UAV damaged a café, and shrapnel struck 2 private houses and a church. There were 3 wounded.
🎯 Russian Forces, in turn, targeted industrial zones and the port in #Odessa and its surroundings with Geranium drones. A fire broke out at an electrical substation following one of the strikes, and the regional administration reported that #Chernomorsk (#Ilyichevsk) was completely blacked out due to damage to the energy infrastructure. The enemy also reported strikes on #Chernigov, #Pavlograd, #Cherkassy, #Starokonstantinov, the Bogodukhovsky district of the #Kharkov region, as well as the #Vinnitsa and #Kiev regions.
🔹 In #Kursk Region, the destruction of remaining enemy forces attempting to retreat into the #Sumy region continues. Trump has stated that thousands of AFU militants are encircled. The final settlements left to be liberated are #Gogolevka, #Gornal, #Oleshnya, and #Guyevo. The enemy is striking liberated territories. AFU Nazis targeted the local history museum in #Sudzha, an architectural monument from the late 19th century. A museum employee, who had remained in the city during the occupation and had come to inspect the building, was killed. 2 other employees were wounded. Since 12 March, 209 residents have been evacuated from the liberated settlements. Amid the Russian Army’s advance and the Supreme Command’s objective of creating a buffer zone, mandatory evacuation has begun in 8 villages near the border in the #Yunakovka and #Miropolye communities of the #Sumy region. Russian forces have already pushed into enemy territory towards #Basovka and #Zhuravka.
Until demining operations are completed, the authorities in the region have imposed temporary entry restrictions in 122 settlements across 6 districts bordering #Ukraine.
🔹 In the North of #Kupyansk Direction, reports indicate clashes with AFU forces near #Figolevka on the right bank of the Oskol.
🔹 In #Pokrovsk Direction, fighting continues near #Udachnoye, #Kotlino, #Peschanoye, #Shevchenko, and #Tarasovka. The enemy claims that Russian units, freed up after the liberation of #Konstantinovka, have been redeployed to #Pokrovsk to increase pressure.
🔹 On the #Vremyevka Ledge, the 'Group of Troops East' continues advancing towards #Bogatyr west of the village. Fighting is ongoing in the areas of #Dneproenergiya and #Burlatskoye.
🔹 On the #Zaporozhye Front, reports indicate Russian success near #Shcherbaki and #MalyeShcherbaki.🗺👆Russian units continue to assault enemy positions in the forest plantations. From the southern side, airborne troops have entered #Shcherbaki, assaulting enemy fortifications and strongpoints. The enemy has pulled back its main forces, leaving observation posts in the village manned with machine gun and rifle crews, supported by artillery and kamikaze drones. #Shcherbaki is nearly cleared. Assault groups of the Russian Airborne Forces are advancing from the south towards #MalyeShcherbaki and from the east towards #Shcherbaki.
💥 In #Belgorod Region, the enemy continues heavy strikes.
#Valuyki, #Kukuyevka, #Murom, #Shebekino, #Tishanka in the Volokonovsky district, and #YasnyeZori in the Belgorod district are under attack.
💥 In #Gorlovka (#DPR), a Nazi drone strike injured a 1951-born woman and a 1981-born man. A 1970-born man was injured by enemy barrel artillery.
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🇺🇦⚔️ Ukraine Fronts on the Morning of 19 March⚡️
🔴#Sumy Direction:
🔴In #Sudzha Sector, to the west in #Ukraine, fights in and around #Zhuravka. To the southeast...
🟡 In #Basovka, the RFAF have advanced and the battle has shifted to the southern settlement part.
🟡 In #Kursk region, the battles for the villages of #Gogolevka and #Guyevo continue.
🟡#Oleshnya and #Gornal remain under AFU control.
🗺 Map 1; added arrows show the mentioned locations, black contested
🔴 In #KrasnayaYaruga Sector, the AFU crossed the border in the area of the #Demidovka, #Grafovka and #Prilesye villages south of #Sudhza in #Belgorod region. Several attack waves have been stopped by destroying armoured vehicles. The AFU remnants tried to get a foothold. Fights on Russian territory, especially towards #Demidovka with tank support continued. According to the latest unconfirmed report, the invaders have withdrawn to their initial positions in #Sumy region.
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🔴#Kharkov Direction:
🔴In #Liptsy Section, the AFU counterattacked unsuccessfully in the settlement area of #Glubokoye.
🔴 In #Volchansk Section, the battle for the city continues.
🔴#Svatovo Front:
🔴 In #Kupyansk Sector, to the north, the RFAF are advancing from #Topoli southwestwards towards #Kamenka, the eastern approaches of which are also attacked. Furthermore Russian troops advance from the south on the village.
🟡 Near #Krasnoye1st(Pervoye), to the southwest, Russin units are advancing on the settlement.
🟡#Figolevka, located further southwest, has been recaptured by the AFU.
🟡 North of #Kupyansk, Russian units are expanding the bridgehead northeast of #Kondrashovka.
🟡 Northeast of #Kupyansk, the AFU counterattacks in the area of #Petropavlovka.
🔴 In #Borovaya Sector, fierce fighting in the northern outskirts of #Boguslavka continues.
🔴In #Liman Sector, Russian troops have advanced to #BalkaZhuravka's northern settlement outskirts and continue to attack in the westerly direction.
🟡 North of #Torskoye, positional battles are taking place.
🔴In #Seversk Sector, fights in the area of #Bologorofka (#LPR) continue. The AFU still hold positions on the Chalk Quarry (White Mountain) south of the village.
🟡 In #Verkhnekamenskoye, fights for the centre.
🔴#ChasovYar Direction:
🔴In #ChasovYar Sector, fierce battles continue. The AFU counterattacks.
🔴In #Toretsk Sector, the situation is unchanged.
🔴#Pokrovsk Direction:
🔴 South of the City, heavy battles and counterattacks continue. The situation is dynamic.
🟡#Shevchenko has been recaptured by Russian forces. The AFU counterattacks.
🟡 In #Peschanoye, the same situation as for #Shevchenko.
🟡 In #Kotlino, the northwestern outskirts and the cemetery area are embattled.
🔴 On the left Flank, the battle for #Udachnoye continues.
🔴#Komar Direction:
🔴In #Konstantinopol Sector, west of #Andreyevka, the AFU have pushed back Russian assault groups, which attacked towards #Alekseyevka.
🟡 In #Konstantinopol, the RFAF lost control over the village. The AFU have advanced into its centre.
🎬 Video 2
🟡 South of #Konstantinopol, the RFAF expanded their control zone by more than 1 km. The battle for the village continues.
🟡 From #Razdolnoye, Russian units advanced northwards towards #Razliv and #Bogatyr.
🔴 In #Komar Sector, northwest of #VelikayaNovosyolka, the RFAF are building on their success at #Burlatskoye.
🔴#Zaporozhye Direction:
🔴In the #Orekhov Section, we have to clarify that according to objective evidence data, #Shcherbaki, #MalyeShcherbaki and #Stepovoye are still contested.
🔴 In #Kherson Direction, no changes.
💥#OldRussia:
🔵 In #Krasnodar Territory, the AFU struck the 'Kavkazskaya Oil Transshipment Point.' This, after the Trump - Putin call.
🎞 Video 1 Source; 🎞 Video 2 Source
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