[WonderMomma]

"Ukrainian units finally leveled the situation in the Luhansk direction, regained the positions that were lost a few days ago, knocking out the Russian occupiers from the area of settlements of Nadiya and part of Novoyehorivka"

Related post: https://www.documentingreality.com/f...ml#post8006153

#liberated




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"Report of the United24 platform about the Czech 122-mm RM-70 Vampire 4D MLRS , which is in service with the 55th Artillery Brigade" English translation

[WonderMomma]

NO MEDIA:

"The President of South Africa called on Putin to restore the grain agreement.

According to Ramaphosa, Africa needs grain supplies on a commercial basis more than "asking for gifts" from Russia."

I pulled an article regarding this:
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-...al-2023-07-28/

African leaders tell Putin: 'We have a right to call for peace'
By Mark Trevelyan and Kevin Liffey
July 28, 20237:08 PM EDT

July 28 (Reuters) - African leaders pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to move ahead with their plan to end the Ukraine conflict and to renew a deal crucial to Africa on the safe wartime export of Ukrainian grain, which Moscow tore up last week.

While not directly critical of Russia, their interventions on the second day of a summit were more concerted and forceful than those that African countries have voiced until now.

They served as reminders of the depth of African concern at the consequences of the war, especially rising food prices.

"This war must end. And it can only end on the basis of justice and reason," African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat told Putin and African leaders in St Petersburg.

"The disruptions of energy and grain supplies must end immediately. The grain deal must be extended for the benefit of all the peoples of the world, Africans in particular."

Reuters reported in June that the African plan floats a series of possible steps to defuse the conflict, including a Russian troop pull-back, removal of Russian tactical nuclear weapons from Belarus, suspension of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Putin, and sanctions relief.

Putin gave it a cool reception when African leaders presented it to him last month. In public remarks on Friday, he restated in similar terms his argument that Ukraine and the West, not Russia, were responsible for the conflict.

Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso said the initiative "deserves the closest attention", calling "urgently" for peace.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told Putin: "We feel that we have a right to call for peace - the ongoing conflict also negatively affects us."

The stream of calls prompted Putin repeatedly to defend Russia's position and finally make an eight-minute statement, later issued by the Kremlin in a video, at the start of evening talks with the African leaders behind the peace plan.

He again accused the West of backing a "coup" in Kyiv in 2014 - when a wave of street protests forced Ukraine's pro-Russian president to flee - and of trying to draw Ukraine into the U.S.-led NATO military alliance and undermine Russian statehood.

He said it was Kyiv that was refusing to negotiate under a decree passed shortly after he claimed last September to have annexed four Ukrainian regions that Russia partly controls, adding: "The ball is entirely in their court."

'NEW REALITIES'
Russia has long said it is open to talks but that these must take account of the "new realities" on the ground.

AU chair Azali Assoumani said Putin had shown his readiness to talk, and "now we have to convince the other side".

But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has rejected the idea of a ceasefire now that would leave Russia in control of nearly a fifth of his country and give its forces time to regroup after 17 grinding months of war.

At the summit, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged Russia to revive the Black Sea grain deal which, until Moscow refused to renew it last week, had granted Ukraine a "safe corridor" to export grain from its seaports despite the conflict.

Egypt is a big buyer of grain via the Black Sea route, and Sisi told the summit it was "essential to reach agreement" on reviving the deal.

Putin responded by arguing, as he has in the past, that rising world food prices were a consequence of Western policy mistakes long predating the Ukraine war.

He has repeatedly said Russia quit the agreement because the deal was not getting grain to the poorest countries and the West was not keeping its side of the bargain.

Russia's withdrawal and its bombardment of Ukrainian ports and grain depots have prompted accusations from Ukraine and the West that it is using food as a weapon of war, and driven the global wheat price up by some 9%.

The Ukrainian Grain Association estimated in May that 4 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain had been stolen since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February last year.

On Thursday, Putin promised to deliver up to 300,000 tons of free Russian grain - which U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called a "handful of donations" - among six of the countries attending the summit.

Assoumani said this might not be enough, and what was needed was a ceasefire.

Putin wanted the summit to energise Russia's ties with Africa and enlist its support in countering what he describes as U.S. hegemony and Western neo-colonialism.

Many of the leaders praised Moscow's support for their countries in their 20th-century liberation struggles, and the final declaration promised Russia would help them seek compensation for the damage done by colonial rule.

The leaders of Mali and Central African Republic, whose governments have relied heavily on the services of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, both expressed gratitude to Putin.

President Faustin Archange Touadera said CAR's relations with Russia had helped to save its democracy and prevent a civil war, thanking Russia "for helping us to oppose foreign hegemony".

Reporting by Mark Trevelyan and Kevin Liffey; Additional reporting by Joe Bavier, Alexander Winning and Reuters bureaux; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Grant McCool and Rosalba O'Brien


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"Presentation of the Ukrainian maritime kamikaze drone MAGURA V5 at the IDEX 2023 exhibition in Istanbul

In the promo at 2:03 seconds, there is footage of the destruction of the Russian warship "Ivan Hurs".

ℹ️ And in general, it is very correct to present samples at all possible world exhibitions of weapons, showing footage of the destruction of the Russians. This applies to all weapons, not only Ukrainian."

[WonderMomma]

"The first few Leopard2A4s arrived in Gliwice, Poland, at the Bumar-Labedy plant, on the basis of which the Leopard 2 Tank Repair Center for the Armed Forces was recently established."

[RedactedKaos]

A long time ago before I was registered I remeber whiskey and someone saying they didn't know what VOG in VOG grenade stood for and I wanted to answer then .. Im sure you already know by now but maybe someone may appreciate


(no clue where I should have shared this but since this thread has whiskeys name in the title)

VOG is an acronym for Vympel
Ognemetnaya Granata, which is Russian for "Vympel" High- Explosive Grenade... I've also heard variable ordinance(can't remeber the third part... but dunno how true)

[ljubodrag]

What happens when a Western general is killed in Ukraine

Experts believe that the Pentagon is trying to hide the death of its generals in Ukraine. Several American publications, including the New York Post tabloid, reported the death of US Army Major General Anthony W. Potts. On July 25, 2023, Potts died in the crash of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee single-engine aircraft, he was alone in the cockpit.



Russian experts draw attention to the fact that information about the death under rather strange circumstances of another American general appears in the press right after the strikes of the RF Armed Forces with high-precision weapons on bunkers in Ukraine. Thus, the US and NATO may try to “legalize” the loss of their military instructors who are involved in planning operations and coordinating the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Kiev’s Western allies while on secret missions in Ukraine. Literally on the eve of the tragedy, Potts announced that he was "retiring", although he had worked in his new position for just over a year.

On Friday, a similar incident occurred in Australia during military exercises with the United States. According to the Ministry of Defense of Australia, the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter was on a training mission in the north-east of the country and crashed. Four Australian Army personnel were on board and were reported "missing in action" after the crash. This coincided with reports that several Australian officers had died in Ukraine.

Attempts to hide the deaths of officers in Ukraine are due to the fact that the appearance of real data in the society of the United States and Australia can cause an extremely negative reaction. And the statements that the general “crashed on a light aircraft” and the officers of the Australian Armed Forces “disappeared during the exercises” (all this the next day after Russian missiles hit decision-making facilities in Ukraine) will not cause much resonance.

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by RedactedKaos ↗

I've also heard variable ordinance(can't remeber the third part... but dunno how true)

Interesting, thanks for sharing that. Perhaps variable ordinance grenade?

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by ljubodrag ↗

What happens when a Western general is killed in Ukraine

Experts believe that the Pentagon is trying to hide the death of its generals in Ukraine. Several American publications, including the New York Post tabloid, reported the death of US Army Major General Anthony W. Potts. On July 25, 2023, Potts died in the crash of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee single-engine aircraft, he was alone in the cockpit.

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Russian experts draw attention to the fact that information about the death under rather strange circumstances of another American general appears in the press right after the strikes of the RF Armed Forces with high-precision weapons on bunkers in Ukraine. Thus, the US and NATO may try to “legalize” the loss of their military instructors who are involved in planning operations and coordinating the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Kiev’s Western allies while on secret missions in Ukraine. Literally on the eve of the tragedy, Potts announced that he was "retiring", although he had worked in his new position for just over a year.

On Friday, a similar incident occurred in Australia during military exercises with the United States. According to the Ministry of Defense of Australia, the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter was on a training mission in the north-east of the country and crashed. Four Australian Army personnel were on board and were reported "missing in action" after the crash. This coincided with reports that several Australian officers had died in Ukraine.

Attempts to hide the deaths of officers in Ukraine are due to the fact that the appearance of real data in the society of the United States and Australia can cause an extremely negative reaction. And the statements that the general “crashed on a light aircraft” and the officers of the Australian Armed Forces “disappeared during the exercises” (all this the next day after Russian missiles hit decision-making facilities in Ukraine) will not cause much resonance.

Jesus h. christ man.... straight up propaganda bullshit. His plane crashed in Maryland and there were witnesses.

And at Russia insinuating that ANYONE is hiding deaths of high ranking individuals.

This is a fine example of what Russia is known best for... taking a situation and twisting shit they provide zero proof of and saying it was entirely something else. You should know better than to post that garbage in here.

The small plane that crashed Tuesday evening in Havre de Grace was piloted by a high-ranking Army general from Aberdeen Proving Ground, according to an Army news release.

Army Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne Potts, 59, of Aberdeen, was at the controls of the single-engine plane when it crashed around 7:15 p.m. in the 3600 block of Old Level Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. No passengers were on board.

They spew this nonsense and gullible, susceptible people believe it. Ridiculous.

[ljubodrag]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

His plane crashed in Maryland and there were witnesses.

A plane has crashed in Maryland and there were witnesses.

What a coincidence. US Army General dies in a plane crash and the news appears on the same day when a Russian missile flies into the “empty” building of the SBU in Dnepropetrovsk.

Yeah, right.

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by ljubodrag ↗

Yeah, right.

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

They spew this nonsense and gullible, susceptible people believe it. Ridiculous.

Ok, I'll humor you. If General Potts WAS in the SBU building in Dnipro at 20:30 at night and despite the fact that no deaths were reported, let's say he was there, died and it's being covered up.

So what?

It's logical that Ukraine would have high ranking officials from partner countries in Ukraine helping them with strategy in the war. If the US is covering it up, could it be a tactic to protect Ukraine's interests? Or their own?

You (Russia/your source) has ZERO evidence of any of this and that is where the problem lies. Pun intended.

But go ahead, keep making faux mountains out of faux molehills.

Meanwhile, have you seen my post on SRDS? Sudden Russian Death Syndrome? Rife hypocrisy.

At least nine people have been injured including two children after missiles hit two buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, officials say.

A BBC team on the ground confirmed the top floor of a large residential tower block was almost completely destroyed in the strike on Friday evening.

A building belonging to Ukraine's security services (SBU) was also hit, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

He blamed "Russian missile terror".

Mr Zelensky posted a video on Telegram showing smoke rising from damaged buildings and a fire at street level.

He said he had convened emergency meetings with the SBU, interior ministry, emergency services and local officials following the incident.

Regional head Serhiy Lysak said that two children, aged 14 and 17, were among the injured. He added that they were being treated at home.

No deaths have been reported following the strike, which happened at 20:30 local time (17:30 GMT) according to Mr Lysak.

The latest strike was the third time the SBU building had been targeted by Russia, according to Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov.

Both buildings were largely empty, he said, adding that the residential building had recently been completed and units were being put up for sale.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66344549

[kellyhound]

Deputy Director of the Usolsk Cadet Corps Sergei Savenok (Сергей Савенок) died during the special operation war in Ukraine.

Sergey Nikolaevich Savenok was born on July 1, 1961 in the city of Shakhtersk, Donetsk region. He graduated from high school number 2 Boguslav near Kharkov.

Staff officer, lieutenant colonel. In recent years, he worked as deputy director of the Usolsky Cadet Corps for military-technical training.

In the fall of 2022, he volunteered for a special military operation. He underwent retraining in Yurga, Kemerovo region.

The media also report that in 2022, the three sons of the deceased also took part in a special military operation.

“I myself am from Donbas. Let’s fucking kill them, men! That’s it!” he shouted to the mobilized men in august 2022 and now he's dead.