[WonderMomma]

"Ukraine has declared the waters of the Black Sea ports of the Russian Federation a military threat zone

This refers to the internal and external harbor areas of the ports of Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, Sochi and Taman"


AND



#govtroll

[kellyhound]

30 cruise missiles and 27 strike drones have been destroyed overnight by the means of the Ukrainian Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the period from the evening of August 5 to the morning of August 6, 2023, the Russian invaders launched a massive missile attack on the territory of Ukraine with air and sea-based missiles, as well as Iranian attack drones of the "Shahed" type.

In the first wave, on the evening of August 5, the enemy used 14 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles and three Kh-47 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles. 12 out of 14 Calibers were destroyed by anti-aircraft defense. We do not disclose information about "Kalibr".

On the night of August 6, the enemy continued to attack with "Shahed" attack UAVs from the southeast, "Kalibr" cruise missiles from the Black Sea area, and Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic aircraft from the Caspian region .

The forces and means of the Air Force, in cooperation with the air defense of other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, destroyed all 27 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs, 5 of 6 Kalibr missiles (second wave) and 13 of 20 air-based cruise missiles X -101/X555.

So, in total, in several waves of attacks, from the evening of August 5 to the morning of August 6, 2023, the enemy used 70 means of air attack.

Anti-aircraft defense destroyed:17 Kalibr cruise missiles;13 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;27 attack UAVs "Shahed-136/131".

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

This is the source stating this, not me:

"I found this on the Internet.

A private initiative to create an underwater drone "Marichka" . Has anyone heard of this?

They say that trials and testing are already underway. And also that the state does not help, but does not hinder either.

Here is their Tik Tok page ."

I'm sure that a few cartels, arms smugglers & the like, will be very interested in that technology.

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"China has confirmed that it will take part in a meeting on a peace plan for Ukraine to be held in Saudi Arabia. Beijing will be represented by Li Hui, the special representative for Eurasian affairs who visited Ukraine in May."
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"Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba welcomed the participation of Chinese representative Li Hui in a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the Ukrainian "peace formula."

This is stated in Kuleba's commentary to the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

The foreign minister explained that Ukraine wants China to participate in the upcoming global summit of the "peace formula," so "the news that China is delegating Li Hui to Jeddah is a super breakthrough.""
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The only thing that you can trust the Chinese with is a toothpick.

Originally Posted by Guns N' Coffee ↗

Convicted pedophile, enough said.

From Wikipedia:
Ritter was the subject of police sting operations for sex crimes in 2001 and 2009, and was convicted of sex crimes involving a minor in 2011.

Karlin, Rick (2014-12-04). "Scott Ritter paroled in online sex case". Times Union. Albany, NY.

"Former UN weapons inspector found guilty in online sex case". The Guardian. Associated Press. April 15, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

"Ex-UN inspector Scott Ritter sex sting trial begins". BBC News. April 12, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2019.

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[WonderMomma]

"Ukrainian units continue to return lost territories in the Luhansk direction. The enemy is pushed even further south of the settlement of Novoyehorivka."




"Germany will transfer long-range cruise missiles "Taurus" to Ukraine , — Spiegel."


Related:
"Andreas Schwarz, a member of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party, spoke in favor of giving Ukraine long-range Taurus missiles.

Schwarz suggested that if an agreement is reached, Kyiv will not fire these missiles at Russian territory. He cited the example of how Ukrainians use the American HIMARS system."

[WonderMomma]

"Budanov explains why he talks about his agents in Putin's environment

"First, they realize that we still have our sources. Information has always been a weapon - let them check it, let them search for it.

I can give you an example. It was before the war. There was one case when they realized that there was a leak in the team. What did they do? They started checking absolutely everyone.

Based on the results of this case alone, they imprisoned three people, and 31 people were fired and transferred to other places. Another large percentage of people came under some pressure. That is, they paralyzed their own work," Budanov said in an interview with the Bulgarian TV channel"


"Peskov says Vladimir Putin will be re-elected in next year's presidential election with more than 90% of the vote"

[WonderMomma]

"Ukraine is the first country in the world carrying out robotic medical evacuation, — The Economist.

Ukraine is using large cargo drones, capable of carrying 180kg loads up to 70km to evacuate wounded personnel, becoming the first country to conduct this sort of robotic medevac."


"Russians are now actively discussing the following news:

Chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma (Russian parliament) Andrey Kartapolov:

"We came up with an initiative to supplement Article 328 of the Russian Criminal Code with part three, which will refer to the punishment for evading mobilization. We believe that this will be a fine of up to half a million rubles (about $5,000) or imprisonment for up to five years. The Government has supported our initiative and provided a positive review".

By the way, journalist Alexander Nevzorov, commented on this bill and assumed that amputation of healthy limbs will soon become the most popular medical service in Russia."

[WonderMomma]

"Chronology of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Destruction

Almost two dozen Russian ships and boats followed the well-known direction.

⭕ On 21 March 2022, the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov was hit by tactical operational missile complex "Tochka". The captain of the ship went to Kobzon;

⭕ On 21 March 2022, the Project Raptor-class patrol boat was disabled by a shot fired by an anti-tank missile complex of the Azov Regiment;

⭕ On 24 March 2022, the large landing ship Saratov was sunk by a Tochka U missile;

⭕ On 24 March 2022, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged by a Tochka U missile. At least three crew members were liquidated;

⭕ On 4 April 2022, the frigate Admiral Essen was disabled for 10 days by a Harpoon anti-ship missile;

⭕ On 14 April 2022, the Black Sea Fleet flagship missile cruiser Moskva was sunk by 2 Neptune ballistic missiles. Out of 510 crew members 58 survived. The cruiser received the status of the Underwater Cultural Heritage Object of Ukraine №2064;

⭕ On 2-8 May 2022, five Project Raptor patrol boats were disabled by Bayraktar TB2 drone munitions;

⭕ On 7 May 2022, a Project Serna landing boat was sunk by Bayraktar TB2 drone munitions;

⭕ On 12 May 2022, the Vsevolod Bobrov was damaged by a Neptun ballistic missile;

⭕ On 17 June 2022, the Russian tug Spasatel Vasily Bekh was hit by two Harpoon anti-ship missiles;

⭕ On 29 October 2022, the frigate Admiral Makarov was damaged by aerial and surface drones;

⭕ On 29 October 2022, the frigate Admiral Grigorovich was damaged by aerial and surface drones;

⭕ On 29 October 2022, the naval minesweeper Ivan Golubets was disabled by aerial and surface drones;

⭕ On 24 May 2023, the reconnaissance ship was "Ivan Khurs" was damaged by three surface drones;

⭕ On 4 August 2023, Russian landing ship Olenegorsky Gornyak was damaged by surface drones.

To be continued..."

#ruship

[WonderMomma]

"Ukrainian Defenders broke through the first Russian line of defense in several places in the South - deputy defense minister Hanna Maliar.

The next line is even more challenging as Russia built concrete fortifications on key heights, which makes the advancement of Ukrainian troops and combat there more difficult.

Russia is throwing additional reserves into combat both in the south and east of Ukraine, deputy minister added."

[Guns N' Coffee]

Originally Posted by SDI ↗

I don't really understand politics in the US. Just 30+ years ago US Republicans where the spearhead of anti-communism (which was literally anti Russia).

And now a Reagan moment:

[Guns N' Coffee]

Renewal of peace talks: 29–30 March (From Wikipedia)
On 28 March, Zelenskyy confirmed that a renewal of peace talk negotiations with Russia would start in Istanbul on 29 March, with the intention of discussing Ukrainian neutrality, along with the repudiation of any claims for Ukrainian NATO membership in the future. On 29 March, Estonian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, indicated in agreement with French minister Le Drian that any Russian offers of peaceful negotiation about Ukraine, or withdrawal from Kyiv, should be regarded with diplomatic skepticism, based on a history of Russian unreliability in similar peace negotiations with other countries.

Ahead of the 29 March meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that Ukraine was ready to agree to 4 out of Russia’s 6 demands. He claimed Ukraine was prepared to renounce NATO membership and to make Russian Ukraine's second official language. According to Erdoğan Ukraine was not prepared to recognise the Russian occupation of Crimea or parts of Luhansk and Donetsk Oblasts. Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status in exchange for security guarantees along the lines of NATO Article 5. The proposals also included a 15-year consultation period on the status of Russian-annexed Crimea and return of all Russian forces to their pre-invasion positions. Russia's Ministry of Defense announced "drastic reduction of military activity" on the Kyiv and Chernihiv fronts, which, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky clarified, was not tantamount to a ceasefire. In a televised meeting with military bloggers on 13 June 2023 the Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia and Ukraine had come on that day to "a good agreement on how to resolve the current situation by peaceful means" but then the Ukrainians "threw it away" after the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv following the failed Russian 2022 offensive on Kyiv. According to Putin, Ukraine had agreed to curb Neo-Nazism in Ukraine through the "introducing appropriate restrictions in the law in Ukraine", but this has failed to happen intentionally. On 14 June 2023, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko claimed, in an interview with Russia-1, that Ukrainian and Russian delegations also discussed the possibility of "some sort of a lease" of Crimea during the March 2022 negotiations.

https://www.techarp.com/facts/russia...gn-peace-2022/

Did Russia and Ukraine sign a peace agreement in Spring 2022, as Vladimir Putin claimed?!

Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Vladimir Putin : Russia + Ukraine Signed Peace Agreement In 2022!
People are sharing a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin showing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa a document, claiming that Russia signed a peace agreement with Ukraine in the spring of 2022!

Truth : Russia + Ukraine Never Signed Peace Agreement In 2022
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by Vladimir Putin himself, and propagated by his supporters to diminish support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : Russia + Ukraine Held Multiple Peace Talks In 2022

Russia and Ukraine held multiple rounds of peace talks during the 2022-2023 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The first round occurred within days of Russia’s invasion on the Belarus-Ukraine border – on 28 February, 3 March, and 7 March. More talks were held in Turkey on 10 March, and more negotiations started on 14 March.

Fact #2 : Sergei Lavrov Dismissed Ukrainian Peace Deal In April 2022

On 7 April 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Moscow rejected a draft peace deal from Ukraine, saying that it contained “unacceptable” elements that deviated from proposals that both sides’ negotiators had earlier agreed on.

The new draft, according to Lavrov, said that the status of Crimea should be raised at a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It also said that Ukraine can hold military drills with other countries without Russia’s permission.

He also said that peace talks with Ukraine were not progressing as quickly as Russia would like, and accused the West of trying to derail negotiations by accusing Russian troops of war crimes in Ukraine.

Fact #3 : Russia + Ukraine Peace Talks Failed By July 2022

By July 2022, both Ukraine and Russia announced that peace talks had failed:

July 13 : Ukrainian foreign minster Dmytro Kuleba said that peace talks are frozen for the time being
July 19 : Dmitry Medvedev said that “Russia will achieve all its goals. There will be peace – on our terms”
In other words – both Russia and Ukraine did not sign any peace agreement in the spring of 2022, as claimed.

Fact #4 : Vladimir Putin Rejected Ukrainian Peace Deal

On September 14, 2022, Reuters reported that Vladimir Putin rejected a provisional deal, in which Ukraine agreed to stay out of NATO.

His own chief envoy on Ukraine, Dmitry Kozak, told him that the deal would remove the need for Russia to pursue a large-scale occupation of Ukraine, and recommended that Putin adopt the peace deal.

However, Putin decided to reject the provisional peace agreement Kozak hammered out with the Ukrainians, and pressed ahead with his “special military operation”.

According to sources close to Russian leadership, Putin changed his mind and decided that any peace deal must include the newly-annexed Ukrainian territory.

Fact #5 : Russia + Ukraine Said Peace Deal Was Impossible

It is funny for Vladimir Putin to now claim that Russia and Ukraine had earlier signed a peace agreement in 2022, when Russia continued its invasion of Ukraine.

On top of that, both Putin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that for any peace plan to be acceptable, Ukraine must recognise Russia’s September 2022 annexation of its territory.

After that, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine would not hold peace talks with Russia, while Putin remained Russian president, and even signed a decree to ban any further peace talks.

Then in January 2023, Putin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that “there is currently no prospect for diplomatic means of settling the situation around Ukraine”.

Up till Putin’s remarkable claim in June 2023, both Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly said that they cannot come to an agreement. Needless to say – no peace agreement was ever signed.