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A secret connection between Russian officers and Swedish military intelligence has been revealed

The Baltic Fleet has been the subject of interest

Even the most sophisticated and best-equipped military intelligence is not immune to failure. In addition, these failures often result from the disclosure of intelligence agents or agents they have hired. This is stated in the collection of articles “Military Intelligence” prepared by the Center for Strategy and Technology Analysis.

Swedish Military Intelligence Headquarters “Must” . Author: I99pema. Photo: ru.wikipedia.org

Several such revelations concern the activities of the Swedish military intelligence “Must”. During the Soviet era, this intelligence was actively involved in recruiting Soviet citizens who served on Navy submarines. Former Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces, Bengt Gustafsson, who died in 2019, suddenly said that the government had spent more than $ 500 million on recruitment. At the same time revealed at least 14 Swedish agents officially recognized the Soviet Baltic.

surprisingly, neutral Sweden did not stop intelligence activities in relation to our country even after the collapse of the USSR. Among the agents she received was Captain 3rd Position Sergei Velichko, Deputy Commander of the SSV-231 reconnaissance ship Vasily Tatishchev. He agreed to work for Swedish military intelligence.

For more than a year, “Must” controlled the officer. In November 1997, Velichko secretly traveled by train to the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. He was later found to have received more than $ 3,000 from a Swedish intelligence agent for revealing the structure of the Baltic naval base and passing on state secrets.

During the year, they received information on 400 secret documents of the Russian Armed Forces: the composition, location and real names of the Baltic Fleet units, the location of particularly important objects, as well as information on the organization and management of electronic intelligence for the Swedish Navy. Velichko received another $ 3,000. He was arrested on February 5, 1999. During a search of the apartment, numerous records of state secrets were found. The criminal proceedings were initiated pursuant to Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “High treason in the form of espionage”.

The exposed agent went to cooperate in the investigation. As a result, Swedish intelligence officers were caught in the act. Velichko gained five years in the colony of the strict regime.

It is believed that 1st Captain Zakhara Agapishvili may have been linked to Swedish military intelligence. He passed on top-secret data to a foreign state while serving as a flagship communications specialist at Leningrad Naval Base. At the beginning of 2015, Agapishvili, along with other Navy soldiers, was convicted of treason: Dmitry Ivanov, Sergei Danilchenko, Levan Kharkviani and Konstantin Yashin. Most of the information about this case is classified, and the period of imprisonment of convicts is unknown.

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The Cuban authorities legalize small and medium-sized enterprises

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Cuban government after July protests legalized small and medium-sized private companies.

In line with innovation, companies with up to 100 employees can now work in Cuba.

According to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the state has taken decisive steps to update its economic model.

As a reminder, thousands of Cubans took to the streets of eight cities on the island to take part in massive peaceful protests against the government. Cubans complain about the lack of food, the important thing. The local population is also concerned about a new coronavirus outbreak, as well as overcrowded hospitals.

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Radicals holding Kharkov in check were caught: a special service became interested in Avakov's charge

“General” and “Chilli-Willie” milk a funeral home

Less than a month has passed since the resignation of Arsen Avakov and his “brainchild” & ndash; “ National Corps & # 39; & # 39 ;, formed on the basis of the “ Azov & # 39; & # 39; in 2016, & ndash; has already become the subject of great attention of special services of Ukraine. An extensive special operation took place in Kharkov on Thursday. Employees of the SBU's main investigative department conducted 50 searches and detained 7 members of the National Corps party suspected of forming an organized criminal group.

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In fact, the “ national corpus & # 39; & # 39; in fact, it is an organized crime group, Ukrainian politicians and analysts said as early as 2016. Then it was necessary to join “ civilian & # 39; & # 39; veterans of various volunteer battalions who could do nothing but shoot and plunder. We created a party that with its “ muscles & # 39; & # 39; should support certain political forces in local elections. Created under the National Corps of “ People's Platoon“, which intended to restore order to the streets and disperse protest rallies, they were already characterized by their radicalism, marching through the city with torches and attacking people with St. George's ribbons or LGBT supporters.

I found my place & # 39; National Corpus & # 39; and during the political calm, blackmail and assist various structures and entrepreneurs in commercial disputes. In Kharkov, the former “ Nazis & # 39; & # 39; took control of paramedics and entrepreneurs of funeral services. At the time of coronavirus & mdash; This is the most profitable business. Doctors and funeral teams members of the Kharkiv National Corps imposed a tribute. According to the Strana.ua website, the organized crime group has been operating since 2018. There are seven suspects so far: the oldest of them is 40 years old, the youngest is – 24. The group was led by 27-year-old Sergei Velichko, known as Chilli-Willie. In Kharkov, he is also known as a football fan, who until now felt very unpunished. In 2018, he even allowed himself to ridicule law enforcement. For example, in a match & nbsp; Championship of Ukraine “ Metalista 1925 & # 39; & # 39; & ndash; & nbsp; & laquo; Dnipro & raquo; they beat the militiamen on their helmets and asked them to fight. She did not respond to these facts. & Nbsp;

Due to the organized criminal group Velichko, the plant of the reinforced concrete structures was also confiscated by robbers, clashed with competitors with a shootout and explosion. near the orphanage. And according to famous blogger Anatoly Sharie Chilli-Willie & ndash; one of those who beat Nikita Rozhenko, a journalist who worked for the canal, to pieces.

Second leader of the Kharkiv organized crime group & ndash; the famous ultras Artem Moshensky, nicknamed the general who fought in the Donbas as part of the Azov Battalion and in 2017 created the public organization Ultras Kharkov; and the security agency Corpus, registered in Kiev. There are also seizures of raiders and confiscation of property on his account. During one of the performances, he was wounded by his own people, then he was treated for a long time in Israel.

About the activities of the “ National Church & # 39; & # 39; in Kharkov, everyone has known for a long time. But the SBU only became interested in them now. Maybe in front of this “ roof & # 39; & # 39; in the form of Arsen Avakov hindered. & nbsp;

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In the United States, elections in Nicaragua were considered illegitimate

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USA not considered the forthcoming presidential election in Nicaragua as legitimate after the country's highest election council deprived the citizens of the opposition Citizens for Freedom, which nominated its candidate, of legal entities.

As stated by a statement by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the decision to ban the parties “from running in the November elections underlines the desire of President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo” to remain in power at all costs. Blinken emphasized.

Earlier, the Nicaragua WIS stripped the Citizens for Freedom opposition party that nominated its candidate as its legal entity, and also revoked its leader Carmella Rogers ID card. The Liberal Constitutional Party had previously petitioned the WIS for the abolition of Citizens for Freedom registration because its leader has dual citizenship.

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The expert praised the transfer of British ships to Ukraine: “We bought troughs”

Two mine action vessels are preparing to be sent to the Black Sea

The British fleet has said goodbye to the ships, which will soon be transferred to Ukraine. The British flag was launched on two anti-mine ships and ready to cross into the Black Sea. The command of the Ukrainian Navy expects to strengthen its composition by supplementing, but experts are skeptical about new acquisitions of Kiev. MK found out what was wrong with British ships.

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NATO is paying increased attention to the Black Sea region. In the Black Sea, military exercises are regularly held with the participation of warships and aircraft. US, UK and other bloc reconnaissance aircraft fly off the coast of Russia almost every day. The Alliance says it sees this as a challenge in the fight against Russia's “aggressive actions” in the region.

The NATO Strategy pays special attention to the Black Sea countries: Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and also & ndash; Georgia and Ukraine. In this regard, a number of NATO countries support Ukraine in reorganizing the country's naval forces.

Kiev wants to significantly increase the number of warships in the navy by 2030, which should become a counterweight to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. To this end, Ukraine ordered warships from Turkish shipyards and also demanded obsolete and discarded equipment in the United States and Great Britain.

In London, Ukraine offered two Sandown-class mine action ships. A farewell to two ships took place at the British naval base Clyde on Thursday & ndash; HMS Blyth and HMS Ramsey. British flags were launched on them and the ships were ready to pass into the Black Sea.

It was previously reported that Ukraine will receive maritime equipment for free. However, according to the latest information, more than $ 50 million will have to be paid for each ship. Kiev states that this price fully justifies the benefits for the Ukrainian Navy.

However, as stated in an interview with MK military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky, the optimism of the Ukrainian leadership may soon fade. According to the expert purchased boats & ndash; not at all what Ukraine needs, and in the near future may hang on the budget of the armed forces Nezalezhnaya. own weight.

& ndash; I immediately remember the epic with British Saxon armored vehicles, which Ukraine acquired in 2014. The fact that this is an excellent military project, there were so many lavish materials that modern weapons, lasers, rangefinders will now be installed on these beautiful machines that it is only a guarantee of victory over the “ occupiers“ … In Russia, it was already clear in advance that this agreement was clearly not in favor of Ukraine, that the British would simply throw garbage in Kiev, and even for a lot of money. And what is the end result? These “ Saxons & # 39; & # 39; were already partially out of order before they reached the queue. So no one saw them in the battle. There will be a similar story with these ships.

& ndash; Everyone swam for 20 years. If properly repaired, this is the normal life of the boat. The point is that Ukraine simply does not need them. These are mining action ships. And who is the enemy that benefits the Black Sea for Ukraine? Show me where they want to use them. The only case of loss of a ship by the Ukrainian Navy at the mine & nbsp; & ndash; it is also a story from 2014. There, however, it turned out that they had placed the mine themselves because they were afraid that no one knew whose landing from the sea. So the main question of this whole story is: why?

& ndash; There is one Ukrainian proverb: “ To Toby, God, sho is not good for me. & # 39; & # 39; This is it. The British Navy felt that it did not need ships and successfully pushed them away. These are not warships. With conditional enemy dominance at sea and in the air & ndash; what is it for them? Just a floating target. Turns out they wanted to be like an old woman in Pushkin's & nbsp; & ndash; lady of the sea. And in the end we were left with only one gutter, but two. That's the whole story.

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Estonia is strengthening border controls due to a possible influx of migrants

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Police Department and Estonian border guards have stepped up border controls on the border with Latvia and in ports to prevent illegal border crossings if migratory pressure to the republic increases, the department's press service said.

Estonian Interior Minister Kristjan Jaani noted that he had had an interview with a Latvian colleague, with whom he was in constant contact against the background of events in Lithuania.

“As they have illegally crossed the Belarusian-Latvian border in the last 24 hours, border guards have detained 38 people, we have strengthened controls in Estonia's border areas,” Jaani said, adding that there was no migration pressure.

The Minister said that the Police and Border Guard Council focused mainly on borders, but that patrols would carry out on-site inspections throughout Estonia. According to him, detailed inspections will be carried out in ports. Police sent additional patrols to the Estonian-Latvian border area. Jaani warned that law enforcement officers would check buses, cars and trucks more often.

Since the beginning of the year, more than 4,000 illegal migrants of the year have been detained on the Lithuanian-Belarus border since the beginning of the year, which is 50 times more than in the whole of 2020.

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The Taliban threatened Russian Tu-22M3 bombers

Extensive exercises are held in Central Asia with the participation of the Russian contingent

Joint military exercises of the country's armed forces and troops from Uzbekistan and Russia began in Tajikistan. The exercises take place in close proximity to the Afghan border. Similar exercises take place at one of the Uzbek army training grounds. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were involved in the maneuvers, which work to attack the positions of the militants. The joint maneuvers are intended to demonstrate Russia's readiness to respond to the increase in terrorist activities in Central Asia.

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The activity of the Taliban (recognized as a terrorist group and banned in the Russian Federation), which is approaching a full takeover of power in Afghanistan, is a serious concern for the Central Asian states. At the recent Summit of Defense Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe, this issue was actively discussed by all participants.

The destabilization of the situation in Afghanistan is a major threat to neighboring states. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which share a border with Afghanistan, send troops to border areas and turn to partners for help.

The Russian Armed Forces actively participated in the exercise. On Thursday, August 5, joint military exercises of the armed forces of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia were launched. 2,500 soldiers and about 500 units of military equipment are involved in the exercise.

Russia is represented in the exercises by units of the 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan. Motor rifles, tanks, artillery units and special units are involved. & Nbsp;

At the same time, joint Russian-Uzbek military exercises are taking place at the Termez training ground. in Uzbekistan. 1.5 thousand soldiers take part in them.

There are also various scenarios to repel the terrorist threat. Russia is represented in the exercises by peacekeepers and reconnaissance groups of the Special Brigade of the Central Military District.

Long-range bombers Tu-22M3 of the Russian Air Force were involved in the exercise. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, four supersonic missile carriers were relocated to the airport in the Saratov region. From there, they will fly and conduct training attacks on conditional terrorist camps. According to the exercise scenario, the task of the bombers is to destroy the positions of the militants and ammunition depots. Air cover for the bombers will be provided by MiG-29 fighters of the Uzbek Air Force.

The joint efforts of Russia and Central Asian partners are to demonstrate a readiness to respond to any regional security challenges, including & ndash; threat of terrorism.

It has previously been shown that, for the first time in history, the Tajik armed forces have been put on full combat readiness due to a threat from the Taliban. Other states in the region have also decided to send additional military contingents to the Afghan border. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran. & Nbsp;

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Zakharova explained Zelenský's “modest Jewish guy's” nationalism

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Russia's Foreign Ministry official Maria Zacharova expressed outrage at “propaganda” publications of the Western media, which in fact accused her of lying and insulting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenský. We recall that the scandal broke out after Zelensky called on Russian supporters among the people of Donbas to leave Ukraine, and Zacharova critically evaluated his speech.

The diplomat quoted an excerpt from Sloupek DW in her telegram channel, which said that with her light hand “a modest Jewish guy … turned into a Ukrainian nationalist”, which of course is not.

Zakharova drew attention to the fact that the authors of the publication did not mention any immense successes Zelenský in life is a famous actor, a successful businessman and now the head of state. Even if he was modest in his youth, this does not mean that his original worldview will remain for the rest of his life, the diplomat writes.

“History knows thousands of examples,” she continued, “when exactly” Modest Guys “became the most famous ghouls. Zakharova laughed.

She wondered if any nationality could guarantee that its representatives would become nationalists. If German journalists think so, then “this is nationalism in its purest form.” The diplomat concluded by suggesting that he was in solidarity with producer Max Fadeev on the issue of Kiev nationalist policy. He used to talk about Zelenský very sharply.

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The US sent B-52 bombers to Afghanistan

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American B Bombers -52 Stratofortress sent to Afghanistan to fight militants of the radical Taliban movement banned in Russia. They took off from the US air base El Udeid in Qatar.

According to the Times, the planes are already hitting targets in the provinces of Herat, Kandahar, Lashkar Gah and Helmand. Aircraft are also used to support AC-130 fire.

The US Embassy in Kabul previously called on US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately. The reason is a dangerous environment, as stated by the embassy statement.

US Representative to the UN Jeffrey Delorentis previously said that the radical Taliban movement banned in Russia would be in international isolation if it seized power in Afghanistan … He also called on the Taliban to return to the path of political settlement. situation in the republic and stopped the attack on the positions of government troops. Recall that Taliban operations in Afghanistan intensified sharply after the United States began withdrawing troops from the country.

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Iraq suspends all passenger flights to Belarus

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Iraqi authorities accepted decision to suspend all passenger flights to Belarus. This is stated in a report of the department on Facebook.

The ban on flights to Belarus applies to all national carriers, including Iraqi Airlines. Lithuanian authorities, meanwhile, welcome Baghdad's decision to suspend passenger flights to Belarus.

As stated on his twitter page, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielus Landsbergis, Iraq should not stop there in the fight against illegal migration. “Only by working together will we be able to eliminate the network of human smugglers in the EU,” he wrote.

It has previously been shown that illegal migrants are trying to get to Europe via Belarus. They fly there from airports in Turkey and Iraq.

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