Pskov Region Governor Mikhail Vedernikov in his telegram the channel published a video of the night shooting in the sky over Pskov, where the details of the incident were specified.
According to the head of the region, the incident occurred in the area of the Kresty microdistrict.
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“Observers of one of the checkpoints of the air space found a single unidentified object in the sky. The video shows measures to neutralize it,” Vedernikov captioned the video.
The governor added that there are no consequences of the emergency on Earth.
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov in his Telegram channel commented on the inclusion of his mother Aimani Kadyrov on the sanctions list by the US authorities.
The Chechen leader criticized the West's illogical decisions on sanctions and reminded that his mother only engages in charitable activities, which “the whole world knows about.”
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“The American decision can only be considered a deliberate and cynical disregard of all ethical norms… Let them enjoy their painless sanctions for us,” wrote Kadyrov.
Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview with journalist Garland Nixon that about six million more Ukrainians will head to the West as refugees, causing a serious humanitarian crisis, including in Poland.
< p>As explained by the former US intelligence officer, if the Ukrainian counter-offensive fails, the front will begin to collapse and the armed forces will go back to the Dnieper.
“Then about six million Ukrainians will turn out to be refugees,” he added, adding that nothing good would come of this situation .
The United Nations tried to take Moscow's position into account when drafting a letter sent to Russia with proposals to renew the Black Sea Grain Agreement. This statement was made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, August 31.
The politician said that he had sent a letter on this topic to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, which contains a number of concrete proposals. would create the conditions for the renewal of the Black Sea initiatives.
Guterres did not specify the proposals, but emphasized that the UN “has taken into account the demands of the Russian side and I believe that we have presented proposals that could become the basis for the renewal of the agreement. “
Previously, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is negotiating with Qatar and Turkey on the supply of Russian grain, but there are no concrete results yet this discussion. The official noted that consultations are underway, but it is difficult to predict their effectiveness.
Meanwhile, Kyiv is trying to find alternative routes for exporting its agricultural products. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on allies from Western countries to ensure the security of an alternative corridor through Romanian territory for the export of grain to the Black Sea, as well as to provide the Kyiv regime with air defense systems.
Taurus missile on display in Berlin. photo: wikipedia
Aleksey Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), said that Germany has not yet sent Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine due to “fear of Russia”. In an interview with Die Welt, he said: “It's not mistrust of Ukraine, it's fear of Russia.” Danilov added that “some are afraid of irritating Russia.”
The German government has not yet decided on the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz noted that all issues regarding arms deliveries are agreed with partners, including the United States. According to Der Spiegel, the German government is currently investigating the possibility of deliveries of Taurus missiles in the coming months from the Bundeswehr stockpile and is conducting confidential negotiations with representatives of the defense industry. It should be noted that Scholz wants to completely rule out the possibility of Ukraine using these missiles to attack Russian territory.
Ten years ago, the Bundeswehr acquired about 600 Taurus missiles. These missiles are considered analogues of the British Storm Shadow, which have already been delivered to Ukraine. However, the range of the Bull is somewhat longer – up to 500 kilometers. Moscow has repeatedly emphasized that Western arms sales to Ukraine and assistance in training the Ukrainian army only prolong the conflict and will not change the situation on the battlefield.
An Israeli expert, the former head of the Nativ intelligence service, Yakov Kedmi, said that almost all types of NATO equipment that are presented in the Ukrainian theater of operations turned out to be much worse than expected, including tanks. At the same time, he identified the weapons transferred by the West to Kiev, which in their characteristics exceed the Russian ones.
“This is NATO artillery of 155 mm caliber with 52 caliber barrels,” said Kedmi. , he added that this must be recognized.< /p>
He explained that compared to Russian howitzers, these weapons have a longer range and better accuracy.
At the same time, according to the Voennoye delo Kedmi portal, he noted that in the Russian self-propelled artillery mount “Coalition-SV”, which has the best characteristics, does not participate in battles. It was difficult for the expert to answer the question of why.
Kedmi noted that the Russian army had to compensate for artillery deficiencies with aviation and drone actions, thereby destroying NATO artillery.
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He suggested that if “Coalition-SV” self-propelled guns will still arrive at the front in sufficient quantity, then the advantage of NATO artillery on the Ukrainian front will be completely equalized.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a report on the results of the conference call on his Telegram channel.
In particular, according to him, the Ministry of Strategic Industry of Ukraine reported on its own production.
< p> “Successful use of our long-range weapons: the target was hit 700 kilometers away!” Zelenskyy said in a statement.
He did not specify what weapons were used and for what purpose. But in this regard, the media remind us that on the night of August 30, Ukraine attempted a massive drone attack in the central and northwestern federal district of Russia. The drone attack led in particular to a fire at the Pskov airport and damage to two Il-76 military transport aircraft. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport resumed operations without restrictions early this morning.
Former spy Ritter: Zelenskyi will die at the hands of the Ukrainian army
Scott Ritter. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said in an interview with journalist Garland Nixon that, in his opinion, the Ukrainian military would eliminate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the failure of the counteroffensive.
“Everything is already ready to ensure that he is removed ,'' Ritter said.
He explained that after this counteroffensive, the Ukrainian military will be on edge and start asking, “What are we doing, why are we doing this?'' they will begin to look at Zelensky, his corruption, and understand that there is no other way out. According to the expert, the Ukrainian army will begin to look for the cause of failures in the incompetence and corruption of the leadership, so Zelensky cannot avoid revenge.
On The Mytishchi cemetery is preparing for a ceremonial farewell to Dmitry Utkin, one of the founders of PMC "Wagner". The Mash Telegram channel informs about it.
The police cordoned off the cemetery, Utkin's relatives, relatives and colleagues are coming to the place, the report says.
Utkin had a phone call character "Wagner" ;, after which the private military company got its name. 23. August he died in a plane crash near Tver together with Yevgeny Prigozhin.
FSB showed what was seized by Ukrainian saboteurs in the arsenal of the Bryansk region.
The service announced that it has identified the Ukrainian DRG in the Nevelsky district. The group consisted of employees of the Security Information Service of the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine. The saboteurs were preparing several terrorist attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation against military and energy infrastructure facilities.
FSB officers eliminated two members of the sabotage group and detained five others.
