First Deputy Permanent Representative Russia at the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, commenting on the developments surrounding the Black Sea grain initiative, said that Moscow had not received any new proposals on this topic.
The Russian diplomat talks about the statements of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that Washington allegedly “did everything possible” to resolve Russian claims, he noted that Moscow had not received any proposals.
“Either Blinken was misinformed, or he is deliberately distorting the facts,” Polyansky emphasized.
How was reported by the Spanish newspaper ABC, the political crisis in Niger can affect the entire region and “play into the cards” of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
"Sahel (African region that includes twelve countries and 300 million people – note red .) is an ideal region for Vladimir Putin's strategy to create a "clamp" against Europe,” the authors of the article believe.
As probable scenarios for the development of the situation, the journalists cite the experience of Mali and Burkina Faso, in which European France has lost its influence.
Head of the regional military administration Kharkiv region Oleg Sinegubov said in his Telegram channel that a mass evacuation of civilians could be carried out in the area.
According to him, this measure could affect about 100 thousand inhabitants of 53 settlements of the Kupyan region. district, which is located near the combat zone.
“Mandatory evacuation of more than 11,000 civilians and forced evacuation of 600 children may be carried out,” Sinegubov wrote.
The Ukrainian army actively uses cluster munitions in the Zaporozhye direction, not only in relation to combat targets, but also to strikes on residential areas. This statement was made on Wednesday, August 9 by the chairman of the “We are with Russia” movement, Vladimir Rogov.
On the Soloviev Live broadcast, Rogov said that cluster munitions “are used in the Zaporozhye direction, in general, for everything,” at the same time, ” if you take at least the Vremevsky ledge, directly Vasilievsky direction or Orekhovskoye, already more than half of the missiles that fly are clusters.”
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted that the United States committed a war crime, including cluster munitions in the next package of military aid to Kiev. According to him, Washington made this decision due to the growing shortage of ammunition for Western artillery systems in the armed forces of Ukraine.
Denis Pushilin, acting head of the DLR, pointed out that the Kyiv authorities use cluster munitions , purposefully increasing the number of casualties among the civilian population. He noted that attacks using cluster munitions overload the air defense system, such cases occur repeatedly.
Kharkiv Photo: Global Look Press East may lead to Ukraine losing Kharkiv, Sumy, Nikolaev and Odessa. This opinion was expressed by columnist Alessandro Orsini in an article for IL Fatto Quotidiano.
He warned that “the bigger NATO becomes, the smaller Ukraine will be.”
As Orsini pointed out, the region has the imbalance of power caused by Finland's entry into the North Atlantic Alliance and military supplies for the armed forces of Ukraine. As a result, Russia was forced to expand the zone of special operations to ensure its own security.
Earlier, Orsini said that a catastrophic situation has developed in Ukraine for the Kiev regime. According to him, at the moment the country is increasingly falling into ruin, the number of dead is increasing.
At the same time, Colonel Douglas McGregor, a former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, noted that the Russian Federation has the necessary resources to be able to leave if necessary to Kiev. He noted that Moscow has everything to launch a counter-offensive along the entire line of contact due to the high level of training of the troops.
The German government announced the transfer of two more to Ukraine
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Germany is handing over another batch of weapons to Ukraine, which includes two Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) launchers. This was announced on the official website of the German government.
In addition to air defense systems, Berlin will transport to Kiev 6.7 thousand 155 mm artillery smoke ammunition, 1163 binoculars and 20 thousand tactical glasses. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive 46 Gepard SPAAGs and 21,000 ammunition for them, as well as portable Stinger air defense systems for 500 people.
This year, Germany handed over to Ukraine the first Leopard tanks, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine actively used in to its counteroffensive, which began on June 4. However, a large amount of equipment, including the BMP Bradley, was destroyed by Russian troops.
Russian special operation in Ukraine: online broadcast August 9
Gladkov announced the death of a man after the shelling of the village of Gorkovsky by the armed forces of Ukraine
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Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) again shelled the territory of the Belgorod region without any casualties – a man died. This was announced by the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, on his Telegram channel.
“The village of Gorkovsky in the Graivoron district came under fire from the armed forces of Ukraine – on Wednesday, 5 grenades exploded in the village next to the school,” wrote the director of the region.
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He clarified that the man died of shrapnel injuries. Gladkov also noted that there were casualties: three men (shrapnel injuries to the lower limbs) and a woman (contusions). All the injured were taken to medical facilities.
Shoigu informed about the multiple increase in threats to the military security of the Russian Federation in the western direction
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The threat to Russian security from NATO countries has increased many times over. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, informs the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense.
Shoigu emphasized that there has been a multiple increase in threats to the military security of the Russian Federation. in the western and northwestern strategic direction. According to him, the main destabilizing fact was Finland's entry into NATO. In addition, the future entry of Sweden into the alliance poses a threat.
The minister also noted that after Finland joined NATO, the Russian Federation's land border with the countries of the military-political bloc almost doubled. He specified that about 360,000 troops, 8,000 armored vehicles, 650 aircraft and helicopters of the North Atlantic Alliance are now deployed in the immediate vicinity of the borders of the Russian Federation and Belarus.
Daily Mail readers worried about consequences of Russian attack on Ukrainian air bases
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Readers of the British edition of the Daily Mail worried about the consequences for Kyiv after the Russian missile attack on the bases of the Ukrainian armed forces in Starokonstantinov and Dubno.
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Another commentator said that it is time to leave Ukraine.
“This is not very good for Kyiv.” , – summarized the third.
6. On August 8, the Russian armed forces carried out a group strike with long-range precision weapons, air and sea, on the air bases of the Ukrainian army in the areas of Starokonstantinov settlements, Khmelnitsky region and Dubno, Rivne region. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, all targets were hit.
Colonel McGregor: The White House is thinking about how to get out of the conflict in Ukraine
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There is chaos in the White House caused by the situation on the Ukrainian front, said a former adviser to the head of the Pentagon, Colonel Douglas McGregor.
Behind the scenes in Washington, there is active discussion of a way out of the conflict in Ukraine before things get worse, gave details about the American officer.
From his point of view, the Russian Federation is not going anywhere, but Ukraine is in danger of extinction.
Everything is very bad for Kiev, even if the United States is transferred to the Ukrainian side with F-16s or tanks, it will not make a difference, McGregor said. It's time to say that the White House was wrong, summed up the former adviser to the head of the Pentagon.
