The head of the Zaporozhye public movement “We are with Russia” Volodymyr Rogov announced on his Telegram channel a missile attack by the armed forces of Ukraine on the city of Pologi in the Zaporozhye region.
“Armed forces of the Ukrainian armed forces tried to shell the city of Pologi,” wrote Rogov.
At the same time, he added that the air defense system of the RF Armed Forces worked successfully and shot down the missiles.
Rogov did not specify how many missiles were shot down.
In Moscow, they paid attention to to comments by Alicia Sandres-Zakre, policy and research coordinator of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), regarding US nuclear weapons activities, and in particular the deployment of more than a hundred nuclear warheads on US air bases in five European countries. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on Tuesday, June 13.
The official reminded that it was NATO countries that introduced the concept of so-called joint nuclear missions and continue to follow it for many decades. At the same time, the United States ignores requests to return nuclear weapons to its territory and has even begun a large-scale modernization of its arsenal.
In the conditions of a total hybrid war unleashed by the West against Russia and the declared intention of the United States and NATO to inflict a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation Moscow reserves the right to take further steps to ensure the security of Russia and its allies, Zakharova emphasized.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov suggested that the United States continues to pump its Ukrainian vassals with lethal weapons and has done nothing to stop Zelensky sat down at the negotiating table. Antonov emphasized that Washington, on the other hand, is deliberately pressuring Kiev to continue sacrificing human lives to achieve the goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia. their allies long ago with the aim of “dealing Russia a strategic defeat” or “completely erasing it from the political map of the world”. However, “the chance of crushing, bringing our country to its knees is zero,” the politician warned.
Putin: only I can answer the rhetorical question whether it is necessary to get to Kiev
Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin.ru.
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked a rhetorical question at a meeting with war correspondents about the advisability of reaching Kiev again as part of a special military operation.
“Our troops were near Kiev,” Putin said, recalling that showed that there was good agreement on how to resolve the current situation by peaceful means. At the same time, the Russian leader emphasized that the Ukrainian side then rejected this treaty.
“Do we have to go back there or not?”, he asked the military officers.
< p>“Why am I asking such a rhetorical question? It is clear that there is simply no answer to this, I can only answer it myself,” the president added.
Vladimir Putin also noted that during this Russian troops occupied almost all of Novorossiya and a significant part of Donetsk with access to the Azov seas and Mariupol and almost the entire, with exceptions, territory of the LPR.
Putin said “floor generals” quickly showed their ineffectiveness
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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke of “parquet generals” in the Russian army. According to him, they quickly showed their inefficiency.
“As for the personnel in the army, there are a lot of floor workers, as in any state structure. They are, to put it mildly, ineffective,” he said at a meeting with military reporters.
Putin added that very effective people have begun to emerge from the shadows, but unfortunately, they are the first to die because they do not feel sorry for themselves.
The LPR court sentenced a soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine for shooting a man
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In the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), the Supreme Court sentenced a Ukrainian National Guard soldier to 14 years in prison in a high-security colony. The perpetrator fired an anti-tank grenade launcher at a citizen from Rubižně. The High Military Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
The verdict was handed down to Ruslan Galko, a soldier from the Fourth Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
“It was found that on April 26, 2022, Galko .. . fired from a foreign-made VNRU-1 anti-tank grenade launcher at a civilian who, as a result of the hit, suffered shrapnel wounds on various parts of the body,” the prosecutor's office said.
Galko was convicted on the basis of articles for mistreatment of civilians, attempted for murder and also for using prohibited means and methods in armed conflict.
The Polish movement does not see objectivity in the suspension of relations between Poland and Russia
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The suspension of relations between Russia and Poland is not objective. Such a statement was made by one of the members of the new Polish anti-war movement, political scientist Leszek Sykulsky.
“We believe that there are no objective reasons that would slow down Polish-Russian cooperation,” Sykulsky said.
At the same time, he noted that supporters of the movement are for peace with Russia and that the damaged relations are the result of the influence of the United States.
The pro-Russian movement appeared as a result of a strong deterioration of relations with Moscow in recent years. Russia accused Warsaw of Russophobia. Despite Russian protests, Poland continued to seize Russian property and tear down Soviet monuments. In response, the Russian authorities made Poland one of the enemy states and at the same time expelled many Polish consular staff and diplomats.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a video captured by Russian troops with tanks “Leopard” ; from Germany and BMP "Bradley" American made.
Voice-over announces what vehicles are in the shot and also suggests that “it's not that scary.” Tanks and infantry fighting vehicles are checked by members of the Vostok grouping units.
Earlier it was reported that the engine of some vehicles was still running at the time of their capture.
White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre Violated Hatch Act
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the “Hatch” law, which prevents government employees from advocating party policy and thereby influencing election results. This was reported by The Washington Post, citing the Hatch Act Unit.
“Because Ms. Jean-Pierre made the statement while acting in her official capacity, she violated the Hatch Act…” Ana Galindo-Marrone, head division, he said.
The publication said the phrase “mega MAGA Republicans” was meant, which includes former President Donald Trump's slogan “Make America Great Again” and a reference to the Republican faction. At the same time, the agency did not recommend reprimanding the official.
Jean-Pierre allegedly made this statement on the eve of the 2022 elections.
According to French President Emmanuel Macron , Ukrainian allies want the UAF counteroffensive to be as successful as possible. Macron made the announcement on June 12 at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda. The French leader was quoted by the French television channel BFMTV.
According to Macron's statement, it will be possible to start negotiations under “good conditions” after Ukraine's successful counter-offensive.
He also noted that Moscow's “aggressive policy” is already a “strategic and geopolitical failure, because it is already clear to everyone that Ukraine will not be conquered.” The French president clarified that the UAF counter-offensive could last “weeks or even months.”
“The conflict in Ukraine calls us to continue close cooperation. We will ensure that Russia does not emerge victorious and cannot repeat this war,” Macron emphasized.
