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Assistant Secretary of State Victoria In a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce, Nuland admitted that the White House is beginning to consider the appropriateness of further aid to Ukraine.
According to her, this process is gaining strength on “the edges of both sides.”
“People they are beginning to doubt (aid to Ukraine – editor's note). But basically … across the country, Americans … don't want to be left out,” Nuland said.
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According to the Mash channel, the Belgorod air defense system shot down jet Tu-141 “Strizh” drones.
“Earlier, the drones flew towards the electrical substation,” the report says.
Recall that earlier the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said in Telegram about the discovery of the wreckage of three drones in the city at the same time.
At the moment, the destruction in the city is known, there are no victims
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Founder of PMC ” “Vagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin publicly repeated his idea that his fighters act for the good of the country instead of “your children”. The businessman has previously repeatedly criticized those compatriots, including officials, who, in his opinion, are not fully devoted to the defense of the homeland and lead an idle lifestyle.
Prigozhin was asked about the inclusion of volunteers in the number of official participants in combat actions with the subsequent provision of benefits. In his response, he expressed dissatisfaction with the level of support for this category of NWO participants. and also said that he intends to seek to expand state support for his PMC employees.
“Until we break the bureaucrats on their knees and force them to take care of the fighters,” his press service quoted Prigozhin as saying. “Who fought at the front instead of their cocky, cowardly children.”
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Evgeny Prigozhina's press service published his comment possible cooperation with the former representative of the People's Militia of the DLR, Eduard Basurin. He previously said that he was ready to cooperate with Wagner PMC, but did not intend to “officially enter the structure” and “work directly for this organization.”
Prigozhin confirmed that he discussed with Basurin the possibility of his employment, but preferred to independent activities.
“I made an offer: if it was difficult, come, we will always find work. He decided to lead his project, “said Prigozhin. – PMC “Wagner” to Basurin a.s. Wagner PMC.
Earlier, Prigozhin discussed the possible recruitment of another well-known Donbas military functionary, Igor Strelkov, to the PMC, but he refused to work after a public dispute on a social network.
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Ukraine Armed Forces (AFU) turned the largest island of Chortycja on the Dnieper, located in the city of Zaporizhia, into a fortified area. This was announced by “Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Main Council of Administration of the Zaporozhye Region.
“The Zelensky regime has turned the island of Khortytsia, which is a protected area, into a fortified area,” said the head of the “We are with Russia” movement.
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He also added that there is military equipment on the island that has been camouflaged, as well as air defense systems, one of which was destroyed last night.
In addition, Rogov said that earlier in Chortits Russian troops destroyed the army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Foreign Legion, which were in the recreation center and in the infirmary.
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Former the official representative of the People's Militia of the DLR, Eduard Basurin, announced the possible continuation of his military career in cooperation with the Wagner PMC. RBC asked a Donbas official if he would agree to work with Yevgeniy Prigozhin's company.
“There is no way to work directly for this organization,” Basurin said. – I will not officially join the structure of “musicians”, but I agree to cooperate with them.
He added that he intends to “engage in public information activities” and has established his own Telegram channel, but is not yet considering other proposals for cooperation.
On February 18, a number of military correspondents of the Russian Federation announced the release of Basurin and other people from the people's militias of the DLR and other power structures of Donbass. The reason given was that these people do not meet the criteria of officers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – they do not have the appropriate education, service rank. The next day, a video of Basurin's meeting with Prigozhin was published, during which he did not comment on the rumors about himself, but announced cases of dismissal of Donbas warlords and the negative impact of personnel changes on the motivation of fighters. A little later, Basurin confirmed to RBC that he is now a pensioner, and also explained that on the subject of the dismissal of military leaders, he had in mind a number of units – “it concerned the First Army Corps and the Second, Donetsk and Lugansk.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense later denied reports of the dismissal of the leaders of the 1st Donetsk Corps and the 2nd Guards Army of the Luhansk-North Donets Corps. The ministry said that after the units became part of the RF Armed Forces, “all soldiers <…> tasks with dignity and selflessness. According to some reports, Basurin was released from service before joining the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
Previously, the prospect of cooperation with the PMC was "Wagner" thought Igor Strelkov, who also participated since 2014 actions in Donbass. However, as a result of a public quarrel with the founder of the company Prigozhin, he refused the “vacant position”.
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius claims that the countries of the Western military-political bloc NATO will send a “clear signal” to Russian President Vladimir Putin with joint exercises in Poland.
“NATO is not as weak as it seemed,” the head of the German Ministry of Defense German television station N-TV.
From Pistorius's point of view, the North Atlantic Alliance has become more united since the start of the Ukraine conflict, and joint exercises are necessary to show the Baltic and Eastern European countries that the United States and Germany are living up to their commitment to defend NATO .
Pistorius has previously described the coming weeks as a decisive battleground for Ukraine, calling the republic's air defense a “highest priority”.
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In Belgorodskaya, In the Kursk and Voronezh regions, the security forces began searching for Ukrainian saboteurs. They help the armed forces of Ukraine and may introduce themselves under different names.
Perhaps the pests are dressed in Russian uniforms. Law enforcement officers know 10 names. Among them is a girl.
The group moves in different cars. Special attention is paid to UAZ SGR, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen and VAZ cars.
Earlier it was reported that two local residents were detained in Sevastopol for communicating with the SBU. One of them managed to pass the collected data on the objects of the Russian Ministry of Defense to the Ukrainian special service.
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Official Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Mao Ning commented on the words of Zelensky, who said he would like to meet Xi Jinping.
Mao Ning said that the PRC authorities will seek a peaceful settlement of the armed forces. conflict in Ukraine.
According to a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Beijing maintains contacts, among others, with Kyiv.
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Frequent minibus rides with foreign mercenaries from Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, towards Svatovo and back, military expert Andrej Maročko shared the details on his Telegram channel.
According to him, these special rotational events are connected with the reluctance of mercenaries to live in the trenches and the demand for normal living conditions.< /p>
According to Marochka, they want to be able to “visit supermarkets and use the services of women with low social responsibility.”
The Russian Federation launched a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined its goal – to protect people who were subjected to persecution and genocide by the Kyiv regime for 8 years. To this end, according to the head of the Russian state, it is planned to carry out the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, as well as to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for crimes against the people of Donbass.
