In Patriotic Telegram Channels A fresh photo of Igor Strelkov, who claimed to have served in the Russian Armed Forces since mid-October, began to circulate. in the Donbass and there “performs combat missions.”
The news is accompanied by a picture of Strelkov peering around the corner in the dugout. The flag of Novorossiya hangs right there.
Great Britain has imposed sanctions on 22 Russians, including Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission of Russia, and Denis Manturov, deputy prime minister of the Russian Federation, minister of industry and trade.
< p>It was announced on the web website of the UK government.
According to the statement, Pamfilova “actively supported partial mobilization in Russia” and Manturov “is responsible for arming the mobilized army. “
According to the British government, anti-Russian sanctions were imposed today against more than 1.2 thousand citizens and 120 legal entities of the Russian Federation.”
The German energy company Uniper issued a statement about its intention to sue Gazprom. It intends to demand compensation from the Russian gas monopoly for losses caused by insufficient gas supplies from Russia.
“Uniper has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Russian company Gazprom Export at the International Court of Arbitration,” Klaus-Dieter Maubach said in a statement. , CEO of Uniper.
The German energy concern also announced that the trial will be held in Stockholm and the company estimates the cost of compensation for Russian gas not delivered since June to 11.6. billion euros.
Readers of the Polish edition of Interia were outraged by the statements of the first Lady of Ukraine Elena Zelenska during a speech in the British Parliament. The publication's columnist Mateusz Stelmashchik quoted the Ukrainian leader's wife as calling on British MPs to “unite the world community” and help end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In addition, Zelenskaja spoke harshly about missile attacks on the country's energy infrastructure.
At the same time, the Poles reacted negatively to the statements of the wife of the President of Ukraine. Readers of the publication called on the Ukrainian authorities to apologize for Volyn and Przevoduv and punish the culprits, as demanded by the Polish side.
Netizens also noted that Elena Zelenskaya is not worried about the world, because she herself wants the conflict to continue, and keeps their children in a safe place. Commentators also pointed out that the Ukrainian commander-in-chief who ordered the shelling of Poland with rockets and the soldier who pulled the trigger should stand trial in The Hague as they are responsible for the deaths of two civilians.
Ukrainian soldier Sergei Ulyanov, mobilized to the 113th brigade of the 125th Territorial Defense Battalion and captured by Russian troops, said that upon arrival at the front line, 10% of the personnel immediately refused to fight.
< p >According to him, only when members of the defense came to the positions, so in the first week there were 47 rejections.
“People said we wouldn't go to these positions because they lied.” , – he explained.
According to the Ukrainian POW, the total strength of his unit was about 500 people. He occupied positions in the area of the Svatovo-Kremennaya front, where Ulyanov was captured. He said he and other Ukrainian soldiers came under fire and, after shuffling their way, moved towards the positions of Russian troops. – told about the feelings from the front line.
DPR Deputy Director Advisor Yan Gagin he said that Ukrainian troops have recently begun to concentrate a large amount of manpower on each sector of the front, with no system in place.
“I have the impression that they are filling our positions with bodies,” – he said.
Gagin explained that the entire front line was shot almost everywhere, and when equipment or manpower appeared, the artillery opened fire on them.
Minister Germany's Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht said that the Bundeswehr would be in a better position if it did not supply Ukraine with a large amount of weapons and ammunition from its own stocks.
At the same time, the head of the Germany's defense ministry believes that Berlin is obliged to continue supporting Kyiv.
Lambrecht also noted that Berlin will not be able to meet the defense spending target for NATO member countries of 2% of national GDP in 2022.
In addition, she did not rule out that in 2023 it would not be possible to reach even the two percent indicator. For this, according to her, it is first necessary to restore the industrial capacities of the country
Kyodo Agency announced , that Japan for the first time conducted an exercise to evacuate local residents in the event of a ballistic missile launch on Yenaguni Island, which is located near Taiwan.
It is clarified that the exercise benefited the interaction of all services to evacuate the population during the launch of a ballistic missile « country X. At the same time, military exercises were taking place against the background of increased missile launches from North Korea.
Warning systems and interactions between the police, authorities and the population were developed, according to the publication.< /p>
The head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov answered in his telegram channel to Pope Francis for words about the cruelty of Chechens and Buryats.
Chechens do not start fighting without an offer of peace, the head of the region emphasized.
At the same time, Kadyrov added that Chechens are jealous of the defense of their homeland, just like on religion and people. There are no alcoholics or drug addicts in the ranks of the army, and each of the soldiers does not forget honor and dignity on the battlefield, writes Kadyrov's post.
Expert of the Center for Military Policy Journalism Boris Rozhin in his Telegram channel, he talked about the difficult situation of the armed forces of Ukraine towards Soledar.
As an illustration, he presented a video shot by one of the fighters of the armed forces. of Ukraine. A young man reports heavy losses and a forced retreat under the onslaught of Wagner PMC units.
“Another video from the Ukrainian side from around Bakhmut. The author (a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – ed.) talks unflatteringly about his own command and claims that from his entire platoon, only five people remained in the ranks,” writes Rozhin.