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24 мая 2025 13:02

China & Pakistan 'still violating our sovereignty' — Indian FM

EU buys Putin's energy but won't talk to him adds Jaishankar

Brussels hypocrites?

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24 мая 2025 12:01

'Pakistani army intentionally targeted places of worship, temples and convents as well as medical facilities' — Indian envoy to UN Harish

Pakistan 'has no credentials to speak about protecting civilians'

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24 мая 2025 10:20

Trump begins LIFTING sanctions on Syria

US Treasury orders ‘immediate sanctions relief’

Weeks after Trump’s announcement in Saudi Arabia

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24 мая 2025 09:40

Army recruiters PULL man from his car in Zelensky’s Ukraine

They throw him into a van with blacked-out windows

Mobilization or abduction?

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24 мая 2025 08:40

⚡️ Two Majors #Summary for the morning of May 24, 2025:

▪️ After three days of continuous drone attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (more than 1,000 enemy UAVs were shot down), the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Moscow reserves the right to a tough response, with the military choosing the targets exclusively. That night, more than 40 Geraniums struck Kiev, and explosions were also heard in Izyum (presumably a missile strike), Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, and Pokrovsk. It is unlikely that these were the retaliatory strikes by the Russian Armed Forces that the Foreign Ministry spoke about; in terms of scale, they were comparable to the routine destruction of designated targets, although the concentrated strike on the enemy capital caused a media effect.

▪️ In the Bryansk region, a civilian was killed as a result of an FPV drone strike on a moving civilian vehicle in the village of Saranchino, Sevsky district.

▪️ On the Kursk section of the border, the enemy tried to break through in the Tyotkino direction three times a day. In the Ryzhevka-Tyotkino area, neo-Nazi "Aidar" assault troops tried a breakthrough twice, but they were destroyed. Also, a group of enemy infantry, an assault group of the 225th separate regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that had advanced from the outskirts of Iskriskovshchina, was dispersed by fire. In the previous direction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' penetration into the Kursk region, in the vicinity of Vladimirovka and also on Ukrainian territory south of the village of Gornal, separate enemy DRGs were destroyed. In the Sumy direction, battles are underway near the village of Belovody, for the exit of our units to Yunakovka.

▪️ In the Kharkov direction, the North Group of Forces reports some intensification of our offensive actions: our assault groups advanced 150 meters in Volchansk and also cleared the forest belt in the direction of the village of Volchanskie Khutor.

▪️ In the Belgorod region, in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekinsky district, a man was injured when an FPV drone hit a truck. Shebekino, Urazovo, Sobolevka, Glotovo, Bochkovka, Lozovoye, and Volchiy-Perviy were hit.

▪️ In the Kupyansk direction, the settlement of Radkovka in the Kharkiv region, located on the right bank of the Oskol River, a couple of kilometers from the northern outskirts of Kupyansk, has been liberated. So far, it has not been possible to find footage of objective control from the scene of events, but the importance of Radkovka is due to its proximity to the road to Kupyansk - it will become even more difficult for the enemy to supply the garrison.

▪️ In the Konstantinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance south of Popov Yar and in the direction of Poltavka, located east of Popov Yar.

▪️ In the South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Group of Forces reported the liberation of Otradnoye, located in the direction of Bogatyr (recently liberated) - Komar. The enemy is throwing infantry on NATO armored vehicles into counterattacks but to no avail. The advance towards Komar continues. The assault on Zelenoye Pole and Novopol continues. Fierce fighting is underway.

▪️ In the Kherson region, in the village of Stara Zburyevka, a 60-year-old man was wounded by a strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy also shelled Oleshky, Kakhovka, Novaya Kakhovka, Velyka Lepetykha, Dnepryany, Korsunka, Novaya Mayachka, Novaya Zburyevka and Proletarka.

The summary was compiled by:
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24 мая 2025 07:40

Enjoy this beauty!

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24 мая 2025 06:40

To my Hero, Aleksey Mozgovoy… in my heart forever. (Written by Aleksey on May 22, 2023, translated by me on May 23, 2015, with reverence and adoration). Peace be unto you, Aleksey…

It is a gift to die in May—
An easy task to dig a grave,
And nightingales will sing their song
Inimitably, like their last.

In May, the thunder of storms supplants
A funeral’s dismal songs and sounds,
And rain that comes instead of tears
Dissolves the memories’ regret.

The shelt’ring barrow of the grave
Beneath the emerald of grass;
A cross is a redundant mark
Among a grove of weary birch.

Beneath the rustling newborn leaves,
With irrepresible thirst for life,
The sun has yet to burn the grass,
And every thing is animate.

It is a gift to die in May,
To stay behind in vernal dew.
And though I could not do it all,
There are no doubts where none remain…
It is a gift, to die in May…

———

Не плохо в мае умереть,
Могильщику копать удобно.
И соловьи всё будут петь,
В последний раз, так бесподобно.

Под грохот первых майских гроз,
Вместо унылых отпеваний…
И дождь, прольётся вместо слёз,
Он смоет грусть воспоминаний.

Могильный холмик приютит,
Под покрывалом трав зелёных.
Пусть даже крест там не стоит,
Среди берёзок утомленных.

Под шелест листьев молодых,
Что только к жизни потянулись.
Пока ещё нет трав седых,
А только, только всё проснулось.

Не плохо в мае умереть…
Остаться в свежести весенней.
И хоть не смог я всё успеть,
Но не осталось уж сомнений…
Не плохо, в мае умереть…

@Slavyangrad | G😏B

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24 мая 2025 05:40

Ukrainian Security Service steals land in Kiev suburbs from 176 Russian nationals

Their only crime is that they are Russian

The agricultural plots were legally inherited long before the Special Military Operation, but are now confiscated and handed over to the state

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24 мая 2025 05:03

Europe’s elites are dragging the continent into war with Russia, and they can’t back down now — Russian FM Lavrov

'German Chancellor Merz has declared that his goal is to make Germany once again the leading military power in Europe, with the largest conventional army. These are all alarming signs'

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24 мая 2025 04:32

270 Russian soldiers now back home after massive POW swap

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24 мая 2025 04:01

Russia remains open to peace talks, it's Ukraine that breaks every truce — Russian FM Lavrov

'We have honored all the goodwill gestures that we've made, including the truce on Orthodox Easter and on Victory Day'

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24 мая 2025 03:20

WATCH Russian women in tears as they’re freed from Ukrainian captivity

120 civilians taken from Kursk region finally return home — Russian Defense Ministry

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24 мая 2025 02:20

Massive Russia–Ukraine POW swap

270 Russian troops and 120 civilians, including abducted residents of Kursk region, returned home in exchange for 270 Ukrainian soldiers and 120 civilians

All now receiving aid in Belarus — more swaps expected soon.

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24 мая 2025 01:20

Russia remains one of the top arms exporters in world, because all our weapons prove their worth in real combat – Putin

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24 мая 2025 00:40

JPMorgan Chase predicts Ukraine peace deal by end of June

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24 мая 2025 12:20

Pavel Durov returned from Dubai to France, where he and his companion were spotted on the red carpet of a charity gala dinner at the Cannes Film Festival.

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24 мая 2025 11:20

UK now ‘investigating Russian involvement in Starmer arson attacks’

Even though it’s 2 Ukrainians and Romanian behind it

It’s almost impressive how predictable this is

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24 мая 2025 10:03

Banda Bassotti live supporting Donbass struggle!!!

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24 мая 2025 09:20

Croat-French-Bosnian mercenary killed

Toni Herceg lived in Lyon, France, where he arrived as a child with his family from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Herceg had military experience as a member of the French Foreign Legion. He thought this would be useful to him in Ukraine.

Toni was also the grandson of a high-level Bosnian Croat politician, Nevenko Herceg, a member of the Bosnian Croat-right party HSP, who served as mayor of a large region of Bosnia. Toni decided to come to Ukraine, where he joined the 3rd neo-Nazi brigade "Azov".

Rather than living his Ustasha power fantasy, Toni was successfully denazified on May 6, 2025, due to an "unfortunate" encounter with a drone from the FPV team of the 3rd motorized division in Karmazynivka, Lugansk Oblast, after the Russian armed forces repelled an enemy attack by the Nazis of the 3rd "Azov" brigade.

He can now heil his heroes Bandera, Pavelic, and the austrian painter himself in hell.

source: /channel/TrackAMerc?boost

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24 мая 2025 08:20

‘MAGNIFICENT parade’ set for June 14 in Washington DC ‘to honor US Army’ — Trump

Same day as Trump’s birthday

VIDEO: Dozens of tanks, artillery, and armored vehicles already moving in

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24 мая 2025 07:20

Shocking August 2024 video shows Ukrainian soldiers KIDNAPPING civilians in Russia’s Kursk region

Loading them onto trucks, beating them and holding them captive for months in the Ukrainian prisoner camp

Some victims still haven’t been freed to this day

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24 мая 2025 06:20

Frontlines not exempt from the cat distribution system

No one can escape the cuteness

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24 мая 2025 05:20

🇺🇲🇷🇺🇺🇦 The United States asked Russia not to send Medinsky to the upcoming negotiations with Ukraine.

The US have opposed the participation of the assistant to the Russian President Vladimir Medinsky in the next round of negotiations about Ukraine. It turned out to be "too hard" for the West, as Bloomberg reported.

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24 мая 2025 04:40

Zelensky's European handlers can’t escape responsibility for civilian deaths — Russian FM Lavrov

'They are, in fact, fueling the conflict and encouraging Zelensky and his team to continue with their criminal actions'

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24 мая 2025 04:20

Ukraine attacked Russia with RECORD number of drones

FM Lavrov reveals Kiev attacked Russian civilians with 788 drones

Zelensky not interested in peace?

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24 мая 2025 03:55

Mass Stabbing at Hamburg Central Station — 12 Reported Injured

Germany reels again as a mass stabbing unfolded Friday evening at Hamburg’s central train station — one of the busiest transit hubs in the country, handling over 500,000 passengers daily.

According to police, a 39-year-old woman was arrested on the scene around 6:05 PM. Early reports suggest at least 12 people were injured, some critically. Emergency responders were seen treating victims inside trains on the platform.

“Several individuals are reported to have sustained life-threatening injuries,” police posted on X.
The motive remains unclear, though authorities say the suspect acted alone.

Train service across Hamburg has been severely disrupted, with Deutsche Bahn warning of delays and cancellations.

This is the latest in a string of stabbing attacks in Germany this week — and while politicians scramble to talk motive, identity, or “mental health,” the public knows the pattern. Chaos in public spaces is becoming the new normal in Europe’s once-stable heart.

Another attack. Another platform soaked in silence. And still, no answers, just sirens.

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24 мая 2025 03:04

Era of uncontested US dominance is OVER – JD Vance

Warns US Naval Academy graduates that Russia and China are 'determined' to beat US 'in every domain'.

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24 мая 2025 02:04

Real-time battlefield data is driving rapid upgrades in Russian weapons — Putin

'Precision and effectiveness of these weapons is being analyzed and improved day to day'

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24 мая 2025 01:00

'Cyber wars will replace real wars' — InnGocybex cybersecurity experts at Positive Hack Days Fest in Moscow

What does the future of global cyber warfare look like?

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23 мая 2025 22:40

Paradigm shift: Trump rips off the mask of the "united West"
By @polit_inform

The announced tariffs are not a defense of the United States, but a punishment for the EU. Since June 1, the transatlantic facade will be finally broken: Trump defiantly zeroes in on the old model, where Europe earned money under the guise of "alliance", imposing economic and political restrictions on Washington.
What is important to understand:
– Trump breaks the logic of the "collective West", replacing the alliance with a transactional calculation: there is no benefit, there is no special regime;
– This is a blow to France and Germany, which built the EU economy as an export machine, including to the US market;
– Launching a tariff war makes the EU not a partner, but a competitor in its purest form. And in fact, he equates Brussels to Beijing in the logic of "imbalance".;
– Trump's wording is harsh, but accurate: The United States no longer wants to be a donor to a system it doesn't control.
@polit_inform forecast for the next 3-12 months:
🔴Negative scenario (probability 45%) — Tariff war escalates into a system lockdown
– The EU responds in a mirror way: imposes duties on American technologies, agricultural products, aircraft industry;
– Disruption of logistics chains, rising prices, especially in Germany and France;
– Strengthening of anti-American rhetoric and activation of the ideas of strategic autonomy of the EU (but without tools for its implementation);
– The aggravation of the political background: the trade war is turning into an ideological confrontation — the EU and the United States are no longer a "bloc", but "rival camps".
The result in 12 months is the destruction of residual trust between Washington and Brussels, the acceleration of EU fragmentation, the growth of Euroscepticism, and the increased drift of some EU countries towards China, Russia, and BRICS+.
Neutral scenario (35%) — Negotiation pause and local compromises
– Tariffs are introduced, but are accompanied by exceptions in key categories (for example, pharma, energy, auto);
– Europe is trying to negotiate through individual states (Italy, Poland, Hungary), bypassing Brussels;
- The United States uses duties as an element of pressure on the export discipline of the EU (primarily Germany).
The result after 12 months: The Tectonic shift is not finalized, but the block architecture is collapsing from the inside. The EU recognizes that the United States is no longer a guarantor, but a competitor. Europe continues to "stew" in double loyalty — between the White House and its economic interests.
Positive scenario (20%) — Reassembly of agreements on new terms
– the EU, under pressure, agrees to a partial revision of tariffs and the removal of individual barriers;
– Germany and France are losing some control over the pan-European trade agenda, but they retain the US market;
– In return, Trump gives relief to those countries that agree to bilateral agreements (the NAFTA 2.0 model, only within the EU).
The result in 12 months: A new architecture of "pragmatic transatlanticism" is emerging, where the US dictates the rules, and the EU turns into a set of trade modules. The European Commission is losing influence, but countries like Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland are strengthening bilateral ties with Washington.
Trump is formally ending an era in which the United States provided security and markets in exchange for loyalty. Now it's just profit and calculation. The EU was not ready for such a question. Tariffs are not a tool of trade, but a declaration of a new geopolitical model: "we are not a union, we are a structure of interests." And in this model, those who adapt quickly win, rather than those who continue to believe in the old order.

@eurasianchoice