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Matthew
May 16, 2023, 12:09:41 PM5/16/23
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>Russia 'destroys' $1.1bn US air defence system in major attack on Kyiv
>During an intense attack on the Ukraine capital, Moscow claims to have struck the costly Patriot system with a hypersonic Kinzhal missile
>At the end of the video, there appeared to be an explosion on the ground, which pro-Russian social media accounts have claimed is the destruction of a Patriot missile system recently donated to Ukraine by the United States.
>During an intense attack on the Ukraine capital, Moscow claims to have struck the costly Patriot system with a hypersonic Kinzhal missile
>However, Ukraine claimed it had downed all six “unstoppable” Kinzhal missiles fired overnight, which would raise major doubts about Russia’s long-range missile threat
>The Russian claims came after a video was shared on social media that appeared to show an unidentified surface-to-air missile system firing more than 20 times in two minutes in Kyiv.>At the end of the video, there appeared to be an explosion on the ground, which pro-Russian social media accounts have claimed is the destruction of a Patriot missile system recently donated to Ukraine by the United States.
>Russia is now launching long-range air strikes at the highest frequency of the war.
Matthew
May 18, 2023, 12:26:42 AM5/18/23
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UFOs over Ukraine
>We see them everywhere. We observe a significant number of objects whose nature is not clear. Flights of single, group and squadrons of the ships were detected
>Phantom shows the color characteristics inherent in an object with zero albedos. It is a completely black body that does not emit and absorbs all the radiation falling on it. We see an object because it shields radiation due to Rayleigh scattering. An object contrast makes it possible to estimate the distance using colorimetric methods. Phantoms are observed in the troposphere at distances up to 10 - 12 km. We estimate their size from 3 to 12 meters and speeds up to 15 km/s.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.11215.pdf
>We see them everywhere. We observe a significant number of objects whose nature is not clear. Flights of single, group and squadrons of the ships were detected
>Phantom shows the color characteristics inherent in an object with zero albedos. It is a completely black body that does not emit and absorbs all the radiation falling on it. We see an object because it shields radiation due to Rayleigh scattering. An object contrast makes it possible to estimate the distance using colorimetric methods. Phantoms are observed in the troposphere at distances up to 10 - 12 km. We estimate their size from 3 to 12 meters and speeds up to 15 km/s.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.11215.pdf
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Matthew
Jul 2, 2023, 10:07:48 PM7/2/23
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> Ukraine ‘preparing for nuclear explosion’ as Russian troops ordered to leave Zaporizhzhia plant: ‘Whole world is watching’
>Russian troops have been ordered to leave the power plant — which has been under Russian control since March 2022 — by July 5, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
>“Ukrainian employees who have signed a contract with Rosatom have also been advised to evacuate. Under the instructions received, they should leave by 5 July,” DIU said.
https://nypost.com/2023/07/02/ukraine-preparing-for-nuclear-explosion-as-russian-troops-ordered-to-leave-zaporizhzhia-plant
>Russian troops have been ordered to leave the power plant — which has been under Russian control since March 2022 — by July 5, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
>“Ukrainian employees who have signed a contract with Rosatom have also been advised to evacuate. Under the instructions received, they should leave by 5 July,” DIU said.
https://nypost.com/2023/07/02/ukraine-preparing-for-nuclear-explosion-as-russian-troops-ordered-to-leave-zaporizhzhia-plant
Matthew
Jul 15, 2023, 9:52:22 PM7/15/23
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>Russia accused the West on Friday of sponsoring "nuclear terrorism" after authorities said a Ukrainian drone had struck the western Russian town of Kurchatov, where a nuclear power station similar to the ill-fated Chernobyl plant is located.
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-says-west-sponsoring-nuclear-104735707.html
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-says-west-sponsoring-nuclear-104735707.html
Matthew
Jul 19, 2023, 6:22:01 PM7/19/23
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>Russia will consider all vessels traveling on the Black Sea heading to Ukrainian ports as “potential military cargo carriers” starting from Thursday, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.
>The ministry declared in a statement on Telegram that a number of areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea as “temporarily dangerous for navigation,” adding that the flag countries of ships traveling to Ukrainian ports will be considered parties to the conflict on Kyiv’s side.
>The ministry declared in a statement on Telegram that a number of areas in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the international waters of the Black Sea as “temporarily dangerous for navigation,” adding that the flag countries of ships traveling to Ukrainian ports will be considered parties to the conflict on Kyiv’s side.
>This comes as Ukraine said on Wednesday Russia damaged grain export infrastructure in overnight strikes focused on two of its Black Sea ports. The Russian attack on Odesa for the second consecutive night came after Moscow quit on Monday the Black Sea Grain initiative – a year-old deal allowing the safe passage of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/07/19/Russia-to-treat-all-ships-traveling-to-Ukrainian-ports-as-carriers-of-military-cargo
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/07/19/Russia-to-treat-all-ships-traveling-to-Ukrainian-ports-as-carriers-of-military-cargo
Matthew
Jul 27, 2023, 9:16:05 AM7/27/23
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>Putin rules out rejoining Black Sea grain deal, despite famine fears
https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-black-sea-grain-deal-withdrawal-africa-russia-ukraine-war
>Ukraine: 26 port infrastructure facilities damaged in nine days of Russian strikeshttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-26-port-infrastructure-facilities-damaged-nine-days-russian-strikes-2023-07-27
https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-black-sea-grain-deal-withdrawal-africa-russia-ukraine-war
>Ukraine: 26 port infrastructure facilities damaged in nine days of Russian strikeshttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-26-port-infrastructure-facilities-damaged-nine-days-russian-strikes-2023-07-27
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Matthew
Jul 30, 2023, 4:07:44 PM7/30/23
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>Ukraine-Russia war live: Moscow warns it would be 'forced to use nuclear weapon' if counter-offensive successful
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/07/30/ukraine-russia-war-live-moscow-drones-strike
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/07/30/ukraine-russia-war-live-moscow-drones-strike
Matthew
Aug 9, 2023, 6:02:31 AM8/9/23
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>War arrives on Putin's doorstep: Huge explosion tears through Russian defence plant near Moscow as drone attack targets the capital
>It came hours after Moscow became the target of another drone attack overnight, with Russia saying it had shot down two Ukraine UAVs near the capital, in the latest in a string of attacks on and around the country's capital in recent months.
>The explosion at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant also initially prompted reports of a drone strike, but this was quickly denied by Russian officials.
>A huge mushroom cloud was seen over the plant in Sergiyev Posad, 46 miles northeast of Moscow. A witness said 'the whole plant is in ruins'.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12388161/Explosion-tears-Russian-defence-plant-near-Moscow.html
>It came hours after Moscow became the target of another drone attack overnight, with Russia saying it had shot down two Ukraine UAVs near the capital, in the latest in a string of attacks on and around the country's capital in recent months.
>The explosion at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant also initially prompted reports of a drone strike, but this was quickly denied by Russian officials.
>A huge mushroom cloud was seen over the plant in Sergiyev Posad, 46 miles northeast of Moscow. A witness said 'the whole plant is in ruins'.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12388161/Explosion-tears-Russian-defence-plant-near-Moscow.html
Matthew
Aug 9, 2023, 9:58:13 PM8/9/23
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>Russia's emergency service reports fire near airport - RIA
>Russia's emergency service said early on Thursday that an auto repair shop caught fire in Domodedovo outside Moscow near one of the major Russian airports, RIA news agency reported.
>Videos of the fire posted online show thick black smoke and a flame, seen from hundreds of metres away.
>Two explosions were heard before the fire, according to posts on Russian social media.
>On Wednesday, Russia said it shot down two Ukrainian drones near Moscow, one of them over Domodedovo.
Matthew
Aug 23, 2023, 7:57:40 AM8/23/23
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>Explosions rock Moscow, wider region, residential building damaged
https://news.yahoo.com/explosions-rock-moscow-wider-region-082500328.html
https://news.yahoo.com/explosions-rock-moscow-wider-region-082500328.html
Matthew
Aug 23, 2023, 11:09:50 AM8/23/23
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>Video Shows Huge Crimea Blast as Ukraine Targets Russian Missile Systems
>On Wednesday, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said it had destroyed a Russian S-400 air defense system in Crimea
https://www.newsweek.com/video-huge-explosion-crimea-ukraine-targets-russia-missiles-1821837
>On Wednesday, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said it had destroyed a Russian S-400 air defense system in Crimea
https://www.newsweek.com/video-huge-explosion-crimea-ukraine-targets-russia-missiles-1821837
Matthew
Aug 29, 2023, 7:10:45 PM8/29/23
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>Drones are believed to have been used to attack an airport in western Russia just 20 miles from the border of NATO member Estonia.
>Russian state news agency TASS later confirmed that four of the IL-76 planes had been damaged.
>Ukraine has launched a number of offences on military targets inside Russia in recent days, including a bombardment of the Shaykovka airfield south-west of Moscow.
>[That] bombardment came during what may have been the busiest night of Ukrainian attacks on Russia and Russian-held territory during the war.
>Two major Moscow international airports - Vnukovo and Domodedovo - were closed, leading to significant disruption for incoming and outgoing planes.
>Russian air defences were also in action in Tula region, south of the capital, which borders Kaluga region amid suspected drone attacks.
>Separately, a record 42 Ukrainian drones were aimed at annexed Black Sea peninsula Crimea, according to Russian sources.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12458861/Pskov-Drone-attack-airport-western-Russia.html
>Russian state news agency TASS later confirmed that four of the IL-76 planes had been damaged.
>Ukraine has launched a number of offences on military targets inside Russia in recent days, including a bombardment of the Shaykovka airfield south-west of Moscow.
>[That] bombardment came during what may have been the busiest night of Ukrainian attacks on Russia and Russian-held territory during the war.
>Two major Moscow international airports - Vnukovo and Domodedovo - were closed, leading to significant disruption for incoming and outgoing planes.
>Russian air defences were also in action in Tula region, south of the capital, which borders Kaluga region amid suspected drone attacks.
>Separately, a record 42 Ukrainian drones were aimed at annexed Black Sea peninsula Crimea, according to Russian sources.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12458861/Pskov-Drone-attack-airport-western-Russia.html
Matthew
Sep 8, 2023, 9:41:06 PM9/8/23
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> Elon Musk says he denied Ukraine satellite request to avoid complicity in "major act of war" vs. Russia
>"There was an emergency request from government authorities to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol. The obvious intent being to sink most of the Russian fleet at anchor. If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation."
>Musk was posting in response to a published excerpt of an upcoming biography of the tech tycoon by Walter Isaacson.
>In the excerpt published by The Washington Post on Thursday, Isaacson wrote that in September last year, "The Ukrainian military was attempting a sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet based at Sevastopol in Crimea by sending six small drone submarines packed with explosives, and it was using Starlink to guide them to the target."
>Musk had "spoken to the Russian ambassador to the United States... (who) had explicitly told him that a Ukrainian attack on Crimea would lead to a nuclear response," Isaacson wrote.
>"There was an emergency request from government authorities to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol. The obvious intent being to sink most of the Russian fleet at anchor. If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation."
>Musk was posting in response to a published excerpt of an upcoming biography of the tech tycoon by Walter Isaacson.
>In the excerpt published by The Washington Post on Thursday, Isaacson wrote that in September last year, "The Ukrainian military was attempting a sneak attack on the Russian naval fleet based at Sevastopol in Crimea by sending six small drone submarines packed with explosives, and it was using Starlink to guide them to the target."
>Musk had "spoken to the Russian ambassador to the United States... (who) had explicitly told him that a Ukrainian attack on Crimea would lead to a nuclear response," Isaacson wrote.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-ukraine-russia-war-starlink-satellite-denied-major-act-of-war
Matthew
Sep 9, 2023, 3:35:14 AM9/9/23
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>US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the first time: Officials
>"They are coming," one U.S. official told ABC News.
>In July of 2022, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. was "prepared to take risk," but implied that sending ATACMS could lead to direct conflict with Russia.
>"There are certain capabilities the president has said he is not prepared to provide. One of them is long-range missiles, ATACMS, that have a range of 300 kilometers, because he does believe that while a key goal of the United States is to do the needful to support and defend Ukraine, another key goal is to ensure that we do not end up in a circumstance where we are heading down the road towards a third world war," he said at the Aspen Security Forum.
>In addition to giving Ukrainian crews much greater standoff distance when striking Russian positions -- making it more difficult for the Russians to fire back -- ATACMS could also help Ukraine more easily reach targets in Crimea.
>"I think specific targets in Crimea would be command and control, logistics hubs -- especially ammunition facilities -- and air bases," said Mick Mulroy, an ABC News contributor who served as a CIA officer and deputy assistant secretary of defense.
>Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United States decided to supply Kyiv with longer-range missiles, it would cross a "red line" and become "a party to the conflict".
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-longer-range-us-missiles-kyiv-would-cross-red-line-2022-09-15
>"They are coming," one U.S. official told ABC News.
>In July of 2022, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. was "prepared to take risk," but implied that sending ATACMS could lead to direct conflict with Russia.
>"There are certain capabilities the president has said he is not prepared to provide. One of them is long-range missiles, ATACMS, that have a range of 300 kilometers, because he does believe that while a key goal of the United States is to do the needful to support and defend Ukraine, another key goal is to ensure that we do not end up in a circumstance where we are heading down the road towards a third world war," he said at the Aspen Security Forum.
>In addition to giving Ukrainian crews much greater standoff distance when striking Russian positions -- making it more difficult for the Russians to fire back -- ATACMS could also help Ukraine more easily reach targets in Crimea.
>"I think specific targets in Crimea would be command and control, logistics hubs -- especially ammunition facilities -- and air bases," said Mick Mulroy, an ABC News contributor who served as a CIA officer and deputy assistant secretary of defense.
>September 15, 2022
>Russia says longer-range U.S. missiles for Kyiv would cross red line>Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United States decided to supply Kyiv with longer-range missiles, it would cross a "red line" and become "a party to the conflict".
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-longer-range-us-missiles-kyiv-would-cross-red-line-2022-09-15
Matthew
Sep 13, 2023, 1:46:46 PM9/13/23
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>Russian submarine hit by British Storm Shadow missile strike
>British-made Storm Shadow missiles were used in a Ukrainian strike that damaged a Russian submarine and ship at a major naval port in Crimea.
>Russian sources claimed a volley of 10 missiles and three unmanned naval drones were launched, in what appeared to be Kyiv’s most ambitious track on the port city of Sevastopol since the start of the war.
>British-made Storm Shadow missiles were used in a Ukrainian strike that damaged a Russian submarine and ship at a major naval port in Crimea.
>Russian sources claimed a volley of 10 missiles and three unmanned naval drones were launched, in what appeared to be Kyiv’s most ambitious track on the port city of Sevastopol since the start of the war.
>...one of Moscow’s most formidable submarines.
>The vessel, believed to be an improved Kilo class attack submarine, was hit in the overnight attack on Sevastopol, which also damaged a Russian amphibious landing ship.
>The vessel, believed to be an improved Kilo class attack submarine, was hit in the overnight attack on Sevastopol, which also damaged a Russian amphibious landing ship.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/13/ukraine-major-attack-russia-black-sea-fleet-crimea
Matthew
Sep 20, 2023, 12:47:31 AM9/20/23
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>Exclusive: Ukraine’s special services ‘likely’ behind strikes on Wagner-backed forces in Sudan, a Ukrainian military source says
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/africa/ukraine-military-sudan-wagner-cmd-intl
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/africa/ukraine-military-sudan-wagner-cmd-intl
Matthew
Sep 22, 2023, 1:18:54 PM9/22/23
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>Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/europe/ukraine-black-sea-attack-crimea-intl/index.html
>Russian-annexed Crimea hit by ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/22/Russian-annexed-Crimea-hit-by-unprecedented-cyberattack-Proxy-official-
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/europe/ukraine-black-sea-attack-crimea-intl/index.html
>Russian-annexed Crimea hit by ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/22/Russian-annexed-Crimea-hit-by-unprecedented-cyberattack-Proxy-official-
Matthew
Sep 22, 2023, 1:50:46 PM9/22/23
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>Biden tells Zelenskyy that U.S. will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-atacms-biden-zelenskyy-long-range-missile-rcna116876
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-atacms-biden-zelenskyy-long-range-missile-rcna116876
Matthew
Sep 25, 2023, 9:00:21 PM9/25/23
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>Russian Black Sea Fleet commander was killed in Crimea missile strike, Ukraine says
>Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said in a post on Telegram that “the commander” of the Black Sea Fleet was among 34 officers who died in the strike on the fleet’s headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Friday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-black-sea-fleet-commander-sokolov-killed-ukraine-strike-crimea-rcna117133
>Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said in a post on Telegram that “the commander” of the Black Sea Fleet was among 34 officers who died in the strike on the fleet’s headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Friday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-black-sea-fleet-commander-sokolov-killed-ukraine-strike-crimea-rcna117133
Matthew
Oct 17, 2023, 7:33:48 PM10/17/23
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>The US secretly provided Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles in recent days, according to multiple US officials
>The confirmation came on Tuesday after images of the missiles’ submunitions inside Ukraine began circulating on social media.
>US officials indicated to CNN on Tuesday that Ukraine has already used the ATACMS, some variants of which have a maximum range of approximately 186 miles, to attack Russia’s Berdyansk and Luhansk airfields in eastern Ukraine.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/17/politics/us-ukraine-long-range-atacm-missiles/index.html
>The confirmation came on Tuesday after images of the missiles’ submunitions inside Ukraine began circulating on social media.
>US officials indicated to CNN on Tuesday that Ukraine has already used the ATACMS, some variants of which have a maximum range of approximately 186 miles, to attack Russia’s Berdyansk and Luhansk airfields in eastern Ukraine.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/17/politics/us-ukraine-long-range-atacm-missiles/index.html
Matthew
Oct 26, 2023, 8:36:14 AM10/26/23
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>Russia says it rehearsed 'massive' nuclear strike
>A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from a test site in Russia's far-east, and another missile was fired from a nuclear-powered submarine in the Barents Sea, the statement said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67222213
>A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from a test site in Russia's far-east, and another missile was fired from a nuclear-powered submarine in the Barents Sea, the statement said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67222213
Matthew
Dec 1, 2023, 2:23:42 PM12/1/23
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>Europe is not prepared for a war with Russia and is in danger of being “washed away”
https://archive.is/izWzv
https://archive.is/izWzv
Matthew
Dec 13, 2023, 1:00:11 PM12/13/23
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>At 3 am Russia launched ten ballistic missiles at sleeping residents in Kyiv. All intercepted, but debris severely affected residential areas. 53 injured, including children. Ballistic missiles make it to Ukraine in a few minutes, leaving no chance to take cover.
https://twitter.com/maria_avdv/status/1734810145794736277
https://twitter.com/maria_avdv/status/1734810145794736277
Matthew
Dec 16, 2023, 11:26:32 PM12/16/23
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>North Korea says any US interference with its ‘space assets’ will be deemed ‘declaration of war’
>The warning came less than two weeks after Pyongyang said it had put its first spy satellite into space
>The November launch was condemned by North Korea’s neighbors Japan and South Korea, with Seoul calling it a “clear violation” of a UN Security Council resolution that prohibits North Korea from using ballistic missile technology.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/01/asia/north-korea-satellite-warning-intl-hnk/index.html
>South Korea says North Korea faces 'hell of destruction' after ending 2018 military pact
>"North Korea has only two choices - peace or destruction," a statement from the South Korean defense ministry said, quoting the minister, Shin Won-sik
>Last month, Pyongyang and Seoul scrapped the Comprehensive Military Agreement, a military pact established in 2018. As a result, North Korea vowed to deploy additional weapons at its border and restore other military measures halted under the deal.
>Then, North Korea formally ended it saying Seoul will be held "wholly accountable in case an irretrievable clash breaks out."
>Last week, Shin visited a command center that he said would be tasked with "lethally striking the heart and head of the enemy," should tensions escalate into a full war.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-north-korea-faces-hell-destruction-ending-2018-military-pact
>The warning came less than two weeks after Pyongyang said it had put its first spy satellite into space
>The November launch was condemned by North Korea’s neighbors Japan and South Korea, with Seoul calling it a “clear violation” of a UN Security Council resolution that prohibits North Korea from using ballistic missile technology.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/01/asia/north-korea-satellite-warning-intl-hnk/index.html
>South Korea says North Korea faces 'hell of destruction' after ending 2018 military pact
>"North Korea has only two choices - peace or destruction," a statement from the South Korean defense ministry said, quoting the minister, Shin Won-sik
>Last month, Pyongyang and Seoul scrapped the Comprehensive Military Agreement, a military pact established in 2018. As a result, North Korea vowed to deploy additional weapons at its border and restore other military measures halted under the deal.
>Then, North Korea formally ended it saying Seoul will be held "wholly accountable in case an irretrievable clash breaks out."
>Last week, Shin visited a command center that he said would be tasked with "lethally striking the heart and head of the enemy," should tensions escalate into a full war.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-korea-north-korea-faces-hell-destruction-ending-2018-military-pact
Matthew
Dec 22, 2023, 6:49:39 PM12/22/23
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>Russia may cut diplomatic ties with the United States if Washington confiscates Russian assets frozen over the Ukrainian war, the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.
>The United States "must not act under an illusion... that Russia is clinging with both hands to diplomatic relations with that country," Ryabkov said.
>Russia has described relations with the United States as "below zero" because of U.S. military and financial aid for Ukraine in the war now approaching the end of its second year.
>Some Western politicians are urging that frozen Russian assets worth some $300 billion be handed to Ukraine to help rebuild its war-shattered economy.
>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that any such move would deal a serious blow to the global financial system.
>He said Russia would "never leave in peace" any country that seized its assets, and in such a scenario it would look at what Western assets it could confiscate in retaliation.
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-diplomatic-ties-with-us-could-break-down-over-asset-seizures-2023-12-22
https://archive.is/92JUL
>The United States "must not act under an illusion... that Russia is clinging with both hands to diplomatic relations with that country," Ryabkov said.
>Russia has described relations with the United States as "below zero" because of U.S. military and financial aid for Ukraine in the war now approaching the end of its second year.
>Some Western politicians are urging that frozen Russian assets worth some $300 billion be handed to Ukraine to help rebuild its war-shattered economy.
>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that any such move would deal a serious blow to the global financial system.
>He said Russia would "never leave in peace" any country that seized its assets, and in such a scenario it would look at what Western assets it could confiscate in retaliation.
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-diplomatic-ties-with-us-could-break-down-over-asset-seizures-2023-12-22
https://archive.is/92JUL
Matthew
Dec 25, 2023, 12:57:09 PM12/25/23
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>Russian Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Catches Fire in Arctic
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/25/russian-nuclear-powered-cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-arctic-a83560
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/25/russian-nuclear-powered-cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-arctic-a83560
Matthew
Dec 26, 2023, 4:44:54 AM12/26/23
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>Ukraine says it has blown up major Russian navy vessel in Crimea’s Feodosia port
Matthew
Dec 27, 2023, 4:07:26 PM12/27/23
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>Russia to strike UK's destroyer HMS Diamond in response for Crimea port attack
>London was warned about its "excessive involvement” in military operations in Ukraine. After the destruction of Russia'a Novocherkassk large landing ship in Crimea, Russia may response by striking a British warship.
>Russian analysts believe that it was the UK that carried out the December 26 attack on the Novocherkassk. Ukraine used British missiles and used UK's help in satellite reconnaissance and target guidance. The Ukrainian military only had to press the button.
>Russia earlier warned the UK through its ambassador in London that Britain was "too deeply" embroiled in the conflict in Ukraine. This may cause the conflict to escalate dramatically. UK Ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with these allegations.
>London was warned about its "excessive involvement” in military operations in Ukraine. After the destruction of Russia'a Novocherkassk large landing ship in Crimea, Russia may response by striking a British warship.
>Russian analysts believe that it was the UK that carried out the December 26 attack on the Novocherkassk. Ukraine used British missiles and used UK's help in satellite reconnaissance and target guidance. The Ukrainian military only had to press the button.
>Russia earlier warned the UK through its ambassador in London that Britain was "too deeply" embroiled in the conflict in Ukraine. This may cause the conflict to escalate dramatically. UK Ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with these allegations.
Matthew
Dec 28, 2023, 2:52:28 AM12/28/23
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>North Korea’s Kim Jong Un called for the acceleration of war preparations in response to what he described as “unprecedented” confrontation moves from the United States, state media reported Wednesday.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4379779-kim-jong-un-calls-to-accelerate-war-preparations-following-confrontation-moves-from-the-us
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4379779-kim-jong-un-calls-to-accelerate-war-preparations-following-confrontation-moves-from-the-us
Matthew
Dec 29, 2023, 5:51:03 PM12/29/23
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>Western-provided F-16 fighter jets could already be in Ukraine, Newsweek has been told, after Kyiv claimed a host of high-profile victories against Russian assets in the air and in the sea.
>A U.S. source told Newsweek on Wednesday that it was likely Ukraine had indeed received the first of the promised F-16s.
>"This aircraft is integrated into the NATO command and control system, and that is the danger," one prominent Russian military blogger said on Tuesday.
> On December 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Dutch government was starting preparations to deliver an initial batch of 18 F-16 jets for delivery to Ukraine.
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-f16-russia-fighter-jets-crimea-su34-1855709
From July:
>Russia will regard Western F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine as a "nuclear" threat because of their capacity to carry atomic weapons, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
>"In the course of combat operations, our servicemen are not going to sort out whether each particular aircraft of this type is equipped to deliver nuclear weapons or not.
>"We will regard the very fact that the Ukrainian armed forces have such systems as a threat from the West in the nuclear sphere."
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/13/russia-says-f-16-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threat-a81823
>"This aircraft is integrated into the NATO command and control system, and that is the danger," one prominent Russian military blogger said on Tuesday.
> On December 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Dutch government was starting preparations to deliver an initial batch of 18 F-16 jets for delivery to Ukraine.
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-f16-russia-fighter-jets-crimea-su34-1855709
From July:
>Russia will regard Western F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine as a "nuclear" threat because of their capacity to carry atomic weapons, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
>"In the course of combat operations, our servicemen are not going to sort out whether each particular aircraft of this type is equipped to deliver nuclear weapons or not.
>"We will regard the very fact that the Ukrainian armed forces have such systems as a threat from the West in the nuclear sphere."
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/13/russia-says-f-16-jets-in-ukraine-will-be-seen-as-nuclear-threat-a81823
Matthew
Jan 3, 2024, 7:35:06 AM1/3/24
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>Putin Issues New Ominous Threat to US
>Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to "deal with" the U.S. and its Western allies for aiding Ukraine while it remains at war with Russia.
>Putin suggested during a New Year's Day visit with injured Russian troops in Moscow that the U.S. and its allies have blood on their hands for whatever Russian casualties have occurred during the so-called "special military operation."
>In response to a question about "Western countries helping our enemy," Putin argued that the West was working in opposition to "the existence of Russia" and should be viewed as Moscow's true "enemy."
>"Ukraine itself is not our enemy," he added. "Those who want to destroy Russian statehood and to achieve, as they say, a strategic defeat of Russia on the battlefield, are mainly in the West ... They want to disintegrate [Russia]."
>"Therefore, though it has been their goal to deal with Russia from time immemorial, we will deal with them faster, it seems," Putin said. "Those who are trying to destroy Russia using Ukraine ... That is the problem."
>Putin and his allies have repeatedly threatened the West with retaliatory action for aiding Ukraine, including potential nuclear strikes, during the course of the 22-month war.
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-issues-new-ominous-threat-us-1857190
>Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to "deal with" the U.S. and its Western allies for aiding Ukraine while it remains at war with Russia.
>Putin suggested during a New Year's Day visit with injured Russian troops in Moscow that the U.S. and its allies have blood on their hands for whatever Russian casualties have occurred during the so-called "special military operation."
>In response to a question about "Western countries helping our enemy," Putin argued that the West was working in opposition to "the existence of Russia" and should be viewed as Moscow's true "enemy."
>"Ukraine itself is not our enemy," he added. "Those who want to destroy Russian statehood and to achieve, as they say, a strategic defeat of Russia on the battlefield, are mainly in the West ... They want to disintegrate [Russia]."
>"Therefore, though it has been their goal to deal with Russia from time immemorial, we will deal with them faster, it seems," Putin said. "Those who are trying to destroy Russia using Ukraine ... That is the problem."
>Putin and his allies have repeatedly threatened the West with retaliatory action for aiding Ukraine, including potential nuclear strikes, during the course of the 22-month war.
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-issues-new-ominous-threat-us-1857190
Matthew
Jan 15, 2024, 6:31:23 AM1/15/24
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>The Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection and control airplane and an IL-22 command plane over the Sea of Azov on Sunday evening, Ukrainian Army Commander in Chief Valery Zaluzhny said in a statement.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-war-plane-shot-down-a50-il22
>Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response if Ukraine hits missile launch sites
https://archive.is/B9EGT
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-war-plane-shot-down-a50-il22
>Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response if Ukraine hits missile launch sites
https://archive.is/B9EGT
Matthew
Feb 3, 2024, 3:53:41 PM2/3/24
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>Ukraine’s SBU hits Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery in drone attack
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/03/ukraines-sbu-hits-russias-volgograd-oil-refinery-in-drone-attack-source-says.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/03/ukraines-sbu-hits-russias-volgograd-oil-refinery-in-drone-attack-source-says.html
Matthew
Feb 14, 2024, 4:42:59 AM2/14/24
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>Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/europe/ukraine-says-russian-warship-caesar-kunikov-destroyed-black-sea-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/europe/ukraine-says-russian-warship-caesar-kunikov-destroyed-black-sea-intl-hnk/index.html
Matthew
Feb 14, 2024, 10:13:05 PM2/14/24
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>Intergalactic Russian nuclear weapons pose huge threat for US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kqptJR3eZc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kqptJR3eZc
Matthew
Feb 15, 2024, 8:02:13 AM2/15/24
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>[Azerbaijani President] Aliyev warned that the world has come very close to World War III, adding: "Some people think this war has already started."
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/azerbaijani-president-aliyev-says-baku-will-strengthen-its-army-defense-industry-in-days-to-come/3137671
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/azerbaijani-president-aliyev-says-baku-will-strengthen-its-army-defense-industry-in-days-to-come/3137671
Matthew
Feb 23, 2024, 1:36:52 AM2/23/24
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>NATO Gives Ukraine the Go-Ahead to Cross Putin's Red Line
>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine has a right to use its Western-supplied weapons to defend itself against Russia, even if that includes striking targets within Russia's borders.
>Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned against Ukraine using its Western-supplied equipment to launch attacks on Russian territory, saying that doing so could risk escalating the conflict. The warnings had originally made allies like the United States hold off on supplying Kyiv with long-range weapons capable of reaching Russia, but NATO allies have since given Ukraine such arms.
https://www.newsweek.com/nato-gives-ukraine-go-ahead-cross-putins-red-line-1872629
>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine has a right to use its Western-supplied weapons to defend itself against Russia, even if that includes striking targets within Russia's borders.
>Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned against Ukraine using its Western-supplied equipment to launch attacks on Russian territory, saying that doing so could risk escalating the conflict. The warnings had originally made allies like the United States hold off on supplying Kyiv with long-range weapons capable of reaching Russia, but NATO allies have since given Ukraine such arms.
https://www.newsweek.com/nato-gives-ukraine-go-ahead-cross-putins-red-line-1872629
Matthew
Feb 23, 2024, 6:52:43 PM2/23/24
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>Ukraine Shoots Down Second Highly Advanced Russian A-50 Spy Plane
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-shoots-down-second-highly-advanced-russian-50-spy-plane-1872986
https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1761096492905869749
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1761093367474307184
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-shoots-down-second-highly-advanced-russian-50-spy-plane-1872986
https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1761096492905869749
https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1761093367474307184
Matthew
Feb 23, 2024, 6:54:34 PM2/23/24
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>UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on February 23 for "maximum military restraint" after a string of powerful explosions occurred near Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant this week.
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zaporizhzhya-nuclear-plant-explosions-grossi-restraint/32832837.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zaporizhzhya-nuclear-plant-explosions-grossi-restraint/32832837.html
Matthew
Feb 25, 2024, 8:26:17 PM2/25/24
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>Moldovan separatists to ask Putin to annexe their region
>Rebel government to submit its request to Kremlin during a special congress on Wednesday
https://archive.is/NcEAU
>Rebel government to submit its request to Kremlin during a special congress on Wednesday
https://archive.is/NcEAU
Matthew
Feb 26, 2024, 1:33:42 PM2/26/24
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>The US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) maintains 12 secret bases in Ukraine along the border with Russia, and last Thursday CIA chief William Burns made his 10th secret visit to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
https://news.yahoo.com/cia-maintains-12-secret-bases-212250351.html
https://news.yahoo.com/cia-maintains-12-secret-bases-212250351.html
Matthew
Feb 26, 2024, 2:30:16 PM2/26/24
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>The prime minister of Slovakia has claimed that Nato and EU member states are preparing to deploy troops to Ukraine.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/26/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news5
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/26/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news5
Matthew
Feb 26, 2024, 5:39:37 PM2/26/24
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>French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that a new coalition would be created to supply Ukraine with longer-range missiles and munitions, adding that not even the sending of Western ground troops to fight the Russian invasion should be ruled out.
https://www.barrons.com/news/macron-doesn-t-exclude-sending-troops-to-ukraine-announces-missile-coalition-749b7ea9
https://www.barrons.com/news/macron-doesn-t-exclude-sending-troops-to-ukraine-announces-missile-coalition-749b7ea9
Matthew
Feb 28, 2024, 6:49:17 PM2/28/24
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French PM Attal: “Russia is a direct and immediate threat to France on all levels"
https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/parlementaire/gabriel-attal-la-russie-est-une-menace-directe-et-immediate-pour-la-france-sur-tous-les-plans
https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/parlementaire/gabriel-attal-la-russie-est-une-menace-directe-et-immediate-pour-la-france-sur-tous-les-plans
Matthew
Feb 29, 2024, 1:12:06 PM2/29/24
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>Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual State of the Nation address on Thursday to take aim at the West, threatening to use nuclear weapons against NATO countries if they send forces to help defend Ukraine from a Russian victory.
https://archive.is/mW7bm
>Finnish Defense Minister: Ukraine can use Finnish-provided weapons to strike Russia
https://news.yahoo.com/finnish-defense-minister-ukraine-finnish-150819359.html
>Russia may have just carried out its first direct action against the West
>Many commentators, myself included, thought that despite increasing Russian presence on the ground there – this is known from phone intercepts – the Houthis lacked the expertise to do this in a way that wouldn’t be immediately obvious while it was happening.
>The lessons from the Bab el Mandeb, Nord Stream and other undersea disruptions are clear. The risk to our Critical Undersea Infrastructure – be that electricity, oil, gas or any of the vital applications of data and communications – is going up.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/27/russia-red-sea-nord-stream-gugi-sub-cables-pipelines
>Europe must prepare for the risk of a wider war and should significantly bolster its defense capabilities, says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
https://twitter.com/economics/status/1762769752118702540
https://archive.is/mW7bm
>Finnish Defense Minister: Ukraine can use Finnish-provided weapons to strike Russia
https://news.yahoo.com/finnish-defense-minister-ukraine-finnish-150819359.html
>Russia may have just carried out its first direct action against the West
>Many commentators, myself included, thought that despite increasing Russian presence on the ground there – this is known from phone intercepts – the Houthis lacked the expertise to do this in a way that wouldn’t be immediately obvious while it was happening.
>The lessons from the Bab el Mandeb, Nord Stream and other undersea disruptions are clear. The risk to our Critical Undersea Infrastructure – be that electricity, oil, gas or any of the vital applications of data and communications – is going up.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/27/russia-red-sea-nord-stream-gugi-sub-cables-pipelines
>Europe must prepare for the risk of a wider war and should significantly bolster its defense capabilities, says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
https://twitter.com/economics/status/1762769752118702540
Matthew
Feb 29, 2024, 11:18:22 PM2/29/24
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>"if Ukraine falls, I genuinely believe NATO will be fighting Russia.” -US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-falls-nato-fight-russia-215000962.html
>Disc-shaped UFO is filmed by Ukrainian military in warzone
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13128433/disc-shaped-ufo-ukrainian-military-warzone-footage.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-falls-nato-fight-russia-215000962.html
>Disc-shaped UFO is filmed by Ukrainian military in warzone
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13128433/disc-shaped-ufo-ukrainian-military-warzone-footage.html
Matthew
Mar 4, 2024, 5:29:49 PM3/4/24
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>British soldiers are “on the ground” in Ukraine helping Kyiv’s forces fire long-range Storm Shadow missiles, according to a leak in Russian media of a top-secret call involving German air force officers.
>The Kremlin said the leak demonstrated the direct involvement of the “collective west” in the war in Ukraine
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/04/british-soldiers-on-ground-ukraine-german-military-leak
>The Kremlin said the leak demonstrated the direct involvement of the “collective west” in the war in Ukraine
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/04/british-soldiers-on-ground-ukraine-german-military-leak
Matthew
Mar 7, 2024, 8:38:43 PM3/7/24
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>The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Thursday that it was aware of "imminent plans" by "extremists" to target public gatherings in the Russian capital over the next two days.
Matthew
Mar 12, 2024, 4:04:40 AM3/12/24
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>Russia fuel refineries on fire after Ukrainian drone strikes, officials say
>A fleet of Ukrainian drones has targeted Russia, causing explosions and fires at fuel refineries, cutting electricity supplies and reaching Moscow and beyond, according to reports from Russian authorities.
>Wave of attacks come hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Moscow’s advance has been stopped
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/12/russia-ukraine-war-fuel-refinery-fire-drone-strike-attack
>A fleet of Ukrainian drones has targeted Russia, causing explosions and fires at fuel refineries, cutting electricity supplies and reaching Moscow and beyond, according to reports from Russian authorities.
>Wave of attacks come hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Moscow’s advance has been stopped
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/12/russia-ukraine-war-fuel-refinery-fire-drone-strike-attack
Matthew
Mar 22, 2024, 2:24:41 PM3/22/24
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>Russia is in a ‘state of war’ in Ukraine, Kremlin says for the first time
>“We are in a state of war. Yes, it started out as a special military operation, but as soon as this group was formed, when the collective West became a participant in this on the side of Ukraine, it became a war for us,” Kremlin spokesperson Dimitry Peskov told Arguments and Facts, a weekly newspaper based in the country.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/22/russia-is-in-a-state-of-war-in-ukraine-kremlin-says-for-the-first-time
>“We are in a state of war. Yes, it started out as a special military operation, but as soon as this group was formed, when the collective West became a participant in this on the side of Ukraine, it became a war for us,” Kremlin spokesperson Dimitry Peskov told Arguments and Facts, a weekly newspaper based in the country.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/22/russia-is-in-a-state-of-war-in-ukraine-kremlin-says-for-the-first-time
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