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Ukraine Russia war updates from Intel Slava.

The Washington Post: If Ukrainian forces in the south advance at the same pace as they are now, it will take them at least 16 years to retake all the territory from Russian Forces

The Washington Post: If the Ukrainians do not make significant progress this summer, the Western partners will want to start peace talks with Russia

[Not sure what “not be able to return the territory” - probably “regain”]
Ukraine will not be able to return the territory if the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not turn the tide on the battlefield in the coming weeks, - Washington Post
The Ukrainian counter-offensive is moving very slowly, if the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue the offensive at the same pace, then we should expect a political solution to the current conflict in Ukraine, analysts of the American publication believe.

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“For 30 years I have been preparing for war. Therefore, today we live under a peaceful sky” - Lukashenka

“There are no “color revolutions” if there are no reasons for this in the country” - Lukashenka

As for me, the two most profound theses of Alexander Lukashenko during today’s meeting with journalists.

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Rheinmetall will deliver 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on behalf of the Netherlands , — Tagesschau

The first tank purchased from other countries and repaired should arrive in Ukraine only in January 2024, the rest should arrive within a year.

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The Kremlin hopes that all parties to the agreement will unquestioningly fulfill their promises after an attempted armed rebellion (c) Peskov

It continues to whip up intrigue, given that a significant part of the agreements to end the rebellion is still behind the scenes.

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The content of the Wagner group was fully provided by the state , from May 2022 to May 2023, 86 billion rubles were spent on the maintenance of Wagner - Putin.

Putin on the leadership of PMC “Wagner” - “I hope that no one stole anything or stole less, but we will deal with it all “ (c)

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Despite the closure of the criminal case against Prigozhin, there will obviously be an audit of state funding and contracts concluded with the state.
The Pentagon announced a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine. It will include:

- additional ammunition for the Patriot air defense system and the HIMARS MLRS;

- 30 BMP Bradley;

- 25 armored personnel carriers Stryker;

- 155-mm and 105-mm artillery shells;

- Javelin ATGM, TOW ATGM, AT-4 RPG and Stinger MANPADS;

— anti-radar missiles AGM-88 HARM;

— artillery shells and spare parts.

- small arms and more than 22 million cartridges for them and grenades;

— thermal imagers and night vision devices.

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[Idiots!]
Poland will simplify immigration for citizens of Ukraine, Saudi, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Turkey, UAE, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Pakistan, India, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Nigeria and Moldova to accept “at least 400k immigrants a year”.

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Photo:
In Kramatorsk, English-speaking “mercenaires” near the building that was shelled. Judging by the tattoo, one of them is a veteran of the 3rd Ranger Battalion of the US Army.

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Video - interesting:
The German TV channel suddenly interrupted the broadcast of the press conference of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany and her colleague from South Africa in order to show the Germans live the address of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the security forces in the Kremlin.

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Destroyed equipment and dead marines of the 37th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novodonetsk.

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Ukraine’s victory is a condition for any discussion about its NATO membership - Stoltenberg

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that as a result of yesterday’s powerful missile attack on Kramatorsk, the stationing point of the commanders of the 56th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed. According to various reports from the field, several dozen officers died + an unspecified number of foreign mercenaries.

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Switzerland refused to sell 96 Leopard 1 tanks for transfer to Ukraine.
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It is impossible for Russia to abandon the tasks that were set as part of a special operation in Ukraine - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
We work further.
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Video:
The results of the strike on Kramatorsk
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Several foreign mercenaries showed up at the site of the strike, who, however, did not hide their presence in Ukraine and actively shared the details of their everyday life in social networks. Alex Gallant, Arno Dedecker and Nick Duckworth were seen among those who came on the “safari”.
On one of the videos, a tattoo of a wounded man is clearly visible, indicating belonging to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of the US Armed Forces. Either an instructor, or a mercenary, or they are there.

Another video shows a man in a uniform with the emblem of the 101st Airborne Division of the US Armed Forces.Foreign journalists and three Colombians were also at the facility - writer Hector Abad, politician Sergio Jaramillo and journalist Catalina Gomez.
Among the liquidated there are also Ukrainian military. For example, the 22-year-old member of Azov (banned in the Russian Federation) Artyom Sukhovey.