Posted on 12/20/2025 10:58:25 AM PST by Navy Patriot
A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine’s emergency service said Saturday, as a a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war,
The discussions are part of the Trump administration's monthslong push for peace that also included meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin earlier this week. Ukraine's chief negotiator said late Friday that his delegation had completed separate meetings in the U.S. with American and European partners.
Meanwhile, European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said much will depend on the U.S. posture after discussions with the Russians.
Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv with Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, Zelenskyy said that "the key question remains how the United States responds after consultations with the Russians. At this point, I honestly don’t know, but I will know later today."
Some of those wounded in Odesa were on a bus at the center of the strike late Friday, the emergency service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
Moscow did not immediately acknowledge reports of the attack. The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that over the previous day, it had struck unspecified "transport and storage infrastructure used by the Ukrainian armed forces," along with energy facilities and those supplying Kyiv's war effort.
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The function of our mind is to distinguish truth from nontruth.
You give a false definition of globalism. This can be seen in the term “shared prosperity,” which is the opposite of the agenda of globalism.
Globalism is the pursuit of absolute power by a small group of elites who want to enslave the rest of us.
When you answer the question of the sovereign rights of the individual, you need to understand the origin of this concept. The following is academic, not meant to dictate what you should believe.
The sovereignty of the individual is given to us by the Creator God the Father, who sent his son to die on the cross for us.
I have to spell it out like this to distinguish from the antichrist wannabees. There is only one God, who can be identified by the blood sacrifice of his son Jesus Christ the Messiah and that he raised him from the dead.
And yes, the right to individual sovereignty is a major precept in the Bible. Our founding documents are based on it. It gives us rights from God in spite of government, not from government.
By the way, these globalists are Luciferians.
This means they worship Lucifer. Unfortunately for them, it is a mark of very low intelligence. I don’t say this as a personal attack against them, it’s merely a statement of objective truth.
They can always turn from their ways if God allows them to do so.
And if they’re willing.
“By the way, these globalists are Luciferians.
This means they worship Lucifer. Unfortunately for them, it is a mark of very low intelligence. I don’t say this as a personal attack against them, it’s merely a statement of objective truth.”
Thank you for sharing your very interesting unusual definitions and opinions.
Current status of the elimination of the Russian army.
As noted, the total combat losses of the Russian Federation from February 24, 2022, to January 4, 2026, are approximately:
• personnel - approximately 1,211,530 (+900)
• tanks - 11,499 (+2) units.
• armored combat vehicles - 23,855 (+0) units.
• artillery systems - 35,756 (+12) units.
• MLRS- 1,590 (+0) od.
• air defense systems - 1,268 (+1) units.
• aircraft - 434 (+0) units.
• helicopters - 347 (+0) units.
• Operational-tactical level UAVs - 99,860 (+278)
units.
• cruise missiles - 4,137 (+0) units.
• ships/boats – 28 (+0) units
• submarines - 2 (+0) units
• automotive equipment and tank trucks - 72,776 (+88)
units.
• special equipment - 4,035 (+0) units.
You’re welcome.
“The deep-state Kremlin must by eliminated to give Russia back to its people.”
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Russian “Espanola” Commander shot and butchered in his sleep
1-5-2026 3:00 p.m. EDT
RFU News — Strategic Geopolitics
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p3ikdxT58A
“Today, the biggest updates come from Russia.
In Russia’s prolonged war in Ukraine, paramilitary leaders like Wagner have occasionally built powerful independent formations through grassroots recruitment and battlefield success, only to face severe consequences when their influence grew too prominent. Stanislav Orlov’s rapid ascent to a warlord with the Espanola volunteer formation exemplifies this dangerous dynamic, where ambition meets unforgiving centralized control.
The so-called second Wagner, Stanislav Orlov was a veteran of the 2014 Donbas conflict, being a member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. He was also a member of CSKA Moscow’s Red-Blue Warriors ultras group, one of the biggest brigades in the stands of CSKA Moscow. He drew inspiration from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s semi-autonomous force model with Wagner Group and in spring 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion, Orlov used football ultras connections to form a similar detachment under the Vostok battalion. It attracted fighters from clubs like Spartak, Zenit, Lokomotiv, Torpedo, and CSKA, emphasizing patriotic volunteering in nationalist circles.
Contracts routed through intermediaries like Redut private military company enabled rapid growth to hundreds of members, including foreign volunteers. By 2023, it gained independence via state-linked private sponsorship. In 2024, Espanola integrated as the 88th Reconnaissance and Sabotage Brigade in the Defense Ministry’s Volunteer Corps. Orlov’s approach built a loyal force bypassing rigid hierarchy, proving effective in battles around Vuhledar, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Chasiv Yar.
Espanola’s 4-fold expansion to brigade strength by 2024 provided Orlov with substantial resources and operational autonomy. The brigade was also helped by funding that was private in theory, although in reality it was just sponsorship from state-linked entities. This position made him think that like Prigozhin he could voice public criticisms of military command failures without any repercussions. Tensions rose in 2025 amid investigations into alleged financial irregularities and illegal arms trafficking linked to brigade members. In October 2025, authorities ordered the brigade’s disbandment, removing its unified structure and Orlov’s authority.
However, those were simply ways for the Kremlin to target him because of his open criticism of the military high command. Despite this setback, Orlov retained influence in nationalist networks and continued operating informally, instead of backing off following those threats. Because of that, on December 4, 2025, masked security forces arrived at his residence in Sevastopol’s Flotsky gardening cooperative for an arrest tied to the arms probes. Surveillance video captured vehicles pulling up midday, armed personnel entering, and gunfire ensuing shortly after. Eyewitnesses reported Orlov offered no resistance or return fire. An ambulance removed his body hours later, with associates later confirming his death amid ongoing probes into the incident.
Yevgeny Prigozhin constructed the Wagner Group as a private entity recruiting convicts and volunteers directly, operating with considerable independence while securing state resources and contracts. Orlov similarly drew from personal ultras networks to form Espanola, fostering loyalty through volunteer appeals and achieving semi-autonomous status with external sponsorship. Both formations delivered combat effectiveness, earning influence that enabled open criticism of Defense Ministry inefficiencies in logistics and leadership. Prigozhin’s grievances escalated to the June 2023 armed mutiny advancing on Moscow before withdrawal.
Orlov stopped short of rebellion but persisted in leveraging connections after his unit’s forced October 2025 disbandment amid misconduct allegations. Following the Wagner crisis, Moscow intensified oversight of irregular forces, treating independent commanders as potential liabilities. That marked a turning point for the Russian state that became a lot less lenient on mouthy commanders not directly under their control. Prigozhin perished in an August 2023 plane explosion widely viewed as retribution. Orlov died being violently shot in the December 2025 security operation at his Sevastopol home, connected to trafficking inquiries. These outcomes reveal a consistent approach of initial tolerance of effective proxies shifting to elimination upon signs of unchecked power or disloyalty.”
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