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In Narva herken je het geschetste beeld wel. Daugavpils in Letland is ook zo'n oord dat de Sovjets vol Russen hebben geduwd.
Ik heb veel van Estland wel gezien, maar Narva nog niet.
Maar ligt ook letterlijk tegen de grens van Rusland aan. Hebben daar dan ook veel mee, heeft Estland natuurlijk sowieso al veel gehad.

Dus ja die stad is daar gewoon mee verweven.
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 09:09:56 #52
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Hij zal best iets van Rusland weten, maar als je zo'n blunder gaat maken lol.

Ik zeg ook niet dat zijn observatie in die stad niet zou kloppen. Narva ligt letterlijk tegen de Russische grens aan. En de oudere garde in Estland spreekt sowieso nog Russisch ipv Engels.
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Met de Russen heeft hij ongetwijfeld meer ervaring. Echter zo'n journalistieke blunder maken is wel heel dom. Zeker als hij zogenaamd iets van kennis zou hebben van Estland.

Mijn kennis en band met Estland gaat overigens wel wat verder dan een "weekje sightseeing" ;)
De enige fout die die gast maakt is het hebben over de tweede stad van Estland ipv. De derde. Maar hij noemt wel de juiste stad.

Och och, wat een blunder. Daarmee valt zijn hele artikel om :') .
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Ik heb veel van Estland wel gezien, maar Narva nog niet.
Maar ligt ook letterlijk tegen de grens van Rusland aan. Hebben daar dan ook veel mee, heeft Estland natuurlijk sowieso al veel gehad.

Dus ja die stad is daar gewoon mee verweven.
Klopt, nadat die stad in de tweede wereldoorlog in puin was geschoten mocht de autochtone bevolking niet terug van Stalin.
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 10:28:22 #54
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Moscow Internet System Reportedly Down for Three Days in Latest Ukrainian Cyberattack
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26820
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Wat een onzin weer, dat ze kwaad zijn op Duitsland/Olaf omdat hun direct hulp verlenen aan Oekraine in plaats van via een coalitie/de EU.

Als we op de EU (of Amerika) moeten wachten duurt het nog wel even.

https://kyivindependent.c(...)uro-draws-criticism/
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/16/7437453/
Half of Russia is grappling with heating, water and power outages in widespread utility crisis
A collapse in the housing and utilities system has struck half of the regions in Russia.

Source: The Moscow Times

Municipal emergencies have affected at least 43 regions, leaving hundreds of thousands of Russian residents without heating, water, electricity and gas.

The largest incident occurred in Podolsk near Moscow, where 20,000 people were left without heating in -30°C temperatures. Even nearly two weeks after the incident, the local authorities have not been able to fully restore the heat supply.

In Novosibirsk, an emergency left 14,000 people in 237 buildings without heating, and in Lipetsk, 10,000 people in 282 buildings were affected.

Significant emergencies have also been reported in Saratov, where heating was turned off in over 650 buildings and 100 social facilities, including schools and hospitals; Volgograd, where tens of thousands of people were left without heating; and Nakhodka, where 6,000 people faced the same issue.

Yet despite critical wear and tear and a series of emergencies, the Russian government is planning drastic reductions in spending on housing and utility infrastructure.

The Russian federal budget for 2024-2026 indicates that funding for the housing and utilities sector will be cut by more than half.

The budget law contains harsh cuts in housing and utilities spending from 2025, when it is set to be reduced by 43% to RUB 506 billion. In 2026, it will be reduced by a further 25% to RUB 381 billion. Thus, over three years, the housing and utilities budget funded by the federal treasury will shrink by 2.3 times to a six-year low.

Yet at the same time, the Moscow Times reports, the Russian government's data indicates that the wear and tear of communal infrastructure in Russia, including heating, water supply and sewerage, had exceeded 70% by mid-2022.
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Mooi..dan kan dat gelul over azovnazi's en zo ook het raam uit.
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Fico backs Orbán against Brussels in Ukraine aid clash
Hungarian PM blocked a ¤50 billion funding package for Ukraine in December.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico voiced his support for Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán on Tuesday, criticizing Brussels for trying to “punish” Budapest over its stance on funds for Ukraine.

“As long as I am the head of the Slovak government, I will never agree that a country should be punished for fighting for its sovereignty. I will never agree with such an attack on Hungary,” Fico said Tuesday during a joint press conference with Orbán following bilateral talks in Budapest, Hungarian media reported.

Orbán has been embroiled in an ongoing battle with other EU leaders after blocking a ¤50 billion aid package for Ukraine at last December’s European Council summit.

The Hungarian leader was alone among his colleagues in the 27-member bloc in opposing the funding, arguing that further cash for Kyiv should come from a separate budget rather than from the EU budget.

“If we want to help Ukraine, which is necessary, we must do it in a way that does not damage the EU budget,” Orbán repeated on Tuesday, adding that if the EU doesn’t accept his proposal, he “will be forced to stop this process.”

For its part, Brussels has been looking for ways to circumvent Orbán’s veto ahead of a February 1 EU summit. Last week, 120 MEPs signed a petition urging the EU to take the next steps to limit Hungary’s voting rights.

But Fico came to Orbán’s defense on Tuesday, agreeing with his proposal to find alternative sources for aid to Ukraine and calling out the EU for trying to curb Hungary’s voting rights.
Als Orban/Hongarije eindelijk zijn veto afgenomen is (indien succesvol natuurlijk) hoop ik dat Fico dit niet gaan doen opeens. Dat zou echt een hondenstreek zijn.
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European Parliament to vote on resolution on stripping Hungary of EU voting rights on Jan. 18
The European Parliament will vote later this week on a resolution that calls for stripping Hungary of its voting rights at the European Council, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Petri Sarvamaa said on Jan. 16.

Earlier this month, Sarvamaa launched a petition to remove some of Budapest's membership rights, including voting, due to the country's "erosion of the rule of law" and obstructive behavior in the face of EU consensus building.

Hungary has been blocking a 50-billion-euro funding package for Ukraine just as Kyiv entered the third calendar year of an all-out war with Russia.

"Delivering on our promises: the final letter has now been sent to the President of the Parliament," Sarvamaa, a senior member of the parliament who sits on several committees, said on the social media platform X.

"On Thursday (Jan. 18), we will be voting on a joint motion resolution, negotiated this morning with five political groups in the parliament."

The resolution calls on the European Council to strip Hungary of its voting rights under Article 7.2 of the EU treaty, which stipulates the option to suspend a member's voting rights in case of a "serious and persistent breach."

The European Council must then decide unanimously whether the breach is still occurring, after which it votes by a qualified majority to suspend the rights of the accused country.

Most political groups in the European Parliament also want a probe into the EU Commission's decision to unfreeze around $11 billion in funds for Hungary shortly before the December summit, the Euractiv outlet wrote.

Many MEPs criticized the decision, saying that the executive arm was giving in to Hungary's blackmail.

The European Commission said that the decision was taken strictly due to procedural reasons, namely due to judicial reforms undertaken by Hungary.

Although Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked the funding for Ukraine, he allowed other EU leaders to reach a consensus on accession talks with Kyiv by leaving the room during a key vote.
De stemming is morgen zie ik.
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  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 11:12:09 #64
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De laatste in een serie van 4. Valt niet tegen. In mijn optiek underrated serie, qua views. Even voor gaan zitten. Worden aardig wat conspiracy theories gefileerd. Oa. dat het natuurlijk de VS was die wel ff de revolutie in oekraine veroorzaakte, met een geldbedrag waar je net 2 mensen van een salaris kan voorzien. Zeer de moeite waard.


Eerste 3 delen van deze serie:

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"Its ability to perform long-distance gliding in the atmosphere falls short...."
"Cannot be compared to that of a real hypersonic missile"
"There is more and more evidence showing that what the U.S. says and Ukraine say on this matter is true"
- Chinese assessment of Kh-47M2 Kinzhal

https://thediplomat.com/2(...)-in-the-ukraine-war/ (vertaalde delen van het Chinese artikel van een Chinees staats geaffilieerde technology magazine)
Lol, als zelfs al de Chinezen het met ons eens zijn over de Kinzhal.
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De enige fout die die gast maakt is het hebben over de tweede stad van Estland ipv. De derde. Maar hij noemt wel de juiste stad.

Och och, wat een blunder. Daarmee valt zijn hele artikel om :') .
Spijkers op laag water zoeken noemen we dat.
Ja, dat is best wel een grote blunder.

Ik zeg ook nergens dat de rest niet klopt, alleen het begin klopt daardoor al niet.

Maar goed je stopt mij alweer woorden in mijn mond die er niet zijn, altijd leuk.
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Klopt, nadat die stad in de tweede wereldoorlog in puin was geschoten mocht de autochtone bevolking niet terug van Stalin.
En het was sws al deel van de Sovjet Unie, dus Russisch was al belangrijk. De handel en orientatie was met en richting Rusland.

Het is echt sinds de val van de SU dat de jongelui een afkeer van Rusland hebben en Westers gericht zijn.
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Biden asks congressional leaders to White House
The president summoned top lawmakers in both parties to discuss long-running talks on a national security spending bill and related border security negotiations.

resident Joe Biden has invited congressional leaders to the White House for a meeting Wednesday to discuss ongoing negotiations over a national security spending bill to aid Ukraine and other priorities, according to three people familiar with the request.

Senate negotiators have spent months discussing a potential bipartisan agreement to add new border and immigration policy restrictions to Biden's supplemental request for $100 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and border security. Those negotiations have yet to produce a deal.

Among those expected to attend are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Key committee leaders, including those heading the Appropriations committees, are also expected to attend, according to two people.
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Senate GOP to Mike Johnson: Seriously, take a border deal
“This is a unique moment in time. It’s an opportunity to get some conservative border policy," Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said.

Speaker Mike Johnson is publicly and privately panning the Senate’s ongoing border and immigration negotiations. Senate Republicans are reminding him that it's the best deal he'll ever get.

Republicans senators said on Tuesday that they see only worse opportunities ahead to craft a border bill that can pass, given that Democrats who run the Senate and White House are now considering major changes to asylum policy, new expulsion authorities and perhaps even putting limits on presidential parole authority. If Republicans try to wait for a better deal after November's election, senators say, they could end up with GOP control over Congress and the White House — but Democrats who are in no mood to deal on the issue.

“There’s absolutely no way that we would get the kind of border policy that’s been talked about right now with a Republican majority in the Senate, unless we get a 60-vote majority, which isn’t going to happen … there aren’t many Democrats that are going to be available,” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the minority whip. “This is a unique moment in time. It’s an opportunity to get some conservative border policy.”

Thune described the current situation at the nation's southern border as a “national security emergency.” If House Republicans slam the door on an immigration deal, some in the Senate GOP worry that won't exactly jibe with their message that the border is a five-alarm fire.

Republicans contend that the domestic national security risks of surging migration are just as important as foreign aid. Over the past two months, that argument has become the reason that the GOP won’t move forward on Ukraine aid — compelling reluctant Democrats to the table in a bid to shake loose President Joe Biden's $100 billion-plus national security spending proposal.

Now senators and the Biden administration are discussing a deal that would restrict migration and beef up border funding, while also sending billions of dollars to Ukraine. Republicans spent months building a messaging campaign focused on what they see as a growing border crisis. Some of them, including Texas' own GOP governor, might be more interested in a compromise solution than delaying until next year.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said he recently discussed with his state's governor, Greg Abbott, the idea of waiting out Democrats for a better deal after the election. Abbott’s response, according to Cornyn, was: “So we’re just supposed to take this flow of humanity across the border for the next year?

“I don’t think we should fail to do our duty just because the House may have a different view,” Cornyn said. “It makes no sense to wait if we could do something now that would be meaningful.”

Over the weekend, Johnson posted on X “absolutely not” in response to a Fox News screen that criticized a potential border deal; Thune responded that “unfortunately, there's a lot of stuff leaked out there which doesn't reflect some of what’s being discussed and negotiated."

But Johnson's position isn’t exactly a secret: He wants the hardline H.R. 2 bill that the House passed last year, reiterating his position in a conference call on Sunday.

Senate Democrats aren’t going to support that bill. And if Donald Trump wins the presidency this fall, they won't be eager to help him restrict immigration; one of his proposals to help the immigrant group known as Dreamers and restrict legal immigration was roundly defeated in 2018 (other, more moderate options failed too).

There’s a reason immigration bills don’t go anywhere in Congress: They’re big, they’re complicated and they tick off each party’s base. At the moment, the Senate GOP is making a clear recommendation to its House counterparts, who are quite in tune with that base: If we get a deal, take the win.

“We’ve got a giant problem with thousands of people coming every day. So we’ve got to work to find solutions. I wouldn’t shut the door.” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
Er komt nu ook druk vanuit de republikeinen zelf om de deal te nemen. Daar dit mogelijk de beste kans is om dit er door heen te krijgen. Laten we hopen dat ze tot een overeenkomst kunnen komen op bovengenoemde overleg.

Als alles goed gaat in Amerika en Europa kan dus opeens de hele mikmak aan hulp voor Oekraïne vrij komen. Zo'n 110 miljard dus.
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Raad van State: opvang voor derdelanders uit Oekraïne stopt op 4 maart
https://nos.nl/artikel/25(...)ine-stopt-op-4-maart
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  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 11:30:02 #70
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Mijn eigen Raad :D
Perhaps you've seen it, maybe in a dream.
A murky, forgotten land.
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Ook gaat er blijkbaar gestemd worden over het leveren van Taurus raketten aan Oekraïne. Een motie hiervoor zal vandaag geïntroduceerd worden.
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En het was sws al deel van de Sovjet Unie, dus Russisch was al belangrijk. De handel en orientatie was met en richting Rusland.

Het is echt sinds de val van de SU dat de jongelui een afkeer van Rusland hebben en Westers gericht zijn.
Die afkeer hadden de jongere generaties al langer, maar daar maakte je jezelf op zijn zachtst gezegd niet heel populair mee.
''Tuurlijk is het een onoogelijk lelijk spuugding. Kun je d'r toch nog wel aan gehecht zijn? Je houdt toch ook van je moeder?''
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En het was sws al deel van de Sovjet Unie, dus Russisch was al belangrijk. De handel en orientatie was met en richting Rusland.

Het is echt sinds de val van de SU dat de jongelui een afkeer van Rusland hebben en Westers gericht zijn.
Die afkeer van de Sovjet-Unie kwam echt niet na de val ervan, die was er tijdens het bewind ook. Kijk maar hoe graag de Baltische staten afhankelijk wilden worden.
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Die afkeer hadden de jongere generaties al langer, maar daar maakte je jezelf op zijn zachtst gezegd niet heel populair mee.
Hoe de kiem van democratie in de baltische volkeren is blijven bestaan, ondanks zo lang ondergedompeld te zijn in sovjet elende, en hoe rus zelf echt het enige volk in die contreien lijkt die dat 0 hebben, is oneindig fascinerend.
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Hostage to Trump: Unraveling reasons behind U.S. aid stall for Ukraine
xplore the detailed account of why the allocation of American aid to Ukraine faced the threat of disruption and how Ukraine's support became entangled in Donald Trump's pre-election strategy and more in RBC-Ukraine's material.

Materials from Politico, The Hill, The Washington Post, and CNN were used in the preparation of the article.

At the end of last year, a number of interlocutors of RBC-Ukraine in the government expressed confident optimism about unlocking American aid to Ukraine, around the beginning of 2024. For a long time, it seemed that there was every reason for this: American Democrats and Republicans, albeit slowly, were progressing towards an agreement on migration issues and strengthening the U.S.-Mexico border – precisely this was voiced by Republicans as a condition for voting for the multibillion-dollar aid package to Ukraine (as well as to Israel and Taiwan).

However, recent events indicate that the deal may fall apart. As a result, the prospects for providing American aid to Ukraine are once again in complete uncertainty. The simple reason is the presidential elections in the United States, of which Ukraine has already become a hostage.

Migration deadlock
During closed consultations that lasted for several weeks between Republicans, Democrats, and the White House administration, a compromise on migration reform was gradually reached. Democrats were ready for some concessions, as even part of their voters and establishment recognized that reform was necessary – the flow of migrants at the southern border of the United States exceeded all reasonable limits, and this problem needed to be addressed.

At the same time, the actions of the Democrats could not be too significant, as a significant portion of Democrats fundamentally oppose any anti-immigration measures. Balancing between these positions led to the negotiations lasting so long. In Washington, meanwhile, it was recognized that there were no funds for further aid packages to Ukraine.

The situation was further complicated by the fact that the other side of the negotiations – Republicans, who demand tough anti-immigration measures – does not have a clear and unified approach to the problem. The migration crisis once again highlighted the deep divide within the Republican Party, between old-school principled Republicans who are constructive – and populists from the Trumpist wing who operate on the principle of "the worse, the better."

Indeed, Senate Minority Leader, veteran of American politics Mitch McConnell, who takes a decidedly pro-Ukrainian position, advocates for the rapid adoption of migration reform and, accordingly, unblocking aid to Ukraine.

At the same time, the hyperactive group of Trumpist Republicans in the House of Representatives is already directly talking about the need to break any deals in the interests of Donald Trump's victory in the upcoming presidential elections. "I'm not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden's approval rating," Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas told CNN.

The political logic of such an approach is obvious: if the problem with migrants and the border is really resolved now, Trump's headquarters will lose the main theme on which he builds his election campaign.

What's worse, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who has been trying to maneuver between radical and moderate Republicans in his faction, also leans towards such an approach. Johnson insists on the approval of the Republican bill H.R. 2, which was passed by the House of Representatives last May but got stuck in the Democrat-controlled Senate with no chance of approval.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (Photo: Getty Images)

H.R.2 envisions a return to the harsh anti-immigration measures of the Donald Trump presidency, including the construction of an additional 900 miles of wall on the border with Mexico, making it more difficult for migrants to obtain temporary asylum while their case is being considered in court, and so on.

For Democrats, such measures are categorically unacceptable. What's worse for Ukraine, they are not ready to support them, even if Johnson brings a bill to the floor that combines the provisions of H.R.2 with providing aid to Ukraine.

Conflict of priorities
Thus, providing aid to Ukraine is entirely dependent on domestic American political disputes at various levels. In addition to the global confrontation along Republican/Democrat and Trump/Biden lines, there is also an internal struggle within the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, at the center of which is Speaker Johnson.

In addition to resolving the migration issue, he now has to deal with the threat of a government shutdown – the cessation of funding for the U.S. government. Recall that Congress has not been able to approve the country's budget for the current fiscal year, resorting only to temporary measures, the deadlines for which expire on January 19 and February 2 for different parts of the government apparatus.

As a compromise, Johnson agreed with Democrats on another temporary budget that pushed the shutdown to March 1 and 8. However, this decision has sharply criticized Trumpist Republicans. They generally seek to achieve a shutdown, hoping that chaos in government administration will damage Biden's ratings, and they also demand tying the budget approval to the same harsh anti-immigration measures.

Threats of resignation have already been openly voiced against Johnson by Trumpists if he compromises with Democrats. Last year, the conflict with radical Trumpists cost Johnson's predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, the speakership.

Even moderate Republican congressmen openly speak about their political priorities. "We have two possible leverage points to get border security: our own budget, or Ukraine aid. You’d rather hold hostage our own troops’ pay? Or hold hostage Ukraine aid?" said Republican Dan Crenshaw in a comment to Politico.

Thus, as of now, the resolution of the migration problem in the U.S., and consequently, the allocation of American aid to Ukraine, is entering a deadlock. The situation is further complicated by Trump's overconfident victory in the first Republican primaries in Iowa, making him the uncontested candidate for the party in the presidential elections and giving confidence to his supporters in the American establishment.
Dat Trump zo overweldigend de overwinning in Iowa gekregen heeft zal niet bevorderlijk zijn voor de onderhandelingen over de 60 miljard voor Oekraïne. Hierdoor zal de hulp voor Trump onder republikeinen alleen maar weer toenemen. En zijn macht dus ook.
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Russian Federation sends armored vehicle convoys to storm in the Avdiivka direction
Russia’s invasion forces intensified their activities in the Avdiivka direction and sent columns of armored vehicles to assault.

The serviceman of the 110th Mechanized Brigade reported on this in the @BUAR110ombr Telegram group.

He also demonstrated the Russian infantry convoy, which was moving to assault the Ukrainian positions on January 15.

“Columns are moving again. They are trying to get closer by any means, to enter Avdiivka,” the serviceman shared.

In particular, the Russian military is trying to advance east of Avdiivka.

Infantry, artillery, and strike drones were involved in the destruction of the Russian invaders.

The military noted that they managed to destroy some of the attack troops’ armored vehicles during the fighting.

“Some enemy equipment and many orcs (Russian military – ed.) were destroyed, the cannon fodder thrown out by the armor (landing – ed.) was hiding as best they could,” the military noted.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, in the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders continue to deter Russians, who do not let go of attempts to surround Avdiivka.

“Ukrainian Defense Forces units repelled 18 invader attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka and another 16 attacks near Severne, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske in the Donetsk region over the last day,” the General Staff said.

Encirclement of Avdiivka probably remains a key focus of Russian efforts, but as of now, Russia has achieved very limited territorial successes at a significant price, both materially and in human terms.

The Russian military is also trying to capture the village of Stepove near Avdiivka to cut the logistic routes of the Ukrainian army.
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Russian colonel given 6-year sentence for failure to protect Crimean Bridge from drone strikes
A Russian military court sentenced Sergey Volkov, the head of technical development and resource support for the Russian National Guard’s maritime units, to six years in a penal colony for procuring unsuitable anti-drone radar systems to protect the Crimean Bridge, Mediazona reported on Tuesday.

The prosecution requested the accused be handed a seven-year prison sentence and be stripped of all his military decorations. Volkov, who was arrested in March after being detained at his office in the Russian National Guard’s headquarters in Moscow, did not admit guilt.

Volkov’s mistake cost the Russian army 400 million rubles (¤4.1 million), Mediazona reported.

At his initial hearing in March, the prosecution claimed that Volkov had been responsible for the acquisition of two “obviously faulty” Orel-UAV drones to protect the bridge. He paid 200 million rubles (¤2 million) for each drone, which some experts have said is more than they are worth.

More importantly, the Orel drones are incapable of intercepting small-class drones, which should have been their main function. The prosecution also said that Volkov’s actions had left the Crimean Bridge exposed “within the enemy’s attack range”, the Kommersant daily reported.

Volkov’s lawyer argued that Volkov did not have an advanced engineering education and should therefore not be held responsible for suitability of the drones.
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ISW: Kremlin intensifying efforts to limit criticism of war ahead of presidential election
Russian State Duma deputies have brought forth a bill proposing the confiscation of personal property from those convicted of spreading "fake news" about Russia's war in Ukraine, a move aimed to increase censorship ahead of the 2024 Russian presidential election, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed in its latest report on Jan. 15

Citing reports from independent Russian outlet Meduza, the ISW notes that lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party have proposed a bill targeting activities "against the security of the state," seeking to confiscate assets like computers, tablets, or mobile phones owned by individuals convicted under this legislation.

The draft bill, first proposed through the Government Commission on Legislative Activities was supported without any objections. The legislation is now set to go to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, for consideration.

The ISW assesses the proposed bill as an attempt to quell any brewing dissent and silence concerned relatives who would otherwise be outspoken about their support for troop demobilization. Recently, women-led protests have emerged throughout Russia, with wives and mothers of mobilized Russian soldiers advocating for the demobilization of Russian troops from Ukraine.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term in office, in a vote that is likely to be heavily rigged. Analysts have predicted that Putin has sough to minimize decisions that irritate Russia's electorate ahead of the upcoming Russian presidential election, including the issue of mass mobilization.

Last November, Putin signed a law restricting media freedom during the presidential election, only allowing journalists who have an employment contract with registered media outlets to cover election commission meetings.
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Resistance movement burned several railroad facilities in the Russian Federation

The resistance movement burned several railway facilities in Russia, used for the logistics of the invaders.

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reported on this.

“Unknown opponents of the Putin regime have once again burned down several instrument cabinets at the railroad and other facilities,” Ukrainian intelligence said.

The destruction of such facilities should complicate the logistics of the Russian military for some time.

The incidents took place in the areas of the cities of Saratov, Yaroslavl, and Dzerzhinsk in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

As a result, traffic on these railway sections of central Russia was temporarily paralyzed.

“It will continue to burn as long as the Kremlin continues its criminal war against Ukraine,” the intelligence added.

At the same time, unidentified persons have recently planted explosives on a railroad train tanker in Russia.

The train was stopped several hundred meters from the Gazprom Neft terminal.

Prior to that, an explosion occurred in Russia on a section of the railway near the city of Nizhny Tagil. As a result of the explosion, nine fuel tanks were damaged. Due to severe fire and fuel burning, all damaged cars will be disposed of.

Also, on November 30 last year, an explosion occurred on the Baikal–Amur Mainline, namely in the Severomuysky Tunnel.

The tunnel is located in Buryatia. In fact, it is the only major railroad connection between Russia and China. As a result of the explosion, the 16th tank at the head of the train burned out. Also, two more tanks had holes in them.
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Russian Ex-Cons Stormed by Troops After Holding Drunk Commanders Hostage
Former Russian prisoners hired by President Vladimir Putin to fight in Ukraine have been stormed by fellow troops after they held several drunk commanders hostage, according to a new video.

The 29-second clip was posted on January 14 by Telegram channel Poisk_in_ua, which said that the servicemen were recruited from a prison in the city of Tyumen in Russia's Siberia region. They left to join their unit on December 25 "and presumably were in training without weapons," the channel said.

In 2022 Putin revived the Stalin-era practice of throwing convicted murderers onto the battlefield to support his war in Ukraine. These prisoners included at least two convicted cannibals.

The Kremlin has recruited tens of thousands of prisoners since the war began to create its "Storm-Z" squads, which are deployed to carry out highly attritional, infantry-led frontal assaults on the most dangerous parts of the battlefield.
Het desbetreffend filmpje zou hier te vinden zijn. Ik heb zelf geen telegram app dus kan hem niet bekijken.
https://t.me/poisk_in_ua/43127
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Altijd verstandig om in te hakken op protesterende burgers.
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Turkey Has Stopped Money Transfers from the Russian Federation
Problems with transferring money from Russia to Turkey, which started in December, are deepening. The transfers were stopped in January, disrupting the export of products from Turkey to Russia.

After the visit of the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, exporters could not receive payments from Moscow in Turkish lira and Russian rubles, some banks sent remittances back, and some banks began to reject transactions that they had previously accepted, saying that these were “prohibited goods”.

Almost all transfers have been stopped since January 1, which has caused a significant loss to exporters. For example, exporters in the automotive sector have not been able to receive their transfers since the beginning of the year. Moreover, Turkish shoe manufacturers working with a Russian company that buys most from Turkey have not received any payments from their Russian customers this month. Chemical industry companies, textile manufacturers, ship owners carrying out transportation to Russia, and others have faced similar challenges.

Recent problems with money transfers are related to the expansion of the latest EU sanctions list. For example, even if an exporting company in Turkey sells goods not subject to sanctions, the buyer may be included in the sanctions list, so there will be problems with money transfers. Furthermore, companies that were created by Russians and operate in Turkey are also experiencing difficulties right now.

Last year, Turkey’s exports to Russia increased by 23.2%, from 7 billion 647 million dollars in 2022 to 9 billion 423 million dollars in 2023. The five sectors, which export the most to Moscow, are the chemical industry, mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, fresh fruits and vegetables, and electronics.

This problem is the consequence of the trade of Turkey with Moscow. Owners of Turkish companies must understand that they are punished for their attempt to earn as much as possible by assisting the Kremlin in waging war against Ukraine and killing thousands of innocent civilians.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)hty_polyester_plant/
Russia, Rostov Region, Shakhty Polyester Plant
Dat was een duidelijke ontploffing bij die Polyester fabriek. Kan natuurlijk prima een ongeluk zijn. Maar zag er leuk uit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)kish_banks_refusing/
In today’s Russian papers: “Turkish banks refusing to work with Russian banks”, “export price of Russian coal falling", “China given control of Russia’s car market.”, “Russians losing interest in news & political TV shows”.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)_its_best_not_looks/
Russian battlefield tech at it's best? Not! Looks more like Robot Wars.
Dat ziet er inderdaad belachelijk uit. En het motortje lijkt mij niet sterk genoeg voor wat slechter terrein. Zag die van Oekraïne er toch stukken beter uit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)sian_city_of_khimki/
“Help! SOS!” — Residents of the Russian city of Khimki complain about the lack of hot water and heating, begging Putin for help.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)european_parliament/
Guy Verhofstadt, Member of the European Parliament - “I’m angry that we always use the big words but don’t bring the big guns”.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)e_russian_offensive/
Another footage of repelling the Russian offensive

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)he_main_heroes_were/
russ sitcom: This time, the main "heroes" were driving the BC somewhere near Rabotino, got stuck in the mud, and, punished for it, met the Sharp Kartuzas. The final of this meeting could be only one - the destroyed Podorsky Kamaz together with BC.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)ope_will_freeze_and/
Russia in 2022: The entire Europe will freeze and be on its knees, asking for precious Russian gas. Russia in 2024: Russian people start freezing to death because of a lack of heating in their homes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)sian_drone_disabled/
Ukranian drone takes on a russian drone. Disabled russian drone falls to the ground and decides to commit suicide.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)_president_vladimir/
They went to fight for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and now their elbows and limbs will continue to root.
Ex Storm-Z soldaten die klagen dat ze hun geld en zo niet krijgen.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)2_russian_pc3b_mlrs/
Artillery (Excalibur?) takes out 2 russian PC3B MLRS. NATO call sign Tornado.

https://www.reddit.com/r/(...)d_obliterated_along/
Russian BM-21 Grad tracked and obliterated along with the crew by an FPV drone from the Escadrone unit




Was weer een goed dagje gisteren. Eerste keer in een tijd dat we weer zulke mooie cijfers zien.
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https://www.reuters.com/w(...)out-bomb-2024-01-16/
Woman accused of killing Russian war blogger says handler lied about bomb
Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Russian woman accused of assassinating a prominent pro-war blogger told a court on Tuesday she had thought the package she handed to him in a St Petersburg cafe contained a listening device, not a bomb.
Darya Trepova said she was acting under orders from a man in Ukraine whom she knew as "Gestalt" (German for "Shape"), who had been sending her money and instructions for several months before the killing of blogger Vladlen Tatarsky on April 2 last year.
Russia accused Ukraine immediately after the attack of organising Tatarsky's murder. Senior Ukrainian officials have neither claimed responsibility nor denied involvement, with presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak describing it as "internal terrorism".
Tatarsky was killed by a bomb concealed in a statuette that Trepova handed to him in the cafe, where he was giving a talk to an audience of up to 100 people.
The figurine was a crude likeness of Tatarsky, who accepted it as a present. Witnesses have told the trial that he jokingly called it "Golden Vladlen" and turned it over in his hands before it exploded, killing him on the spot and injuring dozens.
Gestalt's identity remains unclear.
In testimony at her trial in St Petersburg on Tuesday, Trepova, 26, said she was introduced to him by a Ukraine-based journalist called Roman Popkov with whom she had connected on Twitter. She said she told Popkov that she opposed Russia's invasion and was sympathetic to Ukraine, and was looking for his help to come to Ukraine and work as a journalist herself.
Russian investigators have accused Popkov in absentia of "orchestrating the execution of a terrorist act". He has denied any involvement.

STATUETTE
Trepova said that guided by Gestalt, she attended talks by Tatarsky in early 2023 and introduced herself to him, claiming to be an art student called Anastasia Kriulina.
In March, he sent her the statuette of Tatarsky by post, with instructions to hand it to him in person. She told the court it had occurred to her then that it might be a bomb and remembered the case of Darya Dugina, a pro-war journalist who died when her car was blown up near Moscow in 2022.
"I was very scared and asked Gestalt: 'Isn’t this the same as with Daria Dugina?' He replied that no, there was only a wiretap and a tracker," Trepova said, according to a transcript by independent Russian news outlet Mediazona.
"Handing over a listening device is already an invasion of privacy and is illegal, and I was very worried about this, and thought it might be a bomb."
She said she went ahead because "I didn't think they could set me up like this", and assumed the purpose of eavesdropping on Tatarsky was to find out more of what he knew about the war in Ukraine, which she opposed.
After the bomb went off, Trepova said, she called Gestalt to confront him.
"I swore at him and said that people were hurt there and I realised that they have done this and I was involved in it. I realised that the figurine had exploded," she said.
Trepova said Gestalt told her she could ask questions later.
"I continued to swear. He said: 'When you come to Ukraine and visit us, you can hit me.' This made me very angry," she said tearfully.
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Ondertussen begint men het Australische geklootviool met de NH90 wel een beetje zat te worden. Die machine moet vervangen worden volgens de Blackhawkmafia in de RAAF en mag dus niet worden geleverd, opgeknapt en succesvol worden ingezet door Oekraine. Want dan komt de vraag waarom er überhaupt UH-60's nodig zijn geweest.

Dus liever heel diep begraven.

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7s.gif Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 10:28 schreef ExTec het volgende:
Nieuwe dag, nieuwe fabriek die affikt, maar heeft ongetwijfeld niks met de oorlog te maken.

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Hoogstwaarschijnlijk gaat het hier om een brandende afvalcontainer, waar iemand een sigaret in had gegooid.

Niet echt nieuwswaardig.

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Altijd handig.
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 13:41:32 #90
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0s.gif Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 13:32 schreef oheng het volgende:

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Hoogstwaarschijnlijk gaat het hier om een brandende afvalcontainer, waar iemand een sigaret in had gegooid.

Niet echt nieuwswaardig.
Da's best een grote afvalcontainer, dan.

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7s.gif Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 13:41 schreef ExTec het volgende:

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Da's best een grote afvalcontainer, dan.

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Klik eens op mijn link.
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 13:45:43 #92
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7s.gif Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 13:41 schreef ExTec het volgende:

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Da's best een grote afvalcontainer, dan.

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Een brand die in een afvalcontainer ontstaat kan natuurlijk overslaan naar de rest van een pand, met alle gevolgen van dien.
Perhaps you've seen it, maybe in a dream.
A murky, forgotten land.
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0s.gif Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 12:18 schreef Ulx het volgende:
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Altijd verstandig om in te hakken op protesterende burgers.
Opzich geeft dat in dictaturen als Rusland 99 van de 100 keer het gewenste resultaat.
Цой жив
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 13:57:08 #94
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Je zou toch zeggen dat je elite eenheden beter in kunt zetten tegen de vijand dan tegen eigen burgers :D

Maar goed, ik ben geen generaal dyus, wat weet ik nou allemaal.
Perhaps you've seen it, maybe in a dream.
A murky, forgotten land.
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 14:00:56 #95
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0s.gif Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 13:45 schreef oheng het volgende:

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Klik eens op mijn link.
Gedaan, kwaliteit houd niet over, kan er niet veel van maken.

Maar ondanks ik dat geen brand CSI ben oid, komt laatste wat ik post niet over als slechts een container.
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1s.gif Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 13:57 schreef StateOfMind het volgende:
Je zou toch zeggen dat je elite eenheden beter in kunt zetten tegen de vijand dan tegen eigen burgers :D

Maar goed, ik ben geen generaal dyus, wat weet ik nou allemaal.
Het zijn dan ook geen eltie eenheden, maar Rosgvardia. Soort van oproerpolitie.
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Gedaan, kwaliteit houd niet over, kan er niet veel van maken.

Maar ondanks ik dat geen brand CSI ben oid, komt laatste wat ik post niet over als slechts een container.
Je sarcasme detector is stuk. :7 Natuurlijk is dit geen toeval. Deze gloednieuwe fabriek vliegt de lucht in, minstens 10 doden.
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 14:10:01 #98
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Je sarcasme detector is stuk. :7
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Natuurlijk is dit geen toeval. Deze gloednieuwe fabriek vliegt de lucht in, minstens 10 doden.
Wordt nu gemeld dat het drone fabriek was.

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Vast niet waar. Stel je voor zeg, dat dit met de oorlog te maken heeft.
  woensdag 17 januari 2024 @ 14:11:47 #99
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Het zijn dan ook geen eltie eenheden, maar Rosgvardia. Soort van oproerpolitie.
Ah, omdat daar specifiek elite special forces vermeld stond in die tweet.
Wel slordige fout dan :D
Perhaps you've seen it, maybe in a dream.
A murky, forgotten land.
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Ah, omdat daar specifiek elite special forces vermeld stond in die tweet.
Wel slordige fout dan :D
Dan zou het de OMOH zijn ;)
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