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The Dealings Of Dmitry Patrushev, A Star Of Russia's 'New Nobility' And A Possible Putin Successor

^{Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev presses the flesh at a government meeting on energy in Moscow on July 2.}

In 2017, a Cyprus-based offshore company called Pimodo invested 3 million euros ($3.25 million) in 10 residences at the five-star Salinas Sea Resort in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago nation of Cape Verde. The money for the investment was provided by the Russian agricultural-trading firm Agrotorg Tulsky, an affiliate of Russian Agricultural Bank (Rosselkhozbank), which the Russian government created in 2000 to support the agricultural sector.

Agrotorg Tulsky then purchased Pimodo itself in April 2018, meaning that the bank set up to develop Russian agriculture became the owner of luxury housing in a remote country known for its white sand beaches and as “an important transit hub for South American cocaine moving to Europe,” according to the U.S. government.

The Cape Verde resort purchase opens a window into an elite realm of Russia’s opaque leadership circles, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian-language investigative unit, has found. And the brightest star in this particular constellation is Dmitry Patrushev, the 46-year-old Russian deputy prime minister who is the eldest son of presidential aide and former Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. The younger Patrushev has been tabbed by experts as a leading candidate for a successor if President Vladimir Putin, 71, relinquishes power -- though there’s no sign he plans to anytime soon.

“The biggest plus” of Dmitry Patrushev as a potential successor “is his combination of silovik and civilian. Thanks to his father, the chekist corporation will perceive him, if not completely as ‘their own,’ then ‘socially close,’” wrote political consultant and former Putin speechwriter Abbas Gallyamov, using Russian terms that refer to senior officials with military or security backgrounds. “At the same time, most of society -- tired of militaristic rhetoric and the endless hunt for enemies -- won’t be frightened by his ‘epaulettes.’”

The main minuses for Patrushev, Gallyamov continued, are the scandals surrounding him and his unpalatable image as a “fortunate son.”

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Explosion occurred at military factory in Bashkiria, resulting in casualties
An explosion occurred at the Avangard military plant in the city of Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, which belongs to the Russian corporation Rostec, according to Russian media sources.

The incident occurred while a repair crew was dismantling a pipeline in one of the workshops. Three crew members were killed. The causes of the accident are under investigation.

The Russian Investigative Committee suggests that workers violated safety procedures during the cutting of pipes, causing a gas-air mixture to ignite, according to Radio Svoboda, citing other Russian media.

The Avangard plant is owned by the state corporation Rostec and manufactures weapons and components for multiple-launch rocket systems. The enterprise is under sanctions from the European Union, Switzerland, and Ukraine.

Explosions and incidents in Russia
In recent months, incidents of fires and explosions at defense and military enterprises, oil refineries, and oil depots have increased across various cities in Russia.

In mid-July, a drone attack caused a fire at the low-voltage apparatus plant in Korenevo, Kursk region.

At the end of July, Ukrainian special forces drones attacked an oil refinery and several Russian airfields, damaging a Tu-22M3 bomber.

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Former Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway Lobbies for Ukrainian Interests
The former campaign aide indicated in a Justice Department filing that she will be paid $50,000 a month by an oligarch to seek support for Ukraine.

^{Kellyanne Conway, who served as a top aide to Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign and his White House, registered on Friday to represent Victor Pinchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch.Credit...Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times}

With former President Donald J. Trump and his allies signaling that he will scale back assistance to Ukraine if he retakes the White House, a onetime close adviser has accepted a $50,000-a-month contract to lobby for Ukrainian interests.

Kellyanne Conway, who served as a top aide to Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign and his presidency, registered on Friday to represent Victor Pinchuk, a Ukrainian oligarch who has positioned himself as a leading supporter of his country’s defense against Russian aggression.

In a filing with the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Ms. Conway indicated that the Ukrainian government would be the “principal beneficiary” of her lobbying on behalf of Mr. Pinchuk’s charitable foundation.

The filing signaled that Ms. Conway would engage U.S. lawmakers and opinion leaders to explain the importance of Ukraine to the protection of democratic principles, and would try to raise awareness “of Ukrainians’ fight for freedom and the Russian illegal war of aggression.”

Ms. Conway also indicated that she would try to persuade American officials to attend the forthcoming installment of Mr. Pinchuk’s annual security conference, scheduled for next month in Kyiv.

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Ukraine’s air defenses shoot down four enemy missiles, 15 Shahed UAVs overnight
On the night of August 6, Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down 2 of 4 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, 2 of 2 Kh-59 air defense missiles, and 15 of 16 Shahed attack drones launched by Russian invaders.
Ukrainian Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

“On the night of August 6, 2024, the enemy fired four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles at the Kyiv region from Russia’s Voronezh region, two Kh-59 guided missiles from the airspace over the Azov Sea, and 16 Shahed-type attack UAVs from Crimea’s Cape Chauda, Russia’s Kursk,” the report says.

Mobile firing groups of the Defense Forces, anti-aircraft missile troops and airborne EW units of the Air Force of Ukraine were engaged in repelling the air attack.

As a result of anti-aircraft combat, two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, two Kh-59 guided missiles and 15 attack UAVs were shot down in the Kyiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Khmelnytskyi regions.

As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of August 6, the Ukrainian Navy destroyed three Shahed attack drones.

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Russian Helicopter Sinks After Crashing in Mediterranean
A Russian Mi-8MT helicopter crashed and sank in the Mediterranean while working to extinguish a forest fire in Turkey, Russia's state-run media reported.

The helicopter, which was operating under Russia's Abakan Air, sank near the town of Adana in Turkey after crew members attempted to take water for firefighting work on August 2, a representative of the Moscow-based Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) told news agency Interfax.

Abakan Air performs domestic and international charter flights, providing aviation services in Russia and overseas, including search and rescue, medical flights and cargo charter flights, its website states.

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What Russia’s arrest footage of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan really tells us
Russia’s pro-Kremlin media know how to create an alternative reality, and last week’s historic prisoner swap was no exception.

On Monday, Russian state-backed media outlets treated viewers to lurid footage of the arrests of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan.

The locations of the videos are not in doubt: Gershkovich was arrested last year at the Bukowski Grill, a steak restaurant in the city of Yekaterinburg; Whelan was arrested at the Metropol Hotel, just across the road from the Bolshoi Theater in central Moscow.

But take nothing at face value from these heavily edited videos. Yes, we see Gershkovich being roughly detained and pushed to the ground. And we see a handcuffed Paul Whelan on a hotel bed, flanked by Russian security officers.

Yet despite the claims of the Russian-language voice-over, there is little here to support Moscow’s case that the two men were engaged in espionage – an allegation strenuously denied by the US government, the families of Whelan and Gershkovich, and their supporters.

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EU Council approves ¤4.2 billion for Ukraine
On August 6, the EU Council approved the allocation of ¤4.2 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program
The Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council reports.

It is noted that after completing the written procedure, the EU Council adopted a decision allowing the first payment of almost ¤4.2 billion under the Ukraine Facility program.

"This decision supports the macro-financial stability of Ukraine and the functioning of its public administration," the statement says.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal thanked the EU Council for this decision and said that payments are expected in August 2024.

On July 24, EU ambassadors approved another ¤4.2 billion for Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility program.

What is the Ukraine Facility?
The Ukraine Facility is an instrument that allows Ukraine to receive financial and technical assistance from the EU totaling ¤50 billion in 2024-2027. Of this amount, ¤38.27 billion will be allocated for budget support, ¤6.97 billion for the investment fund, and ¤4.76 billion for technical and administrative support.

The EU finally approved the four-year support program for Ukraine on February 28. Subsequently, on March 18, the government approved the plan for the Ukraine Facility program. The European Commission called it a great achievement.

In early June, the Ukrainian parliament ratified an agreement with the European Union to receive funds under the Ukraine Facility initiative.

On July 9, Ukraine's First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko signed a financial agreement between Ukraine and the European Union regulating the receipt of grant assistance under the Ukraine Facility in the amount of ¤5.27 billion.

Subsequently, the European Commission approved another ¤4.2 billion in funding for Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility.

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Destroyed warehouse at Morozovsk airfield. Almost the entire range of ammunition for the Su-34 is observed. Destroyed were FAB 100 to 500 aerial bombs (all of which can be used with the UMPK), KAB-500 guided aerial bombs and rare KAB-1500. 1/2

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There are also R-73 air-to-air missiles used for self-defense of bombers. The wreckage of the Su-34 itself can be seen in several photos (bright blue). Including the torn-off Khibiny electronic warfare unit - it is located in the wingtip 2/2

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Putin to Fire General Running Russia's Armored Vehicle Production: Report
Another top defense official in Russia will be removed from his post in part of an ongoing shake-up of the country's military establishment in Vladimir Putin's new presidential term.

Since his reelection in a tightly controlled ballot in May, Putin has overseen a reshuffle of the defense ministry. It started with him replacing his close ally Sergei Shoigu as defense minister with Andrei Belousov, an economist.

Also, some figures close to Shoigu, now Russia's Security Council secretary, have been arrest on corruption charges; it has been viewed as a crackdown on the leadership of the defense ministry he used to head.

The Telegram channel Children of the Arbat, which has previously predicted defense ministry command changes, posted on Monday that Lieutenant General Alexander Shestakov will soon be replaced.

At the start of his full-scale invasion in Ukraine in February 2022, Putin appointed Shestakov as head of the defense ministry's main armored directorate, which is in charge of planning and deploying Russia's armored vehicles.

The channel said that Shestakov could not get along with his immediate superior, Lieutenant General Andrei Bulyga, who in March was appointed Putin's deputy defense minister in charge of army logistics. "Bulyga does not tolerate the phlegmatic nature of his subordinate and considers him a temporary worker, which, given Bulyga's own job, is at least funny."

The post said that Shestakov was stoic about his fate and had informed his inner circle about his impending departure, and so would not be able to deal with operational issues.

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Come Back Alive Foundation Arms First Group of ‘Pure Anger’ Snipers

^{Cadex CDX-40 CBA Shadow rifle in the hands of a Ukrainian sniper. Photo credits: Come Back Alive Foundation}

The first group of Ukrainian snipers who completed their training received 14 Cadex CDX-40 CBA Shadow rifles from the Come Back Alive Foundation.

This news was announced by the Foundation.

The Foundation’s specialists have already contracted, purchased, and even supplied some of the weapons to be used by the sniper teams formed under the “Pure Anger” project.

“In February, we jointly raised UAH 11,171,486 instead of the planned UAH 10 million. Accordingly, instead of 45 rifles for snipers of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, we purchased 50 units,” the Foundation said.

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Russian Defense Ministry Responds to Reported Ukrainian Border Breach in Kursk Region
The Russian Defense Ministry commented on the border breach by Ukraine in the Kursk region, saying military reserves will be used to repel the attack.

“The troops covering the state border together with the units of the border troops of the FSB [Federal Security Service] of Russia are repelling attacks and inflicting fire damage on the enemy in the area of ​​the state border and reserves in the territory of the Sumy region,” the Ministry said on their official Telegram channel. “Reserves of the Russian group of troops in the Kursk direction are on their way to the combat area.”

The Russian Defense Ministry released the statement at 5 pm, August 6.

Earlier today, in the morning, the governor of Russia's Kursk region, reported an attempt by Ukrainian Forces to break through in the Kursk border.

The Russian Ministry reports that 300 hundred soldiers from the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat vehicles, have attacked the settlements of Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya in the Kursk region, directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border.

They continued stating the Russian aviation targeted Basivka, Zhuravka, Khotin, Yunakivka, Bilovody and Khrapivshchyna in the Ukrainian Sumy region.

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Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are already on outskirts of Toretsk
Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (SRG) have entered the outskirts of Toretsk twice over the past three days from the partially seized village of Zalizne. Several clashes took place there.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda's source in the military familiar with the situation on this front

Quote: "There have already been two battles with SRGs on the outskirts in the last three days. They were definitely pushed back out once. The intensity of assaults has increased: the week before last there were 48, last week – 58. The Russians are keeping up the pace in assaults, shelling, and aerial bombs. The number of FPV drones has increased."

Why this matters: The Russians are moving extremely fast on the Toretsk front. They have advanced almost 4 kilometres into Ukrainian positions in the month and a half since the offensive began.

Background: The Russians launched their offensive on Toretsk and New-York in late June 2024, taking advantage of the rotation of the 24th Brigade to the 41st Brigade.

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Niger Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Ukraine
Niger said Tuesday it was cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine "with immediate effect", accusing Kyiv of supporting "terrorist groups", two days after Mali took a similar step.

The decisions to break relations with Ukraine come in the wake of heavy losses suffered by the Malian army in late July at the hands of jihadists and separatist forces, which they blamed in part on Ukraine.

Niger said it would ask the UN Security Council to debate Ukraine's "aggression", government spokesman Amadou Abdramane said in a televised statement.

Niger and Mali are both run by military governments that took power in recent coups, went on to rip up defence agreements with France and turn to Russia for military help.

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Op dinsdag 6 augustus 2024 23:33 schreef inslagenreuring het volgende:

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Het is allemaal misleidend. Ik zag hier van de week een filmpje dat de Russen 0 T90's meer in opslag zouden hebben.

Toch zie je die nagenoeg dagelijks worden vernietigd volgens de experts. Tenzij de Russen die tanks uit hun aars trekken rijmt daar ook iets niet.

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Kyiv foils suspected Russian saboteur network plotting attacks across Ukraine

^{Nine agents allegedly working for the Kremlin have been arrested by the Ukraine's Security Service SBU. Photo via telegram/@SBUkr}

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has arrested nine suspected Russian agents who it says were planning to conduct missile, bomb and drone attacks in six regions of Ukraine.

According to the SBU, those detained are Ukrainian citizens who were recruited by an officer from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to gather intelligence for assaults on Ukrainian military positions and critical infrastructure facilities.

“Following a multi-stage special operation, nine Russian agents were simultaneously detained in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, as well as in the Donetsk, Odesa and Kirovohrad regions. For conspiracy purposes, the suspects acted separately but were ‘attached to’ one FSB officer. His identity has already been established by the Security Service,” the SBU said in a statement.

The detainees include two city council members from the cities of Dnipro and Yuzhne, as well as two managers and a university student who were allegedly tasked with tracking Ukrainian military movements towards the eastern front.

Another suspected FSB collaborator was a former policeman who allegedly informed foreign services about the consequences of a Russian attack on a Ukrainian hydroelectric power plant.

According to the SBU, the detained individuals came to the attention of the FSB following their active participation in various pro-Kremlin Telegram channels.

After being recruited remotely, they communicated with their Russian handler through anonymous chatbots in Telegram.

They are currently in custody and face life imprisonment.

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Ukraine Will Have More Domestically Produced Missiles, Says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the allocation of additional funding for the domestic missile program following the Strategic Command meeting.

“We discussed the Defense Forces' needs for the remainder of the year and the dynamics of production. Reports were provided by Defense Minister Rustem Umierov, Vice Prime Minister for Innovations Mykhailo Fedorov, and Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin. By decision of the Strategic Command, additional funding has been allocated to our missile program, resulting in an increase in domestically produced missiles,” Zelenskyy said.

Detailed reports were also provided on the Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and Kharkiv directions. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported via video link, stating that he is currently on-site and personally overseeing the situation. Separate reports were given by intelligence agencies – HUR (Main Intelligence Directorate) and SZRU (Security Service of Ukraine).

“Another report from Defense Minister Rustem Umierov addressed the supply of weapons and equipment to additional brigades. We are actively collaborating with our partners,” the President concluded.

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Op woensdag 7 augustus 2024 00:44 schreef inslagenreuring het volgende:

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Ja 2 van de 3 geproduceerde T90m zijn gescrapte/verbeterde oudere modellen. Daarvan zouden er eind vorig jaar nog zo'n 23 van zijn. Het aantal wat er maandelijks nieuw uit de fabriek rolt is zelfs geheel insignificant bij de huidige verliezen.

Dus nogmaals, dit type tank zal een keer op moeten zijn.

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Production numbers since 2022
Since the invasion, at least 13 batches of T-90Ms have been delivered. Reports from the Russian defence sector and think tanks suggest that company-sized batches of between 11–15 tanks are being delivered. Insofar as this reporting is accurate, the overall output of T-90Ms amounts to at least 231 built and modernised since April 2020; but it could be as high as 267 if all batches included 15 tanks.

This would suggest an increase in annual output from about 40 before February 2022 to a wartime output of 60–70 for 2023, with possibly even more to be produced over the course of 2024. Based on this pattern, the production rate from 2025 could be more than 90 annually.

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Op woensdag 7 augustus 2024 07:29 schreef BlaZ het volgende:

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De grote vraag is of het lukt de productie op te schroeven naar oorlogsniveau. De fabriek waar de t-90 varianten worden geproduceerd lukte het in de jaren 80 om 2000 tanks per jaar te produceren, daarnaast was er extra ruimte voor oorlogs- en exportcapaciteit.

Wat duidelijkere informatie of de incursie bij Kursk:

Ukrainian Kursk Offensive Captures 50SQKM In 1 Day | Surprise Offensive Caught RUAF Off Guard

Vanuit Russische bronnen is er overigens een suggestie dat het doel van deze incursie het vernietigen van de gasleidingen richting Roemenië en Hongarije is.

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Ukraine wants to create coalition to shoot down Russian missiles, Zelensky says
Kyiv will discuss with NATO the creation of a coalition of countries to help shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine's territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Aug. 4, Interfax Ukraine reported.

Russian missiles or drones have entered the airspace of Poland and Romania on several occasions, and their debris has been found on the territories of the two NATO countries bordering Ukraine.

Warsaw and Bucharest have repeatedly scrambled fighter jets to protect their airspace as Russian forces launched large-scale aerial attacks on Ukraine, but the aircraft have never been used to destroy these targets.

"We must work on the technical possibility of using combat aircraft from neighboring countries against (Russian) missiles that hit Ukraine in the direction of our neighbors. Foremost, the countries of the alliance," Zelensky said.

Speaking to journalists, the president called such a move "a very big responsibility" that could be difficult for partners, but he tasked diplomats to organize a NATO-Ukraine Council meeting to discuss the issue.

"I want to try this tool so that NATO countries can discuss with Ukraine the possibility of such a small coalition of neighboring countries that will shoot down enemy missiles (over Ukraine)," he added.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in mid-July that Warsaw was considering Kyiv's proposal to shoot down Russian missiles flying toward Polish territory while they are still in Ukraine's airspace. The proposal was included in a security agreement signed between the two nations.

The idea encountered strong opposition among other NATO members. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said downing Russian drones or missiles over Ukraine was "out of the question," while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg implied such a step would drag the alliance into the war.

Videos spread on social media two weeks ago purported to show Romanian air defenses downing Russian drones during their attack on Ukraine, but Bucharest has refuted the claims.

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Putin calls for a project to promote ‘traditional Russian values’ overseas
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for the government to develop a program for overseas promotion of “traditional Russian spiritual and moral values,” a theme that the Kremlin has increasingly sounded in recent years.

In an order published on the Kremlin website, Putin instructed officials responsible for national projects to allot an unspecified amount of money for a program called “Russia in the World.”

The program would be aimed toward “developing international youth cooperation and promoting traditional Russian spiritual and moral values abroad,” the order said.

The order did not specify the values that would be promoted, but Russia has shown rising animosity toward Western social liberalism, particularly toward legitimizing nontraditional sexual relations and gender identity.

The Russian Supreme Court last year outlawed the so-called “international LGBT movement” as extremist. Some Russians since then have been jailed for short periods or fined for displaying rainbow-themed material.

Since the 2022 beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Putin has publicly characterized the West as “satanic” and accused it of trying to undermine Russia by exporting liberal ideologies.

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New Targets - Partisans Discover Hidden Russian Landing Ships in Sevastopol
Atesh partisans have told Ukrainian Defense Forces of two Russian landing ships concealed in Sevastopol, including the Konstantin Olshansky, which was stolen from Ukraine in 2014.

^{UkS Konstantin Olshansky U402 when part of the Ukrainian navy in May 2013. Photo: Igor Terokhin / Shipspotting.com}

The Crimea based Atesh partisans have carried out more reconnaissance around Sevastopol during which they spotted two Black Sea Fleet Project 775 landing ships, one of which had previously been targeted by the Defense Forces and the other which previously belonged to Ukraine. The group reports that Russian forces have hidden their ships in bays among cranes and port infrastructure, hoping to save them.

“We have detected two Project 775 landing ships in Kilen Bay, one of which is the Konstantin Olshansky, stolen from Ukraine in 2014,” the partisans said in a statement published on Tuesday, August 6.

The photos released by Atesh clearly show two Russian landing ships at the pier, including the Konstantin Olshansky.

The partisans pointed out that half of the Black Sea Project 775 ships have already been destroyed by Ukrainian forces. “We have passed all collected information to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and there is no doubt that soon more of the enemy's ships will sink,” they added.

Kilen Bay is located within Sevastopol Bay, about 4 kilometers (2,5 miles) from the main entrance, about 300 kilometers (187.5 miles) from Ukrainian territory. The Project 775 landing ships are able carry around 90 troops and are armed with a 75 mm dual-purpose naval gun, AK-176 artillery, AK-630 anti-aircraft guns, Grad MLRS, and Igla missile systems.

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The Russian Tg channel called "The Patriot's Truth":

"The nuclear explosion!! Our dear Kursk was hit with the tactical nuclear missiles!! Where the fuck khokhols got the nuclear weapons from?????"

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Explosions reported in Kurchatov, where Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is located
Late in the evening on August 6, explosions were heard in Kurchatov, Kursk region. The sound was audible in the area where the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is located, according to Russian Telegram channels.

Videos from surveillance cameras posted on social media show explosions occurring around 10:50 PM. Local channels speculate that the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant may have been targeted.

Later, Kursk region Acting Governor Alexei Smirnov reported that two missiles were allegedly intercepted by Russian air defense forces.

Meanwhile, the mayor of Kurchatov, Igor Korpunkov, asserts that the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in the city is reportedly operating normally.

What’s happening
Following the massive shelling of the city of Sudzha in the Kursk region, Russians began reporting alleged attempts by Ukrainian forces to breach defenses on the morning of August 6. By the evening, local officials told Russian media that approximately 90% of residents had evacuated from four settlements in the Sudzha district.

On the same day, Russia decided to deploy reserves to the border area where Ukrainian forces were reportedly trying to break through.

For more details on the alleged border breach in the Kursk region, read the article by RBC-Ukraine.

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Well, Here we go!
The coming weeks will definitely change the world!

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Op woensdag 7 augustus 2024 08:40 schreef TLC het volgende:
https://nos.nl/artikel/25(...)van-nieuwe-president

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One of the obstacles to the approval of this bill derived from a 2005 amendment to article 21 of the Constitution, which added paragraph 8 establishing that “the Executive can, upon the approval by the Senate on a case-by-case basis, recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC.”

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The Federal Executive may, with the approval of the Senate in each case, recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

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Op woensdag 7 augustus 2024 09:07 schreef spicymchaggis het volgende:

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M.a.w. liegen dat het gedrukt staat, stelen en jezelf een hersenbeschadiging zuipen gaat nu dus internationaal gepromoot worden door de Russen.

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Ukrainian special forces raid Russian-occupied island in Black Sea
Ukrainian special forces destroyed Russian "equipment, personnel, and fortifications" during a raid of Tendra Spit off the coast of the occupied part of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence service said on Aug. 7.

Tendra Spit is a shoal or a narrow island in the northern Black Sea southwest of the occupied Ukrainian mainland in Kherson Oblast.

"On Aug. 6, Special Operations Forces of the Artan Unit and the Maritime Center of Ukraine's HUR (military intelligence agency) carried out an operation in the northern part of the Black Sea," the intelligence agency said on Telegram.

An amphibious special forces group landed on Tendra Spit overnight and destroyed Russian armored vehicles, namely MT-LB amphibious personnel carriers, as well as electronic warfare systems and fortifications, HUR reported.

Russian troops also suffered losses, though the exact number of casualties is being determined, the statement read. HUR claimed that the Ukrainian assault group suffered no losses.

The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims.

The Russian Defense Ministry did not mention an engagement on Tendra Spit in its daily reports.

According to HUR, this was not the first Ukrainian operation on Tendra Spit but "only a part of an ongoing broader plan of the Ukrainian Defense Forces."

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According to HUR, this was not the first Ukrainian operation on Tendra Spit but "only a part of an ongoing broader plan of the Ukrainian Defense Forces."

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Op woensdag 7 augustus 2024 09:25 schreef ExTec het volgende:

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Het is gewoon te ver. Zo lang in een vliegtuig zitten is een risico. En putin kan vergeten dat hij een fighter escorte meeneemt, en de VS op de helft deze aflost. Zoals wel gebeurt als zelensky statesside gaat.

Mexico zelf heeft geen noemenswaardige luchtmacht.