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The Russian MOD claims 2 x Himars Launchers were destroyed near Kramatorsk.....if true, could be the ones that were filmed recently fring from the busy road

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The hotline between the Kremlin and the White House created after the Cuban Missile Crisis remains, but the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, have not yet used it, spokesman for the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with TASS.

He answered in the affirmative to the question whether this communication channel continues to function. "Certainly, if desired, [the leaders of the two countries] can use [this line]," the Kremlin spokesman said.

At the same time, Peskov explained that so far such situations have not arisen. "No," he said, answering the related question.

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Nebenzya - about the Nord Stream explosions: The degree of cynicism and confidence in one's own impunity with which this unprecedented crime was committed is striking. We have become accustomed to the fact that our American colleagues place themselves above the law, claiming that they are the law. Only they can interfere with impunity in the internal affairs of other states, make unconstitutional coups, and carry out aggression against independent states. Since the end of the Cold War alone, there have been 251 recorded cases of the use of US military forces abroad. Killing, torturing civilians in other countries, refusing to extradite the guilty to international justice, they all call this an order based on rules, where the rules are dictated by themselves.
But still, they did not fall before blowing up foreign pipelines of states with which the United States is not at war. And now this day has come. And it may become a harbinger of an era in which cross-border and transcontinental communications will become a legitimate target for operations aimed at weakening certain states - an era of chaos and unimaginable damage to all mankind. The chance that it will come is extremely high if those responsible for undermining the Nord Stream are not found and do not suffer the appropriate punishment, and the countries that were behind this do not compensate the affected states for the damage suffered in the way that international law provides. Then and only then do you and I have a chance to avoid this chaos.

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦🎞 Chronicle of the special military operation: events of February 21, 2023

The Armed Forces of Ukraine once again shelled the border villages of Popovo-Lezhachi and Vesyoloye in the Kursk region.

As a result of the strikes, the settlements were partially de-energized, and several houses were damaged.

▪️Heavy fighting is going on near the gas compressor station in the area of Spornoye , which has become a key point of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area in recent months.

Offensive operations are hampered by a wide network of enemy trenches and underground communications.

▪️To the north of Bakhmut, the "Wagnerites" entrenched themselves on the outskirts of Yagodny , occupying a section of the highway leading to Berkhovka .

The capture of the village will complicate the position of the Ukrainian garrison in the northern part of the city.

▪️In Bakhmut itself, Russian forces are advancing from the Meat Processing Plant towards the Artyomovsk Metal Processing Plant.

The assault is complicated by underground communications and dense industrial buildings.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine again inflicted indiscriminate strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Donetsk and nearby cities.

More than five houses were damaged in the capital of the DPR. In Volnovakha , several residential buildings were damaged, and one man was injured.

▪️In Marinka, Russian troops continue to slowly push the enemy to the west: fighting is taking place on the southern outskirts near the tire repair plant.

The Ukrainian command does not intend to give up positions without a fight and, despite heavy losses, is transferring new reserves.

▪️Under Ugledar, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to push back the Russian marines from their positions west of the village of Nikolskoye.

The enemy is transferring reserves, including the HIMARS MLRS, hoping to continue offensive operations in the direction of Pavlovka.

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Even the Russian servicemen who are on the front lines in the zone of the NVO have watched the message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly.

The video shows how the military descends into the shelter to watch the message of the head of state. Another devoted spectator got into the camera lens - a white-and-red cat, which was sheltered by the fighters.

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Peskov - to the question about the possibility of publishing the transcript of the negotiations on the Minsk agreements: We practically never do this and will not do it now. Then, no one revealed any details. Merkel, Hollande, and Poroshenko simply said that they did not take these documents seriously, and that these documents were a front to properly prepare Ukraine for war. That's all. In contrast, President Putin has done a lot and put in a lot of effort to implement these agreements and force the Ukrainian side to fulfill its obligations. But, unfortunately, now we already understand that it was impossible at that time.

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a strike from the MLRS on Debaltseve in the DPR, six missiles were fired, the representative office of the republic in the JCCC reported.

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“Apparently, Hersh really has some tricks up his sleeve.”

The veracity of the facts about the Nord Stream explosions presented in the investigation by journalist Seymour Hersh may be indicated by the unwillingness of the US government to sue him. This was stated by Bundestag deputy Yevgeny Schmidt in a conversation with Zvezda.

The interlocutor recalled that in the United States, Hersh's statement was rejected, calling his conclusions disinformation.

“An important aspect is that the American government, nevertheless, did not sue this journalist for slander ... If indeed everything he tells was fiction and fiction, the government would sue him and win, thereby justifying myself. Apparently, Hersh really has some tricks up his sleeve, there are some facts,” Schmidt said.

The deputy added that the investigation did not cause much furore in Germany, but at the same time it revealed the duplicity of some media.

"Even the media that in the past called Hersh an icon of journalism for his many past achievements in the field of journalism, they ... spoke of him rather impartially," Schmidt specified.

Zin Note: I'm fairly certain that public figures and government agencies are not allowed to sue for libel or slander. Just to make the obvious counterpoint to this statement.

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There has been much mention of supposed GLSDB (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb) munitions supposedly having been delivered to and deployed by Ukraine in chat as of late.

A few observations on such.

First, no evidence has been provided for this whatsoever as of yet. It certainly may be the case that these munitions are now in service with the UF and are being used, but the only arguments thus far claiming this have been “long range strikes”, attributed to such munitions being deployed.

The effective firing range of a GLSDB munition is approx 150km as per a subsidiary of Montagu PE.
The firing range of a Smerch MLRS system on the other hand up to 200 klicks.

It should be noted that both ATACMS and GLSDB of systems are effectively rigging an MLRS with a long range projectile system.
The standard HIMSARS projectile is 277mm in diameter. The ATACMS munition however is 610mm in diameter, while the GLSDB is 240mm.

In other words, these are not interchangeable munitions as they simply do not fit into the same universal HIMSRS bore.
It is possible, though I’m doubtful, but nonetheless uncertain that the GLSDB munition can perhaps be fired from a HIMARS system via a sabot system, but I have been unable to find information for such.

So it therefore becomes not a question of the west delivering ATACMS and GLSDB munitions to Ukraine so much as it does delivering actual launch system units.

That said, such systems defeat the entire point of an MLRS battery. MLRS is rocket artillery intended to saturate a target point with area fire.

Missiles like the ATACMS on the other hand simply convert MLRS into a mobile launch platform for a guided missile intended onto a point target.
The Tochka-U has an effective range of 120km, meanwhile the venerable and obsolete SCUD missile variants have ranges of between 180km to 600km and even 700km for the SCUD-D

The Tochka and SCUD system are both mobile TELAR systems, as is the MLRS HIMAR

So the obvious question nags at me - why are so many chat members raising the issue of GLSDB munitions and ATACMS munitions HIMARS systems when a much older SCUD outranges them, or even a Ukranian Tochka—U nearly matches the range?
Why even employ these systems when they are trying to bridge the gap between MLRS and ballistic missiles?

Ukraine had some 50 SCUD units in 2012 - the were destroyed. Only for the US and allies to supply a HIMARS system equivalent with a 150-300 klick range projectile instead?

Ukraine also fielded Smerch systems with a maximum firing range of between 120km to 200km depending on the payload.

Yet we hear little to no news about strikes with such systems, only “HIMARS” and increasingly now with GLSDB munitions.
Why? Presumably because these long range capable systems such as Smerch and Tochka’s have already been destroyed.
The question arises of course that if Russia was capable of destroying such systems before, why would a 150km maximum ranged unit pose any threat now?

Russia has a constant capacity to launch heavier payload munitions from standoff range up to between 200 and 660km with the Kalbir, potentially up to even 4,500 klicks with a particular variant, or 3,000km with the H-101, which is nearly twice the distance across Ukraine from East to West.

Yet Ukraine is not launching cruise nor ballistic missiles into Russia at a daily basis despite having forces and territorial control of a region very much at the border itself.
Ukraine is also not launching offensive operations with HIMARS systems, only (almost randomly) striking Russian held territories in what appear to be terroristic acts

The reasons ought to be clear: Ukraine has no long range capacity with which to engage in military operations. What equivalents they once had have been long since destroyed, and now they depend on HIMARS with hopes of ATACMS and GLSDB variants in order to continue launching salvos at civilian targets to justify their need for them, while in military terms, accomplishing nothing

If such ranges mattered, the batteries of Smerch systems Ukraine possessed at the start of the intervention would have made a difference. They did not. Neither ATACMS nor GLSDB muniton variants will now.

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In summary, Ukraine already had weapons systems equivalent to what tends to gain the attention of the chat
The “new” systems are outclassed in every way by much older missile systems.

There’s a reason I have yet to see one report of a HIMARS being used in conjunction with an ongoing operational assault, I suspect

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Drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being treated with poisonous substances in case they are intercepted

Soldiers of the Airborne Forces of the group fighting enemy quadrocopters

They showed the “birds” planted over the past 2 days, showed how they fly on two batteries and said that they are poisoned.

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"The United States and the nations of Europe do not seek to take control or destroy Russia. The United States does not plan to attack Russia ... Millions of Russians who want to live in peace with their neighbors are not our enemies" (c) Biden

When the US said they wanted to implement the Minsk agreements, they were preparing for war and were not going to implement the Minsk agreements
When the United States said that they were not interested in NATO expansion, they were preparing NATO expansion, since the time of promises to Gorbachev
When the US said they were fighting Nazism and Islamic terrorism, they were used by Islamic terrorists and European Nazis

Therefore, when the US says that it does not seek to take control and destroy Russia, it should be read as "We want to take control and destroy Russia." It is noteworthy that during Biden's speech, Russian cities were shelled with American weapons. This is for the most stupid, who did not understand the real goals of the United States in this war.

"Germany and the nations of Europe do not seek to destroy Russia and the Russian people. We are at war with the Jewish Bolsheviks and the bloody tyrant Stalin. We are not your enemies. Go over to the side of the victorious Wehrmacht"

-Boris Rozhin

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⚡️ SBU reported suspicion to Mufti of Muslims of Crimea

The special service accuses the clergyman of collaborationism and "denial of Russian aggression."

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Two drones were shot down in Mariupol, the loud sounds that were heard at night are associated with the work of air defense , said the mayor of the city Oleg Morgun.

“We didn’t have any flights around the city, there are no casualties and no damage in the city. Everything is fine with us. Air defense worked at night, ”he said.

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🇷🇺 ⚔️🇺🇦 Wagner assault units continued to build up tactical successes in Bakhmut and its environs

Russian forces advanced in the southwest of Bakhmut near the Mariupol cemetery, and also advanced on the outskirts of Artemovsk, near Vasyukovka and Berkhovka. It was possible to advance in the Yagodny area and reach the Stupki railway station in the northern regions.

Yesterday there were reports that assault troops were approaching the AZOM metal processing plant. Taking it is unlikely to be easy, because. Ukrainian militants most likely will not fail to make a kind of fortress out of it.

Zin Note: It will probably be Azovstal part II.

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⚡️Medvedev : if the US wants Russia's defeat, then we have the right to defend ourselves with any weapon, including nuclear

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