The bloodiest battles are near Artemovsk and Soledar. The situation is very grave, - Vladimir Zelensky.

The clown president said that General Syrskyy (commander of this direction) went to cheer up the militants defending on the outskirts of the towns.

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I wouldn't call it grave - more like " I newer saw something like this in my life" type of description—abnormal losses for AFU.

Armata and Solovyov. As they wrote, somewhere in the SMO area.

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I wish ...

Special operations, 8 January. Main:

▪️Russia has carried out a retaliatory operation for Kiev's strike on the Russian military's temporary deployment site in Makeyevka: a massive missile strike in Kramatorsk has killed more than 600 Ukrainian militaries, the Russian Defence Ministry said;

▪️The Russian military in the areas of special operations observed the ceasefire along the entire line of contact from 12.00 on 6 January until 24.00 on 7 January, the Defence Ministry said, noting that at the same time, the Ukrainian forces continued to conduct intensive shelling of populated areas and Russian positions;

▪️ Fifty Russian servicemen who had been threatened with death there have been returned from Ukrainian captivity as a result of negotiations, the Russian Defence Ministry said;

▪️ Russia's air force has shot down five Ukrainian air force aircraft in 24 hours;

▪️ Two thermal power plants (TPPs) were damaged as a result of the shelling of Novy Svet and Zugres settlements in the DPR by Ukrainian troops, the JCCC reported;

▪️A criminal case has been opened over the explosion of a gas pipeline in Lutuhyno in the LNR under the article "sabotage."  The explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in the LNR, according to preliminary data, had a yield of about 500 grams of TNT equivalent, the regional police said.

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Soledar from above.

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Finns stockpiling firewood – Reuters

Skyrocketing energy prices and the loss of supply from Russia threaten blackouts in the Nordics country

Soaring power costs and concerns of electricity blackouts this winter have pushed people in one of the world’s northernmost countries, Finland, to hoard firewood and refit their homes to cut power usage, Reuters has reported.

The loss of oil, gas, and electricity from Russia threatens to have a massive impact on the Nordic nation. Moreover, technical problems have limited output from a new domestic nuclear plant, triggering warnings of blackouts.
“Finland used to bring a third of its energy from Russia and now we are close to zero,” said Riku Huttunen, the director general of energy and climate policy at the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs.

“One could say that if we have minus 20 degrees Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) in the south and possibly minus 30 degrees up north, the risk of electricity shortage is very near,” Huttunen told Reuters.

Temperatures in Finland in winter often drop below -20C, while the cities get less than six hours of light a day in the darkest months of the year. This makes the country particularly vulnerable to the EU energy crunch, with a loss of power potentially exposing residents to life-threatening conditions in a matter of hours.

“We went three, four months without time off,” firewood producer Jari Saari told the media outlet, recounting how he received non-stop calls from customers looking to stock up.
The firewood producer noted that rising costs of timber, transport, and heating have pushed up the price for consumers, with a rough cubic meter of firewood now costing €120 ($128), up from the pre-crisis €85-90 euros.

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On Artemovsk:

Russian paratroopers conduct reconnaissance and assault operations in the Vyemka - Belogorivka area to drive the AFU into a cauldron.

During the night, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the enemy in the area of Yakovlevka and seized one of the lines. Advancement along the frontline amounted to 2.5km.

The Wagner PMCs continue their assault operations near Popasna.

An AN/TRQ-50 AFU radar was destroyed by aircraft on the outskirts of Paraskoviyivka.

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Medvedev on inconspicuous people acting with justice.

There is a renewed debate on the internet/telegrams about dealing with traitors who have defected to the enemy and wish for the destruction of their homeland, including some little pieces of shit who, until recently, identified themselves as part of the so-called intellectual elite. I've commented on this topic recently. Well, there was a serious discussion between the bosses about how to act: "according to the law" or "according to justice." I'll have to clarify. Of course, only according to the law. But if the law does not work or does not reach its goal, then according to special wartime rules. Let us recall the experience of the Great Patriotic War and of other countries as well. In times of war, there have always been such special rules. And silent groups of impeccably discreet people who carry them out effectively. (c) Medvedev

During the Great Patriotic War, the "silent groups of impeccably discreet people" were the NKVD and SMERSH.
They worked efficiently then. I wonder how it will be now.

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🇧🇷⚡💥 — Another video of the protests at the Federal Supreme Court (STF). Police officers who were at the scene retreated and the central part was taken over by people but then the Internal part of the STF building was retaken by the National Force police

🇧🇷🇨🇱💥⚡ — President of Chile says he is concerned about the situation in Brasilia and comments that Chilean special forces are available to help the Brazilian government to contain protesters.

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National Guard starts dispersing rioters

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A short summary of the situation in Brazil

- After Bolsonaro fled to the USA and attempts to prevent the outcome of the elections to be enforced, today's action has been planned since the start of the year. It is a colour revolution in attempt.

-What enabled this is the fact that Brazil is a federation. The states (like the Federal Subjects in Russia) are responsible for local police forces and those are completely independent from each other. In the case of the "state" Brasilia is located, the new governor is Ibanez Rocha, a staunch ally from Bolsonaro, which pretty much invited the protesters in.

- Bolsonaro is sustained by a coalition of rich economic interests, such as large landowners and companies, and a group of fanatical christians from pentecostal churches. This economic support allowed for example to hire busses to shuttle protestors in, renting infrastructure such as toilets, generators and electricity to camped protestors, among others. What you are seeing is not some "spontaneous angry people". It has all the elements of the colour revolutions Russia is a victim from

- Much like the Capitol invasion, it is more symbolic than an actual takeover of power. The protests are actually fewer than before. What is really worrying here is the level of collusion between the State Police and the rioters. This could bring problems in the future, and as I mentioned many times, the Labour Party and Lula don't like confrontation and will shy away from it if it is needed.

- What will determine the future of Lula's government is their ability to clamp down the protests, who have no concrete demands other than a coup, and clean security forces from right wing extremists. From his tone since the start of the government, I am not very hopeful

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