Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov admitted that the situation in the eastern direction of military operations was difficult for Ukraine.

In an interview with the CBC TV channel, he also said that discussions on aircraft deliveries to Kiev will continue in the coming weeks. Reznikov noted that previously there had been a situation when Western countries had initially refused to transfer certain types of weapons but then sent them to Kiev.

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🇺🇸 US battles over Ukrainian titanium - Newsweek magazine.

Titanium is crucial to the development of the West's advanced military technology (it is widely used in the production of aircraft, helicopters, ships, tanks and long-range missiles).

Ukraine is one of the five titanium ore concentrate-producing countries in the world.

If Kiev wins, the U.S. and its allies would be in a good position to create a new channel for titanium mining.

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Note: These reports are unconfirmed, and there are no specific details at this moment. 

US dollar may lose global currency status, warns Congresswoman

The US dollar may cease to be a global currency as, even under heavy sanctions, Russia is showing the world that it can do without the US dollar and Washington’s friendship, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Congresswoman representing Georgia, said on Sunday.

"Two years ago <…> we were living in times of world peace. Today <…> we are now on the verge of world war. And the innocent victims are each nation’s people paying taxes to those in power. The US proxy war with Russia, in Ukraine (a non-NATO nation), benefits China the most," she wrote on her Twitter account. "It’s draining our military resources, driving inflation, hurting world trade, & Americans don’t support it."
"It could also result in the dollar no longer being the world’s currency. Because of our own arrogance and "fight to save democracy" in non-NATO Ukraine, heavily sanctioned Russia is proving to the world that they don’t need the US dollar or friendship to trade and thrive," she emphasized.

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Special operation, 29 January. Main:

▪️ The Russian Defence Ministry has reported that in the Donetsk direction, units of the "Yuzhnaya" troop grouping have taken better lines and positions during the offensive, with enemy losses of up to 90 military 

▪️ In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued offensives, defeating the enemy in the areas of Ugledar, Prechistovka, Shevchenko and Dorozhnyanka in Zaporozhye region

▪️ In the Krasno-Limansky direction the enemy suffered up to 110 military losses, two US-made M777 artillery systems and two US-made Paladin self-propelled artillery systems were destroyed

▪️ The head of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry admitted that the military situation for Kiev in the east is "complicated" and that the tanks promised by the West will not be ready for use until March

▪️ British military fears Challenger 2 tanks would fall into Russian hands, it would be a "nightmare", Sun writes

▪️ Ukrainian crews arrive in Britain to train on Challenger 2 tanks, says the Kingdom's Ministry of Defence

▪️ Pentagon group wages secret campaign inside the agency to induce the leadership to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Politico writes

▪️ Eugene Prigozhin reports that units of the Wagner group have taken control of the village of Blagodatnoye in the DNR

▪️ Russian Foreign Ministry comments on shelling by Ukrainian military of hospitals in Novoaidar and Novaya Kakhovka: lack of response from the West confirms its direct involvement in the conflict

▪️ Ukrainian troops hit with HIMARS at road bridge over Molochnaya river in Melitopol district, preliminary reports say 4 people killed, 5 wounded, Rogov said

▪️ Prigozhin reported that bodies were found in Artemovsk, presumably of mercenaries with severed hands, abandoned by Ukrainian military during retreat

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As per @RVvoenkor's report :

▪️There were no attacks on the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
▪️In the city of Mahabad, there were no explosions, but reeds were burning in the fields.
▪️ Of all the stories of the evening, the only possible truth is about the strike on trucks on the border of Iraq and Syria, where Israel and the United States regularly fire missiles at Iranian proxies—militant groups of Shiites from Iraq and the SAR, which are supervised by IRGC officers.
▪️Instead of destroying the ammunition factory, it turned out that the roof of the factory building was only slightly damaged.
The destruction in other cities yesterday was caused by an earthquake.

❗️The enemy is trying to sow panic inside Iran and negatively influence its allies.

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RIA Novosti's ranking of gasoline availability in European countries:

1. Luxembourg - 2,500 litres;
2. Ireland - 1992 litres;
3. Norway - 1,892 litres;
4. Great Britain - 1,865 litres;
5. Netherlands - 1,855 litres;
...
16. Spain - 1,092 litres;
17. Russia - 1,059 litres;
18. Slovenia - 964 litres.

The outsider is Hungary with 455 litres.

Kazakhstan has the cheapest 95-per-liter gasoline (31.3 rubles). It is followed by Russia (51.3). The most expensive - in Norway (145).

The rating is based on the amount of fuel in litres (converted to roubles) that residents of different countries can buy on their average monthly salaries.

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Map of military operations and the situation on the fronts in the evening of 29 January

Wagner PMC fighters liberated Blagodatnoye to the west of Soledar. This was confirmed both by Yevgeny Prigozhin and by the "musicians" themselves, who stormed the village and captured their combat successes in a photo.
There are also rumours that the militants are leaving Artemivsk. It may take several days to leave the city. The last to leave the city will be the Ukrainian SDF covering the withdrawal of the AFU.
And it is not surprising that amid such news comes footage of the decapitated corpses of foreign mercenaries found during the mopping-up of one of the city's districts. The question is why? It's simple, the militants simply decided to conceal the nationalities of their "comrades", but as it turned out the mercenaries were "guests" from Poland and Israel.

⚔️Situation on the fronts during the last 24 hours:

⚫️ Svatovo-Kremennaya direction 

Despite attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' command to launch a "Zerg rush" on our positions, Russian artillery and aviation have been working on the manpower and equipment of two militant brigades in the areas of Sinkovka, Tabayevka in Kharkov region and Novoselovsky in the LPR. Also in the vicinity of Liman Pervoye, Olshany and Krakhmalne of Kharkov Region, the actions of four Ukrainian DRGs were disrupted. In addition, air and artillery strikes were launched against five brigades of the AFU and National Guard in the areas of Stelmakhiovka, Chervona Dibrova LPR, as well as Yampolovka, Torskoye and Serebryanka DPR.

⚫️ Donetsk direction

The Russian army continues to crush the enemy near Donetsk. Our forces struck militant units in the areas of Kurakhovo and Antonovka DNR. The Nazis lost a BMP, two armoured vehicles, 14 vehicles, two Acacia SAU, two D-20 and D-30 howitzers, and two Olha and Smerch MLRSs.

⚫️ Zaporozhye direction

At the moment, the Russian army is consolidating the result in the Orekhovsky and Gulyaypol sections, reinforcing the positions it has taken. In addition, our forces are fighting hard in Ugledar. The liberation of the town will lead to the threat of hitting the AFU rear in Marinka. 

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A comment on the situation regarding the attacks on Iran: Israel is most likely carrying out those unprovoked attacks on Iran out of trying to hide embarrassment of not being able to contain the most recent stabbings and shootings.

Israeli politics are already usually a clown show, a banana country on steroids. The prime minister is a proven corrupt and a turd you simply cannot flush: no matter what happens, power ends on his hands.

To make it worse, the current parties that backs him are the most extreme, mentally deranged fascist lunatics and that is saying a lot considering competition on that in Israel is very high.

It is insulting, infuriating that the same group of rich countries constantly attacking Russia supports Israel to the hilt, refusing to condemn even their most blatant and absurd crimes. Here we have them doing pretty much everything Russia is accused of, in fact, going even further, as not even the most rabid western commentators would claim that Russia started a war so the president's popularity could rise.

Every time Netanyahu wants to take the focus away from his mistakes, people randomly die. Or when they have an election, which in Israel is every six months. Neocons usually defend Israel as the "only democracy of the middle east", a very misleading label, as their internal politics spiralled out of control and are now a threat to the entire world.

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"Bomb Bird" - a UAV operator recounts the day-to-day work of the "birds" at the front

"Vzhik", the youngest fighter in his unit, has been at the frontline since the early days of the SMO. He quickly mastered the controls of the drone, which has become one of the main weapons of modern warfare, and it was enough to go up to the control panel twice to understand all the mechanics. He speaks fondly of his mechanical combat friend, praising his excellent zoom. Thanks to its technical advantages and skilful handling "Vzhik" the battalion successfully operates "in an instant" in its area - it detects the enemy in time and directs the artillery.

By profession, "Vzhik" himself is an engineer. His mother and grandmother are waiting for him at home. He says youth is very important for a drone operator, as he has to move around a lot and be energetic and quick-witted. He has seen a lot in his time in combat (three months of it at the drone console).

"It's scary when a tank fires at you and shrapnel fly into a dugout. At the same time there are many of you there. And there are wounded men appearing at once. When you take out a wounded man and you are accompanied by an LNG ( grenade launcher) unit, it's hard for you to escape because of the heavy ammunition and the wounded on top of you," says Vzhik.

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🚀 The drone that attacked the Iranian facility in Isfahan is identical to the Israeli drone that was previously shot down in Lebanon, write Western media

Tehran has determined that both of these UAVs are Israeli-made.

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The enemy group, fleeing, is looking for a place where to hide from our artillery.

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