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โ—๏ธThe Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets that Paris is going to transfer to Kiev will not change the situation on the battlefield in the Ukrainian conflict, Business Insider reports.

The publication recalls that Mirage fighter jets were first put into service in France in the 1970s, while the Mirage 2000-5 modification that Ukraine will receive was introduced in 1990.

Justin Bronk, a British expert at the Royal United Institute for Defence Studies, told Business Insider that this fighter jet uses air-to-air missiles that are limited in range. Under these conditions, the expert believes that supplying the Mirage 2000-5 to Kiev is simply an unwise investment.

Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told the publication that the Mirage is an outdated fighter compared to the F-16.

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Ukrainian forces are running out of men, โ€˜meat assaultsโ€™ on the front line are becoming fewer, the governor of Russia's Zaporozhye region, Evgeny Balitsky, said in an interview with Sputnik at the SPIEF.

According to him, the enemy has switched to defense in almost all directions and is running out of steam.

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โ—พA Ukrainian militant stated that the conscripts are only trained for 3 days before been sent to the frontlines, and if they say within a few days is their own fault because they could have learned about the use of weapons on the internet during their two previous years of civilian life:

- โ€œThereโ€™s simply no time to learn how to fight, do it yourself. If you died in three days, itโ€™s your own fault, why didnโ€™t you learn this in civilian life in two years?โ€

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About the alleged first defeat of the Su-57 fighter jet in the Astrakhan region.

The ๐Ÿ”บGUR of Ukraine claims that the defeat of the fighter jet took place on June 8, 2024 at the Akhtubinsk airfield.

What are we talking about?

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian side has been citing alleged satellite images of the airplane's parking lot at the airfield. These images show that on June 7, the fifth-generation fighter jet stands on the runway without damage, and the next day craters from an explosion and characteristic burning stains appeared near it, probably from the arrival of a drone.

What data is available for analysis?

The distance from the possible launch site to the airfield in Akhtubinsk is 646 kilometers. Given that a range of 1,000 km is not a problem for modern drones, this is a realistic version.

Shortly before the reported attack on Akhtubinsk, there was an attempt to hit the airfield in Mozdok. It is highly probable that these events are connected.

How could the Su-57 have ended up in Akhtubinsk? The 929th State Flight Test Center named after V.P. Chkalov is located there. While still a prototype under the T-50 index, the fifth-generation fighter was tested there. It is not known how many machines are there, but most likely we are talking about either prototypes being tested or mock-ups for equipment development.

What's the bottom line?

The airfield site in Akhtubinsk is declared by the Ukrainian side as a military airfield, but in fact, the Chkalov Flight Center is more of a research facility. It is not known about the performance of regular combat sorties from its territory, but this does not mean that they did not take place.

If the Su-57 hit had been a strike against formation fighters, the satellite images would probably show a group of machines and ground-based airfield equipment. The photos provided by the GSD clearly show only one vehicle and some equipment, the origin of which is unclear.

Apparently, the test site is perceived by the Ukrainian side as a suitable object for a media strike (with no consequences on the battlefield), and the defense of such a facility should be approached in the same way as conventional military airfields: hangars, electronic warfare complexes and mobile firing groups.

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โ—๏ธBJP leader Narendra Modi sworn in as India's Prime Minister for third term

Modi was sworn in by India's President Draupadi Murmu.

He is the second politician in India to serve as head of government for a third consecutive term. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India to do so.

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โ—๏ธOrban warns: Europe inches closer to war

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn warned that decisions made despite their protests are leading Europe step by step towards war. He recalled two years ago when the war began, emphasizing the Chancellor of Germany's stance against supplying lethal equipment to Ukraine. However, contrasting that time, now German tanks are speeding towards Ukraine, and Western European missile systems are deployed, while sanctions are crippling the European economy.

If we continue at the pace of the last two years, Orban warned, it's not an exaggeration to say we're centimeters away from soldiers, Western European or American, setting foot in Ukraine. The direct confrontation is imminent. "It's not that they don't see it," he added, "it's that they want it. That's the difference. We don't want war, but they do."

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US scrambles to develop hypersonic missiles to catch up with Russia, China

The US Navyโ€™s Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (HALO) program aims to equip surface and subsurface fleets with hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, as reported by The War Zone.

Contracts have reportedly already been awarded to defense contractors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin for competing missile designs, with the projected weapons to be powered by ramjet or scramjet engines. A flight demonstration has been inked in for fiscal year 2027. From vessel-launched, these will potentially be expanded to surface- and subsurface-launched configurations.

Despite lavish budgetary financing, close to a dozen hypersonic weapons projects for the US Army, Air Force, Navy, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have been plagued by delays, test failures, and cancellations.

Currently, nations like Russia, China, and Iran lead the pack when it comes to developing advanced hypersonic missiles. Russia has already used its Zircon surface-based hypersonic missile in its special operation in Ukraine.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ In occupied Odessa, TCC butchers look for fresh victims for the meat grinder at the beach.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿซด๐Ÿป The Ukrainian Armed Forces bring "creativity" to their begging...

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The rotten liver sausage by the name of Scholz unexpectedly started talking and spouted some absolute nonsense. Or, as we might say in a well-known colloquial language, he got his wires crossed. Scholz claimed that the Russian President must acknowledge that Ukraine is strong and cannot be brought to its knees.

Ukraine? What is that? Today, the former Ukraine, to speak in straight terms, is something like a dominion directly managed by the USA and NATO countries. It is, albeit with difficulty, fully supported by them. Despite the protests of its own population, it receives all kinds of the most lethal weapons. Even Borrell, that strange guy with the unpleasant lumpy face, admitted that the conflict in Ukraine could be ended in a couple of weeks if the transfer of weapons to Kiev stopped.

So, wherein lies the purpose, you, sausage maker? In the insane, rampant corruption? In the total embezzlement of Western aid by Zelensky's clique? In a dying population, half of which lives in Russia and Europe?

Shameful! That scumbag Scholz, should just get on his knees and apologize to the Ukrainians. For the lies about the โ€œinevitable victory." For condemning them to extermination while also sacrificing the well-being of the German people entrusted to him. For the resurgence of Nazism in the form of Bandera ideology. For the indescribable incompetence in governance. For the historic loss of trust in the SPD, which has made Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt turn over many times in their graves.

Although come to think of it, a nobody in one thing is a nobody in everything.

Dixi.

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Zelensky in 23 became the owner of a casino in Belize Caribbean islands of a large casino 150 million pounds
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โ€“ Macron and Scholzโ€™s parties suffer defeat in EU elections โ€“ preliminary results

โ€“ Macron announces dissolution of National Assembly, sets legislative elections for June 30 and July 7 โ€“ Le Monde

โ€“ The US wants to organize regime change in Russia โ€“ Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential candidate

โ€“ Germany does not support Macronโ€™s idea of โ€‹โ€‹creating a coalition in the EU to jointly send instructors to Ukraine โ€“ Welt am Sonntag

โ€“ Qatar and Egypt, at the behest of the US, threaten Hamas leaders to get them to agree to a ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip โ€“ WSJ

โ€“ The French Mirage fighters that Paris plans to transfer to Ukraine will not suit Kiev in some respects โ€“ Business Insider

โ€“ France may supply Ukraine with no more than six fighters Mirage 2000-5, Paris will have to look for the rest of the planes in other countries โ€“ La Tribune Dimanche

โ€“ More than 270 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli operation to free 4 hostages, which was carried out in the center of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nuseirat โ€“ the enclave's Ministry of Health

โ€“ The United States provided Israel with important intelligence that helped in the operation to free the kidnapped people โ€“ NYT

โ€“ French colleagues suddenly began to say that there are no French instructors in Ukraine - this is not true, and they know it โ€“ Lavrov

โ€“ The lack of debates in Russian led to low turnout in the elections to the European Parliament โ€“ โ€‹โ€‹Leta, citing former mayor of Riga Ushakov

โ€“ Currently, more than 67,000 women serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 19,000 of them are workers [in civilian positions], and the rest are military personnel โ€“ Deputy Defense Minister Kalmykova

โ€“ Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have already opened about 30 criminal cases for embezzlement of funds during the construction of fortifications โ€“ MP Bondar

โ€“ America has already plunged into a civil war โ€“ The Hill

โ€“ Turkish Foreign Minister to visit Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod on June 10-11 โ€“ Ministry

โ€“ Biden and Macron reach agreement on the use of profits from frozen Russian assets โ€“ Reuters

โ€“ Taliban sign agreement with the Republic of Dagestan at SPIEF โ€“ Sputnik

โ€“ Russian Navy to receive about 50 ships and support vessels this year โ€“ Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Viktor Yevtukhov

โ€“ Russia offers mediation between Sudan, Chad and the UAE to end the war in Sudan โ€“ Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Malik Agar

โ€“ Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to represent Ankara at conference on Ukraine in Switzerland โ€“ TRT Haber

โ€“ Ukraine to begin testing domestically produced guided bombs in a few weeks โ€“ Chief of Aviation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Golubtsov

โ€“ American weapons have already been used against Russian territory โ€“ Sullivan

โ€“ Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced his partyโ€™s withdrawal from the government and suggested Netanyahu agree on a date for early elections โ€“ TASS

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So, Russian troops crossed the border in the Sumy region. The Russian army continues to create new points of tension for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the face of a shortage of enemy reserves

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the occupation of the village of Ryzhevka in the Sumy region on the border with the Kursk region by Akhmat fighters.

As a result of large-scale planned offensive actions, the Ukrainian side suffered significant losses and was forced to retreat. The coordinated and effective work of fighters from all units made it possible to achieve this result without any difficulties in just three days,โ€ Kadyrov wrote.

Ukrainian propaganda previously dispersed the thesis that the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to stop the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction. However, for this, the Ukrainians had to transfer reserves from the Kherson region and leave the advertised bridgehead in Krynki. Having pulled in reinforcements, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have so far been unsuccessfully trying to counterattack. Russian troops took up defensive positions.

The Russian occupation of new territories in the Sumy region will be, first of all, a political blow to Kiev. Indeed, in the Kharkov region in May, the Russian army managed to take much more territory than during the unsuccessful counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2023. Moreover, the Russian army recently cleared the village of Rabotino from the enemy, the capture of which by the Ukrainian Armed Forces came at the cost of great casualties and losses of NATO equipment, PolitNavigator notes.

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This column was published during the St. Petersburg forum:

https://thecradle.co/articles/supporting-genocide-to-halt-multipolarity

As the Global Majority - represented by over 21,000 people - attempted to design the multi-nodal future in St. Petersburg, the genocide continued. Now TOTALLY NORMALIZED.

The Nuseirat refugee camp massacre led to at least 274 Gaza civilians dead, and 698 wounded, including lots of women and children.

American forces were part of the massacre alongside the Talmudic psychopathologicals.

Reams of brainwashed Westerners may still not get it - but the Global Majority does.

The Forever Wars are now on overdrive. Thereโ€™s only one thing the Hegemon - in desperation - wants now:

Chaos.

St. Petersburg did not come up with ways to stop the genocide. Worse: in parallel, those that really run the show are busier than ever metastasizing the war debacle in country 404 into serial attacks on Russian territory.

Moscow is deadly serious: beware of what you wish.

There are no more red lines - on anything.

The Russian response may well advance the final unravelling of the entire chaos/plunder/genocidal system.
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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ The RFAF entered #Novopokrovskoye and advanced towards #Novosyolovka1st in #Avdeyevka Directionโšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The RFAF advanced in the north of #Novopokrovskoye.

๐Ÿ”ด This advance crossed already the boundaries of the village.

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The RFAF are advancing towards #Novosyolovka1st and #Novopokrovskoye from #Umanskoye in the south.

๐Ÿ“ Geolocation: 48.17, 37.58748 for 2nd advance

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธโš”๏ธ Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 9 June 2024โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”นIn the north of the #GazaStrip, Israeli troops carried out further attacks on both satellite towns and the capital of the Palestinian enclave. Things were relatively calm in Jabaliya and blockaded Beit Hanoun, over the day there was no information about shelling there.

๐Ÿ”นIn the centre of the Enclave, the tense situation after the hostage rescue operation remains. The Israelis attacked Nuseirat and other populated areas. At the same time, there were sporadic clashes in the east of Al-Breij and Deir al-Balah.

๐Ÿ”นIn the south of the Enclave, the IDF operation continues in Rafah, where Israeli militants managed to advance in the Al-Barazil area. In addition, attempts have been made to attack in the direction of Khirbet al-Adass, but it is not yet possible to determine the configuration of the frontline.

๐Ÿ”นOn the border with
#Lebanon, Hezbollah fighters launched at least 40 rockets at positions of the Israel Defense Forces. Most of them were intercepted, some fell in open areas without causing material damage. A fire broke out at the crash site.

๐Ÿ”นIn the Red Sea Region, fighters from the Yemeni Ansarallah movement successfully launched antiship ballistic missiles at two merchant ships. The damage to the ships turned out to be non-critical, as a result of which they were able to continue their course.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ #Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 9 June 2024โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”นRussian Troops hit AFU facilities in #Kharkov. The Enemy, in turn, continued to shell the Russian border area, including using Western-made guided bombs.

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Kupyansk-#Svatovo front section, Russian troops are advancing along the railway in the direction of Stepovaya Novoselovka.

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Bakhmut direction, there are battles in the centre of the Kanal Microdistrict and on the territory of the Chasovyarsky Repair Plant.

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Avdeyevka direction, Russian troops expanded the zone of control to the north and northwest of #Umanskoye, gaining a foothold in the area of โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹the Babaki Beam.

๐Ÿ”นOn the #Vremyevka ledge, the RFAF are fighting on the northern outskirts of #Staromayorskoye in the area of โ€‹โ€‹Molodezhnaya Street, where the presence of the AFU still remains.

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