Fact-checking US claim that Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has ‘fled’ Crimea

White House NSC spokesman John Kirby has claimed that US missiles used by Ukraine have effectively destroyed Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and forced it to ‘flee’ Sevastopol.

“Ukraine has put US-provided ATACMS… to good use in Crimea,” Kirby said in a briefing on Monday. “They sunk the last cruise-missile capable warship in the port of Sevastopol and the Russian Black Sea Fleet has now fled Crimea in response.”

Kirby’s remarks were an admission that Washington is giving Kiev the weapons it uses for terror strikes inside Russia — including the deadly June 23 ATACMS attack on a beach in Sevastopol. As for the claim that Ukraine has “sunk” the Black Sea Fleet’s entire line-up of cruise missile-armed ships, that’s just a bare-faced lie.

🌏 A five-second internet search shows that the Black Sea Fleet’s cruise-missile ship inventory includes five Krivak and Admiral Grigorovich-class guided missile frigates, seven Kalibr cruise-capable Kilo subs, more than half-a-dozen Dergach, Buyan-M and Karakurt missile corvettes and dozens of smaller vessels, some armed with long-range anti-ship missiles.

🌏 Russia has shuttled some of its larger ships out of Sevastopol to other ports in light of the Ukrainian drone threat, but the idea that the Black Sea Fleet has “fled” its home port is another easily-debunked lie told by Kirby. On July 4, local authorities announced night-time live-fire training by fleet units in the Sevastopol area. Similar drills took place in the piers and bays of Sevastopol on June 12 and 15, showing that the Black Sea Fleet hasn’t gone anywhere.

🌏 Kirby has made a name for himself for tripping over his own lies. In February, he falsely claimed that Baghdad was warned ahead of a series of US airstrikes in Iraq. In March, he and other officials were caught lying when they claimed that the US warned Russia ahead of an attack on a Moscow concert hall. Perhaps most infamously of all, in August 2021 — just hours before the collapse of the US puppet regime in Afghanistan — Kirby assured media that the situation in Kabul was stable.

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✅ Footage from Sputnik captures the ceremonial send-off for Modi as he concludes his visit to Russia. The orchestra played the national anthems of both countries.

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What was Modi’s message to the West during his visit to Russia?

In a bold diplomatic move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made headlines with his recent visit to Russia, delivering a potent message to Western powers.

Air Marshal M Matheswaran, an Air Force veteran and the founder chairman and president of TPF, emphasized Modi's pivotal role in communicating critical messages to both the West and Russia.

"Modi has definitely delivered a message to the West. In fact, he has delivered a message to both the West and Russia at the same time,” Matheswaran said. “Putin has acknowledged the message and thanked India for its efforts. India's assistance in peace efforts is intended to get the parties to come together for a dialogue."

He stressed that dialogue and diplomacy are the only viable solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine.

"Unfortunately, Ukraine is a prisoner of forces which have enticed it to adopt an anti-Russia position, which is part of a larger geopolitical game. Ukraine is the proverbial fall guy in this conflict," he said.
Matheswaran noted that the Russian leader has consistently offered dialogue as a means to resolve the conflict.

"Putin has offered the path of dialogue on several occasions,” he said. “However, Ukraine has been rigid on its position and fallen into the Western trap of demonizing Russia."

Niranjan Marjani, a fellow at the Indian think tank Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies (KIIPS), highlighted the strategic importance of Russia to India.

"Russia has proven to be an indispensable partner for India,” he noted. “In recent times, Russian supplies of fertilizers and crude to India have resulted in diversification of trade beyond the traditional area of defense."

Marjani elaborated on the broader impact of Russia's support to the Global South.

"Besides India, Russia’s supply of food grains to other Global South nations in Africa and Latin America has helped in alleviating food security,” he said. “As rightly pointed out by Prime Minister Modi, India’s procurement of crude from Russia has stabilized the global energy market. So the India-Russia partnership has done well to address these concerns."

He emphasized India's role in highlighting the challenges faced by the Global South during its G20 presidency.

"As India has been highlighting, including during its G20 presidency, it is the countries of the Global South which have borne the brunt of the spillover effects of the Ukraine crisis,” Marjani said. “In a way, the India-Russia partnership not only benefits bilateral ties but also the entire global community, particularly the Global South."

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🤔 Former UK PM Rishi Sunak’s Wife was Director of Digme Fitness – Which Went Bust Owing HMRC a Fortune

Her co-director was Rupert James Graham Lowe - who stood as a candidate for Reform UK in Great Yarmouth.

Join the dots… follow the money.

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🔥👍 Footage from the recently liberated Kanal micro district in Chasov Yar, Donetsk People’s Republic.

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🗣🇺🇦🤡➡️🇺🇸🇫🇲Former Ukrainian president and drug addict Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena arrived in Washington for the NATO summit.

The professional beggar’s first performance was a public laying of bouquets of wheat at the monument to the victims of the Holodomor.

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Norway supplied Ukraine with the NASAMS air defense system, from which a missile was fired at a children's hospital in Kiev, stated Russian Ambassador to the UN Nebenzia.

"We are also waiting for a response from the Norwegian authorities... Did they sanction its use to strike a children's hospital and to be placed in residential areas in violation of international humanitarian law?"

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova reported that it was indeed a NASAMS missile that hit the hospital.

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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Poland Plans to Establish a "No-Fly Zone" Over Lvov

What lies behind Warsaw's desire to "cover" the skies over Western Ukraine? Military expert Alexander Khrolenko from @SputnikLive investigates:

▪️ The agreement between Kiev and Warsaw includes the possibility for Polish air defense systems to intercept Russian missiles and drones over the western regions of Ukraine.

▪️ Such a "no-fly zone" scenario could lead to a direct conflict between Russia and NATO. This "umbrella" might serve as cover for F-16 fighters and ground forces of the alliance on Ukrainian territory.

▪️ Another possible use for Polish air defense could be to protect the construction of joint military-industrial enterprises by the West and Ukraine.

"Russia will respond with 'Iskanders,' 'Kinzhal' hypersonic missiles, 'Kalibr' cruise missiles, and X-101s. Such a development does not promise anything good for Ukraine," the expert stated.

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🇺🇦😡CRYBABY KULEBA WANTS PERMISSION TO BOMB INNOCENT CIVILIANS MILITARY AIRFIELDS: Nothing’s ever enough for Kiev regime as its foreign minister explains he wants go-ahead from daddy Washington to bomb air bases deep inside pre-war Russia with American long-range missiles (00:38).

Kuleba claims he’ll be broaching subject with Old Joe at NATO summit in Washington DC, where Mad Vlad’s already begun his unbearable begging spree.

Nice attempt to pretend Kiev's focused on military targets when it's actually been saving its available U.S. missiles to MURDER LITTLE KIDS in Crimea...

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💸 Russia's foreign exchange trading is now 99.6% in Chinese yuan - after sanctions halted trading in US dollars and euros

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