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โก๏ธ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆโ๏ธFiend Reports up to the Morning of 23 July 2024 at 08:03โก๏ธ
๐ด On the #Kharkov Front, in #Volchansk, there is a high intensity of fighting along Korolenko, Sobornaya and Gogol streets.
๐ด #Svatovo Direction:
๐ต In #Kupyansk Sector, in #Peschanoye, the RFAF advanced along Molodezhnaya Street in an easterly direction to a depth of 830 m. The western part has moved into the grey zone. In the future, the RFAF plan pressure in the western direction and access to the eastern bank of the Oskol River (about 9 km), followed by an assault on the village of #Kruglyakovka.
๐บ Map 1๐
๐ต In #Liman Sector, in the area of #Makeyevka, Nevskaya Beam and east of #Terny, the intensity of hostilities remains high.
๐ด In #ChasovYar Direction, north of #Kalinovka and northwest of #Bogdanovka, Russian troops entrenched themselves in the landing and along the forest belts to a depth of 1 km in the direction of #Grigorovka.
โก๏ธ Along the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal, the RFAF attack in small groups (an average of 5 people), attempting to gain a foothold behind the canal.
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๐ต In the #Toretsk sector, in the town of #Zaliznoye (#Artemovo), Russian troops entrenched themselves along Zhytomyr, Kobzar and Shkolnaya streets. South of the #Pivdennoye (#Leninskoye) village, Russian troops occupied two landfills. An area up to 3.45 km wide and up to 700 m deep came under RFAF control.
๐บ Map 3๐
๐ฌ Reported on 22 Jul at 21:36
๐ด #Avdeyevka Direction:
๐ต On the northern front, in the area of #Vozdvizhenka and #Lozovatskoye, the AFU repelled a number of attacks by Russian troops. The situation has not changed significantly.
๐ก In #Novosyolovka1st, heavy fighting continues. The Russian has partial success up to 100 m.
๐ต On the southern front, in the area of the Karlovskoye Reservoir, the AFU managed to repel attacks by Russian troops in the Donbass Dacha Village (north of the reservoir) and in the eastern part of the Rassvet Dacha Village of (south of the reservoir).
๐ด #Ugledar Direction:
๐ต In #Maryinka Sector, in #Maksimilyanovka, AFU drone pilots published footage of the fire destruction of RFAF positions in the central area:
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and the eastern parts:
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โก๏ธ The depth of the RFAF attack is up to 3.1 km. The situation is being clarified.
๐บ Map 4๐
๐ฌ Reported on 22 Jul at 21:36
๐ฌ Reported on 23 Jul at 08:03
๐ฐ GMT+3; #smo
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๐ฌ Reported on 22 Jul at 21:36
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47.97322, 37.41575๐ฌ Reported on 22 Jul at 21:36
๐ฌ Reported on 23 Jul at 08:03
๐ฐ GMT+3; #smo
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Even the Head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has previously warned that setting such an illegal precedent will have severe repercussions on trust in Western institutions, and as such the Western hegemony...
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โพThe Palestine Olympic Committee (POC) has called for the Israeli occupation to be banned from participating in the Paris Olympics, The Telegraph has reported.
The POC gathered a dossier showing Israeli Olympians visiting IDF soldiers and signing missiles intended to kill Palestinian children.
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The POC gathered a dossier showing Israeli Olympians visiting IDF soldiers and signing missiles intended to kill Palestinian children.
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โพA group of young women is seen crying and wailing while being displaced from Khan Younis after the Israeli occupation army sent evacuation orders on very short notice, leaving civilians with nowhere to go and no belongings. They express their despair and uncertainty about their future, questioning where they will go and who will care for them, lamenting the loss of any chance for happiness.
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Zaluzhny spoke publicly for the first time as an ambassador: he called on Europeans for a global dictatorship, asked to turn Ukraine into a testing ground and frightened him with the Russian threat
The performance took place at the British Defense Institute RUSI. The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that in view of the danger of new wars, Westerners must โgive up a number of freedoms for the sake of survival.โ
- Zaluzhny said.
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- the ex-commander-in-chief suggested using Ukraine as a training ground for Western countries.
He also called โRussiaโs very existenceโ a threat.
@Slavyangrad
The performance took place at the British Defense Institute RUSI. The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that in view of the danger of new wars, Westerners must โgive up a number of freedoms for the sake of survival.โ
โSociety must agree to temporarily give up a number of freedoms for the sake of survival. Modern wars, unfortunately, are total. They require the efforts of not only the army, but also society as a whole. Politicians can and should mobilize society โ
- Zaluzhny said.
"Today, more than ever, in Ukraine they are finding ways to survive and creating technologies. But for obvious reasons, they cannot scale them up. On the other hand, our partners have resources, but there is no applied and practical field to test them.
Only together we will be able to effectively use the resource, because time is not on our side,
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- the ex-commander-in-chief suggested using Ukraine as a training ground for Western countries.
He also called โRussiaโs very existenceโ a threat.
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The Pentagon has updated its Arctic strategy
Main lines:
The new strategy takes into account global warming, as well as the expansion of NATO - in 2023 and 2024, Sweden and Finland joined the alliance.
โซ๏ธ The region is turning into a platform for โstrategic competition,โ and the United States, together with its allies, โmust be ready to meet this challenge together.โ
โซ๏ธ The US will conduct more military exercises in the Arctic, both on its own and with allies.
โซ๏ธ The US will work with allies, industrial companies and local tribes to strengthen its position in the Arctic.
โซ๏ธ The US will increase investments in intelligence and technology to better understand the operational environment in the Arctic.
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in May that the United States is an โArctic country.โ Russian President Vladimir Putin called the development and development of the Arctic a priority, since the region is important for defense, logistics and energy.
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Main lines:
The new strategy takes into account global warming, as well as the expansion of NATO - in 2023 and 2024, Sweden and Finland joined the alliance.
โซ๏ธ The region is turning into a platform for โstrategic competition,โ and the United States, together with its allies, โmust be ready to meet this challenge together.โ
โซ๏ธ The US will conduct more military exercises in the Arctic, both on its own and with allies.
โซ๏ธ The US will work with allies, industrial companies and local tribes to strengthen its position in the Arctic.
โซ๏ธ The US will increase investments in intelligence and technology to better understand the operational environment in the Arctic.
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in May that the United States is an โArctic country.โ Russian President Vladimir Putin called the development and development of the Arctic a priority, since the region is important for defense, logistics and energy.
@Slavyangrad
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โ๏ธ"You're next if you survive!" โ the captured Azov fighters addressed Ukrainians. A video has appeared on the Internet with captured terrorists from Azov (banned in the Russian Federation) who urge Ukrainians to evade from being sent to the front - โnot to repeat our mistakes.โ
๐ฃโUkrainians, sincere request. Donโt repeat our mistakes, make the right choice,โ call the prisoners of war, most of whom have been behind bars for more than two years.
๐ดThe video ends with a reminder: โYouโre next, if you survive.โ
๐ดThe video was obviously published against the backdrop of a propaganda tour of European countries organized by โbrothersโ from the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the hope of persuading some of the fugitive evaders to return to Ukraine and go to fight.
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๐ฃโUkrainians, sincere request. Donโt repeat our mistakes, make the right choice,โ call the prisoners of war, most of whom have been behind bars for more than two years.
๐ดThe video ends with a reminder: โYouโre next, if you survive.โ
๐ดThe video was obviously published against the backdrop of a propaganda tour of European countries organized by โbrothersโ from the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the hope of persuading some of the fugitive evaders to return to Ukraine and go to fight.
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In the Podolsk district of Kiev, a relay cabinet was set on fire near the railway tracks
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๐ Russian military can pinpoint coordinates of top Kiev officers in a minute, intelligence officer testifies
This happens when the Ukrainian military uses the Iridium satellite communication system, a member of an electronic warfare unit told Sputnik.
As soon as the officer in question starts a conversation, the Russian unit receives his coordinates and transmits them to the relevant officers, he says. They then decide whether to attack or track the target.
๐ฐ Iridium is a mobile communications operator based in the United States. Its system uses 66 satellites in six polar orbits. In addition, there are nine reserve satellites in low orbits and six others that remain on Earth.
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This happens when the Ukrainian military uses the Iridium satellite communication system, a member of an electronic warfare unit told Sputnik.
As soon as the officer in question starts a conversation, the Russian unit receives his coordinates and transmits them to the relevant officers, he says. They then decide whether to attack or track the target.
๐ฐ Iridium is a mobile communications operator based in the United States. Its system uses 66 satellites in six polar orbits. In addition, there are nine reserve satellites in low orbits and six others that remain on Earth.
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๐ซ๐ท MIGRANTS' RAPE CASE EVOKES RAGE AT OLYMPIC GAMES: Young Australian woman is gang-raped by "African origin" men in Paris.
๐ฆ๐บ The 25-year-old reported her attack to police after being found disorientated with her dress turned inside out in the French capital.
Her phone had also reportedly been stolen, she was unable to give specific details about the location or circumstances of the alleged incident.
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๐ฆ๐บ The 25-year-old reported her attack to police after being found disorientated with her dress turned inside out in the French capital.
Her phone had also reportedly been stolen, she was unable to give specific details about the location or circumstances of the alleged incident.
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๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ PRO-RUSSIAN ACTIVISTS DISABLE RAILWAY: In Odessa, Southern Ukraine, activists from Sumy (Central-Eastern Ukraine) cut off access to the railway line, stopping all train traffic in Odessa (hot girl alert here.)
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In total, 14 major Palestinian factions signed the agreement, which aims to put an end to attempts by the US, UK, EU and Israel to keep the Palestinians divided, and thwart Tel Avivโs desire to control all of Gaza.
The main elements include the establishment of an interim national unity govt, the formation of unified Palestinian leadership ahead of future elections and the free election of a new National Council.
While the US brings war and destruction to the Middle East, China brokers unity.
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THE AMERICAN ZIONIST OLIGARCHIC CIVIL WAR
โ๏ธWritten by Hikaru Kitabayashiโ๏ธ
An interesting feature of American politics is that, when it concerns aid for Zionism, neither major political party differs from the other in terms of support being expressed for the primarily genetically Slavic, Hebrew-speaking, tribally organized, Zionist political entity in Palestine. And, in fact, for all practical purposes, the deep state in America is also Zionist controlled, as is the main stream media and social media through which Americans receive their news and stay in contact with one another.
On the surface, it would seem to be unimportant who the candidate for president might be. Nevertheless, the pro-Zionist deep state has gone so far as to attempt an assassination of the pro-Zionist Republican candidate, Donald Trump, and, in its failure, was heavily protected by connected pro-Zionist main stream media outlets. These same news outlets have since united with surprising speed to join in behind Kamala Harris, who, with a Hebrew identifying spouse of central European origin (Douglas Emhoff), is the candidate with the closest family connections to the Zionist state. It should be well noted that they are supporting Mrs. Harris, even though the government of the Zionist state headed by Benjamin Netanyahu is wholeheartedly supporting Donald Trump.
However, in addition to powerful Hebrew state supporters in the Zionist state, Trump also has strong Hebrew support of a different type in the United States, including Elon Musk and important investors in Rumble and Truth Social. Kamala Harris, on the other hand, is supported by Hebrew Zionist controlled Google, Facebook, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and, of course, the New York Times.
So what is the cause of the incipient civil war in the American Zionist community? Both sides give the impression of wanting to exterminate the Palestinians. What, then, are the other issues dividing this tiny, yet extremely powerful community? What is it that caused one side to back an attempted political assassination? Then, after the assassination attempt failed, what caused it to manufacture a clumsy cover up? After all, neutrality with regard to the election would be more than enough to ensure continued American support for the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
Could it be that deep state support for Ukraine is a stronger motivating factor than anything connected to the Zionist state? Could it be that Donald Trump's known grudges against the leadership of the Ukrainian government and possible Republican Party antipathy at being left out of the money laundering profits pie be at the root of things?
Nothing is absolutely certain โ only that things can change course on a dime. The corruption is systemic and, when its funding changes its trajectory, everything else will immediately change, too.
We can expect that, in the end, the American Presidential election will not be won by justice. It will be won by campaign donations. Only if justice accidentally coincides with the flow of money will it temporarily come out on top. So, whether Trump or Harris, may the most ethically motivated money flow buy the election! After all, as the oligarchs see it, the genius of representative democracy is that the electorate, itself, always has a short memory and, ultimately, doesn't count for anything in the overall scheme of things.
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THE AMERICAN ZIONIST OLIGARCHIC CIVIL WAR
โ๏ธWritten by Hikaru Kitabayashiโ๏ธ
An interesting feature of American politics is that, when it concerns aid for Zionism, neither major political party differs from the other in terms of support being expressed for the primarily genetically Slavic, Hebrew-speaking, tribally organized, Zionist political entity in Palestine. And, in fact, for all practical purposes, the deep state in America is also Zionist controlled, as is the main stream media and social media through which Americans receive their news and stay in contact with one another.
On the surface, it would seem to be unimportant who the candidate for president might be. Nevertheless, the pro-Zionist deep state has gone so far as to attempt an assassination of the pro-Zionist Republican candidate, Donald Trump, and, in its failure, was heavily protected by connected pro-Zionist main stream media outlets. These same news outlets have since united with surprising speed to join in behind Kamala Harris, who, with a Hebrew identifying spouse of central European origin (Douglas Emhoff), is the candidate with the closest family connections to the Zionist state. It should be well noted that they are supporting Mrs. Harris, even though the government of the Zionist state headed by Benjamin Netanyahu is wholeheartedly supporting Donald Trump.
However, in addition to powerful Hebrew state supporters in the Zionist state, Trump also has strong Hebrew support of a different type in the United States, including Elon Musk and important investors in Rumble and Truth Social. Kamala Harris, on the other hand, is supported by Hebrew Zionist controlled Google, Facebook, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and, of course, the New York Times.
So what is the cause of the incipient civil war in the American Zionist community? Both sides give the impression of wanting to exterminate the Palestinians. What, then, are the other issues dividing this tiny, yet extremely powerful community? What is it that caused one side to back an attempted political assassination? Then, after the assassination attempt failed, what caused it to manufacture a clumsy cover up? After all, neutrality with regard to the election would be more than enough to ensure continued American support for the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
Could it be that deep state support for Ukraine is a stronger motivating factor than anything connected to the Zionist state? Could it be that Donald Trump's known grudges against the leadership of the Ukrainian government and possible Republican Party antipathy at being left out of the money laundering profits pie be at the root of things?
Nothing is absolutely certain โ only that things can change course on a dime. The corruption is systemic and, when its funding changes its trajectory, everything else will immediately change, too.
We can expect that, in the end, the American Presidential election will not be won by justice. It will be won by campaign donations. Only if justice accidentally coincides with the flow of money will it temporarily come out on top. So, whether Trump or Harris, may the most ethically motivated money flow buy the election! After all, as the oligarchs see it, the genius of representative democracy is that the electorate, itself, always has a short memory and, ultimately, doesn't count for anything in the overall scheme of things.
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Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies
Sky-high prices and electricity shortages could hit Hungarians within โweeksโ after Kiev imposed a partial ban on Russian oil passing through its territory.
The move is sparking fears of supply shortages in Budapest, which relies on Russia for 70 percent of its oil imports โ and Lukoil, which has been sanctioned by Kiev, for half that amount.
โThe Ukrainian measures could create a severe situation,โ Ilona Giziลska, a researcher and Hungary expert at the Centre for Eastern Studies think tank, said. She added that Hungarians could face sky-high energy prices and electricity shortages in just โweeksโ unless it finds a solution.
So, here comes retaliation for Viktor Orban's diplomatic efforts.
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Sky-high prices and electricity shortages could hit Hungarians within โweeksโ after Kiev imposed a partial ban on Russian oil passing through its territory.
The move is sparking fears of supply shortages in Budapest, which relies on Russia for 70 percent of its oil imports โ and Lukoil, which has been sanctioned by Kiev, for half that amount.
โThe Ukrainian measures could create a severe situation,โ Ilona Giziลska, a researcher and Hungary expert at the Centre for Eastern Studies think tank, said. She added that Hungarians could face sky-high energy prices and electricity shortages in just โweeksโ unless it finds a solution.
So, here comes retaliation for Viktor Orban's diplomatic efforts.
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Zaluzhny's latest UK comments conjure up memories of Goebbels famous Total War speech
Former Ukrainian Commander in Chief Valery Zaluzhny, July 2024:
Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, February 1943:
It seems history repeats itself, even in nuances.
Zaluzhy, who was recently downgraded to Kievโs envoy to the UK, delivered a speech where he urged Western societies to mobilize their resources and give up comforts and freedoms in order to defeat Russia. The speech was delivered in the wake of prolonged Ukrainian setbacks on the battlefield.
Chief German propagandist Joseph Goebbels said almost the same things 81 years earlier. When it became evident that Soviet Russia was prevailing in WWII, he called for strict austerity measures and urged Germans to work 14 hours a day if necessary, dubbing it a โtotal warโ.
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Former Ukrainian Commander in Chief Valery Zaluzhny, July 2024:
"Society must agree to temporarily give up a range of freedoms for the sake of survival. Modern wars, unfortunately, are total. They require the efforts not only of the army, but also of society as a whole."
Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, February 1943:
"Total war is the demand of the hourโฆ We must use our full resourcesโฆ Are you and the German people willing to work, if the Fรผhrer orders, 10, 12 and if necessary 14 hours a day and to give everything for victory?"
It seems history repeats itself, even in nuances.
Zaluzhy, who was recently downgraded to Kievโs envoy to the UK, delivered a speech where he urged Western societies to mobilize their resources and give up comforts and freedoms in order to defeat Russia. The speech was delivered in the wake of prolonged Ukrainian setbacks on the battlefield.
Chief German propagandist Joseph Goebbels said almost the same things 81 years earlier. When it became evident that Soviet Russia was prevailing in WWII, he called for strict austerity measures and urged Germans to work 14 hours a day if necessary, dubbing it a โtotal warโ.
So, do you see any differences between Zaluzhnyโs words and Goebbelsโ speech? Answer in comments.
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๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆโ๏ธ Recently, the Reuters publication published a report attempting to find the reasons for the shortage of artillery ammunition in the West. Journalists concluded that it was caused by miscalculations by the US and its allies, who did not make decisions to increase shell production from 2014 to 2022. The text contains several interesting points:
โช๏ธAs early as 2020, problems with production capacities were known. An aging factory in Pennsylvania was sitting without orders, a plant in Iowa was producing shells with cracks, and in Tennessee, a new $147 million factory never operated and became covered in cobwebs. The construction of a similar facility in Virginia dragged on for 10 years with a significant increase in the estimate.
โช๏ธAnother problem is the shortage of explosives due to the rejection of the use of trinitrotoluene (TNT), due in part to environmental concerns. For all NATO countries, there remains a single (!) factory for the production of TNT in Bydgoszcz, Poland, which is why the West has switched to purchasing substances from India and China. Interestingly, the US also received them from the Rubizhne plant, which came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces in the early days of the SMO.
โช๏ธA similar situation with powder plants: a significant part was closed after the end of the Cold War, and the remaining ones are often in a deplorable state and face breakdowns of outdated equipment. At the same time, the US is trying to rectify the situation and has recently put into operation two new modern factories, but it will take time to reach the required figures.
In general, what happened is a consequence of both a strong underestimation in the West of "traditional" weapons due to a misinterpretation of the experience of the wars of 1991-2022, as well as the prevailing erroneous beliefs that the military industry of NATO countries could allegedly easily make up for what was missed over 30 years and increase the production of ammunition.
At the same time, the same Americans are now introducing new capacities in order to sharply reduce the shortage of artillery ammunition in the world. But Reuters interviewees fear that the US may not have time to do this before the situation of the so-called Ukraine on the front becomes critical. By the way, these suspicions are not entirely unfounded.
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โช๏ธAs early as 2020, problems with production capacities were known. An aging factory in Pennsylvania was sitting without orders, a plant in Iowa was producing shells with cracks, and in Tennessee, a new $147 million factory never operated and became covered in cobwebs. The construction of a similar facility in Virginia dragged on for 10 years with a significant increase in the estimate.
โช๏ธAnother problem is the shortage of explosives due to the rejection of the use of trinitrotoluene (TNT), due in part to environmental concerns. For all NATO countries, there remains a single (!) factory for the production of TNT in Bydgoszcz, Poland, which is why the West has switched to purchasing substances from India and China. Interestingly, the US also received them from the Rubizhne plant, which came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces in the early days of the SMO.
โช๏ธA similar situation with powder plants: a significant part was closed after the end of the Cold War, and the remaining ones are often in a deplorable state and face breakdowns of outdated equipment. At the same time, the US is trying to rectify the situation and has recently put into operation two new modern factories, but it will take time to reach the required figures.
In general, what happened is a consequence of both a strong underestimation in the West of "traditional" weapons due to a misinterpretation of the experience of the wars of 1991-2022, as well as the prevailing erroneous beliefs that the military industry of NATO countries could allegedly easily make up for what was missed over 30 years and increase the production of ammunition.
At the same time, the same Americans are now introducing new capacities in order to sharply reduce the shortage of artillery ammunition in the world. But Reuters interviewees fear that the US may not have time to do this before the situation of the so-called Ukraine on the front becomes critical. By the way, these suspicions are not entirely unfounded.
@rybar
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