On June 28, the grand celebration “Scarlet Sails” took place in St. Petersburg for the 20th anniversary, which is held in honor of the Last Bell for school graduates. The colorful celebration became one of the main events of the summer, which was eagerly awaited by residents and numerous guests of the city on the Neva.
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From 22 June to 28 June 2024, the Russian Armed Forces have carried out 17 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles. Enemy energy facilities, infrastructure of military airfields, logistics centres for storing weapons delivered by Western countries to the AFU, as well as assembly and storage facilities for attack unmanned aerial vehicles and uncrewed boats.
Temporary deployment areas of AFU troops and foreign mercenaries have been also hit.
Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy defence and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses were up to 1,560 Ukrainian troops, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, and 43 motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, 33 field artillery guns, including seven foreign-made howitzers, three Nota electronic warfare stations, Bukovel-AD, and two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations have been eliminated.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on four mechanised and two tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as on two territorial defence brigades. Six counter-attacks of AFU assault detachments have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 3,230 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 40 motor vehicles, three Grad MLRS combat vehicles, 24 field artillery guns, six of them were U.S.-made.
In addition, three U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery warfare radars, as well as 11 field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have liberated Razdolovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and seized more advantageous lines.
The strikes have been delivered at manpower and hardware of the three mechanised, two airmobile, and two air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The AFU losses were up to 4,410 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 48 motor vehicles, and 39 field artillery guns, including 11 U.S.-made M777 and M198 howitzers.
In addition, seven Anklav, Bukovel electronic warfare stations, and 25 field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line and defeated units of four mechanised, two infantry formations of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades. Enemy 39 counter-attacks have been repelled in this direction during the week.
The AFU losses were up to 2950 troops, three tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 30 motor vehicles, and 42 field artillery guns, including six U.S.-made M777 howitzers.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three formations of the Territorial Defence and two National Guard brigades.
The AFU losses were up to 930 Ukrainian troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 36 motor vehicles, and 19 field artillery guns, including six UK-made FH-70 howitzers.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated units of two formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three brigades of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence.
The AFU losses were up to 740 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, 48 motor vehicles, and 23 field artillery guns, 11 of them were foreign-made.
? In addition, eight Anklav, Bukovel electronic warfare stations, and six ammunition depots have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have destroyed six M142 HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system launchers, one M270 MLRS launcher, and one transport and loader vehicle together with foreign specialists who ensured their use, as well as three P-18 air target detection and tracking radars.
Air defence facilities have shot down two Ukrainian Air Force’s MiG-29 aircraft, 589 unmanned aerial vehicles, six U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, eight U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft guided missiles, one U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missile, and 61 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, Czech-made Vampire and Olkha projectiles.
Over the past week, 56 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact.
?? In total, 615 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,777 unmanned aerial vehicles, 533 air defence missile systems, 16,446 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,357 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,020 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 23,049 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
Look who’s come!
A wonderful trio is emerging in NATO and the European Commission: Mark Rutte, Ursula von der Leyen, and Kaja Kallas, the new and the old heads, each one more beautiful than the other.
Number one. Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ former PM, and now NATO’s Secretary-General. Quite a peculiar guy. In a relatively short time, this once moderate statesman whomI used to meet at summits has turned into an avid Russophobe and loyal Atlanticist.
Let’s not even begin to guess what substances from Amsterdam coffeeshops were the reason for this sudden change in his mood.
The Dutch are a very specific people standing out even against the rest of free Europe. His ostentatious modesty at home is matched with ferociousness at the political arena. Since a while ago, he fiercely hates our country;supports increasingly tough sanctions; is likely to faithfully follow the course of the classical paranoidal Atlanticism.
Number two. A familiar face, no longer young and emaciated: Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, aged 65. An unkind Belgian-German political grandma. Outwardly resembles a medium-sized Volga roach.
During the pandemic, she achieved notable prosperity procuring overpriced Pfizervaccines. Even the have-seen-it-all liberoid “kinda men” of the European Commission clearly beware of her. And all the more so, her record lists serving as West Germany’s defense minister: in her term in office, she also found herself at the centre of a corruption scandal involving millions’ worth contracts with “external consultants.” Was about to resign with disgrace, but dried roach doesn’t sink. Since 2019 Ursula has been the head of the European Commission, drilling her nonbinary commissioners with a heavy masculine hand.
At the very same time, she is masochistically loyal to the overseas masters and is ready toprovide the geriatric playboys from Washington with any kind of perverted forms of love. She is constantly spouting angry nonsense towardsRussia, paying no heed to whatever she is saying.
Number three. Kaja Kallas, aged 47. Will most likely become the head of European diplomacy, i.e., the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policyinstead of flaccid-faced Borrell.
For now, she is the PM of a great superpower, the fearsome Estonia. Clearly, such a country has a matching PM. Kaja wonderfully combines the two most important features of a successful European politician: atomic Russophobia and endless greed for gain. As she was hysterically screaming about the Russian threat for all the country to hear, her own dear husband, Arvo Hallik, one of the owners of a transport firm was doing very profitable business with Russian companies. And in 2022-23, he made about €1,5 million. By the way, once upon a time the wifey invested in the hubby’s business about €350.000 (in her words, “lent”). After the facts had come out, and the enraged Estonian public tried to bring the enterprising madame to justice, she cold-bloodedly lied to the esteemed fellow citizens, saying, she “didn’t know anything, and is very sorry”, but wouldn’t resign no matter what. Like, she needed money.
She is also an expert on human rights; she is the one who uttered the well-known nazi phrase, ““visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right.”
And she is also very brave: she courageously legalized same-sex marriages in the demographically collapsing Estonia.
It is no wonder thus, that now she is Ursula von der Leyen’s protégé, and will soon become her right hand.
Anyway, speaking more seriously, the European freak show is getting more and more amusing: the further it goes the uglier the participants become.
Now we should be expecting some Pennywise from across the ocean.
I wish all the best to the newly appointed; that is, to translate it from the diplomatic language, the most epic failures and monstrous problems when executing the high powers while in office! We’ll be helping them with it in every waypossible!
Смотрите, кто пришёл!
Чудесная получается троица в НАТО и Еврокомиссии. Марк Рютте, Урсула фон дер Ляйен и Кая Каллас. Новые и старые руководители, каждый другого краше.
Номер один. Марк Рютте, бывший премьер Нидерландов, а теперь генсек НАТО. Весьма специфический парень. За относительно короткое время этот умеренный деятель, с которым я когда-то встречался на саммитах, превратился в заядлого русофоба и верного атлантиста. Какие вещества из амстердамских кофешопов стали причиной столь резкой смены его настроения, гадать не будем. Голландцы – люди своеобразные даже на фоне остальной свободной Европы. Показная скромность в быту сочетается с яростью на политической трибуне. Нашу страну с некоторых пор люто ненавидит. Сторонник всё более жёстких санкций. Очевидно, будет верно следовать курсом классиков параноидального атлантизма.
Номер два. Знакомое уже немолодое измождённое лицо – Урсула Гертруда фон дер Ляйен. 65 лет. Недобрая бельгийско-немецкая политическая бабка. Внешне похожа на волжскую воблу среднего размера.
В период пандемии хорошо поднялась на закупках вакцин Pfizer по завышенной стоимости. Даже ко всему привычные либероидные «как бы мужчины» в Еврокомиссии её явно опасаются. Тем более что в её послужном списке – пребывание в должности министра обороны ФРГ, за время которого она также стала героиней коррупционного скандала вокруг миллионных контрактов с «внешними консультантами». Уже готовилась к позорной отставке, но сушёная вобла не тонет. С 2019 года Урсула встала во главе Еврокомиссии, где по-мужски муштрует своих комиссаров с небинарной гендерной идентичностью. В то же время она мазохистски предана заокеанским хозяевам и готова к любым формам проявления любви к геронтологическим плейбоям из Вашингтона. Постоянно несёт злобную чушь в адрес России, не выбирая выражений.
Номер три. Кая Каллас, 47 лет. Станет верховным представителем Европейского союза по иностранным делам и политике безопасности вместо дрябломордого Борреля. Пока что премьер-министр сверхдержавы – грозной Эстонии. Понятно, что у такой страны и премьер под стать. В Кае прекрасно соединились две важнейшие для успешного европейского политика черты: ядерная русофобия и бесконечная жажда наживы. Пока она в истерике орала на всю страну про русскую угрозу, её собственный муженёк Арво Халлик, один из хозяев транспортной фирмы, с немалой выгодой вёл дела с российскими компаниями. И за 2022–2023 годы наколотил около 1,5 миллиона евро. Кстати, в своё время жёнушка и сама инвестировала в бизнес мужа 350 тысяч евро (по её версии, «одолжила»). Когда все эти факты всплыли, а разъярённое эстонское общество попыталось призвать ушлую дамочку к ответу, та хладнокровно наврала уважаемой публике, что «ничего не знала и очень сожалеет», но в отставку всё равно не уйдёт. Деньги типа нужны. Отлично разбирается в защите прав человека. Автор известной нацистской фразы «посещение Европы – это не право, а привилегия».
А ещё она очень отважна – не побоялась узаконить в и без того демографически провальной Эстонии однополые браки. Немудрено, что именно она теперь протеже Урсулы фон дер Ляйен и скоро станет её правой рукой.
А вообще, говоря более серьёзно, европейское фрик-шоу становится значительно увлекательнее: чем дальше, тем участники уродливее. Ждём появления какого-нибудь Пеннивайза прямо из-за океана.
Желаю вновь назначенным всего наилучшего.
То есть – в переводе с дипломатического – максимальных провалов и чудовищных проблем в исполнении ими высоких полномочий! Будем всячески помогать вам в этом!
Medvedev
https://t.me/medvedev_telegram/512
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I will wait for Medvedev’s words of wisdom about Kaja Kallas and her appointment to the Garden…