https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/01/venezuela-election-maduro-us/
U.S. says Maduro lost Venezuelan election, calls for talks, transition
Title of a Washington Post article says it all: So you understand – USA wants Venezuela and her oil as theirs and they consider Venezuela as plan C or D to attack and take as a resource base. Mexico is probably plan C and Venezuela Plan D…
Plan A (Russia) The Gas Station fought back…
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I have been watching this process take place and as in any sensitive subject you must stay quiet about things like this. At least while they happen. This is really an exchange for innocent children vs actual spies for the west and east and as in any case involving children, thank goodness the children got home. I do not approve and or disapprove either way in this case. Just the children got home to Russia…
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has released a video showing the moment before 16 people released by Moscow to the West were about to fly to Türkiye for the planned exchange.
https://www.rt.com/russia/602021-video-biggest-prisoner-swap/
Moscow and Washington have swapped a total of 26 prisoners in the biggest exchange of this type in modern history. According to the FSB, eight Russian nationals held in the US, Germany, Norway, Poland, and Slovenia, and two children returned in exchange for individuals who “acted in the interests of foreign states to the detriment of the security of the Russian Federation.”
And vice versa…
Putin met the families that had been jailed by the USA…
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SMO:
Easily over 1,000,000 NATO KIA within Ukraine…
Give or take a thousand – 65,000+- Russian KIA…
If such figures are difficult for you to understand, you are pardoned. However, it makes it quite evident why NATO stays out of direct conflict with Russia…
The Ukraine Military (NATO) is one of the world’s noteworthy self-death machines…
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There will be blood, and plenty of it. You know, the “Three-Card Monte” has run its course…
The never-ending internet procession of maybes and maybe-nots is reserved for dramatic addicts…
When will Israel, the United States, and the European Union disappear?
Farewell, and please don’t let the door hit you in the ass…
And perhaps the rest of us can heal?
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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 82nd Assault, 92nd Air Assault, 57th Motorised Infantry brigades, and 36th Marine Brigade near Tikhoye, Staritsa, Liptsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
Two counter-attacks launched by enemy assault groups have been repelled in the past 24 hours.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses of up to 350 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one 100-mm Rapira gun. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
The Zapad Group of Forces continue to take more advantageous lines and positions. The Group inflicted fire damage on the 30th and 67th mechanised, 3rd Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade, and 1st Territorial Defence Brigade near Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Novosadovoye, Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic), Nevskoye, and Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups were repelled.
The enemy lost up to 470 troops, nine motor vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one UK-made 105-mm L119 gun, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. In addition, three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces improved its tactical position, inflicted fire damage on manpower and military hardware of the 24th, 32nd, and 54th mechanised, 79th Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Chasov yar, Verkhnekamenskoye, Seversk, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). One enemy counter-attack was successfully repelled.
The AFU units lose up to 710 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, two motor vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, two UK-made 105-mm L119 guns, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two Anklav-N EW stations.
Three ammunition depots of the enemy were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group of Forces continue advancing to the west. The Group has engaged the 31st, 32nd, 47th, and 53rd mechanised, 151st motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 111th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Dzerzhnisk, Zhelannoye, Novogorodskoye, Grodovka, and Vozdvizhenka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, three counter-attacks launched by the enemy’s assault detachments have been repelled.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 350 troops, one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, five 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and one 100-mm Rapira gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces improved its positions on the front line and caused fire damage to manpower and military hardware of the 116th Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 108th, 120th, and 129th territorial defence brigades close to Rovnopol, Velikaya Novosyolka, Vodyanoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Zaliznichnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses amounted to 150 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, two 155-mm self-propelled artillery systems (Polish-made Krab and U.S.-made Paladin) as well as one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 35th Marine Brigade, and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade close to Lugovoye, Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region), and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The enemy lost up to 100 troops, seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 electronic warfare radar, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.
Moreover, one AFU ammunition depot was wiped out.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 143 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one Neptune long-range guided missile, and 42 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 631 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 28,734 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 air defence missile systems, 16,732 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,393 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,597 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,225 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
When you decide to follow Chaos?
Then, you have consistently chosen to lead your enemies and loved ones down the path of destruction…
We have better, more balanced options available to us…
WtR
I wrote this in the past as in perspective of olden days and a sword, but…
I believe that a bullet fits modern times better…
WtR
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to carry out a special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces has engaged manpower and hardware of the 150th Mechanised Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 103rd and 127th territorial defence brigades of Pavlovka, Konstantinovka (Sumy region), Staritsa, Okhrimovka, Volchansk, and Tikhoye (Kharkov region).
Five counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 42nd Mechanised, 57th Motorised Infantry, and 92nd Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled during the day.
The enemy’s losses amounted to more than 220 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, three pick-up trucks, one German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitzer 2000, one 152-mm Giatsint-B gun, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
In addition, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery warfare station, and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line, defeated formations of the 14th, 44th, 115th, 116th mechanised, 3rd assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 110th, 112th, 125th territorial defence brigades, and 12th Azov Special Brigade in the vicinity of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Nadiya, Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Terny, Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
Three counter-attacks launched by the 66th and 67th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The AFU losses included up to 480 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 14 motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one UK-made 105-mm M119 and one UK-made 105-mm L-119 guns.
Moreover, four field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions. They have engaged manpower and hardware of the 23rd, 24th, 28th, 54th, 72nd mechanised, 59th motorised infantry, 79th air assault, 81st airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 117th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Verkhnekamenskoye, Bondarnoye, Chasov Yar, Katerinovka, Krasnogorovka, and Maksimilyanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by the 5th Assault and 46th Airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled by Russian troops.
The enemy’s losses amounted to up to 570 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, three 152-mm D-20 howitzers, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer.
In addition, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station and five field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Volchye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and improved the tactical situation.
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on the 31st, 32nd mechanised, 68th Jaeger, 1st Tank brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 109th and 241st territorial defence brigades have been hit near Druzhba, Toretsk, Novgorodskoye, Rozovka, Ivanovka, Novogrodovka, and Novosyolovka Pervaya (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Eight counter-attacks launched by the 47th, 53rd, 151st mechanised, 114th infantry, 95th Air Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and Lyut Brigade of the National Police were repelled during the day.
The enemy losses amounted to up to 400 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, to include one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised, 58th Motorised Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 102nd, 123rd, and 128th Territorial Defence brigades near Vodyanoye, Prechistovka, Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy suffered losses of up to 130 Ukrainian troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, two UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer.
The Dnepr Group of Forces has engaged the 65th Mechanised, 141st Infantry, 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 35th Marine Brigade near Novodanilovka, Lobkovoye, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and two field ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have neutralised one Ukrainian Su-25 ground-attack aircraft, one ATCR-33S and one Skala-M air traffic control stations on the airfield; and hit clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 127 areas during the day.
Russian air defence systems shot down two French-made Hammer guided bombs, five U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 68 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 631 aircraft and 278 helicopters, 28,647 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,714 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,392 MLRS combat vehicles, 12,535 field artillery guns and mortars, and 24,178 units of special military vehicles have been neutralised since the beginning of the special military operation.
They’ve really done it this time!
And the point is not that frog-eaters have so ineptly arranged the Games – to bravura exclamations “Vive la France!” by Macron who has bored everyone to death; and even not that a horde of freaks and drag queens sat at the table blasphemously mimicking The Last Supper.
The Olympic Games have died long before that. The foul corpse is now decomposing in a mud-brown, disgusting, smelly river.
Alas.
Let me share with you some personal ideas of the Olympic Movement leadership first-hand, so to speak.
It’s all as usual, and very simple: a brazen and bursting from bribes enterprise of fat-faced officials who out of the blue have proclaimed themselves a world government. At least, in the sports, for sure.
I visited many receptions ex officio. The so-called partners are dancing there – those who pose themselves as masters, but who are in essence faceless grafters who belong in prison. And there are also numerous, pompous, haughty heads of international federations with glasses of expensive champagne in their hands and shine in their eyes.
And the point of this “sporty olympic” movement is endless partying, whispering, dough embezzlement, hints, alliances, and other criminal stuff.
But who are they? Who do these fat faces represent? Nobody, and no one! And the incident of trading someone’s urine and other excrements is the organisation’s real disgrace. In this WADA’s activity – or whatever this scum is called – there isn’t a grain of honesty and integrity.
It is just a sewage pit, a cloaca, where they are trying to drown the undesirable countries, like Russia.
And the point is not that we were put out of the door and proclaimed the world’s greatest evil. I’ve got no illusions: sports have become a big business. It looks like the time has come to raze the organization to the ground, and rebuild it anew, based on pure, transparent sport principles, as Pierre de Coubertin bequeathed.
But what we see is absolute disgrace. You cannot galvanise a corpse that has decomposed to the bones; and those who are doing this, are absolutely unfit for the role of beatificators. They should be drowned in the foul-smelling Seine as soon as possible, all that corrupt IOC along with France’s leadership who have presented the world with the celebration of sports so unforgettable. Vive CIO 2.0!
Medvedev
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I see the end and hear that train a coming…
https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v2/accounting/od/debt_to_penny
35 Trillion – DebtPenny_20190727_20240726
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