Butdvokat: Justice Department employees found six more secret documents in Biden’s house. The papers that Justice Department employees found at Joe Biden’s house relate to the periods when he was a senator and vice president. Previously, secret documents were found in his garage and the analytical center associated with Biden
Joe Biden
Employees of the US Department of Justice during searches at the home of President Joe Biden in Wilmington (Delaware) found a new batch of secret documents, his lawyer Rob Bauer told reporters. This is reported by CNBC.
The search took place on Friday, January 20, it lasted 12 hours. In total, six documents were found marked “confidential” and “related materials”. According to Bauer, one part refers to the period when Biden was a senator (he represented Delaware from 1973 to 2009), the other – vice president (from 2009 to 2017).
Also, the lawyer said, Justice Department officials took away several handwritten notes made during Biden’s tenure as vice president.
Bauer clarified that access to Biden’s private residence was provided at the suggestion of the president’s team in order to move the process as quickly as possible, the ministry asked that lawyers not announce investigative actions in advance. According to Special adviser to the US President Richard Sauber, the head of state and First Lady Jill Biden were not present during the searches, it was conducted with lawyers and representatives of the White House.
This is the third batch of secret documents that investigators have found. The first was discovered in November 2022 at the Penn Biden Center. Among the papers were American intelligence reports and briefing materials related to Ukraine, Iran and the UK. The American leader expressed surprise that they were found there. The second batch was found in a warehouse in the garage of Biden’s house in Delaware, as well as in one of the rooms.
The Presidential Archives Act requires that all presidential and vice presidential documents be transferred to the National Archives.On January 12, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Special Prosecutor Robert Hur to investigate. Biden himself said that all the papers found in his possession “were immediately transferred to the archive and the Ministry of Justice”, and he “fully cooperates and looks forward to the opportunity to quickly solve this problem”.
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Secret documents were also found at Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, searches at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida took place last summer. According to the Washington Post, the paper contained “sensitive intelligence” about Iran and China.
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NThe head of the German Defense Ministry called the goal of creating the strongest army in Europe To create an army best equipped in the EU, it will take several years, Boris Pistorius said. His task is to “chart a course to a turning point”
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The German authorities are striving to make the Bundeswehr the strongest army in the European Union, the new head of the German Defense Ministry BorisPistorius said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag.
“Germany is the largest economy in Europe, so our goal should also be to create the strongest and best equipped army in the EU,” he said. According to the Minister, it will take several years to complete this task, and now his job is to “chart a course to a turning point in order to succeed”.
Answering the question about what the Bundeswehr needs most, Pistorius said: “Now everything has to happen at the same time: the purchase of weapons and equipment, the modernization of barracks, the recruitment of personnel.”
Pistorius is 62 years old, he was appointed German Defense Minister on January 17. The official has been a member of the Social Democratic Party headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2013, and then became the Minister of the Interior of the state of Lower Saxony. In 1980-1981, he served in the military. Scholz called Pistorius “exactly the right person for the Bundeswehr.”
From December 2021 to mid-January 2022, Kristine Lambrecht held the post of head of the German Defense Ministry. She explained her resignation by the increased media attention to her and her actions, which prevented her from properly covering and discussing the situation of soldiers, the Bundeswehr and the course of security policy in the interests of German citizens.This was preceded byseveral media scandals. One of them was caused by the Minister’s New Year’s address, in which, speaking against the background of fireworks, she said that because of the situation in Ukraine, where fighting has been going on for almost 11 months, she received “a lot of special impressions”. Lambrecht was also criticized for its “sluggish policy” regarding Bundeswehr equipment.
In December, Spiegel, citing a confidential report for the defense committee, reported that Albrecht recognized the country’s inability to fully fulfill its obligations under NATO. The document stated that there were problems with the deployment of the NATO rapid Reaction force by the Bundeswehr in 2023. Scholz denied this: “The Bundeswehr is effective, he has proven this many times, and any other statement will not be fair to the activities of our soldiers.”
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RRussia has taken the Two Rivers to the DPR, the Baltic States urgently demand to transfer Leopard to Kiev, and Bulgaria opposes the supply of weapons, Arestovich — about the prospects of Ukraine in the conflict. The main thing about the special operation is in the RBC material *
The main thing is by 22:30 Moscow time
The settlement of Dvurechye in the DPR came under the control of Russian troops, it was taken by “volunteers of assault detachments” with the fire support of the military of the Southern Military district, according to the summary of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Dvurechye was incorporated into the city limits of Soledar in 1999.In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops were advancing and occupied “more advantageous lines and positions”.
Ukraine is urgently pulling reserves to the Zaporozhye region, said Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional administration. He also said that the first line of defense of the Ukrainian troops had been hacked in the Zaporozhye direction.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine dropped two grenades at a flour and grain processing plant in the village of Tetkino, Kursk region.The village is located near the Russian-Ukrainian border. There are no casualties and no significant damage.
Former adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich said that Kiev could lose in a special military operation launched by Russia.
The Bulgarian President urged not to supply Kiev with weapons and recalled the dystopia of 1984. Attempts to end the conflict by supplying Kiev with weapons Rumen Radev compared with the indoctrination “war is peace” from Orwell’s novel. Ukraine is supported by the rich countries of Europe, and the rest have other concerns, he believes.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania called on Germany to urgently transfer tanks of its own production Leopard to Ukraine.
Chronicle of hostilities
Supplies of foreign weapons to Ukraine
What sanctions have been imposed against Russia
Vladimir Putin’s emergency appeal
What preceded the military operation
Latest news about the military operation
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of the village of Kleshcheyevka in the vicinity of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). The agency notes that the settlement was taken by “volunteers of assault detachments” with the support of aviation and rocket scientists. Also, the military department reported on the occupation of the settlement of Lobkovo in the Zaporozhye region.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said after the meeting in Ramstein that the members of the contact group did not agree on the supply of tanks to Ukraine.The United States supports Ukraine’s intention to return Crimea to the country “by any means and with any weapons,” said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh.
The Russian Foreign Ministry considers the discussion of new military assistance to Ukraine from the West, which is taking place at the Ramstein Airbase, to be blatant provocative incitement and raising the stakes in the conflict. According to Maria Zakharova’s statement published on the agency’s website, this “will inevitably lead to an increase in casualties and a dangerous escalation.”
The head of the CIA, William Burns, secretly visited Kiev last week, where he met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, The Washington Post reports, citing sources. According to them, Burns conveyed to Zelensky his assumptions about Russia’s military plans in the coming weeks and months.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization in the country, mobilization activities began on September 21. Mobilization is needed, according to Putin, to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia, to ensure the security of the people and “people in the liberated territories”.
Only those citizens who are in the reserve, and above all those who have served in the ranks of the armed forces, have certain military accounting specialties and relevant experience, are subject to mobilization. Those called up for service before being sent to the unit will necessarily undergo additional military training “taking into account the experience of a special military operation”. Citizens who will be called up as part of the mobilization will receive the status, payments and social guarantees of contract employees, the president said.
The head of the Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that as part of the partial mobilization in Russia, it was planned to call up 300 thousand people in reserve. At the same time, he assured that students would not be involved in mobilization, and conscripts would continue to serve in Russia.
September 21 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called the volume of losses in the special operation. According to him, Russia’s losses amounted to 5,937 people. Ukraine since the beginning of the special operation has lost more than 100 thousand people—61207 dead and 49368 wounded— this is half of its original army.
Chronicle of military operations
December 1st The Russian Defense Ministry reported that during the offensive, the settlement of Kurdyumovka (south of Artemovsk/Bakhmut) was taken under full control.
November 30th The Ministry of Defense reported that during the offensive in the Donetsk direction, the settlements of Belogorovka and Pershe Travnya were occupied (the Ukrainian authorities renamed it Ozaryanovka). Later that day, the Ministry of Defense announced the establishment of full control over the settlement of Andreevka (located south of Artemovsk) in the DPR.
November 18 The Ministry of Defense officially announced the occupation of the village of Opytne to the south of Avdiivka.
November 14th The Russian Defense Ministry reported that after persistent fighting, Russian troops completely occupied the village of Pavlovka (south of Ugledar) in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
October 18 The Russian Defense Ministry reported that units of the Russian army captured the settlement of Gorobevka, Kharkiv region (northeast of Kupyansk).
October 7th The DPR territorial defense headquarters reported that the settlements of Otradovka, Veselaya Dolina and Zaitsevo are occupied in the Bakhmut area. The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the occupation of Zaitsevo the day before.
September 22 The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported that the grouping of the DPR and LPR troops with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces occupied the settlement of Zhovanka (south of Bakhmut).
September 15th The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported that the servicemen of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics took control of the village of Mayorsk, fire support in this was provided by Russian troops. The village of Mayorsk is located on the northern outskirts of the city of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region. In this area there was one of the checkpoints of entry and exit from the DPR to the territory of Ukraine. The headquarters of the Republic’s Defense Ministry also published a map according to which the further advance of the troops is planned to continue to the north in the direction of Bakhmut.
September 14th The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported the occupation of the settlements of Nikolaevka and Nikolaevka Two south of Bakhmut.
September 10th The Russian Defense Ministry announced an operation to curtail and transfer the Izyumsko-Balakleya group of troops to the territory of the DPR.
September 7th The Russian Defense Ministry announced the occupation of Kodema (southeast of Bakhmut/Artemovsk). According to the statement of the defense Ministry, the Ukrainian troops have not carried out any offensives over the past day.
September 6th The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported the occupation of two more settlements. We are talking about Vremevka and Novopol (to the west of Velikaya Novoselka).
On this day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the ongoing attempts of the Ukrainian army to attack in certain areas of the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction.
September 2nd Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed that Ukraine continues to attempt to conduct an offensive in Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog and other directions. According to the minister, “the enemy is suffering significant losses.”
September 1st The Ministry of Defense reported on the landings of Ukrainian troops in the area of the Zaporozhye NPP. One landing party on seven boats consisting of two groups of 60 people landed at about 06:00 Moscow time on the coast of the Kakhovsky reservoir 3 km northeast of the station. They were blocked by Russian forces with the help of army aviation helicopters. Three people from the group were captured in the evening, part ofthe servicemen continued to resist, some died. The second group left Nikopol on two self-propelled barges and tried to disembark at about 07:00 Moscow time a few kilometers from the NPP, but was, according to the defense department, sunk along with the barges as a result of shelling. This group, presumably, was sent to the NPP as reinforcements for the first landing.
On the same day, the Ministry of Defense announced two new attempts of the offensive by Ukrainian forces: in the southern direction, in the area of Nikolaev and near Kharkov. According to the defense ministry, the Ukrainians failed to achieve success.
August 31 The Ministry of Defense again reported on the attempts of attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction. The APU attacked the settlements of Arkhangelsk, Olgino and Ternovye Pody, the attacks were repulsed, the APU suffered significant losses and were repulsed.
August 29 and 30 The Ministry of Defense reported on the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south of the country: in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, as well as from Krivoy Rog. The Russian military repulsed the attacks, reported the defeat of the advancing units, numerous losses among the Ukrainian troops and a significant amount of destroyed equipment. Statements of the Ministry of Defense about the Ukrainian offensiveThey appeared after the CNN publication about the preparation by the Ukrainian side of the necessary conditions for a serious counteroffensive. Initially, Zelensky’s office denied reports appearing in the media about plans for an offensive in the south of the country, but then the press secretary of the Southern Military Command of Ukraine Natalia Gumenyuk confirmed them.
August 24 The Ministry of Defense reported on how many Ukrainian weapons were destroyed by the Russian military during the six months of the special operation. Among them are 268 aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1803 drones, 369 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4382 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 819 multiple rocket launchers, 3339 field artillery and mortars, as well as 5034 units of special military vehicles.
August 23 The Russian military came to the administrative border of the Mykolaiv region, the Ministry of Defense reported. According to the department, they managed to establish control over the territory of the region with an area of 12 sq. km. The Ministry announced that it had taken control of 36 sq. km of the territory of the Kherson region, including the village of Komsomolskoye.
August 21 The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the liberation of the village of Peski near Donetsk; the Russian Defense Ministry declared full control over the settlement a week ago.
August 18 The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported that the grouping of troops of the Donbass republics “with the fire support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” liberated 270 settlements on the territory of the republic, including Zaitsevo and Dacha (both located north of Gorlovka).
August 17th The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported control over the settlement of Vershina (southwest of Artemovsk/Bakhmut).
August 14 The Russian Defense Ministry announced the occupation of the settlement of Udy in the Kharkiv region.
August 13 The Russian Defense Ministry announced the occupation of the village of Peski (west of Donetsk).
August 3 The DPR territorial defense headquarters reported the occupation of the settlements of Travnevoye and Semigorye (south of Artemovsk/Bakhmut).
July 29 The DPR territorial defense headquarters reported control over the villages of Klinove and Pokrovskoye (east of Bakhmut).
July 26 Assistant to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LNR Vitaly Kiselyov reported on the occupation of the Uglegorskaya TPP, which is located opposite Svetlodarsk (east of Bakhmut/Artemovsk).
On this day Kiselyov announced the occupation of Novoluganskoye (east of Bakhmut/Artemovsk).
On July 20, the DPR territorial defense headquarters announced the occupation of the village of Berestovoye (north of Soledar).
July 19 The DPR territorial defense headquarters announced the occupation of the village of Staromayorskoye (south of Velikaya Novoselka).
July 14 The People’s Militia of the LPR reported the occupation of the settlements of Stryapovka and Novaya Kamenka (east of Soledar).
July 14 The Territorial Defense Headquarters reported that the People’s Militia of the DPR, with the support of the Russian army, occupied the following settlements: Novodonetsky, Neskuchnoye, Oktyabr (south of Velikaya Novoselka), Mironovka, Krasny Plowman, Companies, Vidrodzhennya, Copper Ore (east of Artemovsk/Bakhmut) and Kamenka (north of Avdiivka).
July 13 Assistant Interior Minister of the LPR Vitaly Kiselyov told the TASS news agency that the People’s Militia forces entered the city limits of Soledar (south of Lisichansk). Earlier, TASS, with reference to Kiselyov, reported on the beginning of the fighting for Seversk.
July 12 The Russian Defense Ministry has accused the Ukrainian military of mining bridges across the Seversky Donets River in the village of Nikolaevka (DPR). “They intend to blow them up and, according to an already worked-out scenario with wide coverage in the Ukrainian and Western media, accuse the Russian armed forces of allegedly indiscriminate strikes on critical transport infrastructure facilities,” the report says.
Then, July 12, the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik said that the units of the People’s Militia will continue the offensive, as Ukrainian troops continue to shell the territory of the republic. “The units of the People’s Militia of the LPR will be forced to continue our movement forward in order to push the enemy to a safe distance so that their equipment and weapons, ammunition do not reach our territory,” the Lugansk Information Center quotes him.
July 11 The official representative of the People’s Militia of the LPR, Ivan Filiponenko, announced the capture by the forces of the republics of Donbass of the settlements of Vladimirovka and Tripolye in the DPR (east of Soledar).
July 10th The LPR ambassador to Russia Rodion Miroshnik said that the troops continue to attack the city of Seversk in the DPR. He also told about the capture of the village of Grigorovka.
July 6 The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported the occupation of the settlement of Disputable (east of Seversk).
July 3 Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin that the Russian Armed Forces, together with units of the People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic, have established full control over the city of Lisichansk.
Photo: Alexander Ratushnyak/EPA/TASS
July 2 The Ministry of Defense reported that as a result of successful offensive actions, the troops of the group “Center” under the command of Colonel-General Alexander Lapin captured the settlements of Verkhnekamenka, Zolotarevka, Belogorovka. In addition, the settlements of Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo and Belaya Gora were occupied.
July 1st The Ministry of Defense reported on the advance of the Russian Armed Forces and the formations of the LPR and DPR near Lisichansk and their exit directly to the city. The Lisichansk oil refinery, the Matrosskaya mine, the gelatin plant, as well as the village of Topolevka were taken under control.
On this day, a representative of the People’s Militia of the LPR reported on the occupation of the villages of Privolye and Shipilovka (west of Lisichansk).
On the afternoon of June 30, the DPR territorial defense headquarters announced the occupation of the village of Sidorovo (located south of Svyatogorsk).
On the morning of June 30, the Ministry of Defense announced the withdrawal of the garrison from Zmeiny Island in the Black Sea as a step of goodwill.
June 27 Assistant to the Interior Minister of the LPR Vitaly Kiselyov said on the air of the TV channel “Russia 24” that the republican forces and the Russian military have completed the sweep of Volcheyarovka (a village southwest of Lisichansk).
June 26 The Russian Defense Ministry announced the occupation Severodonetsk and nearby localities (including Voronovo and Borovskoye).
June 24 The Russian Defense Ministry reported that as a result of successful offensive actions by a group of Russian troops in the Luhansk direction, the settlements of Loskutovka, Podlesnoye, Mirnaya Dolina, Shchebkaryor, Vrubovka, Nyrkovo, Nikolaevka, Novoivanovka, Ustinovka and Rai-Alexandrovka were liberated in five days.
On June 24, the representative of the People’s Militia of the LPR, Andrei Marochko, told Interfax about full control over the settlements Zolotoye and Gorskoye (east of Lisichansk).
Photo: Ilya Pitalev/RIA Novosti
June 23 Andrei Marochko on the air of the TV channel “Russia 1” said that the forces of the LPR and Russian units entered the village of Katerinovka (southwest of Zolotoye).
On this day, the LNR Ambassador to Russia Rodion Miroshnik reported on the cleaning of the village of Loskutovka (south of Lisichansk).
June 22 The People’s Militia of the LPR reported the occupation of the village of Metelkino (near Severodonetsk).
June 20 Assistant to the Interior Minister of the LPR Vitaly Kiselyov announced the occupation of the village of Toshkovka (southeast of Lisichansk).
June 10 The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported that the People’s Militia, with the fire support of the Russian army, established full control over four villages: Tripolye, Vladimirovka, Stavki and Lipovoe.
June 7 Sergei Shoigu reported on the occupation of Svyatogorsk, Yampol, Drobyshevo, Yarovaya, Kirovsk, as well as residential quarters Severodonetsk.
June 6 The headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported on the establishment of control over the settlements of Pokrovskoye and Zeleny Guy (in the area of Ugledar).
June 3rd the headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR reported on the establishment of control over the settlements of Yarovaya and Shchurovo.
May 30 The DPR authorities reported the advance of the People’s Militia to Slavyansk and the occupation of the settlements of Dibrova and Old Caravan (west of the Estuary).
May 28 The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the city of Krasny Liman (Estuary) in the Donetsk region was taken under control by the Russian military.
On May 24, the flag of Russia was raised over the city hall building Svetlodarsk (northeast of Gorlovka).
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On May 21, Ukrainian units defending the Azovstal metallurgical plant surrendered in Mariupol.
Photo: Alexey Kudenko/RIA Novosti
Mariupol was blocked by Russian troops and the People’s Militia of the DPR on February 28. A month later, Ukrainian units, including the Azov regiment (its symbols are recognized as extremist and banned in Russia), were blocked on the territory of the Azovstal Metallurgical Plant. It was decided to abandon the storming of the plant with numerous underground structures. Attempts by the Ukrainian military to evacuate the blocked units ended in failure, after which negotiations on surrender began.
May 17 The representative of the People’s Militia of the LPR reported that the units of the republic managed to occupy the village of Orekhovo (east of the city of Zolotoe).
May 16 parts of the LPR occupied the village of Novozvanivka (north of the town of Popasnaya).
May 12 The Defense Ministry of the LPR reported that the People’s Militia pushed Ukrainian servicemen away from Popasnaya.
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May 11 The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that during the joint offensive of the People’s Militia of the LPR and the Akhmat unit, the settlements of Yuzhny and Voevodovka, the gunpowder factory Zarya, as well as several suburban villages to the north and northwest of Severodonetsk were occupied.
May 5th The People’s Militia of the DPR occupied the village of Troitskoye, from which the shelling of Gorlovka was conducted.
April 25 The People’s Militia of the LPR reported the occupation of the village of Novotoshkovskoye (northeast of Popasnaya).
April 16 The Ministry of Defense announced the taking under control of the Ilyich Metallurgical Plant in Mariupol.
April 11 The Russian Defense Ministry announced the occupation of the village of Kamenka in the Kharkiv region. The military department noted that it was “one of the most fortified defense lines in the Izyumsky district”.
April 1st in Ukraine, the first publications appeared about the discovery of the bodies of civilians in the city of Bucha Kiev region, which was previously abandoned by Russian troops. Then Kiev announced the death of hundreds of residents of Bucha and blamed the incident on Russian servicemen. In Moscow, the incident was called a staging, pointing out a number of inconsistencies. After the events in Bucha, the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine was actually frozen.
March 31 The Ministry of Defense announced the full occupation of the settlement of Zolotaya Niva. Russian units crossed the Kashlagach River.
On this day, the LNR units completed the cleanup of Zhitlovka.
On March 29, the Russian army began to leave Kiev, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The Kremlin called it a gesture of goodwill in the interests of the negotiation process.
During March, negotiations were held between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine. Initially, the meetings were held in Belarus, and the last meeting was held in Istanbul on March 29. According to its results, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, announced the coordination of a number of positions, and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin promised a drastic reduction in military activity in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions.
March 28 The People’s Militia of the LPR captured the settlements of Ivanovka, Novosadovoye, having reached the border of Novolyublino— Terny.
March 25 The Ministry of Defense announced the occupation of the settlements of Batmanka, Mikhaylovka, Krasny Partizan, Stavki and Troitskoye.
March 24 The Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian armed forces took full control of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region.
March 22 The Ministry of Defense announced the loss of Kiev’s control over ten settlements. The Russian military occupied the village of Urozhnoye in the Donetsk region, the forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic took four settlements: Slavnoye, Trudovskoy, Chelyuskintsev Mine and Maryinka. Five more Ukrainian settlements came under the control of the People’s Militia of the LPR: Kalinovo, Novoaleksandrovka, Stepnoye and Boguslavskoye.
March 13 The Russian Armed Forces have established full control over the settlements of Pavlovka, Nikolskoye, Blagodatnoye, Vodianovka, Vladimirovka.
March 11 The People’s Militia of the DPR seized Volnovakha.
March 9 inThe Russian Defense Ministry reported that units of the Russian armed forces took control of the settlements of Krasnaya Polyana and Stepnoye. The People’s Militia of the LPR occupied Grachevo, the People’s Militia of the DPR – Signal, Taramchuk, Elenovka and Trudovoye.
March 4 The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the People’s Militia of the LPR occupied several settlements: Shandrigolovo, Alexandrovka, Derilovo, Srednoye, Lozove. The People’s Militia of the DPR occupied four settlements: Rozovka, Truzhenka, Znamenovka and Potbellied. Russian troops occupied several settlements in the Zaporozhye region, including the city of Canopies.
March 3 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the occupation of the city of Balakleya (Kharkiv region). In addition, Russian troops took control of several settlements in the Zaporozhye region, including Blue Mountain, Sweet Beam, Ilchenkovo. The DPR forces surrounding Mariupol occupied the village of Vodiane, as well as Sartana and Vinogradnoye.
Photo: RIA Novosti
March 2 The Russian Defense Ministry announced the establishment of control over Kherson, as well as Vasilevka and Tokmak (Zaporozhye region). In the Luhansk region, the People’s Militia of the LPR established control over the cities of Starobilsk and Svatovo, as well as the district center of Novoaydar.
February 27 The Russian Defense Ministry announced the blocking of Kherson and Berdyansk, as well as about the lesson Genicheska (Kherson region). The People’s Militia of the LPR occupied the settlements of Novoakhtyrka, Smolyaninovo (east of Severodonetsk), the Village of Lugansk.
February 26 The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian troops took full control overnight Melitopol.
On February 25, the Ministry of Defense announced the occupation of Snake Island in the Odessa region of Ukraine. The Snake garrison laid down their arms.
February 24 The Border Service of Ukraine reported attacks and shelling along the entire border from the Zhytomyr region (bordering only with Belarus) to Lugansk, as well as from the Crimea. Military facilities throughout the territory of Ukraine were subjected to rocket attacks. Later it became known that the Russian army crossed the border in Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. At the same time, the People’s Militia of the LPR launched attacks on the cities of Happiness and Stanytsia Luhanska to the north of Lugansk, and the People’s Militia of the DPR launched an offensive on Mariupol and Volnovakha.
At the request of Roskomnadzor, RBC provides data on the details of the military operation in Ukraine based on information from Russian official sources.
Supplies of foreign weapons to Ukraine
NATO countries and their allies have been increasing arms supplies to Kiev since the beginning of the special operation. If initially we were talking about helmets, bulletproof vests, unmanned aerial vehicles (Turkish Bayraktar), then they began to send old Soviet weapons to Ukraine, which were still stored in warehouses in Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic.
Over time, Ukraine began to supply weapons that were produced in NATO countries and Australia. It was about armored vehicles (British Saxon, Australian Bushmaster), anti-tank complexes (Javelin, NLAW), artillery installations (French Caesar, American HIMARS).
You can read more about military supplies to Ukraine here.
What sanctions have been imposed against Russia
Packages of sanctions against Russia began to be introduced even before the start of the special operation in Ukraine, after the recognition of the DPR and LPR. The restrictions were announced by the USA, Canada, the EU, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Switzerland, Iceland and a number of other countries.
There were six waves of sanctions in total. The United States, the United Kingdom, and the EU stated that they were coordinating efforts to weaken the Russian economy, but restrictions were not always imposed synchronously. There were also certain differences, which in the West were explained by the unwillingness to harm their own economies. There were also differences in personal sanctions. For example, the United States imposed restrictions on 663 people, and the United Kingdom imposed restrictions on more than 1,000 businessmen, politicians, military personnel, media employees, people who were considered close to Putin in London.
The first The wave concerned banks financing the military industry, State Duma deputies who supported the recognition of the DPR and LPR. VEB, which is the lender of many companies, the operator of national projects, the curator of other development institutions and the manager of pension savings of almost 40 million Russians, also came under sanctions.
The second wave of sanctions it began after the start of the special operation. The UK has imposed restrictions on 100 individuals and companies, including VTB, Rostec and Aeroflot. The amounts of deposits and deposits for Russian citizens in UK banks were limited to 50 thousand US dollars. All transactions with new debt obligations with a maturity of more than 14 days were limited to a number of companies (including Gazprom, Russian Railways, Alfa-Bank). Personal sanctions affected Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov, Sergei Shoigu.
The EU has imposed restrictions, including against Russian Railways, Uralvagonzavod, KAMAZ, Alfa-Bank, Otkritie, Bank of Russia and Promsvyazbank. Banks were banned from selling euro-denominated securities to clients from Russia, as well as from listing shares of any Russian state-owned companies (with a state share of over 50%) on European exchanges. In addition, insurance of Russian aircraft was banned, and a ban was imposed on the sale and leasing of airliners, spare parts and equipment to Russian airlines.
By March 10, the EU, the United Kingdom, Bosnia, Norway, the United States, Switzerland, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom had closed the airspace for Russian aircraft. A little later, Canada did it too. A number of airlines refused flights to Russia.
The third wave of sanctions it began on February 26. The reserves of the Bank of Russia in the G7 countries were frozen, five banks were disconnected from the SWIFT system. The UK has closed ports for Russian ships, as well as exports of high-tech goods to Russia. On the territory of the EU and the UK, the assets of a number of businessmen were frozen, including Igor Sechin, Mikhail Fridman, Peter Aven.
On March 2, the EU banned the sale, supply, transfer and export of euro banknotes to Russia.
On March 8, the United States announced a ban on oil, gas and coal supplies from Russia.
Since March 10, Visa and Mastercard have stopped working in Russia. The owners of Russian cards of these payment systems have lost the opportunity to pay with them outside the country or pay for purchases in foreign stores.
On March 10, the UK imposed sanctions, including against Roman Abramovich, Andrei Kostin, Oleg Deripaska. Their assets were frozen, British citizens were banned from cooperating with them.
On March 11, the United States banned the supply of dollar bills to Russia, the import of alcohol and seafood from Russia.
On March 12, Bermuda cancelled the flight certificates of 740 aircraft registered there by Russian airlines.
The fourth wave of sanctions it began on March 15. The import of Russian steel products into the EU was banned, and the export of luxury goods to Russia was banned.
On April 4, the United States banned Russia from using reserves frozen in the United States for payments on public debt.
On April 5, was announcedanother package of EU sanctions. So, the EU banned the import of Russian coal, transactions with major banks. Russian ships were banned from entering EU ports (an exception was made for carriers of food, humanitarian and energy goods).
On April 6, the United States banned citizens from doing business with Alfa-Bank and Sberbank, as well as new investments in Russia.
On April 9, the EU restricted the import of fertilizers from Russia.
On April 11, the EU Flight Safety Committee added 21 Russian airlines to the list of carriers that are prohibited or restricted from flying within the EU, since these carriers do not comply with international safety standards.
On April 12, the UK banned the import of Russian cast iron and steel.
On June 3, the EU announced the sixth package of sanctions. The restrictions included KAMAZ, Tatneft, and the National Settlement Depository. Sberbank, Rosselkhoznadzor, and ICD were disconnected from SWIFT. In addition, the EU promised to abandon the import of Russian oil within six months, and from the import of petroleum products within eight months.
The EU has been discussing the sixth package of sanctions for more than a month. Several countries indicated that they were not ready to go for a hard rejection of Russian energy carriers, as this would deal a serious blow to their economies.
On June 16, the UK imposed sanctions, including against Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
On June 28, the United States imposed a ban on the import of Russian gold.
On July 8, Canada imposed sanctions on Patriarch Kirill. In addition, Roskomnadzor, the Regnum news agency, and Ekaterina Andreeva, the presenter of Channel One, were subject to restrictions.
Vladimir Putin’s emergency appeal
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal on the morning of February 24 and announced the start of a special military operation in the Donbass. “Its [operation] goal is to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years,” he stressed.
According to him, Russia cannot feel safe and exist with a constant threat from Ukraine. He stressed that the military operation in Donbass will be carried out in accordance with the UN Charter, the decision of the Federation Council and agreements with the DPR and LPR.
What preceded the military operation
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Ecs-adviser to the office of the president Arestovich doubted the guaranteed victory of Ukraine According to Arestovich, who on January 17 ceased to be an adviser to the office of the Ukrainian president, Ukrainians become “victorious” when they start “bickering with each other”
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Former adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich said that Kiev could lose in a special military operation launched by Russia. He stated this in an interview with journalist and political scientist Yuri Romanenko, it was published on Arestovich’s YouTube channel.
He recalled the words of Polish President Andrzej Duda, said in Davos, that the near future could be decisive for the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine. In particular, Duda said that “Russia has not yet been defeated”, he expressed fears that Moscow is preparing a “new offensive” in the coming months, the Polish News Agency reports. During this period, the question will arise whether Ukraine will survive or not, Duda noted.
“We are inside a very clear special operation of the Russians against us.”..> And the Polish president says that now are crucial months in Ukraine, it is unknown what will happen, because they understand what is being planned. Gerasimov was put <...>»,— said Arestovich.
He was referring to the appointment of Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov as commander of the joint group of troops in Ukraine on January 11. The Defense Ministry explained this by expanding the scale of the tasks being solved during its implementation, military experts interviewed by The Wall Street Journal noted that a reshuffle in command could mean a new offensive in Ukraine.
“Let’s not giggle at the bad Russians, and rejoice that we are invincible, I remind you, we are invincible as long as we what? Until we started fighting with each other. When we started fighting with each other, we are very victorious, victorious in the shortest possible time, and unexpectedly for ourselves,” he continued.
«And if everyone thinks— I am now an unofficial person already, I can say whatever I want, if everyone thinks that we are guaranteed to win the war, then it is very different. Since the 14th, it has already ceased to be like this, very much,” Arestovich concluded.
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On January 14, Ukraine was subjected to rocket fire, the purpose of which was, according to Moscow, the objects of the “military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities”. On January 12, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of Soledar near Artemivsk in the DPR (Ukrainian name Bakhmut). Later, several more settlements in the area were taken under control.
President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia’s victory in the fighting is inevitable. In his opinion, this is based on the “unity and cohesion of the Russian and multinational Russian people in general, this is the courage and heroism of our fighters in the framework of a special military operation and on the front line and, of course, the work of the military-industrial complex”.
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In Near Moscow, the S-300 battery repelled conditional attacks on military and administrative facilities, anti-aircraft gunners hit targets simulating aircraft and ballistic missiles by electronic missile launches, the Defense Ministry reported
took place in the Moscow regionIn the Moscow region, a training was conducted to repel air attacks on “important military, industrial and administrative facilities”, the personnel of the anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Western Military District (ZVO) participated in it and involved a battery of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS). This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense.
During the march to the area of combat duty of the S-300 battery, the servicemen repelled an attack by a sabotage group of a conditional enemy on a column of equipment. “Under the cover of a smoke screen, the ZRS column was able to get out of the attack and continue the task,” the department said.
Then the complexes were deployed and went on duty. Anti-aircraft gunners hit targets simulating aircraft and ballistic missiles by electronic missile launches, they reported,
In total, more than 150 servicemen and more than 30 pieces of weapons, military and special equipment participated in the training.
The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system is designed to destroy tactical and strategic aircraft, ballistic and cruise missiles. The complex consists of a command post with a radar detection station (radar), with which up to six anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) are connected. There are several modifications of the air defense system, including for the air defense forces of the ground forces on the front line (C-300V, C-300VM or “Antey-2500”, S-300V4) and for installation on warships (S-300F, S-300FM).
In the spring of 2007, the Russian army received a new generation S-400 Triumph air defense system, it is designed to defeat reconnaissance aircraft, strategic and tactical aircraft, tactical, operational and tactical ballistic missiles, medium-range ballistic missiles, hypersonic targets, etc. Since the summer of that year, the system has been on combat duty to protect Moscow.
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Withandu did not rule out a revision of Moldova’s neutrality and joining the military bloc In the country are discussing the possibility of amending the Constitution, which enshrines its neutral status, follows from the words of Sandu
Moldova, in connection with the military actions in Ukraine, is considering the possibility of reconsidering the issue of its neutrality and joining the military bloc. This was stated by the President of the Republic Maya Sandu in an interview with Politico.
Answering the question about the country’s possible accession to NATO, Sandu said that Chisinau is still considering its next step, as well as the need for amendments to the Constitution.
“Now there is a serious discussion about our ability to defend ourselves, can we do it ourselves or should we become part of a larger alliance,” the Moldovan leader said. “And if at some point we, as a nation, come to the conclusion that we need to change our neutral status, this should happen through a democratic process,” she noted.
The neutral status of the Republic is enshrined in its Basic Law. According to Article 11Moldavia proclaims its permanent neutrality and does not allow the deployment of the armed forces of other states. In the spring of 2016, the Moldovan Parliament adopted a declaration “On the principle of the inviolability of the sovereignty, independence and permanent neutrality of the Republic of Moldova”. The document declares that the permanent neutrality of the country is not only a manifestation ofthe peaceful and friendly nature of the existence and development of the state, but also a conscious necessity, a guarantee of the preservation of peace and stability both within the Republic of Moldova and in the region as a whole. At the same time, challenging this status or an attempt to abolish it cannot be regarded otherwise than as a direct attack on the Constitution, on peace and tranquility in the country and on the security of its citizens. Russia was interested in Moldova’s extra-territorial status.
As Politico notes, in her response, Sandu tried not to mention NATO because of Moscow’s warning against further military cooperation between Chisinau and Western countries.
At the end of December, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Galuzin in an interview with RIA Novosti warned that the intensification of cooperation between Chisinau and NATO countries in the military and military-technical spheres…> to a greater extent undermines the security of Moldova itself.». According to him, “reckless pumping” of eitheranother state with Western weapons or the deployment of NATO forces there “brings us closer to a catastrophe”. As an example, he cited the “sad experience of Ukraine”. In Chisinau, in response, they reminded that Moldova is a peaceful and neutral state and that neutrality does not mean self-isolation, demilitarization and indifference to what is happening in the world.
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At the end of October last year, the ex-President of the Republic, Igor Dodon, claimed, referring to the ruling of the Constitutional Court, that if the government considers it necessary to “intervene some forces to solve its security problems”, it will do so, despite its neutral status.
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MThe Ministry of Defense of Russia announced the capture of the Two Rivers in the DPR and the entry into advantageous positions in Zaporozhye In addition, in the Zaporozhye direction, as a result of the offensive, Russian forces took “more advantageous lines and positions”. Earlier, the regional administration reported about the “hacking” of the first line of defense of the Ukrainian troops
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The settlement of Dvurechye in the DPR came under the control of Russian troops, it was taken by “volunteers of assault detachments” with the fire support of the military of the Southern Military district, according to the summary of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Dvurechye was incorporated into the city limits of Soledar in 1999.
“The losses of the AFU amounted to up to 50 servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles, three pickups, as well as two D-20 and D-30 howitzers,” the report says.
The Russian military also destroyed an artillery ammunition depot near the village of Vodiane, and near the village of Malinovka, an American radar station for counter-battery warfare AN/TPQ-37.
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops were advancing and occupied “more advantageous lines and positions”, the summary also says. Ukrainian troops lost more than 30 servicemen there, as well as two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a self-propelled howitzer “Acacia” and a D-20 howitzer. On the morning of January 21, member of the Main Council of the regional administration Vladimir RogovHe claimed that the first line of defense of the Ukrainian troops had been hacked in the Zaporozhye direction and the Russian troops had the initiative along the entire front line. According to him, the main line of defense of the Ukrainian forces is built along the Kamenskoye-Orekhov-Gulyai-Pole line. Later, Rogov said that Kiev was urgently pulling reserves into the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kupyansk direction, near the village of Berestove, Kharkiv region, aviation and artillery of the Western Military District inflicted fire damage on units of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade, killing more than 35 Ukrainian soldiers and destroying an armored combat vehicle and two cars, the Defense Ministry reported. In addition, a warehouse of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Olshana.
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In the Krasnolimansky direction, near the settlements of Torskoye and Terny in the DPR, units of the 111th Territorial defense Brigade were defeated, the department said. The losses of the Ukrainian side amounted to more than 20 soldiers, an infantry fighting vehicle, a D-20 howitzer, as well as the American AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station were disabled.
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EEstonia, Latvia and Lithuania called on Germany to urgently transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine Berlin bears a special responsibility for helping Ukraine, it is obliged to transfer the tanks requested by Kiev as soon as possible, the foreign ministers of the three countries said. The German authorities explained that they could not send tanks before the United States
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania called on Germany to urgently transfer Leopard tanks of its own production to Ukraine, such messages were published on Twitter by the heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of these countries Urmas Reinsalu, Edgar Rinkevich and Gabrielius Landsbergis.
“This is necessary to stop Russian aggression, help Ukraine and quickly restore peace in Europe. Germany, as a leading European power, has a special responsibility in this regard,” the ministers’ messages say.
The Ukrainian authorities asked Germany to provide Leopard, but the German authorities, according to Süddeutsche Zeitung and The Wall Street Journal, refuse to transfer tanks before the US takes a similar step. Berlin explained that the delivery interferes with Germany’s past, and Washington’s actions have made Berlin’s situation easier.
The White House believes that Germany has put the United States in a difficult position with such a condition, since American Abrams tanks are more difficult to operate and consume more fuel than their European counterparts, they will not be able to transfer them in the near future if such a decision is made. A source of the Financial Times in diplomatic circles noted that the position of Germany irritated half of Western countries.
The German Defense Ministry then announced its intention to find out how many Leopard tanks can be transferred to Ukraine if approval is still received. This, however, provoked criticism in the Bundestag. The head of the defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, considered it an alarming sign that the ministry engaged in such a check only after 11 months of fighting in Ukraine and only after the appointment of a new defense minister.
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The Russian authorities criticize the supply of weapons, as well as discussions of such measures. «These tanks are burning and will burn— just like the rest», — insist in the Kremlin. The representative of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov urged not to exaggerate the possible impact of the tanks transferred to Kiev on the course of the conflict.
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Medvedev — Borrel: the fighting in Ukraine is a “new Patriotic war”, as in 1812 and 1945, the Head of European diplomacy Borrel recalled Russia’s victory over Napoleon and Hitler, pointing out that Moscow is used to “fight to the end.” Medvedev, in response, urged to consider Europeans and “ukronazists” the heirs of those opponents
The fighting in Ukraine is a “new Patriotic War” in which Russian troops will win “as in 1812 and 1945,” Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, former President Dmitry Medvedev, said in a telegram channel.
“Well done, after all, this Borrel with an extinct face. I remembered that our country defeated Napoleon and Hitler. Note that he drew the analogy himself. Accordingly, the Ukronazis and Western Europe are the direct heirs of those who fought with Russia. And the war, therefore, is a new Domestic one with them,” he wrote.
This is how Medvedev reacted to the words of the deputy head of the European Commission, Josep Borrel, who recalled the war of the Russian Empire and the USSR with Napoleonic France and Nazi Germany in the XIX and XX centuries. “Russia is a great country, a great nation that is used to fighting to the end,” he stressed and assured that Moscow has “huge forces and the ability to continue.” Borrel called for tanks and other heavy weapons to be given to Kiev in these conditions: “Ukraine needs to be provided with the necessary weapons not only to fight back, as they do, but also to return the lands.”
The Russian authorities criticize the supply of weapons by Western states to Ukraine. “Great Britain, other European countries, Poland, etc., which are now talking about their intentions to arrange a new round of supplies of new, more technologically advanced military equipment for Ukraine, are not able to change the situation on the spot,” Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, said..
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Dmitry Medvedev
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