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Why NATO gave permission to hit Russia's "old" regions with long-range weapons. This news has made a lot of noise recently. There has been a lot of talk and speculation. As far as I understand the situation, it looks as follows. Ukraine is currently preparing [UPD: has already started] a local counterattack in the Kharkov sector. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have accumulated a rather large grouping there, and they are eager to show before the meeting in Switzerland that they can still attack and defeat the Russians. In this area, Russian units have moved into the territory of Kharkov region as deep as 8-9 kilometers. Accordingly, the Russian artillery is working from the territory of Belgorod region, where Kiev cannot yet hit with the same HIMARS. However, hitting Russian artillery positions is vital for the counter-offensive. Hence all the statements by Western politicians and their decisions. That is, so far all evidence suggests that the Ukrainian army seriously wants to take revenge in Kharkov, and for this they need HIMARS to be able to hit Belgorod region. And this is the only thing they are talking about so far. However, the West is also clearly probing Russian determination. If there is no reaction, other Russian territories will be hit later with the same weapons. That's how I see it. From the looks of it, the coming days, and perhaps weeks, will be hot in the Kharkov sector. Because the Russians are preparing too. PS The following countries have authorized Kiev to attack Russia with their weapons: ✅ UK ✅ Canada ✅ Latvia ✅ Lithuania ✅ Netherlands ✅ Poland ✅ Finland ✅ France ✅ Czech Republic ✅ Sweden ✅ Estonia ✅ Germany ✅ Denmark #Yury_Podolyaka 📱 InfoDefenseENGLISH 📱 InfoDefense

🇫🇷French AMX-10RC “wheeled tank” being used by the Ukrainian 37th Marine Brigade as a artillery gun firing on a mounted trajectory📍 The Ukrainian side writes that very little ammunition was supplied to these vehicles, which limits their use. Recall that the 105mm shells for the AMX-10RC are not interchangeable with other standard NATO 105mm shells due to the low-pressure gun and a different cartridge case, which makes the AFU completely dependent on the possibility of uninterrupted supply of this particular ammunition from France. Subscribe for Where it's hot|Geopolitics

"There are no grenades to throw and no grenade launchers in the training centres. Mobilised Ukrainians have to be taught basic skills in their units: some do not even know how to handle weapons, AFU commanders complain to the Washington Post. It also takes a long time to retrain those who have served far from the front line (e.g. guarding facilities). Such recruits "will go to certain death" if they have to repel a possible breakthrough of the Russian forces near Chasov Yar, said the deputy battalion commander of the 93rd mechanised brigade of the AFU. Earlier, it was announced that the period of basic training for Ukrainian soldiers may be reduced from two months to one and a half months due to the lack of training centres. Ukraine has also lowered the age of mobilisation to 25. t.me/ukraine_watch

❗️🇺🇸Donald Trump Becomes First Former US President Guilty of Crimes — Bloomberg Donald Trump was found guilty in the first criminal trial of a former US president in the nation’s history, a verdict that could reshape the political landscape five months before Election Day. A jury of 12 New Yorkers found Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to a porn star, a conspiracy that prosecutors said deprived voters of vital information before the 2016 election. Subscribe for Where it's hot|Geopolitics 🚀

🇺🇸🇹🇼U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul held talks with Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary General Joseph Wu💬 Politicians exchanged views on the regional situation and Taiwan-U.S. relations. McCaul emphasized that the purpose of his visit was to express bipartisan support for Taiwan in the U.S. Congress. The Secretary General expressed hope that Congress will continue to help Taipei strengthen its self-defense capabilities and promote the building of ties between Taiwan and the United States. Subscribe for Where it's hot|Geopolitics 🚀

🇷🇺Russian FPV drone hit an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces🇺🇦 in the Black Sea A video of the destruction of a Ukrainian unmanned boat by a Russian FPV drone has been published on the Internet. The footage shows that the marine drone is stationary. In all likelihood, he was previously immobilized by fire from other types of weapons. Subscribe for Where it's hot|Geopolitics 🚀

Zelensky traveled to Belgium, where he was shown the Malsbroek military base. On it, Ukrainian pilots are mastering F-16 fighters. @ukr_leaks_eng

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I'm back in Donetsk today and it is such a relief to feel the calm, see people in parks and cafes, children in playgrounds. What a cruel 10 years they've endured, courageously, under Ukraine's terrorism. Although what I've seen and documented here of Ukraine's endless war crimes pales in comparison to what Donbass residents & Russian war correspondents have seen, I've nonetheless seen a lot: several dozens of mutilated corpses of Donetsk civilians throughout 2022, and in years prior & subsequent taken testimonies from people (including in other cities & villages) under relentless Ukrainian bombing & sniping. Many of the streets I walked along today carry memories of Ukrainian terrorism (usually bombing with NATO weapons and definitely with Western backing), and those victims I saw rendered lifeless. I hope that the tranquility I've felt walking around the city the past few hours remains here in the Donbass, and that ultimately all Russian cities know peace and an end to Ukraine (NATO)'s bombings. *Photos & video taken in afternoon when I arrived, and while lovely don't show the impressive amount of people I saw on the streets while walking later.

🇸🇰Former Slovakian MiG-29AS of the Ukrainian Air Force with 5 American GBU-39B SDB bombs. Earlier these bombs were seen on the Su-27 of UAF🇺🇦 Due to the small size and weight of SDBs some aircraft can carry up to 16 bombs at once. At the same time fighters can hit many different targets by dropping several bombs on a single one. Subscribe for Where it's hot|Geopolitics 🚀