- — What is going to happen after Russia's Oreshnik missile attack on Ukraine?
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at 11/22/24 8:57amRussia's November 21 missile strike with the use of the Oreshnik (Hazel Tree) medium-range ballistic missile on the Yuzhmash (Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant), received global attention. The UN directly called the strike an "alarming event", whereas the Ukrainian authorities admitted their inability to respond to the use of such weapons. Ukraine saw the ICBM missile strike a step towards further escalation of the conflict. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia attacked one of the largest cities in the country — Dnipropetrovsk (the Ukrainian name of the city is Dnieper). The Ukrainian leader was outraged by the lack of a "strong reaction from the world" to the Russian strike, which, in his opinion, could lead to new uses of such weapons.- — Russia to launch another missile attack to strike Kyiv's government quarter
- at 11/22/24 6:38amThe Russian forces may conduct another attack on Ukraine to strike government buildings in Kyiv, The Kyiv Independent newspaper wrote with reference to a Ukrainian MP. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine cancelled its November 22 sessions due to a warning of another missile strike, in which the Russian forces may hit the central building of the Parliament and the entire government complex in Kyiv. "It was cancelled due to information about possible shelling. This does not mean that it will happen, there is just such a warning and since nothing important was planned for Friday, it was postponed to the next plenary week," MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak explained.
- — Die Zeit: Angela Merkel admits she always admired and feared Putin
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at 11/22/24 4:19amFormer German Chancellor Angela Merkel was struck by Russian President Vladimir Putin's confidence in his own rightness. Putin also wanted to be treated with respect, Merkel noted. Angela Merkel shared her impressions of the Russian leader in her memoirs, which she is going to release three years after leaving politics. German newspaper Die Zeit published a few excerpts from her book. The book will be published under the title "Freedom. Memories 1954-2021". Merkel will present the book in Berlin on November 26. In her book, Angela Merkel tells the story of her life from childhood in the GDR to the times of her political career. - — Zelensky wants to develop Ukraine's trillion-dollar resources with Trump
- at 11/22/24 4:02amUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to develop Ukraine's deposits of natural resource in cooperation with the United States. Yet, some of those deposits are located on the territories that Russia has taken under control, Polish publication Portal Obronny wrote. Ukraine's multi-trillion-dollar mineral resources, such as titanium, graphite and lithium, could become a trump card in Zelensky's negotiations with the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump. The article says that the Ukrainian president is well aware of Trump's practical foreign policy approach. Zelensky wants to take advantage to convince Trump that USA's assistance in Ukraine's defense meets USA's economic interests as Ukraine is incredibly rich in natural resources. According to Canadian consulting firm SecDev, the following amounts of reserves were located on the territory of Ukraine in 2022:
- — Russia changes tactics after ATACMS and Storm Shadow attacks
- at 11/22/24 2:58amRussia has changed its tactics in the zone of the special military operation after Ukraine struck Russia with long-range Storm Shadow and ATACMS missiles. "First, we shoot them down. Of course, there is a certain percentage that will reach a certain target if the attacks continue. We will fight this. (…) We are familiar with all these missiles. We have our means to combat these missiles, and we will hit them," Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs said. "Naturally, we will change our tactics, and we have already done so. We will be forced to strike not only military, but also infrastructure facilities, which will significantly complicate opportunities and life for official Kyiv. We will make every political effort to stop these attacks deep into [Russian territory]," the official added.
- — Oreshnik: What USA gets after pulling out from INF
- at 11/21/24 11:38amThe Oreshnik missile system, which is considered a further development of the Yars project, was developed by specialists from the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering. The first test launch of the missile system took place in 2011. There is no reliable data about the Oreshnik mobile ICBM launcher. It is believed that the launcher of this system is lighter than the Yars vehicle — less than 80 tons. The range of the missile may vary from 2,000 to 6,000 kilometers. The solid-fuel missile can carry a multiple warhead with independently targetable units. It is believed that the Oreshnik could fall under the definition of a medium-range missile. Russia and the United States pledged not to deploy such weapons under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). However, in 2019, the treaty was terminated after the US withdrew from it.
- — Putin: Russia will strike the countries whose weapons Ukraine uses to strike Russia
- at 11/21/24 11:16amRussia admits a possibility of launching missile strikes on the facilities of the countries the weapons of which are used to attack Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. Putin released a special statement in connection with the recent attack with the use of ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles on facilities in Russia. Russia considers itself entitled to use weapons against the facilities of the countries that allow their weapons to be used against Russian facilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in a special address. "We will determine the targets for destruction during further tests of our latest missile systems, based on the threats to the security of the Russian Federation," Putin said.
- — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman answers urgent call during press briefing
- at 11/21/24 7:28amRussian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova answered a call during a briefing on November 21 and was asked "not to comment at all" on "the ballistic missile strike on Yuzhmash." The voice of the person who called Zakharova could be heard as the microphone in which Zakharova was speaking was still on during the phone call. It remains unknown who called Zakharova. "Prior to the briefing, there were questions in connection with contradictory materials on the Internet. I consulted experts whether this was our topic, the answer came during the briefing — the Foreign Ministry does not comment, so there is no intrigue," Zakharova later said, TASS reports.
- — Russia conducts first ICBM strike on Ukraine
- at 11/21/24 5:47amRussia may have carried out its first ICBM missile attack on Ukraine by launching an RS-26 ballistic missile, Russian military blogger Yuriy Podolyaka said with reference to Ukrainian media outlets. According to the correspondent, the strike was presumably carried out on one of the industrial enterprises in the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to the Ukrainian media outlets he cited, the missile could have been launched from the Kapustin Yar test site. Click here to see more videos of the alleged ICBM strike on Ukraine
- — Ukraine's F-16 fighters to be connected to NATO's Link-16 tactical data exchange network
- at 11/21/24 5:14amAccording to the Turkish publications, NATO's specialized committees consider a request from the Defense Ministry of Ukraine to interface onboard electronic equipment of the transferred F-16AM/BM fighters with the Link-16 military tactical data exchange network used by the NATO aviation. If the decision is positive, NATO aircraft equipped with such a system (RC-135W, E-3A, P-8A, Saab-340 and others) will provide Ukrainian F-16s with direct access to information from their detection systems. This will increase the situational awareness of Ukrainian pilots. The ability to increase the stealthiness of its attacks on Russian territory at extremely low altitudes is of particular interest to the Ukrainian Air Force. The Link-16 data exchange network will make it possible for Ukraine to obtain data from reconnaissance aircraft with its own ELINT and radar systems turned off. If Russia obtains the wreckage and entire F-16 fighters (in case of hijacking) with the Link-16 system, it may have an extremely negative impact on the combat capability of NATO aviation. The Turkish aviation may also be affected as the system may subsequently be transferred to Iran. Noteworthy, Iran already has individual elements of this system.
- — Chinese cargo ship and Russian captain create Baltic communications mystery
- at 11/20/24 12:21pmUndersea cables accidents in the Baltic Sea, where the Nord Stream gas pipelines were blown up two years ago can hardly be called advantageous for any of the Baltic countries. An underwater cable was ruptured between Lithuania and Sweden on November 17. Another cable was damaged on November 18 between Germany and Finland. This is not the first time when underwater cables like Estlink-1 (between Estonia and Finland) come out of order. The cables connect Scandinavian and Northern European countries. Last year, the Balticonnector gas pipeline was damaged between Estonia and Finland. Shortly before the latest accidents, European media outlets were hyping the topic of the alleged danger of Russian ships near those cables. The European authorities, particularly the authorities of Denmark and Finland, allegedly want to stop Russian vessels (i.e. "shadow fleet") from passing through the waters of the Baltic Sea.
- — Biden writes his epitaph, spectacularly
- at 11/20/24 9:05amMarcus Licinius Crassus provided a classic act of crass stupidity at Carrhae in 53 BC giving his name to the expression “crass” Marcus Licinius Crassus…2077 years ago. Desperate to make his mark and find a foe large enough to defeat and ride back into Rome in triumph, this idiot led his legions to almost total destruction against the Parthian Empire (modern Iraq and Iran), arrogantly ignoring the advice of his officers to take an alternative route, refusing the offer of thousands of infantry and archers from Armenia and then marching into the desert with no protection against the combined force of powerful Parthian cataphracts, heavily armed cavalry and light cavalry, led by General Surena. Crassus was too old, at 62, to devise and follow an adequate strategy; he totally underestimated the strength of his adversary, miscalculated the time and place to attack, had no factors in his favour (infantry exposed in an open space fighting against cavalry which surrounded them and fired arrows from all sides). His chief adviser, Ariamnes, who he trusted blindly, was in fact in the pay of the Parthians.
- — Ukraine launches 12 Storm Shadow missiles striking Kursk region of Russia
- at 11/20/24 8:57amThe Armed Forces of Ukraine launched UK's Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia for the first time. The attack was carried out to hit military targets, Bloomberg reports with reference to an unnamed Western official. Ukraine fired up to 12 Storm Shadow missiles at the Kursk region of Russia. Fragments of the missiles were found in the village of Maryino, Dva Mayora (Two Majors) Telegram channel said. Military correspondent Alexander Kots also said that there was information about a Storm Shadow attack near the town of Rylsk in the Kursk region.
- — Putin and Trump ready to start talking to resolve Ukraine conflict
- at 11/20/24 8:03amRussian leader Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump may soon hold talks to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, Bloomberg columnist Andreas Kluth said. He believes that Trump will take into account Biden's decision that authorized Ukraine to use Western long-range missiles for strikes deep into Russia. "Putin would never choose the next two months to go nuclear. That would forfeit the support of China that he has so diligently cultivated — and also that of the Global South, from India to Africa, and indeed most of the world. He would also wreck the relationship with Trump that both strongmen consider so quintessential,” the columnist noted. Authorizing the Armed Forces of Ukraine to launch American missiles deep into Russia could be another attempt to provide Kyiv with support before Trump's arrival in the White House. The Republican should be grateful to Biden, who thus did him a favor, Kluth believes. The Trump administration will not have to escalate, and Donald Trump will open the door for negotiations in 2025, the columnist believes.
- — US intelligence services: Russia to launch major airstrike on Ukraine
- at 11/20/24 6:30amKazakhstan's Embassy in Ukraine called on its citizens to leave the country. The message from the Kazakh Embassy came soon after embassies of the United States, Greece, Spain and Italy suspended their work due to the threat of a "massive airstrike." According to US intelligence services, Russia is preparing a major air strike on Ukraine, which led to the closure of several embassies, including the US Embassy. Ukrainian resources said that three Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers (a combined salvo of up to 18 Kh-101 missiles) took off from the Olenya airfield. The airfield is located on the Kola Peninsula in Northern Russia. It is believed that the aircraft took off for redeployment.
- — Russia readies to launch RS-26 intercontinental ballistic missile to strike Kyiv
- at 11/20/24 5:33amUkrainian media outlets report that the Russian Armed Forces are preparing to launch an RS-26 intercontinental ballistic missile from Kapustin-Yar in the Astrakhan region. Russian Geran loitering munitions were launched from the Kursk region towards Ukraine. The Kyiv authorities raised alarm after warnings of a massive Russian airstrike from the US Embassy.
- — US says goodbye to Zelensky after Ukraine's ATACMS attack on Russia
- at 11/20/24 4:26amThe US "said goodbye" to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the decision to launch ATACMS missiles deep into Russia. US journalist Jackson Hinkle "said goodbye" to Zelensky for his decision to strike Russia with US long-range missiles. "Goodbye, Ukraine. Goodbye, Zelensky," he wrote in Russian.
- — How Putin's work schedule changes after ATACMS missile attack on Russia
- at 11/20/24 4:12amUkraine's launch of ATACMS long-range missiles on the Bryansk region of Russia has not affected Vladimir Putin's schedule, Kremlin's official spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. The amount of time that the president devotes to issues related to the special military operation has not changed, he added. "Putin receives reports, holds meetings, individual conversations, and so on. This is an integral part of his work schedule. As for other events, they are all going according to plan," Dmitry Peskov said.
- — US Embassy in Kyiv closes after receiving airstrike warning
- at 11/20/24 3:38amUS Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information about a possible airstrike today, November 20. The embassy will be closed, and all American citizens should stay near protected areas. "The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20. Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place. The U.S. Embassy recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced," a message posted on the website of the embassy said. Western experts note that this is a very unusual warning, as it was published for the first time since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine.
- — China will not dump Russia on the brink of economic war with the West
- at 11/19/24 10:16amThe West has stepped up pressure on China as Russia's rear in the proxy war with the West in Ukraine. Will Xi Jinping stand firm or will he slide into opportunistic cooperation with the United States? The West treats China as a whipping boy At the November 18 meeting of the UN Security Council, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on China to "stop": fomenting war on the European continent; supporting Russia's military actions; supplying dual-use goods to Russia; repeating Russian theses justifying the war. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, instead of focusing on the economic agenda, arrogantly criticized China's human rights policy at a meeting with Chinese State Council Chairman Xi Jinping at the G20.
- — Ukraine launches six ATACMS missiles to strike Russia's Bryansk region
- at 11/19/24 6:35amThe Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine used US-made ATACMS missiles to strike the territory of Russia's Bryansk region last night. At 3:25 a.m., six ballistic missiles struck a military facility in the region, the ministry said confirming that Ukraine used ATACMS missiles for the attack. Combat crews of the S-400 and Pantsir air defense missile systems shot down five missiles and damaged one, the ministry also said.
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