Putin Recognizes Donbass Republics, Sends Russian Military to 'Denazify' Ukraine

youlik said:
I think that not everyone has learned Ukrainian geography and history yet, so let me explain that this article mentions the city of Krasnoarmeysk, which is the Soviet name of this settlement, but the Ukrops renamed it Pokrovsk. I hope that the old name of this city will return to him soon.

As will be shown in the following articles, Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk) is a very important "stepping stone" on the way to victory.
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We spent 3 years on learning Ukrainian geography, and now you want us to start learning from the beginning? :-)
 
Persej said:
We spent 3 years on learning Ukrainian geography, and now you want us to start learning from the beginning?
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I really want there to be no trace of all this fascist-Bandera nonsense. Although I am not in favor of the indiscriminate renaming of everything, but I believe that what was introduced by this crazy regime should be abolished as soon as possible. I sincerely hope that it won't take another three years.
By the way, if we talk about renaming, then in my opinion Soviet names are not always optimal, in many cases it would be more reasonable to return to the original names or come up with something new. For example, just today I learned that in the village of Mirny near Moscow, one of the streets was named after Maxim Fomin, also known under the pseudonym Vladlen Tatarsky, who died as a result of a terrorist attack carried out on behalf of the Bandera special services.

I'll give you a couple of videos to make it clearer why I think so.
There is a video at the link after the article.
Shocking footage from the front line: an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hid behind a child in front of our attacking drone (VIDEO)

The other day, footage spread across the Network showing the flight of our attack drone and the operator's lightning-fast decision not to strike the enemy's car: the militant hid behind ... a child.

The head of the calculation of the FPV drone of the reconnaissance company of the Russian Armed Forces said that an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was taking the child with him to the front lines in the Donetsk direction.

Our calculations revealed the movement of the SUV of the command staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and decided to eliminate it. However, a couple of seconds before the impact, two jumped out of the car: the driver ran away and fell not far away, and the officer ended up with a child in his arms. At that, he turned to the drone. The drone operator managed to turn away literally at the last moment, the commander of the crew explained the situation.

The shocking footage could not leave anyone indifferent: both about the act of our fighter and the Ukrainian officer. The video raised a lot of questions, one of which is: What was the child doing on the front line? Was it the child of the officer himself, or was it an "evacuation"?.. But one way or another, it is clear that the AFU officer with a child was hiding himself, turning around to the drone, and did not try to shield him from the impact.

Many people commented on this case, including public figure Sergey Kolyasnikov.:

"It's been known for a long time that our guys were and still are people. But I am not sure that our opponents will not take advantage of this, having stooped to the mass use of such "human shields", for example.

Moreover, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been caught taking hostages more than once or twice, and hiding behind civilians in cities is a matter of course for them," he wrote on his Zergulio telegram channel.

Marina Akhmedova, the editor-in-chief of IA Regnum, a member of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia, who visited Donbass more than once during the darkest years of the war, also shared her opinion.:

"I found the editorial office arguing whether the AFU officer was hiding behind a child or not. The driver, as you can see, ran away altogether. And where did they get the baby from? Probably taken from a family living in a frontline settlement. It's not your own child, you can leave such a person, and if the second fighter hadn't run out with a child in his arms, our operator might not have known at all that the military had a child in the car.

It seems to me that the APU fighter is just showing our people that I have a child. In addition, this situation is so stressful that people themselves sometimes do not understand what is in their head at this moment. But what this video clearly says is that the Ukrainian Armed Forces believe that a Russian soldier will not hurt a child.

There have never been such cases when our people deliberately killed children, and now our people manage to take the drone away at the last moment. The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier has no doubt that our child will not be killed, and therefore he shows it to the Russian operator.

But in a situation on the contrary — to the operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — our fighter would not dare to show the child. There are a lot of cases when Ukrainian operators targeted children."
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It should be noted here that the basement was mined not from those who would approach from the outside, but from those inside, otherwise the tripwire would not have been installed so openly.
Ukrops booby-trapped children in the basement in a simple way. Pay attention to the children, to their frightened eyes, and you will understand who we are fighting with. With those who do not shy away from using the innocent as human shields, who sow death and destruction, hiding behind false ideals of freedom.

Я очень хочу, чтобы от всего этого фашистско-бандеровского морока не осталось и следа. Хоть я и не сторонник огульного переименования всего и вся, но я считаю, что то что было привнесено этим сумасшедшим режимом должно быть упразднено как можно быстрее. От всей души надеюсь, что для этого не понадобится еще трех лет.
Кстати, если говорить о переименовании, то на мой взгляд советские названия не всегда оптимальны, во многих случаях резоннее было бы вернуться к первоначальным названиям или придумать что то новое. Например, вот только сегодня я узнал, что в подмосковном поселке Мирный одну из улиц назвали именем Максим Фомина известного так же под псевдонимом Владлен Татарский, который погиб в результате терракта, совершенного по заданию бандеровцев.
Приведу пару видео, чтобы было понятней почему я так считаю.
По ссылке после статьи есть видео.
Здесь следует обратить внимание, что подвал заминировали не от тех, кто будет подходить снаружи, а от тех кто находится внутри, в противном случае растяжку не стали бы устанавливать так открыто.
 
youlik said:
By the way, if we talk about renaming, then in my opinion Soviet names are not always optimal, in many cases it would be more reasonable to return to the original names or come up with something new.
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I found a list of everything that was renamed in 2016. There are a couple of thousands of names! But as I understand, the communists also did the same thing when they came in power?

List of Ukrainian toponyms that were changed as part of decommunization in 2016 - Wikipedia

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Persej said:
I found a list of everything that was renamed in 2016. There are a couple of thousands of names! But as I understand, the communists also did the same thing when they came in power?
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Yes, indeed, a lot has happened since the 1917 revolution, and unfortunately, many processes cannot be described as positive. In particular, all kinds of renaming. This topic is very sensitive or it should be, but, I repeat, I believe that there should be no trace of the Nazi government in Ukraine.

Да, действительно после революции 1917 года очень много всего произошло и, к сожалению, многие процессы охарактеризовать как положительные нельзя. В частности всякие переименования. Эта тема весьма деликатная или она должна быть такой, но, я повторюсь, считаю что от нацистской власти на украине не должно остаться и следа.
 
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Russian troops liberated the community of Yasenovoye in the Donbass region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday:
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Russian troops delivered an overnight strike by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), hitting energy sites of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported
MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the community of Yasenovoye in the Donbass region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

"Battlegroup Center units liberated the settlement of Yasenovoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia hammers energy sites of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector in overnight strike​

Russian troops delivered an overnight strike by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), hitting energy sites of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported.

"Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a combined strike by ground-based, airborne and sea-launched long-range precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting gas and power supply facilities of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector, the infrastructure of military airfields and the sites storing and preparing attack unmanned aerial vehicles for launch. The goals of the strike were achieved," the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 20 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area​

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 20 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of a tank brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Veliky Burluk and Olkhovatka in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 20 personnel, an armored combat vehicle and an artillery gun in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 215 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day​

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 215 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of three mechanized, a mountain assault and a jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade near Druzhelyubovka, Zelyony Gai, Petropavlovka and Boguslavka in the Kharkov Region, Novolyubovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Yampolovka and Zvanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 215 personnel, two tanks, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, two motor vehicles and three field artillery guns, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed four ammunition depots and two electronic warfare stations of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia's Battlegroup South inflicts 210 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day​

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 210 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two US-made armored vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Katerinovka, Seversk, Chasov Yar and Predtechino in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 210 personnel, two US-made HMMWV armored vehicles, two field artillery guns and three motor vehicles," it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 505 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day​

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 505 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup Center units "inflicted casualties on formations of four mechanized, a motorized infantry and a jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian army, a territorial defense brigade and two National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Belitskoye, Rodinskoye, Novosergeyevka, Andreyevka, Uspenovka, Dimitrov and Udachnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 505 personnel, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, four artillery guns and seven motor vehicles, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 155 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day​

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 155 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of a tank brigade and three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade near Bogatyr, Skudnoye, Shevchenko, Burlatskoye, Novosyolka and Novopol in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 155 personnel, two motor vehicles and six field artillery guns, including two NATO weapons in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 55 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day​

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 55 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted casualties on formations of two mechanized and two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka and Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye Region, Pridneprovskoye and Antonovka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 55 personnel, two artillery guns and seven motor vehicles, it specified.

Russian forces strike Ukrainian army, equipment in 137 areas over past day​

Russian forces struck Ukrainian manpower and military hardware in 137 areas over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck amassed enemy manpower and equipment in 137 areas," the ministry said

Russian air defenses destroy 128 Ukrainian UAVs, three Hammer smart bombs over day​

Russian air defense forces shot down 128 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and three Hammer smart bombs over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities destroyed three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, a rocket of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 128 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 653 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 42,979 unmanned aerial vehicles, 592 surface-to-air missile systems, 21,287 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,514 multiple rocket launchers, 21,495 field artillery guns and mortars and 31,459 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

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As we say, the bird on the tail has brought that Putin's first conversation with Trump will take place any minute now. It wasn't announced anywhere, so let's see what kind of "bird" it is.


Ukrops are still in their own repertoire.
Zakharova: Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a convoy with IAEA experts in Zaporizhia
According to the diplomat, the rotation of the IAEA experts at the ZNPP did not take place again due to Kiev's fault.
MOSCOW, February 12. /tass/. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) did not allow the experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to get to the Zaporizhia NPP.

The diplomat's comment notes that the Russian military waited for the experts for several hours under drone strikes and the threat of shelling. On the way back, a convoy carrying experts from the IAEA secretariat, who were supposed to leave the station, and the Russian military were attacked.

"When the column returns... It was hit by UAVs and mortar fire," the diplomat said. She also pointed out that with the help of drones, "the Kiev regime made another attempt" to attack the station.
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Как у нас говорят, птичка на хвосте принесла, что сейчас, с минуты на минуту состоится первый разговор Путина с Трампом. Это нигде не анонсировалось, так что посмотрим че это за "птичка".
Укропы по прежнему в своем репертуаре.
 
Well, they finally brought it to us.
"It's time to work together." Putin and Trump spoke 23 days after the inauguration in the United States.

The leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held their first official telephone conversation since the inauguration of the American president for the current term of office 23 days ago, on January 20. The heads of state discussed the issue of stopping the fighting in Ukraine, bilateral relations and a number of other issues, they also agreed to continue contacts and organize a personal meeting.

According to data from the Kremlin's website, Putin's last telephone conversation with the head of the United States took place on February 12, 2022. The Russian leader and Joe Biden talked for more than an hour, the main topics were security guarantees for Russia and the situation around Ukraine. They also discussed the bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington.

TASS has collected the main information about the conversation between the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States.

Time to work together
Putin "supported one of the main theses of the American head of state that the time has come for our countries to work together," Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian head of state, said after the leaders' conversation. In a telephone conversation, Putin and Trump agreed to organize a personal meeting, and the Russian president invited the American leader to visit Moscow during the telephone conversation.
Putin expressed readiness to receive American officials in Russia in those areas of mutual interest, including the issue of the Ukrainian settlement.
Trump said on the Truth Social network that they agreed on the need to resolve the Ukrainian crisis and establish new contacts: "We agreed to cooperate very closely, this includes visits to our countries."
The Ukrainian conflict
Trump "called for an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful solution to the problem," Peskov said. Putin mentioned the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Trump that a long-term settlement "can be achieved through peaceful negotiations."
The US president himself wrote that Russia and the United States had agreed "that our teams should start negotiations immediately": "And we will start with a call <...> Zelensky to inform him about the conversation. I'll get on it right now."
Trump added that he "asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, National Security Aide Michael Waltz and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to conduct these negotiations," which he believes "will be successful."
The telephone conversation between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky took place and has already ended. This is reported by the Ukrainian edition of "Novosti. Live" with a link to Zelensky's office.
Relations between Russia and the USA
During the conversation, the topics of the Middle East settlement, the Iranian nuclear program, as well as bilateral Russian-American economic relations were touched upon, Peskov said.
As Trump wrote in Truth Social, in addition to the crisis in Ukraine, they also discussed "The Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, the strength of the dollar and other topics."
According to the American president, the leaders also spoke about the successful cooperation between the two countries during the Second World War: "We both touched upon the great history of our peoples and the fact that we fought so successfully together in the Second World War, we remembered that Russia lost tens of millions of people, and we, like them. We lost a lot of people."
Exchange of citizens
The leaders discussed issues "related to the exchange of Russian and US citizens." Trump assured that "the American side will fulfill all the agreements reached," Peskov added.
Phone conversation
This is the first official telephone conversation between the two leaders since Trump's inauguration 23 days ago, on January 20. Earlier, The New York Post reported on another telephone conversation between Putin and Trump, but the Kremlin did not confirm or deny this information.
Putin's last conversation with Trump, which was reported by the Kremlin, took place on July 23, 2020. No other high-level contacts have been officially reported since that time.
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Ну вот наконец и до нас довели.
 

Putin Invites Trump To Visit Moscow In 'Highly Productive' Call, Ready For Peace​

by Tyler Durden
Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025

"US President Trump and Russian President Putin held a nearly hour-and-a-half call this morning which the US president described as "lengthy and highly productive."

"Trump said on Truth Social that both leaders had extended invitations of "visiting each other's nations," while, the US leader said he would be calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "right now" to inform him about the call."


"Just on the heels of the historic Putin call, President Trump has revealed an outline of his call with Ukraine's President Zelensky, calling it a "meaningful conversation". He had earlier vowed to inform Zelensky of the contents of the Putin phone call, at a moment European allies are stressing that there can be no peace deal without Ukraine's direct input and participation."

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"Trump has pledged that talks to end the war will start immediately. Wednesday marks the first known conversation between Trump and Putin since the new US president entered office last month."

"I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia."

"We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects. We both reflected on the Great History of our Nations, and the fact that we fought so successfully together in World War II, remembering, that Russia lost tens of millions of people, and we, likewise, lost so many!"

"We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together."

"But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine."

"President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, “COMMON SENSE.”

More in the article below with videos of Hedseth stating to the NATO leaders NO NATO for Ukraine and EU/NATO must learn to take care of itself, and Tulsi Gabbards confirmation

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I wonder what is really happening among European leaders right now. On the surface it seems like they are panicking and demanding to be a side in the negotiations and are obviously not happy about the war coming to an end. Those elites are mad because they no longer have any saying in important geopolitical matters. Europe is no longer an equal partner for leading economics like USA, BRICS. What do they really expect while saying that Ukraine must decide whether it wants to negotiate or not? They're fully aware that Ukraine on its own will continue this madness to the last Ukrainian and after that they will demand polish people to fight for them. What do those leaders really try to accomplish? Is it only about being bribed by the deep state? Or they just don't know what to say and do anymore, they are aware it will be their end soon.

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Zelensky says Ukraine not to accept results of talks without Kiev
Ukraine crisis 13 Feb, 06:47
Zelensky emphasized that the fact that American President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin before calling him was deeply upsetting for him

MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. Ukraine will not accept any results of bilateral talks between Moscow and Washington on a conflict settlement held without Kiev's participation, Vladimir Zelensky said.

"I made this clear to our partners: we will not accept any bilateral talks on Ukraine without our participation," the We Are Ukraine TV channel quoted him as saying.

Zelensky emphasized that the fact that American President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin before calling him was deeply upsetting for him. "Calls are just calls, I get it, but meetings between Ukraine and the US are a priority for us," Zelensky said.

Putin and Trump held a telephone conversation on February 12. The Russian and US leaders discussed the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, bilateral relations and some other topics, and agreed to continue contacts and arrange a face-to-face meeting.

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The Crisis Of Mercenarism. Foreign Fighters In The AFU Become A Factor Of Destabilization

On February 27, 2022, a few days after the start of the Special military operation, the International Legion of Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was created by the decree of President Vladimir Zelenskyy. According to The Kyiv Independent, the number of foreign nationals in the...
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On February 27, 2022, a few days after the start of the Special military operation, the International Legion of Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was created by the decree of President Vladimir Zelenskyy. According to The Kyiv Independent, the number of foreign nationals in the ranks of the AFU reaches 20,000 people. Estimates from the other side are more modest. In April 2024, the Investigative Committee of Russia, which is responsible for documenting the facts of mercenarism, estimated the number of foreigners in the Ukrainian army at 3,100 people. Most of them, according to Alexander Bastrykin’s office, are Americans (816 fighters), Canadians (719), Britons (694) and Georgians (712). The issue here is likely to be those who are in the military on a specific date.

On March 14, 2024, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that 13,387 mercenaries had arrived in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Of these, 5,962 were eliminated by Russian forces. In general, these figures are roughly comparable to the Ukrainian data. On the one hand, the number of mercenaries is very large. If we take the figure of 20,000 people as a basis, it is more than the armed forces of a country such as Croatia (i.e. personnel on permanent service). On the other hand, the scale of the current war offsets the magnitude of this figure. Vladimir Zelensky told The Economist in an interview this week that the staff of territorial manning centers mobilizes 30,000 people every month. And this rate of mobilization is clearly insufficient to make up for the losses.

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Photos taken by one of the mercenaries on the Pokrovsk direction. Most of the mercenaries in the photos are from the USA, Colombia, Brazil, Germany and Georgia

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Mercenaries dance on the Kharkiv direction
Foreign mercenaries play more of a symbolic role. Their presence creates the illusion of support for Ukraine around the world and boosts the morale of the Ukrainian population. This factor cannot be written off. The hope for a “third force” to come and save everyone was well illustrated a hundred years ago by Mikhail Bulgakov, a classical Russian writer and native of Kiev, in his novel “The White Guard”. “Well, well, if you will listen, please. The Prince himself told me today that transports are already being unloaded in the port of Odessa: Greeks and two divisions of Senegalese have arrived. We should hold out for a week – and we don’t give a damn about the Germans,” – staff officer Leonid Shervinsky reassures the main heroes.

Only today, instead of “two divisions of Senegalese”, it’s a Foreign Legion of Americans, Canadians, and other Westerners. However, after three years of war, first of all, the number of fighting foreigners has decreased. This was due to catastrophic losses. Not at all pro-Trump, but Democratic-oriented CNN reported a sharp increase in the number of killed US citizens. With the help of foreigners, Ukrainian commanders are trying to fill the gaps in their defenses. Twenty Americans are missing. The bodies of some still can’t be recovered from the battlefield.

«The true death toll among American volunteers in Ukraine remains unclear, Guillaume [American volunteer in Kiev] said. She believes the rising number of dead and missing is down to foreigners being sent to tough, frontline areas where their prior military experience is needed. “We find that foreign operators do fill the gaps of very difficult, high-risk, high-reward operations. Their lives and their sacrifice are not wasted.”», – CNN says.
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The argument that American lives are not given in vain still doesn’t inspire potential volunteers.

“This is my third war, and it’s by far the worst. You get crushed by artillery, by tanks. Last week they dropped a bomb from a plane next to us, 300 meters away. It’s horrible shit,” says former Marine Troy Offenbecker.
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“This is my third war, and it’s by far the worst. You get crushed by artillery, by tanks. Last week they dropped a bomb from a plane next to us, 300 meters away. It’s horrible shit,” says former Marine Troy Offenbecke
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“The worst day in Afghanistan or Iraq is the best day in Ukraine. But even on the worst days, we always tried to control the situation, unlike the Ukrainian commanders,” the Daily Beast quotes former Ranger David Bramlett as saying.
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It is not only the citizens of the United States of America who are suffering losses. The TASS news agency quotes the words of residents evacuated from the Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) district:


“We had mercenaries from Colombia in our settlement for a long time, everyone knew about their origin, it was no secret. There were many of them, the group was quite large. Just before we were evacuated, they were all hit at once”. Huge losses are gradually becoming a factor that reduces the flow of mercenaries from poor Latin American countries. It is no longer a way to earn a living, but a “one-way ticket”.
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On February 12, the Swiss Foreign Ministry for the first time officially confirmed the death of its citizen in the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces. No details were given about the unit and place of death. However, it is reported that the military judicial authorities are investigating 13 people for participation in the conflict. The fact is that the Swiss Confederation is formally a neutral state. Participation in foreign wars is forbidden by law. But politicians are increasingly calling for the law to be “adapted” because Swiss mercenaries are fighting for a “just cause”. Bern’s neutrality can be reasonably questioned. The Swiss authorities have given Ukraine some 2.5 billion dollars in aid since the beginning of the war.

The Crisis Of Mercenarism. Foreign Fighters In The AFU Become A Factor Of Destabilization
Patrick Schaerre, 44yo, Swiss Maltese, from Gharghur, Malta but also lived in Zurich, Switzerland. Patrick and his unit also participated in Kursk offensive in August 2024 where they are still being sent to.
The Crisis Of Mercenarism. Foreign Fighters In The AFU Become A Factor Of Destabilization

Second, the authority of foreign fighters has diminished. This is due to the numerous scandals involving mercenaries. On February 11, 2025, according to Bild, Ukrainian law enforcement arrested a German Foreign Legion fighter, Ben R. He is suspected of committing sexual crimes and publishing rape videos on the Internet.

The Crisis Of Mercenarism. Foreign Fighters In The AFU Become A Factor Of Destabilization

The Crisis Of Mercenarism. Foreign Fighters In The AFU Become A Factor Of Destabilization
Ben Levent von Rombs
Thousands of photos and videos were found in the mercenary’s Bavarian apartment, showing the “warrior’s” predilection for pedophilia. The case against the mercenary in Germany has been ongoing since 2021. This did not prevent him from fighting on the side of Ukraine. In 2022, Ben R. was banned from taking part in battles and wearing a military uniform. However, in 2023 he somehow found his way back to the front and fought in Bakhmut against the PMC “Wagner”. He was wounded and even gave an interview to the Bild newspaper about his “heroic” adventures. Western journalists were not at all embarrassed by the soldier’s background.

Brutal crimes are committed by foreign mercenaries in the occupied parts of the Kursk region. According to former DPR Information Minister Daniil Bezsonov, at least 300 foreigners are fighting in Kursk. Residents of the Suzhansky district told Russian investigators that even the AFU soldiers themselves warned them about the brutality of the mercenaries.

“They said: leave if you can, get out of here, otherwise these Poles will come. They mocked us,” says a survivor who left the captured territories. Numerous reports of crimes against civilians, often linked to the actions of foreigners, do not add to the credibility of the Foreign Legion.
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If mercenaries are a destabilizing factor in Ukraine today, in the near future they may become a serious headache for the West itself. Hundreds of veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq joined the ranks of murderers and madmen after returning home. However, these were regular soldiers who had all the social guarantees and could count on the professional help of psychologists from numerous organizations supporting veterans of combat operations. In the case of Ukraine, mercenaries have no guarantees and act as “wild geese”. North America and Western Europe risk a crime wave that is also closely linked to the shadowy Ukrainian arms market.

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Supporting Ukraine would cost Europe another $3.1 trillion over next 10 years — Bloomberg
According to the agency, Europe's commitment to support Ukraine has exposed the scale of the challenge facing Europeans, for which they are currently largely unprepared

NEW YORK, February 13. /TASS/. Supporting Ukraine and expanding their own armed forces may cost the largest European countries an additional $3.1 trillion over the next 10 years, according to estimates cited by Bloomberg Economics in connection with a statement by the United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who warned Europe that it must ensure its own security.

In particular, the agency estimated that rebuilding Ukraine's armed forces could cost about $175 bln over 10 years, depending on the condition of the troops at the time of the settlement. A peacekeeping force of 40,000 troops would cost about $30 bln over the same period.

Most of the funds would go toward strengthening the armed forces of EU member states and increasing the combined defense budget to 3.5% of GDP, which is in line with recent discussions at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Bloomberg wrote. Additional funds would be used to finance artillery stockpiles, air defense systems, and missile systems. According to Bloomberg Economics, if the financing is done through debt, the five largest European NATO members would need an additional $2.7 trillion in borrowed funds over the next 10 years. Europe is not prepared to take on a large share of the burden, Bloomberg noted.

According to the agency, Europe's commitment to support Ukraine has exposed the scale of the challenge facing Europeans, for which they are currently largely unprepared. In particular, according to a senior European official, Russia has a significant manpower advantage over Europe, and its military economy is capable of producing shells and other military equipment at a rate that exceeds the needs of the army on the front lines in Ukraine.

In addition, Bloomberg Economics predicted that Ukraine would need to spend about $230 bln to restore buildings and infrastructure. At the same time, according to the agency, there is currently a $130 bln gap between Ukraine's reconstruction needs and promised funding, which jeopardizes any economic recovery and could undermine Ukraine's long-term sustainability, the agency said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed, among other things, the prospects for a settlement in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on February 12. According to the Kremlin, Trump spoke in favor of a quick end to hostilities and a peaceful solution to the problem. Putin, for his part, mentioned the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Trump that a long-term settlement could be achieved through peaceful negotiations, the Russian leader's press service said.

Ukraine intensifies attacks on Energodar due to failures on frontline — Russian politician​

According to Vladimir Rogov, Ukraine’s attacks on Energodar and its actions in the Kursk Region stem from Zelensky’s desire to portray the Ukrainian armed forces as a viable threat in these regions
MELITOPOL, February 13. /TASS/. The Kiev regime has increased the number of artillery and drone strikes on Energodar, the city adjacent to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), to compensate for failures on the frontline, including in the Kursk Region, Russian Civic Chamber member Vladimir Rogov said in an interview with TASS.

"Recently, shelling of Energodar and drone strikes against the city have intensified. Things are bleak along the entire frontline for the Ukrainian armed forces. [Vladimir] Zelensky also recognizes that in the event of the reduction of funding and arms supplies from the US, the European Union will not be able to provide the same kind of support. It will continue to lose territory currently under its control, so now it is starting to carry out reckless actions in certain sections of the frontline, with the shelling of IAEA staff serving as a prime example," he said.

According to the politician’s assessment, Ukraine’s attacks on Energodar and its actions in the Kursk Region stem from Zelensky’s desire to portray the Ukrainian armed forces as a viable threat in these regions to strengthen his position in any potential negotiations, as well as to demonstrate that the Ukrainian forces are capable of continuing military operations.

IAEA staff rotation disrupted again at ZNPP​

On February 12, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a routine rotation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat’s experts, which was previously scheduled for February 5 but had to be postponed due to Ukraine, was once again blocked. According to her, it is Ukraine that is keeping these rotations from happening. On the same day, the agency’s Director General Rafael Grossi described the cancellation of Wednesday’s rotation of IAEA experts due to "intense military activity" as completely unacceptable, not mentioning, however, which side created risks to their security.

In the morning, the Russian Defense Ministry shared footage that confirms Kiev’s use of attack drones and artillery on a convoy with the IAEA experts heading to the site of the rotation at the Zaporozhye NPP.

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From Zelensky to Deep State: Who Could Try to Sabotage Putin-Trump Ukraine Peace Push?

The Putin-Trump phone call has sparked an outcry on both sides of the Atlantic among officials looking to keep the conflict going forever. What forces could bring their resources to bear to stop peace?
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The Putin-Trump phone call has sparked an outcry on both sides of the Atlantic among officials looking to keep the conflict going forever. What forces could bring their resources to bear to stop peace?

Volodymyr Zelensky​

Has the most to lose, facing not only the cutoff of easy-to-embezzle Western aid, but potential assassination by the neo-Nazi thugs helping keep his regime afloat.
Zelensky could sabotage peace by: a) rejecting Trump’s orders b) making a deal for support from other NATO powers c) staging a false flag provocation to justify keeping the conflict going, something already done successfully in the spring of 2022 to bolster Western support.

EU and UK​

Arguably more heavily invested in the Ukraine project than the US, and the main beneficiaries of the 2014 Maidan coup, EU countries and the UK could take over US commitments. This would cost Europe $3.1 trln over 10 years, per a new assessment by Bloomberg Economics.

US Congress​

Without Congressional support, Trump won’t be able to lift Russia sanctions, nor fully halt money and arms being sent to Ukraine.
Only Congress can approve or block new aid packages. If Democrats and even a handful of hawkish Republicans (of whom there are plenty) teamed up, Trump’s plans to bring pressure to bear on Kiev could be frustrated.

Deep State​

After Trump’s election in 2016, elements of the deep state, ranging from the intelligence community and State Department to top officials like Mike Pompeo and John Bolton successfully sabotaged his agenda, including Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russia.

In his first term, Trump 1.0 ended up not only ramping up anti-Russian sanctions and joined the diplomatic expulsion wars, but approved arms aid for Ukraine in 2017.

The deep state has its own ideas about the ‘right’ trajectory for US foreign policy.

In 2020, Trump Syria envoy Jim Jeffrey offered interesting insights into how the Washington apparatus works, boasting about how he and his staff obfuscated and covered up the true size of the US military footprint in Syria, and straight up ignored the president’s demands to withdraw troops.

In Ukraine, where the strategic, military and economic stakes are far higher, it’s guaranteed the deep state will try to sabotage Trump.

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Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine: How It is Progressing

In February, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after Kiev intensified attacks on the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Moscow was aiming to stop the eight-year conflict being waged by Ukraine against the people of Donbass.
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