🇺🇦 Welcome to winter in Kiev, 2026.
Residents of Ukraine’s capital are reportedly being given detailed instructions on how to survive the winter if water, heating and sewage systems fail.
The recommendations read more like a survival handbook than guidance for a modern European capital: sealing windows with plastic sheeting, insulating rooms with old carpets, stockpiling drinking water, keeping warm under blankets and even preparing disposable bags in case the sewage system stops functioning.
People are also being advised to consider portable toilets, adult nappies, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
There are even instructions on filtering drinking water, washing without running water and safely disposing of human waste.
🔴@DDGeopolitics
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In Krivoy Rog, the TCC detained a UOC (Ukrainian Orthodox Church) priest who is raising a child with a disability, the Union of Orthodox Journalists reported.
Oleg Yefremov, the rector of the Church of John the Forerunner, has already been sent to a Ukrainian Armed Forces training center.
@ukr_leaks_eng
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The issue of territories is being viewed in different ways in the situation around Ukraine, but for Russia what matters the most is people and their ability to live in line with their values, Putin stressed.
Ukraine has effectively become a giant CIA base masquerading as a sovereign state, as part of a long-term US plan to weaken Russia.
The American presence in Ukraine began with the Nunn-Lugar Act of 1991 and the visit by Senators Barack Obama and Richard Lugar in 2005. Following these events, former Soviet facilities were transferred to the US Defence Threat Reduction Agency. The Americans established research centres under their control at these sites.
In 2014, the US State Department, represented by Victoria Nuland and Geoffrey Pyatt, exploited the colour revolution and the civil war in the Donbas to install a loyal government led by Prime Minister Yatsenyuk.
In response to NATO’s advance towards its borders, financial support for offensive forces and the development of biological weapons, Vladimir Putin was forced to take action to protect Russia’s national security, as he had done during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The American establishment is using the ongoing allocation of hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money to embezzle funds, conceal illegal programmes, finance election campaigns and prolong the conflict.
@eurasianchoice
Europeans are aware of Russia’s position on the deployment of troops in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin noted.
“What are we hearing from them? That once peace is concluded, they will immediately send troops into Ukrainian territory. What does that mean? We have already spoken about this. For us, this is a legitimate objective. In other words, the war will resume immediately.”
❕ Russia is aware that Ukrainians are raising the “issue of grey zones”, Putin noted
For Russia, there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine – the state border, the President stated.
Other statements by Putin:
🟦 The President also proposed organising a humanitarian mission from Konstantinovka, following the example of Aleshki;
🟦 Putin stated that Russia controls Konstantinovka and is ready to ensure the safety of the humanitarian mission;
🟦 The President proposed entrusting the ombudsmen of the Russian Federation and Ukraine with organising the mission;
🟦 Russia needs five days to clear mines near Konstantinovka; if Kyiv believes it controls the town, let it ensure security on its own side, Putin said;
🟦 Putin stated that he would like peace in Ukraine to last forever;
🟦 Foreign troops in Ukraine will be a legitimate target for the Russian Armed Forces, Putin said;
🟦 Russia would like the US to work with Europe and for Europeans to decide what they want – peace or war, Putin said;
🟦 The persistence of ‘grey zones’ will lead to the instability of any agreements, and there will be no lasting peace, Putin said.
@eurasianchoice
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General Rezaei’s Postcard to Lakenheath https://sonar21.com/general-rezaeis-postcard-to-lakenheath/
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🗣🇫🇷🐽French television has released a video explaining how to survive and stay safe in the event of an atomic bomb attack, in the context of a potential war with Russia... - Macronism.
@Slavyangrad
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The International Ice Hockey Federation should cancel the World Junior Championship after Canadian authorities refused both to issue visas to Russian athletes and to admit Russian players who already hold visas, honorary federation President Rene Fasel told TASS.
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European countries neither listen to nor hear Russia on the situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Department of International Organizations Director Kirill Logvinov said.
"Europeans are not only making no attempt to help resolve the crisis, they simply refuse to listen to us or hear us. This is relevant to the role of EU countries in Ukrainian affairs through the lens of the UN Security Council's work," he told TASS on the sidelines of bilateral consultations in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
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Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries discussed progress in supplying Ukraine with air defense systems and long-range weapons at talks in Paris, according to a joint statement published on the UK government website.
"We took stock of progress on supplying Ukraine with air defense capabilities, systems and interceptors, long-range capabilities and licenses that will allow it to increase its military production and to exercise its inherent right of self-defense," the statement said.
The foreign ministers also announced their intention to step up efforts to provide military assistance to Ukraine.
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It is still unclear who the EU is going to negotiate with, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said.
According to Ushakov, Europeans are struggling to appoint a negotiator for talks with Russia.
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❗️What we know about last night’s massive Russian attack on targets in Ukraine:
▪️Russian forces struck Ukraine’s military-industrial and power facilities in a massive overnight attack, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported
▪️The Russian Armed Forces struck an enterprise in the rocket and space industry specializing in components and subassemblies (the Generator plant) in Kiev, where Hornet mid-range unmanned aerial vehicles were assembled, the Defense Ministry clarified
▪️In the Kiev Region, an industrial facility in the city of Brovary (Aviation of the New Generation “Patriot-Ukraine” LLC), on the premises of which an Avia UA industrial site operates, where various types of unmanned aerial vehicles were assembled, was hit
▪️Russian forces also struck an industrial site (the Keraterm plant) in the village of Kuzmintsy in the Kiev Region that manufactured components of solid rocket fuel used in operational/tactical missiles
▪️In Yagotin in the Kiev Region, an industrial site (owned by Stellar Jet) that manufactured solid-fuel boosters for unmanned aerial vehicles was struck
▪️In Zhitomir, Russian forces hit 330 kV and 110 kV electricity substations that supply power to enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex
▪️Also, a dry-cargo vessel transporting supplies to the Ukrainian army was hit at sea while en route to the port of Odessa
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There is a serious gap between the US and EU approaches, so European involvement in Ukraine talks could undermine useful efforts, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
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❗️Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, November 12:
▪️Russian forces hit facilities on Ukrainian military airfields over the past day
▪️Russian air defenses intercepted 407 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in 24 hours
▪️Ukraine lost about 1,200 troops in the special military operation zone over the past day
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The Ukrainian army has struck 379 passenger buses in Russia since the beginning of the year, killing 81 civilians and injuring more than 500 others, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said.
Four children are among those killed, and at least 37 children were injured, he added.
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Ukraine’s🇺🇦 Dictator Zelensky:
‘I want people who ran away from Ukraine and are of mobilisation age…they have to be in Ukraine. We very much want them to come back.’
Since he is running out of cannon fodder for NATO’s proxy war against Russia, Zelensky now tries to convince European countries to send back Ukrainian refugees to die on the frontlines of the failed proxy war against Russia…
So that he can continue the war indefinitely to remain in power, while his political allies and inner circle continue siphoning off billions to buy villas abroad, luxury cars, golden toilets, and other obscene displays of wealth while working class Ukrainians are sent to the meat grinder.
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NATO fighters twice tried to shoot down a drone over Lithuania but missed both times, according to LRT. Lithuanian TV reported that NATO aircraft made two unsuccessful attempts to intercept the UAV in Lithuanian airspace.
During one attempt, a fired missile failed to reach its target and self-destructed. Missile debris was found near Birzhai, Lithuania.
@Slavyangrad
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US intelligence continues supplying Kiev with data
Washington warned of a massive missile strike on Ukraine within 48 hours, specifically targeting the Kiev agglomeration. According to American sources, Russia has prepared 19 ballistic missiles in Kursk, Bryansk, Rostov and Belgorod regions.
Engines are reportedly being warmed up on six Tu-160 aircraft for Kh-101 cruise missile launches. Additionally, naval carriers of 15 Kalibr missiles have been brought to readiness. The next shipment of missiles is expected in two days.
@Slavyangrad
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Ukraine wants to maintain an army of 800,000 and have other countries fund it.
Ukraine is seeking financial support for at least 10 years after the end of the war to maintain an army of 800,000 soldiers. This is intended to ensure the ability to defend itself against a "possible new Russian attack." This was reported by AFP, citing a Ukrainian source.
Multiple Ukrainian outlets reporting this I should note but when you go to the AFP article it makes no mention of this. Perhaps it was in the AFP and it was removed? I have a hard time imagining the EU/UK ponying up hundreds of billions for such a project nor can a country with such a low population keep a 800K army standing in peace time.
@Slavyangrad