Russian forces cross Ukrainian border 22.02.2022 morning

[Dragoon]

US Threatens African Nations With Sanctions If They Buy Russian Products Other Than Grain

The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, warned African countries last week not to purchase anything from Russia besides grain and fertilizer, or else they could face sanctions.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitic...ts-other-grain


America is saying: "We will remake the world in our image"

[Abriekman]

Did anybody ever think about why is Russia planning to do referendum in September on its controlled territories in Ukraine? It can very seriously change war, since when Donbass, Zaporozhya or Kherson region will be joined to Russia and Ukraine will try to attack or still control even small percentage of region, that is supposed to be part of Russian Federation, Putin will declare war on Ukraine and use more military potential and it will be likely the end for Ukraine country or very unlikely can cause collapse of Russia. I think Russian government knows, that they won't win this war with this amount of troops they have now in Ukraine.

[Loki]

US Threatens African Nations With Sanctions If They Buy Russian Products Other Than Grain

The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, warned African countries last week not to purchase anything from Russia besides grain and fertilizer, or else they could face sanctions.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitic...ts-other-grain

That is disgusting blackmailing. South Africa has already ridiculed this. The US is acting like a colonial overlord to Africa.

https://tass.com/politics/1492503

[Loki]

Militia forces seize large amount of war trophies, rare NATO weapons in Donbass — LPR

These weapons, in particular, include Javelin and NLAW anti-armor systems, motor vehicles and tracked hardware, armor, mortars and howitzers, Andrey Marochko said

LUGANSK, August 11. /TASS/. The armed forces of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) seized a large amount of war trophies and foreign-made weapons in battles with the Ukrainian military in Donbass, LPR people’s militia officer Andrey Marochko told TASS on Thursday.

"The exact number of trophy weapons cannot be established but I can say that there is a large amount of them," the officer said.

These weapons, in particular, include Javelin and NLAW anti-armor systems, motor vehicles and tracked hardware, armor, mortars and howitzers, Marochko said.

"There are rare items among them: expensive sniper rifles, assault rifles, grenade launchers from actually all of NATO countries - Germany, France and the Czech Republic. There are Polish mortars with rocket munitions that can be hardly heard," he elaborated.

"All these weapons were seized, adopted for service and are operational in the LPR people’s militia," the officer specified.

The LPR militia has a large amount of ammunition for these weapons as the Ukrainian troops abandoned many positions and could not evacuate missile/artillery arms depots and also military hardware due to a shortage of fuel and other reasons, he said.

"An approximate amount and types of these armaments were demonstrated in Lisichansk. Some of them will, perhaps, will be handed over to the museum but a priority now is to recover materiel and weapons to use them against the enemy," Marochko stressed.

[Aldaris]

Militia forces seize large amount of war trophies, rare NATO weapons in Donbass — LPR

These weapons, in particular, include Javelin and NLAW anti-armor systems, motor vehicles and tracked hardware, armor, mortars and howitzers, Andrey Marochko said

LUGANSK, August 11. /TASS/. The armed forces of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) seized a large amount of war trophies and foreign-made weapons in battles with the Ukrainian military in Donbass, LPR people’s militia officer Andrey Marochko told TASS on Thursday.

"The exact number of trophy weapons cannot be established but I can say that there is a large amount of them," the officer said.

These weapons, in particular, include Javelin and NLAW anti-armor systems, motor vehicles and tracked hardware, armor, mortars and howitzers, Marochko said.

"There are rare items among them: expensive sniper rifles, assault rifles, grenade launchers from actually all of NATO countries - Germany, France and the Czech Republic. There are Polish mortars with rocket munitions that can be hardly heard," he elaborated.

"All these weapons were seized, adopted for service and are operational in the LPR people’s militia," the officer specified.

The LPR militia has a large amount of ammunition for these weapons as the Ukrainian troops abandoned many positions and could not evacuate missile/artillery arms depots and also military hardware due to a shortage of fuel and other reasons, he said.

"An approximate amount and types of these armaments were demonstrated in Lisichansk. Some of them will, perhaps, will be handed over to the museum but a priority now is to recover materiel and weapons to use them against the enemy," Marochko stressed.

An appropriate backfire for the NATO, huh? When you send goods somewhere, better make sure it ends up in the hands it was supposed to.

[Smaland]

[Loki]

The reports and statements of officials about the impending counteroffensive on Kherson were fake, namely, part of the information and psychological operation (IPSO) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) against Russia. This was stated by adviser to the head of the office of President Vladimir Zelensky Mikhail Podolyak in an interview with the BBC.

I think this is an excuse to save face. They did plan a counteroffensive to Kherson, but the Russian military degraded their capability to launch such an offensive so much, that they couldn't effectively carry it out anymore. There were massive, targeted attacks on Ukrainian strongholds in the Mykolaiv region and in the city itself. That's why they were angry and suspected "informers" who shared the precise locations to Russia to bomb.

[Loki]

Lol what a nonsense propaganda. The Russians are continuing to make slow but steady progress towards Bakhmut and Kramatorsk. They will eventually break down all resistance, as they did at Severodonetsk and Lisichansk a few weeks ago. These things take time, because the enemy is dug in with trench fortifications.

[Victor]

Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, "the second Chernobyl" and innocent Ukraine

Panic reigns in the world media because of the shelling of the largest Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Europe: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (sic!) want to arrange a nuclear catastrophe and do not allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to save the world. The fact that the strikes are carried out by the Ukrainian side does not bother anyone.

The @rybar team decided to analyze and explain whether a new catastrophe awaits the world, who is to blame and why what is happening is happening.

- Depressurization of reactors

Fans of the series "Chernobyl" are well aware of the reactors, rods, shell damage and other horrors that accompanied the catastrophe of the last century.

▪️ Shelling does not pose a threat to the reactors themselves.

The outer shell of the reactor is one and a half meters of steel and concrete. To destroy it, it is necessary to use tactical nuclear weapons. And the reactor lid can withstand a blow of 20 tons at a speed of 200 km/h.

▪️ But now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are hitting power lines. If the reactors are disconnected from consumers, an emergency shutdown will occur - the ZNPP will not be able to generate electricity.

Stop the reactor - a matter of 10 seconds. But then it needs to be cooled down for another two or three years: to drive water through it so that it does not overheat, since secondary decay of nuclear fuel will occur.

▪️APU strikes can lead to a permanent shutdown of the reactor.

It is enough just to disrupt the process of water supply after the failure of the power line. It will no longer be possible to cool down the disconnected reactor. There will be a red-hot air-cooled metal barrel that cannot be started back.

❗️There will be no threat of a nuclear catastrophe, but with the Zaporizhzhya NPP you will get the "If won't be Ukrainian, it won't belong to anyone"

- There are several radioactive hazardous facilities on the territory of the ZNPP

▪️Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage and Radiographic Isotope Storage.

In the event of the destruction of these objects, depressurization and the ingress of radioactive substances of cesium and strontium into the environment may occur. This will cause an increase in the radiation background at the NPP site within a radius of 50-100 meters from radioactive objects. Staying in this zone for a long time will be dangerous.

▪️ Will the station work? Yes. But it will become difficult to maintain it, it will not be possible to stay there without radiation protection.

The nuclear power plant will become difficult to guard, as dry storage facilities are located near the perimeter. It will be necessary to somehow isolate the contaminated soil, this will require special equipment.

▪️The collection of rainwater is organized at the dry storage site, but there is still a possibility of radioactive elements entering the Dnieper through drainage water.

As a result, water contamination may occur. Water intakes downstream, including in Kherson and Nikolaev, will not be usable (but it all depends on the concentration).

❗️This is not a nuclear, but a local environmental catastrophe, which will significantly complicate the use of the ZNPP.

- The question arises: then what is all this for?

▪️Do they understand the possible consequences in Ukraine and the West?

Yes.

Due to constant shelling, ZAES employees and residents of Energodar are fleeing the city. The Zaporizhzhya NPP is turning into an exclusion zone - only not because of a nuclear catastrophe, but because of the actions of the caring Armed Forces of Ukraine.

▪️The price of this is simple: in case of emergency shutdowns of ZNPP generators and damage to 750 kV transmission lines, the consequences may affect the whole of Ukraine.

Transient processes in networks can lead to a decrease in the stability of the entire power system and the occurrence of overloads in existing lines. All Ukraine is waiting for the problem with electricity.

▪️At the meeting of the UN Security Council, the situation around the ZNPP is already being used to pump over the topic of introducing a demilitarized zone in this region. What this will lead to is easy to guess.

And at the same time, public opinion in the West is turning towards poor, unfortunate Ukraine, whose authorities are so eager to save the world from "Russia - the herald of a nuclear catastrophe."

[KirillMazur]

On absolutely honest Euronews, they write in a running line that, according to reports from honest-honest Ukraine, as a result of the shelling by Russia (!) of the ZNPP, radiation sensors were damaged. The United States has called for creating a no-fly demilitarized zone around the station.
Although, in an article on this subject, Energoatom states that simply "as a result of shelling" the sensors near radioactive materials were damaged, and below in a separate paragraph they write that Moscow and Kyiv accuse each other of shelling the ZNPP.

And what kind of nuclear power plants do we have in the zone of affection of Himars or other NATO weapons? On our territory. It is more than likely that a "dirty bomb" is being prepared through a nuclear power plant on our territory or under our control.

1. Because they can (not Kyiv). 2. Because they do not believe in the "red lines" of our military-political leadership. 3. This will contribute to shocks within the country, as with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. 4. Their whole strategy is to raise rates, and this is the limit. 5. This will be correctly presented at the world level, we will be turned into a radioactive outcast. All our "answers" will be losing to varying degrees.

P.S. Are there no more talks about strikes on decision-making centers in Ukraine anymore?

Apparently, it was necessary to strike earlier - in the first days and hours of the SMO. And now it is not clear what is controlled, where and how, and also where these centers are.

I think we should continue to express concern and speak at the UN. Lack of response is striking. Imagine if this happened near the US border.

It is high time for the Russian Federation to regard the shelling of a nuclear facility as an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use nuclear weapons (remote creation and use of a dirty bomb). Accordingly, warnings about symmetrical responses should be issued to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the drug clown.