Russian troops have stopped an “intensive” effort by the Ukrainian military to break their defensive lines near the village of Orekhov in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region. The village and its surroundings have been the scene of fierce fighting for weeks, as Ukraine’s floundering counteroffensive drags on.
Kiev’s forces “resumed intensive offensive operations” just south of Orekhov on Wednesday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that evening. Despite the Ukrainian army launching a “massive” assault with three battalions backed by tanks, Russia’s 810th Marine Brigade, and 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division held their positions and repelled the Ukrainian advance, the ministry said.
During the battle, Ukraine lost 22 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, and more than 100 men, according to the ministry.
Nearby, Russian troops repelled an attack on the village of Rabotino, and used air and artillery power to hit Ukrainian units near Malaya Tokmachka, Yablokovo and Rabotino
Across the entire frontline, Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive has already cost Kiev 26,000 troops and 3,000 pieces of heavy military hardware since June, according to the latest figures from Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the Ukrainian operation as “suicidal
THE WEST'S FATAL MISCALCULATION.
Ukraine, Russia, and the West’s fatal miscalculation
Fyodor Lukyanov
It’s always easy to feel prescient in hindsight. I recall conversations from 15 or 20 years ago with Western interlocutors – who are now from unfriendly nations – on NATO expansion. The discussions always began in a relatively solemn manner. From our side, we politely asked, why are you doing this? The bloc was creeping ever closer to Russia’s borders, despite assurances that it was not an anti-Russian project. Their response was equally polite: What are you talking about? This is not directed against Russia. You should welcome having stable, democratic neighbors under NATO’s watchful eye.
After an hour, especially in informal settings, the real opinions began to surface. We warned, if you keep pushing, you’ll eventually reach Ukraine – and that is impossible. That is the red line.
The response? Come on! You objected to Poland and Hungary, and then you accepted it. You were angry about the Baltics, and nothing ...
US MOVES NUCLEAR BOMBS TO THE UK.
Lakenheath RAF Base which has four US B52 bombers is accepting US nuclear bombs which are three times more powerful than Hiroshima. During the cold war it had over 100 bombs in storage. Unidentified drones have been monitoring the situation
LUCY LETBY - THE NHS SCAPEGOAT
A common mistake in statistical analysis occurs when researchers have access to a large amount of data but focus on a small part of it that fits their original hypothesis.
Lucy Letby appears to have been arrested & interviewed by police several times without legitimate legal representation.
She should have remained silent as she had no idea what was going on & was in the process of a mental breakdown due to overwork & stress.
The police appeared to be out of their depth with the multiple medical analyses & used advice, statements & information from people who had their own hidden agendas.
Instead of making sure that its statistical figures were accurate, the prosecution seems to have ignored the statistics & looked for a scapegoat.
What is not in the police’s remit is finding a systemic problem in an organization like the National Health Service
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After decades of underfunding, where you have overworked people cutting corners with very vulnerable babies, you are already in a ...