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✉️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Great Patriotic War veteran Yevgeny Znamensky, whose battle path stretched from the Battle of Moscow to the storming of Berlin, on his 101st birthday on August 13.
💬 The message reads, in part:
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🥇 Yevgeny Znamensky was born in 1925. He was drafted into the Red Army in January 1943. He first took part in the defence of Moscow and, after completing basic military training, served as a submachine gunner and artillery scout.
He fought in the Battle of Stalingrad and took part in the storming of the Reichstag, as well as operations to liberate Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
✍️ On May 2, 1945, he left his now-legendary inscription on the wall of the defeated Reichstag: “Znamensky. Serpukhov!”
During the war, Yevgeny Znamensky crossed the Don, Vistula, Oder and Spree rivers, survived a wound and two severe concussions.
His decorations include two Medals “For Courage”, the Order of the Patriotic War and medals for the liberation of European cities.
#Victory81
💬 The message reads, in part:
A man of remarkable resilience, a front-line soldier, courageous and strong in spirit, you followed a glorious combat path, took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, the liberation of Europe from Nazism and met the victorious spring in Berlin.
Following the Great Patriotic War, you devoted many years to honest service for the good of the Motherland.
Thank you for your feats of arms and achievements in labour, for your deep sense of responsibility for the fate of the Fatherland, and for your contribution to the patriotic education of younger generations of Russian citizens.
I wish you sound health and all the very best.
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He fought in the Battle of Stalingrad and took part in the storming of the Reichstag, as well as operations to liberate Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
✍️ On May 2, 1945, he left his now-legendary inscription on the wall of the defeated Reichstag: “Znamensky. Serpukhov!”
During the war, Yevgeny Znamensky crossed the Don, Vistula, Oder and Spree rivers, survived a wound and two severe concussions.
His decorations include two Medals “For Courage”, the Order of the Patriotic War and medals for the liberation of European cities.
#Victory81
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🎙 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment regarding the Ukraine crisis (August 13, 2026)
💬 With each passing day, the Kiev regime’s ability to withstand Russia’s special military operation diminishes. <...>
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), unable to deliver effective strikes against Russian military facilities, persist in their attempts to attack civilian infrastructure across various regions of Russia and to target civilian population.
The following serve as illustrative examples 👇
▪️ Belgorod Region. From August 5 to 11, as a result of AFU strikes, 12 civilians were killed and over 100 were wounded, including two boys, aged four and nine.
▪️ Bryansk Region. From August 5 to 11, two persons were killed and 12 were wounded by strikes perpetrated by Banderites.
▪️ Voronezh Region. On the night of August 11, a civilian was killed and two others were wounded as a result of an enemy drone attack on Voronezh.
▪️ Donetsk People’s Republic. From August 5 to 11, as a result of shelling and AFU drone strikes, four persons were killed and at least 31 were wounded, including a boy born in 2014 and a girl born in 2009.
▪️ Zaporozhye Region. On August 6, in the village of Dolina, a drone attacked a passenger bus as passengers were boarding at a stop, wounding six civilians.
▪️ Krasnodar Territory. In Novorossiysk on August 9, a civilian was injured by falling debris from a downed Ukrainian drone; whilst on the night of August 12, as a result of a large-scale drone attack, a child aged eight was killed and eight others were wounded, including a child aged six and a woman <...>.
▪️ Kursk Region. From August 5 to 11, as a result of AFU drone and artillery attacks, three civilians were killed and 14 others were wounded. Another civilian lost both legs and an arm after triggering a mine camouflaged as a box, which detonated in a forest belt. In the border districts of the region, explosive devices scattered by Ukrainian militants and concealed in juice cartons have been discovered.
▪️ Lugansk People’s Republic. From August 5 to 11, at least 12 local residents were affected by AFU attacks.
▪️ Republic of Tatarstan. According to updated data, as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on Nizhnekamsk on August 10, 13 persons were killed, including a child; among them, eight were citizens of Uzbekistan and one was a citizen of Tajikistan. Seventy-five others were injured, including 20 foreign nationals. In regard to this incident, the Russian MFA issued a comment underscoring that the crime committed by the Kiev regime was perpetrated in an attempt to cause significant casualties among citizens of states friendly to Russia.
▪️ Republic of Crimea. On August 7, two civilians were killed and one other was wounded by a drone strike on an apartment building in Kerch. On August 12, one person fell victim to Ukrainian drones in the community of Novoselovskoye.
▪️ Kherson Region. On August 8, in the residential community of Novaya Mayachka, a Ukrainian drone attacked an ambulance that was en route to a man suffering a heart attack, wounding both the paramedic and the driver. <...>
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Russian law enforcement agencies continue to gather evidence with a view to holding the functionaries of the Kiev regime, militants and commanders of the AFU, and foreign mercenaries criminally accountable.
<...>
❗️ The neo-Nazi Kiev regime is threatening the entire international community. It has repeatedly demonstrated that it is capable of conducting terrorist and sabotage operations and provocations under foreign flags. <...>
The evidence of NATO countries’ direct involvement in the Kiev regime’s terrorist activity is mounting.
The media has widely disseminated documentary proof — so-called hybrid threat specialists from NATO-affiliated bodies – in particular, a man named Bart De Wachter – provided the Security Service of Ukraine with data on “priority” targets on Russian territory, incl the coordinates of fuel and energy facilities and commercial ships carrying cargo in Russia’s interests <...>.
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💬 With each passing day, the Kiev regime’s ability to withstand Russia’s special military operation diminishes. <...>
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), unable to deliver effective strikes against Russian military facilities, persist in their attempts to attack civilian infrastructure across various regions of Russia and to target civilian population.
The following serve as illustrative examples 👇
▪️ Belgorod Region. From August 5 to 11, as a result of AFU strikes, 12 civilians were killed and over 100 were wounded, including two boys, aged four and nine.
▪️ Bryansk Region. From August 5 to 11, two persons were killed and 12 were wounded by strikes perpetrated by Banderites.
▪️ Voronezh Region. On the night of August 11, a civilian was killed and two others were wounded as a result of an enemy drone attack on Voronezh.
▪️ Donetsk People’s Republic. From August 5 to 11, as a result of shelling and AFU drone strikes, four persons were killed and at least 31 were wounded, including a boy born in 2014 and a girl born in 2009.
▪️ Zaporozhye Region. On August 6, in the village of Dolina, a drone attacked a passenger bus as passengers were boarding at a stop, wounding six civilians.
▪️ Krasnodar Territory. In Novorossiysk on August 9, a civilian was injured by falling debris from a downed Ukrainian drone; whilst on the night of August 12, as a result of a large-scale drone attack, a child aged eight was killed and eight others were wounded, including a child aged six and a woman <...>.
▪️ Kursk Region. From August 5 to 11, as a result of AFU drone and artillery attacks, three civilians were killed and 14 others were wounded. Another civilian lost both legs and an arm after triggering a mine camouflaged as a box, which detonated in a forest belt. In the border districts of the region, explosive devices scattered by Ukrainian militants and concealed in juice cartons have been discovered.
▪️ Lugansk People’s Republic. From August 5 to 11, at least 12 local residents were affected by AFU attacks.
▪️ Republic of Tatarstan. According to updated data, as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on Nizhnekamsk on August 10, 13 persons were killed, including a child; among them, eight were citizens of Uzbekistan and one was a citizen of Tajikistan. Seventy-five others were injured, including 20 foreign nationals. In regard to this incident, the Russian MFA issued a comment underscoring that the crime committed by the Kiev regime was perpetrated in an attempt to cause significant casualties among citizens of states friendly to Russia.
▪️ Republic of Crimea. On August 7, two civilians were killed and one other was wounded by a drone strike on an apartment building in Kerch. On August 12, one person fell victim to Ukrainian drones in the community of Novoselovskoye.
▪️ Kherson Region. On August 8, in the residential community of Novaya Mayachka, a Ukrainian drone attacked an ambulance that was en route to a man suffering a heart attack, wounding both the paramedic and the driver. <...>
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Russian law enforcement agencies continue to gather evidence with a view to holding the functionaries of the Kiev regime, militants and commanders of the AFU, and foreign mercenaries criminally accountable.
<...>
❗️ The neo-Nazi Kiev regime is threatening the entire international community. It has repeatedly demonstrated that it is capable of conducting terrorist and sabotage operations and provocations under foreign flags. <...>
The evidence of NATO countries’ direct involvement in the Kiev regime’s terrorist activity is mounting.
The media has widely disseminated documentary proof — so-called hybrid threat specialists from NATO-affiliated bodies – in particular, a man named Bart De Wachter – provided the Security Service of Ukraine with data on “priority” targets on Russian territory, incl the coordinates of fuel and energy facilities and commercial ships carrying cargo in Russia’s interests <...>.
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🎙 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s statement on a proposal for Russia and Ukraine to introduce a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea (August 14, 2026)
❓ Question: Has the Russian Side received Turkiye’s proposal to introduce a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea, and is it prepared to consider such an option?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We traditionally give careful consideration to all peace initiatives put forward by our foreign partners, especially by Turkiye, which is an important regional player and our neighbour on the Black Sea.
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently said in a media interview that Ankara had conveyed proposals to the Russian and Ukrainian sides on introducing a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea.
❌ The Russian Side has not received through official channels any formal Turkiye’s proposal setting out the specific terms of this initiative.
If this refers to a one-sided arrangement along the lines of the 2022-2023 scheme, better known as the Black Sea Initiative, under which Moscow suspended military activities in the Black Sea – more precisely, retaliatory measures to protect Russian port infrastructure and energy facilities – then returning to that format would be inadvisable.
☝️ The arrangement was conditional on reciprocal measures by the other side. Those measures never followed.
At the time, as you may recall, we agreed to the moratorium in exchange for access for Russian agricultural products to global markets.
However, the West demonstrated a bad-faith approach: the humanitarian corridor we provided came to be widely used for terrorist attacks against Russian civilian and military facilities, while Russian agricultural products remained under sanctions. This ultimately led to the termination of the Black Sea Initiative.
Today, we regularly face brazen acts of terrorism carried out by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea against civilian vessels from coastal states, several times a month. We regard these attacks as a deliberate policy aimed at destabilising civilian shipping in the Black Sea region, further escalating tensions and prolonging the conflict, with the open acquiescence of neighbouring countries in the region.
At the same time, we see no prerequisites for the situation to improve and, consequently, no grounds for half-measures that merely give the Kiev regime a temporary respite.
We have recently seen a growing number of international calls for a ceasefire and for settling the situation around Ukraine through familiar short-term arrangements.
Our position on these proposals and on the issue as a whole remains unchanged 👉 A sustainable and long-term settlement of the Ukrainian crisis is possible only if its root causes are eliminated.
❗️ First and foremost, this means removing the security threats created by #NATO’s eastward expansion and attempts to draw Kiev into the alliance.
It is equally important to secure guarantees for the restoration and observance of the legitimate rights of the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the territories that remain under the control of the Kiev regime.
❓ Question: Has the Russian Side received Turkiye’s proposal to introduce a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea, and is it prepared to consider such an option?
💬 Maria Zakharova: We traditionally give careful consideration to all peace initiatives put forward by our foreign partners, especially by Turkiye, which is an important regional player and our neighbour on the Black Sea.
Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently said in a media interview that Ankara had conveyed proposals to the Russian and Ukrainian sides on introducing a moratorium on military activities in the Black Sea.
❌ The Russian Side has not received through official channels any formal Turkiye’s proposal setting out the specific terms of this initiative.
If this refers to a one-sided arrangement along the lines of the 2022-2023 scheme, better known as the Black Sea Initiative, under which Moscow suspended military activities in the Black Sea – more precisely, retaliatory measures to protect Russian port infrastructure and energy facilities – then returning to that format would be inadvisable.
☝️ The arrangement was conditional on reciprocal measures by the other side. Those measures never followed.
At the time, as you may recall, we agreed to the moratorium in exchange for access for Russian agricultural products to global markets.
However, the West demonstrated a bad-faith approach: the humanitarian corridor we provided came to be widely used for terrorist attacks against Russian civilian and military facilities, while Russian agricultural products remained under sanctions. This ultimately led to the termination of the Black Sea Initiative.
Today, we regularly face brazen acts of terrorism carried out by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea against civilian vessels from coastal states, several times a month. We regard these attacks as a deliberate policy aimed at destabilising civilian shipping in the Black Sea region, further escalating tensions and prolonging the conflict, with the open acquiescence of neighbouring countries in the region.
At the same time, we see no prerequisites for the situation to improve and, consequently, no grounds for half-measures that merely give the Kiev regime a temporary respite.
We have recently seen a growing number of international calls for a ceasefire and for settling the situation around Ukraine through familiar short-term arrangements.
Our position on these proposals and on the issue as a whole remains unchanged 👉 A sustainable and long-term settlement of the Ukrainian crisis is possible only if its root causes are eliminated.
❗️ First and foremost, this means removing the security threats created by #NATO’s eastward expansion and attempts to draw Kiev into the alliance.
It is equally important to secure guarantees for the restoration and observance of the legitimate rights of the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the territories that remain under the control of the Kiev regime.
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🎙 Из интервью Министра иностранных дел России С.В.Лаврова телекомпании ВГТРК (Москва, 14 августа 2026 года)
Ключевые тезисы:
#ПреступленияКиевскогоРежима
После каждого террористического акта представители режима гордо в соцсетях и на других ресурсах бахвалятся, как «здорово» они нанесли удар по пляжу, по общежитию, где девочки учились на преподавателей, и по другим сугубо гражданским объектам.
Мы не опустимся, но свои собственные методы сделаем гораздо более жёсткими для разрушения всего, что подпитывает военную машину Киева со стороны Запада.
❗️И мы это уже делаем. Они уже начинают стонать.
Неслучайно всё больше и больше голосов из разных точек нашего общего пространства призывают немедленно остановиться. Так не получится. Останавливаться надо тогда, когда есть долгосрочное, надёжное, устойчивое урегулирование.
Если мы сейчас вдруг остановились бы на линии соприкосновения, мы, по сути дела, позволили бы перечеркнуть подвиг наших дедов и прадедов, которые победили нацизм. Это невозможно рассматривать.
И речь идёт не только о том, как кому-то комфортно живётся сегодня – у нас люди страдают, люди погибают от этих террористических актов. Речь идёт о нашей ответственности за тысячелетнюю историю российского государства.
#Германия #Неонацизм
Метастазы нацизма продолжают пробиваться наверх в немецком обществе под руководством канцлера ФРГ Мерца, открыто заявляющего о необходимости опять сделать Германию главной военной силой в Европе.
⁉️ Понимает ли он, что в этом случае означает слово «опять»? Я не уверен.
Кстати, насчёт этой ситуации, когда на пресс-конференции Зеленского и Вучича этот вопрос прозвучал. Я видел, что Президент Сербии Вучич просто опешил. Конечно, мы бы хотели от наших сербских друзей, учитывая их огромный вклад в победу над нацизмом, услышать какую-то реакцию.
#Сербия
Президенту Сербии Александру Вучичу непросто. Он очень опытный политик. И он привержен курсу на евроинтеграцию.
На данном этапе Евросоюз над ним издевается, просто его шантажирует. Они говорят: да, Сербия давно уже стоит в очереди, но мы будем ускорять переговоры, когда выполните два основных требования. Первое – признайте независимость Косово. И второе – присоединяйтесь ко всем действиям и решениям ЕС в отношении России.
Он мужественно выдерживает это давление уже не один год. Мы Сербии продаём газ по очень выгодным ценам и никогда ничего не требуем от Сербии, кроме того, что будет неприемлемо, если наши сербские братья будут участвовать в вооружении киевского режима. Президент Вучич принял специальное решение, запрещающее подобные акции.
Согласие на назойливые просьбы Зеленского быть принятым отразило, наверное, намерение Вучича немного ослабить давление Евросоюза. Давление это беспардонное, хамское. Они действуют так, как будто у них уже «четвёртый рейх».
#США
Если [С.Уиткофф и Дж.Кушнер] приедут, они знают, что Президент России В.В.Путин готов принять их в очередной раз.
Другое дело, с чем они приедут. Потому что когда приезжал С.Уиткофф чуть больше года назад, он привёз предложения от Президента США Д.Трампа.
Президент России В.В.Путин взял их в работу и, приехав на Аляску, он сказал: «Дональд, ты прислал нам предложения, я подумал. Есть вещи, которые требуют компромисса. Но твои предложения в том виде, в котором ты мне их прислал, я принимаю».
Потом пауза. Потом санкции против ПАО «Лукойл» и ПАО НК «Роснефть». Параллельно в Вашингтон «метнулись» руководители Евросоюза и НАТО вместе с Зеленским, повисли на руках у Президента США Д.Трампа с главной целью отвадить его от каких-либо дальнейших инициатив.
Впоследствии Госсекретарь США М.Рубио сказал, отвечая на вопрос журналиста о том, как быть с Анкориджем, что они подумали и, наверное, не могут быть посредниками, потому что поддерживают Украину.
Пару недель спустя он сказал опять противоположную вещь: в любом случае только Президент США Д.Трамп способен посадить Украину и Россию за стол переговоров и найти урегулирование. То есть, вроде как, они и Украину поддерживают, и эти вооружения, и разведывательные данные.
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Ключевые тезисы:
#ПреступленияКиевскогоРежима
После каждого террористического акта представители режима гордо в соцсетях и на других ресурсах бахвалятся, как «здорово» они нанесли удар по пляжу, по общежитию, где девочки учились на преподавателей, и по другим сугубо гражданским объектам.
Мы не опустимся, но свои собственные методы сделаем гораздо более жёсткими для разрушения всего, что подпитывает военную машину Киева со стороны Запада.
❗️И мы это уже делаем. Они уже начинают стонать.
Неслучайно всё больше и больше голосов из разных точек нашего общего пространства призывают немедленно остановиться. Так не получится. Останавливаться надо тогда, когда есть долгосрочное, надёжное, устойчивое урегулирование.
Если мы сейчас вдруг остановились бы на линии соприкосновения, мы, по сути дела, позволили бы перечеркнуть подвиг наших дедов и прадедов, которые победили нацизм. Это невозможно рассматривать.
И речь идёт не только о том, как кому-то комфортно живётся сегодня – у нас люди страдают, люди погибают от этих террористических актов. Речь идёт о нашей ответственности за тысячелетнюю историю российского государства.
#Германия #Неонацизм
Метастазы нацизма продолжают пробиваться наверх в немецком обществе под руководством канцлера ФРГ Мерца, открыто заявляющего о необходимости опять сделать Германию главной военной силой в Европе.
⁉️ Понимает ли он, что в этом случае означает слово «опять»? Я не уверен.
Кстати, насчёт этой ситуации, когда на пресс-конференции Зеленского и Вучича этот вопрос прозвучал. Я видел, что Президент Сербии Вучич просто опешил. Конечно, мы бы хотели от наших сербских друзей, учитывая их огромный вклад в победу над нацизмом, услышать какую-то реакцию.
#Сербия
Президенту Сербии Александру Вучичу непросто. Он очень опытный политик. И он привержен курсу на евроинтеграцию.
На данном этапе Евросоюз над ним издевается, просто его шантажирует. Они говорят: да, Сербия давно уже стоит в очереди, но мы будем ускорять переговоры, когда выполните два основных требования. Первое – признайте независимость Косово. И второе – присоединяйтесь ко всем действиям и решениям ЕС в отношении России.
Он мужественно выдерживает это давление уже не один год. Мы Сербии продаём газ по очень выгодным ценам и никогда ничего не требуем от Сербии, кроме того, что будет неприемлемо, если наши сербские братья будут участвовать в вооружении киевского режима. Президент Вучич принял специальное решение, запрещающее подобные акции.
Согласие на назойливые просьбы Зеленского быть принятым отразило, наверное, намерение Вучича немного ослабить давление Евросоюза. Давление это беспардонное, хамское. Они действуют так, как будто у них уже «четвёртый рейх».
#США
Если [С.Уиткофф и Дж.Кушнер] приедут, они знают, что Президент России В.В.Путин готов принять их в очередной раз.
Другое дело, с чем они приедут. Потому что когда приезжал С.Уиткофф чуть больше года назад, он привёз предложения от Президента США Д.Трампа.
Президент России В.В.Путин взял их в работу и, приехав на Аляску, он сказал: «Дональд, ты прислал нам предложения, я подумал. Есть вещи, которые требуют компромисса. Но твои предложения в том виде, в котором ты мне их прислал, я принимаю».
Потом пауза. Потом санкции против ПАО «Лукойл» и ПАО НК «Роснефть». Параллельно в Вашингтон «метнулись» руководители Евросоюза и НАТО вместе с Зеленским, повисли на руках у Президента США Д.Трампа с главной целью отвадить его от каких-либо дальнейших инициатив.
Впоследствии Госсекретарь США М.Рубио сказал, отвечая на вопрос журналиста о том, как быть с Анкориджем, что они подумали и, наверное, не могут быть посредниками, потому что поддерживают Украину.
Пару недель спустя он сказал опять противоположную вещь: в любом случае только Президент США Д.Трамп способен посадить Украину и Россию за стол переговоров и найти урегулирование. То есть, вроде как, они и Украину поддерживают, и эти вооружения, и разведывательные данные.
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🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with VGTRK broadcasting company (Moscow, August 14, 2026)
Key points:
• President of Russia Vladimir Putin made it very clear that we will respond in kind to Western maritime piracy. We will choose the targets ourselves. They will include vessels operating in the interests of countries that have made piracy and plunder part of their official policy.
• We will not stoop to the level of the Ukrainian leadership, which celebrates on social media its terrorist strikes on beaches, dormitories housing young students and other civilian sites. ☝️ We will make our own methods far tougher, targeting everything that enables the West to fuel Kiev’s war machine. And we are already doing so.
• Hostilities should stop only when there is a long-term, reliable and sustainable settlement. If we were suddenly to halt now along the line of contact, we would, in effect, allow the feat of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers who defeated Nazism to be erased. That is simply not an option.
• As for the episode at the press conference of Aleksandar Vucic and Zelensky, where a question was asked about “how Europeans could help kill more Russians”, I saw that President Vucic was simply taken aback. Given Serbia’s enormous contribution to the Victory over Nazism, we would of course like to hear some reaction from our Serbian friends.
• The metastases of Nazism continue to resurface in German society under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who openly speaks of the need to make Germany Europe’s leading military power again. Does he understand what the word “again” means in this context? 👉 I am not sure.
• We do not refuse to talk with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. If they come, they know that President Vladimir Putin is ready to receive them once again. The question is what they will bring with them.
• We do not issue ultimatums. We have submitted a number of questions to the US State Department and asked for clarification, including regarding intelligence data and the fact that the US is much more deeply involved in organising and carrying out strikes deep inside Russia against civilian targets. We will await a response.
• Our Turkish colleagues are once again saying that some arrangement should be reached to ensure that shipping is not targeted. ❗️ But we did not start this. When a Ukrainian drone strikes a Turkish bulk carrier, tanker or other civilian vessel, or hits ships linked to US companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, neither Turkiye nor the US publicly states that such actions by Ukrainian terrorists are unacceptable.
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Key points:
• President of Russia Vladimir Putin made it very clear that we will respond in kind to Western maritime piracy. We will choose the targets ourselves. They will include vessels operating in the interests of countries that have made piracy and plunder part of their official policy.
• We will not stoop to the level of the Ukrainian leadership, which celebrates on social media its terrorist strikes on beaches, dormitories housing young students and other civilian sites. ☝️ We will make our own methods far tougher, targeting everything that enables the West to fuel Kiev’s war machine. And we are already doing so.
• Hostilities should stop only when there is a long-term, reliable and sustainable settlement. If we were suddenly to halt now along the line of contact, we would, in effect, allow the feat of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers who defeated Nazism to be erased. That is simply not an option.
• As for the episode at the press conference of Aleksandar Vucic and Zelensky, where a question was asked about “how Europeans could help kill more Russians”, I saw that President Vucic was simply taken aback. Given Serbia’s enormous contribution to the Victory over Nazism, we would of course like to hear some reaction from our Serbian friends.
• The metastases of Nazism continue to resurface in German society under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who openly speaks of the need to make Germany Europe’s leading military power again. Does he understand what the word “again” means in this context? 👉 I am not sure.
• We do not refuse to talk with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. If they come, they know that President Vladimir Putin is ready to receive them once again. The question is what they will bring with them.
• We do not issue ultimatums. We have submitted a number of questions to the US State Department and asked for clarification, including regarding intelligence data and the fact that the US is much more deeply involved in organising and carrying out strikes deep inside Russia against civilian targets. We will await a response.
• Our Turkish colleagues are once again saying that some arrangement should be reached to ensure that shipping is not targeted. ❗️ But we did not start this. When a Ukrainian drone strikes a Turkish bulk carrier, tanker or other civilian vessel, or hits ships linked to US companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, neither Turkiye nor the US publicly states that such actions by Ukrainian terrorists are unacceptable.
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🎙 Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova regarding plans by the United States and Türkiye to supply arms to Kiev (August 15, 2026)
❓ Question: There have been alarming reports lately on the possible delivery of a large shipment of US-made weapons and munitions to Ukraine, which are currently at the disposal of the Turkish Republic. What would be your comment in this regard?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Judging by the documents, which were recently released by the US Congress, this can be quite a considerable arsenal, including offensive weapons.
In particular, these papers mention 12 multiple rocket launch systems and more than 2,500 non-guided cluster munitions for them, as well as 47,000 203-mm cluster shells and 70 ATACMS short-range missiles.
What jumps to the eye are all the remaining contradictions and inconsistencies regarding the circumstances and terms for delivering such a big load of lethal products.
It remains unclear who initiated this project to re-export weapons, how they will be transported and when this large lethal shipment will be sent to its receivers in Kiev. Finally, what were the parties involved in this deal thinking, namely the United States and Türkiye, when they decided to open yet another Pandora’s box to make the Banderite regime last longer in its agony while claiming more lives?
Moreover, these are countries which have been aspiring to play a special role in settling the Ukraine crisis and which have been saying that finding a political and diplomatic solution was their priority.
❗️ Pumping the Zelensky junta full of weapons will do nothing to affect the course of the special military operation in any meaningful way in terms of diverting it from Russia’s righteous scenario.
However, there will be no way to avoid damage across the board from these deliveries. This is not only a matter of victims and destruction and Kiev’s determination to cause harm at a larger scale, but also a matter of dealing with a severe blow to Russia’s bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara.
Attempts to exploit a peace-making rhetoric while supplying the Ukrainian Nazis with weapons inevitably undermine mutual trust, especially considering the fact that the Turkish authorities have made multiple assurances that they were committed to refraining from delivering lethal weapons to Kiev.
The Foreign Ministry has requested explanations from Washington and Ankara in connection with the information as announced by US Congress.
👉 There is still time to take a sober look at this whole situation.
❓ Question: There have been alarming reports lately on the possible delivery of a large shipment of US-made weapons and munitions to Ukraine, which are currently at the disposal of the Turkish Republic. What would be your comment in this regard?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Judging by the documents, which were recently released by the US Congress, this can be quite a considerable arsenal, including offensive weapons.
In particular, these papers mention 12 multiple rocket launch systems and more than 2,500 non-guided cluster munitions for them, as well as 47,000 203-mm cluster shells and 70 ATACMS short-range missiles.
What jumps to the eye are all the remaining contradictions and inconsistencies regarding the circumstances and terms for delivering such a big load of lethal products.
It remains unclear who initiated this project to re-export weapons, how they will be transported and when this large lethal shipment will be sent to its receivers in Kiev. Finally, what were the parties involved in this deal thinking, namely the United States and Türkiye, when they decided to open yet another Pandora’s box to make the Banderite regime last longer in its agony while claiming more lives?
Moreover, these are countries which have been aspiring to play a special role in settling the Ukraine crisis and which have been saying that finding a political and diplomatic solution was their priority.
❗️ Pumping the Zelensky junta full of weapons will do nothing to affect the course of the special military operation in any meaningful way in terms of diverting it from Russia’s righteous scenario.
However, there will be no way to avoid damage across the board from these deliveries. This is not only a matter of victims and destruction and Kiev’s determination to cause harm at a larger scale, but also a matter of dealing with a severe blow to Russia’s bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara.
Attempts to exploit a peace-making rhetoric while supplying the Ukrainian Nazis with weapons inevitably undermine mutual trust, especially considering the fact that the Turkish authorities have made multiple assurances that they were committed to refraining from delivering lethal weapons to Kiev.
The Foreign Ministry has requested explanations from Washington and Ankara in connection with the information as announced by US Congress.
👉 There is still time to take a sober look at this whole situation.
Forwarded from Международная премия мира имени Л.Н.Толстого
Российское военно-историческое общество
Мы продолжаем рубрику, посвященную друзьям Международной премии мира имени Л.Н. Толстого, и сегодня расскажем о Российском военно-историческом обществе (РВИО).
Российское военно-историческое общество — преемник Императорского Русского военно-исторического общества, созданного в далеком 1907 году. Сегодня РВИО ведет масштабную научно-исследовательскую, просветительскую и мемориальную работу как в России, так и за рубежом. Проекты Общества направлены на изучение военной истории, развитие поискового движения, воспитание патриотизма и противодействие фальсификации исторических фактов.
Один из таких проектов — знаменитый Ржевский мемориал, ставший олицетворением потерь, понесенных Красной армией в тяжелейшей борьбе с немецко-фашистскими захватчиками.
В рядах РВИО насчитываются сотни историков и деятелей культуры, представителей общественных организаций и популяризаторов исторического знания. Председатель Общества — Помощник Президента Российской Федерации Владимир Мединский.
В 2022 году Российское военно-историческое общество выступило соучредителем Фонда Международной премии мира имени Л.Н. Толстого. Память о прошлом лежит в основе российской внешнеполитической философии, определяет ее гуманистический характер.
#Друзья_Премии
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Мы продолжаем рубрику, посвященную друзьям Международной премии мира имени Л.Н. Толстого, и сегодня расскажем о Российском военно-историческом обществе (РВИО).
Российское военно-историческое общество — преемник Императорского Русского военно-исторического общества, созданного в далеком 1907 году. Сегодня РВИО ведет масштабную научно-исследовательскую, просветительскую и мемориальную работу как в России, так и за рубежом. Проекты Общества направлены на изучение военной истории, развитие поискового движения, воспитание патриотизма и противодействие фальсификации исторических фактов.
Один из таких проектов — знаменитый Ржевский мемориал, ставший олицетворением потерь, понесенных Красной армией в тяжелейшей борьбе с немецко-фашистскими захватчиками.
В рядах РВИО насчитываются сотни историков и деятелей культуры, представителей общественных организаций и популяризаторов исторического знания. Председатель Общества — Помощник Президента Российской Федерации Владимир Мединский.
В 2022 году Российское военно-историческое общество выступило соучредителем Фонда Международной премии мира имени Л.Н. Толстого. Память о прошлом лежит в основе российской внешнеполитической философии, определяет ее гуманистический характер.
#Друзья_Премии
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of August 10-16, 2026:
▪️ August 10 – a large-scale attack by fixed-wing UAVs on a civilian industrial facility in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan. 13 civilians were killed and 78 injured.
▪️ August 10 – an FPV drone struck a civilian passenger vehicle in Shebekino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ August 12 – a large-scale attack by fixed-wing UAVs on residential neighbourhoods in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory. 60 apartment buildings were damaged. Three civilians, including a child, were killed and 24 injured.
▪️ August 13 – a UAV struck an EMERCOM truck in Lisichansk, LPR.
▪️ August 14 – a UAV struck an apartment building in Bryansk. One civilian was killed and nine injured.
▪️ August 14 – a UAV struck a civilian cargo vehicle in Nikolayevka, Kherson Region.
▪️ August 14 – an FPV drone struck a civilian cargo vehicle in Oktyabrsky, Belgorod Region. One civilian was injured.
▪️ August 16 – a follow-up UAV strike targeted an EMERCOM emergency vehicle in the DPR. Two rescuers were injured.
▪️ August 16 – a fixed-wing UAV struck the Galaktika shopping centre in Donetsk, DPR.
▪️ August 16 – a UAV struck a civilian cargo vehicle on a road near Druzhbovka, Kherson Region. A married couple were killed in the attack.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of August 10-16, 2026:
▪️ August 10 – a large-scale attack by fixed-wing UAVs on a civilian industrial facility in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan. 13 civilians were killed and 78 injured.
▪️ August 10 – an FPV drone struck a civilian passenger vehicle in Shebekino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ August 12 – a large-scale attack by fixed-wing UAVs on residential neighbourhoods in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory. 60 apartment buildings were damaged. Three civilians, including a child, were killed and 24 injured.
▪️ August 13 – a UAV struck an EMERCOM truck in Lisichansk, LPR.
▪️ August 14 – a UAV struck an apartment building in Bryansk. One civilian was killed and nine injured.
▪️ August 14 – a UAV struck a civilian cargo vehicle in Nikolayevka, Kherson Region.
▪️ August 14 – an FPV drone struck a civilian cargo vehicle in Oktyabrsky, Belgorod Region. One civilian was injured.
▪️ August 16 – a follow-up UAV strike targeted an EMERCOM emergency vehicle in the DPR. Two rescuers were injured.
▪️ August 16 – a fixed-wing UAV struck the Galaktika shopping centre in Donetsk, DPR.
▪️ August 16 – a UAV struck a civilian cargo vehicle on a road near Druzhbovka, Kherson Region. A married couple were killed in the attack.
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⚡️ Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation:
The West is once again staging anti-Russian provocations
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, an intelligence service of one Western country, in coordination with its Ukrainian proxies, intends to stage yet another anti-Russian spectacle.
This time, the spectacle is set in Latin America, with a storyline straight out of a third-rate narco crime drama.
❗️ The plan is to accuse Russia of illegally supplying weapons to drug cartels and other organised criminal groups in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.
To this end, Russian-made weapons captured by the enemy during the special military operation are already being brought into these countries. Meanwhile, fabricated audio and video materials are being produced as bogus “evidence” of Russians allegedly supplying weapons to Latin American recipients through intermediaries.
To lend the story greater credibility, the fake “evidence” is expected to be supplemented with forged documents allegedly linking members of the Russian Armed Forces to the “scheme”.
The masterminds behind the provocation naively hope that this will undermine Russia’s constructive relations with countries in the region and pressure Latin American governments into supporting the West’s anti-Russian course.
👉 In reality, the Russophobes will only succeed in once again revealing their complete lack of moral restraint and their reliance on the same outdated playbook.
***
From the very outset of the Ukrainian conflict, the information war waged by Euro-Atlantic elites against Russia has relied on fabricating and amplifying the vilest narratives, with utter disregard for morality and the law.
The Bucha hoax staged in April 2022, which was then used to further escalate the confrontation in Ukraine, is a glaring example. However, such operations are hardly a new invention of Western intelligence services – they have long been firmly embedded in their playbook.
Suffice it to recall that World War II began after the Gleiwitz provocation of August 31, 1939, when SS men dressed in Polish uniforms attacked a radio station in the German border town of Gleiwitz.
☝️ The subsequent course of history, however, showed that the price of such staged provocations can prove extremely high – above all for those who organise them.
The West is once again staging anti-Russian provocations
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) reports that, according to information received by the SVR, an intelligence service of one Western country, in coordination with its Ukrainian proxies, intends to stage yet another anti-Russian spectacle.
This time, the spectacle is set in Latin America, with a storyline straight out of a third-rate narco crime drama.
❗️ The plan is to accuse Russia of illegally supplying weapons to drug cartels and other organised criminal groups in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.
To this end, Russian-made weapons captured by the enemy during the special military operation are already being brought into these countries. Meanwhile, fabricated audio and video materials are being produced as bogus “evidence” of Russians allegedly supplying weapons to Latin American recipients through intermediaries.
To lend the story greater credibility, the fake “evidence” is expected to be supplemented with forged documents allegedly linking members of the Russian Armed Forces to the “scheme”.
The masterminds behind the provocation naively hope that this will undermine Russia’s constructive relations with countries in the region and pressure Latin American governments into supporting the West’s anti-Russian course.
👉 In reality, the Russophobes will only succeed in once again revealing their complete lack of moral restraint and their reliance on the same outdated playbook.
***
From the very outset of the Ukrainian conflict, the information war waged by Euro-Atlantic elites against Russia has relied on fabricating and amplifying the vilest narratives, with utter disregard for morality and the law.
The Bucha hoax staged in April 2022, which was then used to further escalate the confrontation in Ukraine, is a glaring example. However, such operations are hardly a new invention of Western intelligence services – they have long been firmly embedded in their playbook.
Suffice it to recall that World War II began after the Gleiwitz provocation of August 31, 1939, when SS men dressed in Polish uniforms attacked a radio station in the German border town of Gleiwitz.
☝️ The subsequent course of history, however, showed that the price of such staged provocations can prove extremely high – above all for those who organise them.
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💬 Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova:
On August 17, with the assistance of the Office of the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, a 14-year-old girl has returned to Russia. Born in Moscow, she later moved to Ukraine to live with her grandmother. Her mother continued to visit her, and the two remained in close contact.
After the start of the special military operation, the mother was unable to bring her daughter back on her own and turned to the International Committee of the Red Cross for assistance. The ICRC then contacted our office, and following a complex process of coordination and arrangements, the girl was finally able to return home.
The Children’s Rights Commissioners are carrying out this humanitarian work to reunite families on the instructions of President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
We are particularly grateful to First Lady of the US Melania Trump for her active involvement in efforts to reunite children with their families.
☝️ To date, with the participation of the Children’s Rights Commissioners, 32 children from 24 families have been reunited with relatives in Russia, while 145 children from 118 families have been reunited with relatives in Ukraine and third countries.
🤝 With the support of Melania Trump, 34 children have been reunited with their loved ones in Russia, Ukraine and third countries.
On August 17, with the assistance of the Office of the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, a 14-year-old girl has returned to Russia. Born in Moscow, she later moved to Ukraine to live with her grandmother. Her mother continued to visit her, and the two remained in close contact.
After the start of the special military operation, the mother was unable to bring her daughter back on her own and turned to the International Committee of the Red Cross for assistance. The ICRC then contacted our office, and following a complex process of coordination and arrangements, the girl was finally able to return home.
The Children’s Rights Commissioners are carrying out this humanitarian work to reunite families on the instructions of President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
We are particularly grateful to First Lady of the US Melania Trump for her active involvement in efforts to reunite children with their families.
☝️ To date, with the participation of the Children’s Rights Commissioners, 32 children from 24 families have been reunited with relatives in Russia, while 145 children from 118 families have been reunited with relatives in Ukraine and third countries.
🤝 With the support of Melania Trump, 34 children have been reunited with their loved ones in Russia, Ukraine and third countries.