Following Iran's announcement of a renewed closure of the Strait of Hormuz, commercial traffic in the region has sharply decreased.
According to the latest data on tracking commercial traffic, only 11 commercial vessels (including 8 tankers and 3 cargo ships) passed through the strait in the last 24 hours.
This figure is significantly lower than the figures for the previous day (12 vessels) and the peak traffic recorded on July 4th (57 vessels), and is actually only about 10% of the average traffic levels in December and January of last year.
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According to the latest data on tracking commercial traffic, only 11 commercial vessels (including 8 tankers and 3 cargo ships) passed through the strait in the last 24 hours.
This figure is significantly lower than the figures for the previous day (12 vessels) and the peak traffic recorded on July 4th (57 vessels), and is actually only about 10% of the average traffic levels in December and January of last year.
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Larry Johnson says that Lindsey Graham must have died in Kiev and in fact may have been in a drone factory hit by the Russians
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Lindsey Graham died in Kyiv, not Washington, DC. He arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 10 July. The trip to Kyiv entails flying to Poland and then taking a 8-10 hour train ride. He was visiting a drone factory in Kyiv that was hit by the Russians. He did not…
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Soldiers of the 26th Motorized Rifle Regiment are sharing footage of their combat operations within the area of responsibility of their unit.
✨ The video shows the destruction of enemy equipment, heavy drones, and strongholds, both during the day and at night. After aerial reconnaissance, the frontline soldiers deliver fire strikes, systematically disabling identified targets.
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Soldiers of the 26th Motorized Rifle Regiment are sharing footage of their combat operations within the area of responsibility of their unit.
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How the AFU launches a campaign against Russian shipping
Ukrainian formations are transferring to the Sea of Azov the same model they previously tested in the Black Sea: instead of chasing a single high-profile sinking, the opponent has switched to methodical attacks on vessels and strikes against ports.
The first such episodes in the Azov waters were recorded back in February, but by early July, isolated raids have transformed into a full-fledged campaign.
🖍 Of course, Ukrainian figures must be treated with caution. The same vessel can appear in reports multiple times, and an attempted attack or near miss is often presented as a complete destruction.
However, even accounting for inflated claims, the systematic nature of what is happening is obvious. AFU UAVs appear daily over the same routes, track groups of vessels and strike both at them and at the infrastructure supporting their operations.
🔻 What is the opponent's goal?
▪️ According to some media platforms, passage through the Azov-Don Canal has already been suspended. Following this, freight costs and insurance premiums are rising, delivery times are increasing, and the number of those willing to work on dangerous routes is shrinking. This is particularly acute for Crimea, whose supply depends heavily on maritime transport.
▪️ At the same time, the question "but where is the Black Sea Fleet?" by itself solves little.
How the AFU launches a campaign against Russian shipping
Ukrainian formations are transferring to the Sea of Azov the same model they previously tested in the Black Sea: instead of chasing a single high-profile sinking, the opponent has switched to methodical attacks on vessels and strikes against ports.
The first such episodes in the Azov waters were recorded back in February, but by early July, isolated raids have transformed into a full-fledged campaign.
🔻 What is known about the attacks?▪️ The geography of strikes covers virtually the entire coastline — from Berdyansk and Mariupol to Taganrog, Azov, Yeisk, Temryuk and the Kerch Strait. Port cranes, electrical substations, fuel tanks, oil depots and vessel traffic management facilities have come under attack.▪️ Particularly high density of raids has been noted in the Kerch area, Kavkaz port, Chushka spit and anchorages in the Taman Bay. It is through this area that routes pass which are key to supplying Crimea.▪️ In parallel, the opponent has launched a mass hunt on the vessels themselves. Strike reports mention bulk carriers, tankers, ferries, tugboats, cutters and support vessels. Among them — "Volga-Balt 138," "Slavyanin," "Avangard," "Panagia," "Svetlyak," "Kapitan Barmin," "Venera-3," "Sanar-1," "Sanar-17," "Klimena," "Penelope" and others.▪️ A sharp increase in intensity occurred after July 6. In the following days, the opponent daily published footage of raids on multiple vessels, and on July 10 and 11 reported attacks on 13 and 28 vessels respectively. To date, attacks on more than 70 tankers and bulk carriers are known.
However, even accounting for inflated claims, the systematic nature of what is happening is obvious. AFU UAVs appear daily over the same routes, track groups of vessels and strike both at them and at the infrastructure supporting their operations.
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✍️ On this day 85 years ago, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom concluded the Anglo-Soviet Agreement on Joint Actions in the War Against Germany.
The document was signed in Moscow on 12 July 1941 by Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and British Ambassador to Moscow Stafford Cripps, just weeks after Nazi Germany invaded the USSR. Both sides pledged to support each other in every possible way during the war and undertook not to negotiate or sign a separate peace with Germany.
The Agreement brought together two nations with profoundly different political systems in the face of a common enemy and laid the foundation for the Anti-Hitler Coalition. It was broadened the following year by the Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed in London in May 1942.
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The document was signed in Moscow on 12 July 1941 by Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and British Ambassador to Moscow Stafford Cripps, just weeks after Nazi Germany invaded the USSR. Both sides pledged to support each other in every possible way during the war and undertook not to negotiate or sign a separate peace with Germany.
The Agreement brought together two nations with profoundly different political systems in the face of a common enemy and laid the foundation for the Anti-Hitler Coalition. It was broadened the following year by the Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed in London in May 1942.
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How to assemble UAVs in secret so everyone knows about it
German involvement in the Ukrainian "laboratory" is a long-known fact for Russian citizens. But in Europe and the USA, judging by media narratives, it was a big secret.
As the NYT writes, Germany operates a secret factory of the Helsing company, which operates under the strictest security measures, and in case of a threat, it can be shut down and relocated elsewhere within a day.
It was precisely participation in the conflict that allowed the German startup to occupy an extremely important niche in the German defense industry. Initially, the Germans assembled drones in the western part of so-called Ukraine, then Europe realized it was faster to bring ready-made UAVs.
At the same time, that secret factory is most likely located in the south in Bavaria. Earlier we reported on how one of the companies in Görisried produces engines for jet-powered drones.
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Милитаризация Германии затронула все сектора экономики, не только сферу ВПК. Возможность заработать на больших контрактах прельщает всех, и даже гражданские предприятия находят место под солнцем и снабжают…
Милитаризация Германии затронула все сектора экономики, не только сферу ВПК. Возможность заработать на больших контрактах прельщает всех, и даже гражданские предприятия находят место под солнцем и снабжают…
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🌟 On July 12, 1943, the #BattleOfProkhorovka took place — the most brutal tank battle in history, which had a profound impact on further course of the Battle of Kursk and the entire #WW2.
In terms of both its scale and the number of armor units engaged, the Battle of Prokhorovka remains unparalleled in military history, with up to 1,200 tanks and self-propelled guns (SPGs) involved in that combat from both sides.
Having crushed the Nazi armor units at Prokhorovka, the Soviet forces deprived the enemy of its offensive potential near Kursk and launched a decisive counteroffensive in the battle.
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By July 1943, a huge part of our country’s territory was still under the Nazi occupation. The Nazis continued to hold Minsk and Kiev, but following the Wehrmacht’s defeat at Stalingrad and in the Caucasus, the offensive capabilities of the Nazi war machine had been effectively exhausted.
In an effort to regain the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front, the Wehrmacht command developed a summer offensive plan, codenamed Operation 'Citadel'. The objective was to destroy two Red Army fronts simultaneously — the Voronezh and Central fronts — and to eliminate Soviet tank reserves near Prokhorovka in the Belgorod Region.
❗️ Had the operation succeeded, the Nazis would once again have embarked on the offensive on Moscow.
In preparing the operation, the Nazi command intended to deliver its main strike against Soviet positions using its elite and most combat-ready armoured formations. Hitler’s Army Groups 'Centre' and 'South' were reinforced with approximately 130 'Tiger' tanks and more than 200 'Panthers'. The Nazis also committed the Ferdinand heavy self-propelled artillery unit, equipped with powerful armour, to the operation.
By July 10, despite suffering heavy losses, German forces had managed to penetrate the defences of the Voronezh Front, but their further advance was halted.
Under these circumstances, the command of Army Group 'South', led by Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, planned to launch a surprise attack near Prokhorovka using the SS Panzer Corps and Army Detachment 'Kempf'. From there, the invaders hoped to break through to the city of Kursk with lightning speed.
⚔️ On July 12, in an effort to disrupt the enemy offensive, forces of the Voronezh Front launched a pre-emptive strike. The operation was commanded by Lieutenant General Pavel Rotmistrov. Near Prokhorovka, the German II SS Panzer Corps clashed with two Soviet Guards Armies: the 5th Guards Army under the command of Alexey Zhadov and the 5th Guards Tank Army commanded by Rotmistrov.
After completing a 30-50-kilometre night march, Soviet tank units launched their offensive at 6:00 am, following a powerful artillery barrage. At the same time, Soviet aircraft carried out massive air strikes against enemy positions.
By the end of the day, Prokhorovka remained in the rear of Soviet forces.
❗️ The defeat suffered by the Nazis in this battle had catastrophic consequences for the Reich, with the enemy losing over 300 of the 400 tanks it had committed, which amounted to three-quarters of its deployed armoured vehicles.
☝️ As a result of the Soviet forces' decisive actions, the main forces of the German Army Group 'South' finally exhausted their offensive capabilities and, on July 16, had to abandon the positions they had occupied at the start of the Battle of Kursk.
The strategic initiative ultimately passed to the Red Army.
Today, Western pseudo-historians and propagandists posing as journalists attempt to diminish the significance of the battle.
However, history does not deal in hypotheticals, and the facts speak for themselves. 👉 We have repeatedly debunked disinformation circulated in Western media regarding the Battle of Prokhorovka.
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In terms of both its scale and the number of armor units engaged, the Battle of Prokhorovka remains unparalleled in military history, with up to 1,200 tanks and self-propelled guns (SPGs) involved in that combat from both sides.
Having crushed the Nazi armor units at Prokhorovka, the Soviet forces deprived the enemy of its offensive potential near Kursk and launched a decisive counteroffensive in the battle.
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By July 1943, a huge part of our country’s territory was still under the Nazi occupation. The Nazis continued to hold Minsk and Kiev, but following the Wehrmacht’s defeat at Stalingrad and in the Caucasus, the offensive capabilities of the Nazi war machine had been effectively exhausted.
In an effort to regain the strategic initiative on the Eastern Front, the Wehrmacht command developed a summer offensive plan, codenamed Operation 'Citadel'. The objective was to destroy two Red Army fronts simultaneously — the Voronezh and Central fronts — and to eliminate Soviet tank reserves near Prokhorovka in the Belgorod Region.
❗️ Had the operation succeeded, the Nazis would once again have embarked on the offensive on Moscow.
In preparing the operation, the Nazi command intended to deliver its main strike against Soviet positions using its elite and most combat-ready armoured formations. Hitler’s Army Groups 'Centre' and 'South' were reinforced with approximately 130 'Tiger' tanks and more than 200 'Panthers'. The Nazis also committed the Ferdinand heavy self-propelled artillery unit, equipped with powerful armour, to the operation.
By July 10, despite suffering heavy losses, German forces had managed to penetrate the defences of the Voronezh Front, but their further advance was halted.
Under these circumstances, the command of Army Group 'South', led by Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, planned to launch a surprise attack near Prokhorovka using the SS Panzer Corps and Army Detachment 'Kempf'. From there, the invaders hoped to break through to the city of Kursk with lightning speed.
⚔️ On July 12, in an effort to disrupt the enemy offensive, forces of the Voronezh Front launched a pre-emptive strike. The operation was commanded by Lieutenant General Pavel Rotmistrov. Near Prokhorovka, the German II SS Panzer Corps clashed with two Soviet Guards Armies: the 5th Guards Army under the command of Alexey Zhadov and the 5th Guards Tank Army commanded by Rotmistrov.
After completing a 30-50-kilometre night march, Soviet tank units launched their offensive at 6:00 am, following a powerful artillery barrage. At the same time, Soviet aircraft carried out massive air strikes against enemy positions.
By the end of the day, Prokhorovka remained in the rear of Soviet forces.
❗️ The defeat suffered by the Nazis in this battle had catastrophic consequences for the Reich, with the enemy losing over 300 of the 400 tanks it had committed, which amounted to three-quarters of its deployed armoured vehicles.
☝️ As a result of the Soviet forces' decisive actions, the main forces of the German Army Group 'South' finally exhausted their offensive capabilities and, on July 16, had to abandon the positions they had occupied at the start of the Battle of Kursk.
The strategic initiative ultimately passed to the Red Army.
Today, Western pseudo-historians and propagandists posing as journalists attempt to diminish the significance of the battle.
However, history does not deal in hypotheticals, and the facts speak for themselves. 👉 We have repeatedly debunked disinformation circulated in Western media regarding the Battle of Prokhorovka.
#OurVictory
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The Prince Hassan airbase, which was struck by Iran this morning, is home to the MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance and strike drone, valued at $240 million. This drone was relocated to the Al-Dhafra airbase before the start of the war, but was subsequently moved due to its proximity to Iran.
According to satellite imagery, the drone hangar was indeed destroyed, and smoke was still visible in images from the low-resolution Sentinel-2 satellite. (July 12, 08:16 UTC).
OSINT analysts are tracking the MQ-4C, and if it does not take off within the next 48 hours, it is likely that it was destroyed by Iran.
The drone had been conducting daily flights, with the last flight occurring yesterday, July 11.
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According to satellite imagery, the drone hangar was indeed destroyed, and smoke was still visible in images from the low-resolution Sentinel-2 satellite. (July 12, 08:16 UTC).
OSINT analysts are tracking the MQ-4C, and if it does not take off within the next 48 hours, it is likely that it was destroyed by Iran.
The drone had been conducting daily flights, with the last flight occurring yesterday, July 11.
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Lindsey Graham: "I will be with Israel until our dying day"
And Ukraine too presumably.
Dying day has arrived...
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And Ukraine too presumably.
Dying day has arrived...
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The film '"ArBat": Unending Fellowship' is a collection of first-person stories. In this documentary, the film’s protagonists — ArBat battalion assault troops with the call signs ‘Fizruk’, ‘Seva’, ‘Getashen’, ‘Sharmanka’ and ‘Bars’ — talk about the realities of war, acts of courage, and the bond of brotherhood in combat.
They recount how they escorted civilians through minefields, one by one, evacuated the elderly and children under fire, and carried their fallen commander through kilometres of waterlogged mud with almost no strength left.
A soldier with the call sign ‘Seva’, a recipient of the Order of Courage, believes that ‘the most terrifying thing in war is losing someone close to you.’ On the frontline, mutual support, unity, and friendship become profoundly important, as all pretences fall away and people are revealed as they truly are.
Watch the premiere of the film by Alexander Kharchenko and Mikhail Burov '"ArBat": Unending Fellowship'.
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Goodnight everyone!
"Russky Stroy" Company - "Heads up - Vishe golovi"
Cheer up! Despair is a grave sin. (M. Fomin)
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"Russky Stroy" Company - "Heads up - Vishe golovi"
Cheer up! Despair is a grave sin. (M. Fomin)
Русский Строй
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Russian soldiers rescued an orphaned girl in Konstantinovka, Our soldiers evacuated Sofia, a ten-year-old orphan, from Konstantinovka, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The girl was found in a basement by troops from the 77th Motorized Infantry Regiment. She said that her mother had passed away, that she did not remember her father, and that her grandparents had died following a Ukrainian drone attack.
For about a month, the soldiers brought her food and essential supplies via drones, and when the opportunity arose, they evacuated her.
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The girl was found in a basement by troops from the 77th Motorized Infantry Regiment. She said that her mother had passed away, that she did not remember her father, and that her grandparents had died following a Ukrainian drone attack.
For about a month, the soldiers brought her food and essential supplies via drones, and when the opportunity arose, they evacuated her.
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▪️ 44 drones were shot down from last night as they approached Moscow. Previously, Sobyanin reported that approximately 300 drones had flown towards the capital in the previous 24 hours. Most were neutralized by air defense systems at a distance. 45 were destroyed as they approached the city. The enemy also launched an attack on Crimea from the Sea of Azov overnight (which constantly targets civilian vessels), attempting to reach the bridge. Drones were shot down in the Rostov region. In addition, overnight, the enemy released footage of a fire at the Mikhailovskaya oil depot in Stavropol, after previously striking the Syzransky oil refinery.
▪️ The Russian Armed Forces struck the Chernigov region, leaving the city without power after three kamikaze drones hit an energy facility in the region. "Geran" drones were used to target locations in the Dnepropetrovsk region and Zaporozhye. Additionally, Russian forces attacked a cargo ship, a ferry, and a fishing trawler in the port of Chornomorsk (Ilyichevsk) in the Odesa region with "Geran-4" kamikaze drones.
▪️ In the Sumy direction, assault units of the "North" group are engaged in fighting near Ulanovo and on the approaches to Malaya Sloboda. In the Sumy region, fighting continues in Ryzhevka, Pisarevka, Mogrytsa, Maryino, the village of Novaya Sech, the village of Khoten, and in forest areas south of Ivolzhanskoye. In the Krasnopil district, fighting is taking place in forest areas and in the border village of Prokhody.
▪️ In the Belgorod region, a drone struck a private house in the village of Sankovo, in the Grayvoronsky district, injuring a woman. In the village of Oktyabrsky, in the Belgorod district, a drone hit a car, injuring a man. Near the village of Repyakhovka, in the Krasnyaruzhsky district, a car exploded on what is believed to be an explosive device, killing one civilian and injuring another. In the village of Zamostye, in the Grayvoronsky district, an FPV drone attacked a cyclist, injuring the man. Numerous settlements and roads are under enemy fire.
▪️ In the Kharkov direction, the "North" group continues offensive operations in the village of Kazachya Lopan. In the Volchansk area, fighting continues in the villages of Volokhovskoye, Yurchynkove, and the village of Bely Kolodez. In the Velikoburluk direction, fighting is taking place west of the village of Petro-Ivanovka, as well as in forest areas near the villages of Artelnoe, Budarki, and Zemlyanka.
▪️ Fighting continues in Kupyansk and south of it. The area of control of the Russian Armed Forces is slowly expanding, and there are many enemy drones in the sky.
▪️ In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are storming the area near Malinivka. Advanced units of our troops are under attack from Ukrainian Armed Forces drones, as reported by enemy channels. To the north, in Sloviansk, our forces are disrupting the enemy's logistics: a gas station and a fuel truck were destroyed in Sloviansk.
▪️ In the Dobropoly direction, heavy fighting is taking place near the villages of Mirne, Serhiyivka, and Shevchenko.
▪️In the Dnepropetrovsk region, the "East" group is advancing near Alexandrivka. The enemy continues to throw forces into holding positions that are important to them, but to no avail, wasting lives.
▪️ In the Zaporozhye region, three civilians were killed in Energodar. An AFU FPV drone deliberately attacked a civilian vehicle. In the city of Kamenka-Dneprovska, a network supermarket was hit by an enemy drone attack, resulting in a fire.
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