Russian propaganda has always been renowned for its vivid imagination, and for fabricating pretexts to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the war, there have been many such provocations, including fakes about atrocities committed by the Ukrainian military and about the bombing of residential buildings, chemical attacks, and more. But nobody believes the Kremlin’s…
In 2021, Russia witnessed an unprecedented population decline: the number of deaths exceeded 2.4 million people. This is the highest figure since 1945. Natural decline, excluding migration, came very close to the 1 million mark. Irreversible consequences, provoked by the demographic catastrophe, are already taking place in Russia. The reasons for the permanent reduction of…
Peru has withdrawn its recognition of the “SADR” and instead now supports the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco. The Kingdom of Morocco has welcomed the decision of the Republic of Peru to withdraw its recognition of the so-called “SADR” – taken a year ago, and joins the mainstream of 84% of the members of the…
The European Union says it is a “long-standing, predictable and reliable partner” of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The European Commission says it adopted €261 million as the multiannual contribution that will allow to secure predictable financial resources to the Agency for the provision of…
The Ukrainian government has decided that it is not going to stop at liberating those territories that Russia has occupied, starting on 24 February. On 15 August, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy created an advisory council for the return of Crimea. The events of the past few days in Russian-occupied Crimea suggest that Ukraine has gone…
The EU says it has coordinated the delivery of 66,224 tonnes of in-kind assistance to Ukraine from 30 countries via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The assistance delivered includes 180 ambulances, 125 fire-fighting vehicles, 300 power generators, 35 heavy machinery vehicles, and 4 pontoon bridges. This is by far the largest, longest lasting and most…
Nuclear specialists have always been proud of belonging to the industry, feeling a certain superiority over representatives of other generations. They have in their hands not only the safe operation of the most complex equipment, but also the responsibility for the lives of people, without exaggeration, of the entire world. Without belittling the merits of…
From the first days of their invasion, Russian troops advanced to the capital of Ukraine from several directions. In the north-western direction, the enemy could not get to Kyiv due to the heroic defense of the suburbs. One of those heroic towns is Irpin. This is a very beautiful, modern town, which is now half…
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Kursk submarine, Putin is burying the Russian army in Ukraine August 12 marks the 22nd anniversary of the Kursk submarine disaster, when its entire crew of 118 submariners died. 22 years ago, the Kremlin dictator began the deliberate destruction of the Russian army, which he threw into…
Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told SM News on 8 August in an interview about the establishment of a military base in Serbia, noting that the placement of Russian bases is a sovereign matter of that country. The Kremlin is actively lobbying for the idea of establishing a military base in…
