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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry + Statement

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry ▫️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. ▫️ The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces liberated more than 90 percent of the territory of the republic. ▫️ Currently, the units of the Lugansk People’s Republic are eliminating scattered groups of nationalists on the southern outskirts of Rubezhnoye liberated

Russia Mod: Briefing on analysis of documents related to US military and biological activities in Ukraine

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/238 ▫️The Russian Defence Ministry continues to study materials received from employees of Ukrainian laboratories on the implementation of military biological programs of the United States and its NATO allies on the territory of Ukraine. ▫️Western mass media and some biologists, who most often have a second American citizenship, express doubts about the reliability of the materials published by us. I would like to draw your attention to the fact

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with RBC TV channel, Moscow, March 16, 2022

https://www.mid.ru/en/press_service/minister_speeches/1804655/ Question: Initially, the in-person talks were held in Belarus followed by online talks. You met with Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba in Antalya, Turkey, on March 10. What’s your take on the negotiating process? Sergey Lavrov: I did not fly to Turkey in order to forestall the Belarusian negotiating track agreed upon by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky which is now being implemented via video conference.

President Putin: Meeting on socioeconomic support for regions

This was held by President Putin this morning, and contains important information.  At the Saker Blog, we will post it as it becomes available and as the Kremlin website is usable.  Snippets of this speech can be found on RT, on Sputnik and on Tass.  Mr. Putin is not only speaking to Russians, he speaks to the world.  A few quotes, gathered from various sources: “I want ordinary citizens of

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/208 Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry ▪️The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, developing the offensive, are moving forward from several directions inside Severodonetsk. ▪️Units of the Donetsk People’s Republic are fighting for the capture of Maryinka. The advance was 2 kilometers. ▪️On the morning of March 16, high-precision long-range weapons attacked Ukraine’s military infrastructure. As a result of the strike, communication, retransmission and switching hubs were disabled

FM Lavrov presser after talks with FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (Iran)

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1804343/ Ladies and gentlemen, We have held talks with my colleague, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The talks were held in a traditionally friendly atmosphere and were frank, concrete and useful. We discussed the further development of our broad and multifaceted bilateral cooperation in accordance with the agreements reached by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi during his visit to

MOD Russia: Meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/174 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine ▪️ Unfortunately, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate rapidly, and in some cities it has become critical. ▪️ Mariupol has been in an extremely difficult situation for a long time. Today, as a result of effective actions, the formations of the Donetsk People’s Republic, with the support of units of the Russian Armed Forces, have

Briefings by the Russian Defense Ministry

Early Morning Briefing ▪️Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, continuing the offensive, reached the border of Vodyanoe, Sladkoe, Stepnoe, Taramchuk and Slavnoye. The advance per day was 11 kilometers. ▪️The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, having previously blocked Severodonetsk from the eastern and southern directions, is fighting against nationalists on the northeastern outskirts of the city. ▪️💥During the night of March 14, 4 Ukrainian

FM Lavrov’s statements following talks with FM Turkey and FM Ukraine

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following talks with Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu and Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba, Antalya, March 10, 2022 10 March 2022 22:12 Ladies and gentlemen, Today I had a meeting with Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu. After that, we held a trilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba at Turkey’s initiative. The idea was voiced

Russian MOD: Early morning update

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/142 Video: Maj.-Gen. Igor Konashenkov – Spox 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry ▪️ Units of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk Republic, with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces, took control of Valerianovka, Zeleny Gai and blocked Novoandreevka from the south and east. The advance was 9 kilometers. ▪️ The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, continuing offensive operations, took control of Surovtsevka, Schedrischevo, Zhitlovka

Russian MoD: Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/133 Meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine ▪️ In accordance with its commitments and exclusively for humanitarian purposes, the Russian Federation has opened ten humanitarian corridors from 10 a.m. Moscow time today to evacuate civilians and foreign citizens from Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol cities, including one humanitarian corridor from each city to the Russian Federation, as well as one through the territories controlled

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Statements and those biological labs

This will contain a few statements and this first one is from about 12 hours ago.  Source is MoD Russia Telegram Channel:  https://t.me/mod_russia_en Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry ▪️ The grouping of troops of Lugansk People’s Republic, continuing offensive operations, took control of Blizhnee and Tavla. The advance was 4 kilometers. ▪️The operation to liberate Mariupol from nationalists continues. The units of People’s Militia of Donetsk Republic took control of

The Russian Ministry of Defenсe: original documents – planned offensive operation against Donbass in March of this year.

https://t.me/mod_russia_en The Russian Ministry of Defenсe got original documents of the combat order of the National Guard proving that Ukraine was preparing an offensive operation against Donbass in March of this year. ❗️🇷🇺 Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson, Major General Igor Konashenkov ▪️During special military operation, classified documents (https://function.mil.ru/files/morf/dokumentynua.pdf)of the command of the National Guard of Ukraine ended up in the hands of the Russian servicemen. These documents confirm

Meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine (March 8, 2022)

Channel: https://t.me/mod_russia_en : First post link of various: https://t.me/mod_russia_en/73 ▪️ Taking into account the rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the settlements of Ukraine, where nationalists continue to forcibly detain thousands of civilians, including foreigners, yesterday the Russian side, despite repeated failures of all agreements by Kiev authorities, came up with another initiative to conduct a humanitarian operation. At the same time, we have completed all preparation for the

Statement by the Chief of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection troops of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov (March 7, 2022): biological programs

https://t.me/mod_russia_en/60   ▪️ The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has repeatedly drawn attention to the biological programmes implemented by the Pentagon in the post-Soviet area. Including the territory of Ukraine that has united a chain of more than 30 biological laboratories divided into those for scientific research and for sanitary-epidemiological investigations. ▪️Those works have been ordered by the Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). A firm affiliated to the

MOD Russia: Statement on telegram channel + Briefing

https://t.me/mod_russia_en Regular meeting of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine in Moscow ❗️According to the Head of the National Centre for State Defence Control Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, the Ukrainian side has not fulfilled a single condition for the creation of humanitarian corridors. Speech by the Head of the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev (March 7, 2022) Dear

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with TV channels RT, NBC News, ABC News, ITN, France 24 and the PRC Media Corporation, Moscow, March 3, 2022

The Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Question: Unprecedented sanctions pressure is being exerted on the Russian Federation due to the recent events, primarily “on the ground.” Has Russia changed its position? Does the world hear what Russia is saying? What do you think about the ongoing talks in Belarus? What should we expect from the next round? Sergey Lavrov: This is a comprehensive question. You have

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