Comments by "Levan Gudadze - Opinion" (@LevanGudadze) on "Military Summary" channel.

  1. Russian forces have taken control of all supply routes for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, media reports here in Russia today. On my channel, I also talked about this topic, shared more information, because there are indicators that allow us to say that Bakhmut is already Cauldron.
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  2. Last night, the Russian armed forces launched missile and drone attacks on the military and logistics infrastructure of Ukraine in the direction of the port cities of Reni and Izmail on the Danube River.
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  3. The defense budget for 2024 in Russia will be approximately 11 trillion rubles, that is, 117 billion US dollars.
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  4. How much equipment did the Israel Defense Forces lose in half a day? More and more footage of captured or destroyed equipment of the Israel Defense Forces is popping up on the Internet. The Palestinian groups reaped a rich harvest: we decided to calculate how much equipment the Israelis lost. ▪ Merkava tanks: 5 units (of which at least two trophies) ▪ Heavy infantry fighting vehicle Namer APC: 2 units as trophies ▪ Wheeled vehicles: over 10 units ▪Armored personnel carriers of various types: 12 units with trophies ▪ Wheeled armored vehicles MRAP: 2 units All calculations are made based on footage available on the Internet. Based on statistical error, in reality these figures may be at least a third higher.
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  5. Libertarian economist Javier Milei was elected to become Argentina’s next president on Sunday. With 86.59% of the votes counted, Milei won with nearly 56%, while his rival in the runoff, Economy Minister Sergio Massa, received 44%.
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  6. Over the past seven days, from October 14 to October 20, the Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 5,000 military personnel and about 300 armored combat vehicles, including 25 tanks, the Russian Defense Ministry reports, emphasizing that at the same time 10 Ukrainian Mig- 29 fighters, 2 Su 25 attack aircraft and 2 Mi-8 helicopters.
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  7. US budget deficit in fiscal year 2023 increased by $320 billion to $1.7 trillion - White House
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  8. Before the critical escalation between Russia and the so-called ruling elite of the West, the share of European Union countries in trade in Russia's foreign trade was 50% or more, now this share has decreased to 16%, and the share of Asian countries has grown to almost 70% and continues to grow.
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  9. Russia will respond to the decision of the Moldovan authorities to join anti-Russian sanctions, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.
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  10. The US dollar is losing its global role in an “objective and irreversible” process, the Russian president told participants at the BRICS Summit in South Africa on Tuesday. Vladimir Putin spoke via videolink, after choosing not to attend the event in person. De-dollarization is “gaining momentum” Putin declared, adding that members of the group of major emerging economies are seeking to reduce their reliance on the greenback in mutual transactions.
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  11. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 650 military and several dozen combat systems, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and artillery.
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  12. Turkey is recalling Tel Aviv Ambassador Shakir Torunlar to Ankara for consultations due to events in the Gaza Strip, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
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  13. Opposition groups from the both sides of the political spectrum held demonstrations across Germany as the country marked Unity Day on Tuesday. Several rallies criticized government policies, including arms shipments to Ukraine. Some 4,600 people showed up for an event in Berlin, which was organized by the right-wing Alternative for Germany party. The march ended with a rally at the Lustgarten park in the capital center and went without an incident, except for a few verbal confrontations, according to the local press.
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  14. NATO’s European logistics chief has urged nations on the continent to establish a “military Schengen” zone to allow for the rapid movement of troops, equipment, and ammunition in the event of war with Russia. “We are running out of time,” Lieutenant-General Alexander Sollfrank told Reuters in an interview published on Thursday. “What we don’t get done in peacetime won’t be ready in case of a crisis or a war.”
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  15. The President of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), Cyril Ramaphosa, called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel's actions in Palestine against the backdrop of “war crimes” occurring in the region.
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  16. Over the past night, Russian armed forces launched missile and drone attacks on the military and logistics infrastructure of the Zevlensky regime in Lvov, Kharkov, Vinnitsa, Odessa and a number of other regions.
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  17. A Russian Su-30 fighter jet and a Su-24 bomber destroyed two Ukrainian fast landing craft east of Zmeiny Island.
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  18. Russia has seen its Gross Domestic Product values turn to growth in the second quarter of the year. Despite the lingering pressure from Western sanctions, the Russian economy grew 4.9% in annual terms.
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  19. Funds for assistance to Ukraine in the US federal budget are almost gone - Assistant to the US President for National Security Jake "Al Qaeda is on our side in Syria" Sullivan..
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  20. A restart of the Israel-Palestine peace process is urgently needed to resolve the conflict amid the current escalation in Gaza, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. This will require a collective diplomatic mechanism aimed at the creation of a Palestinian state, Lavrov told the joint delegation of the Arab League and the Islamic Cooperation Organization in Moscow. The continued violence, which has already led to “catastrophic humanitarian consequences,” vividly demonstrates how dangerous the approach of ignoring international law is, he said, referring to the Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian enclave, which has killed thousands.
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  21. The reluctance of the current President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to consider peace talks with Russia might lead him to being ousted to make such negotiations possible, Oleg Soskin, an adviser to two former Ukrainian presidents, said.
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  22. A Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down today in the Kherson region, according to reports from a number of sources.
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  23. Kiev cannot join the NATO military bloc as long as its conflict with Russia continues, Polish President Andrzej Duda has said. Speaking at the Krynica Forum in southern Poland on Wednesday, Duda recalled meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky to discuss Kiev’s future in NATO in the months preceding the bloc’s summit, held in Vilnius in July.
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  24. The lingering economic downturn in the Eurozone is a sign that the bloc may spiral into recession by the end of the year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing economists and private-sector activity surveys. According to S&P Global, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) in the region continued to shrink in November, plunging to 47.1 points, the sixth consecutive monthly reading below 50 – the threshold separating contraction from growth. The same trend was seen in both manufacturing and services.
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  25. The continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine coupled with the escalation of Israel-Palestine hostilities could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy and geopolitical relations, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon wrote in the company’s third-quarter earnings report published on Friday.
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  26. The European Union has notified member countries that it is unlikely to fulfill its promise to provide Kyiv with a million shells by March 2024, Bloomberg reported, citing informed sources.
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  27. India and China held a new round of talks this week as part of ongoing efforts to resolve a standoff over the contested Himalayan border region between the two countries. The Asian neighbors agreed to deal with the remaining issues over the so-called Line of Actual Control (LAC) “in an expeditious manner,” in addition to maintaining peace in border areas, a joint statement said on Tuesday.
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  28. Ukrainians paying up to $10,000 to escape draft.
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  29. The M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks provided to Ukraine by the US have hardly made a difference on the battlefield, President Vladimir Zelensky said in a discussion with journalists from several African nations published by his office.
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  30. The Russian military destroyed the Ukrainian landing force while trying to cross the Dnieper, an informed source said.
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  31. The United States is sending Ukraine another package of military aid worth $125 million.
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  32. Russia delivered a record amount of crude to Brazil in October, becoming the country's third-largest supplier, RIA Novosti reported on Friday citing statistics.
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  33. Budapest will not extradite to Kiev Ukrainians liable for military service who came to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, speaking at the opening of the autumn session of parliament.
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  34. There isn’t much left in the Czech Republic’s stockpiles that can be sent to Kiev, Defense Minister Jana Cernochova told Vaclav Moravec in a TV interview on Sunday. Prague, however, intends to contract with private companies to continue weapons and ammunition deliveries, she added.
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  35. Over the past week, fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down 4 Ukrainian aircraft - Su-24M, MiG-29 and 2 Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, also destroying one Mig-29 at the airfield and four radar stations with the help of strike drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
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  36. Over the past 4 months, since the beginning of the so-called counter-offensive of the Ukrainian armed forces, the losses of the Ukrainian side amounted to more than 90,000 military personnel, 557 tanks and almost 1,900 armored vehicles, said Russian President Putin.
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  37. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has branded Israel a “terror state” that is committing “genocide” in Gaza and claimed the country's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a 'goner.' In remarks on Wednesday to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Erdogan also challenged Netanyahu to reveal whether Israel possesses nuclear weapons, before adding that such an arsenal won’t help the embattled prime minister anyway.
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  38. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 650 military and several dozen combat systems, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and artillery.
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  39. The Polish authorities will extend the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain from midnight on September 16, despite the decision of the European Commission to lift the embargo.
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  40. Polish truckers protesting on the border with Ukraine could be joined by a group of farmers later this week, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday. The truckers are demanding tougher rules for their Ukrainian competitors and have been blocking border checkpoints, meaning some cargo vehicles carrying humanitarian aid for Kiev have been unable to pass. As many as 20,000 vehicles have reportedly been stuck on either side of the Ukrainian-Polish border as a result of the strike.
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  41. The commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, whose death was reported by Ukrainian publics, was present at today's meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense, it follows from the video distributed by the ministry.
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  42. Russian Armed Forces have liquidated more than 400 servicemen of the Ukrainian army in the Soledar-Artemovsk (Bakhmut) sector of the SMO.
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  43. Russian forces shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets in a 24-hour period this week, the country's defense ministry said on Saturday, in its daily briefing.
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  44. Argentina may become a member of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) following the organization's summit in South Africa scheduled for August.
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  45. According to a number of media reports here in Russia, Wagner PMC units have established full control over the Bakhmut administrative building and the surrounding area and have come close to the railway station.
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  46. The United States will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile without a warhead on Wednesday - Pentagon
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  47. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 850 military and several dozen combat systems, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and artillery.
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  48. Hungry soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine swam across the Dnieper to surrender to the Russian military.
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  49. Shares of Russian state-run aerospace company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) soared 45% on Tuesday after the maiden flight of the country's first fully domestically-built aircraft.
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  50. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 650 military and several dozen combat systems, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and artillery.
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