Comments by "Levan Gudadze - Opinion" (@LevanGudadze) on "Sean Foo" channel.

  1. It might be interesting to know that Krasnaya Gora north of Bakhmut has come under the full control of the Russian side in recent hours. I will talk about this on my channel in today's update, because having lost this settlement, the Ukrainian side has practically lost the opportunity to hold on to Paraskoviivka, and if the Russian side establishes control over this settlement as well, the situation of the Ukrainian garrison in Bakhmut will become truly hopeless.
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  2. The population of Ukraine continues to decline and now it is 23 million people, while the mobilization resource is only 3.5 million, this was stated by the ex-Prime Minister of the country Nikolay Azarov, which I will talk about on my channel too, since the majority of the draft-age men of Ukraine has already been forcibly mobilized, and the rest of them work in budgetary organizations, the social sphere or strategic enterprises and cannot be mobilized without a high risk of collapse of the healthcare, education or energy infrastructure..
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  3. Ukraine's losses from the embargo on agricultural products imposed by Slovakia, Hungary and Poland could cost it up to $230 million a month, which I will talk about on my channel too, since Washington and Brussels will have to compensate for these losses if they continue to gather throws billions into this black hole, thereby irritating its citizens even more..
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  4. Aviation and artillery of the Russian army hit the workshops of an armored vehicles plant in Kharkov, where repairs of damaged Ukrainian armored vehicles were taking place, and of course I will talk about this topic on my channel too, because the reduction in repair capabilities will further aggravate the situation of the Ukrainian armed forces, which are experiencing a catastrophic shortage of armored vehicles due to huge losses...
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  5. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico, during the EU summit in Brussels, opposed the allocation of a €50 billion aid package to Ukraine, which I also discussed on my channel, as it is becoming increasingly clear that the Kiev regime is losing financial and arms flows from both Europe and North America.
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  6. Ukrainian militants from the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade shot 23 of their colleagues near Kherson for attempting to desert, Ria Novosoty reports, which I also talked about on my channel, because lately there have been more and more reports of internal tensions in the armed forces of Ukraine..
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  7. During the month of September, the armed forces of the Russian Federation neutralized more than 17,000 Ukrainian military personnel and over 2,700 units of military equipment, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, which I will also talk about on my channel, because many are wondering how long the Ukrainian armed forces will be able to withstand extremely high losses in manpower and military equipment..
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  8. Russian farmers are projected to reap up to 137 million tons of grain, including 88 million tons of wheat this year, which I will talk about in more detail on my channel too, but we can already say that export capacity assessment has been raised by IKAR analysts, who predict foreign sales of grain to the amount to 61 million tons, including 47.5 million tons of wheat.
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  9. Egyptian officials have reportedly decided not to get involved in arming Ukraine, about the likelihood of which I spoke many times on my channel, because it was obvious that Kairo would not spoil Relations with Moscow for the sake of the ruling Western elite..
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  10. About 280 thousand people have been accepted for contract service in the Russian Armed Forces since January 1, which I will also talk about on my channel, because the high level of those wishing to enter the ranks of the armed forces can minimize the likelihood of another wave of mobilization in the Russian Federation..
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  11. Russian crude shipments soared by an average of 880,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the week to August 27, amounting to 3.4 million bpd, which I will also talk about on my channel, because the data presented unvocally confirm the inconsistency of the policy of the price limit of the Western so-called elites on Russian oil and the policy of sanctions in general..
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  12. The Ukrainian government could face a shortage of money and be unable to pay salaries if the US Congress fails to approve another injection of funds into the Ukrainian economy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, which I will talk about on my channel too, since the US and other donor nations currently pay the salaries of some 150,000 civil servants in Ukraine as well as over half a million teachers, professors, school workers in general and tens of thousands more military personnel.
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  13. In June, Russia delivered to India the first batch of uranium for the local nuclear industry since 2019 for $13.5 million, follows from the analysis of RIA Novosti, which I will also talk about on my channel, because it becomes an indisputable fact that Russia is turning into a leading state in the segment nuclear power.
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  14. The United States will transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine as part of a new $175 million military aid package, the Pentagon said, which I also talked about on my channel, because such a move by Washington will certainly aggravate the already extremely difficult relationship between the United States and the Russian Federation..
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  15. A growing number of British households are falling behind on loan payments, with mortgage arrears jumping by 13% in the second quarter of the year to the highest level since 2016, Bank of England data showed on Tuesday. The value of home loans with late payments rose to £16.9 billion ($21.1 billion), up 29% on the previous year, as rising interest rates and unemployment in recent months have put pressure on household disposable incomes.
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  16. According to reports from a number of sources, Ukrainian units have completely abandoned the settlement of Orekhovo-Vasilievka in the North-West of Bakhmut and Russian units are currently clearing the territory.
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  17. Russian drones disabled two Swedish "Strv-122" tanks east of Svatovo, writes Forbes magazine, noting that the "Strv-122" is a version of the German "Leopard 2" tank and has more powerful armor, but a weaker gun.
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  18. Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 550 military and several dozen combat systems, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and artillery.
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  19. For military experts, it is obvious that Ukraine will not be able to win on the battlefield, only Western politicians do not dare to admit this, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
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  20. UK's former defense secretary Ben Wallace has claimed that Kiev is succeeding in its counteroffensive, but to “finish the job” President Vladimir Zelensky must throw more younger Ukrainians into battle against Russia.
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  21. Four Ukrainian aircraft-type drones were shot down off the western coast of Crimea last night and two more drones were shot down on their approach to Moscow.
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  22. Russian air defense systems yesterday shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft in the area of Kleshcheevka.
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  23. Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine has lost about 500 soldiers in different sectors of the front. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost over a dozen combat vehicles, tanks, armored personnel carriers and artillery systems..
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  24. Russian air defense and electronic warfare systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones that attacked Russian regions last night, mainly Crimea.
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  25. The Russian side refutes Kyiv’s information about the capture of Rabotino by the Ukrainian armed forces in the Zaporozhye region, which I also talked about on my channel, emphasizing that this settlement is not even on the first line of defense of the Russian armed forces.
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  26. Some of the weapons Berlin has given Kiev to aid in its fight against Russia were either in bad condition or outdated, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has admitted.
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  27. The world is gradually moving away from the model of economic colonialism, when entire regions are driven into bondage, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with participants in the international Olympiad on financial security.
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  28. Ukraine tried to carry out another drone attack on Moscow and Crimea, and according to the latest data, 2 drones were destroyed by Russian air defense in the Moscow region and 11 in Crimea.
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  29. The Russian armed forces destroyed an oil depot in the Rivne region of Ukraine in an initial strike on the military and logistical infrastructure of the Zelensky regime..
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  30. The Pentagon will only be able to support Ukraine's war effort for a “few weeks” should Congress fail to pass a new funding bill, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has claimed.
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  31. Four Ukrainian aircraft-type drones were shot down off the western coast of Crimea last night and two more drones were shot down on their approach to Moscow.
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  32. US officials are “frustrated” with Ukraine's reluctance to accept their advice on how to conduct the counteroffensive against Russian forces, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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  33. The Russian armed forces dealt a massive blow to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that were rotating near Verbovoye and Rabotino, destroying up to 100 military personnel and several armored vehicles, said Yevgeny Balitsky, governor of Zaporozhye
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  34. Aerospace Forces aircraft stopped an attempt to land Ukrainian troops at Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday.
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  35. 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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  36. The head of the Italian Foreign Ministry said that now there can be no ceasefire in the Middle East.
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  37. The defense budget for 2024 in Russia will be approximately 11 trillion rubles, that is, 117 billion US dollars.
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  38. The 82nd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, armed with British Challenger 2 tanks, as well as German APC Marder and American APC Stryker, began to suffer significant losses in equipment immediately after being introduced into battle, Forbes reports.
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  39. Servicemen of the Russian group "Dnepr" in the southern sector of the front destroyed three boats with Ukrainian saboteurs, the head of the press service of the unit Roman Kodryan told RIA Novosti.
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  40. Oil and gas production in Brazil reached a record level for a single month in July, beating the previous record set in June, oil regulator ANP revealed this week. Output totaled 4.48 million barrels of oil equivalent per day last month, data showed. Crude production alone rose by 18.6% on a yearly basis to 3.51 million barrels per day (bpd).
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  41. The production of light aircraft and the construction of a new railway line from Belarus to Russia have been decided by two countries.
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  42. A new set of UN proposals on a grain deal involves reconnecting Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT and unfreezing Russian assets, Anadolu reports.
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  43. Moscow is once again warning the Western elite that their further moves towards escalation with Russia could lead to nuclear armageddon. I will talk about this in more detail on my channel in the update. Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with leading Russian media, openly stated that the supply of foreign weapons to Ukraine would lead to a nuclear catastrophe. At the same time, Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, warned that Western countries, led by the United States, by deciding to supply Kiev with depleted uranium ammunition, are irrevocably bringing the world to a dangerous line, beyond which nuclear Armageddon looms more and more clearly.
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  44. Turkey is under certain pressure in connection with the observance of the Montreux Convention, on the basis of which it restricted the passage of warships to the Black Sea, but there are no changes in its principled position, a diplomatic source in Ankara told RIA Novosti.
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  45. Russia remained the largest exporter of oil to India and China in June, data from the latest Oil Market Report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) showed on Thursday. According to OPEC’s calculations, Russia accounted for almost 20% of China’s total oil imports in the reporting period, retaining the title of the Asian country’s largest crude supplier for six consecutive months. Saudi Arabia, the second-largest supplier, accounted for 15% of China’s total imports, while Malaysia provided around 11%. According to customs data, China’s imports of Russian crude in June reached an all-time high, with flows hitting 10.5 million tons, up more than 40% compared to the same month last year.
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  46. Russians have topped the list of real estate buyers from Dubai’s major developer in a sign that demand for property in the UAE remains strong, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Emaar Properties, the biggest real estate company in Dubai, which accounts for about 30% of all home sales ahead of construction, has revealed that Russian nationals represented the market's largest segment. The company, however, did not specify the exact percentage.
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  47. US President Joe Biden may push Kiev to negotiate during the election campaign next year due to the lack of significant progress in the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield, Bloomberg reported, citing European officials.
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  48. The Russian military last night stopped Ukraine's attempt to attack Crimea with 20 drones, the Ministry of Defense reported.
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  49. The first batch of Ukrainian pilots are not expected to complete training on US-made F-16 fighter jets before next summer, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
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  50. The Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation confirmed that the head of PMC Wagner Evgeny Prigozhin was on board the private plane that crashed today in the Tver region.
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