France is ready to send troops to Ukraine as early as 2026 if necessary as part of security guarantees — Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Schill

"We will be ready to deploy forces as part of security guarantees if it is necessary for Ukraine," Schill said

Source: СМОТРИ
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They think it will help? Really? 😏

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❗️The dam of the Belgorod reservoir was damaged by a strike from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Gladkov reported. Residents threatened by flooding are offered evacuation to a temporary accommodation center.

"We understand that the enemy may try to strike again and destroy the dam. If this happens, there will be a threat of flooding of the river floodplain from the Kharkov region side and several streets of our settlements, where about 1000 residents live," he wrote.

Source: Zvezda
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As it was said before - losing side turns to terrorism. So does the West.

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☄️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with precision weapons on Ukrainian defense industry enterprises in response to terrorist attacks by Kyiv, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

The targets of the strike were achieved, the department noted.

Source: Vesti
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The thing is, that, according to Col. in reserve Vladimir Trukhan, strikes are planned in advance and are carried out according to plans in general. Just for you to know, that these things are carefully planned.

Brief explanation on how planning is carried out

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🔥In response to the terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets on the territory of Russia last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a coordinated strike with long-range precision ground-based weapons, as well as strike drones.

As a result, Ukrainian defense industry enterprises and energy infrastructure facilities were hit. The strike objectives were achieved.

Also, the launch platform and transport-loading vehicle of the coastal missile system "Neptune" were destroyed, damage was inflicted on drone production workshops, as well as on temporary deployment points of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 154 districts.

💥Air defense systems shot down two guided bombs and 281 UAVs.

Source: Zvezda
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French troops on our soil before. Miss that?

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Weekend offtopic extract from the movie: "The Very Same Munchhausen" (Russian: Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, romanized: Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen, alt. translation - That Very Münchhausen) - a 1980 Soviet fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script by Grigoriy Gorin.

On war.

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Via Lt.Col. in reserve Oleg Shalandin:

🈁23 years ago, one of the most terrible terrorist attacks in the history of Russia occurred - the seizure of the Dubrovka theater center in Moscow. On October 23, a group of armed terrorists took more than 900 spectators and participants of the musical "Nord-Ost" hostage. Three days later, security forces carried out a special operation to free the hostages, using a secret "sleep-inducing" gas. During the terrorist attack and the subsequent assault, 130 hostages died, and all the militants were killed.

We, the Moscow garrison, were also put on alert at that time. Not everyone, of course; a communications company of the forward command post was sent there.
They returned after a day. They were not needed, as our communication means were not intended for urban combat. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and FSB command posts were deployed there.

But no one relieved us of readiness. Just in case.

Sitting in the barracks, glued to the TV, we almost howled when our central television media showed all our actions.
By the end of the first day, some smart FSB head said: "To hell with TV, they see everything anyway."
After that, the security forces started working properly.

During this time, many famous people came for negotiations.
Pugacheva suggested surrendering.
The only person who carried out this mission with dignity was Iosif Kobzon.

The FSB operation was very complex and extraordinary.

For every wolf, there is a wolfhound.

Let us remember...
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I will add here: I spoke about Pugacheva several times. She's an absolute disgrace, an enemy of Russia, and the Russian people. Not that long ago, she justified the actions of the terrorist Johar Dudaev. And that is why Marat Khairullin and me made a broadcast on the topic of terrorism and terror act on Dubrovka. You can watch unedited (Russian and English) stream on this topic here.

In the attached video you can see Pugacheva offering Russians to surrender to the terrorists.

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Lt. Colonel in Reserve Oleg Shalandin Interviews author and commentator Tathagata Bhattacharya (English Only Edit) October 17, 2025

Intro: There was the military conflict between India and Pakistan, so what is going on now in India, and what have we learned about that conflict in retrospect?

03:20 The current ruling party of India and Indian nationalism.

05:20 The response of the ruling class in India and their mistakes in the political and military response.

18:03 What is India’s Nuclear Doctrine? What about Pakistan’s?

32:02 What is the current state of the Indian armed forces and what are your thoughts on Putin offering India four more S400s? (Tathagata also mentions the S500 as well as airframes that Russia can provide to India.)

Thanks for watching!

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In the presidential election in Ireland, Catherine Connolly won - an independent candidate who criticizes NATO's policy towards Russia and also opposes the increase in military spending by Europe.

She received 63.4% of the voters' votes against 29.5% for her only opponent, Heather Humphreys.

Connolly has repeatedly stated that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "illegal and unacceptable," but called for a diplomatic solution.

"War is a stain on humanity. We must use all our capabilities and all the authority accumulated over the years to achieve a diplomatic solution," the politician said.

Connolly also opposes the militarization of Europe and the growing influence of the military-industrial complex.

"The military-industrial complex does not bring peace. The billions directed to support it come at the expense of fighting poverty. This is madness, and we must speak frankly about this madness and seek another way," she said.

"We are increasing military spending across Europe... Germany is rebuilding its economy through the military-industrial complex. But war is not the solution," Connolly added.

She noted the "disgusting role of NATO" in advancing towards the Russian borders.
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This is actually becoming an increasingly common view. I've spoken to a lot of people in the West who, while they still are brainwashed by the "Russia is evil" narrative, pretty much concede that the ultimate cause of the conflict is aggression from the West and the plotting of our military-industrial complex. Aren't you basically conceding that Russia is 100% justified? Is Russia just supposed to stand around and cry?

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