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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑโš”๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธIsrael-Gaza Conflict: November 30 (Recap)

1๏ธโƒฃ International mediators, including Qatar, Egypt and the US, are pushing for another extension of Gaza truce, set to expire at 7am local time (05:00 GMT) Friday.

2๏ธโƒฃ 30 Palestinian prisoners freed from Israeli jails in seventh exchange of the truce after more Israeli captives released in Gaza.

3๏ธโƒฃ Top US diplomat Blinken says Israel plans to resume Gaza offensive, urges greater protection of civilians in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

More than 15,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, with thousands more believed to be trapped in the rubble. In Israel, the official death toll stands at 1,200.

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โ— Link between generations: fighters from the SMO zone congratulated a veteran of the Great Patriotic War on his 100th birthday

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บThe servicemen of the communications unit prepared an unexpected surprise for Mikhail Alekseevich Mezin: they showed him how they use modern communications equipment on the frontlines

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บIn 1941 Mikhail Alekseevich, while still a minor, volunteered for the front. He was seriously wounded twice: in 1942 near Stalingrad and in 1943 in the Donbass. Mikhail Alekseevich went through all levels of military service from private to colonel, finished his service in 1982 at the age of 59, but to this day continues to carry out patriotic work with the younger generation.

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๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ FoxNews host Jesse Watters:

Welcome to the United States of Stupid. Members of Joe Bidenโ€™s cabinet in the media continue to embarrass themselves. The first example is the guy in charge of making sure our kids get a quality education. Secretary Miguel Cordona ineptly repeated Ronald Reagan's famous quote. The Secretary said: "I think it was President Reagan who said, 'We're from the government. We're here to help." Secretary Cordona may wanna have someone factcheck his next speech because Reagan was ralling against the government. [He said:] "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.โ€™โ€

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Indian Oil Imports From Russia Increase in November: Reports

๐Ÿ›ข India substantially increased its monthly imports of Russian oil in November, data from Kpler and Vortexa have shown.

The figures show a significant rise of 5-9% from the previous month, bringing India's intake to 1.68-1.73 million barrels per day (bpd).

"India has been roaring back to strength ever since its autumn refinery maintenance period was completed by early November, so now almost every refiner is ramping up runs to satiate growing domestic demand," Kpler's crude analyst Viktor Katona said.


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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช While in Russia unemployment has fallen to 2.9% and there are no industries left in the country that are not experiencing staff shortages, in the Federal Republic of Germany, under the leadership of a "talented" gop team consisting of Habeck, a lignite greengrocer, Berbock, a 360-degree whirler of low-social policy, and Scholz, who likes to stick his fingers in other people's gas turbines, unemployment has taken a logical upsurge.

It "unexpectedly" soared to 5.9 percent in November 2023 - the highest level in 2.5 years. An additional 22,000 people lost their jobs during the month.

The main reason is that deindustrialization, carried out in the interests of American corporations, continues in the FRG. Factories are closing, industrial capital is fleeing the country, and good burghers are being asked to leave.

(And remember, not so long ago the FRG was the industrial, industrial and economic locomotive of the entire European Union? Forget it!)

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โ—พIn the town of Beitunia the Israeli army arrives throwing smoke grenades before the arrival of the released Palestinian prisoners.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Volodymyr Zelensky announced a transition to defense and the start of construction of defensive structures from Donbass to Northern Ukraine:

โ€œHeld a meeting where they discussed the construction of fortifications on the main defensive lines.

These are the Avdeevsky, Maryinsky, Kupyansky-Limansky directions, as well as the border regions bordering Russia and Belarus.

The proper arrangement of defense lines should become a priority issue, including in front-line areas."


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๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ“ˆ Egg inflation is rampant in Russia! โ€œDuring the week from November 21 to November 27, the cost of eggs increased by 4.4%. This figure has remained practically the highest in the food market for several weeks in a row. A week ago the growth was 4.5%. Sinceโ€ฆ
๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ“ˆ The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia proposed that retailers temporarily limit the markup on all chicken eggs they sell to no more than 5%.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Master and the apprentice...

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๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎโŒ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Perhaps this is just the beginning.

Finland has completely closed the entire 1,300-kilometer border with Russia.

Just over an hour ago, the last vehicles were allowed to cross Finland's last open land border crossing with Russia before the entire 1,340-kilometer border was closed for at least two weeks.

โ€œMaybe this is the end, or maybe itโ€™s just the beginning,โ€ said Border Guard Deputy Commander Ville Ahtiyainen. โ€œI hope this ends and we can get back to normal, but weโ€™ll see.โ€


All nine border crossings between the countries will now be closed until at least December 13, and people seeking asylum in Finland will instead be directed to airports and ports.

The decision was made despite warnings from the UN, refugee rights advocates and the Finnish Discrimination Ombudsman that such a move could seriously jeopardize the right to seek asylum.

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November 3๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ. Special military operation progress, stay tuned for tomorrow:

โ–ช๏ธ The FSB reported the detention of a Ukrainian agent who was collecting data on the defence facilities system and spying on the Rosgvardia; a criminal case has been opened under the article on state treason;

โ–ช๏ธ Russian Armed Forces repelled 8 attacks, Kiev's losses were up to 750 soldiers, and a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar was destroyed, the Defence Ministry said:

โ–ช๏ธ Russian aviation and artillery hit a rear command post and a command and observation post, air defence shot down nine Ukrainian drones, the Defence Ministry said;

โ–ช๏ธ The DPR Supreme Court has sentenced to life imprisonment Ukrainian marine Ivan Taran, who shot seven civilians in Mariupol, the DPR prosecutor's office told RIA Novosti;

โ–ช๏ธ European Commission head von der Leyen has said that Ukraine's failures on the battlefield are a reason not to stop supporting Kiev, but, on the contrary, to increase it, and soon the EU will be able to produce one million rounds of ammunition annually;

โ–ช๏ธ Former Pentagon senior adviser McGregor said Ukraine is on the verge of surrender and Vladimir Zelensky is going the way of Benito Mussolini and the sooner he leaves, the better for him;

โ–ช๏ธ German Foreign Minister Baerbock has admitted that the decline in public interest in Ukraine is fatal;

โ–ช๏ธ According to Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Havrylyuk, the country is going to buy an additional batch of CAESAR self-propelled vehicles from France, but would like more if possible;

โ–ช๏ธ A captured Ukrainian soldier has admitted that distrust in the army command and the country's leadership is growing among soldiers, with many considering "turning their weapons around and marching on Kiev".

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ˜ญ The Russian army is the second best in the world after the USA - Volodymyr Zelensky

The Ukrainian president stated this in an interview with the Associated Press, commenting on the results of the counteroffensive.

โ€œLook, we are not retreating, Iโ€™m happy. We are fighting with the second best army in the world, I am satisfied,โ€ Zelensky said.


In this way, he hopes to justify the failures on the front of his army, which is de facto a NATO army, and according to Zelensky, it is weaker than the Russian one.

The beggar president in the same interview added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were losing people, and carefully (so as not to run into the wrath of the โ€œalliesโ€) hinted that Ukraine had not received all the weapons it wanted.

โ€œI cannot be satisfied, but I also cannot complain much,โ€ Zelensky added.


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๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Putinโ€™s buddy Orban is pushing the EU to the edge of the abyss because of Ukraine

The situation with Hungaryโ€™s opposition to the EU plans has worsened so much that it may be deprived of voting rights so as not to interfere with the allocation of money to Kiev.

โ€œHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban regularly pushes the EU to the brink, but now diplomats are seriously panicking, fearing that his hostility towards Ukraine is about to actually lead to such an outcome.

A brewing political crisis could erupt at a summit in mid-December, when EU leaders are expected to make a historic decision on Ukraine's entry into the community and strike a key budget deal to give Kiev a โ‚ฌ50 billion lifeline.

The meeting should be a signal to the US that, despite political differences over the war in the Middle East, the EU is fully committed to Ukraine.

However, these plans could be thwarted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has demanded that the entire political and financial process be frozen until leaders agree to a complete overhaul of Brussels' support for Kiev.

Orbรกn's position has become a serious headache for EU leaders.

โ€œWe are heading towards a serious crisis,โ€ one EU official said anonymously.


In theory, the countries of the association still have the opportunity to cut off Hungaryโ€™s right to influence decision-making in the union, but EU members consider this option toxic, as it will create an undesirable precedent.

For now, European leaders seem to be sticking to their usual strategy of ingratiation, trying to negotiate a compromise with the โ€œbad guyโ€ of the union.โ€

๐Ÿ”ปThe only European leader that puts his own people before the Ukrainian Nazis is the โ€œbad guyโ€ ๐Ÿค”

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We've launched new project "Foreign fighters of Donbass". There will be a lot of interesting stuff soon.
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ"Foreign fighters of Donbass"๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โ€” interview with mercenaryโšก๏ธ

Aiden Aslin โ€” mercenary, UK
Aiden served in UAF 36th marine brigade, his unit failed to break out of the encirclement at the 'Azovstal" plant in Mariupol.
"I chose to surrender", โ€” said Aiden as decided to save his life. It's the most valuable thing we have in this world๐ŸŒŽ

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 1 December 2023; pub. 08:01โšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ”นIn the
#Kherson-#Crimea Direction, counter fighting continued in #Krynki. The AFU is trying to gain a foothold in the forest plantations. The RF Armed Forces are trying to prevent them from doing so.
๐Ÿ’ฅ Ukrainian positions in the village are under dense attacks by Russian long range weapons. (Fig. 1)

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Zaporozhye Direction, the RF Armed Forces, supported by artillery, are pressing the AFU on the western outskirts of #Rabotino village. Ukrainian assault units are conducting similar actions northwest of #Verbovoye. (Fig. 2)

๐Ÿ”นOn the #Donetsk Front, the RF Armed Forces, supported by artillery and aircraft, were conducting assault operations near #Novomikhaylovka, in #Maryinka, near #Pervomayskoye, #Severnoye (a settlement west of Avdeyevka), in the industrial zone on the southeastern outskirts of #Avdeyevka, near the Coke Plant northeast of the city, #Steponoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions) and #Novokalinovo. The line of contact did not change significantly. (Fig. 3)
โš ๏ธ Other analysts reported on slight but clear advances at #Steponoye, #Severnoye #Tonenkoye, and towards #Novokalinovo

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Bakhmut Direction, after shelling, Russian forces continued their attacks northeast of #Kleshcheyevka to dislodge the AFU from the heights. Without success.โš ๏ธ From the direction of #Khromovo and #Berkhovka, they are conducting an offensive on #Bogdanovka. (Fig. 4)โš ๏ธ if successful a great advance.

๐Ÿ”นIn the #Lugansk Direction, there are counter battles in the #Serebryanskoye forest and near #Sinkovka.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ˜ญ Petro Poroshenko, who was traveling to the United States, was not allowed to go abroad - despite having permission from the Verkhovna Rada...

๐Ÿ”ปYou could always go to the front Petro? The Russians could organise a โ€œwarm welcomeโ€.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dmitry Peskov on US sanctions:

โ€œWe have no doubt that these sanctions will last for many years. And we proceed from this, building our line.

We have no doubt that the United States will continue to try to put pressure on Russia, including on the entire system of international trade and economic relations, essentially destroying the existing format.

Because this is nothing more than illegal attempts to put pressure on the Russian economy. And we understand this too.

The US is the largest economy, but not the only one. And the global economy is not limited to it. There is an economy that is catching up on the heels of the United States, and that is China.

There are growing economies that have their own energy needs. The world is much more diverse than the United States.

The America-centric world is coming to an end, and a period of diversity is beginning, including in economic relations.โ€


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โ—๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 78.5% of Russians trust Putin, 75.2% approve of his work - Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐ŸปโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Sergey Lavrov owns the German press, but being classy as ever still ends on a humorous note.

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