In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russia launched rocket attacks on Ukrainian territory and launched a direct full-scale invasion. APU repulse the enemy
- There are reports of significant damage to the port infrastructure of Odessa after Russian strikes. 
- The first photo The United States supplied Ukrainian 155-mm cluster shells to Ukraine.
155-mm artillery shells M864 extended range (29 km), carrying 72 dual-use submunitions. 
- While the parties are still discussing the future of the grain corridor, which is necessary for the world food supply, Russia is purposefully targeting the Ukrainian port infrastructure through which grain shipments will be carried out.
And it doesn't even care that NATO is near 
- Politico:
This year Russia has imported 30 times more UAVs from China than Ukraine.
In addition, imports to Russia of Chinese ceramics used in bulletproof vests increased by 69% (more than $225 million). 
- Medvedev:
Russia needs to choose non-standard targets for strikes - not only storage facilities, oil depots and energy centers.
There are other places where we are not yet expected. And where the effect will be very significant. 
- Hungarian Prime Minister Orban:
By the end of the decade, the UK, Italy and France will leave the top ten economies in the world, and Germany will fall from fourth to tenth place. 
- Member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Andrey Gurulev:
Russia is flooded with foreign spies. 
- Colonel Yevgeny Vashunin, commander of the Leningrad Regiment, died in Ukraine. 
- The United States will send additional military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $400 million.
The assistance package will include ammunition for air defense systems and HIMARS, 32 Stryker armored personnel carriers, howitzer shells, Stinger MANPADS and Javelin ATGMs. 
- Reznikov:
Ukrainian counter-offensive behind schedule, but going according to plan.
The opinion that any counteroffensive should be fast is wrong.
The advance is slower because the West has given few weapons, especially artillery and shells.
This is an air defense problem. The problem is that we also have a very long front line. And there are many enemies against us. This is war, this is not a computer game.
The Russian troops have serious security zones with mines and it is very difficult to break through. 
- The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter somewhere in the Donbass.
It is reported that the crew died. 
- "ProteZing ours", — from the creators of "Kyiv in three days" and "we can repeat" 
- On meat assaults for everyone: Putin signed a decree on raising the age of stay in the reserve to 55 years
▪️The reserve age for the first category has been increased from 35 to 40 years, the second — from 45 to 50 years, the third — from 50 to 55. The term of stay in the reserve for senior officers remains from 50 to 70 years 
- Medvedev Procommeuntied Twitter logo change
The patient is incurable 
- ATMs of the largest Russian banks stopped accepting dollars and euros
▪️Sberbank, VTB, Otkritie, Raiffeisenbank, Unicreditbank, Gazprombank, Sovcombank, MKB, Rosselkhozbank, Promsvyazbank, Rosbank - that's it. They say it's related to the sanctions
Iron Curtain all the way down 
- Candidate for city council elections in Redmond, Washington
In the city of Redmond on August 1, elections will be held (until the primaries) to the local city council. In these elections, such a character was seen. A post from a screenshot in a closed FB group, but the check was made, local activists sent information to local media, so far without a response. 
- Instead of a moat with crocodiles, it is proposed to dig just such a channel to isolate the Russian Federation from Europe 
- "Moscow air defense system is unique and absolutely reliable" 
- Medicinal with a secret ingredient, drink to your health 
- Bild: President Zelensky announces a second wave of counteroffensive. He said that Ukraine is approaching the moment when "activities can be carried out more quickly" 
- Everything will be 
- Kamikaze drones once again pierced the shield over the Moscow sky. What does it say? Ilya Abishev, a military observer for the BBC Russian Service, answers 
- ISW has published satellite images of the Wagner PMC base near Osipovichi. The photo shows hundreds of cars, small trucks and about 35 trucks. According to the calculations of the channel "Belarusian Gayun", the number of mercenaries located in Belarus can reach 2,500 people. 
