Various News - 2025-03-27

A significant force of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers looks to be currently wending its way to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. Potential targets could include Iran and/or Yemen.

The crews of two B-2 bombers, callsigns Pitch 11 and Pitch 14, could be heard communicating with air traffic controllers in Australia earlier today in publicly available audio.

The not very ‘stealthy’ arrival to me means they are possibly more for a show of force.

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Another attack by the AFU on Russian energy facilities

Yesterday in Riyadh, negotiations were held between delegations from Russia and the USA, during which the requirements for achieving a ceasefire were discussed. During the 12-hour conversation, the Russian leadership expressed the hope that Washington would be able to force the authorities of the so-called Ukraine to fulfill the agreements reached.

🖍Against the backdrop (and during) the meeting in Saudi Arabia, the enemy again attacked the energy infrastructure of Russia. The targets of the AFU raid were the Svatove gas distribution station in the LPR, the energy infrastructure of the Rostov Region, and, for the third time in recent days, the Glebovskoe gas storage facility.

🚩Casualties and destruction were avoided, according to official data, the enemy did not cause serious damage to strategic facilities. However, as we have said before (https://t.me/rybar/69122), it is not worth relaxing from thoughts of an imminent peace - the attack that has taken place will certainly not be the last.

❗️In the context of the night attack by the AFU, the statements of the Minister of Defense of the so-called Ukraine, Umierov, after a meeting with the US delegation, where he confirms commitment to "achieving a lasting peace", inspire little confidence.

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Morning Summary as of March 25, 2025

▪️ Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces struck Izyum, Poltava, Sumy, and Kyiv Regions. Footage emerged during the day of a missile strike on a concentration of AFU personnel and equipment in the urban area of Sumy (https://t.me/dva_majors/67581).

▪️ On the Belgorod direction, a new element of the situation was a massive AFU attack across the border on Popovka, where the heroic defense of our border guards did not allow the enemy to quickly implement their plan. The border guards called fire on themselves, but reinforcements arrived in time. They report that the village of Popovka and our outposts have been plowed by artillery and drones, and Demidovka will likely change hands as well. The enemy still has significant reserves in this direction and intends to continue the attacks, while our troops have also pulled in reinforcements. The AFU has failed to implement its plan to break through our defenses, with heavy fighting for several days in settlements almost adjacent to the border. The civilian population came under enemy strikes, with impacts in the settlements of Yasnyye Zori, Cheremoshnoye, and Shebekino.

▪️ On the Sumy direction, the Russian Armed Forces yesterday fought near the border crossing of "Sudzha" and the eponymous checkpoint. Fighting is ongoing in the area of our troops' salient into the Sumy Region: Vladimirka - Veselovka - Zhuravka. In Kursk Region, Oleshnya, Guyevo, and Gornal are under enemy control.

▪️ In the north of the Kupiansk direction, the situation on the right bank of the Oskol River is becoming more complicated for the AFU. In the area of the northern bridgehead, Russian troops advanced in the eastern and western parts of the settlement of Topolí and expanded the bridgehead towards Kamianka, as acknowledged by enemy channels. There are also advances of our troops south, in the area of Dvorichna.

▪️ On the Siversk direction, heavy fighting continues west of Bilohorivka towards Hryhorivka. The enemy is using a large number of strike drones.

▪️ On the Oleksandrivka-Kalinovo direction (south of Dzerzhynsk), the 68th Tank Regiment liberated the settlement of Panteleymonivka. Earlier, enemy channels reported the loss of control by the AFU over Oleksandropil. Northwest, assault troops of the 33rd Motorized Rifle Regiment are fighting for Tarasivka. West, heavy fighting is underway near Pokrovsk, with the line of contact around the city unchanged. South, footage has been published of our frontline troops in the liberated Sribne (Serebryannoye).

▪️ On the Komarov direction, Russian Army units advanced towards the settlement of Volne Pole, with fighting for the village beginning.

▪️ On the Zaporizhia direction, fighting continues in the area of Stepove and Maly Shcherbaky.

▪️ A tragedy was the death of our journalists in the SMO zone. Killed were Andrey Panov, a cameraman for the Zvezda TV channel, Aleksandr Sirkeli, the driver of the filming crew, and Aleksandr Fedorchak, a military correspondent for Izvestia.

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Fwd from @opersvodki

💥The Realities of War: Footage of the actions of our troops who came under attack by enemy drones.

One of the few such videos where the ending can be considered successful - the wounded are evacuated, and the transport of other groups is turned around before entering the dangerous zone.

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‼️🇷🇺 🇺🇦European elites will interfere with the ceasefire. Zelensky understands that his days are numbered, - Lavrov.

▪️Trump's special envoy Witkoff seems to have understood the essence of the conflict in Ukraine, but overestimates the European elites regarding the timing of the ceasefire:

➖ He significantly overestimates the elites of European countries, who want to hang like a stone on Zelensky’s hands so as not to allow him to weaken .

▪️ Zelensky understands that his days are numbered and his “bright image” has long since faded;

▪️The situation in relations between Russia and the United States under Biden was abnormal, his behavior was stupid, like a kindergarten insult;

▪️Many friends of Russia believe that the US reaction to the special operation was too exaggerated;

▪️It will be interesting if the US uses its influence on Europe and forces it not to give up Russian gas;

▪️European politicians say they will not allow the Nord Stream pipeline to be restored, these are “either sick people or suicides”;

▪️Russia will not forget the commandment “trust, but verify” when building a dialogue with the United States;

▪️The US used the dollar to punish individual countries, now the process of transition to national currencies and alternative payment systems cannot be stopped.

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‼️🇨🇿🇺🇦 The Czech Republic is concerned about a possible influx of Ukrainian troops after the end of hostilities — Novinky

▪️Czech MPs fear that a large number of Ukrainian veterans will come to the country to reunite with their families.

▪️In their opinion, this could pose risks to public safety, especially if Ukrainians have mental trauma.

▪️Some politicians believe that Ukrainian military personnel should remain in the country and participate in its restoration.

➖"This is a serious threat, which the Czech Intelligence and Security Service also warns about. We must take measures to ensure that veterans remain in Ukraine and are engaged in its restoration," the parliament said.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The nuclear weapons that Ukraine gave up after the collapse of the USSR belonged to Moscow, not Kyiv — Richard Grenell

Trump's special envoy spoke about an inconvenient fact for Ukraine: Kyiv returned nuclear weapons to Russia. They were not Ukrainian.

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‼️🇺🇦😂 Ukraine has no money for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, so Western countries "should finance" them — Zelensky

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces need rest, rotation, reserves, salaries. This is a real problem.

▪️Before the hostilities, the Ukrainian army was 3 times smaller.

▪️Ukraine's budget is not enough. Separate programs are needed. They should be financed by Europe and America.

▪️He added that in the current circumstances he would rely more on Europe.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Black Sea Ceasefire Will Be 'Putin's Victory' — Times

▪️Russia will gain much more than Ukraine from both a ceasefire at sea and a ban on strikes on energy facilities,

▪️Adviser to the Ukrainian Presidential Office Leshchenko accused the White House of failing to obtain any concessions from Russia in exchange for helping Moscow resume exports of agricultural products and fertilizers.

➖"This will be perceived as a major victory for President Putin and could set a precedent for the subsequent lifting of further sanctions," the publication writes.

▪️In addition, the agreement does not prohibit Russia from striking Ukrainian ports.

➖"The deal, brokered by the US for the first time in three years of war, promises limited benefits to Ukraine and does not require any concessions from Russia," the publication concluded.

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‼️🇷🇺☦️ Channel One war correspondent Anna Prokofieva dies in Belgorod Region — media

▪️Channel One cameraman Dmitry Volkov was also injured.

▪️Maria Zakharova has already spoken out on this topic, stating that “journalists from Russia have become a target for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”

➖"They are being hunted. These are our journalists, these are war correspondents. <...> And the fact that they <...> were wearing vests with the identification marks "Press" speaks once again to the fact that, of course, they have become a target," the diplomat said.

▪️Also, according to her, the murder of Russian correspondents is part of Kyiv’s targeted policy of clearing the information field.

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‼️🇺🇦🇪🇺 Ukraine is preparing to buy 5 times more gas than usual from Europe — Bloomberg

▪️The price will be especially high due to "Russian shelling of energy facilities and rapid depletion of reserves."

➖“We believe that Ukraine will need up to 5 billion cubic meters per season from April 2025 to April 2026,” says Dmitry Sakharuk, CEO of DTEK’s trading division.

▪️In previous years, the figure was not higher than a billion.

▪️Damage to gas infrastructure in Ukraine was "worse than reported."

▪️Ukraine has already used up its so-called buffer, the volumes stored in underground storage facilities as a reserve.

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‼️🇵🇱😁Poland has enough ammunition for one to two weeks of war — head of the country's National Security Bureau

▪️With the current level of reserves, the defense could be carried out for a week or two, Lukovsky said in an interview.

▪️The least amount of ammunition has been accumulated for old types of weapons; they were mainly supplied to Ukraine.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kyiv Continues Striking Russia's Energy Infrastructure Despite Zelensky's Statement — Defense Ministry

▪️At night, two Ukrainian UAVs were shot down off the coast of Crimea; the target of the attack was ground equipment at the Glebovskoye gas storage facility.

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces also attacked energy facilities in the Bryansk and Kursk regions with drones; a number of consumers were left without electricity.

▪️Ukraine is doing everything to disrupt Russian-American agreements.

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‼️🇷🇺 Moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure must be observed — Peskov

▪️The moratorium on attacks on energy facilities is a good step forward, we must continue down this path.

▪️The Kremlin noted Kyiv’s inability to negotiate.

▪️Russia continues contacts with the United States; they are intensive, pragmatic, constructive and productive.

▪️Russia does not see reciprocity from Arctic countries, but interest in cooperation remains.

▪️The conditions of the Black Sea initiative concerning Russia were not met last time, now justice must prevail.

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‼️🇺🇦🇪🇺 A plan to create two peacekeeping missions for Ukraine is being discussed: the first under the auspices of the UN with troops from Asian and South American countries, the second - from Western countries ready to send their troops.

▪️The Italian newspaper La Repubblica writes about this, citing sources.

▪️In particular, the UN contingent may include countries from India, Brazil, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia (Indonesia has already denied that it has received a request to deploy its peacekeepers in Ukraine). According to the plan, they will control the line of contact between the two armies.

▪️And Western peacekeepers will be deployed on the border between Ukraine and the EU.

▪️It is reported that the US "will be ready to provide support, all logistical and technological components necessary for these operations," including "sky control," radar and satellites.

▪️Earlier, Zelensky negatively assessed the idea of ​​creating a peacekeeping mission for Ukraine under the auspices of the UN.

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‼️🇪🇺🇷🇺Ceasefire under threat of collapse: Europe does not intend to lift sanctions on Russia even after the fighting stops — Reuters

▪️The European Commission press secretary said that one of the main conditions for lifting sanctions would be "the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine."

▪️Any changes to sanctions require a unanimous decision by the 27 EU member states.

▪️Earlier, the Kremlin said that lifting sanctions on Russian agricultural exports is a condition for Moscow's agreement to a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Yesterday, Trump said the US would consider Russian requests to lift a number of sanctions.

▪️It is worth noting separately that some of Russia's demands regarding the lifting of sanctions within the framework of the deal directly relate to the EU, including the connection of Russian banks to SWIFT.

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