Monthly Archives: June 2022

2022-06-28: News Headlines

Anonymous811 (2022-06-28). Along With Massive Shelling Of Residential Areas, Ukrainian Military Switched To Terrorist War Against Civilians. southfront.org The AFU have become extremely active over the past few days. The Ukrainian army continues intensive shelling of the DPR, LPR, and adjacent territories. The Russian army holds the lines and meets the Ukrainian forces with return fire. Along with heavy shelling on the residential areas in the Donbass region, the Kiev regime commit terrorist attacks in other regions that came under control of Russian forces. Ukrainian terrorists are trying to intimidate the population and officials…

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2022-06-28). Western officials admit Ukraine is crawling with CIA personnel. mronline.org The New York Times reports that Ukraine is crawling with special forces and spies from the U.S. and its allies, which would seem to contradict earlier reports that the U.S. intelligence cartel is having trouble getting intel about what's happening on the ground in Ukraine.

Scott Ritter (2022-06-28). The Fantasy of Fanaticism. orinocotribune.com By Scott Ritter Jun 25, 2022 | Despite what some "defense analysts" may be telling Western media, the longer the war continues, the more Ukrainians will die and the weaker NATO will become. | For a moment in time, it looked as if reality had managed to finally carve its way through the dense fog of propaganda-driven misinformation that had dominated Western media coverage of Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine. | In a stunning admission, Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former senior adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and Intelligence Services, noted that the optimism that existed in Ukraine fol…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On June 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the areas adjacent to Lysychansk; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue on the territory of the Lysychansk refinery; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Dolina area;; | Russian forces took control of the village of Vovchoyarivka; | The DPR People's Militia stopped the AFU offensive in the Ugledar area. Positional battles continue on the Novomayorskoye— Shevchenko [m…

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2022-06-28). Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster. commondreams.org The main message of the neocons is that the US must predominate in military power in every region of the world, and must confront rising regional powers that could someday challenge US global or regional dominance, most important Russia and China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-28). NATO To Increase High-Readiness Force To Over 300,000 Troops. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg The NATO Response Force was formed in 2003 and was first activated in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The entire force wasn't deployed, but several thousand troops from the US and other NATO countries were sent to Eastern Europe as part of the Response Forc…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 92nd Mechanised Infantry Brigade near Pokotilovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kremenchug with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Leninskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Dzerzhinsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Zaychevskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defe…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Russian Ministry Of Defence Shed Light On Recent Strikes In Kremenchug. southfront.org On June 28th, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the missile strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchug in the Poltava region which took place a day earlier. According to the Kiev regime, the Russian military intentionally struck the civilian shopping center where were about a hundred of civilians. However, it was quickly revealed that the shop was located near the military plant which was targeted by Russian missiles. Footage from the area confirmed that no strikes…

Anonymous765 (2022-06-28). West Stuffs Ukraine With Weapons As Russians Leave No Chances On Front Lines. southfront.org |

Anonymous811 (2022-06-28). Overview Of Russian Strikes On Targets In Ukraine On June 20-28. southfront.org The last week was marked by the increased number of Russian missile strikes in Ukraine. The Russian military struck a number of military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in different areas, along the front lines in Eastern Ukraine as well as in the capital and Western regions. At the same time, Russian warplanes and artillery inflicted heavy losses to the AFU. | On June 20: : | The high-precision Onyx missile of the Bastion coastal missile system struck t…

Staff (2022-06-28). Biden advisors believe Zelenskyy should admit Ukraine shrink. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will ever be able to take back all of the land it has lost to Russia, US officials told media news.

Staff (2022-06-28). NATO deployable surveillance/control unit supports Turkish war games with Azerbaijan, Jordan, Pakistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Allied Air CommandJune 28, 2022 NATO deployable control unit supports Turkish-led live-fly exercise Anatolian Eagle 22 From June 20 to 28, the deployed NATO surveillance and control unit DARS [Deployable Air Command and Control Centre] is supporting the Turkish-led multinational tactical live-fly training exercise Anatolian Eagle 22 (AE 22) at Konya Air Base, Tàºrkiye. …

Editor (2022-06-28). Thousands Take to Streets Against Upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain. scheerpost.com (Photo: UJCE) | By Thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, June 26, in opposition to the upcoming summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the city. Protesters called NATO a threat to global peace and demanded its dissolution. | The

Amarynth (2022-06-28). Lavrov gets it right by comparing European Union and NATO to Hitler's old Axis. thesaker.is By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on 06/24/2022 that the European Union and NATO appear to be carrying out a military coalition for…

Staff (2022-06-28). Erdogan sets condition for Sweden, Finland membership in NATO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — Sweden and Finland must consider Tàºrkiye's security concerns if they seek to join NATO, the Turkish president said before leaving for a NATO summit meeting in Madrid on Tuesday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-28). NATO number one threat to global peace: EU lawmaker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — "NATO is the biggest threat to global peace since it is pushing the European Union toward confrontation with Russia and China," according to a French member of the European Parliament.

Staff (2022-06-28). NATO pressures Finland, Sweden to back "Tàºrkiye's" war against Kurds as price of admission. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 27, 2022 NATO Secretary General welcomes Prime Minister of Sweden to NATO Headquarters Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson to NATO Headquarters on Monday (27 June 2022) for discussions on Sweden and Finland's applications to join the Alliance. The Secretary General said the security concerns of all Allies …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-28). EU spokesman says Vienna talks may go on after Doha talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — Peter Stano, a spokesman for the European Union, has voiced hope that the Vienna talks will continue after the indirect Doha talks.

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-28). G7: France Wants Venezuela & Iran's Oil Back on World Market. orinocotribune.com On Monday, June 27, a spokesperson for the government of the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, requested the diversification of the world's sources of oil. Specifically, the spokesperson requested that petroleum products from Venezuela and Iran begin to flow on the world market. The request provides new evidence of the boomerang effects caused by the economic blockade imposed on Venezuela by the US and its allies, including France. | Within the framework of the G7 Summit being held in Germany, sources from Macron's administration stated that France considers it essential that the entire international communit…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-28). Report by Agnes Vahramian (France 2) and Sinead McCausland (France 24). marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Victoria Torres (2022-06-28). African Union Demands Investigation of Melilla Massacre. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, the African Union (AU) requested an "immediate and independent" investigation of the incident at the border fence of Melilla, Spain, in North Africa, in order to determine who can be held responsible for the tragedy. In the aftermath of the massacre, several videos and images have surfaced which attest to the brutal response of the Moroccan security forces and their lack of regard for human rights. | The tragedy took place this Friday on the Spain-Morocco border and is one of the biggest humanitarian disasters to occur in the region. So far, at least 23 immigrants have died while dozens were injured…

Dana Sanchez (2022-06-28). Troubled Investment Bank Credit Suisse Found Guilty Of Money Laundering, Linked To Cocaine Ring. moguldom.com Switzerland-based investment bank Credit Suisse has been fined $2.1 million and forfeited $12.5 million of assets held in cocaine trafficking accounts after the country's Federal Criminal Court convicted the bank of failing to prevent money laundering. In the first criminal trial of one of its major banks, Switzerland found a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang and …

Editor (2022-06-28). Patrick Lawrence: Who Should Control Foreign Policy? scheerpost.com March 15, 2019: Peace activists in Berlin discouraging Germany from buying combat aircraft that can be used as delivery systems for nuclear weapons. (Ippnw Deutschland, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) | By Patrick Lawrence / I had a letter in the mail the other week from someone named Barry Klein, who resides in Houston. I filed it knowing I would write about it, and now I shall. | Klein runs a group called

Anonymous103 (2022-06-28). Military Situation In Syria On June 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 28, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kansafra area; | On June 27, Abu Hamza al-Yemeni, an alleged member of Hurras al-Din Al-Qaeda affiliated group was killed by a US drone strike on the Idilb-Binnish road; | On June 27, five civilians were killed by unknown gunmen in the Sanamayn town; | On June 28…

Editor2 (2022-06-28). Two Countries Apply to Join BRICS. orinocotribune.com Iran and Argentina see potential in Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa bloc | The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially submitted its application to join the group of five leading economies made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the foreign ministry in Tehran announced on Monday. The move comes after the Iranian president addressed the BRICS summit last week. | While BRICS is not a treaty bloc, it has a "very creative mechanism with broad aspects," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency. He added that Tehran has already ha…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-06-28). Tàºrkiye exige tener en cuenta sus preocupaciones en la OTAN. telesurtv.net Todavía no hay una decisión turca sobre el ingreso de Suecia y Finlandia en la alianza a propósito del conflicto kurdo.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-28). VIDEO: FM Amir-Abdollahian arrives in Ashgabat from Ankara. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, to attend the Caspian Sea littoral states meeting after his trip to Turkey.

Staff (2022-06-28). Iran competent candidate for BRICS: Russia's Lavrov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, saying that the decision to include Argentina and Iran in the BRICS will be made by consensus, adding that the two countries are competent candidates.

Staff (2022-06-28). Cuba participa en Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre los Océanos en Lisboa. cubadebate.cu La Segunda Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre los Océanos, tiene lugar en Lisboa, Portugal, con más de 7 000 asistentes de 140 países y más de 25 Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno presentes. Se celebran también más de 100 eventos paralelos. Estas cifras hablan de la importancia de los Océanos y Mares para nuestra madre tierra.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-28). US stops oil tanker in transit from Russian port to Louisiana. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — The US authorities have stopped an oil tanker carrying fuel products from Russia to the US state of Louisiana, local US media said on Tuesday.

_____ (2022-06-27). The War in Ukraine Rapidly Approaches its Denouement. journal-neo.org The war in Ukraine is rapidly reaching a crucial point with the Russian forces inexorably drawing ever closer to complete control of the Donbass. Once the Donbass is completely under the control of the Russians it is an open question as to how much further into the state of Ukraine they will advance. At the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-27). Donbass: Full Liberation of Severodonetsk, Russia and LPR Control Zolotoye and Gorskoye. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant On 25 June 2022, about 800 civilians were finally able to leave the territory of the Azot factory in Severodonetsk, where they had been held by Ukrainian soldiers who had dug in. In the process, the territory of the factory and the industrial zone came under the control of the LPR (Lugansk People's…

_____ (2022-06-27). Search for a Solution for Syria Intensifies. journal-neo.org In recent months, the United States, Israel, Turkey and a number of other countries have attempted to take advantage of Russia's distraction in a special operation to denazify Ukraine, in order to aggravate the situation in Syria and pursue their own military and strategic objectives in that country. Thus, the US is trying hard to …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-27). G7 Pledges to Support Ukraine 'For as Long as It Takes'. news.antiwar.com The leaders of the G7 nations In a statement, the leaders of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada said they would provide Ukraine with military, economic, and humanitarian assistance "for as long as it takes." | "We will continue to provide financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support and stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes," the statement said. The G7 leaders…

Staff (2022-06-27). "People's Bayraktar": Turkey to donate combat drones to Ukrainian military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformJune 27, 2022 Baykar Makina to donate three drones to Ukraine Turkey's Baykar Makina, the producer of Bayraktar TB2 UAVs, has said that it will donate three drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, for which Ukrainian raised funds as part of the People's Bayraktar project by showman Serhiy Prytula. *** "Baykar has been informed that …

Editor (2022-06-27). CIA, European Commandos Operating on the Ground in Ukraine: NYT. scheerpost.com A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on his working visit to the eastern Ukrainian conflict zone, 9 April 2021. [Handout photo/EPA/EFE] | By Kyle Anzalone / The New York Times

Amarynth (2022-06-27). Sanctions against Russia are leading Latin America to the abyss. thesaker.is Machine translated from: http: //www.opciones.cu/internacionales/2022-04-13/las-extorsiones-contra-rusia-golpean-a-latinoamerica The war situation between Russia and Ukraine, together with the numerous extortions that the United States and its allies have imposed against Moscow, not only hit…

Editor (2022-06-27). NATO blockades Kaliningrad. mronline.org With the success of Russia's operations in Ukraine, we have to be concerned about NATO reacting to their strategic defeat by shifting their aggression not only to intense economic and propaganda warfare against Russia but also against Russia's position in the Baltic region.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-27). A Pivotal Moment in Eastern Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Ukrainian troops retreat from Severodonetsk city in the eastern Luhansk Oblast after weeks of fighting, June 24, 2022 The retreat of Ukrainian troops from Severodonetsk city in the Luhansk Oblast of the country is a pivotal moment in the ongoing conflict. The Russian forces are now almost in total control over the…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-27). US Preparing to Buy Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com US officials said Monday that the Biden administration is preparing to purchase a Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for Ukraine as part of a new weapons package that will likely be announced this week. The NASAMS is an advanced air defense system with a range of over 100 miles and is used to protect …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-06-27). While Biden Gives Ukrainian Army "The Most Lethal Weapon," War Profiteer BAE Systems Stock Soars. covertactionmagazine.com Sending Ukraine a $300 million shipment of powerful M-777 howitzers is a lobbying triumph for BAE Systems, one of the …

Staff (2022-06-27). NATO to increase rapid reaction force from 40,000 to 300,000 troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressJune 27, 2022 NATO to boost reaction force, Ukraine support NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that the military alliance will increase the size of its rapid reaction forces nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an "era of strategic competition." The NATO response force currently has about 40,000 …

Editor (2022-06-27). Merrick Garland: Drop the Charges Against Julian Assange. scheerpost.com By David Rovics / CounterPunch I turned on the news yesterday and there was Attorney General Merrick Garland somewhere in Ukraine, talking about being part of the effort to prosecute war crimes charges against the Russian invaders. Coincidentally, the night before seeing our chief prosecutor in Ukraine, I had finished reading Nils Melzer's recently-published book, …

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-27). Scores Feared Dead and Wounded as Russian Missiles Hit Ukraine Shopping Center. commondreams.org "People just burned alive," said Ukraine's interior minister, while the head of the Poltava region stated that "it is too early to talk about the final number of the killed."

Rajan Menon (2022-06-27). The War in Ukraine Needs to End. commondreams.org One war too many on planet earth.

Staff (2022-06-27). 28 June, Twitterstorm: #IsraeliApartheidTech to say Israel out of the Tour de France #TDF2022. samidoun.net The 2022 edition of the Tour de France cycling competition is once again including the "Israel Premier Tech" team, self-described "ambassadors" of the apartheid regime. The participation of this team in one of the world's greatest sports competitions has a clear objective: the promotion and normalization of Israeli apartheid. Many organizations are calling for a …

Staff (2022-06-27). Georgia grooming Bosnia, Georgia, Moldova for bloc inclusion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJune 27, 2022 NATO Sec Gen says Summit will adopt "new packages of support" for partners including Georgia NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the alliance would adopt new packages of support for Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova at its Summit that is set to launch on Tuesday in Madrid. Georgia and …

Staff (2022-06-27). NATO to add Finland, Sweden, prepare Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 27, 2022 Secretary General: NATO to agree "fundamental shift" in defence posture NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday (27 June 2022) said NATO leaders meeting in Madrid this week are set to sign off on key decisions, including a new Strategic Concept, a major strengthening of NATO's deterrence and defence and greater support …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-27). Massacre in Melilla: A Barbaric Crime. libya360.wordpress.com Alejandro López 37 refugees dead, hundreds injured in Spanish-Moroccan police massacre at Melilla border Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, working with Moroccan police acting as the European Union's border guards, have carried out a barbaric massacre at the borders of the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Africa. At least 37 migrants were killed and 1 …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-27). Putin Says Russia Will Send Nuclear-Capable Iskander Missiles to Belarus. news.antiwar.com On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow "In the coming months, we will transfer to Belarus Iskander-M tactical missile systems, which can use ballistic or cruise missiles, in their conventional and nuclear versions," Putin said at a meeting with Lukashenko. | At the meeting, Lukashenko…

Staff (2022-06-27). Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia to hold joint military exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJune 27, 2022 Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Georgia to hold joint exercise 'Eternity-2022″ exercises will be held on October 17-28 with participation of Azerbaijani, Turkish and Georgian servicemen, APA reports citing Turkish National Defense Ministry. It has been noted that the first planning meeting for the exercise has been held in Turkiye. The meeting has …

Amarynth (2022-06-27). Europe's Third Attempt at Suicide and Generation Z. thesaker.is By Batiushka for The Saker Blog 'The next war in Europe will be between Russia and Fascism, except that Fascism will be called Democracy.' Fidel Castro, c. 1992 Introduction…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-06-27). Black Man With 143M Fans Becomes No. 1 Ranked TikTok Star By Making Fun Of Influencers. moguldom.com When Khabane "Khaby" Lame was laid off from his job as a factory worker in Italy in 2020, he had no idea his outlet for dealing with boredom would translate into him becoming the biggest TikTok star in the world. But it has. And he's bested everyone without uttering a single word in his videos. …

_____ (2022-06-27). The Neocon's Dream — Decolonize Russia, Re-Colonize China. popularresistance.org On March 26 U.S. President Joe Biden called for regime change in Russia: | Speaking in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, President Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin: "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power." | The White House immediately rushed to talk back that call for regime change and a day later Biden himself denied that he was calling for regime change: | President Joe Biden told reporters on Sunday he was not calling for a regime change in Russia when he said a day earlier that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," a surprising comment the White House quickly tried to…

Editor (2022-06-27). U.S. gov't body plots to break up Russia in name of 'decolonization'. mronline.org The U.S. government's Helsinki Commission held a Congressional briefing plotting ways to break up Russia as a country, in the name of supposed "decolonization."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-27). Russia-Africa Summit to Reconvene. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe After a visit to Russia by the two leading officials of the African Union (AU), an announcement has been made that President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold another gathering to work towards key issues facing both geopolitical regions. The last Africa-Russia Summit was held in Sochi during 2019 prior to the advent…

_____ (2022-06-27). British Army Chief Tells Troops Prepare For World War III With Russia. popularresistance.org The chief of the United Kingdom's army, Patrick Sanders, told his troops to prepare for World War III with Russia. | Mainstream British media outlet and radio station LBC published a report on June 19 titled "British soldiers must get ready to fight Russia in Third World War, army chief warns." | General Sanders just took over as commander-in-chief, and he told his soldiers to prepare "to fight in Europe once again." | According to LBC, the UK military chief said, "There is now a burning imperative to forge an Army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle." | The British media outle…

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2022-06-27: News Headlines

Kyle Anzalone (2022-06-27). Biden Will Use European Tour To Step Up Western Pressure on China. news.antiwar.com This week, President Joe Biden is traveling to Europe for meetings with NATO and Group of Seven (G7) leaders. The White House has plans to use the summits to increase Western pressure on China. Biden is currently in the German Alps on the first leg of his trip. On Sunday, he met with German Chancellor …

Abdul Rahman (2022-06-26). Europe dumps its climate commitments after facing shortage of Russian gas. peoplesdispatch.org The quick shift by rich European countries to "dirty" energy sources such as coal instead of managing demands raises serious concerns about the fate of global climate action and the future of the environmental movement…

_____ (2022-06-26). The Fantasy Of Fanaticism. popularresistance.org For a moment in time, it looked as if reality had managed to finally carve its way through the dense fog of propaganda-driven misinformation that had dominated Western media coverage of Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine. | In a stunning admission, Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former senior adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and Intelligence Services, noted that the optimism that existed in Ukraine following Russia's decision to terminate "Phase One" of the SMO (a major military feint toward Kiev), and begin "Phase Two" (the liberation of the Donbass), was no longer warranted. "The strategies and…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-26). Kiev On Fire: Russian Missiles Hit Military Plant, Revenge For Bloody Attacks In Donbass (Videos). southfront.org June 26 began with a missile attack on the capital of Ukraine. Several rockets reportedly hit Kiev in early hours.The Russian Ministry of Defence is yet to comment of the strikes. | The missile strikes were carried out on the Shevchenko district in the center of Kiev. It is reported that the capital was hit by at least four missiles. According to some reports, at least 14 missiles hit the city. According to Yuriy Ignat, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, Kiev was hit with Russian X101 missi…

Kyle Anzalone (2022-06-26). CIA, European Commandos Operating on the Ground in Ukraine: NYT. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reports CIA officers are in Kiev to pass intelligence to Ukrainian officials, and special operations forces from several allied countries are training Ukrainian troops near the battlefield. The covert operations in Ukraine are a part of a significant effort by Western governments to weaken Russia. Citing unnamed current and former officials, …

_____ (2022-06-26). Thousands Protest As G7 Convenes In Germany. popularresistance.org About 4,000 protesters gathered in Munich as the Group of Seven (G7) leading economic powers prepared to hold their annual gathering in Germany's Bavarian Alps. | Organisers said they hoped to mobilise up to 20,000 protesters in the Bavarian city and were disappointed by the initial low turnout at Munich's Theresienwiese park, German news agency dpa reported. | Uwe Hiksch, one of the protest organisers, said potential participants might consider it inappropriate to challenge the world's wealthiest democracies during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | "We have the impression that many people are unsettled by the war…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-26). 720 Fighters Killed, Attack On Zmeiny Island Thwarted And Other Failures Of Ukrainian Forces Over Past Day Russian MoD. southfront.org On June 26, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that over 720 Ukrainian militants were killed, 12 tanks and other…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-26). Gorskoe-Zolotoe Trap: Ukrainian Forces Attempt To Flee. Civilians Leave Their Shelters (Video 18+). southfront.org On June 21, Russian units advanced south of Lisichansk and took control of the towns of Ustinovka, Mirnaya Dolina and the village of Podlesnoe. They reached Rai-Aleksandrovka and established tight fire control over the only road that leads from the areas of Zolotoe and Gorskoe. According to reports, over 2,000 Ukrainian troops were now encircled there. | So far, the trap for the AFU has narrowed. The towns of Gorskoe and Zolotoe are already almost the full contr…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-26). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 26, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces took full control of the city of Severodonetsk; | Russia struck the AFU 169th Army training centre near Desna with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 199th Air Assault Troops training centre near Teterevka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 184th training centre near Starichi with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Avdeyevka with high-precision missiles; | On June 26, 720 AFU members were…

Editor (2022-06-26). Scott Ritter: The Fantasy of Fanaticism. scheerpost.com Main square of Severodonetsk, Ukraine, February 2018. (Visem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) | By Scott Ritter / For a moment in time, it looked as if reality had managed to finally carve its way through the dense fog of propaganda-driven misinformation that had dominated Western media coverage of Russia's "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine. | In a stunning admission, Oleksandr Danylyuk, a former senior adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and Intelligence Services, noted that the optimi…

Staff (2022-06-26). Russian missiles hit Kyiv as world leaders gather in Europe. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday, a day after the Russian forces took control of a key eastern city in a major setback for Ukraine.

Staff (2022-06-26). Troops from U.S, NATO partners train at Georgian mountain range. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJune 26, 2022 Georgian, foreign servicemembers complete Basic Mountain Training Summer Course Georgian and foreign servicemembers completed a joint course for mountain training in the country's west on Sunday, the Defence Ministry has announced. The three-week course at western Georgia's Sachkhere Mountain Training School involved troops from the United States, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Armenia …

Staff (2022-06-26). Turkish envoy says Azerbaijani army always ready for war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJune 26, 2022 Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani army is always ready for war "I congratulate the entire Azerbaijani people, led by Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, on the 104th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces. The decision of national leader Heydar Aliyev to celebrate June 26 as Armed Forces Day actually …

Staff (2022-06-26). Karabakh war allows Ankara to expand pan-Turkic corridor to Chinese, Russian borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 26, 2022 Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan to strengthen regional connectivity Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan to strengthen regional connectivityAnkara, Baku and Nur Sultan will hold the the Trilateral Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers in Charge of Transport on Monday to strengthen regional connectivity and cooperation. The Turkish foreign ministry announced on Sunday …

Amarynth (2022-06-26). French vote shows the undemocratic rot of the pan-European project 2/2. thesaker.is by Ramin Mazaheri and cross-posted with PressTV Part 1 discussed how a "hung parliament" isn't going to happen in France. President Emmanuel Macron won enough seats and can find plenty…

Staff (2022-06-26). International statement: Israel out of the Tour de France! samidoun.net To add your organizational signature to this call, please email collectifpalestinevaincra@gmail.com. From July 1 to 24, 2022, the 109th edition of the Tour de France will launch from Copenhagen, Denmark, and then proceed through several cities in Belgium and France. For the third consecutive year, the biggest cycling competition in the world is welcoming the …

Staff (2022-06-26). Videos of Massacre of Migrants by Morocco Cause Uproar While Spain Government Commends Rabat for 'Cooperation'. orinocotribune.com On Friday, June 24, President Pedro Sánchez of Spain "On behalf of the Government of Spain, I would like to thank the Kingdom of Morocco for its extraordi…

Staff (2022-06-26). Newest U.S. anti-missile warship leaves Baltic war games for Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces AfricaJune 17, 2022 USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in its new homeport of Naval Station Rota, Spain, as the U.S. Navy's newest Forward Deployed Naval Forces—Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer, June 17, 2022. Prior …

Amarynth (2022-06-26). Sitrep Operation Z: Open Thread. thesaker.is by the Saker Staff for the Saker Blog Wow, too much information out there in addition to the world happenings. Today and tomorrow we have the G7 in Germany and…

____ (2022-06-26). At least 2 killed in Il-76 plane crash in Russia. ecns.cn At least two people were killed and five others injured after an Il-76 transport plane crashed in Russia's western region of Ryazan early Friday.

____ (2022-06-26). Iran FM Amir-Abdollahian to visit Turkey on Mon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials on bilateral issues and current developments in the region and the world.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As immunity wanes for many vaccinated adults and omicron and its subvariants continue to circulate, it seems that just about everyone knows someone with a case of COVID-19. The steady increase in COVID-19 infections is due to changing, highly contagious variants, explains Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. Dr. Poland says it's still important to take the precaution of mask-wearing in public areas, even if you have…

____ (2022-06-26). (W.E.Talk) Why the U.S. Keeps Doubting China on Human Rights Issues. ecns.cn Michael Borchmann, German expert on China and former head of the European and International Affairs Division of the Hessen State Government in Germany, shares his opinion.

Staff (2022-06-26). Grigor Chifchian hails religions' freedom in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — Archbishop of the Armenian Diocese in northwest Iran Grigor Chifchian hailed the Islamic Republic of Iran's attention to religions' freedom in the country.

Staff (2022-06-26). Europa se acerca a Irán como parte de sus intentos de aislar a Rusia, asegura Charles Michel. cubadebate.cu El jefe del organismo europeo comentó la visita al país persa del alto representante de la UE para Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad, Josep Borrell, que se reunió con el ministro iraní de Exteriores, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, como parte de los esfuerzos por reactivar y llevar a efecto el pacto nuclear iraní.

Staff (2022-06-26). La Unión Europea importa más petróleo ruso, según Bloomberg. cubadebate.cu Europa ha incrementado la cantidad del petróleo importado desde Rusia, reportó Bloomberg tras recopilar los datos de rastreo de los buques petroleros. Pese al embargo acordado por el bloque hace menos de un mes, las refinerías del continente recibieron la semana pasada 1,84 millones de barriles diarios de crudo ruso.

____ (2022-06-26). France says G7 leaders to discuss Iran nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — A French presidential official announced on Sunday that leaders of G7 are scheduled to discuss Iran's nuclear deal.

Staff (2022-06-26). Potencias occidentales rechazan las importaciones de oro ruso: øCuál será el impacto? cubadebate.cu Gran Bretaña, Estados Unidos, Canadá y Japón prohibirán la importación de oro desde Rusia. Por su parte, la Unión Europea estudiará la prohibición para que no perjudique su economía. Sin embargo, la decisión no supone una amenaza real para Rusia ya que los mayores consumidores se encuentran en Asia.

Staff (2022-06-26). Turkish military base in Mosul comes under attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Sunday that Turkey's Zelikan base in the north of Iraq's Mosul has come under missile attack.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-26). Russian MoD Releases Footage Of Recent Strikes On 'US-Trained Terrorists' In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org File image. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense. | On June 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage showing the elimination of an ISIS cell responsible for the recent In a statement, the MoD said that the terrorist cell was one of many trained by the US at al-Tanf garrison in Syria's southeastern region."The terrorist cells,…

Editor2 (2022-06-25). Minsk Deal was Used to Buy Time, Says Ukraine's Poroshenko. orinocotribune.com Petro Poroshenko said the Minsk agreements "meant nothing" and claimed credit for giving Kiev enough time to militarize. | Petro Poroshenko has admitted that the 2015 ceasefire in Donbass, which he negotiated with Russia, France and Germany as president of Ukraine, was merely a distraction intended to buy time for Kiev to rebuild its military. | He made the comments in interviews with several news outlets this week, including Germany's Deutsche Welle television and the Ukrainian branch of the US state-run Radio Free Europe. Poroshenko also defended his record as president between 2014 and 2019. | "We had achieved…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-25). US Commander Says Russia and China's Partnership Means US Must Prepare for Attack on Guam. news.antiwar.com The head of US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) on Friday Adm. John Aquilino said China's actions mean the US should spend more money on building up Guam's defenses. INDOPACOM is seeking additional funds for a program known as the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, and part of the plan is to buildup US military facilities in Guam. | "Guam has a 360-degree threat, so our ability to defend it and to be able to…

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