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🇯🇵🇷🇺🇺🇦 Tokyo announces death of Japanese man in Russian military
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Tuesday that a Japanese national in his 20s who joined Russia's military in Ukraine died on June 3.
According to Japanese government sources, the man was a member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. The Japanese side confirmed his death July 15 after being informed of the matter by the Russian side June 5.
He added that the Japanese government is not informed of any other casualties among Japanese nationals in the ongoing war at the moment.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Tuesday that a Japanese national in his 20s who joined Russia's military in Ukraine died on June 3.
According to Japanese government sources, the man was a member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. The Japanese side confirmed his death July 15 after being informed of the matter by the Russian side June 5.
He added that the Japanese government is not informed of any other casualties among Japanese nationals in the ongoing war at the moment.
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⚡️🇧🇦🇺🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina is arming the AFU in circumvention of the ban
Thanks to the position of the leadership of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is a ban on the supply of weapons and military equipment to the zone of the Ukrainian conflict. However, the political Sarajevo continues to expand military-technical cooperation with the AFU, circumventing the decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
▪️Recently, the representative of the Kyiv regime, Viktor Kruhlov, visited the Balkan country. The purpose of the visit was negotiations with the local arms enterprise GUMA-co d.о.о. In addition, the Ukrainian official was extremely interested in cooperation with the companies UNIS Pretis d.d and Binas d.d.
It should be noted that these enterprises have already been involved in major scandals: last year, Binas Bugojno together with the Sarajevo company UNIS Group applied for an export license to Bulgaria. However, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina requested additional documentation and an end-user certificate. The buyer turned out to be Alguns Ltd from Sofia - a front company supplying the AFU, about the gray schemes of which we reported in our investigation back in 2022.
▪️Bosnian ammunition is found in the zone of the Ukrainian conflict with enviable regularity, and due to the similarity of markings, they are often mistaken for Serbian. The President of Republika Srpska emphasizes that despite the decision of the Presidency of the country, the Muslim-Croat Federation is increasing supplies.
▪️Since 2022, the export of Bosnian ammunition has indeed increased significantly. Most of it goes to the USA, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Moreover, in recent months, the Americans have begun to buy up shares of enterprises of the Bosnian military-industrial complex. Thus, the company Regulus Global acquired 33% of the shares of Pretis and a stake in Binas Bugojno.
🔻According to insider information from @balkanossiper, high-ranking officials from the Muslim-Croat Federation are involved in the schemes of secret supplies to Ukraine. Milorad Dodik claims that the Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zukan Helež, is personally involved in them. At the same time, the decision of the Presidency, which issued a legal ban on supplies, is simply ignored by the Bosniaks.
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Thanks to the position of the leadership of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is a ban on the supply of weapons and military equipment to the zone of the Ukrainian conflict. However, the political Sarajevo continues to expand military-technical cooperation with the AFU, circumventing the decision of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
▪️Recently, the representative of the Kyiv regime, Viktor Kruhlov, visited the Balkan country. The purpose of the visit was negotiations with the local arms enterprise GUMA-co d.о.о. In addition, the Ukrainian official was extremely interested in cooperation with the companies UNIS Pretis d.d and Binas d.d.
It should be noted that these enterprises have already been involved in major scandals: last year, Binas Bugojno together with the Sarajevo company UNIS Group applied for an export license to Bulgaria. However, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina requested additional documentation and an end-user certificate. The buyer turned out to be Alguns Ltd from Sofia - a front company supplying the AFU, about the gray schemes of which we reported in our investigation back in 2022.
▪️Bosnian ammunition is found in the zone of the Ukrainian conflict with enviable regularity, and due to the similarity of markings, they are often mistaken for Serbian. The President of Republika Srpska emphasizes that despite the decision of the Presidency of the country, the Muslim-Croat Federation is increasing supplies.
▪️Since 2022, the export of Bosnian ammunition has indeed increased significantly. Most of it goes to the USA, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Moreover, in recent months, the Americans have begun to buy up shares of enterprises of the Bosnian military-industrial complex. Thus, the company Regulus Global acquired 33% of the shares of Pretis and a stake in Binas Bugojno.
🔻According to insider information from @balkanossiper, high-ranking officials from the Muslim-Croat Federation are involved in the schemes of secret supplies to Ukraine. Milorad Dodik claims that the Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zukan Helež, is personally involved in them. At the same time, the decision of the Presidency, which issued a legal ban on supplies, is simply ignored by the Bosniaks.
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🇧🇦🇺🇦 Сараево «тайно» вооружает Киев
Несмотря на прямой юридический запрет на поставку вооружения и военной техники производства Боснии и Герцеговины в зоны конфликтов, Сараево за кулисами работает над налаживанием военно-технического сотрудничества с Киевом.…
Несмотря на прямой юридический запрет на поставку вооружения и военной техники производства Боснии и Герцеговины в зоны конфликтов, Сараево за кулисами работает над налаживанием военно-технического сотрудничества с Киевом.…
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🇧🇦🇺🇦 Americans are buying up Bosnian defense industry enterprises to supply Ukraine
Earlier, we reported on the increasing visits of Ukrainian officials to Sarajevo. According to local insiders, the Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is increasing arms supplies to the Ukrainian conflict zone, violating the legal ban.
▪️ The scandal involves Defense Minister Zukan Helež and front companies that have previously been used in gray schemes to supply the AFU. Shells from Bosnian factories UNIS Pretis and Binas Bugojno have been increasingly encountered on the Ukrainian conflict fields recently - and the markings clearly indicate that they were produced last year.
▪️ Balkan gossiper @balkanossiper notes that in 2023, the indicated enterprises have seen a sharp increase in export revenues. Thus, the Pretis company doubled its profits, while Binas Bugojno broke all records of the local defense industry, ending the fiscal year with an income of $14 million. Compared to the figures at the start of the SMO, when the companies were in deficit, the results are more than impressive.
🔻 Against this background, the decision of American investors to acquire 33% of the shares of Pretis and a stake in Binas Bugojno is of particular interest. According to the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, thanks to whom a ban on official supplies to Ukraine is in effect in Bosnia and Herzegovina, many arms factories of the Muslim-Croat Federation are already effectively under NATO control. And their products are reaching the front line through third countries and resale schemes.
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Earlier, we reported on the increasing visits of Ukrainian officials to Sarajevo. According to local insiders, the Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is increasing arms supplies to the Ukrainian conflict zone, violating the legal ban.
▪️ The scandal involves Defense Minister Zukan Helež and front companies that have previously been used in gray schemes to supply the AFU. Shells from Bosnian factories UNIS Pretis and Binas Bugojno have been increasingly encountered on the Ukrainian conflict fields recently - and the markings clearly indicate that they were produced last year.
▪️ Balkan gossiper @balkanossiper notes that in 2023, the indicated enterprises have seen a sharp increase in export revenues. Thus, the Pretis company doubled its profits, while Binas Bugojno broke all records of the local defense industry, ending the fiscal year with an income of $14 million. Compared to the figures at the start of the SMO, when the companies were in deficit, the results are more than impressive.
🔻 Against this background, the decision of American investors to acquire 33% of the shares of Pretis and a stake in Binas Bugojno is of particular interest. According to the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, thanks to whom a ban on official supplies to Ukraine is in effect in Bosnia and Herzegovina, many arms factories of the Muslim-Croat Federation are already effectively under NATO control. And their products are reaching the front line through third countries and resale schemes.
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#Russia /#Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦: #Russian Forces reportedly ambushed and destroyed #Ukrainian Columns in #Kursk.
Cougar-H MRAP, Kozak-7 armored vehicle, Roshel Senator Armored Vehicles, M2HB machine guns and CZ BREN 2 rifles were captured.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1823741055554228544
Cougar-H MRAP, Kozak-7 armored vehicle, Roshel Senator Armored Vehicles, M2HB machine guns and CZ BREN 2 rifles were captured.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1823741055554228544
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#Ukraine 🇺🇦: #Ukrainian Security Forces arrested several criminals who were selling illegal weapons in #Kyiv (#Kiev).
As a result a "Pansarskott m/86" Anti-Tank Weapon (originally supplied by #Sweden 🇸🇪 during #UkraineRussiaWar️️) and an AK-74 assault rifle were captured.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1824264452557992156
As a result a "Pansarskott m/86" Anti-Tank Weapon (originally supplied by #Sweden 🇸🇪 during #UkraineRussiaWar️️) and an AK-74 assault rifle were captured.
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1824264452557992156
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🇬🇧🖇 On British Spies in Russia and the Intelligence Activities of the UK Foreign Office
Today's announcement by the Russian Federal Security Service to terminate the accreditation of six diplomats from the British Embassy in Moscow is another illustration of a rule to which there are almost no exceptions.
Representatives of foreign foreign policy departments can often include members of the intelligence services.
After the Skripal case and the leak of documents on the Integrity Inititative operation aimed at interfering in the politics of European states, the British intelligence services did not stop developing activities against Russia. Now there is an entire structure within MI6, the main task of which is to inflict a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation.
▪️ This structure, under the direction of the British Foreign Office, works in several directions at once: lobbying for economic initiatives in support of so-called Ukraine, financing anti-Russian NGOs, and co-operation with pro-government media.
▪️ One of the main departments is the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate (EECAD), which was built into the structure of MI6 and significantly expanded in 2022. The Directorate is responsible for operations under the names of, for example, "Programme to Combat Disinformation and Media Development", where BBC, Reuters and Bellingcat are the main actors.
▪️ On the basis of the Directorate there are, firstly, structures whose work is aimed at undermining the Russian Federation and supporting so-called Ukraine, and, secondly, departments supervising former Soviet republics from Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Belarus and Moldova.
▪️ The central figures in this system are Philip Barton, UK Deputy Foreign Secretary, Tim Barrow, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Christopher Joyce, Deputy Head of Russia Policy, and James Beer and Mark Diamond, heads of the HMG Russia Unit.
📌 Clearly this is just the tip of the iceberg. As we have repeatedly written, the former CIS countries (and not only) have long been a target for foreign intelligence services, which are working on them. However, they are also working on the territory of their so-called partners, but some people seem to be happy with this.
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#UK #Russia #Ukraine
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Today's announcement by the Russian Federal Security Service to terminate the accreditation of six diplomats from the British Embassy in Moscow is another illustration of a rule to which there are almost no exceptions.
Representatives of foreign foreign policy departments can often include members of the intelligence services.
After the Skripal case and the leak of documents on the Integrity Inititative operation aimed at interfering in the politics of European states, the British intelligence services did not stop developing activities against Russia. Now there is an entire structure within MI6, the main task of which is to inflict a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation.
▪️ This structure, under the direction of the British Foreign Office, works in several directions at once: lobbying for economic initiatives in support of so-called Ukraine, financing anti-Russian NGOs, and co-operation with pro-government media.
▪️ One of the main departments is the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate (EECAD), which was built into the structure of MI6 and significantly expanded in 2022. The Directorate is responsible for operations under the names of, for example, "Programme to Combat Disinformation and Media Development", where BBC, Reuters and Bellingcat are the main actors.
▪️ On the basis of the Directorate there are, firstly, structures whose work is aimed at undermining the Russian Federation and supporting so-called Ukraine, and, secondly, departments supervising former Soviet republics from Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Belarus and Moldova.
▪️ The central figures in this system are Philip Barton, UK Deputy Foreign Secretary, Tim Barrow, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Christopher Joyce, Deputy Head of Russia Policy, and James Beer and Mark Diamond, heads of the HMG Russia Unit.
📌 Clearly this is just the tip of the iceberg. As we have repeatedly written, the former CIS countries (and not only) have long been a target for foreign intelligence services, which are working on them. However, they are also working on the territory of their so-called partners, but some people seem to be happy with this.
High-resolution infographics: RU | RU 2
English versions EN | EN 2
#UK #Russia #Ukraine
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- NEWS - U.S. Arrests Russian Businessman for Smuggling Drone Components
U.S. authorities arrested a Russian businessman in Florida, #USA, for allegedly smuggling microelectronics that can be used in drones to #Russia, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.
The businessman, identified as Denis Postovoy, was accused of exporting microelectronics through foreign companies without the required licenses, even after the U.S. imposed sanctions on Moscow following the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.
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U.S. authorities arrested a Russian businessman in Florida, #USA, for allegedly smuggling microelectronics that can be used in drones to #Russia, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.
The businessman, identified as Denis Postovoy, was accused of exporting microelectronics through foreign companies without the required licenses, even after the U.S. imposed sanctions on Moscow following the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.
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#Russia / #Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦: #Chechen Troops under Kadyrov and #Russian Forces deployed Tesla Cybertruck vehicles to the frontline.
The Chechen Forces operate at least two Cybertrucks armed with .50 BMG M2 heavy machine guns (captured from #Ukrainian Forces).
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1837103417707135372
The Chechen Forces operate at least two Cybertrucks armed with .50 BMG M2 heavy machine guns (captured from #Ukrainian Forces).
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1837103417707135372
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- BREAKING - President of #Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky meets former US (#USA) President and current presidential candidate, Donald Trump on New York
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