May 2022

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte condemned Vladimir Putin/wikimedia

Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sharply criticized Vladimir Putin for killing innocent people in Ukraine. This is the first open condemnation of Putin by a Filipino leader.

Earlier, Duterte has repeatedly stated that the Russian leader is his friend and idol. However, in the third month of a full-scale war, he decided to revise his own statements. During a public speech on the evening of May 23, the President of the Philippines condemned Putin for the term “special military operation”, and also stressed that the events in Ukraine are a full-scale war against a “sovereign state”.

In addition, Duterte blamed the three-month war in rising oil prices. This, he said, affected the economies of many countries, including the Philippines.Duterte, who is widely criticized for violating human rights and mass executions in the country without trial, stressed that one cannot compare his policies and Putin's actions.

Many say that we are Killer Putin. I told you Filipinos a long time ago that I do kill. But I kill criminals, I am not children and old people,” Duterte said.

He added that he and Putin live in two different worlds.

Duterte, who is resigning on June 30, urged Putin to stop shelling residential areas and allow innocent civilians to evacuate safely. He emphasized that he was leaving the post of leader without understanding how to solve the problems provoked by the war launched by Russia.

Rodrigo Duterte: in short

• The authoritarian Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, known for numerous scandalous actions and statements.
• Time Magazine named the President of the Philippines the Executioner for the death cards of criminals without trial. The “Davao death squads” operate in the country for executions.
• Duterte repeatedly threatened direct reprisals against his opponents or those whom he considered criminals.
• Duterte's announced drug campaign turned into thousands in the Philippines extrajudicial killings. In just 6 months of Duterte's presidency, more than 7,000 people were killed.
• In October 2021, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would retire from politics after the end of his presidential term in 2022. His term expires on June 30.

The offensive of the Russians/Photo from open sources the pace of the offensive in Ukraine in order to “avoid civilian casualties.” Experts assure that the Russians continue the Soviet tactics – they cynically and massively kill civilians.

A military expert, researcher of the Conflict Intelligence Team (a group of independent investigators) Kirill Mikhailov told Channel 24 about this.

What is known about Shoigu's statement? According to Russian media, Sergei Shoigu at a meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers said that Russia allegedly slows down the offensive in Ukraine in order to “avoid civilian casualties and allow people to evacuate.”

He also lied again that Russian troops allegedly did not strike at civilian infrastructure where civilians could be.

The Russians switched to Soviet technology

According to a military expert, if the Russians are actually “slowing down the offensive” for some reason, then this may be due to the fact that they are trying save their remaining committed forces .

After all, blitzkrieg carries certain dangers. We saw what exactly happened to the Russian columns advancing rapidly in February and March. In addition, the Kremlin does not want to declare martial law or mobilization,” said Kirill Mikhailov. to destroy everything on the offensive line with artillery and aircraft. And only then the infidels will occupy it.

As the expert explained, the Russians still have heavy losses, but it is easier for them to destroy a city or village than to storm it.

According to Kirill Mikhailov, propagandists and other Russians justify Shoigu with these words.

Russians cannot fight in any other way – only massively kill civilians . In particular, we see that they are destroying bridges so that people cannot be evacuated,” the military expert replied.

He added that a mutiny in Russia should not be expected. But it is possible if there is real economic destruction, instability and uncontrolled protests.

Mikhailov about the tactics of Russians and officials who did not know about the war before February 24:

What is the situation at the front: the latest news from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

• North direction – The Russians continue to actively strengthen the border in the Bryansk and Kursk regions. Rashists continue to shell the border areas of the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
• Slobozhanska direction– the enemy is trying to hold the previously occupied positions. The Russians are shelling the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the hope of holding back their counteroffensive. Near the village of Ternov, the Resists, with the support of artillery, tried to attack, but had no success.
• Donetsk region – the enemy tried to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and reach the administrative borders of the Luhansk region. Russia throws the main efforts in the direction of Bakhmut. The enemy fired at Liman from artillery, but did not go on the offensive. Near Slavyansk, the enemy is trying to hold their positions, conducting reconnaissance and creating conditions for the resumption of offensive operations.
• Luhansk region – the enemy again tried to break into Severodonetsk with the support of artillery. The Rashists were not successful, suffered losses and retreated. The Russians also launched an offensive in the Bakhmut area, the attack failed.
• The Black and Azov Seas – the Russians block shipping, isolate combat zones and launch missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.

What is known about Harpoon anti-ship missiles/Channel 24 collage

The Danish government has decided to provide Ukraine with Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Now our military will be even more effective in resisting the Russian occupiers.

These missiles will help Ukraine protect its safe haven. Everything that is known about Harpoon – read the material on Channel 24.

Characteristics of the Harpoon missile

For the first time such an anti-ship missile was put into operation in 1977. Since that time, it has been constantly updated and modernized. What version of Harpoon will be given to Ukraine is unknown. However, Denmark is armed with the RGM-84L Harpoon Block 2.

This modification began to be produced in 2011. It features high resistance to enemy electronic interference, increased accuracy and satellite navigation, which allows you to make the flight more accurate. Harpoon Block 2 has an upgraded radar homing head. Thanks to it, you can hit both enemy ships in the port and ground targets.

This missile destroys entire 227-kilogram warheads. That is, one Harpoon is enough for a large Admiral Grigorievich-class frigate. The flight range is up to 280 kilometers, the speed is 855 kilometers per hour, the maximum height above the waves is 915 meters.

How a missile hits a target

• Once launched, Harpoon follows the set course. It moves towards the target at a very low altitude;
• at the calculated moment, the missile initializes the active radar homing head to search for a target within a radius of 45 degrees from the direction of flight;
• after detecting the target, the missile is guided to and attacks it;

Harpoon attacks in 2 ways– horizontally and maneuver bitter. During the first, the rocket moves over the water, and the second, it first rises up to a height of up to 18 kilometers, and then attacks. This method is preferably used for surfaced submarines.

By the way, Harpoon can be launched from aircraft, surface ships, submarines and coastal launchers.

How many such missiles are there in Denmark

< p> In Denmark, there are 2 batteries with two launchers in each. The battery includes:

• control vehicle,
• power supply vehicles,
• command post,
• recharging vehicles.

Each launcher has 4 missiles. This means that two Harpoon batteries can simultaneously fire 16 missiles attacking different targets.

How Harpoon missiles will help Ukraine in the war with Russia

Unfortunately, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have aircraft, submarines or ships from which such a missile can be launched. Therefore, our fighters can only release Harpoon from the shore. However, this will make it possible to take control of the entire Ukrainian coast. Together with the Ukrainian anti-ship missile “Neptune”, it will be possible to significantly reduce the effectiveness of the Russian fleet. In addition, Harpoon will minimize the risk of enemy landings.

What preceded this

At a briefing after the conference of the Ukrainian Contact Group, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said that Denmark would provide Ukraine with Harpoon missiles and launchers to them. The US Secretary of Defense noted that 20 countries have volunteered to provide military assistance to Ukraine.

A Russian military base may appear in the Kherson region/RosSMI

In the Operational Command “South” reported on the situation at the front. The situation in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions remains tense.

According to OK “South”, in the Nikolaev and Kherson regions, the enemy is equipping defensive lines and is not trying to advance.

Rashist military base in Kherson region

Russian infidels continue administrative and police terror in the temporarily occupied territories. Collaborators collaborating with the occupying self-proclaimed government began to fear punishment for betraying Ukraine.

Collaborators from the self-proclaimed government, fearing for their treacherous fate, are calling on a “powerful brother” to place a Russian military base in the Kherson region, – the OK “South” was informed.

– mortar fire. Rashists cover Ukrainian positions and peaceful settlements with them.

According to the information of the Operational Command “South”, from a number of villages that are not yet under the control of Ukraine, only ruins remain.

What is the situation in the Black Sea

The command “South” also reported on the situation in the Black Sea, as of May 24th. They noted that there were no changes in the ship grouping.

Under the threat of missile attacks from the sea, Ukraine is held by 2 missile ships, the presence of landing craft has also been confirmed, – stressed in OK “South “.

However, they added that the situation in the Odessa region is under the control of the Ukrainian defense forces.

What is the situation in the Kherson region: important news

• The city of Kherson is under Russian occupation. Russian infidels are destroying Ukrainian symbols there. Instead, they install Soviet signs.
• In addition, explosions are often heard in the city itself and the region.
• At the same time, the Kupyants are intensifying information attacks so that Kherson residents despair of the Ukrainian authorities.< /li>
• For example, as adviser to the head of the Kherson police department Sergey Khlan said, the Russians deliberately delay the payment of money to teachers, doctors and social workers. Kherson region, so the fighting in this area may still continue.
• However, the Occupiers are preparing for a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including in the Kherson region. The Russian invaders are trying to fortify themselves. In addition, they actively replace bridges.

A trolleybus driver in Kherson under the Russians gave a bold interview/Channel 24 Collage

Ukrainians once again prove that we are a heroic people. Along with armed Russian soldiers roaming around Kherson, the trolleybus driver gave an interview to a foreign media outlet. The woman stressed that she was for Ukraine and was not afraid that the Russians might kill her.

Journalists of the French edition FRANCE 24 visited the temporarily occupied Kherson and talked with the locals. The media inserted an interview with a trolleybus driver who clearly and frankly said that she is for a free Ukraine and a free Kherson.

Since the beginning of March, the Kherson region has been under hostile occupation. Russian servicemen came by force to take peaceful life away from people and impose their “Russian world”. From the first day of the war, Kherson residents clearly show their position: they go to rallies, hang Ukrainian symbols and do much more to show the Russians that Kherson is Ukraine.

However, Putin has his own plans in Ukraine – he seeks to destroy our people, culture, language and our people. Ukraine is like a bone in his throat.

A woman working as a trolley bus driver gave a short interview to a foreign journalist. She noted that she was not afraid of the occupation, she had nothing to risk.

If they want to kill, let them kill. I am for Ukraine. I live in Ukraine. I am Ukrainian. I live on my own land and want Kherson to be free. I want everything to be like before. Before the arrival of the Russians, we lived well, normally, calmly,” said a Ukrainian woman in Kherson.

The woman was not at all embarrassed by the fact that the Russian military were walking around with weapons and were ready to kill him at any moment. She is a strong Ukrainian woman, brave and unbending.

The Ukrainian authorities are doing everything to liberate all the territories occupied by Russians as soon as possible in order to return to all, without exception, Ukrainians a peaceful sky above their heads and a peaceful life without war .

What is the situation in the Kherson region: latest news

• Kherson activist Vladimir Molchanov told Channel 24 that the absolutely illogical decrees of the fake authorities of Kherson will inevitably lead to a lack of food and essentials in the temporarily occupied region. Moreover, the Russians came up with some kind of anomalous exchange rate: 1 hryvnia = 2 rubles.
• The situation in the Kherson region remains stably critical. In many settlements of the region, it is not possible to deliver humanitarian aid to residents, nor to organize a green corridor for the evacuation of the population. The invaders continue to destroy Ukrainian symbols and hang out the Russian tricolor and Soviet symbols.
• The servicemen of the aggressor army forced minors to destroy the Heavenly Hundred memorial in Kherson. The occupiers threatened the guys that they would kidnap them if they did not tear up posters with photographs of Ukrainian heroes. Unsurprisingly, the Russians later used the video of teenagers destroying the memorial for their own propaganda.

EU supported Ukraine/European Parliament

The European Parliament adopted several resolutions on Ukraine last week. What is the most important thing about them?

Annual liberalization of trade with Ukraine

For us, this means the abolition for a year:

• import duties on industrial products;
• a system of “input” prices for fruits and vegetables, in which the difference with average European prices and Ukrainian goods was charged as a tax;
• anti-dumping duties on steel.

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The EU is Ukraine's largest trading partner, to which we export goods worth almost $27 billion a year. Making it easier for our products to enter the European market is a much needed step when our exports fell 4 times due to the Russian invasion.

Unfortunately, some “non-trade” barriers still remain that deal with standards and bureaucracy. I hope this will be resolved.

In the European Parliament itself, in speeches and conversations with politicians, I constantly emphasize the need to help with our ability to export. Blocked ports and air is a big economic challenge that we must deal with. But close cooperation and reciprocal steps from partners are required.

Punishment for genocide

The second part of the resolutions is devoted to the investigation of the crimes of the Russians. The European Parliament calls on Ukraine to urgently ratify the Rome Statute and become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), also known as the Hague Tribunal. Therefore, to bring national legislation and procedures in line with international law.

This is important for the effective investigation of Russian atrocities.

Recall that in March the prosecutor of the ISS announced that he had begun an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The prosecution services of some EU member states, as well as our Prosecutor General's Office, have begun investigating major international crimes, all of which is supported and coordinated by Eurojust.

But due to the constant shelling and occupation of part of the territories, it is impossible to securely store evidence in Ukraine. This should be done somewhere safe overseas. But the Eurojust Regulation does not directly allow it to collect, store and analyze evidence.

Therefore, for the sake of our case, the European Parliament is changing the rules of operation of Eurojust.

Using its own example, the European Parliament shows how “from the wheels” you can improve internal procedures to become more efficient, help or convict the perpetrators more quickly.

The European Parliament recognizes that Russia has committed massive and serious war crimes in Ukraine (does anyone still doubt, you ask? No, but such are the legal procedures).

And the responsibility lies with everyone who orders, intentionally commits or facilitates war crimes, including officials and military leaders of Russia.

Sanctions

The European Parliament also calls for expanding the sanctions list by:

• 6,000 Russian oligarchs identified by Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (at least they are of some use);
• Russia-related media organizations operating in the EU, in particular the “news agency” InfoRos, which is associated with the GRU ;
• European board members of large Russian companies, including former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.

I am grateful to the European Parliament for these steps. The European bureaucratic machine is not always about speed, but rather about captious fixation and the inevitability of punishment. It is on this principle that our dream of The Hague can come true for Putin and his henchmen.

Neo-Nazis are fighting on the side of Russia – watch the video:

Construction of a European railway will begin in Ukraine, – Shmyhal/Office of the President

Ukraine continues to establish all possible ties with Europe. Soon our cooperation will also affect the railway communication.

Prime Minister Denys Shmihal spoke about Ukraine's further steps in cooperation with the European Union. Our state is preparing to introduce many updates.

European Railway in Ukraine

According to Denis Shmyhal, Ukraine does not need much time to integrate into European society. Our country has proved that it is ready to take all the necessary steps in the shortest possible time.

In particular, Ukraine has already joined the European energy system and is actively exporting its energy. According to preliminary plans, this should have been done only by 2023, but well-coordinated work made it possible to do this as quickly as possible.

Now Ukraine and the EU are actively working to simplify customs procedures, open new checkpoints, etc.

In addition, Ukraine will begin a stage-by-stage construction of a European track to connect our railway with the European one. At first, it will be a connection of large hubs and large cities, and then a gradual expansion throughout the country,” Shmyhal said.

He added that Ukraine is ready to move quickly towards all goals for the earliest possible accession to the European Union.

• Already in June, the European Commission should provide its opinion on Ukraine. According to preliminary forecasts, Ukraine will receive the status of an EU candidate, although we insist on an early entry into the European Union.
• Some European politicians “distinguished themselves” by statements that it will take Ukraine more than 10 years to join the EU. Such statements were made by the diplomats of France and the Netherlands.
• French President Emmanuel Macron launched an initiative to create a new “European Commonwealth”. He plans to include the UK and countries wishing to join the EU. Thus, he is going to give these countries the opportunity to use the political rules of the EU, but not be part of the Union.

The Russians tried to destroy the dam at the Uglegorsk TPP/Radio Liberty

Russian infidels again want to blame Ukraine for their actions and crimes.

According to Channel 24 intelligence sources, Russian invaders tried to destroy the dam at the Uglegorsk TPP Donetska area.

The occupiers fired three rockets at the structure from Gorlovka. So the Russians are trying to intimidate the local population, flood villages and make it impossible for civilians to leave.

It is known that infidels partially damaged the dam of the thermal power plant, and now fakes are being dispersed in the propaganda media and social networks that it was allegedly the Ukrainian military who blew up the dam of the Uglegorsk thermal power plant while retreating from the territory.

Unfortunately, from the Ukrainian side to investigate , in what state the structure is now, there is no possibility, and Russia, of course, is not interested in this. Therefore, we can only hope that as a result of an enemy attack, the water from the damaged dam will not flood the surrounding villages.

According to Channel 24, local residents are frightened by the situation in Svetlodarsk, but people have practically no options for leaving the city.

Russia wanted to accuse Ukraine of blowing up the Kaydatsky bridge

Recently, on May 12, The Russian Ministry of Defense spread another fake. They said that the Ukrainian military “plan to blow up” the Kaydak bridge across the Dnieper. In particular, Colonel General Mizintsev convinced that after that the Ukrainians would blame Russia for this. But traditionally, such statements by the aggressor state should be taken the other way around.

The colonel-general said that the Dnieper terrorist defense battalions had already replaced the Kaydak bridge. According to the plan, which Russian intelligence officers managed to “find out”, it seems to blow it up when the troops of Russia and the so-called pseudo-republics approach the Dnieper.

The Kremlin often blames Ukraine for its crimes

Blame Ukraine in their war crimes is the main method of Russian propaganda for the war in Ukraine. The Russian occupiers have already accused the Ukrainian military of shelling the railway station in Kramatorsk.

Another example is the shelling of a tank with nitric acid in Rubizhne in April by the military in Russia. When the infidels understood the consequences, they immediately announced shelling from the Ukrainian side.

In order to justify the shelling of civilian objects and residential areas, the Russians often say that it is in these cities among the settlements that “there are positions of the Armed Forces. Infidels often use this tactic after shelling hospitals and schools.

Kremlin officials did not know about the war/Getty Images

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate stated that the top leadership and intelligence of Ukraine knew in advance about the plans and date of the Russian attack on Ukraine. The same cannot be said about the Kremlin officials.

They did not know about Putin's plans to break into Ukraine until February 24th. Kirill Mikhailov, a military expert, Conflict Intelligence Team researcher, told Channel 24 about this.

Even before Mr. Budanov's interview (which came out on May 24 – Channel 24), we knew that most Kremlin officials also did not know until February 24 that a full-scale war would begin, he said.

As Mikhailov added, when the Conflict Intelligence Team drew its conclusions immediately before the invasion, they said that they did not know if the war would begin at all. However, everything went to the fact that Putin could order.

“Back on February 23, they (the Russians – Channel 24) could well have returned to some more permanent camps, for example, near Voronezh. But this did not happen,” he added.

Putin's other plan

Also, Russia had the option of openly entering the territory of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with Russian troops and declaring that they were allegedly “under the protection of Russia”.

“However, he chose the craziest course of action,” Mikhailov added.

Intelligence knew about the date of the invasion: what is known

• Kirill Budanov said that he knew the exact date of the invasion and reported it to the political leadership of the country.
• According to him, Putin accepted the final decision to start hostilities around 15:00 on February 23, and before that time there were still some hesitation.
• The intelligence chief also noted that on February 23, participants in a meeting of big business in the Office of the President were warned about the maximum likelihood of hostilities.
• Representatives of big business were also told about the location of the main forces, groupings, the total number of tanks, helicopters stationed in operational areas.
• And therefore, according to Budanov, in order not to cause premature panic , which Russia really wanted to achieve in Ukraine, so that there would be no significant fluctuations in the exchange rate, capital outflow, in order to somehow maintain the investment climate and other economic aspects, Ukrainians had to be assured that that the situation is under control .