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Global tech companies such as Google, Meta and TikTok have banned the social media accounts of a Russian plant manufacturing Iranian drones that fraudulently recruited African women.

Google, Meta and TikTok have removed accounts of the Russian drone manufacturing plant

As AP writes, publications on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok were deleted after the journalistic investigation, on October 10.

The journalistic investigation described in detail the working conditions at a plant manufacturing attack UAVs in the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan.

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As the publication notes, accounts associated with Alabuga Polytechnic were also deleted. It is a vocational boarding school for Russians aged 16-18 and Central Asians aged 18-22 that trains drone manufacturing specialists.

The banned accounts are known to have had at least 158,344 followers in total, and one of the TikTok pages had more than a million likes.

Google, Meta and TikTok have identified an account for a Russian drone factory that recruited African women. Screenshot

Recall that on October 10, a journalistic investigation was published, which highlighted that African workers recruited to work at Russian enterprises complained that they were forced to work at factories producing Iranian drones.

Young African women were promised a free plane ticket and decent pay.

Recruiters were offered work and training programs in the hotel and restaurant business and catering.

Instead, people from Africa were brought to the steppes of Russian Tatarstan and forced to work at a factory producing Iranian attack drones, which Russia uses against Ukraine.

Doesn't Show His Cards: Why Trump Is Silent About the War in Ukraine Natalia Belzetskaya

Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance presented his plan to end the war in Ukraine. It envisages that Russia keeps all the captured territories, Ukraine is provided with security guarantees, but not NATO membership.

At the same time, Donald Trump himself said that he had never spoken to Vance about such topics. As Republican Party member Boris Pincus told Channel 24, it is worth following what Trump says after his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

The US should help more

After talking with the Ukrainian president, Trump said that he learned a lot of new things about the war. He complimented Zelensky and called him “iron”, which means firmness, composure and lack of desire to make concessions.

Finally, the presidential candidate said that he would make a decision that would not harm the interests of Ukraine. It is precisely these statements that should be focused on.

The victory plan presented by Zelensky is quite realistic, but it must be implemented in the coming months. If Trump becomes president, it will happen in January 2025. Another example is the success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk region. Why we do not support it?, – emphasized Boris Pinkus.

The same can be said about the defense of the Donetsk region. Now the enemy is moving to Pokrovsk, but the United States does not provide additional weapons to stop the occupiers and hold the city. Moreover, there are factories there that produce coke – one of the most important elements of the steel industry. In 2023, Ukraine earned more than 2 billion dollars on this.

It is no coincidence that Vladimir Putin wants to capture Pokrovsk. Why the West, knowing about this, does not help Ukraine? – said a member of the Republican Party.

Why Trump is silent about Ukraine

We should not forget that all the actions of American politicians today come down to the elections. In addition, both candidates are on the same level. So, this significantly affects the rhetoric of Trump and Harris and their entourage.

Moreover, there are 15 million voters in the United States who have not yet decided who to vote for. Most of them do not believe that Ukraine or Israel should be helped. They are interested in issues of inflation, illegal immigration, crime.

“In order not to lose these votes, it is not only Trump who does not reveal his cards and does not say what he will do when he becomes president. Congressmen who are being re-elected are also silent. There is a fight for votes at all levels,” the Republican Party member emphasized.

Russian losses as of October 18, 2024 – summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the latest data, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 1,530 Russian occupiers in one day.

Total losses of Russian army personnel on the 968th day of the full-scale war exceeded 675 thousand.

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Russian losses as of October 18, 2024

• personnel – about 675,800 (+1 530);
• tanks ‒ 9,027 (+13);
• armored combat vehicles – 18,053 ​​(+51);
• artillery systems – 19,533 (+23);
• multiple launch rocket systems – 1,232;
• air defense systems – 978;
• aircraft – 369;
• helicopters – 329;
• operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles – 17,152 (+48);
• cruise missiles – 2,620;
• ships (boats) ‒ 28;
• submarines – 1;
• automotive equipment and tankers – 26,908 (+93);
• special equipment – ​​3,448 (+2).

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 968 days.

The situation in the cities can be monitored on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine and on the map of air raids in Ukraine.

In Russia, a truck with fireworks exploded in an epic way: there are victims Anastasia Kolesnikova

A truck exploded in the Far East with fireworks/Collage 24 Channel

An emergency occurred in the Amur region of the aggressor country. There, a passenger car crashed into a truck with fireworks, after which it exploded spectacularly, killing several people.

As reported by Russian Telegram channels, the impact caused the truck to fly into the air, flip over, and then burst into flames.

An epic but deadly explosion

It is noted that the incident occurred at a gas station near the village of Vozzhaevka. After the collision, the truck with fireworks fell on its side, caught an electrical wire and caught fire. The fireworks detonated.

It is known that firefighters have already extinguished the fire. As a result of the accident, three people died, another was hospitalized.

Detonation of fireworks in Russia: watch the video

Recall that recently a gas station exploded in Grozny, killing four people. The fire could have been caused by the detonation of a fuel tanker or a fuel tanker.

In the Russian Moscow region, an unknown person shot at point-blank range a car in which a high-ranking officer of the Russian GRU and deputy commander of a military unit Nikita Klenkov was riding.

Russian occupier shot dead near Moscow

According to Russian propaganda publications, citing local law enforcement agencies, on the morning of October 16, an unknown person drove up to a transport means of the Russian military.

This happened in the village of Melenki, Solnechnogorsk urban district.

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The unknown person made at least three shots were fired into the window near the driver's door where he was sitting A 44-year-old Russian occupier who returned from the war against Ukraine a week ago.

Nikita Klenkov died on the spot, and his car continued moving until it ran into the fence of a local house.

Russian law enforcement agencies believe that the murder of the occupier was a contract killing and was planned in advance.

According to Russian investigators were waiting for the vehicle of a Russian serviceman. His movements were probably being monitored specifically.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case under articles on murder and illegal arms trafficking.

Russian publications claim that Nikita Klenkov served in the special forces of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and held a high position.

He is embarrassed in front of Putin: what will happen to Ukraine if Trump wins the election Petro Sineoky

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeatedly made controversial statements regarding Ukraine. He has a rather peculiar relationship with Putin.

The chairman of the public organization “Ukraine in NATO” Yuriy Romanyuk told 24 Kanal about this, noting that Trump has a certain sympathy for Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and even Kim Jong-un. He likes that they can do whatever they want – and are not punished for it. Perhaps he wants to be the same.

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< p > According to Romanyuk, Trump has a certain sympathy for Putin. He has not criticized the Russian dictator during his recent political activity.

< p class = " b loquote cke-markup " > In eight years of his political activity, he has not said a single bad word against Putin. He is embarrassed in front of Putin. He may be dependent on Russia. There is definitely something there. There has already been a lot of information about their conversations; about the transfer of Covid-19 tests during the pandemic, – said Romanyuk.

Pay attention! Trump has repeatedly said that he will quickly end the war in Ukraine if he becomes president. However, there are still no details on how he wants to do this. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Trump promised to support Ukraine in the war if he wins the election.

In his opinion, Ukraine could be extremely difficult if Trump wins. He may well cancel military aid from the United States and force our country to enter into unfavorable “peace negotiations.”

If Trump wins, Ukraine will become a victim of Trumpism and Putinism, which will merge in a common ecstasy. They will force Ukraine to capitulate. It will be necessary to seek help in Europe. It is also worth working with South Korea, – Romanyuk noted.

Political scientist Taras Zagorodniy believes that Trump's victory will not be threatening for Ukraine. Our country works with both Democrats and Republicans. Therefore, there is hope that there will be no serious problems.

As a result of a traffic accident in the Vinnytsia region, which occurred on October 16 at about 17:20 near Pisarevka in the Vinnytsia district, six people died, two of them — minors.

What is known about the accident near Vinnytsia

According to the police, on the Stryi highway — Ternopil — Kropyvnytskyi — Izvarino 36-year-old driver of a DAF truck (resident of the Gaysyn district) lost control and drove into the oncoming traffic lane.

As a result, there was a collision with a Renault Trafic minibus, which was moving in the opposite direction.

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The 48-year-old driver of the minibus and five of his passengers – residents of the Vinnytsia district aged 16, 17, 19, 23 – and a 21-year-old resident of the Zhmerynka district – died on the spot.

The DAF driver was hospitalized with injuries.

Photo: National Police

He was detained. His blood was taken for a toxicological examination.

A case has been opened under Part 3 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code (violation of traffic safety rules or transport operation by persons driving vehicles).

The culprit of the accident faces 5 to 10 years with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to 3 years.

After conducting a series of examinations, the final causes of the accident in Vinnytsia Oblast will be established.

How South Korea is holding back Kim Jong-un from sending troops to Ukraine Victoria Grabovskaya

Tensions between South and North Korea are constantly growing. However, the United States manages to contain their confrontation. At the same time, Washington does not use such a tool to prevent Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The head of the Vezha Public Analysis Center, Valery Klochok, told Channel 24 about this, noting that South Korea's actions against the DPRK make it possible to restrain Kim Jong-un in his possible support for Russia. Seoul also expressed “deep concern” regarding cooperation between Russia and the DPRK not only in the arms trade, but also in the deployment of troops.

The US can prevent Russian expansion

Despite the escalation of tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, Kim Jong-un realizes that he is not capable of winning a war against South Korea. This conflict will lead to huge losses on both sides.

South Korea surpasses the North in population and in modern technology. However, in military terms, they have parity.

The DPRK army is technically outdated. However, as the war in Ukraine shows, it is not only technology that is decisive, but also the number of troops, he emphasized.

At the same time, the presence of US strategic aircraft carriers off the coast of South Korea demonstrates their ability to help non-nuclear countries contain nuclear states.

The situation is similar to the Russian one – we need to help Ukraine contain the aggression of a nuclear power. What prevents Washington from passing a law to support Kyiv, provide it with security guarantees and deploy nuclear weapons and tactical aircraft here to prevent Moscow's military expansion in Europe, Klochok emphasized.

However, the US and European countries have a disagreement on this issue.

Is Kim Jong-un ready to weaken the army

As for North Korea, it regularly fires shells at the South. The White House, however, talks about not spreading escalation.

This is deceit that plays into Ukraine's hands. The drones that South Korea is launching at Pyongyang are helping to restrain Kim Jong-un from sending his troops to Ukraine to fight us, explained the head of the Tower Public Analysis Center.

For Putin, it is promising to involve up to 150 thousand North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine.

However, is Kim Jong-un ready to weaken his army now? Today, the North Korean army numbers from 500 thousand to 1 million personnel. This is classified information from Pyongyang. However, it may go beyond the DPRK.

If a treaty on strategic cooperation between Russia and North Korea is signed, then such points, he suggested, were discussed between Putin and Kim Jong-un. This may result in the DPRK being drawn into the war against Ukraine.

However, the US reaction will be different. This will prevent North Korea's influence from spreading. This is beneficial for Washington because it helps control the DPRK's escalation against Japan, said Valery Klochok.

Therefore, the US will not change its policy. Washington is taking a similar approach to the Russian-Ukrainian war, he added.

Recall that White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said that confirmation of information about the presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine would mean a “significant strengthening” of defense relations between Pyongyang and Moscow.

Also, according to him, this would be evidence that the Kremlin has reached a new level of desperation due to the large losses at the front.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the alliance members have a common desire to provide Ukraine with everything it needs for the war that Russia is waging against it.

The politician said this during a press conference in Brussels, held jointly with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Military aid to Ukraine — NATO position

— Today my message to Vladimir Putin: look at what Germany, Australia and the US have done, we have achieved significant results, $0.5 billion in aid for missile defense.

I have spoken with all members of the Alliance – there is an extraordinary desire and will to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to wage war against the Russian Federation. If anyone thinks that we will stop after trying to divide our Alliance – this will not happen, — Rutte said.

The Secretary General also emphasized that the Bloc members are in solidarity that Ukraine will undoubtedly join NATO.

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More than 10 websites were hit: military cybers “congratulated” propagandist Peskov on his birthday Irina Martsiyash

Military cybers “congratulated” Dmitry Peskov on his birthday/Collage 24 Kanal (Photo Getty Images StratCom Armed Forces of Ukraine)

Ukrainian military cybers “congratulated” the press secretary of the head of the Kremlin Putin on his birthday. And they did it in an eloquent manner.

This was reported by the StratCom Armed Forces of Ukraine. They showed a corresponding photo of the “congratulations”.

Peskov's bright “congratulations” on his birthday birthday

StratKomi of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted that military cybers posted a birthday greeting to Russian propagandist Dmitry Peskov.

Dead bodies of Russians are depicted against the background of a switched-on TV showing speeches by Putin's press secretary Peskov.

11 websites were affected, including companies involved in the production of components for cars used by the occupiers – Transpromelektronika and the Tundra car manufacturer, the report says.

“Congratulations” to Peskov on his birthday/Photo StratCom VSU