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The violence of the pacifists
April 25, 2022 - 18:37

The verbal hatred against the Jewish Brigade in Milan, the raid of the social centers in Bologna, the insults to a girl with the American flag in Reggio Emilia: here is the violent April 25 of the anti-fascist pacifists

The ugliest image, among the many that this April 25 has given us, is certainly that of a girl of just eight years heavily insulted by a small group of "very brave" anti- fascists . They only raged against her because she was holding a stars-and-stripes flag in her little hands. The attack took place this afternoon in Reggio Emilia while the little girl was taking part, together with a delegation from + Europa and Italia Viva, in the city parade. Unfortunately, it was not the only episode of violence that charged with tension and hatred a celebration, that of the Liberation, which has always divided the country.

If in the past the clashes and divisions took place between the center-right and the left due to the embezzlement that the latter claimed to exercise on April 25, this year the hatred of the anti- fascists has spilled over to some more moderate and centrist fringes of the left. The episodes, in addition to the one already told of Reggio Emilia, were numerous. In Rome, Vauro 's verbal violence against the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella . In Milan the attacks (always verbal) on Enrico Letta "servant of NATO" and the harsh intimidation of the Jewish Brigade with chants in support of the Intifada. In Turin, the flags of NATO and the Democratic Party set on fire . In Bologna the raid of the usual social centers that have smeared and devastated the shop windows. Everywhere, then, a flood of banners and slogans that, in the name of a pseudo pacifism, have been used against those who are supporting the Ukrainian cause within the Draghi government by sending aid, including military ones.

15 thousand Russian soldiers died in Ukraine": London's estimate of Moscow's losses
Federico Giuliani
APRIL 25, 2022

In two months of war in Ukraine, Russia would have lost about 15,000 soldiers . According to Ben Wallace , the British Defense Minister, these are the losses recorded by the Russian army from last February 24 to today. "In addition to the victims, there are the losses of war material , which, according to some sources, consist of over two thousand armored vehicles, destroyed or captured", added Wallace, according to whom "Moscow has also lost over 60 helicopters and fighters".

The British minister then went back to talking about the plan that would have prepared the Kremlin but which would have failed for a number of reasons (including the disorganization of Vladimir Putin's men). "The offensive that was supposed to last a week at most has now been going on for weeks," the minister stressed. "Our estimate - Minister Wallace specified - is that about 15,000 Russian troops have been killed" so far, while 2,000 armored vehicles in Moscow would have been destroyed and 60 helicopters or planes lost ".

But that's not all, because the Russian army, according to the estimates of the government of Boris Johnson, would have effectively lost "over 25% " of the operational forces of 120 tactical battalions, with which it had started the conflict.

25 Apr, 2022 16:53
West turned to 'terror' against Russia – Putin
The Russian president outlined how the priorities of Western countries have changed over the last two months

Failed attempts to “destroy Russia from within” forced Ukraine and its Western “handlers” to turn to terror measures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

Speaking at a meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Office Board, Putin outlined how, in his opinion, the priorities of Europe and the US in regard to Russia and its military operation in Ukraine had changed over the last few weeks.

First, he said, “high-ranking diplomats in Europe and the United States” were engaged in a “strange diplomacy,” urging their “Ukrainian satellites” to do everything possible “to win on the battlefield.”

Putin was apparently referring to a recent controversial statement by top EU diplomat Josep Borrell, who, following his visit to Kiev, said that “this war will be won on the battlefield.” During a conversation last week with European Council President Charles Michel, Putin pointed to the “irresponsible statements of the EU representatives about the need to resolve the situation in Ukraine by military means.”

In Putin’s opinion, the West has since changed its goal.

“… As they realise that this is impossible, they try to achieve a different objective instead – to split Russian society, to destroy Russia from within. But here, too, there is a hitch; this hasn’t worked either,” Putin said.

In his opinion, Russian society “has shown maturity, solidarity,” and supports its armed forces and the efforts “to ensure Russia’s ultimate security and help the people living of Donbass.”

After a ‘fiasco’ in the media field, Putin claimed, the West has turned “to terror, to arranging the murder of our journalists.”

He was referring to Monday’s announcement by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it had detained a group of “neo-Nazis” instructed by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) to kill popular Russian TV host and journalist Vladimir Solovyov. Kiev has denied any role in organizing the assassination attempt.

“In this regard, it should be noted of course that we know the names of all the Western handlers, of all members of Western services, primarily the CIA, who are working with Ukrainian security agencies. Apparently, they are giving them such advice,” the Russian leader said.

He added sarcastically that “This is their attitude towards the rights of journalists, towards the dissemination of information; this is their attitude towards human rights in general.”

“All they care about is their own rights, some cherishing imperial ambitions, others holding on to their colonial past in the old-fashioned way. But this will not work in Russia,” Putin claimed.

While the Kremlin has been accusing the West of attempting to divide Russian society, Western countries have been alleging that Moscow suppresses opposition, independent media, and even dissent in general. This kind of criticism has intensified following the launch of the offensive in Ukraine and subsequent measures taken by Moscow to crack down on “fake news” and so-called “foreign agents.”

Russia attacked the neighboring state in late February, following Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements, first signed in 2014, and Moscow’s eventual recognition of the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The German and French brokered protocols were designed to give the breakaway regions special status within the Ukrainian state.

The Kremlin has since demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two republics by force.

Ukraine, Moscow warns: 'Third world war risk'
Grenades against the ministry in Transnistria
ANSA Editorial Staff, ROME
April 26, 2022, 00:01

Russia has warned of the "real" danger of a third world war, Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov said, adding that a nuclear war would be "unacceptable".

However, Moscow will continue peace negotiations with Kiev. (*)

"Goodwill has its limits. And if it is not reciprocal this will not contribute to the negotiation process" but "we will continue to pursue negotiations with Volodymir Zelensky's delegation, and contacts will continue".

"Russia does not currently see a ceasefire as a viable option." At the beginning of the third month of the war, Moscow continues its offensive in Ukraine relentlessly and excludes a truce until the achievement of its military objectives, from the Donbass to the entire southern belt. The raids continued unabated on cities and strategic infrastructures, aggravating the toll of thousands of civilian victims reported by Kiev.

A third mass grave was found outside Mariupol in the village of Staryi Krym. Mariupol city council reported on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"A mass grave was found in the village of Staryi Krym.
This is the third mass burial site near Mariupol ", reads the note. It is a further extension of the pits detected by the satellite on March 24 and April 7. This latest image, from yesterday, shows a new excavation
The overall length has increased to over 200 meters.

Russian bombs focused on the railway network today. Missile attacks hit five stations in western and central Ukraine, killing at least 5 and injuring 18. "The Russians are trying to hit critical infrastructures" accused the authorities of the central region of Vinnytsia, explaining that the planned trains have been "canceled or diverted". Moscow confirmed the raids, claiming the destruction of 6 railway lines and stating that they were military targets, because "foreign vehicles were being transported" along the affected routes.
The hammering also continues on the Donbass and in the Kharkiv region, where raids on the village of Bezruky caused another three victims among the population. The drama of the approximately one thousand civilians trapped in the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol also continues, almost all women and children, stuck with food and water supplies for only 48 hours, together with the two thousand fighters of the Azov regiment and the Ukrainian marines. "The humanitarian corridors open according to the agreements of the two parties. The corridor, announced unilaterally, does not provide security and therefore, in fact, it is not a humanitarian corridor", explained the deputy premier of Kiev, Iryna Vereschuk, replying to the openings of safe passages for the evacuations promised by the Russians.

But Kiev's troops, "also galvanized by the support of the international community", continue to resist, according to London intelligence. "Our estimate - said the British Defense Minister Ben Wallace - is that about 15,000 Russian forces have been killed" so far, while 2,000 armored vehicles in Moscow have been destroyed and 60 helicopters or planes lost. Vladimir Putin's army, according to the estimates of the government of Boris Johnson, would have effectively lost "over 25%" of the operational forces of 120 tactical battalions, with which it had started the invasion.

Meanwhile, alarm is growing over the opening of a new front from Transnistria. According to local authorities, the pro-Russian separatist region of Moldova, which the military commands of Moscow explicitly declared as a target to be secured through the conquest of the entire coastal strip of Ukraine, was attacked with "shots from portable anti-tank grenade launchers" fired. against the building that houses the Ministry of State Security in the self-proclaimed capital Tiraspol. An attack that did not cause casualties or injuries, probably also because the building was half-empty for the Orthodox Easter holidays, and at the moment without claims. But any accusations of Ukrainian "provocations", already mentioned several times by the Russians, could ignite further tensions in Odessa,
And in the meantime from Moscow there are still accusations in Kiev of counterattacks on the border region of Belgorod, always without victims, while a fire of unknown origin has broken out in a fuel depot in Bryansk, not far from the border with Ukraine, where the authorities extended the alert until 10 May.

In the 1991 referendum on Ukrainian independence, 83.9% of voters in Donetsk Oblast and 83.6% in Luhansk Oblast supported independence from the Soviet Union. Turnout was 76.7% in Donetsk Oblast and 80.7% in Luhansk Oblast.[37] In October 1991, a congress of South-Eastern deputies from all levels of government took place in Donetsk, where delegates demanded federalisation.[26]

The region's economy deteriorated severely in the ensuing years. By 1993, industrial production had collapsed, and average wages had fallen by 80% since 1990.