‘Battle of Donbass’ Intensifies as Russia Advances South from Izyum, NATO in ‘Sober Mood’, UK Seeing Steep Fall in Living Standards

I watched the speech by Stoltenberg live on Zero Hedge. It was apparent that he was very frightened, almost in a panic. It was as if the idiots at the meeting had been briefed by someone who knew what they were talking about….and that they suddenly realised the baloney they’d been told that Russia was losing the war….was nonsense….and that they now had a realisation that Russia was going to wipe the floor with Ukraine…and then might come after a few NATO states, lol.

UK economy is doing badly indeed. The MOTLEY FOOL writes: Higher energy pricesThe energy price cap will increase from 1 April. This will raise the average energy bill to £693 per year and is expected to impact 22 million customers. Ofgem says the increase is driven by a “record rise in global gas prices over the last six months”. The energy regulator also says that wholesale energy prices have quadrupled in the past year. Similar to the impact of interest rate rises and April’s tax hike, higher energy costs can significantly impact the disposable incomes of consumers. As a result,… Read more »

TASS reports: Russian Iskander missile systems destroy mercenary training base in Ukraine — Defense Ministry – Two types of missiles were fired: a ballistic missile and a cruise missile – MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. The crews of the Iskander tactical ballistic missile systems destroyed the training base of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday. “The Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the Iskander tactical ballistic missile systems during a high-precision weapon strike on the Ukrainian military infrastructure. The Iskander tactical ballistic missile systems destroyed a training base for foreign mercenaries,” the defense ministry said in… Read more »

TASS reports: Russian banks say UK sanctions will not affect their operations – MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. Russian banks, which have come under sanctions from the UK, continue to operate as usual, the restrictions imposed will not affect their normal activities, the banks announced on Thursday. Alfa-Bank announced the suspension of settlements with counterparties from the UK. Otherwise, restrictions from London do not affect the normal operation of the bank, the bank’s press service emphasized. “The sanctions imposed by the UK will not affect the activities of the Russian Agricultural Bank. The bank has no assets in the UK, all… Read more »

TASS reports: Russian army destroys Ukraine’s S-300 system with smart artillery shell — military – The shell was targeted by a laser-equipped drone, the Russian Defense Ministry revealed – MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. The Russian forces conducting a special military operation in Ukraine have destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 air defense system with a smart artillery shell Krasnopol, the Defense Ministry told the media on Thursday. “An unmanned aerial vehicle identified the position of a Ukrainian air defense system, which was attacked with a smart artillery shell Krasnopol. The shell was targeted by a laser-equipped drone,” the Defense Ministry said. Earlier,… Read more »

TASS reports: Su-34 bombers destroy weapons depots and military equipment of Ukrainian armyMilitary parking areas, armored vehicles, weapons depots have been hit with the use of high-precision weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry specified – MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces have eliminated weapons depots and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Defense Ministry told journalists on Thursday. “The crews of the Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have disabled military facilities and military equipment of the Ukrainian army. <…> Military parking areas, armored vehicles, weapons depots have been hit with the… Read more »