8 Jun, 2025 04:34

Russia publishes names of fallen Ukrainian soldiers disowned by Kiev

Families deserve to know the fate of their loved ones, Zaporozhye Governor Evgeny Balitsky has said

Russian officials have unveiled the identities of nearly 100 fallen Ukrainian soldiers who were among the more than 6,000 Moscow has offered to return to Kievin a unilateral humanitarian gesture during the latest round of direct talks in Istanbul on Monday.

The governor of Russia’s Zaporozhye Region, EvgenyBalitsky, published the first six pages containing 97 names, identification documents, and places of death on Saturday evening, after Ukraine reportedly refused to receive the remains of thousands of its troops.

“We are beginning to publish lists of identified bodies so that relatives can find their dead,” he wrote. “We understand that Kiev has this data, but they are deliberately hiding it from the public.”

The Istanbul talks resulted in an agreement to exchange at least 1,000 prisoners on both sides, including critically ill and younger detainees. Russia also offered to return over 6,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers for proper burial as part of a unilateral humanitarian initiative.

The first convoy, carrying the remains of 1,212 troops, arrived at the designated exchange point on Saturday – but the Ukrainian side failed to appear, according to Lieutenant General Alexander Zorin, a member of the Russian negotiating team.

“The Ukrainian side unexpectedly postponed both the acceptance of bodies and the exchange of prisoners of war for an indefinite period,” Zorin said.

Russia’s lead negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, confirmed thatKiev had been handed a list of 640 wounded and young prisoners but did not show up at the exchange site. “The reasons provided were various and rather strange,” he said, urging Kiev to “adhere strictly to the schedule and agreements” and ensure the dead receive a proper burial.

Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters has denied the accusations, claiming that both sides have been preparing for the prisoner and body exchanges. Ukrainian media later reported that the process had been postponed until next week, though no official new date has been confirmed.

Balitsky accused Kiev of deliberately obstructing the return of the bodies,alleging that Ukrainian authorities are trying to conceal the scale of their military lossesand avoid paying compensation to the families of the dead.

“As long as a Ukrainian soldier is listed as missing, his family will not receive a single hryvnia in aid,” the governor said. “This is a calculated attempt to hide the losses and save money.”

The refusal to retrieve the bodies is part of a broader pattern of violations by Ukraine, Balitsky argued, claiming Kiev “does not even attempt to honor agreements.” He also blamed Western countries for “derailing peaceful resolution efforts” by continuing to arm Kiev and escalate the conflict.

https://www.rt.com/russia/618791-ukrainian-soldiers-names-list/

8 Jun, 2025 08:28

==Russians find new biggest enemy to replace US – survey•=

America has lost the top spot in the list for the first time in 13 years, according to a poll

Russians do not consider the US “the most unfriendly country” anymore, and the title now goes to Germany, according to a survey by the Levada Center, a Western-funded organization which has been designated as a “foreign agent”in Russia.

The US has lost the top spot for the first time in 13 years,dropping to fourth placein the poll, which was published on Thursday.

Only 40% of those surveyed mentioned the US among Russia’s primary enemies, with the number dropping by 36% compared to last year, it said.

Attitudes towards America shifted with the return of US President Donald Trump. Since his inauguration, the White House has been making efforts to broker a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict, the pollster noted.

According to the study,Germany is now in first place, with 56% of respondents describing it as an “unfriendly country” towards Russia, followed by the UK at 49% and Ukraine at 43%.

Before the escalation of the Ukraineconflict in February 2022,only 16% of the Russians considered Berlin an enemy, the Levada Center’s data suggests.

German chancellor Friedrich Merz, who assumed office in early May, has intensified aggressive rhetoric towards Russia, while also making steps to boost military aid provided to Kiev by Berlin during the conflict with Moscow.

Last month, Merz said that Ukraine would be allowed to use Western-supplied weapons against Russia without range limitations. He claimed that would be “possible” to provide Kiev with German Taurus missiles, which have a range of over 500 kilometers and are capable of reaching targets deep within Russian territory, including Moscow. The new chancellor also pledged to assist the government of Vladimir Zelensky with the production of long-range weapons inside Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reacted to the statements by Merz by stressing that Berlin’s “direct involvement in the war is now obvious.”

“Germany is sliding down the same slippery slope it already followed a couple of times in the last century – down toward its own collapse,”Lavrov said, referring to the defeats suffered by the country in the First and Second World Wars.

The Levada Center also asked the respondents about the countries they consider Russia’s “closest friends.” Belarus (80%), China (64%), Kazakhstan (36%), India (32%) and North Korea (30%) were the top five.

https://www.rt.com/russia/618794-us-germany-uk-ukraine/

KEK propaganda works, when Russians think Germans are the worst and not Ukraine and UK, it’s obvious. They must be judging this on leadership but Zelensky is calling for the death of all Russians.

8 Jun, 2025 01:37

Colombian presidential hopeful shot in head(GRAPHIC VIDEO)

Miguel Uribe Turbay was critically wounded in suspected assassination attempt at a campaign event in Bogota

Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was attacked and critically wounded during a campaign rally in Bogota on Saturday.

The 39-year-old lawmaker from the right-wing Democratic Center party was meeting supporters when he was shot in the head at around 5pm local time, according to a party statement. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition.One suspect was arrested at the scene.

“We condemn the serious attack against Senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay,” the Democratic Center wrote in a post on X, denouncing the incident as politically motivated.

President Gustavo Petro condemned the shooting and ordered a full investigation to punish the “scum of humanity” behind the attack. “My sympathy to the Uribe family and the Turbay family. I do not know how to mitigate their pain,” he wrote on X.

Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia also responded: “Violence can never be the way… I sincerely hope that (Uribe) is well and out of danger.”

Uribe, a vocal critic of the current administration, announced his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election earlier this year.The incident marks one of the most serious attacks on a national political figure in Colombia in decades. No comparable assassination attempt has occurred since the early 1990s, during the era of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.

https://x.com/PaPe2021/status/1931501428109131999

https://www.rt.com/news/618789-colombia-presidential-candidate-assassination/

>>23139704 Second video of assassination attempt