https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...architect-linked-to-russia-source/ar-AA10gdbW So Navalny was right about the huge palace that was build close to Sochi. Putin paid millions to an Italian architect for the design of the palace.
Extra money to rebuild Ukraine: Belgium has frozen €50.5 billion financial assets belonging to Russian individuals, companies and other legal entities subject to sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In addition to, Belgium has blocked €217.1 billion in transactions since the war in Ukraine. Probably blocked in SWIFT. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWIFT https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/265740/belgium-freezes-e50-billion-russian-assets
A new problem for Putin? https://www.azernews.az/nation/197557.html A serviceman of the Azerbaijani army was killed in an Armenian shelling, Azernews reports, citing Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. On the morning of August 3, members of the illegal Armenian armed formations on the territory of Azerbaijan, where the Russian peacekeeping contingent is temporarily deployed, were intensively shelling the positions of the Azerbaijani army units stationed in the direction of Lacin District. As a result of the shelling, an active military serviceman, Anar Kazimov, received a deadly bullet wound, thus becoming a martyr. The leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan expresses deep condolences to the family and relatives of the deceased serviceman. The units of the Azerbaijani army took adequate response measures, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Azerbaijan is in a better place these days. Russia is not in a position to prop up or take sides with Armenia in its conflict with Azer and the Azerbaijaini's know it. Russia just does not have the troops. It would like to have troops from both Armenia and Azerbaijan in Ukraine - not using Russian troops to manage or promote their conflict. Meanwhile the EU suddenly discovered how important its current gas supply from Abzer is and thinks more would be great for obvious reasons. And now, Azer is not only not sending troops to Ukraine, it is sending humanitarian supplies to Ukraine. EU membership coming right up (easy Vlad, just kidding- or not). Seriously though. A lot of moving parts in that scenario. Due to the Ukraine War, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and EU energy needs. If Vlad had the troops he would just take care of bidness. But he does not.
Russians patched the bridge surface. Time to send some more missiles to crater it. This cycle repeats every few days in Kherson recently.
Let's calculate a bit for a change. How many missiles were sent to destroy the bridge? I think something like 50. The cost per missile is $150,000 (easily found on the Internet). It took a week to restore it with a couple of tons of concrete and metal. That should be well below the cost of one missile. Now, we need more missiles. These missiles will work next time! It is a brilliant tactic! Jesus! Idiots are everywhere.
Here is my man right here, right on schedule. Reported killed anyway. Not much info in the article. not even a first name. See quote above. ANOTHER Putin general killed in Ukraine: High-ranking Russian wiped out in fighting 00:00, Thu, Aug 4, 2022 | UPDATED: 00:04, Thu, Aug 4, 2022 VLADIMIR PUTIN has lost another senior army official in its war in Ukraine, with social media reports speaking of the death of Russian Major General Fedorenko. The death of Major Fedorenko echoes Moscow's loss of Major General Artem Nasbulin, who was reportedly killed in an artillery strike near Kherson in southern Ukraine last month. https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...enko-killed-vladimir-putin-war-ukraine-update