Russian special military operation in Ukraine #35

The Pope supported the idea of ​​a Christmas truce in Ukraine[/b], 01.05.2023.

Pope Francis supported Putin's idea of ​​a Christmas truce in Ukraine.

MOSCOW, January 5 - RIA Novosti. Chairman of the World Union of Old Believers (WBU) Leonid Sevastyanov supported the initiative of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' on a Christmas truce in the special operation zone, proposing to extend the time of the truce until the celebration of Epiphany, and told RIA Novosti that Pope Francis, with whom he is well acquainted, told him which supports the idea of ​​a truce and its extension.

Earlier, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' proposed to establish a Christmas truce from 12:00 on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7. Russian President Vladimir Putin then instructed Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to introduce a ceasefire along the entire line of contact in Ukraine at a specified time. In accordance with the instructions of the President, the decree on a ceasefire was given to the troops.

As the head of the World Union of Old Believers, I would join the initiative of the Patriarch (Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' - ed.) on a ceasefire on Christmas night. I would like to propose that this truce be extended not only to the day of Christmas itself, but to all Christmas time, until January 19 or 20 - before Epiphany, Baptism," the head of the VSS told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

He said that on this occasion he spoke with Pope Francis, who shares this point of view.

"I spoke with the Pope. The Pope supports this initiative and believes that the parties must stop any hostilities until January 20. He believes that this is the right initiative," Sevastyanov said.

https://ria.ru/20230105/peremirie-1843202377.html

What PR move? With who?

With 7 bln people on the planet left if we adjust the "wealthy billion".
I guess

Kadyrov: more than 9,000 fighters were trained at the special forces university


The head of Chechnya , Ramzan Kadyrov , said that more than nine thousand fighters have been trained at the Russian University of Special Forces (RUS) in Gudermes since the start of a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine . He wrote about this in his Telegram channel .

“During the course of the special military operation, the Russian University of Special Forces has become a kind of magnet that attracts true patriots of the Fatherland ... To date, more than nine thousand fighters have already trained at the training center, and this is far from the limit of all possibilities,” wrote Kadyrov.

According to him, RUS has created the best conditions for training volunteers. The learning process at the university is constantly being improved based on the experience gained, the head of Chechnya added.

Earlier, Kadyrov said that the pit bull, rescued from the Azovstal plant in the summer, was returned to the owner.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a military special operation to protect the Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the LPR and DPR.

The decision to conduct the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.

https://www-gazeta-ru.translate.goog/army/news/2023/01/05/19424641.shtml?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

Western countries have trained approximately 12 thousand military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the military operation


Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that Western states have trained about 12 thousand Ukrainian military since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine , the United States - about 3.1 thousand of them. It is reported by TASS .

According to him, as part of efforts to train Ukrainians at the battalion level, which will start in a couple of weeks in Germany , we will train about 500 Ukrainians in one battalion every month.

Earlier, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder of the Air Force said that the United States on Friday, January 6, will announce a new package of military assistance to the Kiev authorities, it will include American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a military special operation to protect the Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the LPR and DPR.

The decision to conduct the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.

https://www-gazeta-ru.translate.goog/army/news/2023/01/05/19424701.shtml?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

You have noticed probably that most of them are doing capitalization of delivered content. As they are fighting the same pockets, there is a struggle for who will deliver more and faster. That is why I have switched off most of them, because at the end of a day, it turns out, that we will get much better content from a MOD briefing. Only a few hours later.

You mean Podolyaka and Onufrenko?

Post caveat emptor Yesterday at 10:40 pm

Whoever made that comment, invents things out of thin air. Religion doesn't play a big part in Slavic ex-SU states. A lot of it revolves around tradition, but that's about it. If religion did play a big part in everyday life, there wouldn't be possible to proclaim open season on ROC priests without big pushback from general population.
Not to forget that not all of Ukrainians are Orthodox, to begin with.

A very important pillar of the Putin's regime is his dance with the orthodox church.
And one of the most vibrant propaganda stream in this war is fighting with western breed satanism.
And, no matter if you like it or not, this narrative does get lots of gains in religious countries and societies.
Russian glorious - and I really mean that - parade in the Middle East is made on principal values, religion being one of them.
The whole thing is made more for an outside audience rather than for Russian people because those are actually quite pissed with the concept.
The idea of the Third Rome is gaining in Moscow I guess, and the orthodoxy is in the renaissance.