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Russia continues their terrorism on the high seas as Norwegian police seize another ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cables off the coast of Latvia.
Crewed entirely by Russians, the "Silver Dania" was brought into Tromsø Port in Breivika today at 6:40 a.m.

 

 

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31 Jan 2025
Here is the situation on Friday, January 31:

Fighting
Nine people were reportedly killed and 13 others injured including a child when a Russian drone hit a multistorey apartment building in northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy city, the region’s Governor Volodymyr Artyukh said.
An oil refinery in Russia’s southern Volgograd region caught fire after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, but the blaze has now been put out, according to regional governor Andrei Bocharov. One injured refinery worker was hospitalised, he said.

Kyiv’s military said Moscow launched 81 drones towards Ukraine in an overnight attack with the air force reportedly shooting down 37 drones and 39 failing to reach their targets.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said air deference units downed 17 Ukrainian drones in four regions over the course of two hours. Eleven of the drones were reportedly destroyed over the Kursk region, while the remaining six were taken down over Russia’s Belgorod and Voronezh regions, as well as Russian-occupied Crimea.

Russia has accused a former British soldier, who was taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine, of terrorism and mercenary charges. James Anderson could potentially face decades in prison if convicted. United Kingdom Ministry of Foreign Affairs David Lammy said he was aware of the case and the government would do all it could to assist Anderson.
Russian oil and gas
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio that halting Russian gas flows via Ukraine and the resulting rise in costs as users seek alternative supply was unacceptable.

The Reuters news agency reports that Germany is expanding its natural gas import options to replace Russian supplies after Kyiv suspended transit of Russia’s gas through Ukraine.


Politics & diplomacy
Slovakia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Myroslav Kastran to convey a “strong protest” over statements made by Ukrainian officials, including claims that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was a “mouthpiece” for Russia.

 

In response, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said it summoned Slovakia’s ambassador to reject accusations of interference in Slovakia’s internal affairs. The ministry, in a statement, also called on Slovakia to return to constructive dialogue.
Sweden’s Defence Minister Pal Jonson announced that the country is planning a $1.2bn aid package for Ukraine. Jonson said that Stockholm was negotiating with Swedish and European sources to supply prioritised artillery and drone equipment.

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Russian governor blown up by landmine becomes highest-ranking casualty of Ukraine war

James Kilner

Sun, February 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM MST

3 min read

It is thought Sergey Efremov was promoted to deputy governor as a reward for signing up to fight in Ukraine - X

The deputy governor of a Russian region has been killed fighting in Ukraine, becoming the highest-ranking Russian official to die in the war.

Sergey Efremov, the deputy governor of Russia’s eastern region of Primorsky Krai, was killed returning to Russian lines from a battle with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region.

Oleg Kozhemyako, the area’s governor, said in an emotional video that his deputy had died a hero, adding: “I know that his friends and comrades will do everything to avenge him.”

The Kremlin has encouraged officials to lead by example and sign up to fight – but most deploy to VIP drone units that stay well behind the front line.

It appears that Efremov, who trained as a soldier and graduated from the prestigious airborne officers’ college in Ryazan, took a different approach.

He set up a volunteer unit called the Tigers in June 2022, when Russia was on the back foot across Ukraine.

He fought with the unit until 2023 when he returned to Primorsky Krai. Apparently motivated by the Ukrainian invasion of Russia’s Kursk region in August 2024, Efremov then rejoined the Tigers.

“He honoured and courageously fulfilled combat missions there, glorifying the marine infantry, glorifying the Tigers and Primorsky Krai,” said Mr Kozhemyako.

Photographs on the Telegram social messaging app showed 51-year-old Efremov to be a thick-set, jowly man.

He was reportedly travelling in a car blown up by a landmine. Another Russian army officer was also killed.

Denis Pushilin – head of the occupied Donetsk, which Putin annexed in 2022 – knew Efremov and called his death an “irreparable loss”.

“He always showed a keen interest in the topic of the socio-economic development of the Donetsk People’s Republic and strengthening the ties of our region with Primorsk,” he said.

Sergei Markov, a former Kremlin speechwriter and now a high-profile pro-war activist, also described Efremov as a hero who showed the world that Russian officials were willing to risk their lives for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

“They say that the Russian elite are almost entirely secret traitors and are just waiting to surrender to the West? This is not true. There are more and more patriots in the Russian elite,” he said.

Efremov, who reportedly had four children, had been the deputy mayor of the town of Ussuriysk, which has a population of around 150,000 and lies 60 miles north of Vladivostok, when he set up the Tigers.

Mr Kozhemyako made him his deputy governor of the wider region in February 2024, possibly in reward for volunteering to fight.

Efremov was also made a Hero of Primorsk, a Hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic and a Knight of the Order of Courage.

This is in line with orders from the Kremlin, which has told its regions to promote “war heroes” returning from Ukraine into high political office.

The Kremlin has made a major show of encouraging officials to sign up to fight in Ukraine as part of a wider recruitment drive, needed to plug major gaps in its army which is losing as many as 2,000 men a day from front-line duty.

Before Efremov’s death, the highest-ranked Russians to die in Ukraine were several regional MPs.

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5 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian governor blown up by landmine becomes highest-ranking casualty of Ukraine war

 

James Kilner

 

Sun, February 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM MST

 

3 min read

 

 

 

It is thought Sergey Efremov was promoted to deputy governor as a reward for signing up to fight in Ukraine - X

 

The deputy governor of a Russian region has been killed fighting in Ukraine, becoming the highest-ranking Russian official to die in the war.

 

Sergey Efremov, the deputy governor of Russia’s eastern region of Primorsky Krai, was killed returning to Russian lines from a battle with Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region.

 

Oleg Kozhemyako, the area’s governor, said in an emotional video that his deputy had died a hero, adding: “I know that his friends and comrades will do everything to avenge him.”

 

The Kremlin has encouraged officials to lead by example and sign up to fight – but most deploy to VIP drone units that stay well behind the front line.

 

It appears that Efremov, who trained as a soldier and graduated from the prestigious airborne officers’ college in Ryazan, took a different approach.

 

He set up a volunteer unit called the Tigers in June 2022, when Russia was on the back foot across Ukraine.

 

He fought with the unit until 2023 when he returned to Primorsky Krai. Apparently motivated by the Ukrainian invasion of Russia’s Kursk region in August 2024, Efremov then rejoined the Tigers.

 

“He honoured and courageously fulfilled combat missions there, glorifying the marine infantry, glorifying the Tigers and Primorsky Krai,” said Mr Kozhemyako.

 

Photographs on the Telegram social messaging app showed 51-year-old Efremov to be a thick-set, jowly man.

 

He was reportedly travelling in a car blown up by a landmine. Another Russian army officer was also killed.

 

Denis Pushilin – head of the occupied Donetsk, which Putin annexed in 2022 – knew Efremov and called his death an “irreparable loss”.

 

“He always showed a keen interest in the topic of the socio-economic development of the Donetsk People’s Republic and strengthening the ties of our region with Primorsk,” he said.

 

Sergei Markov, a former Kremlin speechwriter and now a high-profile pro-war activist, also described Efremov as a hero who showed the world that Russian officials were willing to risk their lives for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

 

“They say that the Russian elite are almost entirely secret traitors and are just waiting to surrender to the West? This is not true. There are more and more patriots in the Russian elite,” he said.

 

Efremov, who reportedly had four children, had been the deputy mayor of the town of Ussuriysk, which has a population of around 150,000 and lies 60 miles north of Vladivostok, when he set up the Tigers.

 

Mr Kozhemyako made him his deputy governor of the wider region in February 2024, possibly in reward for volunteering to fight.

 

Efremov was also made a Hero of Primorsk, a Hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic and a Knight of the Order of Courage.

 

This is in line with orders from the Kremlin, which has told its regions to promote “war heroes” returning from Ukraine into high political office.

 

The Kremlin has made a major show of encouraging officials to sign up to fight in Ukraine as part of a wider recruitment drive, needed to plug major gaps in its army which is losing as many as 2,000 men a day from front-line duty.

 

Before Efremov’s death, the highest-ranked Russians to die in Ukraine were several regional MPs.

 

Thick-set, jowly man... 

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Bullseye.

You must always tailor your message/sales pitch to your audience.

A pitch to the current US regime that is based on "grab resources and profit" is a sales pitch that sticks the landing.  Keep it up.

100%.  Love this.

Somewhere upthread I pointed out that if you can convince tfg there's something in it for him, then there's a chance.

Yea me!

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2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Bullseye.

You must always tailor your message/sales pitch to your audience.

A pitch to the current US regime that is based on "grab resources and profit" is a sales pitch that sticks the landing.  Keep it up.

Oughta throw in a waterfront property big enough for a golf resort.

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This is good and bad, because if you throw up a map of rare earth minerals, you now have a defacto set of new boundaries for the Ukraine. 
 

Back to the carrot and the stick approach to all of these negotiations.  I don’t necessarily like the approach because it now implies that the aid we now gives comes at a “price”, but it also now provides a legitimate impetuous for the US to provide assistance that make sure that the mineral rights they get are now being protected. Also it puts added pressure on Russia to be careful of over running locations now in which the US has territorial mineral rights to.

The real question will be what aid does this buy and what, if any, conditions that aid comes with? Any new redlines in their use? Any old redlines removed?

The devil is in the details.

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6 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

This is good and bad, because if you throw up a map of rare earth minerals, you now have a defacto set of new boundaries for the Ukraine. 
 

Back to the carrot and the stick approach to all of these negotiations.  I don’t necessarily like the approach because it now implies that the aid we now gives comes at a “price”, but it also now provides a legitimate impetuous for the US to provide assistance that make sure that the mineral rights they get are now being protected. Also it puts added pressure on Russia to be careful of over running locations now in which the US has territorial mineral rights to.

The real question will be what aid does this buy and what, if any, conditions that aid comes with? Any new redlines in their use? Any old redlines removed?

The devil is in the details.

Of course this isn't how we'd like for aid to be distributed.

But if you haven't noticed, the rules of the game have changed.  Zelensky understands who he is dealing with.  I

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57 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

This is good and bad, because if you throw up a map of rare earth minerals, you now have a defacto set of new boundaries for the Ukraine. 
 

Back to the carrot and the stick approach to all of these negotiations.  I don’t necessarily like the approach because it now implies that the aid we now gives comes at a “price”, but it also now provides a legitimate impetuous for the US to provide assistance that make sure that the mineral rights they get are now being protected. Also it puts added pressure on Russia to be careful of over running locations now in which the US has territorial mineral rights to.

The real question will be what aid does this buy and what, if any, conditions that aid comes with? Any new redlines in their use? Any old redlines removed?

The devil is in the details.

You're assuming that orange howler monkey knows how to read a map. 

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