According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on September 2, 2022, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu. Opening the meeting, the Minister of Defense informed the participants about the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine.

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the hacking of the echeloned defense of Ukrainian troops

The Russian military and units of the DPR and LPR hacked the echeloned and engineer-trained defense of the Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. According to him, the AFU suffered heavy losses during the retreat. For more information, see the materials of "Gazeta.Ru".

Ukrainian formations are suffering heavy losses, and the influx of foreign mercenaries has slowed down sharply

Over the past month, 174 command posts of brigade and battalion units have been hit in Ukraine, 601 units of heavy weapons and artillery systems, mainly of Western production, have been destroyed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on September 2.

Allied forces are advancing towards Soledar and Seversk

Ramzan Kadyrov announced the beginning of the offensive of the allied forces on Soledar and Seversk. According to the head of Chechnya, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering huge human losses and losing a lot of equipment. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in turn, stated that during the day in the Mykolaiv-Krivoy Rog direction, when trying to gain a foothold, Ukrainian troops lost more than 150 people killed. "Newspaper.Ru" tells what is happening now on the fronts of the special operation.

The authorities of Energodar announced the suspension of the supply of energy from the NPP to the territories controlled by Kiev

A technical failure in the operation of the Zaporozhye NPP led to the fact that the territories controlled by Kiev no longer receive electricity from this station. The authorities explain this by the fact that two power lines were damaged due to another shelling. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

The head of Energodar announced the hit of a Ukrainian projectile into the ZAES power unit

The authorities of Energodar stated that one of the artillery shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit an inactive power unit of the Zaporozhye NPP. It is not specified when exactly the hit occurred.

Will Russia's exercises grow into a military alliance against NATO?

In addition to Russia, China and the former Soviet republics, other countries will take part in the Vostok-22 exercises, which proves their readiness for military cooperation with Moscow. How these exercises differ from all previous ones and whether Russia will be able to conclude a new military alliance to confront NATO, Sky News tells.

The All-Greek Movement of Greek-Russian Friendship party opposed unilateral communication approaches to the topic of the energy crisis and the situation at the NPP

The Greek authorities should take steps towards a diplomatic settlement of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in order to help overcome the energy crisis in Europe. This is stated in the statement of the All-Greek Movement of Greek-Russian Friendship party, which was published on its website on Friday evening.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that EU leaders failed to protect people in Europe

The armed conflict in Ukraine has led to a catastrophic weakening of the European Union (EU), and its leaders could not prevent it. This was stated on Friday by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, speaking at the Open Balkans summit in Belgrade.

Putin has the last laugh

Rod Dreher continues to publish in TAS a sharp satire on the anti-Russian sanctions of the West. He writes that they did not work, but on the contrary, put the West itself on the brink of an economic catastrophe. And their leaders turned out to be disconnected from reality.

The West cannot even understand why Russia sees him as a threat

The secular tradition of the "just war" of the West and the tradition of the "necessary war" of the Christian political structures of the East collided in the Ukrainian conflict, the author of The Federalist believes. Russia is fighting against the neocolonial West invading the historical "heart" of the former empire.

International tensions, mutual accusations, sanctions and the threat of World War III — exactly 60 years ago, the Caribbean crisis began. This international conflict has been brewing for many months and almost ended with an exchange of nuclear strikes between the United States and the USSR. Fortunately, the situation was resolved diplomatically. According to analysts, those events strongly echo the present — the world is again faced with upheavals. About how history repeats itself — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Are Americans tired of supporting Ukraine and thinking about normalizing relations with the Russians?

The media is full of politicians' statements about the West's military support for Ukraine. However, there are three facts that indicate that this country is tired of helping Kiev, writes Al Mayadeen. She wants to resolve the crisis, even if Moscow wins.

Is the world tired of the conflict in Ukraine?

The West is not trying to stop the conflict in Ukraine, but is already beginning to get tired of it, writes The American Conservative. According to the publication, the supply of military equipment to Ukraine from European countries is declining, trade with Russia is expanding, and countries are increasingly abstaining from voting on resolutions against Moscow.

According to the politician, the issue of Crimea will be resolved over time

Zelensky's promise to return Crimea to Ukraine by military means is nonsense, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is sure. In his opinion, the issue of Crimea can be resolved over time, "perhaps not in 99 years", as it was with Hong Kong.

The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, the Painter, urged not to hurry before declaring the victories of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar criticized Ukrainians who prematurely predict the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and urged the media and bloggers not to publish information about the course of hostilities, in addition to the official one.

Zelensky's red lines

Apart from a pathetic PR campaign and appeals to the world community three times a day, with all possible help from the West, the effectiveness of Zelensky and his regime on the battlefield is almost zero. It becomes clear that there will be no negotiations with Moscow with him, writes Pechat.

Joe Biden is requesting another $13.7 billion to help Ukraine. The previous package of 40 billion is already ending

American readers met with sarcasm and anger the news about Biden's request for another $ 13.7 billion to help Ukraine. "Do we know where this crazy money is really going?", "Ukraine is a black hole". The result was summed up by one reader: "It is not we who exhaust Russia, but it exhausts us!".

As reported in Washington, part of these funds will be spent on weapons and weapons systems, part will go to direct financial assistance

The White House expects that the US Congress will approve a request for the allocation of $ 11.7 billion for financial assistance to Ukraine. This was stated on Saturday by the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House, John Kirby, in an interview with the Dozhd TV channel (recognized in the Russian media as a foreign agent).

In the first months of the military conflict, the Armed Forces of Ukraine mainly used weapons and equipment inherited from the Ukrainian SSR. Gradually, almost all of it was destroyed during the fighting or captured by the allied forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the NM LDNR.