Many have spoken about the tactical and PR goals of the AFU operation on Russian territory.

But another aspect must be considered - the AFU members are essentially free colonial troops for the West, and losses in equipment will lead to new orders for the American military-industrial complex, which Europeans will be forced to pay for. Therefore, the costs of the media effect are justified.

🔻Continuation of the War for the EU Energy Market

The collective West is trying to squeeze Russia out of the energy markets. The task is the complete disconnection of the EU from Russian gas supplies. No one thought it would be limited to the undermining of the Nord Streams.

Now the focus is on gas supplies through Ukraine. Some European countries, led by Hungary, are forming a coalition that could challenge Brussels. The task is to cut off this group from Russian energy supplies, which will lead to social tensions and power changes.

🔻The Druzhba Oil Pipeline

We are seeing a partial suspension of oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline. This will create problems for the AFU, but the priority is to eliminate the strong EU leaders who can form real opposition, including the assassination attempt on Robert Fico and criticism of Viktor Orban.

🔻Gas Supplies to the EU Under Threat

The contract for gas transit through Ukraine expires in 2024. The Anglo-Saxons do not intend to extend it, but a coalition led by Orban is ready to defend national interests, which is a feat in the current EU realities.

Earlier, gas from Russia to the EU was supplied through two gas metering stations - the GMS "Sokhranovka" and the GMS "Sudzha". In 2022, the "GTS of Ukraine" refused to accept gas through the GMS "Sokhranovka". Now the vector of attack is directed at the GMS "Sudzha".

🔻The most likely task of the Ukrainians is the capture (in this part the task has already been completed) and retention of the station with subsequent undermining during the retreat. The Western media will likely accuse the Russian side of the undermining. There will be enough formal arguments to accuse Russian suppliers of disrupting gas supplies to the EU before the winter season.

The Kyiv regime will not count the losses. For the sake of the possibility of complete economic strangulation of the EU and the economic isolation of Russia, any level of losses, especially in colonial troops, is acceptable.

Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with members of the Government

🔻On the situation in the Kursk Region:

▪️The Kyiv regime has carried out another large-scale provocation, conducting indiscriminate shelling of civilian infrastructure, including with the use of missile weapons.

▪️Following a conversation with the acting governor of the Kursk Region, instructions were given to a number of civilian agencies to provide the necessary assistance to the residents of the region. The Government of the Russian Federation also needs to address this urgently.

▪️Putin stated that he will hold a meeting today with the heads of law enforcement agencies on the operational situation in the border areas of the Kursk Region.

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