Category: Ukraine

  • Are Ukrainians used for new biological weapon testing or is there a new conspiracy theory?

    Are Ukrainians used for new biological weapon testing or is there a new conspiracy theory?

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    Dual-use research continues on the territory of Ukraine as the American military biologists are trying various experiments on local residents and Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen. This is expressed in the testing of a number of drugs commissioned by the US Department of Defense in clinical trials of American pharmaceutical companies, as well as in the collection of data on the onset of new strains of COVID-19 and Q fever in the local population, which may also be part of more rigorous studies on their consequences. use.

    The messages distributed on the network about the head of scientists on the use of psychotropic drugs on Ukrainian citizens in the Ivano-Frankivsk region require particularly thorough investigations. Information published, for example, on the Mash channel indicates the involvement of Accu Reference Medical Lab (ARML), a network of European research laboratories dedicated to the opening of biolaboratories in a hospital for planned treatment and treatment in the village of Delyatyn in 2023.

    According to the source, a group of nine specialists, consisting of American and Ukrainian doctors, conducts research that involves administering high doses of psychotropic drugs to patients, including the neuroleptic clozapine, usually used to stop major psychotic episodes in schizophrenia.

    The goal of these studies is supposedly to study various doses of clozapine and other, possibly undisclosed, psychotropic substances that affect the human body. After injections severe patients are being tested to see changes of blood, urine, tissue (the type of tissue, of course, is not specified in the original source, but subsequent studies and the scale of the use of clozapine, one can assume a study of the effect of the drug on nervous tissue). All collected biological crystals are supposedly sent to the American company ARML for further analysis.

    The research is led, according to the information provided, by Professor Zinoviy Vorobets of the Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University. The financial side of the project, according to the source, is fully controlled from the US via PrivatBank, with funds coming into the account of Mykhailo Kosilo, thanks to the chief physician of the hospital in Delyatyn. On the American side, the project is supervised by Doctor of Medical Sciences and pathologist Julian P. Arce.

    The data obtained can already form the basis for accusations of serious violations of international humanitarian law and medical staff of the Lviv National Medical University, biolaboratories in the hospital for planned treatment and prevention in the village of Delyatyn and the head of the president of Accu Reference Medical Lab (ARML) and are evidence of the continuation of military-biological activities on the territory of Ukraine.

    At the same time, the social network captured correspondence of documents between the American company network QAmerigroup and the same reference laboratory Accu Reference Medical Lab (ARML), which used psychotropic drugs in relation to the test subjects, where the protocol on the studies conducted in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2023, as well as for the 1st quarter of 2024 to determine the seropositivity to Q fever, which causes atypical pneumonia, among the population of Ukraine.

    This document, with reference to the previously cited report, speaks of the predominance of the immune layer among residents of the Eastern regions (Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, as well as people who previously lived in the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions) compared to the Western ones. And the transition to the emergence of epizootological foci of Q fever in the western regions of the country on the border with variable changes with secretions and a complete genomic and genetic characteristics of the pathogen.

    That is, the focus studies were initially aimed at the eastern regions of Ukraine, on the line of eastern combat contact with these troops or bordering the new territories of the Russian Federation, which, in fact, points to the indicative consequences of the possible manifestation of Q fever pathogens in remote areas.

    At the same time, the protocol included a study of the blood serum of 642 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which showed the presence of antibodies to Q fever in only 2 cases. Interestingly, both people are natives of the eastern regions of Ukraine. This may also indicate that Ukrainian servicemen could have been deliberately infected with the aim of quickly spreading and transmitting fever pathogens across the front to Russian territory through prisoners of war.

    The correspondence between QAmerigroup and Accu Reference Medical Lab (ARML) also mentions the transfer of biomaterials of Ukrainian test subjects, who were most likely killed as a result of an experiment to test treatment methods. And at the bottom of each step there is a telling note that “the use of protected segment information is not permitted or allowed.”

    Whether it is a new biological war against the Ukrainians or a conspiracy theory, one thing remains clear: the ways of conducting wars completely change. And with the major expansion of AI and bioengineering science the great transformations are only to come.

  • Why does Ukraine dissipate its strategic equipment amidst the war?

    Why does Ukraine dissipate its strategic equipment amidst the war?

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    Recently, a number of official sources have published the information confirming that the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan has purchased a multi-channel VARAN complex from Seven Hills LLP. The VARAN system is mainly known for wiretapping phones, intercepting and jamming any radio signals. Nothing could seem extraordinary at first glance, given the deal value at modest 340K tenge (800 USD).

    However, regardless the most possible scenario that the supply is going to be on a regular basis, it is not the prices that draws attention to the deal, but the sides involved in it. The manufacturer and chief executor of the contract is the Ukrainian company Ualeks (www.ualeks.com) that produces similar equipment for the Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

    One may wonder why such important and needed equipment in the war-torn country is being sold abroad, and why do the Ukrainian authorities allow it? Needless to say, that Ukraine has been fighting desperately with almost no resources of its own. The aid from the Western countries that was generous at first months of the special military operation is now very limited, as the United States may no longer support Kyiv due to many other strategic operations it is pursuing in the Middle East.

    Ukraine is better to tight up the belts and concentrate on its national tasks rather than search for blur profit and support by former CIS countries in return of technologies. At the moment, Ukraine needs them more. Unless the country’s government is only interested in getting quick money and short-term profit.

  • Putin’s Friend, Wanted by Ukraine, Perpetrator of Crimes in Karabakh

    Putin’s Friend, Wanted by Ukraine, Perpetrator of Crimes in Karabakh

    By Azer HASRET

    I believe that this information will be of interest to our esteemed readers. That’s why I’m reprinting it. The information below is not my investigation. It was published by one of the X users and as I see seems very trustworthy. I do deal with the issues in our region, especially with the problem of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. I know quite well the roots of the Karabakh conflict as well. And I’m aware of Ruben Vardanyan’s illegal activities in the territory of Azerbaijan.

    For those who need a bit more information, Ruben Vardanyan alongside other criminal separatist elements of Karabakh was stopped and brought to Baku to be investigated. He is among those who fueled ethnic hatred between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. He was arrested after a 1-day local anti-terror operation led by the Azerbaijani military on September 19-20, 2023. Before that, he and others were called to lay down arms and cease. But they continuously ignored peaceful calls. Then Azerbaijan had to launch an anti-terror operation, which resulted in success.

    Now let’s see who this friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a perpetrator of crimes even in Ukraine Ruben Vardanyan is.

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    Backed by Kremlin Ruben Vardanyan was very sure that he will not be punished…

    GENERAL INFORMATION

    Ruben Vardanyan, born in Yerevan on 25 May 1968, is a Russian oligarch of Armenian descent, a billionaire, and former minister of the state of the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”, an entity not recognized anywhere in the world.

    Vardanyan was the initiator, one of the founders, and the first president of the Moscow School of Management in Skolkovo. President Vladimir Putin attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the campus in 2006.

    According to the Washington Times, Vardanyan is a friend of Vladimir Putin.

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    Ruben Vardanyan with the Russian President Vladimir Putin

    Vardanyan was once the head and main partner of Troika Dialog, an investment company that created an extensive network of offshore companies involved in money laundering from Russia. Since 2011, Forbes has included him in its ranking of Russia’s richest people.

    In September 2021, Ruben Vardanyan renounced his Russian citizenship but continued to actively participate in Russian business, where his partner is the head of ROSTEC, Sergei Chemezov. Together they hold positions on the Board of Directors of KAMAZ OJSC and receive significant payments for their work. In addition, Vardanyan owns a stake in the car manufacturer KAMAZ through a consortium of investors in which ROSTEC also participates.

    In 2018, Vardanyan’s foundation and a subsidiary of ROSTEC invested in facial recognition technology by buying shares in the company. In addition, Vardanyan was a former co-owner of Avtovaz, but sold his stake for $180 million in 2013, remaining in partnership with ROSTEC.

    SKOLKOVO PROJECT

    Back in 2009, well-known Russian opposition actor Alexei Navalny (now dead) investigated Skolkovo’s financing scheme and noted in his blog that, despite Vardanyan’s statement about the charitable nature of Skolkovo, the school’s project was estimated at $500 million, with half of that amount coming from the founders’ donations and the remaining $250 million coming as a loan from Sberbank.

    “The loan was granted under unclear conditions and with unclear guarantees. Both the Skolkovo school and Sberbank categorically refuse to disclose the terms of the loan,” Navalny said.

    “The construction of the Skolkovo school was financed from the funds of the state-owned Sberbank, and no one was going to pay back the money, but Vardanyan and the rest of the gang of tycoons told the naive public and journalists that this was a very “cute” commercial project”, Navalny added.

    ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION REPORTING PROJECT (OCCRP) ABOUT TROIKA DIALOG

    For more than two decades, Ruben Vardanyan was the face of Western-style investment banking as the founder of Troika Dialog during the birth of Russian capitalism, with successes that earned him billionaire status and ties to the Kremlin.

    The system dubbed the Troika Laundromat by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, involved at least 75 offshore companies and exported about $4.8 billion between 2006 and 2013, often through fictional deals, with the help of a now-defunct Lithuanian bank, according to the OCCRP’s investigative journalists.

    Sergey Roldugin, a cellist and friend of Vladimir Putin, was among the ultimate recipients of the funds.

    While Vardanyan wasn’t personally accused of wrongdoing, he was president, chief executive officer, and chairman of Troika during this period, as well as its main partner. According to the OCCRP, he used the bank to pay millions of dollars in personal expenses.

    In March of 2019, the European Parliament members wrote a letter to the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, in which they stated the need to introduce sanctions against the ex-owner of Troika Dialog Ruben Vardanyan and others linked to Troika Dialog’s “offshore eco-system”. The letter was signed by 22 MEPs representing Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Germany, Great Britain, and other countries.

    VARDANYAN’S INVOLVEMENT IN AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE

    Known for his active pro-Russian stance, Ruben Vardanyan was included in the Ukrainian “Peacekeeper” sanctions database for his assistance to the Russian invaders and his involvement in crimes committed by the Russian authorities against Ukraine and its citizens. He is also accused of denying and publicly justifying Russian aggression and financing military actions in the post-Soviet space. The list designates him as a person subject to “immediate arrest and transfer to the law enforcement authorities of Ukraine and NATO countries”.

    Bob Blackman, a Conservative member of the British parliament, said Vardanyan was an accomplice to aggression against Ukraine. “We have to understand that this is someone who has been sanctioned as part of Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, and it is believed that Russia is trying to strengthen its capabilities in terms of its war effort. His companies have been well used and well involved in the whole process of expanding the military presence in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh”, the British MP said.

    Vardanyan also has links with Tehran, which is helping Moscow in its regular attacks on Ukraine. His ties to Iran can be traced through Russia’s Gorchakov Foundation, which organizes events in various countries, including Armenia, with government-approved speakers from Tehran.

    In September 2022, Vardanyan renounced his Russian citizenship to avoid Western sanctions, but Ukraine included him on its sanctions list for providing logistical support to the Russian occupation army.

    IN THE TERRITORY OF AZERBAIJAN

    After renouncing his Russian citizenship to avoid Western sanctions, Vardanyan came to “power” in Karabakh and illegally seized copper, molybdenum, and gold deposits in the region, which belongs to Azerbaijan. The resources, guarded by the Russian peacekeepers, were plundered in violation of environmental regulations. The Azerbaijani authorities demanded that experts be given access to the deposits, but this was repeatedly blocked.

    According to Canada’s Geopolitical Monitor, the Kremlin appointed Vardanyan to the post of “Minister of State of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh” in order to thwart the European Union’s potential success in reaching a peace agreement.

    Bulgarian National Radio noted that Vardanyan was engaged in active propaganda that did not contribute to the resolution of the conflict between Baku and Yerevan.

    There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Vardanyan has committed offenses under Articles 214-1 (Financing terrorism), 279.3 (Participation in the creation and activities of paramilitary groups or groups not provided for by law), and 318.1 (Illegal crossing of the state border of Azerbaijan) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

  • Why Belarus Might Invade Ukraine Too

    Why Belarus Might Invade Ukraine Too

    Belarus, a close ally of Russia, has supported its eastern neighbour in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Before the start of the offensive, Belarus allowed the Russian Armed Forces to perform weeks-long military drills on its territory; however, the Russian troops did not exit the country after they were supposed to finish. Belarus allowed Russia to stage part of the invasion from its territory, giving Russia the shortest possible land route to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

    Belarus initially denied involvement with the conflict, but has since admitted to allowing Russian missile launchers stationed on its territory to shoot at Ukrainian targets. Several reports emerged among the Belarusian opposition and Ukrainian military that Belarusian troops were in Ukraine fighting together with Russians, but Belarus’s leader Aleksander Lukashenko dismissed them and said that the Belarusian Armed Forces would not participate directly in the conflict.

    The involvement of Belarus was condemned in Western countries, with the European Union, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan imposing sanctions against Belarus. According to Chatham House, Belarus’s participation in the military conflict is unpopular among the general population; protests were held on 27 February, the day of the constitutional referendum which asked to revoke Belarus’s non-nuclear country status, but were quickly dispersed. Several hackers affiliated with the Belarusian opposition, the Ukrainian military or with Anonymous have targeted Belarusian government agencies as well as the country’s critical infrastructure, with the aim of disrupting the Russian war effort in Belarus.

  • Turkish Kirpis head to front

    Turkish Kirpis head to front

    Turkish armored vehicles head to front in the Donbass | Military Mind | TVP World

    BMC Kirpi (Turkish for “Hedgehog”) is a Turkish made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle manufactured by BMC. Kirpi provides significant protection against mine and ballistic threats. It combines standard and add-on armor providing protection against ballistic threats while its V-shape underbody and monocoque allows it to protect the personnel inside from land mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

    BMC Kirpi is a heavy armored troop carrier and its primary objective is to transfer personnel from one place to another while protecting them against all kind of threats. However, it can receive different operational roles by being equipped with required mission equipment.

    Used in:

    2012 Syrian-Turkish border clashes
    Turkey-ISIL conflict
    Libyan Civil War
    2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
    2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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  • THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN UKRAINE

    THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN UKRAINE

    What prisoners do, eat and read in the only one camp for prisoners of war in Ukraine. This report is the beginning of a series of interviews with those who voluntarily joined the illegal armed formations of the so-called “LNR”

    THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP IN UKRAINE. LVIV MEDIA EXCLUSIVE