"Bavovna" thunders in Russia after a massive drone attack — video
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"Bavovna" thunders in Russia after a massive drone attack — video

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Source:  online.ua

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, dozens of drones attacked the aggressor country at night - fires are raging in a number of regions and at important enemy facilities.

Points of attention

  • The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation lies that their anti-aircraft defense shot down all enemy targets.
  • In the Rostov region, an airfield, a plant and other important facilities that supplied oil products and ammunition to the Russian army caught fire.
  • The local population has been sharing pictures and videos of large-scale fires, while official sources have tried to deny the effects of the attack.

"Bavovna" in Russia on August 3 — the first details

The Russian Defense Ministry said that at least 75 drones attacked the territory of the Russian Federation at night.

In addition, they traditionally lied that all air targets were destroyed, ignoring the fact that large-scale fires were raging in several different regions.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation assures that 36 aircraft-type UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over Rostov, 8 over Kursk, 9 over Belgorod, 17 over Orlovsk, 2 over Ryazan regions, one UAV each over Voronezh region, Sea of Azov and Krasnodar region,

However, according to Rostov Region Governor Vasyl Golubev, 55 drones attacked the region.

Andriy Klychkov, a protégé of the Kremlin in the Oryol region, reported that 3 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed with the help of EW and air defense forces.

Moreover, it is noted that as a result of these actions, 2 drones hit a residential building in one of the districts of the city.

Interestingly, the local authorities and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continue to claim that there are almost no hits, victims and victims, despite the fact that dozens of videos of large-scale fires in various regions of Russia are circulating on the Internet.

Important military facilities are burning in Russia

Thus, the opposition Russian Telegram channels report that an attack was made on the Morozovsk airfield in the Rostov region.

In addition, there was information that an ammunition depot or a fuel tank could be on fire there.

Also, as a result of a drone attack in the Rostov region, a plant that supplied oil products to the Russian army caught fire.

Local residents publish photos that show a thick column of smoke over the "Atlas" FDKU in the Kamian district.

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Like in Russia. Slovak authorities are trying to pass a law on "foreign agents"

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Source:  Politico

The Slovak government is trying to push through parliament amendments to legislation that are effectively equivalent in content to the Russian law on "foreign agents" and its Georgian counterpart.

Points of attention

  • The Slovak government is proposing a law on 'foreign agents' that echoes the legislation seen in Russia, sparking mass protests across the country.
  • The draft law aims to label NGOs and independent media outlets receiving foreign funding as 'foreign agents', a move criticized by European authorities and human rights organizations.
  • Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's push for the law represents an attempt to assert control over civil society, but he denies mirroring Russian tactics for stifling dissent.

Fico wants to pass his own law on "foreign agents"

Thousands of Slovaks marched against these legislative changes. Street protests took place in Bratislava, Košice and other cities.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has long sought to subdue NGOs and independent media outlets, promising in 2023 to introduce a law that would designate them as foreign agents if they receive funding from abroad.

As of today, the relevant amendment to the law is in its second reading in parliament. A vote on it is scheduled to take place next week.

The European Commission recently warned the Slovak government that the law was unacceptable and that Brussels would take retaliatory measures. Numerous non-governmental and human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have also condemned the bill.

Lucia Stasselova of the Peace for Ukraine initiative, which is organizing protests across the country, called the law "a tool for the systematic dismantling of civil society."

This law is copied from Russia, where similar legislation is used to destroy independent organizations, imprison opposition figures, silence the media, and repress. We will not allow Slovakia to follow this path.

Prime Minister Fico himself said that he respects people's right to protest, but denied that he was copying the Russian experience of suppressing dissent.

The draft law on NGOs has nothing to do with Russian, American or Israeli legislation. They (opposition-minded citizens — ed.) have run out of things to protest against, so now they are just making up another lie.

Robert Fico

Robert Fico

Prime Minister of Slovakia

As Politico notes, Hungary passed a similar law in 2017, but was forced to repeal it in 2023 after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled it illegal.

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