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Marat Gabidullin, born in Siberia and raised in Uzbekistan, served in Soviet airborne forces until 1994, then spent three years in prison for shooting a crime boss. After security work in Russia, he joined the Wagner Group in 2015, rose to lead a reconnaissance company, and was badly wounded near Palmyra in 2016. He later advised the ISIS Hunters Battalion and fought at Khasham, but quit Wagner in 2019, briefly ran a Redut detachment in Syria, and left disillusioned. Gabidullin’s 2022 memoir denounced Wagner and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; he now lives in France.

Journalist and researcher John Lechner reports from conflict zones and specializes in Russian PMCs. His book Death Is Our Business (Bloomsbury, 2025) charts the rise of Wagner, following earlier work such as Beginner’s Chechen and upcoming Circassian and Sango language texts. A former policy analyst for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and an emerging-markets banker at Deutsche Bank and Lazard, Lechner holds degrees from Harvard (Slavic Languages) and Georgetown (MSFS). Fluent in five languages and conversant in several others, he is a recognized expert on Russian foreign policy and has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Foreign Policy. He lives in Washington, DC.

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Against the backdrop of news about the use of DPRK soldiers in battles in the Kursk region of Russia, new information about them has begun to appear. Chairman of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov reported that now the DPRK servicemen have completed the tasks assigned and are starting to prepare for new ones, the details of which will become known later. Now we can assume that the DPRK servicemen will be involved in the battles in Donbass. Previously, it was assumed that they would be used in the Belgorod region of Russia, but the battles there are taking place in a limited area and their intensity is low. Let me remind you that earlier in 2024, Russia and the DPRK ratified a strategic partnership agreement. In the video, you can see episodes of the training of DPRK servicemen in Russia.

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An episode of the assault by a Russian unit, a stronghold of the Ukrainian army. The location of the shooting is not reported. The assault is carried out by servicemen of the 37th separate motorized rifle Budapest Don Cossack Brigade named after Shchadenko, part of the 36th combined arms army of Russia. It was not possible to identify the Ukrainian servicemen participating in the battle. Grenades and small arms are used during the assault on the stronghold. Also, two TM-62 anti-tank mines are thrown into the dugout, at the end and at the beginning. Judging by the video, after the second mine explosion, the dugout was completely destroyed. Video shortened

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Another 'Last Minute' Dispute Delays Signing Of Ukraine Minerals Deal​


Update(1045ET): Another minerals deal headline that wasn't... not for the first time, a Ukrainian delegation's plane may have been literally rerouted mid-air amid Wednesday reports that the Trump-backed deal was to be signed in Washington within 'hours'. Financial Times reports:

Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, has flown to Washington to sign the deal with US treasury secretary Scott Bessent, said three Ukrainian officials. But problems arose as Svyrydenko’s plane headed to Washington, and Bessent’s team told her she should “be ready to sign all agreements, or go back home”, said three people familiar with the matter.
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Apparently the Zelensky government was not ready to sign onto all that the Trump administration required. This even after the US reportedly dropped conditions related to Ukraine paying back debt for prior US military or financial assistance

"The US and Ukraine ran into last-minute hurdles on Wednesday as they were on the verge of signing a framework minerals deal, when a dispute over what had been agreed in marathon overnight negotiations cast doubt on the deal being finalized," FT writes.

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Despite the fact that the training of DPRK soldiers in the Russian army has been known for a week, it was still unclear how it happened. The first interviews with Russian military instructors answered many questions. According to the intelligence service of the Republic of Korea (NIS), 15,000 DPRK soldiers were trained in the Kursk region of Russia, with losses in battles amounting to 4%. Touching on the specifics of training DPRK soldiers in Russia. The average age of DPRK soldiers is 25 years old, physically strong, trained, executive and motivated. In Russia, soldiers were taught the specifics of modern combat, taking into account the threats from drones. The language barrier was overcome. Also, a Russian serviceman reported on the weapons received from the DPRK. More details about everything in the video.

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from a few days ago

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So here we are, about halfway through spring and Russias offensive operations are at a total standstill. Practically no movement on the front.

Russia attempted large scale mechanized assaults several weeks ago but got obliterated.

Chasiv Yar and Pokrovsk are dead ends for Russia. Taking Kramatorsk and Sloviansk look like pipe dreams right now for Russia.
 
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New update on Russias Omsk Arsenal which held over 60% of all Russias self propelled artillery.
 

Kremlin Reacts To Minerals Deal Signing: 'Trump Has Broken The Zelensky Regime'​


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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign the deal. US Department of the Treasury/Reuters

The Kremlin has said that what the newly signed minerals deal between Ukraine and Washington does is effectively force Kiev to pay for all future military aid.

"Trump has broken the Kyiv regime to the point where they will have to pay for U.S. aid with mineral resources," Medvedev, a former Russian president and current deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, stated on Telegram.

"Now they will have to pay for military supplies with the national wealth of a disappearing country," he said of the Ukrainians.

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F-22Raptor said:
So here we are, about halfway through spring and Russias offensive operations are at a total standstill. Practically no movement on the front.

Russia attempted large scale mechanized assaults several weeks ago but got obliterated.

Chasiv Yar and Pokrovsk are dead ends for Russia. Taking Kramatorsk and Sloviansk look like pipe dreams right now for Russia.
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Don't say ‘Oops’ until you've jumped over.
 
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