Is this WW III, started by Peace President Donald J. Trump?
By now you will have heard how peaceful Donnie started a war with Iran by order of his commander in chief Bibi Netanyahu – and that is NOT a joke or hyperbole.
This bow to Bibi is absolute proof that “America First” has long been fully replaced by “Israel First.”
You will have noted that he made sure to add to his Lie Social, er, Truth Social page account of his one-man attack, that now it’s time for peace. Yeah, just like the tariff war was time to boost world trade. And the Great Deportation was time to pick more
fruit. Or calling Canada a US state was a nice gesture toward smooth relations with our northern neighbor.
Trump is fighting to protect the people who are doing this:
Well, as I said above, you will have heard the Trump side of the story, so now it is time to read what nations not aligned with the US – in other words, the nations with the balls to tell it as it is – are saying about the bombing.
For now, let’s see what they’re saying in Russia.
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
Tsargrad:
https://tsargrad.tv/dzen/chto-izvestno-ob-udare-ssha-po-jadernym-obektam-irana_1294161
Iran’s reaction
Iran almost immediately confirmed the information about the strikes on nuclear facilities. However, Deputy Political Director of Iranian state television Hassan Abedini, speaking live on air, said that "some time ago" these three nuclear facilities where the Americans were striking were evacuated - the statement was reported by Ghoncheh Habibiazad, a correspondent for the Persian service of the BBC. This is the first official reaction of Tehran to the American bombing of its nuclear facilities. Abedini also said that Iran "did not suffer serious damage, since the materials had already been removed."
[Ok, let me chime in here if I may. I recall having read a few days ago, in a foreign newspaper from a country not aligned with the US — that the nuclear-related materials from all existing nuclear facilities in Iran had been moved somewhere else. I suspect that this was a nod to the US that it could safely go ahead with the attack.]
Military expert Boris Rozhin notes:
"Actually, there is no new information here, two days ago, IRGC General Rezai confirmed directly on TV that Iran, in anticipation of a war with Israel, had removed the most valuable materials from its nuclear facilities in advance. This is in addition to the reasonable assumption that the facility in Fordow is still intact despite the bravura statements."
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And in Iran:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/514749/How-many-coffins-will-Trump-send-home-for-the-sake-of-Israel
By Mona Hojat Ansari
How many coffins will Trump send home for the sake of Israel
June 21, 2025 - 22:59
An American recession will be the next immediate consequence of U.S. intervention in Israel-Iran war
TEHRAN – West Asia is witnessing a long-feared scenario unfold. For years, analysts, officials, and politicians warned Israel and the United States that any attack on Iran would unleash a devastating wave of retaliation from the Iranian Armed Forces and open the floodgates to a regional conflagration with international reverberations.
But on June 13, Israelis and Americans decided they were willing to bear the brunt of that retaliation if it meant eliminating Iran's nuclear program and destabilizing the Iranian government.
Analysts surmise that the plan was for Israel to attack Iran with American support, thereby shielding the U.S. from the direct consequences. Netanyahu and Trump believed that after assassinating Iran's top commanders and attacking the country's nuclear and military sites, Iran would lack the leadership and resources to mount an effective counterstrike. They also assumed that Iranians would rally behind the foreign aggressor, aiding in the dismantling of what remained of the Iranian government.
Eight days into the war, none of those objectives have been fulfilled. Iran's nuclear sites and military capabilities remain largely intact. Israel can no longer sustain the intensive aerial campaign it launched on the first day. Iranians are more united than ever and moreover, the new generation of Iranian military leaders, who assumed command within hours of their predecessors' assassination, are unleashing a relentless barrage of missiles upon the occupied territories. Major Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Be'er Sheva, have sustained significant damage, and public confidence is plummeting as Israelis realize their authorities initiated a war they couldn't win, endangering the very people they had promised were entering the "safest" space for Jews.
Calls for American intervention are growing within Israel. Hebrew media outlets are increasingly reporting on the Israeli regime’s lack of sufficient military and economic resources to sustain a prolonged and unexpected war with Iran, especially given Iran's substantial remaining missile arsenal. Regime officials are reportedly urging the U.S. to directly intervene, and obliterate Iran's nuclear sites with bunker-buster munitions that Israel lacks, thus allowing Israel to declare victory.
Iran, meanwhile, has acknowledged the United States' assistance to Israel, which it has led to the deaths of over 400 Iranians and injuries to more than 2,000 others, many of whom were women and children. However, Iran has, at least for now, chosen to exclude the U.S. from direct retaliation. Tehran continues to target critical military, political, and strategic sites within Israel, but has warned that it will consider direct U.S. involvement in the war a red line, triggering a response against American interests.
Below, we will examine a list of potential consequences the U.S. – and the rest of the world – would face if it directly attacks Iran.
40,000 Americans in Iran's direct line of fire
First and foremost, the positioning of U.S. personnel and assets in West Asia renders it acutely vulnerable to potential Iranian retaliation, as these are readily within range of Iranian missiles and drones.
Approximately 50,000 American personnel are deployed in the region under the Pentagon's command, and the U.S. has invested billions of dollars in its 19 bases across West Asia, including in Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE.
The successful strikes by Iraqi and Syrian Resistance forces against American bases in 2023 and 2024, carried out in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, demonstrated that despite significant financial investment in security, these bases remain susceptible to damage and devastation. Given the Resistance forces' proven ability to effectively target American assets with relatively unsophisticated drones, it is all but certain that Iran could decimate these locations with its state-of-the-art weaponry, which have been breaching multiple layers of Israeli, Western, and Arab defenses in and around the occupied territories.
"The U.S. cannot simply launch a military operation in Iran and withdraw. It would be drawn into a conflict far exceeding the scale of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Mahdi Khanalizadeh, a West Asia scholar and expert. "That will end Trump's presidency far sooner than the three years he has left."
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Approximately half of the world's oil and gas reserves are located in or near the Persian Gulf, and the majority of this resource destined for global markets must transit the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow maritime chokepoint under Iran's control.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration calls the Strait "the world’s most important oil transit choke point," with roughly one-fourth of the world's total petroleum liquids consumption passing through it.
Esmail Kowsari, a member of Iran’s parliament and a former commander in the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), recently stated that closing the waterway "is under consideration" and that Iran will "make the best decision with determination."
Washington's direct involvement in the war will most certainly push Iran to take this step and close the Hormuz Strait. Western media reports suggest Iran has a "robust" navy and has already positioned its forces to take action should the U.S. begin it's aggression against Iran. [This proves that Trump is not acting in America’s interests and definitely views Israel as his Lord and Master. Whose fault is this? Well, consider that the US voters did NOT care an iota about the lives of the Palestinians. Why then would he care about our lives and our economy. He sits safely on a bottomless cushion of cash. See what you’ve done, Americans? Especially MAGA voters? This is why it is never wise to elect a leader who acts ruthlessly toward foreigners. If he decides you’re in his way, he will treat YOU with the same disdain!]
Analysts warn that closing the Strait of Hormuz would unleash economic chaos worldwide. The immediate halt to a vast amount of global oil supply would trigger a massive price spike, cripple industries and drive up inflation. A global recession would likely follow as businesses struggle with increased costs and consumers cut spending. Trade would be severely disrupted, supply chains would collapse, and geopolitical tensions would escalate. East Asia and Europe, heavily reliant on Persian Gulf oil, would be particularly vulnerable, as would the Persian Gulf states themselves, despite their reserves.
[Now go back over the above paragraph and change all the “woulds” to “will”]
The U.S. may be able to cushion itself against the disruption better than other countries due to its own high oil production. However, its economy and consumers would still face devastating financial consequences from such a closure.
Trump’s own base is also on the line
The United States now faces the reality that Iran remains undefeated and, according to Scott Ritter, former US Marine and UN weapons inspector, an Israeli defeat is inevitable. "The critical question now," Ritter states, "is whether the United States will refrain from direct intervention, pursuing diplomacy to avert the rapid escalation of this conflict, or whether it will directly enter the war to save Israel from defeat." [Ritter has lived in the ME, especially Israel, for years. He KNOWS what he’s talking about]
Ritter contends that choosing the latter course would cost Trump a significant portion of his domestic base. These voters supported him based on his promise to end both the war in Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza. Trump pledged to put America first, and endangering the lives of 40,000 Americans, driving oil prices to $500 a gallon, and triggering an environmental catastrophe in West Asia would be a stark betrayal of that vow.
"The war between Iran and Israel does not constitute a national security imperative for the United States. Transforming it into one would alienate millions who voted for Trump believing his promise to be a president of peace.”
More here
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Here is more from James Morris
BREAKING | US Strikes Iran | Iran Media: US Now A Legitimate Target As Conducts Strikes In Iran:
Trump official said Israel is taking the United States to war putting Americans at risk:
Mossad’s stenographer - The Grayzone:
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Arms Suppliers of Israel Are Legitimate Targets, Iran Warns
June, 21, 2025 - 23:33
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters gave a stern warning that any country providing the Israeli regime with military equipment of any kind would be deemed complicit in the act of aggression against Iran and turn into a legitimate target.
In a statement released on Saturday evening, the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters said the military intelligence indicates that the Zionist regime, despite possessing the world’s most advanced and expensive anti-missile air defense systems and benefitting from full supports from the US, has lost a substantial portion of its radar and air defense capabilities following the effectual and crushing attacks conducted by the missile and drone divisions of the Iranian Armed Forces and is facing a shortage of ammunition and ordnance.
The Headquarters warned that any country delivering any type of military equipment or radars by air or sea freight to assist the Zionist regime will be deemed to be accomplice in the war of aggression on Iran and become a legitimate target for the Iranian Armed Forces.
The Zionist regime waged an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on June 13. It has carried out airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear, military and residential sites that resulted in the martyrdom of over 400 Iranians, including top military commanders, nuclear scientists and ordinary citizens.
[Ok, remember, Trump 1.0 was claiming he would bomb Iran but surprised us all by saying he consulted with an expert who told him that strike would kill 150 people (see yesterday’s issue of this Substack). And yet, we know Trump couldn’t care less about human life, as he ignores the daily slaughter of dozens of Palestinians and now a genocide by starvation. And now we read his strikes on Iran have snuffed out 400 lives and he is not losing any sleep over it]
The Iranian military forces started counterattacks immediately afterwards. They Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force has carried out 18 waves of retaliatory missile strikes against the Zionist regime as of June 21 as part of Operation True Promise 3.
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Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
m24.ru
US intervention in the conflict between Israel and Iran will only strengthen extremists and open a "Pandora's box," Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier. He also said that Moscow would strongly condemn the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Sites recommended for updates to the US strike on Iran
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/514749/How-many-coffins-will-Trump-send-home-for-the-sake-of-Israel
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Americans, if you are relying on Western media, you know NOTHING about what is happening in Israel right now.
The truth is that Tel Aviv is being wiped out! Netanyau has sought refuge in Greece.
The Western mind controllers can’t win so they pretend they are winning. Eventually, the truth all comes out anyway, but they like to think that by delaying this, they somehow control you.
If you go to the forum “We stand with Palestine and the Palestinians” on Facebook and search for Haroon Vahed, you will make up for much of what you miss by relying on Western media.
You will be hard put to find much in West-controlled media on the destruction of Tel Aviv, though it is near total.
We MUST rely on social media for this.
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BREAKING| Iran BOMBS All Major Israeli Cities With Back-to-Back Strikes; Drone Explodes in Beit Shan
The Israeli govt – and its enablers in Washington – thought they could just cavalierly violate all international humanitarian laws, including by starving millions to death – and nobody could stop it. After all, the SICK US government would always back up their crimes, right? And in fact, all the rich and powerful Arab states in the Gulf and elsewhere almost proved them right. The kings made loud statements condemning Israeli aggression but quietly helped the US shoot down Iranian missiles. Hypocrites! But there were a tiny few others who backed up their statements with actions.
To avoid fury of Iranian missile attack on Haifa, Tel Aviv, Israelis seek peace | Janta Ka Reporter
To avoid fury of Iranian missile attack on Haifa, Tel Aviv, Israelis seek peace | Janta Ka Reporter
Iran continued with its retaliatory attacks even on Friday by pounding Israeli cities with more sophisticated weaponry. As Rifat Jawaid explains the solution to the current crisis is to control Benjamin Netanyahu and not allow him to violate international law in the future. The expectation of the European foreign ministers and Donald Trump from Iran is unreasonable as Tehran would never agree to give up its nuclear ambition altogether. Meanwhile, Haifa mayor has come out in the open seeking peace after facing widespread devastation following Iranian missile strikes.
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Check out this site!
https://substack.com/@steve170045
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Yes, and US “news” regurgitates everything the psychotic Kiev regime writes
I reported this kind of lie by the Kiev regime before, when Russia fired X no. of missiles into Ukraine and Kiev reported that its brave air defense fighters had shot down X + 2 targets.
Translation with my notes in bold and [brackets]
13:35, June 21, 2025
Ukraine reported three out of two missiles shot down by Russia
Ukrainian Air Force Command reported three out of two missiles shot down by Russia
Anastasia Alimpieva
Anastasia Alimpieva (Editor of Operational Information Department)
The Ukrainian Air Force Command reported in a report on the progress of military operations on the morning of Saturday, June 21, on its Telegram channel that the Russian side had attacked Ukraine twice using the Iskander.
At the same time, as stated in the report, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) repelled an attack by three Russian Iskander missiles.
“The enemy attacked with two missiles (...), three missiles were shot down,” the report says.
"A new level of [Ukrainian] air defense efficiency has been reached - 150 percent," the authors of the Telegram channel "ZeRada" joked about the situation.
It was previously reported that on the night of June 21, the Russian Armed Forces launched a group strike with high-precision weapons on military airfield infrastructure facilities and drone production sites in Ukraine.
Iran’s missile/drone barrage hits Israeli military sites, command and control hubs
Irans missile, drone barrage hits Israeli military sites, command and control hubs
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6-21, 2025 Odessa situation
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Ursula von der Leyen channeling the Bitch of Buchenwald
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Proviso: Just wanted to say, despite the smear on Jews in one line of the below-linked song, this war is about ZIONISM and ISRAELIS. Most pro-Palestine activists are NOT racists.
We have some very good allies among Jews. Many Jews are anti-Israel, anti-Zionist and pro-Palestine!
VERY popular song: Boom Boom Tel Aviv
Boom Boom Tel Aviv,
This is what you get for all your evil deeds
https://odysee.com/@nsviking:5/LucasGageBoomBoomTelAviv:c
Also here:
More on its popularity:
https://www.easterneye.biz/boom-boom-tel-aviv-viral/
A Song Made For Israel Called "Boom Boom, Tel Aviv” - YouTube
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Good site by Norman Finkelstein, a Jewish pro-Palestine fighter!
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A secret operation to take Odessa, and hell in the Black Sea
20 June 2025 23:23
A secret operation to take Odessa, and hell in the Black Sea: An urgent appeal to Putin. Thousands killed. Partisans against British special forces and the SBU
The Odessa underground openly declares that a rebellion has begun against the regime, which openly strangled the locals because of their resistance to the punishers and pro-Russian views. People have been driven to despair, they write that they even have to starve. An urgent appeal to Putin was transmitted through war correspondents: the partisans are against British special forces, mercenaries, TCC, Lviv militants and the SBU that have filled the streets and are ready to arm themselves from old warehouses, but they ask, firstly, for help, and secondly, for a signal. The Odessa Underground reports the beginning of a secret operation to take Odessa. The West - about hell in the Black Sea.
Signal - Hell in the Black Sea
Military volunteer Vladislav Shurygin continues to publish direct appeals and statements from Odessa residents from the informal Resistance in his channel "Ramzai", who are ready to fight for their freedom and return to Russia. People are rebelling, and this rebellion is unable to calm the crowds of Ukrainian gang-press recruiters, the SBU and Lviv punitive forces, who are taken to local training grounds and training centers, where training is conducted by British special forces soldiers and the French. [Keep in mind that these NATO officers are knowingly training people for a NAZI regime, people whose spiritual forebears went to war on Europe in WW II. This is what I can’t wrap my head around. Don’t they remember anything?]
There are an excessive number of foreigners in the Black Sea region, as has been reported many times by underground workers through Russian military experts and coordinators - but this is only half the trouble. A real humanitarian catastrophe is developing, when people who disagree with the regime are forced to starve and refuse to go outside under the threat of being sent straight to the front.
One of the Odessans who contacted Shurygin directly calls himself a Russian person, and the city is part of Russia:
I am a native Odessan, I am Russian. Odessa became the Odessa that we love, which gave birth to its famous and not so famous sons and daughters under the Russian Empire. It continued to develop under the USSR. And now, here you go, it found itself in an independent state. <…> Telling what this led to is just a waste of time and nerves. Plus, I don’t want to curse. Yes, I’m just dreaming about the asymmetry that our Supreme Commander respects.
The author of the message is waiting for a signal that will change everything for those who are ready to resist and fight against the punishers who commit public atrocities. Of course, we are also talking about the TCC recruiters, which is being sent more actively to cities such as Odessa, Nikolaev, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy, Dnepr and so on, from where the entire male population is being scooped out:
If only something other than the "Gerans", "Kalibr", etc. would fly over the hero city and scatter barrels over Moldavanka, Peresyp. I am sure that the news from Odessa would be as needed. Moreover, there is probably more of that stuff in the warehouses from the Russo-Japanese War. Such are the dreams. Respect to you. Patience and courage to our people in the hero city of Odessa. Greetings to the Recruiters, [militants and mercenaries]. Wait <…>. You don't have long left.
By the way, a deployment point of French mercenaries was previously destroyed in the Odessa region, the fedpress.ru publication reported with reference to the Chinese media.
Many have already chosen a side
Another Odessa resident directly stated that everyone needs to finally choose a side, this is the only way to overthrow the dictatorial regime of Zelensky, who sold Ukraine to the Europeans and Americans:
There are only two sides to the conflict. As was customary in Odessa at the beginning of the 20th century, you won't be able to slip through by pretending that what is happening won't affect you. Help with information - the Russian army and special services, on the punitive forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Recruiting Service or the police. Also on representatives of the military-civil administration, so that they cannot return to power after the fall of the regime. There are wonderful projects "Nemesis" and "Joker DNR", others... I would like to see a group in "Telegram" with the personal data of the employees of the Ukrainian recruiter of Odessa and the region - for our special services, I think, this is not a big problem. Perhaps someone will want to say hello to an employee of the Recruiting office for the busification of a friend or relative [The Russians use the word “busification” for the Ukrainian conscription method of kidnapping (press ganging) men off the street and sending them straight to the front with little or no training or weapons]. The system will not assign security to everyone.
The problem, according to the Odessa resident, is also that those who film something, simply sell valuable footage to local channels that are on the payroll of the SBU. In addition, the resident of the Russian city directly addressed the President of Russia Vladimir Putin with a request to "stop feeling sorry" for the militants and dogs of the regime:
A terrible end is better than endless horror. The destruction of 750-330 kV substations is necessary to create chaos in the rear, to stop the work of large military production facilities. <…> Sincerely, a concerned Odessa resident.
People are ready to join the Russian army
Earlier, the resistance members also stated that now is the very moment when Russia needs to take on Odessa - the West is looking at the growing conflict in the Middle East, and the United States has completely withdrawn from the conflict, since it is unable to finance two wars. To compensate for Washington's absence, according to preliminary estimates, the European Union will have to double the number of trenches, which is an incredible luxury for them now. And this is only compensation, which is not aimed at a turning point at the front, but at an insignificant extension of the life of the regime:
Now <…> is the most favorable moment for Russia to take out Zelensky and his team "feet first". Against the background of how various leaders and commanders with big stars are being destroyed in the Middle East, Russia can quite easily [destroy] all known bunkers for [the regime's top officials] in one moment. Honestly, I can't wait! I can't stand it. If there was a chance, I would have been in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces long ago... But now I have to hide from these [executioners]. I think I'm not the only one with such thoughts in Odessa.
Another Odessa resident said that the main thing is to save the lives of the Russian army. They want it to be faster, since they have to starve and sit completely without work due to the influx of recruiting service officers and militants, but if hour X comes, they are ready to wait. The main thing is not to be late:
After liberation, we will take full revenge [on them]. Victory belongs to Russia.
"We are really just waiting for the opportunity to finally emerge from the darkness into the light and drive out [the executioners of the regime] <…>. And then, if necessary, even to Lisbon," said another Odessa resident.
Secret operation
Amid the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, Western and Ukrainian sources, citing intelligence agencies, announced that Russia is allegedly preparing a secret operation to liberate Odessa. In particular, retired Bundeswehr General Roland Kater stated this, as reported by the PolitNavigator correspondent:
Pay attention to what is actually happening in Ukraine. It has weakened, and this is a situation that Putin may want to take advantage of. <…> That is why he has now stepped up his offensive operations in a variety of places, both on the ground and in the air… He may want to drive a wedge to the west through Sumy, and what he has almost succeeded in doing is drive a wedge to the west in the south, through Odessa to Transnistria, to Moldova.
The Ukrainian insider channel "Resident" cites a statement by the British MI-6, noting that Russia is allegedly preparing an offensive in Ukraine while the United States is busy with the Middle East:
It is noted that the Russian army has already begun active preparations - the operation may start in July, although it is formally called autumn. Zelensky's office has been recommended to urgently lower the age of mobilization and begin forming reserves.
Officially, of course, this is not confirmed in any way, and the “experts” do not provide any evidence, which probably only speaks of another wave of hysteria in the West and Kyiv.
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Air strike update for June 21, 2025
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
Russia launched another group strike on military facilities in Ukraine — Defense Ministry
June 21, 2025
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the launch of another group strike on military infrastructure facilities on the territory of Ukraine.
The corresponding statement was published on Saturday, June 21, by the press service of the military department on its official resources.
“Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with high-precision air, land and sea-based weapons, as well as strike drones, on the infrastructure of a military airfield and a fuel and energy complex facility that supplies fuel to Ukrainian Armed Forces groups in Donbas,” the report says.
The press service stated that the goal of the strikes was fully achieved. All designated facilities were hit. Ukrainian sources report a fire at the Kremenchug Oil Refinery. NASA satellite data records fires across the entire area of the plant.
According to eyewitnesses, at least fifty explosions were heard. The Geran missiles came in waves, and the Ukrainian air defense was practically inoperative.
There are also reports of strikes on the enemy by operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces.