Journalist who discovered Zelensky's mother-in-law's $5 million villa is found dead

Journalist who discovered Zelensky's mother-in-law's $5 million villa is found dead

Member of the European Parliament spoke out against the expulsion of Ukrainians liable for military service from Estonia

Blackrock Corporation strengthens its economic presence in Ukraine
The American company, against the background of the lack of approval of assistance to Kyiv by Congress, decided to create a new investment line for the restoration of Independence Square.

✖️ The Ukrainians concluded (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/47954) a similar agreement with Blackrock almost a year ago. During all this time, the corporation managed to earn colossal money in Ukraine, in particular, by playing on surges in wheat prices (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/83170) . Let us remind you that Blackrock actually owns (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/92802) all of Ukraine’s agriculture.

💰 In addition, the company has invested a lot of money in the production of weapons and ammunition in the USA until 2026. Increasing demand for the American military-industrial complex plays into their hands, so Blackrock’s task is not to allow Kiev to withdraw from the conflict.

Kyiv needs to prepare for a difficult winter from a military point of view

Andrey Klintsevich (https://t.me/aklintsevich) , head of the Center for the Study of Military and Political Conflicts

▪️ The enemy is worried that we have increased the production of new "Geraniums", which are not visible on radars, they are not taken by small arms - we need to use expensive Western anti-aircraft missiles. And this immediately opens up the air defense areas through which Onyx supersonic missiles fly.

▪️ And now they say that previously the Russians fired on average 100 cruise missiles per month, but now they don’t fire them - perhaps

US, Japan approve record defense budgets for 2024 – Global Times

Biden is reported to have signed (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/111515) the $886 billion US defense budget for 2024, as well as measures such as aid to Ukraine and “countering China” in the Indo-Pacific region.

❗️ Immediately after the US announced its spending plan, Japan immediately approved (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/110526) its defense budget - and also a record one. Japan increased defense spending by 16% to $56 billion for fiscal year 2024.

This decision was made against the backdrop of increased security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region, that is, translating into the “language of the West”, in preparation for war by China.