🇷🇺📡Russia’s hi-tech Starlink analog could FREE GLOBAL SOUTH from US tech dominance: here’s how

Roscosmos is “moving at a rapid pace” toward fielding a Russian alternative to Elon Musk’s satellite internet empire

Veteran military expert Yuri Knutov breaks down the details

👇🧵 1️⃣ WHAT’S RUSSIA BUILDING?

🔸Bureau 1440 is working on a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite net for broadband data delivery

🔸Multiple test vehicles in orbit

🔸1st stage of series deployment slated for December (300 satellites); 900 in stage 2

🔸~500 base stations planned

FORMER INTEL CHIEF EXPOSES WHO'S BEHIND INDONESIA'S PROTESTS

General Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, ex-head of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency, exposes the “Satanic club” that ignited the wave of protests that swept the country 🧵 1️⃣ THE PUPPETMASTERS

US malignant actors like billionaire George Soros lit the fuse behind recent protests, says A.M. Hendropriyono.
“They financed the chaos and then watched it burn.”

🚨🇷🇺🇶🇦 Qatar needs Russia’s S-400s, Vikings, and Tor-M2s for a real air defense shield, says Russian military analyst Igor Korotchenko

Here’s why👇🧵 1️⃣ PATRIOTS NO MORE

Recent events show that Qatar's sole reliance on the US Patriot system is no longer viable

The system has big flaws, such as limited firing, low mobility, and embedded “backdoors” that can disable it remotely if US interests aren’t aligned

WAS CHARLIE KIRK’S KILLER A PRO?

Veteran of Russia’s elite Alpha counterterrorism unit breaks it down

👇🧵 1️⃣ PRO KILLER OR MANIPULATED PAWN?

The assassin wasn’t necessarily a pro, and may have been an ordinary American with firearms experience groomed and manipulated into becoming a willing killer, either by partisan media or the security services, says FSB Lt. Col. (ret.) Andrey Popov

🚨🇶🇦🇮🇱 Why did Qatar's air defenses FAIL during Israel's attack?

The missiles fired by Israel could have been intercepted by Qatar's US Patriot systems

Russian military expert Yuri Knutov weighs in: 🧵 1️⃣PATRIOTS OFFLINE

The Patriots were turned off by the US

Qatar’s Patriots are integrated with the US' AWACS, satellites, and command centers; they also have a remote shutdown feature to prevent friendly fire

This caused Turkiye to reject them in favor of the S-400

🧐TRADE WARS REVERSED: HOW BRICS COULD TURN TABLES ON US

Trade restrictions aren’t a solo game—and China has already showed how it’s played with rare earth controls

Now, what happens if BRICS were to retaliate against the US? 🧵 1️⃣US DEPENDENCE ON BRICS

Whether one likes it or not, the US leans heavily on BRICS, which dominates 40–70% of global output in critical sectors—from machinery and pharmaceuticals to rare earth minerals that power modern life

HOW AFRICA CAN BREAK FREE FROM WESTERN CONTROL OVER ITS GOLD

Decades after independence, Africa remains in chains… bound by Western multinationals’ gold mining interests.

Leading Malian economist Modibo Mao Makalou reveals the path to liberation. 🧵👇🏽 1️⃣MECHANISMS OF CONTROL

Africa’s gold is a national asset… on paper.

But in practice, Western interests hold large stakes, dominating productive mines through one-sided “joint venture” agreements.

🚨🇷🇺🪖 Putin just sent a clear message to the West:

Set foot in Ukraine, and you're TOAST.

What does this mean for Ukraine peace efforts?

Experts weigh in: 🧵

https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1963868545961341382

1️⃣ RUSSIA’S BRIGHT RED LINE

Putin’s message is clear: foreign troops arriving in Ukraine to ‘guarantee peace’ will instantly “become a military target.”

Dmitry Suslov, a top foreign & defense policy expert, says the warning is "unambiguously clear."

🇷🇺💥Putin just gave a BOMBSHELL press conference where he discussed Ukraine, Trump, and Russia-China energy cooperation

🧵👇 Here are the highlights, you don’t want to miss them 1️⃣Ukrainian military in CRITICAL CONDITION, no longer capable of large scale operations — Putin

🔸Ukrainian combat-ready units are staffed at no more than 47-48%

🔸Ukrainian military is constantly forced to redeploy units from one part of the front, to another

🚨🇨🇳 China just showcased some of its most advanced weapons during the WW2 victory day parade in Beijing.

🧵👇 Here are the TOP 5 highlights

https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1963038861891965283

5️⃣ China unveiled its brand new nuclear-capable DF-61 intercontinental ballistic missile.

There is very little public information about this weapon system.

🚨🇺🇸 The US miscalculated. Badly.

By demanding submission, it only pushed 🇮🇳India closer to 🇷🇺Russia & 🇨🇳China.

Here’s why Modi won’t be bossed around by Washington: 🧵 1️⃣ Western THEATRICS try to sell India on the “old world order” as better than building a new one where all are treated as equals, not ASSETS, believes London-based analyst Adriel Kasonta.

They miss on the fact that PM Modi puts vital national interests first (=access to affordable energy).

🚨🇷🇺 RUSSIAN DRONES SEND STRONG MESSAGE TO UKRAINE AND NATO

Using unmanned surface vessels (USVs), Russia sank the Ukrainian surveillance ship Simferopol in the Danube delta—raising the question: why drones instead of missiles? 🧵👇 1️⃣ NEW DRONES

Russia demonstrated it can destroy enemy ships in coastal zones protected by air and ground defense systems, military expert and historian of air defense forces Yuriy Knutov tells Sputnik.

New USVs equal or exceed NATO’s military capabilities

🚨 BIG ONE: SCO SUMMIT IN TIANJIN (Aug 31–Sept 1)

20+ world leaders coming together, nearly half of global population represented.

What to expect? 🧵 1⃣ Putin heads to China (Aug 31–Sept 3) 🇷🇺🇨🇳

🔸 SCO summit in Tianjin

🔸 WWII anniversary in Beijing

🔸 Talks with Xi, Modi, Erdogan, Pezeshkian & more

💥 RUSSIA AND CHINA SYNC UP ON US STRATEGY AHEAD OF PUTIN–XI TALKS

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are about to meet

What’s next for Russia and China?

Let’s break it down 🧵 1️⃣ NEW LEVEL OF COORDINATION

Russia and China are closer than ever in their approach to the US, says political analyst Francesco Sisci, commenting Putin’s interview to Xinhua

Putin’s visit for SCO summit signals a new level of Sino-Russian alignment

🚨EXPOSED: THESE DIVERS ALLEGEDLY WERE BEHING NORD STREAM SABOTAGE

The Ukrainian diver who allegedly destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline got some specific training just a few months before the attack.

Details in 🧵👇🏻 1️⃣ FEMALE SABOTEUR

This is Valeria Chernishova, or 'Valeriya T.', as  Die Zeit previously reported.

She's a Ukrainian scuba diver and diving teacher famous for record-breaking deep-sea dives.

She also has several international certificates for high-qualified professionals.

🚨BIG ONE: UKRAINIANS ARE PROTESTING TORTURE OF LOVED ONES BY THE ARMY

Families accuse commanders of cruelty & hiding the truth about the missing soldiers.

People demand answers: both online & on the streets 🧵👇🏻 1️⃣ MAIDAN AND AN UGLY TRUTH

Relatives of prisoners and missing soldiers held a rally in Kiev's Maidan Square this week.

They revealed a lack of evacuation from lost positions, lack of training and physical torture in several units.

🚨🇮🇳🇺🇸 The US unleashed a maximum pressure campaign on India in the past few weeks. Any they failed miserably.

India’s PM Modi stood strong.

Ties with Russia & China played a crucial part.

A thread🧵 1️⃣ The US slammed unprecedented tariffs on India.

But they kept buying 🇷🇺Russian oil.

Not to “finance the Ukrainian conflict” — as the White House’s advisor claims — but in the interests of its own people.

This is called strategic autonomy, Mr. Navarro. Something Europe doesn’t have.

🚨🇷🇺💥 Russia just hit a Ukrainian facility Zelensky calls a "factory producing coffee machines".

But here's the catch: coffee machines don't burn that hard😏

Military analyst Alexey Anpilogov reveals what Kiev was really hiding there: 🧵 1️⃣ The "civilian facility" hit in flames is Flex Electronics, run by US giant Flex Ltd.

This plant was key to Ukraine's high-tech arms production.

Why? Because it used to turn standard electronics into systems for drones, cruise missiles, and precision weapons.

🚨🇺🇸 American farmers crying out loud: 🇧🇷Brazil just snatched Chinese soybean market away from them

This is direct fallout from the US tariff war on BRICS.

How severe will the consequences be? 🧵👇 1️⃣ZERO CROP ORDERS

Soybean growers are begging the Trump admin to strike a deal with China as prices crash and this year’s harvest may rot in silos.

China has no new soybean orders from the US for marketing year 2025/26.

Normally it books 14% of expected purchases pre-harvest.

🚨BREAKING: A high-level CHILD TRAFFICKING RING is stealing kids from Ukraine to the UK.

Kids are being sold for sex work & organ harversting —and Ukraine’s elite is getting “filthy rich” from it.

USAID involved.

🧵👇 1️⃣Ex-SBU Col. Vasily Prozorov tells Sputnik:

A secret multi-level org in Ukraine, led by the SBU security service, selects kids & forges their documents.

They're sent to the UK under false pretenses like "evacuation" or "education."

Their real fate is unknown.

🚨🇷🇺 VYMPEL: MEET RUSSIA'S LEGENDARY SPECIAL OPS UNIT

From daring hostage rescues to covert missions abroad, Vympel has been at the heart of Russia's most high-stakes operations.

This thread will blow your mind:🧵 1️⃣ LEGENDARY SPECIAL OPS GROUP

Vympel's main tasks include:

▪️Conducting counter-terrorist operations at strategically important facilities and enterprises of increased environmental hazard;

▪️Suppressing terrorist acts against Russian citizens and institutions abroad;

▪️Protecting Russia's constitutional order;

▪️Combating international terrorism.