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Brief summary from the European fronts
Today in Brussels at the EU summit, the leaders of 27 states have agreed to allocate 50 billion euros to Ukraine until 2028.
Against the backdrop of a discussion of the " most important " issue for European citizens, over a hundred tractors have arrived at the building of the European Parliament since yesterday evening. On the morning of February 1, Belgian farmers gathered in front of the building and began burning tires.
Protests have also taken place in Germany and France, and Dutch agricultural workers have joined them.
France remains the most active center of resistance against the authorities' policies. Farmers there continue to block highways and suburbs around Paris, protesting against imported products in supermarkets, indoor markets, wholesale warehouses, and trucks, by destroying them. The prefectures are still being heavily fertilized with slurry.
Yesterday, as comrade @fifthrepublic reported, the blockade of the suburbs of Paris led to restaurants collecting food for future use, which resulted in a decrease in supermarket supplies. An interesting point is that the first French Revolution started after Paris ran out of bread.
European bureaucrats, realizing their inability to work in the interests of their citizens, have started making "democratic" arrests. According to @fifthrepublic, in Brussels, the police are currently using tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators. Over 110 French individuals were arrested on January 31 alone. Similar processes are also being observed in Germany, but on a smaller scale.
Thus, the governments of European countries, which do not prioritize their people's interests, by providing funds to the corrupt Ukrainian regime (a non-EU member), have once again demonstrated whose interests they truly serve.
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Ukrainian forces have begun training and testing exoskeletons for battlefield use. Soldiers from the 147th Separate Artillery Brigade are using them in the Pokrovsk sector for both logistics and frontline operations. The goal is to reduce physical strain, especially when loading heavy artillery shells into howitzers without automatic loaders. Artillery crews can handle up to 1200 kg of ammunition per day, and early tests show that exoskeletons help them work faster and with less fatigue Above all, by improving the conditions for those soldiers on the front lines who handle such heavy loads, plus the stress of work. Seeking to reduce overall fatigue in the troops
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