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Covid-19 Facts July Updates

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Today the world has almost forgotten about the hysteria that existed a couple of months ago .
MSM have shifted their focus to protests in the United States and Europe .
One gets the feeling that Covid-19 ’ s history is being bashfully put into cold storage as an unsuccessful project or as a symbol of the incompetence of MSM and politicians .
In fact , the May 9 grand parade in Minsk , crowds of protesters around the world that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused a significant increase in the incidence of Covid-19 , and especially mortality from coronavirus .
More and more facts are emerging that suggest that the hysteria surrounding the coronacrisis was unfounded or artificially created .
We bring to your attention a review of scientific and medical facts collected and analyzed on July 2020 by a group of researchers from Swiss Policy Research ( SPR ) .
The June 2020 report can be found here .
“ The only means to fight the plague is honesty.
” ( Albert Camus , 1947 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the overall lethality of Covid-19 ( IFR ) is about 0.1 % and thus in the range of a severe influenza ( flu ) .
For people at high risk or high exposure ( including health care workers ) , early or prophylactic treatment is essential .
• In countries like the US , the UK , and also Sweden ( without a lockdown ) , overall mortality since the beginning of the year is in the range of a strong influenza season ; in countries like Germany , Austria and Switzerland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a mild influenza season .
• Even in global “ hotspots ” , the risk of death for the general population of school and working age is typically in the range of a daily car ride to work .
The risk was initially overestimated because many people with only mild or no symptoms were not taken into account .
• Up to 80 % of all test-positive persons remain symptom-free .
Even among 70-79 year olds , about 60 % remain symptom-free .
About 95 % of all people develop at most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of all persons may already have a certain cellular background immunity to the new coronavirus due to contact with previous coronaviruses ( i.e .
common cold viruses ) .
The initial assumption that there was no immunity against the new coronavirus was not correct .
• The median age of the deceased in most countries ( including Italy ) is over 80 years ( e.g .
86 years in Sweden ) and only about 4 % of the deceased had no serious preconditions .
The age and risk profile of deaths thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In many countries , up to two thirds of all extra deaths occurred in nursing homes , which do not benefit from a general lockdown .
Moreover , in many cases it is not clear whether these people really died from Covid-19 or from weeks of extreme stress and isolation .
• Up to 30 % of all additional deaths may have been caused not by Covid-19 , but by the effects of the lockdown , panic and fear .
For example , the treatment of heart attacks and strokes decreased by up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer dared to go to hospital .
• Even in so-called “ Covid-19 deaths ” it is often not clear whether they died or coronavirus ( i.e .
from underlying diseases ) or if they were counted as “ presumed cases ” and not tested at all .
However , official figures usually do not reflect this distinction .
• Many media reports of young and healthy people dying from Covid-19 turned out to be false : many of these young people either did not die from Covid-19 , they had already been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leukaemia ) , or they were in fact 109 instead of 9 years old .
The claimed increase in Kawasaki disease in children also turned out to be false .
• Strong increases in regional mortality can occur if there is a collapse in the care of the elderly and sick as a result of infection or panic , or if there are additional risk factors such as severe air pollution .
Questionable regulations for dealing with the deceased sometimes led to additional bottlenecks in funeral or cremation services .
• In countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to some extent the UK and the US , hospital overloads due to strong flu waves are not unusual .
Moreover , this year up to 15 % of health care workers were put into quarantine , even if they developed no symptoms .
• The often shown exponential curves of “ corona cases ” are misleading , as the number of tests also increased exponentially .
In most countries , the ratio of positive tests to tests overall ( i.e .
the positivity rate ) remained constant at 5 % to 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many countries , the peak of the spread was already reached well before the lockdown .
• Countries lockdowns , such as Japan , South Korea , Belarus and Sweden , have not experienced a more negative course of events than many other countries .
Sweden was even praised by the WHO and now benefits from higher immunity compared to lockdown countries .
75 % of Swedish deaths happened in nursing facilities that weren ’ t protected fast enough .
• The fear of a shortage of ventilators was unjustified .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intubation ) of Covid-19 patients , which is partly done out of fear of spreading the virus , is in fact often counterproductive and damaging to the lungs .
• Various studies have shown that the main routes of transmission of the virus are neither long-range aerosols ( i.e .
tiny particles in the air ) nor smear infections ( i.e .
on surfaces ) , but contact and produced when coughing or sneezing .
• The effectiveness of face masks in and individuals remains questionable .
Experts warn that such masks may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ germ carriers ” .
Leading doctors called them a “ media hype ” and “ ridiculous ” .
• Many clinics in Europe and the US remained strongly underutilized or almost empty during the Covid-19 peak and in some cases had to send staff home .
Millions of surgeries and therapies were cancelled , including many cancer screenings and organ transplants .
• Several media were caught trying to dramatize the situation in hospitals , sometimes even with manipulative images and videos .
In general , the unprofessional reporting of many media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• The virus test kits used internationally are prone to errors and can produce false positive and false negative results .
Moreover , the official virus test was not clinically validated due to time pressure and may sometimes react positive to other common coronaviruses .
• Numerous internationally renowned experts in the fields of virology , immunology and epidemiology consider the measures taken to be counterproductive and recommend rapid natural immunization of the general population and protection of risk groups .
• At no time was there a medical reason for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of disease and transmission in children is extremely low .
There is also no medical reason for small classes , masks or ‘ social distancing ’ rules in schools .
• The claim that only ( severe ) Covid-19 but not influenza may cause venous thrombosis and pulmonary ( lung ) embolism is not true , as it has been known for 50 years that severe influenza greatly increases the risk of thrombosis and embolism , too .
• Several medical experts described express coronavirus vaccines as unnecessary or even dangerous .
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flu of 2009 , for example , led to cases of severe neurological damage and lawsuits in the millions .
In the testing of new coronavirus vaccines , too , serious complications and failures have already been reported .
• A global respiratory disease pandemic can indeed extend over several seasons , but many studies of a “ second wave ” are based on very unrealistic assumptions , such as a constant risk of illness and death across all age groups .
• In places like New York City , nurses described an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to questionable financial incentives or inappropriate medical protocols .
On the other hand , with zinc and HCQ turned out to be effective after all .
• The number of people suffering from unemployment , depressions and domestic violence as a result of the measures has reached historic record levels .
Several experts predict that the measures will claim far more lives than the virus itself .
According to the UN 1.6 billion people around the world are at immediate risk of losing their livelihood .
• NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be used for the permanent expansion of global surveillance .
Renowned virologist Pablo Goldschmidt spoke of a “ global media terror ” and “ totalitarian measures ” .
Leading British virologist Professor John Oxford spoke of a “ media epidemic ” .
• More than 600 scientists have warned of an “ unprecedented surveillance of society ” through problematic apps for “ contact tracing ” .
In some countries , such “ contact tracing ” is carried out directly by the secret service .
In several parts of the world , the population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious police overreach during lockdowns .
• A 2019 WHO study on public health measures against pandemic influenza found that from a medical perspective , “ contact tracing ” is “ not recommended in any circumstances ” .
Nevertheless , contact tracing apps have already become partially mandatory in several countries .
On the development of the pandemic In most Western countries , the peak of coronavirus infections was already reached in March or April and often before the lockdown .
The peak of deaths in most Western countries was in April .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been declining in most Western countries ( see graphs below ) .
This development also applies to countries without a lockdown , such as Sweden , Belarus and Japan .
Cumulative annual mortality in most western countries continues to be in the range of a mild ( e.g .
CH , AT , DE ) to strong ( e.g .
USA , UK ) influenza season .
After the end of the lockdowns , the number of corona tests in the low-risk general population has increased strongly in many countries , for example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and school .
This led to a certain increase in positive test results in some countries or regions , which was portrayed by many media and authorities as an allegedly dangerous increase in “ case numbers ” and sometimes led to new restrictions , even if the rate of positive tests remained very low .
“ Case numbers ” are , however , a misleading figure that can not be equated with sick or infected people .
A positive test can , for example , be due to non-infectious virus fragments , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or a false-positive result .
Moreover , counting alleged “ case numbers ” is not meaningful simply because antibody tests and immunological tests have long shown that the new coronavirus is up to fifty times more widespread than assumed on the basis of daily PCR tests .
Rather , the decisive figures are the number of sick people , hospitalisations and deaths .
It should be noted , however , that many hospitals are now back to normal operation and all patients , including asymptomatic patients , are additionally tested for the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of actual Covid patients in hospitals and ICUs .
In the case of Sweden , for example , the WHO had to withdraw the classification as a “ risk country ” after it became clear that the apparent increase in “ cases ” was due to an increase in testing .
In fact , hospitalisations and deaths in Sweden have been declining since April .
Some countries have already been in a state of below-average mortality since May .
The reason for this is that the median age of corona deaths was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as up to 80 % of deaths occurred in nursing homes .
In countries and regions where the spread of the coronavirus has so far been greatly reduced , it is nevertheless entirely possible that there will be a renewed increase in Covid patients .
In these cases , early and effective treatment is important ( see below ) .
Global Covid-19 mortality is currently – despite the significantly older population nowadays – a whole order of magnitude below the flu pandemics of 1957 ( Asian flu ) and 1968 ( Hong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the rather mild “ swine flu pandemic ” of 2009 .
The following charts illustrate the discrepancy between “ cases ” and deaths : The following chart compares the Covid-19 pandemic to earlier pandemics : The following chart compares deaths in Sweden ( no lockdown ) New York State : The following chart compares the Covid-19 pandemic to earlier pandemics : On the lethality of Covid-19 Most antibody studies have shown a population-based Infection Fatality Rate ( IFR ) of 0.1 % to 0.3 % .
The US health authority CDC published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ estimate ” of 0.26 % ( based on 35 % asymptomatic cases ) .
At the end of May , however , an immunological study by the University of Zurich was published , which for the first time showed that the usual antibody tests that measure antibodies in the blood ( IgG and IgM ) can detect at most about one fifth of all coronavirus infections .
The reason for this is that in most people the new coronavirus is already neutralised by antibodies on the mucous membrane ( IgA ) or by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no symptoms or only mild symptoms develop .
This means that the new coronavirus is probably much more widespread than previously assumed and the lethality per infection is around five times lower than previously estimated .
The real lethality could therefore be significantly below 0.1 % and thus in the range of influenza .
At the same time , the Swiss study may explain why children usually develop no symptoms ( due to frequent contact with previous corona cold viruses ) , and why even hotspots such as New York City found an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most 20 % – as this already corresponds to herd immunity .
The Swiss study has in the meantime been confirmed by several more studies : • A Swedish study showed that people with mild or asymptomatic disease often neutralized the virus with T-cells without the need to produce antibodies .
Overall , T-cell immunity was about twice as common as antibody immunity .
• A large Spanish antibody study published in Lancet showed that less than 20 % of symptomatic people and about 2 % of asymptomatic people had IgG antibodies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed that 81 % of the people who had not yet had contact with the new corona virus already had cross-reactive T-cells and thus a certain background immunity ( due to contact with previous corona cold viruses ) .
• A Chinese study in the journal Nature showed that in 40 % of asymptomatic persons and in 12.9 % of symptomatic persons no IgG antibodies are detectable after the recovery phase .
• Another Chinese study with almost 25,000 clinic employees in Wuhan showed that at most one fifth of the presumably infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
• A small French study ( preprint ) showed that six of eight infected family members of Covid patients developed a temporary T-cell immunity without antibodies .
Video interview : Swedish Doctor : T-cell immunity and the truth about Covid-19 in Sweden In this context , a US study in the journal Science Translational Medicine , using various indicators , concluded that the lethality of Covid-19 was much lower than originally assumed , but that its spread in some hotspots was up to 80 times faster than suspected , which would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients .
A study in the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl , one of the first European “ corona hotspots ” , found antibodies in 42 % of the population .
85 % of the infections went “ unnoticed ” ( i.e .
very mild ) , about 50 % of the infections went completely without ( noticeable ) symptoms .
The high antibody value of 42 % in Ischgl was due to the fact that Ischgl also tested for IgA antibodies in the blood ( instead of only IgM/IgG ) .
Additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would undoubtedly have shown even higher immunity levels close to herd immunity .
Ischgl saw two Covid-related deaths ( both of them men over 80 with preconditions ) , resulting in a ‘ crude IFR ’ of 0.26 % .
Considering the population structure and the actual extent of immunity , the population-based Covid lethality is likely to be below 0.1 % Due to its rather low lethality , Covid-19 falls at most into level 2 of the five-level pandemic plan developed by US health authorities .
For this level , only the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to be applied , while further measures such as face masks , school closings , distance rules , contact tracing , vaccinations and lockdowns of entire societies are not recommended .
The new immunological results also mean that “ immunity passports ” and mass vaccinations are unlikely to work and are therefore not a useful strategy .
Some media continue to speak of allegedly much higher Covid lethality levels .
However , these media refer to outdated simulation models , confuse mortality and lethality , or CFR and IFR , or “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More about these errors here .
In July , an antibody prevalence of allegedly up to 70 % was reported in some New York City districts .
However , this is not a population-based figure , but rather antibodies in people who had visited an urgent care center .
The following graph shows the actual development of corona deaths in Sweden ( no lockdown , no face mask obligation ) compared to the forecasts of Imperial College London ( orange : no measures ; grey : moderate measures ) .
Swedish annual all-cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a medium flu wave and 3.6 % lower than in previous years .
On the health risks of Covid-19 Why is the new coronavirus harmless for many people , but very dangerous for some people ?
The reason has to to with special features of the virus and the human immune system .
Many people , including almost all children , can neutralise the new corona virus with an existing immunity ( due to contact with previous corona cold viruses ) or through antibodies on the mucous membranes ( IgA ) , without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if this does not succeed , the virus can penetrate the organism .
There the virus can cause complications in the lung ( pneumonia ) , the blood vessels ( thromboses , embolisms ) , and other organs due to its efficient use of the human ACE2 cell receptor .
If in this case the immune system reacts too weakly ( in older people ) or too strongly ( in some younger people ) , the course of the disease can become critical .
It has also been confirmed that the symptoms or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for weeks or even months in some cases .
Therefore , the new coronavirus should not be underestimated and and effective treatment is absolutely crucial for patients at risk .
In the longer term , the new coronavirus could develop into a typical cold virus , similar to the coronavirus NL63 , which also uses the ACE2 cell receptor and nowadays affects primarily young children and nursing patients , causing upper and lower respiratory tract infections .
On the treatment of Covid-19 Several studies have now confirmed what some front-line physicians have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid patients with zinc and the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) is indeed effective .
US doctors have reported a reduction in hospitalisation rates of up to 84 % and a stabilisation of the health condition often within a few hours .
Zinc has antiviral properties , HCQ supports zinc absorption and has additional antiviral properties .
These drugs are supplemented by doctors if necessary with an antibiotic ( to prevent a bacterial superinfection ) and a blood thinner ( to prevent infection-related thromboses and embolisms ) .
The alleged or actual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were based , according to the current state of knowledge , on delayed use ( intensive care patients ) , excessive doses ( up to 2400mg per day ) , manipulated data sets , or ignored contraindications ( e.g.
, favism or heart problems ) .
Sadly , the WHO , many media and some authorities may have caused considerable and unnecessary damage to public health in recent months through their negative stance , which may have been politically motivated or influenced by pharmaceutical interests .
French professor of medicine Jaouad Zemmouri , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have avoided up to 78 % of Covid deaths by adopting a consistent HCQ treatment strategy .
HCQ contraindications such as favism or heart problems need to be considered , but the recent Ford Medical Center study achieved a reduction in hospital deaths of around 50 % even with 56 % African-American patients ( who more often have favism ) .
However , the crucial point in the treatment of high-risk patients is early intervention as soon as the first typical symptoms develop and even without a PCR test in order to prevent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care hospitalization .
Most countries did the exact opposite : after the infection wave in March , they imposed a lockdown , so that infected and frightened people were locked up in their homes without treatment and often waited until they developed severe respiratory distress and had to be taken directly to the intensive care unit , where they were often sedated and intubated and were likely to die .
It is conceivable that a zinc HCQ combination protocol , which is simple , safe and inexpensive , could make more complex drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More recently , a case study from France showed that in four of the first five patients treated with the much more expensive drug Remdesivir from the pharmaceutical company Gilead , treatment had to be discontinued due to liver issues and kidney failure .
Read more : On the treatment of Covid-19 On the effectiveness of masks Various countries have introduced or are currently discussing the introduction of mandatory masks in public transport , in shopping malls , or generally in public .
Some may argue that the discussion has become largely obsolete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate of Covid-19 and the available treatment options , which have mostly eased the initial concern of “ flattening the curve ” .
Nevertheless , the question of the effectiveness of masks can be asked .
In the case of influenza epidemics , the answer is already clear from a scientific point of view : masks in everyday life have no or very little effect .
If used improperly , they can even increase the risk of infection .
Ironically , the best and most recent example of this is the often-mentioned Japan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experienced its most recent strong flu wave – with around five million people falling ill – just one year ago , in January and February 2019 .
However , unlike SARS corona viruses , influenza viruses are transmitted also by children .
Indeed , Japan had to close around ten thousand schools in 2019 due to acute outbreaks of the flu .
With the SARS 1 virus of 2002 and 2003 , there is some evidence that masks can provide partial protection against infection .
But SARS-1 spread almost exclusively in hospitals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hardly to the general public at large .
In contrast , a study from 2015 showed that the cloth masks in use today are permeable to 97 % of viral particles due to their pore size and can further increase the risk of infection by storing moisture .
Some studies recently argued that everyday masks are nevertheless effective in the case of the new coronavirus and could at least prevent the infection of other people .
However , these studies suffer from poor methodology and sometimes show the opposite of what they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the effect of other simultaneous measures , the natural development of infection numbers , changes in test activity , or they compare countries with very different conditions .
• A German study claimed that the introduction of compulsory masks in German cities had led to a decrease in infections .
But the data does not support this : in some cities there was no change , in others a decrease , in others an increase in infections ( see graph below ) .
The city of Jena , presented as a model , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany , but the study did not mention this .
• A study in the journal PNAS claimed that masks had led to a decrease in infections in three hotspots ( including New York City ) .
This did not take into account the natural decrease in infections and other measures .
The study was so flawed that over 40 scientists recommended that the study be withdrawn .
• A US study claimed that compulsory masks had led to a decrease in infections in 15 states .
The study did not take into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already declining in most states at that time .
A comparison with other states was not made .
• A Canadian study claimed that countries with compulsory masks had fewer deaths than countries without compulsory masks .
But the study compared African , Latin American , Asian and Eastern European countries with very different infection rates and population structures .
• A meta-study in the journal Lancet claimed that masks “ could ” lead to a reduction in the risk of infection , but the studies considered mainly hospitals ( Sars-1 ) and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ low ” .
The medical benefit of compulsory masks therefore continues to remain questionable .
A comparative study by the University of East Anglia , for instance , came to the conclusion that compulsory masks had no measurable effect on the incidence of Covid infections or deaths .
It is also clear that widespread use of face masks couldn ’ t stop the initial outbreak in Wuhan .
Sweden showed that even without a lockdown , without mandatory masks and with one of the lowest intensive care bed capacities in Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In fact , Sweden ’ s annual all-cause mortality has remained in the range of previous flu seasons .
At any rate , authorities shouldn ’ t suggest to the population that mandatory masks reduce the risk of infection , for example in public transport , as there is no evidence of this .
Whether with or without masks , there is an increased risk of infection in densely packed indoor areas .
Interestingly , the demand for a worldwide obligation to wear masks is led by a lobby group called “ masks4all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was founded by a “ young leader ” of the Davos forum .
Numerous countries have introduced smartphone apps and special units for “ contact tracing ” .
However , there is no evidence that these can make an epidemiologically relevant contribution .
In the case of tracing pioneer Iceland , the app has largely failed , in Norway it was stopped for data protection reasons , in India , Argentina , Singapore and other countries it became mandatory after all , in Israel contact tracing is operated directly by the secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemics in 2019 came to the conclusion that contact tracing is not useful from an epidemiological point of view and “ is not recommended in any circumstances ” .
The typical area of application is rather sexually transmitted diseases or food poisoning .
Moreover , serious concerns about data protection and civil rights remain .
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned as early as March that governments could use the corona crisis as an occasion or pretext for expanding global surveillance and control , thus creating an “ architecture of oppression ” .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training program for contact tracers in the US described it as “ totalitarian ” and a “ danger to society ” .
Swiss computer science professor Serge Vaudenay showed that the contact tracing protocols are by no means “ decentralized ” and “ transparent ” , because the actual functionality is implemented through a Google and Apple interface ( GAEN ) that is not “ open source ” .
This interface has now been integrated by Google and Apple into three billion mobile phones .
According to Prof. Vaudenay , the interface may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just those that are medically “ relevant ” .
A German IT expert , for his part , described tracing apps as a “ Trojan horse ” .
For more information on “ contact tracing ” , see the June update .
See also : Inside the NSA ’ s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network ( Wired ) On the origin of the new coronavirus In the June update it was shown that renowned virologists consider a laboratory origin of the new coronavirus to be “ at least as plausible ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to some genetic peculiarities of the virus in the receptor binding domain , which lead to high infectivity in humans .
In the meantime , further evidence for this hypothesis has emerged .
More in these articles : • Seven year coronavirus trail from bat cave via Wuhan lab ( London Times ) Developments since the beginning of 2020 show that the new coronavirus can not be seen as a “ bioweapon ” in the strict sense of the term , as it is not deadly enough and not targeted enough .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ among the population and be exploited politically .
Nevertheless , besides a potential lab origin , a natural origin continues to be a realistic possibility , even though the “ Wuhan wet market ” hypothesis and more recently the pangolin hypothesis have in the meantime been ruled out by experts .
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Today the world has almost forgotten about the hysteria that existed a couple of months ago. MSM have shifted their focus to protests in the United States and Europe.
One gets the feeling that Covid-19’s history is being bashfully put into cold storage as an unsuccessful project or as a symbol of the incompetence of MSM and politicians.
In fact, the May 9 grand parade in Minsk, crowds of protesters around the world that are gathering for the third week have not caused a significant increase in the incidence of Covid-19, and especially mortality from coronavirus.
More and more facts are emerging that suggest that the hysteria surrounding the coronacrisis was unfounded or artificially created. We bring to your attention a review of scientific and medical facts collected and analyzed on July 2020 by a group of researchers from Swiss Policy Research (SPR). The June 2020 report can be found here.
“The only means to fight the plague is honesty.” (Albert Camus, 1947)
Overview
June 2020 Updates
On the development of the pandemic
In most Western countries, the peak of coronavirus infections was already reached in March or April and often before the lockdown. The peak of deaths in most Western countries was in April. Since then, hospitalizations and deaths have been declining in most Western countries (see graphs below).
This development also applies to countries without a lockdown, such as Sweden, Belarus and Japan. Cumulative annual mortality in most western countries continues to be in the range of a mild (e.g. CH, AT, DE) to strong (e.g. USA, UK) influenza season.
After the end of the lockdowns, the number of corona tests in the low-risk general population has increased strongly in many countries, for example in connection with people returning to work and school.
This led to a certain increase in positive test results in some countries or regions, which was portrayed by many media and authorities as an allegedly dangerous increase in “case numbers” and sometimes led to new restrictions, even if the rate of positive tests remained very low.
“Case numbers” are, however, a misleading figure that cannot be equated with sick or infected people. A positive test can, for example, be due to non-infectious virus fragments, an asymptomatic infection, a repeated test, or a false-positive result.
Moreover, counting alleged “case numbers” is not meaningful simply because antibody tests and immunological tests have long shown that the new coronavirus is up to fifty times more widespread than assumed on the basis of daily PCR tests.
Rather, the decisive figures are the number of sick people, hospitalisations and deaths. It should be noted, however, that many hospitals are now back to normal operation and all patients, including asymptomatic patients, are additionally tested for the coronavirus. Therefore, what matters is the number of actual Covid patients in hospitals and ICUs.
In the case of Sweden, for example, the WHO had to withdraw the classification as a “risk country” after it became clear that the apparent increase in “cases” was due to an increase in testing. In fact, hospitalisations and deaths in Sweden have been declining since April.
Some countries have already been in a state of below-average mortality since May. The reason for this is that the median age of corona deaths was often higher than the average life expectancy, as up to 80% of deaths occurred in nursing homes.
In countries and regions where the spread of the coronavirus has so far been greatly reduced, it is nevertheless entirely possible that there will be a renewed increase in Covid patients. In these cases, early and effective treatment is important (see below).
Global Covid-19 mortality is currently – despite the significantly older population nowadays – a whole order of magnitude below the flu pandemics of 1957 (Asian flu) and 1968 (Hong Kong flu) and in the range of the rather mild “swine flu pandemic” of 2009.
The following charts illustrate the discrepancy between “cases” and deaths:
The following chart compares the Covid-19 pandemic to earlier pandemics:
The following chart compares deaths in Sweden (no lockdown) New York State:
The following chart compares the Covid-19 pandemic to earlier pandemics:
On the lethality of Covid-19
Most antibody studies have shown a population-based Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) of 0.1% to 0.3%. The US health authority CDC published in May a still cautious “best estimate” of 0.26% (based on 35% asymptomatic cases).
At the end of May, however, an immunological study by the University of Zurich was published, which for the first time showed that the usual antibody tests that measure antibodies in the blood (IgG and IgM) can detect at most about one fifth of all coronavirus infections.
The reason for this is that in most people the new coronavirus is already neutralised by antibodies on the mucous membrane (IgA) or by cellular immunity (T cells) and no symptoms or only mild symptoms develop.
This means that the new coronavirus is probably much more widespread than previously assumed and the lethality per infection is around five times lower than previously estimated. The real lethality could therefore be significantly below 0.1% and thus in the range of influenza.
At the same time, the Swiss study may explain why children usually develop no symptoms (due to frequent contact with previous corona cold viruses), and why even hotspots such as New York City found an antibody prevalence (IgG/IgM) of at most 20% – as this already corresponds to herd immunity.
The Swiss study has in the meantime been confirmed by several more studies:
A Swedish study showed that people with mild or asymptomatic disease often neutralized the virus with T-cells without the need to produce antibodies. Overall, T-cell immunity was about twice as common as antibody immunity. A large Spanish antibody study published in Lancet showed that less than 20% of symptomatic people and about 2% of asymptomatic people had IgG antibodies. A German study (preprint) showed that 81% of the people who had not yet had contact with the new corona virus already had cross-reactive T-cells and thus a certain background immunity (due to contact with previous corona cold viruses). A Chinese study in the journal Nature showed that in 40% of asymptomatic persons and in 12.9% of symptomatic persons no IgG antibodies are detectable after the recovery phase. Another Chinese study with almost 25,000 clinic employees in Wuhan showed that at most one fifth of the presumably infected employees had IgG antibodies (press article). A small French study (preprint) showed that six of eight infected family members of Covid patients developed a temporary T-cell immunity without antibodies.
Video interview: Swedish Doctor: T-cell immunity and the truth about Covid-19 in Sweden
In this context, a US study in the journal Science Translational Medicine, using various indicators, concluded that the lethality of Covid-19 was much lower than originally assumed, but that its spread in some hotspots was up to 80 times faster than suspected, which would explain the rapid but short-duration increase in patients.
A study in the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl, one of the first European “corona hotspots”, found antibodies in 42% of the population. 85% of the infections went “unnoticed” (i.e. very mild), about 50% of the infections went completely without (noticeable) symptoms.
The high antibody value of 42% in Ischgl was due to the fact that Ischgl also tested for IgA antibodies in the blood (instead of only IgM/IgG). Additional tests for mucosal IgA and for T-cells would undoubtedly have shown even higher immunity levels close to herd immunity.
Ischgl saw two Covid-related deaths (both of them men over 80 with preconditions), resulting in a ‘crude IFR’ of 0.26%. Considering the population structure and the actual extent of immunity, the population-based Covid lethality is likely to be below 0.1%
Due to its rather low lethality, Covid-19 falls at most into level 2 of the five-level pandemic plan developed by US health authorities. For this level, only the “voluntary isolation of sick people” is to be applied, while further measures such as face masks, school closings, distance rules, contact tracing, vaccinations and lockdowns of entire societies are not recommended.
The new immunological results also mean that “immunity passports” and mass vaccinations are unlikely to work and are therefore not a useful strategy.
Some media continue to speak of allegedly much higher Covid lethality levels. However, these media refer to outdated simulation models, confuse mortality and lethality, or CFR and IFR, or “raw IFR” and population-based IFR. More about these errors here.
In July, an antibody prevalence of allegedly up to 70% was reported in some New York City districts. However, this is not a population-based figure, but rather antibodies in people who had visited an urgent care center.
The following graph shows the actual development of corona deaths in Sweden (no lockdown, no face mask obligation) compared to the forecasts of Imperial College London (orange: no measures; grey: moderate measures). Swedish annual all-cause mortality actually is in the range of a medium flu wave and 3.6% lower than in previous years.
On the health risks of Covid-19
Why is the new coronavirus harmless for many people, but very dangerous for some people? The reason has to to with special features of the virus and the human immune system.
Many people, including almost all children, can neutralise the new corona virus with an existing immunity (due to contact with previous corona cold viruses) or through antibodies on the mucous membranes (IgA), without it causing much damage.
However, if this does not succeed, the virus can penetrate the organism. There the virus can cause complications in the lung (pneumonia), the blood vessels (thromboses, embolisms), and other organs due to its efficient use of the human ACE2 cell receptor.
If in this case the immune system reacts too weakly (in older people) or too strongly (in some younger people), the course of the disease can become critical.
It has also been confirmed that the symptoms or complications of serious Covid-19 disease can last for weeks or even months in some cases.
Therefore, the new coronavirus should not be underestimated and early and effective treatment is absolutely crucial for patients at risk.
In the longer term, the new coronavirus could develop into a typical cold virus, similar to the coronavirus NL63, which also uses the ACE2 cell receptor and nowadays affects primarily young children and nursing patients, causing upper and lower respiratory tract infections.
On the treatment of Covid-19
Note: Patients are asked to consult a doctor.
Several studies have now confirmed what some front-line physicians have been saying since March: Early treatment of Covid patients with zinc and the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is indeed effective. US doctors have reported a reduction in hospitalisation rates of up to 84% and a stabilisation of the health condition often within a few hours.
Zinc has antiviral properties, HCQ supports zinc absorption and has additional antiviral properties. These drugs are supplemented by doctors if necessary with an antibiotic (to prevent a bacterial superinfection) and a blood thinner (to prevent infection-related thromboses and embolisms).
The alleged or actual negative results with HCQ in some studies were based, according to the current state of knowledge, on delayed use (intensive care patients), excessive doses (up to 2400mg per day), manipulated data sets, or ignored contraindications (e.g., favism or heart problems).
Sadly, the WHO, many media and some authorities may have caused considerable and unnecessary damage to public health in recent months through their negative stance, which may have been politically motivated or influenced by pharmaceutical interests.
French professor of medicine Jaouad Zemmouri, for example, estimates that Europe could have avoided up to 78% of Covid deaths by adopting a consistent HCQ treatment strategy.
HCQ contraindications such as favism or heart problems need to be considered, but the recent Ford Medical Center study achieved a reduction in hospital deaths of around 50% even with 56% African-American patients (who more often have favism).
However, the crucial point in the treatment of high-risk patients is early intervention as soon as the first typical symptoms develop and even without a PCR test in order to prevent progression of the disease and avoid intensive care hospitalization.
Most countries did the exact opposite: after the infection wave in March, they imposed a lockdown, so that infected and frightened people were locked up in their homes without treatment and often waited until they developed severe respiratory distress and had to be taken directly to the intensive care unit, where they were often sedated and intubated and were likely to die.
It is conceivable that a zinc HCQ combination protocol, which is simple, safe and inexpensive, could make more complex drugs, vaccinations and measures largely obsolete.
More recently, a case study from France showed that in four of the first five patients treated with the much more expensive drug Remdesivir from the pharmaceutical company Gilead, treatment had to be discontinued due to liver issues and kidney failure.
Read more: On the treatment of Covid-19
On the effectiveness of masks
Various countries have introduced or are currently discussing the introduction of mandatory masks in public transport, in shopping malls, or generally in public.
Some may argue that the discussion has become largely obsolete because of the lower-than-expected lethality and hospitalization rate of Covid-19 and the available treatment options, which have mostly eased the initial concern of “flattening the curve”.
Nevertheless, the question of the effectiveness of masks can be asked. In the case of influenza epidemics, the answer is already clear from a scientific point of view: masks in everyday life have no or very little effect. If used improperly, they can even increase the risk of infection.
Ironically, the best and most recent example of this is the often-mentioned Japan: Despite its ubiquitous masks, Japan experienced its most recent strong flu wave – with around five million people falling ill – just one year ago, in January and February 2019.
However, unlike SARS corona viruses, influenza viruses are transmitted also by children. Indeed, Japan had to close around ten thousand schools in 2019 due to acute outbreaks of the flu.
With the SARS 1 virus of 2002 and 2003, there is some evidence that medical masks can provide partial protection against infection. But SARS-1 spread almost exclusively in hospitals, i.e. in a professional environment, and hardly to the general public at large.
In contrast, a study from 2015 showed that the cloth masks in use today are permeable to 97% of viral particles due to their pore size and can further increase the risk of infection by storing moisture.
Some studies recently argued that everyday masks are nevertheless effective in the case of the new coronavirus and could at least prevent the infection of other people. However, these studies suffer from poor methodology and sometimes show the opposite of what they claim.
Typically, these studies ignore the effect of other simultaneous measures, the natural development of infection numbers, changes in test activity, or they compare countries with very different conditions.
An overview:
A German study claimed that the introduction of compulsory masks in German cities had led to a decrease in infections. But the data does not support this: in some cities there was no change, in others a decrease, in others an increase in infections (see graph below). The city of Jena, presented as a model, simultaneously introduced the strictest quarantine rules in Germany, but the study did not mention this. A study in the journal PNAS claimed that masks had led to a decrease in infections in three hotspots (including New York City). This did not take into account the natural decrease in infections and other measures. The study was so flawed that over 40 scientists recommended that the study be withdrawn. A US study claimed that compulsory masks had led to a decrease in infections in 15 states. The study did not take into account that the incidence of infection was already declining in most states at that time. A comparison with other states was not made. A Canadian study claimed that countries with compulsory masks had fewer deaths than countries without compulsory masks. But the study compared African, Latin American, Asian and Eastern European countries with very different infection rates and population structures. A meta-study in the journal Lancet claimed that masks “could” lead to a reduction in the risk of infection, but the studies considered mainly hospitals (Sars-1) and the strength of the evidence was reported as “low”.
The medical benefit of compulsory masks therefore continues to remain questionable. A comparative study by the University of East Anglia, for instance, came to the conclusion that compulsory masks had no measurable effect on the incidence of Covid infections or deaths.
It is also clear that widespread use of face masks couldn’t stop the initial outbreak in Wuhan.
Sweden showed that even without a lockdown, without mandatory masks and with one of the lowest intensive care bed capacities in Europe, hospitals need not be overburdened. In fact, Sweden’s annual all-cause mortality has remained in the range of previous flu seasons.
At any rate, authorities shouldn’t suggest to the population that mandatory masks reduce the risk of infection, for example in public transport, as there is no evidence of this. Whether with or without masks, there is an increased risk of infection in densely packed indoor areas.
Interestingly, the demand for a worldwide obligation to wear masks is led by a lobby group called “masks4all” (masks for all), which was founded by a “young leader” of the Davos forum.
The role of contact tracing
Numerous countries have introduced smartphone apps and special units for “contact tracing”. However, there is no evidence that these can make an epidemiologically relevant contribution.
In the case of tracing pioneer Iceland, the app has largely failed, in Norway it was stopped for data protection reasons, in India, Argentina, Singapore and other countries it became mandatory after all, in Israel contact tracing is operated directly by the secret service.
A WHO study on influenza pandemics in 2019 came to the conclusion that contact tracing is not useful from an epidemiological point of view and “is not recommended in any circumstances”. The typical area of application is rather sexually transmitted diseases or food poisoning.
Moreover, serious concerns about data protection and civil rights remain.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned as early as March that governments could use the corona crisis as an occasion or pretext for expanding global surveillance and control, thus creating an “architecture of oppression”.
A whistleblower who had taken part in a training program for contact tracers in the US described it as “totalitarian” and a “danger to society”.
Swiss computer science professor Serge Vaudenay showed that the contact tracing protocols are by no means “decentralized” and “transparent”, because the actual functionality is implemented through a Google and Apple interface (GAEN) that is not “open source”.
This interface has now been integrated by Google and Apple into three billion mobile phones. According to Prof. Vaudenay, the interface may record and store all contacts, not just those that are medically “relevant”. A German IT expert, for his part, described tracing apps as a “Trojan horse”.
For more information on “contact tracing”, see the June update.
See also: Inside the NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network (Wired)
On the origin of the new coronavirus
In the June update it was shown that renowned virologists consider a laboratory origin of the new coronavirus to be “at least as plausible” as a natural origin. This is due to some genetic peculiarities of the virus in the receptor binding domain, which lead to high infectivity in humans.
In the meantime, further evidence for this hypothesis has emerged. More in these articles:
Developments since the beginning of 2020 show that the new coronavirus cannot be seen as a “bioweapon” in the strict sense of the term, as it is not deadly enough and not targeted enough. However, it may well cause fear among the population and be exploited politically.
Nevertheless, besides a potential lab origin, a natural origin continues to be a realistic possibility, even though the “Wuhan wet market” hypothesis and more recently the pangolin hypothesis have in the meantime been ruled out by experts.
(Last updated: July 17)
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Turkey’s Poisonous Hand Of Friendship

While the situation in Libya continues to escalate and the parties are preparing for a decisive battle for Sirte , Turkey , which actively supports forces of the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) , is negotiating with its strategic partners .
On July 10 , National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar went on an official visit to Kiev , the capital of Ukraine .
During the visit , Akar checked the work of the diplomatic mission , had dinner with representatives of national minorities , namely Crimean Tatars and Meskhetian Turks , with Ukrainian businessmen and the head of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) .
Taking into account the high tension of the situation in Libya , the defense minister ’ s dinner in Kiev was of great importance for the Turkish side .
According to Ukrainian Minister of Defense Andrei Taran , during the talks with Akar , they discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the defense sphere .
It can not be excluded that one of the goals of the visit was to demonstrate to Kiev that Turkey favors provocative actions against Russia .
Instability in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Crimea are in Turkey ’ s interest at the moment .
They allow to weak Russia ’ s position in the negotiation process on Libya at the very moment when GNA fores , supported by Turkey , are actively preparing for military action on the territory of their country .
In recent days , Kiev has become noticeably more active and has been pursuing a policy of discrediting Russia in all possible directions .
In the East of Ukraine the most recent incident happened on July 14 when 2 Ukrainian fighters died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed attempt to enter the territory controlled by self-defense forces of the Donetsk People ’ s Republic near the village of Zaitsevo .
The sabotage and reconnaissance unit tried to attack positions of DPR forces but blew up on landmines in the area .
The Ukrainian side announced that one of the dead soldiers was a military medic , Mikola Ilin , who turned out to be a citizen of Estonia .
His death was captured on video .
Foreign Minister of Ukraine , Dmitry Kuleba , called the murder of a medic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the diplomats will try to make the incident public .
The death of Ilin led to the desired result , which was required by the Ukrainian authorities .
The case was widely publicized .
The accusations were immediately joined by the US Embassy , which previously rarely commented on the deaths of Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbass .
The European Union called the murder of a military medic a violation of the Minsk agreements , the agreements of the Normandy summit and international law .
Member of European Parliament , Michael Galer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in eastern Ukraine on Twitter .
Besides the growing tension in the East of the country , Ukraine is increasingly speculating about Russia ’ s supposed intentions to conduct offensive operations in the South , which could be a response to the blocking of water supply to Crimea from Ukraine through the North Crimean channel .
Water in Crimea is really critically scarce , but to solve this problem , Russia is completing the construction of a water pipeline , and is not preparing to seize the southern territories of Ukraine .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks , on July 13 , the head of the Kherson region ( southern Ukraine ) , Yuri Gusev , appealed to the National Security Council to increase the number of military personnel in the region .
Gusev also assured that Ukrainian military exercises will be held in autumn together with the Estonian military .
However , the exact date of the exercise is unknown and depends on the conduct of large-scale military exercises of the Russian Armed Forces – “ Caucasus – 2020 ” .
It is obvious that at the moment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preparing for an offensive operation on the territory of Ukraine .
Russia is currently experiencing quite acute domestic political problems , which the Putin administration is coping with worse .
These include mass demonstrations in the city of Khabarovsk in the Far East and the introduction of constitutional amendments .
Russian military forces are already involved in Syria , Moscow is actively participating in the negotiation process on the conflict in Libya , and the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is escalating near its borders .
For a number of internal and foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deploy a major military force in new theater of operations .
Thus , there is no real threat to Ukraine , but there are more and more rumors and information noise created in order to discredit Russia .
The tactical Turkish support pushes Kiev to continue its provocations against Russia .
In the current situation , Erdogan has a number of levers to promote its own interests through Kiev .
Turkey and Ukraine are far from being equal partners .
This fact is confirmed by the indicators of bilateral trade .
Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market than vice versa .
Ukraine is on the 27th place in the ranking of import countries to Turkey , while Turkey is one of the main importers of Ukraine .
Since 2012 , Ukraine and Turkey have been negotiating the free trade zone agreement , but the document has not yet been signed .
Economists note that the parties can not agree on the terms of access for both industrial goods and agricultural products to each other ’ s markets .
Vladimir Volya , an expert at the Ukrainian Institute of policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was difficult for Ukraine to defend its interests in negotiations with Turkey , because “ Turkey is the 17th largest economy in the world and the 6th largest in Europe ” .
While the economic dimension is certainly important in Turkish-Ukrainian relations , the main tone of interaction between the two countries is set by the political dimension .
As part of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia , Kiev has special hopes for Ankara ’ s support .
First of all , on the issue of Crimean peninsula .
Turkey does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a large extent it is connected with the Crimean Tatar population , which is presented by Kiev as allegedly oppressed by Russia .
The policy of protectionism gave Turkey a broad influence on the peninsula until 2014 .
Before Crimea became part of Russia , the Turkish-backed Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people had notable political power in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea .
Also , thanks to Turkey , various extremist religious organizations , such as Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami , felt blessed on the peninsula .
Today Mejlis is banned in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representative organizations , and the cells of the terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami are consistently eliminated on the territory of Crimea .
However , various sources indicate that there is still an extensive network of agents of the Turkish special services among the Crimean Tatars .
Ankar still cherishes hopes The important sphere is cooperation in the defense sphere .
Recently , the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ( UAF ) , Colonel-General Ruslan Khomchak , announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces troops deployed in Eastern Ukraine will be equipped with Turkish-made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UkrSpetsExport and private Turkish UAV specialist Baykar Makina signed a $ 69 million strategic cooperation agreement .
Baykar Makina company is the most prominent of new Turkish drone makers penetrating the domestic and foreign markets .
While only a few European countries have agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine , Kiev is increasingly dependent on US and Turkish military assistance .
The Ukrainian State Company Ukrspetsexport in December 2019 exported to the Turkish company K.B.A.T .
Ithalat Ihracat Mumessillik Ve Danismanlik Ticaret Ltd. the first batch of military goods under a contract for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missile systems totaling $ 30 million .
They were subsequently delivered to the Government of National Accord in Libya .
Apparently , in the conflict in Libya , Ukraine supports Turkey not only by supplying anti-aircraft missile systems .
Shortly after Akar ’ s visit to Kiev , two ships left the Ukrainian ports of Nikolaev and Berdyansk in the direction of Libya .
Perhaps Erdogan became more cautious after the French Ministry of Armed Forces accused the Turkish Navy of harassing an arm embargo on Libya .
Ukraine , in turn , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of maintaining influence in the Black Sea region and for balancing its own interests in relations with Russia .
While relations between Turkey and its NATO partners have being deteriorating , and it can not count on the military support of European countries in the Libyan conflict , Erdogan can rely on Ukraine , which has also been “ betrayed ” by NATO countries , because despite the protracted negotiation process and long-term promises , NATO is in no hurry to accept Ukraine into its structures .
Ukraine is not the only country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is pursuing an active policy in order to promote its interests and weaken its ‘ strategic partner ’ , Russia .
Recently there has been an escalation of the conflict on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border .
The moment of escalation is chosen perfectly .
The current political leadership of Armenia has done everything possible to turn the Kremlin against itself .
Yerevan has provided its territory and created a favorable political regime for the deployment of Western non-state companies whose goal is the destruction of Russia as a state .
These organizations are backed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As a partner of Russia , Armenia did not recognize the annexation of Crimea .
And the President of Armenia , Pashinyan and his entourage have consistently given signals of following a Pro-Western policy .
Today , the only state that can ensure the existence of Armenia as a state is Russia , but Pashinyan is doing everything possible to break their ties .
Turkey pursues a policy of incitement among partner countries .
It is seen is not only by groundless provocations in Ukraine , but also in the unleashed conflict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not hurrying to openly support any of the sides , Erdogan accused Armenia of starting the conflict and expressed support for Azerbaijan .
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While the situation in Libya continues to escalate and the parties are preparing for a decisive battle for Sirte, Turkey, which actively supports forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA), is negotiating with its strategic partners. On July 10, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar went on an official visit to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. During the visit, Akar checked the work of the diplomatic mission, had dinner with representatives of national minorities, namely Crimean Tatars and Meskhetian Turks, with Ukrainian businessmen and the head of the Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Taking into account the high tension of the situation in Libya, the defense minister’s dinner in Kiev was of great importance for the Turkish side.
According to Ukrainian Minister of Defense Andrei Taran, during the talks with Akar, they discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the defense sphere.
“The cooperation of defense companies of Ukraine and Turkey is of particular. The reached agreements will strengthen the defense potential of Ukraine. The potential and maneuverability of the Ukrainian army will significantly increase, what will contribute to the protection of peace in the region,” Taran said.
It cannot be excluded that one of the goals of the visit was to demonstrate to Kiev that Turkey favors provocative actions against Russia. Instability in the East of Ukraine or new provocations in Crimea are in Turkey’s interest at the moment. They allow to weak Russia’s position in the negotiation process on Libya at the very moment when GNA fores, supported by Turkey, are actively preparing for military action on the territory of their country.
In recent days, Kiev has become noticeably more active and has been pursuing a policy of discrediting Russia in all possible directions.
In the East of Ukraine the most recent incident happened on July 14 when 2 Ukrainian fighters died and another one received injures in a failed attempt to enter the territory controlled by self-defense forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic near the village of Zaitsevo. The sabotage and reconnaissance unit tried to attack positions of DPR forces but blew up on landmines in the area.
The Ukrainian side announced that one of the dead soldiers was a military medic, Mikola Ilin, who turned out to be a citizen of Estonia. His death was captured on video.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmitry Kuleba, called the murder of a medic an act of barbarism.
“I want to make it very clear that from a legal point of view, this murder has signs of a war crime, and from a moral point of view, it is nothing else but an act of barbarism,” Kuleba said.
He stressed that the diplomats will try to make the incident public.
“I will personally raise this issue. The response will be as tough as possible. We will attract all our partners. This situation will be made public,” the foreign minister said.
The death of Ilin led to the desired result, which was required by the Ukrainian authorities. The case was widely publicized. The accusations were immediately joined by the US Embassy, which previously rarely commented on the deaths of Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbass.
The European Union called the murder of a military medic a violation of the Minsk agreements, the agreements of the Normandy summit and international law.
Member of European Parliament, Michael Galer, blamed the Kremlin for the incident in eastern Ukraine on Twitter.
Besides the growing tension in the East of the country, Ukraine is increasingly speculating about Russia’s supposed intentions to conduct offensive operations in the South, which could be a response to the blocking of water supply to Crimea from Ukraine through the North Crimean channel. Water in Crimea is really critically scarce, but to solve this problem, Russia is completing the construction of a water pipeline, and is not preparing to seize the southern territories of Ukraine.
Despite the improbability of rumors about upcoming Russian attacks, on July 13, the head of the Kherson region (southern Ukraine), Yuri Gusev, appealed to the National Security Council to increase the number of military personnel in the region. Gusev also assured that Ukrainian military exercises will be held in autumn together with the Estonian military. However, the exact date of the exercise is unknown and depends on the conduct of large-scale military exercises of the Russian Armed Forces – “Caucasus – 2020”.
It is obvious that at the moment there are no signals that Russia is preparing for an offensive operation on the territory of Ukraine. Russia is currently experiencing quite acute domestic political problems, which the Putin administration is coping with worse. These include mass demonstrations in the city of Khabarovsk in the Far East and the introduction of constitutional amendments. Russian military forces are already involved in Syria, Moscow is actively participating in the negotiation process on the conflict in Libya, and the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is escalating near its borders. For a number of internal and foreign policy reasons, Russia is currently unable to deploy a major military force in new theater of operations. Thus, there is no real threat to Ukraine, but there are more and more rumors and information noise created in order to discredit Russia.
The tactical Turkish support pushes Kiev to continue its provocations against Russia. In the current situation, Erdogan has a number of levers to promote its own interests through Kiev.
Turkey and Ukraine are far from being equal partners. This fact is confirmed by the indicators of bilateral trade. Ukraine is much more interested in the Turkish market than vice versa. Ukraine is on the 27th place in the ranking of import countries to Turkey, while Turkey is one of the main importers of Ukraine.
Since 2012, Ukraine and Turkey have been negotiating the free trade zone agreement, but the document has not yet been signed. Economists note that the parties cannot agree on the terms of access for both industrial goods and agricultural products to each other’s markets.
Vladimir Volya, an expert at the Ukrainian Institute of policy analysis and management, claimed that it was difficult for Ukraine to defend its interests in negotiations with Turkey, because “Turkey is the 17th largest economy in the world and the 6th largest in Europe”.
While the economic dimension is certainly important in Turkish-Ukrainian relations, the main tone of interaction between the two countries is set by the political dimension.
As part of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Kiev has special hopes for Ankara’s support. First of all, on the issue of Crimean peninsula. Turkey does not recognize Crimea as part of Russia, to a large extent it is connected with the Crimean Tatar population, which is presented by Kiev as allegedly oppressed by Russia. The policy of protectionism gave Turkey a broad influence on the peninsula until 2014. Before Crimea became part of Russia, the Turkish-backed Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people had notable political power in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Also, thanks to Turkey, various extremist religious organizations, such as Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, felt blessed on the peninsula. Today Mejlis is banned in Russia and has been replaced by other representative organizations, and the cells of the terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami are consistently eliminated on the territory of Crimea. However, various sources indicate that there is still an extensive network of agents of the Turkish special services among the Crimean Tatars. Ankar still cherishes hopes
The important sphere is cooperation in the defense sphere. Recently, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF), Colonel-General Ruslan Khomchak, announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces troops deployed in Eastern Ukraine will be equipped with Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs. State-controlled Ukrainian company UkrSpetsExport and private Turkish UAV specialist Baykar Makina signed a $69 million strategic cooperation agreement. Baykar Makina company is the most prominent of new Turkish drone makers penetrating the domestic and foreign markets.
“Turkish-Ukrainian defense cooperation will potentially go beyond drone systems,” the Ankara-based expert forecast. “Promising businesses could be armored vehicle modifications and, most notably, the Altay.”
While only a few European countries have agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine, Kiev is increasingly dependent on US and Turkish military assistance.
The Ukrainian State Company Ukrspetsexport in December 2019 exported to the Turkish company K.B.A.T. Ithalat Ihracat Mumessillik Ve Danismanlik Ticaret Ltd. the first batch of military goods under a contract for the supply of two S-125M1 Neva-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems totaling $30 million. They were subsequently delivered to the Government of National Accord in Libya.
Apparently, in the conflict in Libya, Ukraine supports Turkey not only by supplying anti-aircraft missile systems. Shortly after Akar’s visit to Kiev, two ships left the Ukrainian ports of Nikolaev and Berdyansk in the direction of Libya. Perhaps Erdogan became more cautious after the French Ministry of Armed Forces accused the Turkish Navy of harassing an arm embargo on Libya.
Ukraine, in turn, is important for Turkey as a tool of maintaining influence in the Black Sea region and for balancing its own interests in relations with Russia. While relations between Turkey and its NATO partners have being deteriorating, and it cannot count on the military support of European countries in the Libyan conflict, Erdogan can rely on Ukraine, which has also been “betrayed” by NATO countries, because despite the protracted negotiation process and long-term promises, NATO is in no hurry to accept Ukraine into its structures.
Ukraine is not the only country of the former Soviet Union where Turkey is pursuing an active policy in order to promote its interests and weaken its ‘strategic partner’, Russia. Recently there has been an escalation of the conflict on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The moment of escalation is chosen perfectly. The current political leadership of Armenia has done everything possible to turn the Kremlin against itself. Yerevan has provided its territory and created a favorable political regime for the deployment of Western non-state companies whose goal is the destruction of Russia as a state. These organizations are backed by Western Democrats or the Brussels bureaucracy. As a partner of Russia, Armenia did not recognize the annexation of Crimea. And the President of Armenia, Pashinyan and his entourage have consistently given signals of following a Pro-Western policy. Today, the only state that can ensure the existence of Armenia as a state is Russia, but Pashinyan is doing everything possible to break their ties.
Turkey pursues a policy of incitement among partner countries. It is seen is not only by groundless provocations in Ukraine, but also in the unleashed conflict on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. While Russia does not hurrying to openly support any of the sides, Erdogan accused Armenia of starting the conflict and expressed support for Azerbaijan.
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southfront--2020-07-19--Car Bomb Blast Injures, Kills Dozens In Syrian Town On Turkey’s Broder (Videos)

On April 19 afternoon , a booby-trapped car exploded in the Turkish-occupied town of Sajjo in the northern Aleppo countryside .
Local sources said that the car bomb was parked at the center of the town , which is located near the border of Turkey .
The highway to the Bab al-Salama border crossing , 1 km to the north , passes through the town .
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three people were killed and six others were injured in the explosion .
However , local sources placed the death toll at five with at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second explosion in Turkish-occupied areas in northern Aleppo on July 19 .
13 people , including Turkish-backed militants , were injured when a heavy improvised explosive device blew up in Afrin earlier .
Kurdish forces are usually blamed for such bombings by Turkish sources .
Nevertheless , ISIS remains the main suspect .
The group ’ s cells stepped up their attacks in Turkish-occupied areas in the recent weeks .
Such attacks will continue to threaten Turkish-occupied areas in north and northeast Syria as the Turkish military and its proxies seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some activists even claim that Turkish-backed militants are facilitating some of these attacks .
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On April 19 afternoon, a booby-trapped car exploded in the Turkish-occupied town of Sajjo in the northern Aleppo countryside.
Local sources said that the car bomb was parked at the center of the town, which is located near the border of Turkey. The highway to the Bab al-Salama border crossing, 1 km to the north, passes through the town.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three people were killed and six others were injured in the explosion. However, local sources placed the death toll at five with at least 70 others wounded.
This was the second explosion in Turkish-occupied areas in northern Aleppo on July 19. 13 people, including Turkish-backed militants, were injured when a heavy improvised explosive device blew up in Afrin earlier.
Kurdish forces are usually blamed for such bombings by Turkish sources. Nevertheless, ISIS remains the main suspect. The group’s cells stepped up their attacks in Turkish-occupied areas in the recent weeks.
Such attacks will continue to threaten Turkish-occupied areas in north and northeast Syria as the Turkish military and its proxies seem to be unable to improve security there. Some activists even claim that Turkish-backed militants are facilitating some of these attacks.
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southfront--2020-07-19--Military Situation In Libya On July 19, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Libya : • Turkish military transport @ @ @ @ @ al-Watiyah airbase .
At least 4 flights were made during the last few days ; @ @ @ @ @ new reinforcements to the frontline west of Sirte ; • The GNA ’ s Sirte- @ @ @ @ @ that the GNA prepares for an advance on the both towns ; • Tensions within @ @ @ @ @ al-Brega area .
The Al Saiqa Brigade demands the release of its members that were @ @ @ @ @ ON THE TOPIC :

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A brief overview of the recent developments in Libya:
Turkish military transport planes intensified flights to the al-Watiyah airbase. At least 4 flights were made during the last few days;
The Tripoli-based GNA sent new reinforcements to the frontline west of Sirte;
The GNA’s Sirte- ufra Operation Room spokesperson announced that the GNA prepares for an advance on the both towns;
Tensions within LNA factions continue in the al-Brega area. The Al Saiqa Brigade demands the release of its members that were detained by Police.
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southfront--2020-07-19--Syrian Policemen Killed, Injured In New Daraa Ambush

On July 19 afternoon , a unit of the Syrian Police was ambushed in the eastern countryside of Daraa by unidentified gunmen .
According to local sources , the gunmen targeted the unit ’ s vehicle , a Toyota Hilux pick-up , with machine guns as it was passing on a road between the towns of Nahtah and al-Hrak .
The gunmen managed to escape .
As a result of the ambush , Maj. Ghadek Iskandar , head of al-Hrak ’ s Police department , was killed .
Five other policemen were reportedly injured .
The attack may have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group ’ s cells are active in the eastern Daraa countryside .
In the last few months , ISIS terrorists carried out many attacks against government service members and local fighters in the region .
The Syrian Arab Army captured the remaining opposition stronghold in Daraa in 2018 .
Most of the radicals were exiled to the north back then .
However , some managed to stay .
Syrian government forces and local fighters have notable difficulties in the field of coordination of their efforts as they should to secure Daraa .
Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a regular basis to improve the situation in the governorate .
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On July 19 afternoon, a unit of the Syrian Police was ambushed in the eastern countryside of Daraa by unidentified gunmen.
According to local sources, the gunmen targeted the unit’s vehicle, a Toyota Hilux pick-up, with machine guns as it was passing on a road between the towns of Nahtah and al-Hrak. The gunmen managed to escape.
As a result of the ambush, Maj. Ghadek Iskandar, head of al-Hrak’s Police department, was killed. Five other policemen were reportedly injured.
The attack may have been carried out by ISIS. The terrorist group’s cells are active in the eastern Daraa countryside. In the last few months, ISIS terrorists carried out many attacks against government service members and local fighters in the region.
The Syrian Arab Army captured the remaining opposition stronghold in Daraa in 2018. Most of the radicals were exiled to the north back then. However, some managed to stay.
Syrian government forces and local fighters have notable difficulties in the field of coordination of their efforts as they should to secure Daraa. Russian officials are holding meetings with both sides on a regular basis to improve the situation in the governorate.
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southfront--2020-07-19--New Rocket Attack Targeted U.S. Embassy In Iraq’s Baghdad

On July 19 , a new rocket attack targeted the U.S. embassy in the Iraqi capital , Bagdad , according to the Xinhua News Agency .
A source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry told the Chinese agency that three “ Katyusha ” rockets landed near the embassy , in Bagdad ’ s Green Zone , a fortified area that hosts government buildings and foreign missions .
In the last few months , a series of attacks targeted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Baghdad and American troops in a number of Iraqi bases .
Recently , the U.S. military deployed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] system to protect the Green Zone .
It remains unclear if the system was able to intercept any of the rockets which targeted the U.S. embassy today .
Newly formed Iraqi Shiite armed group , such as Usbat al-Tha ’ ireen , threatened to target the U.S. embassy in Baghdadi on several occasions .
One of these groups could be responsible for the new attack .
The U.S. military usually responds to any attack that result in casualties .
Today ’ s attack didn ’ t result in any losses , thus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ THIS TOPIC : • Senior Iraqi Army Officer Killed In Clashes With ISIS Terrorists Near Baghdad

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On July 19, a new rocket attack targeted the U.S. embassy in the Iraqi capital, Bagdad, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
A source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry told the Chinese agency that three “Katyusha” rockets landed near the embassy, in Bagdad’s Green Zone, a fortified area that hosts government buildings and foreign missions.
“There were no immediate reports on casualties,” Xinhua quoted the source as saying.
In the last few months, a series of attacks targeted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Baghdad and American troops in a number of Iraqi bases.
Recently, the U.S. military deployed a C-RAM [Counter-rocket, artillery and mortar] system to protect the Green Zone. It remains unclear if the system was able to intercept any of the rockets which targeted the U.S. embassy today.
Newly formed Iraqi Shiite armed group, such as Usbat al-Tha’ireen, threatened to target the U.S. embassy in Baghdadi on several occasions. One of these groups could be responsible for the new attack.
The U.S. military usually responds to any attack that result in casualties. Today’s attack didn’t result in any losses, thus no escalation is expected.
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southfront--2020-07-19--Military Situation In Yemen On July 19, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen : • The Liaison and @ @ @ @ @ ( loyal to Ansar Allah ) reported 112 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past @ @ @ @ @ in support of the Southern Transitional Council declaration of self-management for the south took place @ @ @ @ @ Saudi-led coalition continues keeping detained twenty ships with oil derivatives that were moving to Yemen @ @ @ @ @ the humanitarian crisis in Yemen .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen:
Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Nate area;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Majzar area;
The Liaison and Coordination Officers’ Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 112 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours;
Demonstrations in support of the Southern Transitional Council declaration of self-management for the south took place in Mukalla;
The Saudi-led coalition continues keeping detained twenty ships with oil derivatives that were moving to Yemen. This blocade contributes to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
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southfront--2020-07-19--SDF Continues Large-Scale Operation In Deir Ezzor, Arrests ISIS ‘Emir’ (Video, Photos)

On July 19 , the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) carried out new raids in the framework of the second stage of Operation Deterring Terrorism , which is targeting ISIS remnants in southeast Deir Ezzor .
According to the Hawar News Agency , the SDF special forces arrested an “ Emir ” [ an Islamic term for commander ] of ISIS in the town of Shheell .
The Kurdish agency didn ’ t identify the terrorist .
However , it revealed that he was responsible for distributing salaries for ISIS members in Deir Ezzor .
The SDF also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the towns of Jadeed Ekedat and Jadeed Bakara , where many suspects were apprehended .
A day earlier , the SDF seized loads of weapons , including 2,000 mortar shells .
A number of suspects were also arrested in southeast Deir Ezzor .
Operation Deterring Terrorism was launched on June 4 .
The first stage , which targeted ISIS cells between al-Hasakah and Deir Ezzor , was completed on June 10 .
The second stage was launched in southeast Deir Ezzor on July 18 .
The operation led to a notable decrease in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the terrorist group is still present there , especially in southeast Deir Ezzor .
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On July 19, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out new raids in the framework of the second stage of Operation Deterring Terrorism, which is targeting ISIS remnants in southeast Deir Ezzor.
According to the Hawar News Agency, the SDF special forces arrested an “Emir” [an Islamic term for commander] of ISIS in the town of Shheell. The Kurdish agency didn’t identify the terrorist. However, it revealed that he was responsible for distributing salaries for ISIS members in Deir Ezzor.
The SDF also carried out a series of raids in the towns of Jadeed Ekedat and Jadeed Bakara, where many suspects were apprehended.
A day earlier, the SDF seized loads of weapons, including 2,000 mortar shells. A number of suspects were also arrested in southeast Deir Ezzor.
Operation Deterring Terrorism was launched on June 4. The first stage, which targeted ISIS cells between al-Hasakah and Deir Ezzor, was completed on June 10. The second stage was launched in southeast Deir Ezzor on July 18.
The operation led to a notable decrease in ISIS attacks in northeast Syria. However, the terrorist group is still present there, especially in southeast Deir Ezzor.
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southfront--2020-07-20--Military Situation In Iraq On July 20, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Iraq : • According to PMU @ @ @ @ @ 4 ISIS members in the vicinity of the city of Samarra ; • An unknown @ @ @ @ @ the home of Hamza Al-Bashkani , the commander of a PMU called the Shingal ( @ @ @ @ @ in the city of Shingal ; • Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi ’ s visit @ @ @ @ @ after the Saudi King was hospitalized in Riyadh ; • Turkish Defense Minister stated that @ @ @ @ @ in an air strike in northern Iraq ; • 45 ISIS bombs and IEDs were @ @ @ @ @ 30th Brigade from farmlands near Mosul ; • An explosion occurred in the city of @ @ @ @ @ Al Sumaria , in the ” green zone ” in the center of Baghdad , @ @ @ @ @ fell near the US embassy .
No casualties were reported .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Iraq:
According to PMU media, the PMF killed 4 ISIS members in the vicinity of the city of Samarra;
An unknown group threw a grenade at the home of Hamza Al-Bashkani, the commander of a PMU called the Shingal (Sinjar) Falcons Force, in the city of Shingal;
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s visit to Saudi Arabia was postponed after the Saudi King was hospitalized in Riyadh;
Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Marsrour Barzani;
Turkish Defense Minister stated that 4 PKK militants were killed in an air strike in northern Iraq;
45 ISIS bombs and IEDs were dismantled and removed by PMU 30th Brigade from farmlands near Mosul;
An explosion occurred in the city of Kirkuk;
According to Al Sumaria, in the ” green zone ” in the center of Baghdad, two “Katysha” missiles fell near the US embassy. No casualties were reported.
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southfront--2020-07-20--Ukrainian Researcher “Proves” Jewish And Ancient Greek Heroes And Gods Originated In Ukraine

On July 19th , the Director General of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee , Eduard Dolinsky discovered the book “ The glorious forefathers of Ukrainians ” by Sergiy Piddubniy .
Among other things it claims that the flood for which Noah ( from the Bible ) built his Ark took place in modern day Ukraine , and that is where his family found survival and revived life on Earth .
“ Noah ’ s flood took place at the modern Ukraine ’ s territory , here his family found survival and revived life on Earth .
Greeks have no relations to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is our , Ukrainian history , ” are some of the entirely non-ironic quotes in the book .
“ The second part of the name of the biblical Nimrod – his clan – unambiguously indicates its pro-Ukrainian origin , and the first , at the beginning , was ” nip “ , which together constitutes ” niprod “ - the Dnieper clan.
” The Ukrainian historian ends his epic work with an unprecedented scale – in courage , the writer assures that the ancient Greek myths , and even the ancient Greeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , etc.
, are the myth itself .
Because all this is the history of the Ukrainians .
The annotation in the book then says : “ Do you still think that Ukrainians pray to gods and saints invented by Jews ?
Researcher of pre-Ukrainian history and language Sergey Poddubny gives iron arguments that , on the contrary , gods and prophets of Jews were ancestors of Ukrainians .
The same applies to Greeks who allegedly gave the world myths , heroes and science .
In fact , they have nothing to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainians , history .
This is our truth , glory and strength !
” He further praises the ancient Ukrainians ’ skills and initiative .
It should also be reminded that in February 2020 it was reported that the modern American actor Keanu Reeves got into the Ukrainian textbooks on world history .
The textbook with Keanu Reeves was released in 2018 and recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine .
Netizens discovered a funny mistake in the Ukrainian textbook on world history .
In the historical photo “ Lunch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sad Keanu Reeves ( from the viral meme ) is sitting next to the workers .
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On July 19th, the Director General of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, Eduard Dolinsky discovered the book “The glorious forefathers of Ukrainians” by Sergiy Piddubniy.
Among other things it claims that the flood for which Noah (from the Bible) built his Ark took place in modern day Ukraine, and that is where his family found survival and revived life on Earth.
“Noah’s flood took place at the modern Ukraine’s territory, here his family found survival and revived life on Earth. … Greeks have no relations to myths, heroes and science, this is our, Ukrainian history,” are some of the entirely non-ironic quotes in the book.
“Noah flood took place at the modern Ukraine’s territory, here his family found survival and revived life on Earth”, says new book “The glorious forefathers of Ukrainians” by Sergiy Piddubniy. “Greeks have no relations to myths, heroes and science, this is our, Ukrainian history” pic.twitter.com/FoZ3gSX8MB — Eduard Dolinsky (@edolinsky) July 19, 2020
“The second part of the name of the biblical Nimrod – his clan – unambiguously indicates its pro-Ukrainian origin, and the first, at the beginning, was” nip “, which together constitutes” niprod “- the Dnieper clan.”
The Ukrainian historian ends his epic work with an unprecedented scale – in courage, the writer assures that the ancient Greek myths, and even the ancient Greeks, who gave the world science, heroes, etc., are the myth itself. Because all this is the history of the Ukrainians.
The annotation in the book then says:
“Do you still think that Ukrainians pray to gods and saints invented by Jews? Researcher of pre-Ukrainian history and language Sergey Poddubny gives iron arguments that, on the contrary, gods and prophets of Jews were ancestors of Ukrainians. The same applies to Greeks who allegedly gave the world myths, heroes and science. In fact, they have nothing to do with them. This is our, Ukrainians, history. This is our truth, glory and strength!”
He further praises the ancient Ukrainians’ skills and initiative.
“The book tells about a mighty people – a people who are creators, a people who are victors and a people who sowed knowledge with at least three thousand years of history.”
It should also be reminded that in February 2020 it was reported that the modern American actor Keanu Reeves got into the Ukrainian textbooks on world history.
The textbook with Keanu Reeves was released in 2018 and recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
Netizens discovered a funny mistake in the Ukrainian textbook on world history. In the historical photo “Lunch on a skyscraper” in 1932, sad Keanu Reeves (from the viral meme) is sitting next to the workers.
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