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  Russia SMO Summary of the morning of July 17, 2026 By Eoin Walsh©️  Truth News Ireland™️ Truth News Ireland Today ▪️ The Russian Armed Forces launched missiles in the direction of the Odessa region. Attack UAVs operated in the Cherkasy, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhia regions. ▪️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces continued drone strikes against tankers and other civilian vessels at sea, expanding the strike zone to the Black Sea. In Crimea, transport infrastructure is under attack, and trucks are being hunted. The north of the peninsula is suffering from the aftermath of the attacks. ▪️ In the Bryansk region, yesterday morning, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the village of Suzemka with a Grad MLRS, killing a fifteen-year-old girl and her grandmother. A resident of the village was wounded. ▪️ In the Sumy direction , in the Shostka district, small-arms battles are ongoing in Ulanovo and on the approaches to Malaya Slobodka. In the Sumy district, fighting is taking place in...

 A Russian missile has destroyed a depot of depleted uranium near Kyiv! Uranium depot near Kyiv  The Russian armed forces have struck an ammunition depot on the outskirts of Kyiv, in Vishnevoe, where sub-calibre rounds with a depleted uranium-238 core and cluster bombs were stored.  Due to the threat of radioactive contamination, an emergency evacuation of residents in the area has begun, and the entire incident site has been completely cordoned off by the Ukrainian secret services. In other news regarding Ukraine:  Ukraine finally releases geolocations of soldiers in Konstantinvka - but the damage from Russia's claimed capture is already done: Unlike at Pokrovsk, there is no indication yet of a coordinated counterattack to reclaim parts of the city altogether. Furthermore, simply publishing geolocated videos of Ukrainian servicemen at all amounts to an admission that the Russian territorial claims have gained Western credulity which Kyiv must counteract. Another key...

  The point of view from others: The Principality of Sealand is a famous unrecognised micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a decommissioned World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea. Situated about 11 kilometres off the coast of Suffolk, it was founded in September 1967 when former British major Paddy Roy Bates seized the platform from pirate radio broadcasters. The platform was originally built by the British military in 1943 during World War II to defend the coastline from German aircraft. In 1967, Paddy Roy Bates claimed it as a sovereign state, eventually naming it Sealand and establishing his family as the ruling monarchs. Over the years, the Principality of Sealand has defended its borders several times: The Royal Navy Clash (1968): British authorities attempted to remove Bates' son, Michael, and were repelled by warning shots and petrol bombs, resulting in Paddy Roy Bates being brought to British court, which ultimately declared that the fort was outside British ju...

 Why Do Millions Unite at Iran’s Supreme Leader Funeral... And Why Does the West Panic? Millions of Iranians attend the Funeral of The Great Ayatollah Ali Khamenei    Look at the huge crowds in Tehran right now. Millions of people marching together, showing real unity after their leader’s death. Is this just a funeral?  No. This is Iran proving it is a real civilisation-state.  Deep history, strong faith, tight families, and national pride. These things hold them together no matter what the outside world throws at them. Why does the West fear this so much?  Because Iran is a living rejection of their globalist plan.  They want to destroy everything solid: open borders that erase countries, broken families, mocked religion, weak nation-states, and confused ideas about gender and truth.  They push this everywhere to control people more easily. But Iran says no.  They hit Iran with attacks and sanctions, yet the people stay united and strong....

 Scientists cannot predict exact dates, so determining a specific annual likelihood for a massive "Big One" is impossible. However, experts warn the southern section of the San Andreas Fault is critically stressed—reaching its highest pressure levels in 1,000 years—making a major rupture inevitable over the coming decades. Key Seismic Hazard FactsThe "Big One" Window: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates a 75% likelihood of a magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquake occurring in California within the next 30 years. Historical Delay: Some portions of the fault, particularly near the Tejon Pass, have not ruptured since 1857, leading many geologists to consider the region overdue for a major seismic event Heightened Stress: Recent University of Hawai'i and University of California, Riverside models reveal the stress is equivalent to or exceeds values seen in the past millennium. Potential for "Dual" Quakes: The Cajon Pass acts as an "earthquake gat...