Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 7:52 AM PT – Wednesday, October 19, 2022

The Russian military has declared that it will continue to strike Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure targets.

On Tuesday, General Igor Konashenkov, the spokesman for Russia’s defense ministry, confirmed that the strikes that have been occurring have been carried out with high-precision long-range air-and-sea-based weapons. In addition, he announced that U.S.-supplied rocket and radar systems have been destroyed.

“During the last 24 hours the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to carry out strikes with long-range high precision weapons, both air- and sea- based on Ukraine’s military command sites and energy infrastructure,” General Konashenkov said. “They also hit depots with foreign-produced ammunition and weapons. All designated objects have been hit.”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has asserted that Russia has taken out over 30% of the country’s power stations since October 10.  Due to the attacks, Zelensky made it clear that there is “no space left for negotiations with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s regime.”

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and fellow Democratic members of the House hold a news conference to call on Republicans to fund programs to combat the spread of the Zika virus at the U.S. Capitol September 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 7:07 AM PT – Wednesday, October 19, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has dismissed calls for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to bring new blood to leadership positions.

During an interview on Tuesday, Pelosi (D-Calif.) assured critics she’s not going anywhere.

Her statement came after fellow Democrat Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said that Democrats need to install a “new generation” of leaders at all levels of government.

Pelosi suggested that massive spending proposals, botched foreign policies and soft crime policies seen over the past two years, show what decades of experience can do.

“In some cases, there’s no substitute for experience,” Pelosi said. “And I think what we have been through, with the legislation under the leadership of President Biden, had been a spectacular job. He’s had a better two years than most presidents can name in recent generations.”

Meanwhile, a recent survey has showed that Americans overwhelmingly want an age restriction on those running for public office. This survey comes as Joe Biden’s mental faculties have been called into question. Critics are also pointing out that the long-serving members of “permanent Washington” are amassing wealth beyond what they should.