🚨 BREAKING – Donetsk Republic sentences a citizen of Sweden to death for allegedly fighting for Ukraine as a mercenary.

The Swede was among Azov Batallion fighters evacuated from Azovtal, and was ironically identified by Swedish mercenaries fighting for Donetsk.

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Not enough Belarusian troops at border to launch attack, Ukrainian interior ministry advisor says

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BREAKING – 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected Boko Haram raid on a prison in Nigeria capital.

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NEW – Ukraine: Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles were shot down by the Air Defence Unit of Operational Command South on the night of June 6. The missiles were launched from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea and were targeting Mykolaiv Oblast, says the Command

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Ivan, nicknamed “Grandpa", shot down a Russian fighter jet on his first attempt at firing a MANPADS!

Previously,he had only fired them in a digital simulator.

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Video of Ukrainian air defenses reportedly intercepting Russian missiles.
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Russian warehouse in the south recently destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
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JUST IN – Iran's Fars news agency, close to the IRGC, says a UK deputy ambassador was arrested (along with other Westerners) will be expelled from the country. Claims he was in a desert -- with his family -- collecting soil samples and was therefore a "spy"

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🇺🇦⚡️General Staff: Ukrainian military repels Russian attacks near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast.

Ukrainian troops stopped a Russian offensive near the village of Myronivka, about 30 kilometers southeast of Bakhmut, and near the settlement of Holmivskyi, 20 kilometers south of the city.

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"If #Russia survives, it will be weak and similar to North Korea. But there is a good chance – as a number of scholars and analysts are pointing out – that Russia could actually fall apart." Listen to my podcast with Dr. Motyl, Rutgers University, NJ. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5b6n3bCUyHNnB9yFBED8v6?si=6xT6VirXQPOiWefk-PJCWw

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A senior Saudi official told Israeli media that Riyadh is considering a tripartite meeting between Saudi, American and Israeli officials during or after the US president's visit to the region.

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🇺🇦 Footage of Ukrainian Mil Mi-8 helicopters launching high-angle salvos with S-8 unguided rockets from ultra-low altitude.

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Occupied Ukraine: Combat helicopters Ka-52 and Mi-24P of the army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the sky over the Luhansk People's Republic. July 7, 2022.

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🇬🇧🇵🇱⚡The UK has deployed the Sky Saber air defense system in Poland.

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A tiny quad copter of Ukrainian Forces can be seen dropping a tiny RGD-5 grenade into an abandoned T-62M main battle tank of Russian Army somewhere in Donbas. The grenades enter the tank from the driver hatch.

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Hezbollah used Iranian drones against the Karish gas field - Gantz

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🇬🇷 Greece will soon purchase three MQ-9B SeaGuardian Maritime Patrol / Armed Drones. They will be used for monitoring activities of Turkish Navy and also to prevent illegal smuggling operations of immigrants by Turkish Coast Guard in Aegean Sea.

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ISRAEL – American UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters at Ben Gurion Airport - they arrived to Israel ahead of Biden’s arrival.

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US Senators Lindsey Grammy and Richard Blumenthal announced the need to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles for the HIMARS MLRS.

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