⚡️Adrian Bocquet, one of few French journalists covering the Donbass, ex-Eastern Ukraine, requests political asylum and citizenship of the Russian Federation.

Late last year, Bocquet was attacked with a knife by Ukrainian nationalists while transiting through Istanbul.

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⚡️Russian offensive begins in Svatovo - Kremennaya direction (Russian spelling), Lugansk People's Republic, ex-Ukraine.

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⚡️ Zelensky meets in Lvov, Western Ukraine, with Presidents of Lithuania and Latvia.

Correction: On the right is the President of Poland. On the left is President of Lithuania.

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⚡️🇵🇱 Poland to supply Ukraine with a company of Leopard tanks, as part of international coalition of assistance to Ukraine.

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⚡️Fierce battles continue in Soledar, Donetsk Republic - video shows Ukrainian soldiers targeting but narrowly missing the advancing Russian group, with the help of Western-supplied reconnaissance drones.

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⚡️ Panorama view of Soledar, Donetsk Republic right now

Russian Ministry of Defense asserts neighbouring Artyomovsk-Bakhmut is blocked from North and South - allowing Ukrainian soldiers only to retreat further West.

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⚡️20 people are confirmed to have died as a result of a blast in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan building in Kabul.

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⚡️Britain announces it will supply tanks to Ukraine, following Poland's announcement that it will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine also.

Major escalation incoming? @IntelRepublic

⚡️Iran sentences Alireza Akbari to DEATH - former Iranian Deputy Minister of Defense and dual British citizen is convicted of espionage for Britain, but says he was tortured to confess to crimes he didn't commit.

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🇷🇺 ARMED FORCES RESHUFFLE: Russian Minister of Defense Shoigu announces new appointments in the Special Operation;

Chief of General Staff of the Army, General Gerasimov (top right) is appointed Commander of the Joint Group of Forces (Russia and militia of new regions.)

General Surovikin (bottom right) Commander-in-Chief of land-based Forces; General Salyukov (top left) and General Kim (bottom left) appointed Gerasimov's deputies.

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🎯 IMMACULATE: Watch moment Russian anti-tank guided missile is launched and precisely strikes Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle (00:30), leaving the vehicle to be consumed by fire.

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