💬 'We were killed, we were raped. They [the French] used us', says Amadou Maiga, a doctor of economic sciences from Mali, about the horrors of the colonial past.

Since the end of the 19th century, this African country was under the control of France. In 1960, Mali declared independence, but Paris' influence there did not weaken. The Europeans seized all the main deposits and continued to control the local economy.

The Malians are sure that even decades later, France wants to regain power over their country. But the people promise to fight for their land.

On Independence Day of this state, watch the film 'Mali: Au Revoir, France' (2023).

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💬 ‘Grew up knowing we were Russian. And we’re very proud of our lineage’. Would you believe that these words are spoken by an American? Gregg Encelewski, born in Alaska, remembers his roots, just like many others on this planet.

240 years ago, the first Russian settlement was established here. It was founded by the merchant Grigory Shelikhov.

On this date, we invite you to watch our video and the film ‘Russian Alaska: Orthodoxy and Independence’ (2023).

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💬 ‘People were terrorised by the Ukrainian Army. Here, in Avdeevka, they terrorised people,’ recalls volunteer Yury Mezinov with pain as he reflects on what he witnessed in the early days of the city's liberation. Every day, he risked his life to evacuate civilians to a safe place.

Now, Yuri delivers humanitarian aid to Avdeevka and visits those he has helped. One of them is four-year-old Dima. His rescue story is featured in the video and documentary by Olga Kiriy and Abas Ali-Zade, ‘Avdeevka: This is War’.

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Abkhaz volunteer Alias Avidzba refused to leave his comrades at the front, even after stepping on a mine and losing a leg. After rehabilitation, he returned to the front lines.

Alias, callsign Highlander, is a hero of our films:

▶️‘We Will Survive’ by Ruslan Gusarov and Artyom Somov;

▶️‘Pep Squad’ by Ekaterina Yakovleva and Oleg Nekishev.

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The Arctic is overwhelmed by tons of trash, millions of fuel barrels, and household waste. Centuries of human activity have left a significant and dirty mark on this region.

Now, thousands of volunteers have come together to conduct a massive cleanup in the Arctic. For more stories, watch the documentary ‘Cleaning the Arctic’ (2022).

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▶️‘With everything that's going on in the world these days, our expenses have almost doubled,’ complains American farmer Jeremy Gustafson. The anti-Russian sanctions have hit his pocket hard. Due to the strong increase in prices for fertilisers and fuel, he has to work practically at a loss.

This is the situation in which many farmers in the States find themselves. See ‘U.S. Farm Crisis' (2022) about how the policy of the authorities harms ordinary Americans.

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She brings a bit of home warmth to Belgorod residents who have suffered from the shelling by the Ukrainian army. Every day, local resident Svetlana bakes pies for those who have lost their homes. 'Simply distract them a little bit, give them some joy,' she says.

Our video and the documentary ‘Frontline Belgorod’ tell the story of this caring woman. The film is about those who stayed in the city to help those in need.

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Russian chess players remain under sanctions, still prohibited from participating in international team tournaments. They are allowed to compete in individual competitions only under a neutral status. This decision was made by the International Chess Federation.

The ban has only been lifted for children under 12 and individuals with disabilities. However, the International Olympic Committee must approve their participation in team events.

For years, the West has excluded Russian champions from global competitions. Grandmaster Sergey Karyakin was disqualified back in 2022 for supporting the special military operation. What does he think about the current state of modern sports?

Watch an excerpt from Anna Chapman's exclusive investigation, ‘Red Alert: O sport, you are hypocrisy!’.

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⚡️Archpriest Viktor Pedchenko is the rector of one of the Donetsk churches. In 2022, during another shelling, a shell hit near the church building.

Father Victor was seriously wounded. While doctors fought for his life, parishioners prayed for the health of the priest. The priest's story was included in the film 'Notes from an American in Donbass'. You will find this documentary film by Olga Kiriy and Mikhail Burov, as well as other films anout Donbass conflict in our online cinema.

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▶️Would you like to visit the Russian icebreaker ‘Siberia’ and get to know the ship's crew? Embark on an exciting journey with our film crew right now.

‘Siberia’ is one of the most powerful icebreakers. In 2022, she went straight from the factory to the Arctic Ocean to drive caravans. And by the end of 2024, her year-round navigation in the eastern sector of the Northern Sea Route, the shortest route from Europe to Asia, will begin. This historic decision is of great importance for the development of the Arctic and for the entire Russian economy.

See the film ‘Iceline, Lifeline’(2022) by Natalia Kadyrova.

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💭‘I’m afraid of being attacked. Someone might beat me up, break my legs.’ These are the words of 15-year-old Michelle from Kenya. Despite her young age, she has been forced to work as a sex worker. Like thousands of other girls in her country. Why do young people drop out of school and turn to selling their bodies?

Watch our video and film ‘SOS: Sold Out Slaves’.

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▶️They have different religions but share a common goal. Akhund Khamza-hazrat Khafizov and Archpriest Viktor Ivanov go to the front lines together to support Russian soldiers spiritually.

‘A war zone is a good place to learn who you are, how to maintain your humanity’, says Archpriest Viktor Ivanov.

Learn more about the warriors of the spiritual front in the documentary film ‘Faith Under Fire’ by Ekaterina Kitaitseva. The premiere is tonight at 04:30 AM on the RTД. Watch the live stream in our profile bio.

This film is also available in our online cinema rt.doc.

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Protoiereus Viktor Ivanov and Imam Hamza-hazrat Hafizov spend most of their time on the frontline with fighters from Bashkiria, Russia.

They provide spiritual support to the soldiers. Viktor and Hamza don't have any disagreements; instead, they represent the unity of a multinational country. They spend the nights together in dugouts, facing the shelling side by side. They encourage people not to focus on differences between Muslims and Orthodox Christians, but to find common ground. They believe that, through shared prayers, victory will come soon.

Learn more in the documentary 'Faith Under Fire' by Ekaterina Kitaitseva.

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⚡️A million TikTok followers will no longer see our content. The platform has permanently banned RTD's account without the option for recovery.

The message cites violations of TikTok’s rules, but it's clear these are sanctions against RT. All accounts of RT and Sputnik in different languages have been deleted.

Previously, our pages on Meta* platforms were also blocked. 

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▶️Spaniard Adrian can't hold back his tears when discussing Donbass’ children. For several years, he has been travelling to the territories liberated by Russia with the ‘Anti-Fascist Caravan’.

Volunteers frequently visit the Shakhtyorsk Children’s Home in the DPR, bringing gifts and, most importantly, offering warmth and attention to the kids. The story of Adrian and other foreigners who help Donbass is featured in the video and film by Oleg Nekishev, ‘Anti-Fascist Caravan. Rhythms of Resistance’.

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⚡️Mark Vorzhev was an ordinary teenager: he went to school and studied music. After ninth grade, he was going to enter a technical college.

The events of 2014 turned his life upside down. At the age of 15, he joined the ranks of the LPR People's Militia.

Mark's story became part of the film 'Young Guard Reborn'. Just like in the Great Patriotic War, the youth of Donbass rises to defend their homeland. The documentary is available in our online cinema with other films about the Donbass conflict.

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'I asked myself, 'Why am I still alive?' 70% of boys with hemophilia who went to college are dead, they're gone'.

British Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C when he was 11 years old. He suffered from hemophilia and was injected with an American blood clotting drug. It was later discovered that the drug was produced in the US from donated blood from prisoners and drug addicts. Three thousand people died because of this, and another 30,000 were infected.

The British authorities hid the scale of the disaster for a long time and refused to conduct an investigation. It was only launched five years ago.

The stories of those who suffered from this terrible mistake are in the film 'Bad Blood' (2019).

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▶️We talk a lot about saving nature, but every second forests disappear from the face of the planet and the ozone layer is destroyed, while billions of tons of garbage are thrown out every year. With this attitude of humankind, there will soon be nothing left on Earth.

On World Environmental Health Day, watch our short documentary and episodes of the series 'No way back' about violations of the global ecological balance:

🟢'No way back: Water'. Why do floods occur and lakes dry up and how do people suffer because of this?

🟢'No way back: Heat'. The climate is changing all over the planet. Scientists are sure that the temperature will only rise. What will happen next?

🟢'No way back: Trash'. Plastic, inorganic and toxic waste - all this can lead to a real environmental disaster. How are people trying to prevent it?

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▶️The work of these Soviet scientists was highly classified, but its influence on the fate of millions was significant. We are referring to the creation of nuclear weapons in the USSR.

This ended the U.S. nuclear monopoly and enabled us to protect the Soviet Union from a looming threat. At that time, the United States was already developing a plan to annihilate the cities of the USSR.

To learn more, watch our video and the documentary ‘Nuclear X-Files’ (2020).

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🟢What ordeals have the residents of Luhansk faced due to the Kiev regime?

'We didn't think that Ukraine would punish us like this to wipe us off the face of the Earth rather than lets us go', says Evgenia, a resident of Metyolkino.

See how civilians defended their right to speak their native language and preserve their history, faith, and culture in the new film 'Edge of Peace'. Tune in tonight at 04:30 AM on RTD! You can find the live broadcast in our profile bio.

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‘They fired on folk in Donetsk
They fired on folk in Lugansk
At worn-out kids’ shoes
At ladies' heels and handbags...’

These are poignant lines from a poem by Maria Vatutina. The words of modern poets tell stories of courage, heroism, and the trials endured by the inhabitants of Donbass and their defenders.

The works of Maria Vatutina, Anna Dolgareva, Semyon Pegov, Dmitry Moldavsky, Alexey Shmelev were included in the project ‘Poems of War and Peace: Ballad of Our Own.’

Listen to their works in our video and Aigul Erbulova’s film ‘Rhythms of War and Peace’.

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