The Russian Defence Ministry shared footage of the launch of "Kalibr" from the frigate of the Black Sea Fleet at Ukraine's military facilities on the land

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❗️ Kremlin slams US statement about situation in Mariupol

📹 A refugee from Kharkov region thanks Russian military for evacuating her to Russia

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📹 Russia's Defence Ministry has also shared a video of an abandoned Ukrainian fortified area.

As Ukrainian nationalists were retreating, they left dead bodies and large quantities of equipment and weapons, including foreign ones, behind

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📹 Larisa, a resident from the central district of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, explains how Azov battalion forces fired on a residential area.

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⚡️ Russian MoD: Moscow ready to announce ceasefire at any moment to evacuate civilians from Azovstal

⚡️ Russian MoD:

▪️143,631 civilians and 341 foreign citizens were evacuated from Mariupol, as well as 1,844 servicemen of the Ukraine Armed Forces who surrendered;

▪️ The number of evacuees from Mariupol show how groundless the accusations against Russia were about creating obstacles to prevent civilians from leaving

⚡️ Macron warns Europe may face consequences of Russian gas embargo next winter

❗️ German Chancellor Scholz: Embargo on Russian gas 'unacceptable'

❗️ RT Arabic crew comes under fire in LPR

🎥 NGO Lugansk Memorial delivered humanitarian aid to a large family from Rubezhnoye whose lost their home, and whose grandmother was killed when her home was destroyed in the shelling.
Her remains are still lying under the rubble.

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🎂⭐️ Legendary US actor Jack Nicholson celebrates his 85th birthday today. He is one of the few actors, who has won three Academy Awards and has been nominated 12 times, making him the most nominated male actor in history of the Oscars.

Nicholson’s most memorable roles include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining and Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger, among many others. Although he has not officially retired, his last appearance on the silver screen dates back to 2010.

⚡️ Explosion reportedly rocks mosque in Afghan province of Kunduz

❗️President Putin tells EU's Michel in a phone call:

▪️ Kiev regime prevents besieged Ukrainian forces at 'Azovstal' from laying down arms
▪️ Statements by EU representatives about need to resolve Ukraine crisis by military means are 'irresponsible'
▪️ The leadership of most EU countries condone Russophobia
▪️ Brussels could influence Kiev to stop shelling residential areas in Donbass

❗️ More than 30 people dead and injured as a result of the explosion in Kunduz mosque, Afghan media suggests

⚡️Foreign Minister Lavrov: Kiev's statements suggest Ukraine is not interested in talks with Russia

Tamara, a resident of Mariupol, was with her family in the Mariupol Drama Theatre when the 16 March explosion occurred.

She claims that she did not hear the sound of aircraft above or the shriek of an approaching bomb.

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❗️ White House pledges to boost support for Kiev, adapting to new phase of Russian operations

⚡️ Lavrov: No response from Ukraine on Russia's diplomatic proposals

❗️Russia will not tolerate any ultimatums, including from Ukraine, Lavrov warns

❗️ Moscow regrets OAS decision to suspend Russia's permanent observers status, foreign ministry says