⚡️ 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

👀 A mob accused a man of stealing a car and “punished” him by tying him to a tree with his pants pulled down in Ukraine.

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❗️ The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said that he had spoken with the head of Ukrainian delegation several times on Friday.

🎥 Gunfire and explosions can be heard in the area of the besieged Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

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❗️ US State Department spreading disinformation about control over Mariupol, Russian foreign ministry says

❗️ Russian foreign ministry: US trying to make it impossible for Moscow and Kiev to reach agreement

Proof of "who is responsible for what's happening" in Ukraine? 🤔

Secret US Army manuals and guidelines, in particular for intelligence units, were found at the base of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion near Mariupol, a Sputnik correspondent reports from the site

According to the Russian military, such documents must be destroyed if they cannot be retrieved but Azov radicals failed to do so in time.

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❗️ White House: US, Solomon Islands agree to launch high-level strategic dialogue