❌ A judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell's motion to overturn the sex trafficking conviction after one of jurors confessed he had been sexually abused in the past and described his experiences in the deliberations.

▪️ At the same, the judge combine all three of Maxwell's conspiracy counts into one, decreasing the overall number of counts from five to three. However, she is still facing a harsh sentence, since the other two charges combined may bring her a maximum of 50 years in prison.

▪️ The British former socialite will be sentenced on 28 June, with all charges potentially bringing her up to 65 years of prison time - basically, a life term.

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⚡️📹 RIA Novosti drone filmed a video of Azovstal showing wisps of black smoke above the plant.

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⚡️ The Russian MoD’s latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️ Russia has eliminated four Ukrainian arms depots with two-high-precision weapons.

▪️ Russian Aerospace Forces warplanes hit nine areas where troops were concentrated, as well as Ukrainian military equipment overnight; more than 120 nationalists were killed.

▪️ Russian air defence systems shot down 18 Ukrainian drones, 2 Ukrainian "Smerch" projectiles were shot down over Gorlovka and Snezhkovka.

▪️ Russian missile troops hit 4 Ukrainian military facilities during the night: 2 command posts of AFU units, 1 battery of multiple rocket launchers and one radar station.

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⚡️📹 "They really shoot at civilians"

A Mariupol resident tells how the Ukrainian army servicemen treat civilians who are fleeing shelling along the green corridors.

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⚡️📹 The Russian MoD showed footage depicting the Iskander system's operation during the special military op in Ukraine.

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⚡️📹 "They were just firing at us": Watch a Mariupol resident speak about Azov Nazis attacking civilians.

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⚡️📹 "Zorya, you will kill all the Moskals, leave some to other Ukrainians" - these are the words of a woman to her daughter after she shot "Russian" targets during a children's party

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⚡️ President Macron promised to increase military assistance to Kiev in a conversation with Zelensky - French TV

😬 New Twitter owner Elon Musk told Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to "stop hitting on" him after she took issue with how the social media platform is now controlled by "some billionaire with an ego problem".

"Stop hitting on me, I'm really shy," Musk responded to AOC's tweet, in which she lamented how "tired" she was to "collectively stress about what explosion of hate crimes is happening bc some billionaire with an ego problem unilaterally controls a massive communication platform and skews it because Tucker Carlson or Peter Thiel took him to dinner and made him feel special."

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⚡️🎥 Watch a citizen of Schastye in LPR explain why he is happy about the town changing hands

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⚡️🎥 Freed people of LPR tell about the atrocities of the Nazi battalions of the Ukrainian army in the town of Popasnaya

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👀 Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is seen visiting a café in Lvov, Ukraine.

The actress came to support Ukrainian people in her capacity as a UN Good Will Ambassador

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⚡️🎥 "Everything is covered in sh*t" : Mariupol residents tell how Ukrainian militants treated their occupied homes.

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❗️ Some 25 people leave Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks on Saturday, Sputnik correspondent reports

⚡️🎥 Watch a civilian being taped to a concrete pillar in Kharkov as punishment

This practice has been widely used by Ukrainian militants to punish those they judge guilty of “crimes” including support for Russia.

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⚡️🎥 Mariupol citizens tell how Ukrainian tanks destroyed the historical centre of the city

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⚡️ Russian Forces shoot down Ukrainian Su-25 in Kherson region -Russian MoD

⚡️ Russian MoD: Dam in Dnepropetrovsk region mined by Ukrainian nationalists to frame Russia

⚡️ Russian MoD: If Dam is Blown Up in Marganets, Nearby Settlements With Over 45,000 Inhabitants Will Be Flooded