🧐 Next year, the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will conduct a test of an airborne laser on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, Breaking Defense reported, citing spokeswoman Lt. Col. Becky Heyse.

▪️ Heyse reportedly told the outlet that a flying demonstration of Lockheed Martin's AHEL, integrated on a Ghostrider, will begin in summer 2023 and continue through the fall of that year.

🗣 "Results of the testing will determine future operational usage,” she added. “At this time there is no concept of operation/employment developed for the [high energy laser]."

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▪️ A group of conservative activists on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to dispute its decision over canceling student loan debt.

💭 "Today, Pacific Legal Foundation filed suit against the US Department of Education to block its illegal move to cancel more than $500 billion in student loan debt," the group said in a statement.

▪️ The White House announced last month that student loan payments will resume next year and at least $10,000 of student loan debt will be canceled for each eligible borrower. An additional $10,000 of debt will be canceled for eligible borrowers who also received a federal Pell grant.

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📹 ”Everything will be fine”: residents of Melitopol who voted for joining Russia told why they made that choice.

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✍️ Abkhazia ready to sign agreement with Georgia on non-use of force at Geneva talks in early October, foreign minister tells Sputnik

📌 LIVE UPDATES: EU refuses to recognize referendums in Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions

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📹 Russia's MoD has revealed footage showing the Western Military District's Su-35S fighter crews in combat

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🇮🇳🇷🇺🇺🇸Notwithstanding the fact that the US is in deep talks with India concerning the reliance on Russian armament supplies, India is not going to break up with its long-term partner in armament shipments.

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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing how Airborne Troops UAV units detect AFU manpower and equipment obscured from view in the forest.

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📍 WATCH LIVE: International observers hold press conference following referendums on joining Russia

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⚡️ Russia ready to consider EU applications on joint probe into Nord Stream incident - diplomat

⚡️North Korea launched an "unidentified ballistic missile" toward the East Sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says.

The launch comes as US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Seoul on Thursday.

❗️ Kremlin: Allegations that Moscow behind Nord Stream pipeline emergency absurd since Russia lost supply routes

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❗️ Latest statements of Kremlin spokesman Peskov on the Nord Stream pipeline emergency:

▪️ Dmitry Peskov has recalled Biden's call in early February to get rid of Nord Stream 2.

▪️ He has also described assertions that Russia is behind the pipeline emergency as stupid and absurd.

▪️ Peskov has said that Russia is suffering losses because of what happened.

▪️ The Kremlin spokesperson has urged Western politicians to think before making statements on the issue.

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⚡️In a separate report, Yonhap (South Korean news agency) said that North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang

❗️ US embassy urges American citizens to refrain from traveling to Russia and those in country to leave immediately

📹 Residents of LPR explain why they voted in favor of joining Russia.

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📹 Watch how the results of the referendum on joining Russia in the LPR are being announced.

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