❗️Russia’s MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 150 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed Ukrainian tanks, five infantry combat vehicles, four Ukrainian armored carriers and nine pick-up trucks in the Kharkov region;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed two Ukrainian tanks, three Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and two other vehicles in the LPR;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed Ukrainian tank, two armored combat vehicles and a pick-up truck in the DPR;

▪️Russian Forces eliminated more than 180 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed eight Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and six other vehicles near Krivoy Rog;

▪️Russian Forces hit six Ukrainian command posts and 74 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;

▪️Russian Forces destroyed five Ukrainian ammunition depots in the DPR, Kherson region and in Nikolayev;

▪️Russian Forces air defense means shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, as well as intercepted three Ukrainian UAVs in the Kherson region;

▪️In addition, Russian air defense means destroyed six HIMARS and Uragan rockets in the Kherson region and in the DPR.

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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing the Western Military District's Army Aviation helicopter crews destroying Ukraine Armed Forces’ armored hardware and military infrastructure facilities.

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📹Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club, Russian President Putin commented on the 'dirty bomb' provocation which is being plotted by Kiev.

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⚡️Ukrainian Forces have launched a missile strike on a cancer clinic in Kherson, Kherson region’s Ministry of Health says

⚡️Nancy Pelosi's husband assaulted in house attack

❗️Spokesman for Nancy Pelosi issues statement about attack on House Speaker’s husband

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🤔 Elon Musk, who reportedly bought Twitter, intends to abolish the permanent bans of accounts on the social network because he does not believe in lifelong restrictions

🇬🇧 Britain could transfer up to half of its stocks of NLAW anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine, according to a British newspaper

😠 Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who is exiled in Russia, said on Friday that censorship on Twitter and other social media had become excessive, depriving users of the right to make their own decisions regarding content.

🗣 Snowden's comment was in response to the news SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk had bought Twitter. Musk, who has criticized Twitter for limiting freedom of expression in the past, hinted that he finalized the platform's purchase in a tweet earlier on Friday reading, "the bird is free."

💬 "This is going to cause controversy, but platform censorship had clearly gone too far. Content moderation should be an individual decision, not a corporate prison. Let people make their own choices — and not just on Twitter," Snowden tweeted.

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📹A monument to the Soviet intelligence officer who eliminated the leader of the “Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists” and distinguished himself in the fight against fascists during the Great Patriotic War has been unveiled in Donetsk.

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⚡️Russian President Vladimir Putin holds meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu

⚡️Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that partial mobilization activities in Russia have been completed.

⚡️Goal to mobilize 300,00 people in Russia completed, military will now accept only volunteers, Russian Defense Minister says

📌WATCH LIVE: Russian President Putin Meets Defense Minister Shoigu to Discuss Partial Mobilization

📹WATCH: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reports to Russian President Vladimir Putin that partial mobilization activities in Russia have been completed

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❗️Main points from Putin-Shoigu meeting:

▪️Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the goal to mobilize 300,000 people in Russia has been completed and military will now only accept volunteers;

▪️Shoigu reported that the average age of those called up as part of partial mobilization is 35 years;

▪️The Russian defense minister said that after military training, 82,000 of those connoscripted as part of the partial mobilization have already been sent to the active forces;

▪️Shoigu reported that there are 218,000 mobilized at training grounds and in the process of combat training;

▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin said that everything must be done to ensure that the instructions for improving the development of the armed forces are implemented in a short time;

▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked everyone who joined the Russian Army during the partial mobilization for their loyalty to duty and patriotism.

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❗️Against the background of the Kiev forces' intensified shelling of civilians in Donbass and overall escalation of tensions in Ukraine, the US has announced new $275 million military aid package for Ukraine. It includes ammunition for HIMARS