The Russian MoD has published a video of mobilized troops learning to hit the equipment of a mock enemy

Сombat firing is carried out from AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles, anti-tank missile systems, AGS-17 "Plamya", as well as RPG-7V grenade launchers.

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📹 "The platoon leader was not there because he was afraid to go with us": A mobilized Ukrainian soldier who laid down his arms speaks about training by foreign instructors and how he was abandoned by his commanding officer during a battle

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Hungary's Szijjarto Says Brussels Using All Kinds of Blackmail Against Budapest

Hungary must be prepared for serious attacks from the European Union since "Brussels and liberal propaganda machine" are not selective in their means and are using all kinds of blackmail against Budapest, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.

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📹 🔥 Level four fire broke out at 'Mega Khimki' mall in Moscow region, fire area covers 7,000 square meters, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) reports.

Serbia to Consider Return of 1,000 Soldiers to Kosovo Under UNSCR 1244 - Office for Kosovo

The Serbian government will consider returning up to 1,000 troops of its security forces to Kosovo and Metohija under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 because of Pristina's controversial moves, Petar Petkovic, the head of Serbia's office for Kosovo and Metohija, said on Thursday.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX Puts 40 Satellites of Rival Company OneWeb Into Orbit

Elon Musk's SpaceX has put 40 satellites of its rival in the sphere of space-based internet communications, OneWeb, into orbit, the company said on Thursday.

"Mission success! We are delighted to report we have made contact with all 40 satellites," OneWeb tweeted.

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❗️ One person died as a result of the fire, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) reports

EU's Borrell Doubts People in Africa Who Support Russia Know About Putin, Donbass

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday that he doubted that people in African countries who showed their support for Russia knew who Vladimir Putin was or where Donbass was located.

Borrell's remarks immediately drew criticism from member of the parliament Ozlem Demirel, who said that such statements were arrogant.

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📹 Combat use of the LPR's people's militia's T-72 (Russian MoD video)

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📌 LIVE UPDATES: Ukrainian Forces Target LPR With HIMARS Missiles

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📹 🔥 Terrifying footage of the moment a shopping mall exploded in the Moscow region.

▪️ The cause of the fire was welding work in an extension to the building.

❗️ The West encourages terror in the Donbass and uses the Ukrainian people as cannon fodder, President Putin says

⚡️ It is wrong to conclude that the exchange of Bout for Greiner is a step towards a way out of the crisis between Russia and the United States; relations remain in a sad state, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says

📹 The White House Press Secretary didn't allow the journalist Simon Ateba to ask his question and left the briefing

The journalist tried to ask Karine Jean-Pierre about the US-Africa summit. "Karine, why is it so hard to take a question on the US-Africa Summit, when the president is meeting 50 African leaders — the biggest gathering of leaders of his administration? Why is it hard for you to address my question?" said the journalist. "It is not hard, I've answered your question," answered Karine Jean-Pierre, interrupting the journalist.

The press secretary defiantly moved on to other questions. Further attempts by the journalist to continue his question were unsuccessful. A few seconds later, she interrupted the briefing and left the hall 🤷‍♂️

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📹 👨‍🚒 Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel is on fire in Istanbul

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❗️ Elon Musk shares part of the Twitter Files

Journalist Bari Weiss, using documents provided by Elon Musk, has published evidence of covert political censorship on Twitter.

The management lied to users about the absence of "shadowbans", but in practice secretly limited the distribution of tweets, reduced the "visibility" of certain accounts, and even censored entire topics in the interests of the Democratic Party.

The commission considered 200 cases a day - one could get on the “black list” by doubting the effectiveness of lockdowns, criticizing “sex change” operations on children, or simply for holding conservative political views.

Decisions on the most important issues were taken by a secret division, consisting of the top top managers: Yoel Roth, Vijaya Gadde and Parag Argawal. The libsoftiktok account was censored in accordance with their personal special order, and they admit they had no specific reason for silencing it.

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⚡️ Statements made by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the EAEU summit in Bishkek:

▪️ The decline in Russia's GDP this year will be 2.9%, next year it will be 0.9%, and the situation will continue to improve;

▪️ Unemployment in the EAEU countries is 1%, and in the EU it is seven times higher;

▪️ There is an obvious downward trend in inflation in Russia;

▪️ Gas prices in Europe are more than 10 times what they are in the Eurasian Economic Union.

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📹 The Russian MoD has published a video of S-300V and Buk anti-aircraft missile systems continuing to serve in the new positional areas on combat duty.

The S-300V missile system works in conjunction with the Buk self-propelled firing system. The Buk's radar station scans the sky, determines the coordinates of targets and transmits them for radio capture and destruction to the S-300V crew.

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China Delivers First Domestically Produced Passenger Jet in Bid to Challenge Boeing-Airbus Duopoly

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) has been working on its own passenger jet for 14 years. However, Comac has yet to find buyers overseas.

The aircraft is considered a direct competitor to the Boeing 737 Max and is slightly cheaper. Nevertheless, experts say that it is necessary for Comac to acquaint the market with Chinese aircraft and find its niche if it hopes to compete with the industry's dominant players, Airbus and Boeing.

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