❗️Scary footage has surfaced online showing the moments just before the Yeti Airlines plane crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, killing all 68 passengers.

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Oil Output in Russia Up by 2% to 535Mln Tonnes, Exports Grew by 7% in 2022 - Deputy PM

Russia's oil production increased by 2% to 535 million of tones in 2022, while exports grew by 7%, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday.

"Oil production last year amounted to 535 million tonnes. This is 10 million tonnes higher than in 2021, or plus 2%. Exports also grew — by 7%," Novak told on a government meeting.

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📌 LIVE UPDATES: Ukrainian Troops Target Donetsk Region Using 155mm Artillery Shells

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❗️ German Defense Minister Lambrecht asked Chancellor Scholz to accept her resignation, report says

Japan, India Start Air Defense Military Drills Near Tokyo

Japan and India have started the Veer Guardian joint military exercises at the military bases of the Air Rescue Wing Hyakuri Detachment in the vicinity of Tokyo. The exercises look to boost tactical and technical skills and deepen bilateral defense cooperation, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) said on Monday.

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❗️ Latest statements by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov:

▪️ The Kremlin doubts that the suffering of the Ukrainian people really affects western countries, it is used to achieve anti-Russian goals;

▪️ A new concept of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation is being developed and will be approved by a presidential decree;

▪️ Tanks that Britain will supply to Ukraine will burn, like all the others. The goals of the special operation will be achieved;

▪️ A possible supply of tanks by Britain and other western weapons will not change the situation in Ukraine, but will only extend the suffering of the Ukrainian people;

▪️ The Kremlin paid attention to the words of the representatives of Ukraine that the cause of the collapse of the entry of the house in Dnepr was a Ukrainian anti-missile. Russian Armed Forces do not blow up residential buildings and social infrastructure of Ukraine;

▪️ The Kremlin did not confirm a possible telephone conversation between Putin and Erdogan, as well as the possibility of discussing a major exchange of the military of the Russian Federation and Ukraine.

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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing the Russian Aerospace Forces' Ka-52 reconnaissance attack helicopter crews in combat as part of the special military operation

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❗️ German Chancellor Scholz accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Lambrecht and will present a new candidate in a timely manner, Berlin has said

Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum to Take Place in Davos From January 16-20

The 53rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum will take place in Davos on Monday and will continue through January 20.

The main issues on the agenda of the forum will be the energy and food crises, high global inflation, investments in emerging technology, as well as current geopolitical risks for the world's economy.

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Ukraine is Test Lab for Western Weapons ‘In Every Sense’: Report

Ukraine has become a “testbed” for western weapons which do not always live up to expectations and may finally become a thing of the past, a US media outlet has reported.

The outlet claimed that the Ukrainian conflict “offered the United States and its allies a rare opportunity to study how their own weapons systems perform under intense use.”

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️In Kharkov region, Russian Army Aviation and artillery have neutralized units from the 92nd Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over 30 Ukrainian personnel, two armored fighting vehicles and three motor vehicles have been eliminated.

▪️In the DPR, attacks launched by artillery units at the concentration of manpower from the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade and 125th Territorial Defence Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have resulted in the elimination of over 75 Ukrainian personnel, three tanks, five armored fighting vehicles and one pickup.

▪️Russian troops supported by airborne troops continue their offensive operations in the DPR. Over 50 Ukrainian personnel, one armored personnel carrier, and eight motor vehicles have been eliminated.

▪️Russian forces have launched strikes at the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporozhye region and 108th Territorial Defence Brigade in the DPR. Up to 30 Ukrainian personnel, one armored fighting vehicle and two pickups have been eliminated.

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▪️ Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised a depot of ordnance, military and special hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Krasny Liman in the DPR, as well as a hangar with the military hardware of 9th Special Regiment of Ukrainian National Guard in Zaporozhye region and 79 artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware at 101 areas.

▪️ Counterbattery warfare operations have resulted in the destruction of: One Ukrainian Grad multiple-launch rocket system and 2A36 Giatsint-B howitzer near Avdeyevja, the DPR; One D-30 howitzer near Antonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic; One 2A65 Msta-B howitzer and 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in Zaporozhye region; One 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer in Kherson region; Two US-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 and AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radars have been destroyed in the LPR and DPR.

▪️Air defense facilities have destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.

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‘Persian Gulf Token’: Iran, Russia Reportedly Mull Creating Common Digital Currency

Moscow and Tehran are discussing the creation of a Persian Gulf token that could replace the dollar, the ruble and the rial in foreign trade transactions, a Russian media outlet has reported.

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Large Hadron Collider Physicists Object to Co-Authorship With Russians, Report Suggests

Some physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have objected to co-authorship with Russian institutes and individuals engaged in experiments at the facility. The objections comes due to Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine, a British newspaper reported, citing sources.

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Belarus, Russia Start Joint Air Force Exercise

Belarus and Russia have started a joint flight and tactical exercise of aviation units in the regional group of troops to improve their operational compatibility, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

"Today, a joint tactical flight exercise of aviation units of the Belarusian and Russian armed forces, which are part of the aviation component of the regional group of troops, started," the ministry said in the statement.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Putin held a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan.

What is worth knowing about the phone call between the two presidents?

▪️ Putin & Erdogan confirmed their intention for cooperation, talked about Russian gas supplies and the creation of regional gas hub in Turkey.

▪️ The two leaders discussed the situation around Ukraine, in particular, they touched upon the issue of the exchange of prisoners, primarily the wounded.

▪️ Putin drew Erdogan's attention to the destructive line of Kiev, which relies on the intensification of fighting.

▪️ Putin told Erdogan that an example of Kiev's hypocritical policy was the rejection of the proposal to cease fire for the period of Orthodox Christmas.

▪️ Putin and Erdogan considered the implementation of agreements on the export of grain from Ukraine and the supply of food and fertilizers from Russia.

▪️The two presidents discussed the normalization of Turkish-Syrian relations, noted the importance of the work of Russia, Turkey, Iran within the "Astana" framework.

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