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

▪️ In the LPR, air and artillery strikes inflicted damage on units of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. More than 25 Ukrainian troops, an armored combat vehicle and two vehicles were destroyed. In addition, in the Kharkov region, three Ukrainian military vehicles of the Grad MLRS were defeated.

▪️ As a result of artillery fire and the offensive of the Russian troops, units of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated near the village of Karmazinovka of the LPR, as well as Serebryansky forestry. Enemy losses in this area per day amounted to over 100 Ukrainian troops, six armored combat vehicles and a D-30 howitzer.

▪️ Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery defeated units of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 3rd Brigade of the National Guard in the DPR. Up to 50 Ukrainian soldiers, one tank, an armored personnel carrier, two pickup trucks, an Msta-B howitzer and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed.

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▪️ As a result of artillery fire and the offensive of Russian troops, more than 65 Ukrainian troops of the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Zaporozhye region and the 72nd Mechanized Brigade in the Donetsk People's Republic were destroyed. Also, four armored combat vehicles and two vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed during the day.

▪️ In the Kherson region, as a result of artillery fire, two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery defeated 78 artillery units in firing positions, as well as manpower and military equipment in 105 districts.

▪️ US-made M-142 HIMARS and M-270 MLRS launchers were destroyed in the Donetsk People's Republic. Also in the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, three depots of missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated.
Russian aviation in the Zaporozhye region destroyed a 35D6 low-altitude target detection radar, as well as an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar made in the USA.

▪️ Air defense systems shot down four HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Details of Attack on Sputnik Journalists' German House Revealed

The head of Rossiya Segodnya media group's Berlin office has revealed details about the attack on Sputnik journalists' residence last May, alleging police inaction.

"This guy [the suspect] was seen near our house a few days, about a week before this incident. That's him. This is supposedly Dmitry Bagrash, who, with three other creeps, organized tent cities for LGBT rights against [President Vladimir] Putin," Sergei Feoktistov said.

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Ankara Says West Waging 'Psychological War' Against Turkey by Closing Istanbul Consulates

The United States and other Western countries are waging a "psychological war" against Turkey by closing their consulates in Istanbul amid US warnings about possible terrorist attacks there, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Thursday.

On Monday, the US Embassy in Turkey warned about possible terrorist attacks in the center of Istanbul after recent cases of Quran desecration in Europe. The Consulate General of the Netherlands in Istanbul switched to working online due to a potential terrorist threat. On Wednesday, the consulates of the United Kingdom and Germany in the Turkish city followed suit and stopped receiving visitors.

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📹 Putin visited Mamaev Kurgan and laid flowers at the Eternal Flame in the Hall of Fame and at the grave of Vasily Chuikov, commander of the 62nd Army

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❗️ Putin congratulated Russians on the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad: it was a battle for the existence of a tormented but unconquered country.

❗️ Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke today in the city of Volgograd at a gala concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops in the Battle of Stalingrad. Here are the key statements:

▪️ Nazism in its modern guise poses a threat to the Russian Federation, once again we have to repulse the collective West;

▪️ We are again threatened with German Leopard tanks, they are fighting in the hands of Bandera;

▪️ We have many friends all over the world, including the American continent;

▪️ Those who drag Germany into a new war and expect to win on the battlefield do not understand that a modern war with Russia will be different;

▪️ Russia, when responding to threats, will not limit itself to armored vehicles, everyone should understand this;

▪️ Russia has something to answer those who threaten it.

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We Don’t Control Our Southern Border: House GOP Members Want to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary

A group of Republicans in the US House of Representatives has called for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they slammed as lax border policies.

Representative Andy Biggs, from the border state of Arizona, lashed out at Mayorkas as he pointed to “the systematic destruction of the geographical integrity of the United States of America.”

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❗️ "Those who draw the European countries, including Germany, into a new war with Russia and all the more irresponsibly declare this as a fait accompli, those who expect to win a victory over Russia on the battlefield, apparently do not understand that modern war with Russia will be completely different for them. We do not send our tanks to their borders, but we have something to answer, and the use of armored vehicles will not end the matter," said Vladimir Putin.

❗️"Unbelievable, but it is the facts. We are again threatened with German tanks, Leopards, that carry crosses on them. And again they want to fight Russia in Ukraine with the hands of Nazi collaborators, with the hands of Banderites," stated Vladimir Putin at a gala concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops in the Battle of Stalingrad.

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Sleeping Pills May Create Greater Risk of Dementia for White People, Study Claims

White participants of the new study who took sleeping meds often exhibited a greater risk of developing dementia than those who did not use such medication. At the same time, the use of sleeping pills apparently did not affect Black participants in the same way.

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Lavrov Meets Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister, Vows Restoring Contacts, Tourism

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a meeting with Chinese First Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, spoke in favor of restoring face-to-face contacts, mutual tourism and exchanges, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

"In the light of the lifting of quarantine restrictions, a common opinion was expressed on the expediency of promptly restoring the dynamics of face-to-face contacts, mutual tourism, human and humanitarian exchanges between our countries," the ministry's statement says.

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❗️ The main task of Russia is to create conditions for the preservation of the country, to create all the conditions for its development and strengthening, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Our main task is to ensure the preservation of Russia, to create conditions for its progressive development, for its strengthening," Putin said at a meeting with representatives of public patriotic and youth organizations.

He stressed that this task will be solved.

"But one of the components of the work to achieve this common goal is, of course, the revival, the preservation of historical memory," the head of state concluded.

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What Now for Rishi Sunak's Government as He Outlasts Liz Truss as PM?

Rishi Sunak has lasted twice as long as his predecessor Liz Truss, who was out of Downing Street just six weeks after taking over from Boris Johnson. But economic woes, poor poll ratings and his lack of a mandate from voters may limit what he can achieve.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has marked his hundredth day in 10 Downing Street — but where can his embattled government go now?

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