❗️Russia’s MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️Russian Forces launched a concentrated missile strike on enterprises that provided fuel and ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
▪️Russian troops disrupted the supply of fuel to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and reduced the production capabilities of explosives in Ukraine;
▪️Over 200 Ukrainian military personnel were destroyed by Russian troops in the Donetsk direction;
▪️Russian forces destroyed up to 80 Ukrainian military personnel near Kupyansk (Kharkov region);
▪️Russian troops destroyed over 90 military personnel near Krasny Liman (DPR);
▪️The Russian military destroyed 35 Ukrainian military personnel and a US-made HIMARS system near Kherson;
▪️Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka area in the DPR;
▪️Russian Aerospace Forces shot down Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter in the Kherson region;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the 124th and 129th Territorial Defense Brigades in the areas of Kherson and Vyschetaarasivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
▪️Russian Forces launched a concentrated missile strike on enterprises that provided fuel and ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
▪️Russian troops disrupted the supply of fuel to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and reduced the production capabilities of explosives in Ukraine;
▪️Over 200 Ukrainian military personnel were destroyed by Russian troops in the Donetsk direction;
▪️Russian forces destroyed up to 80 Ukrainian military personnel near Kupyansk (Kharkov region);
▪️Russian troops destroyed over 90 military personnel near Krasny Liman (DPR);
▪️The Russian military destroyed 35 Ukrainian military personnel and a US-made HIMARS system near Kherson;
▪️Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka area in the DPR;
▪️Russian Aerospace Forces shot down Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter in the Kherson region;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the 124th and 129th Territorial Defense Brigades in the areas of Kherson and Vyschetaarasivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
👍41❤11🔥4👌1
❗️ The ambassador of the Netherlands was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on February 16. Moscow demanded that the ambassador stop Amsterdam's attempts to lay responsibility for the MH17 disaster on Russia.
👍52👌3💔2
🇷🇺 Russian forces find USAID hate pamphlets in Lugansk
During the search of a recently liberated building, the Russian military found documents from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The US instructor training manuals created for local government leaders contained information that distorts the real picture of what is happening in Ukraine and incites hatred towards Russia.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
During the search of a recently liberated building, the Russian military found documents from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The US instructor training manuals created for local government leaders contained information that distorts the real picture of what is happening in Ukraine and incites hatred towards Russia.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
👍55🤬19💩1
🇮🇹🧀 Smugglers hid cocaine in wheels of Parmesan cheese in Italy
The wheel of cheese contained up to five kilos of cocaine. In several operations, 125 kilograms of drugs were seized with a value of €20 million.
The investigation led to the arrest of ten people, seven of whom are in pretrial detention. The leader of the group was a 37-year-old Albanian citizen, Italian authorities said.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
The wheel of cheese contained up to five kilos of cocaine. In several operations, 125 kilograms of drugs were seized with a value of €20 million.
The investigation led to the arrest of ten people, seven of whom are in pretrial detention. The leader of the group was a 37-year-old Albanian citizen, Italian authorities said.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
😁37👍8🤬3👌2💔2👎1
Forwarded from Sputnik Africa
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
🇿🇦🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" arrives in Durban to take part in South Africa–Russia–China naval exercises that will take place from February 17 to 27
Subscribe to @sputnik_africa
Subscribe to @sputnik_africa
👍60❤21🔥11
⚡️ Scholz says no unity within Germany on sanctions against Russia and arms supplies to Kiev
👍39😁16🤔1
Possible Earthquake in Turkiye's Istanbul to Result in 'Devastating' Consequences, Media Reports
The impact of a potential earthquake in Istanbul forecast by some seismologists would overshadow the recent earthquakes in the country's southeast in terms of destruction and social-economic damage, a Turkish newspaper reported on Friday, citing experts.
The earthquake in the Kahramanmaras province, which became the epicenter of the recent disaster, was a "rehearsal" before the possible earthquake in Istanbul, the newspaper said.
Read more
The impact of a potential earthquake in Istanbul forecast by some seismologists would overshadow the recent earthquakes in the country's southeast in terms of destruction and social-economic damage, a Turkish newspaper reported on Friday, citing experts.
The earthquake in the Kahramanmaras province, which became the epicenter of the recent disaster, was a "rehearsal" before the possible earthquake in Istanbul, the newspaper said.
Read more
💔32👍5🥴5🤔1
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Where are these medications being made? Dr. John Dombrowski, CEO of the Washington Pain Center, speaks about the scarcity of crucial medicines in the US as well as the crisis affecting medical supplies in the country
💬“In my practice, I couldn't get certain antibiotics or couldn't get certain local anesthetics. I do procedures every day. People need local anesthesia.”
🎧Listen to more of Dr. Dombrowski ‘s analysis in our podcast Fault Lines
💬“In my practice, I couldn't get certain antibiotics or couldn't get certain local anesthetics. I do procedures every day. People need local anesthesia.”
🎧Listen to more of Dr. Dombrowski ‘s analysis in our podcast Fault Lines
❤16👍6
Forwarded from Sputnik Africa
What is Known About the South Africa–Russia–China Naval Drills Set to Kick Off Today?
Naledi Pandor, head of the South African foreign ministry, underlined the importance of the exercises for her country, saying that the drills are conducted for the South African military to be able to respond to a range of situations, including disaster management.
👉 READ THE FULL STORY
Subscribe to @sputnik_africa
Naledi Pandor, head of the South African foreign ministry, underlined the importance of the exercises for her country, saying that the drills are conducted for the South African military to be able to respond to a range of situations, including disaster management.
👉 READ THE FULL STORY
Subscribe to @sputnik_africa
❤46👍12🔥2
🇰🇵 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to the memory of his father and the country's former leader, Kim Jong-il, on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of his birthday, which is an annual national celebration known as the Day of the Shining Star, the Korean news agency reported on Friday.
Kim did not attend the remembrance ceremony, but a basket of flowers was laid on his behalf at the statues of Kim Jong-il and his father, North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung, at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, located in Pyongyang, the report said.
Kim Jong-un reportedly attended last year's remembrance ceremony at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in person.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Kim did not attend the remembrance ceremony, but a basket of flowers was laid on his behalf at the statues of Kim Jong-il and his father, North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung, at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, located in Pyongyang, the report said.
Kim Jong-un reportedly attended last year's remembrance ceremony at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in person.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❤28👍15💔2
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Divert and distract: US politicians explaining to their people what's important and what's not.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
👍33🤬15🔥4👌3❤1💩1
Sputnik International
Divert and distract: US politicians explaining to their people what's important and what's not. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
What's more important for US taxpayers?
Anonymous Poll
21%
Spending billions of dollars on Kiev's regime
38%
Coping with insane environmental disaster in Ohio
44%
Enjoying the view through rose-colored glasses from US authorities
😁38
Forwarded from Sputnik News India
🇦🇫 'Western conspiracy': Taliban* bans female contraceptive selling
The Taliban* has prohibited the sale of contraceptives to women, stating that their use is a "conspiracy" of the West to control the number of Muslims, media reported on Friday.
Employees of pharmacies in Kabul and Mazar-I-Sharif say they were told not to stock any contraceptives from early February.
According to media reports, one in every 14 women in Afghanistan dies from complications related to pregnancy.
*under UN sanctions for terrorism
Subscribe to @sputniknewsindia to learn more!
The Taliban* has prohibited the sale of contraceptives to women, stating that their use is a "conspiracy" of the West to control the number of Muslims, media reported on Friday.
Employees of pharmacies in Kabul and Mazar-I-Sharif say they were told not to stock any contraceptives from early February.
According to media reports, one in every 14 women in Afghanistan dies from complications related to pregnancy.
*under UN sanctions for terrorism
Subscribe to @sputniknewsindia to learn more!
👍27👎6💔4❤1
🇷🇺 The level of confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin stands at 79.1%, with 76% of Russians approving of his professional performance, a poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) said on Friday.
The all-Russian VCIOM-Sputnik telephone survey was conducted from February 6-12 among 1,600 adult Russians, with a margin of error not exceeding 1% and a confidence level of 95%.
According to the survey, 79.1% of Russians indicated that they trusted the president, up 1.1 percentage point from a week earlier, with 16.7% saying the opposite.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
The all-Russian VCIOM-Sputnik telephone survey was conducted from February 6-12 among 1,600 adult Russians, with a margin of error not exceeding 1% and a confidence level of 95%.
According to the survey, 79.1% of Russians indicated that they trusted the president, up 1.1 percentage point from a week earlier, with 16.7% saying the opposite.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❤86👍24👌2💔1
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
📹 Russian Buk-M2 air defense system crews protecting the air from enemy airpower (video by Russia's MoD)
One target is usually neutralized by one missile. Exceptions occur regarding large and high-speed targets like Tochka-U missiles.
This system has destroyed a large number of the Bayraktar-TB2 UAVs in the beginning of the special military operation. The Buk-M2 efficiently neutralizes projectiles launched by HIMARS or other multiple-launch rocket systems.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
One target is usually neutralized by one missile. Exceptions occur regarding large and high-speed targets like Tochka-U missiles.
This system has destroyed a large number of the Bayraktar-TB2 UAVs in the beginning of the special military operation. The Buk-M2 efficiently neutralizes projectiles launched by HIMARS or other multiple-launch rocket systems.
Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❤53🔥12👍8
Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Why is Haiti a new centre of attention for the Western countries? Danny Shaw, International Affairs Analyst, speaks about Washington's lucrative goals in smaller countries, which are hidden behind the mask of assistance and charity
🎧Listen to more of Shaw’s analysis in our podcast Fault Lines
🎧Listen to more of Shaw’s analysis in our podcast Fault Lines
👍25🔥4💔1
Flogging a Dead Horse: UK Reportedly Develops 3D-Printed Suicide Drones for Ukrainian Military
Military observers have recently drawn attention to western unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) intended for the Ukrainian battlefield. One of these drones is the delta-wing "suicide" drone which could be made with a 3D printer.
A recent statement by QinetiQ revealed that the Future Capability Group (FCG) – an entity within the UK MOD's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) – had been tasked by the British government to provide recommendations for UAS that could be deployed readily by the Ukrainian military.
Read more
Military observers have recently drawn attention to western unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) intended for the Ukrainian battlefield. One of these drones is the delta-wing "suicide" drone which could be made with a 3D printer.
A recent statement by QinetiQ revealed that the Future Capability Group (FCG) – an entity within the UK MOD's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) – had been tasked by the British government to provide recommendations for UAS that could be deployed readily by the Ukrainian military.
Read more
💩39🤬11👍4