⚡️ Moscow strongly condemns Israeli air strikes on Damascus and its surrounding areas: these military actions are a gross violation of international law, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Earlier on Sunday, Syrian media said that five people were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in the Israeli air attack on a residential district in Damascus. The attack was reportedly launched from the Golan Heights.
Earlier on Sunday, Syrian media said that five people were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in the Israeli air attack on a residential district in Damascus. The attack was reportedly launched from the Golan Heights.
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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️ Sea-based high-precision long-range missiles hit the deployment point of the 383rd Regiment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an artillery ammunition depot in the Khmelnytsky region.
▪️ In the Kharkov region and the LPR, Russian units and artillery fire inflicted a defeat on enemy troops and equipment. Up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers, two armored combat vehicles, a car and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.
▪️ In the Lugansk People's Republic and the DPR, as a result of Russian air strikes, artillery fire, heavy flamethrower systems and the offensive of units, troops and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit. Enemy losses amounted to over 200 soldiers killed and wounded, an infantry fighting vehicle, five armored combat vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and a D-20 howitzer.
▪️ In the Donetsk People's Republic, during the continuation of the offensive, up to 250 Ukrainian soldiers, three armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed. A camouflaged position was also opened and a self-propelled launcher of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed. In the areas of the settlements of Chasov Yar in the DPR and Demurino, Dnepropetrovsk region, two US-made counter-battery radars AN / TPQ-50 and AN / TPQ-36 were destroyed.
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▪️ Sea-based high-precision long-range missiles hit the deployment point of the 383rd Regiment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an artillery ammunition depot in the Khmelnytsky region.
▪️ In the Kharkov region and the LPR, Russian units and artillery fire inflicted a defeat on enemy troops and equipment. Up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers, two armored combat vehicles, a car and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.
▪️ In the Lugansk People's Republic and the DPR, as a result of Russian air strikes, artillery fire, heavy flamethrower systems and the offensive of units, troops and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit. Enemy losses amounted to over 200 soldiers killed and wounded, an infantry fighting vehicle, five armored combat vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and a D-20 howitzer.
▪️ In the Donetsk People's Republic, during the continuation of the offensive, up to 250 Ukrainian soldiers, three armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed. A camouflaged position was also opened and a self-propelled launcher of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed. In the areas of the settlements of Chasov Yar in the DPR and Demurino, Dnepropetrovsk region, two US-made counter-battery radars AN / TPQ-50 and AN / TPQ-36 were destroyed.
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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine: ▪️ Sea-based high-precision long-range missiles hit the deployment point of the 383rd Regiment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an artillery…
▪️ In the DPR and the Zaporozhye region, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted defeat on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Enemy losses amounted to 70 troops killed and wounded, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored fighting vehicles, two D-30 howitzers and one D-20 howitzer. In addition, two warehouses of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with ammunition, as well as fuel for military equipment, were destroyed.
▪️ In the Kherson region, up to 15 Ukrainian soldiers, five vehicles, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, and an Msta-B howitzer were destroyed as a result of fire damage. In addition, four warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with ammunition were hit.
▪️ Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery defeated the 92nd Artillery Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, troops and equipment in 118 districts.
▪️ Command posts of the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade and the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the Zaporozhye region and the DPR.
▪️ Air defense systems destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in a day.
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▪️ In the Kherson region, up to 15 Ukrainian soldiers, five vehicles, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, and an Msta-B howitzer were destroyed as a result of fire damage. In addition, four warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with ammunition were hit.
▪️ Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery defeated the 92nd Artillery Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, troops and equipment in 118 districts.
▪️ Command posts of the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade and the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the Zaporozhye region and the DPR.
▪️ Air defense systems destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in a day.
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Calling Crimea 'Legitimate Target' for Strikes Shows US is Instigator of Tensions, Kremlin Says
The recent statement by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland labeling Crimea as a legitimate target of Ukrainian strikes underscores the depth of disagreement between the United States and Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
"This once again highlights the depth of our disagreement, demonstrates, I think, the role of the United States as the main instigator of the international tensions that we have," Peskov said in an interview for a Russian political show.
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The recent statement by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland labeling Crimea as a legitimate target of Ukrainian strikes underscores the depth of disagreement between the United States and Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
"This once again highlights the depth of our disagreement, demonstrates, I think, the role of the United States as the main instigator of the international tensions that we have," Peskov said in an interview for a Russian political show.
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⚡️ According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Kiev, before the 11th special session of the UN, continues to prepare a provocation to accuse Russia of a "gross violation" of the convention on nuclear safety.
To implement the provocation, containers with radioactive substances were delivered to Ukraine from the territory of one of the European states.
Kiev plans to use containers with radioactive substances to simulate contamination of the area in the area of one of the dangerous facilities.
The purpose of Kiev's provocation is to accuse the Russian Federation of "delivering strikes" on radiation-hazardous objects in Ukraine, which will allegedly lead to contamination of the area.
To implement the provocation, containers with radioactive substances were delivered to Ukraine from the territory of one of the European states.
Kiev plans to use containers with radioactive substances to simulate contamination of the area in the area of one of the dangerous facilities.
The purpose of Kiev's provocation is to accuse the Russian Federation of "delivering strikes" on radiation-hazardous objects in Ukraine, which will allegedly lead to contamination of the area.
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'A Line in the Sand’: UK Army Chief May Quit in Protest Against Planned Personnel Cuts
General Patrick Sanders, UK chief of the General Staff, may step down in a show of protest against the Ministry of Defence’s planned cuts to the British military.
A UK newspaper cited unnamed defense sources, among them Sanders’ friends, as saying that unless the Treasury firmly pledges that defense spending will increase, he may view his position as untenable.
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General Patrick Sanders, UK chief of the General Staff, may step down in a show of protest against the Ministry of Defence’s planned cuts to the British military.
A UK newspaper cited unnamed defense sources, among them Sanders’ friends, as saying that unless the Treasury firmly pledges that defense spending will increase, he may view his position as untenable.
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Macron's Approval Rate Drops to Record 3-Year Low of 32% Amid Pension Reform
Macron has been losing the support of all population categories, except for highly qualified personnel and all political parties, including the ruling Renaissance Party, the poll said.
The president's support among the Renaissance Party decreased by four percentage points from February 2020, and among the Republican Party's members by 12 percentage points, the survey showed.
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Macron has been losing the support of all population categories, except for highly qualified personnel and all political parties, including the ruling Renaissance Party, the poll said.
The president's support among the Renaissance Party decreased by four percentage points from February 2020, and among the Republican Party's members by 12 percentage points, the survey showed.
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Sweden Will Decide on New Counterterrorism Law to Join NATO on March 2, Stockholm Says
The Swedish government plans to make a decision on a new counterterrorism law on March 2 as part of efforts to fulfill the country's agreements with Turkiye to join NATO, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a British newspaper on Sunday.
Kristersson said that "a final step comes on March 2" when the Swedish government would decide on new laws for fighting terrorism, as quoted by the newspaper.
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The Swedish government plans to make a decision on a new counterterrorism law on March 2 as part of efforts to fulfill the country's agreements with Turkiye to join NATO, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a British newspaper on Sunday.
Kristersson said that "a final step comes on March 2" when the Swedish government would decide on new laws for fighting terrorism, as quoted by the newspaper.
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Japan Increases Ammunition Storage Facilities: How Will the Public Take It?
Japan's Defense Ministry plans to launch the construction of ten large ammunition storage facilities at the Self-Defense Forces' land and sea bases in 2023, including in Oita and Aomori prefectures, Japanese media reported, citing government sources.
There are currently 1,400 ammunition storage facilities in Japan, mostly concentrated in Hokkaido. The number is expected to increase by 130 by 2035. Some of them will be designed to store Japanese-made advanced Type-12 guided missiles, which have a range of over 1,000 km, and the 1,600 km range US Tomahawk cruise missiles, with which the government plans to equip the Self-Defense Forces in the near future.
How are the residents of the prefectures where the storage facilities will be built reacting to these plans?
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Japan's Defense Ministry plans to launch the construction of ten large ammunition storage facilities at the Self-Defense Forces' land and sea bases in 2023, including in Oita and Aomori prefectures, Japanese media reported, citing government sources.
There are currently 1,400 ammunition storage facilities in Japan, mostly concentrated in Hokkaido. The number is expected to increase by 130 by 2035. Some of them will be designed to store Japanese-made advanced Type-12 guided missiles, which have a range of over 1,000 km, and the 1,600 km range US Tomahawk cruise missiles, with which the government plans to equip the Self-Defense Forces in the near future.
How are the residents of the prefectures where the storage facilities will be built reacting to these plans?
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Foreign Military Bases in Afghanistan May Be Turned Into Special Economic Zones
Areas in Afghanistan that were previously used by foreign powers as military bases are now expected to be repurposed by the Taliban* as special economic zones.
As one media outlet pointed out, this scheme was first mentioned to them back in December by Afghanistan’s acting minister of commerce who said that the proposal will be submitted to both the cabinet and the economic committee.
*under UN sanctions for terrorist activities
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Areas in Afghanistan that were previously used by foreign powers as military bases are now expected to be repurposed by the Taliban* as special economic zones.
As one media outlet pointed out, this scheme was first mentioned to them back in December by Afghanistan’s acting minister of commerce who said that the proposal will be submitted to both the cabinet and the economic committee.
*under UN sanctions for terrorist activities
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🇮🇱 🌍 Israeli delegation expelled from the African Union summit
A video of AU security personnel escorting the Israeli delegation, headed by senior diplomat Sharon Bar-li, from the AU’s heads of state summit has gone viral on the internet.
🗣 “Israel looks harshly upon the incident, in which the deputy director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with entrance badges,” the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement.
An AU representative said that the Israeli diplomat was walked out of the meeting in Addis Ababa because she was not the accredited Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia.
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A video of AU security personnel escorting the Israeli delegation, headed by senior diplomat Sharon Bar-li, from the AU’s heads of state summit has gone viral on the internet.
🗣 “Israel looks harshly upon the incident, in which the deputy director for Africa, Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li, was removed from the African Union hall despite her status as an accredited observer with entrance badges,” the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement.
An AU representative said that the Israeli diplomat was walked out of the meeting in Addis Ababa because she was not the accredited Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia.
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📹 Mobilized paratroopers undergo training in rear areas of the special military operation (video courtesy of Russian MoD)
The main phase of this course is firearms training. Groups fire a variety of small arms, grenade launchers, and BMD-2K-AU standard weapons.
The daily, multi-hour training sessions are conducted in conditions closely resembling combat.
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The main phase of this course is firearms training. Groups fire a variety of small arms, grenade launchers, and BMD-2K-AU standard weapons.
The daily, multi-hour training sessions are conducted in conditions closely resembling combat.
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🇯🇵🇺🇸 Japan and the United States conducted joint air exercises over the Sea of Japan in response to North Korea's recent missile launch, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) said on Sunday.
💬 "On Feb 19, JASDF F15 [fighter jet] and USAF [United States Air Force] B1 [bomber] and F16 [fighter] conducted tactical exercises in the airspace, Sea of Japan, to mutually reaffirm the readiness under the ironclad Japan-US Alliance," the air force said on Twitter.
The air forces of both nations routinely work together to maintain high levels of operational readiness, the statement added.
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💬 "On Feb 19, JASDF F15 [fighter jet] and USAF [United States Air Force] B1 [bomber] and F16 [fighter] conducted tactical exercises in the airspace, Sea of Japan, to mutually reaffirm the readiness under the ironclad Japan-US Alliance," the air force said on Twitter.
The air forces of both nations routinely work together to maintain high levels of operational readiness, the statement added.
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🌍 Africa Knows Its Enemy: Ugandan FM Lambasts 'Western Colonizers' for Attempts to Isolate Russia
🗣 “We were colonized, and we forgive those who colonized us. Now the colonizers are asking us to be enemies with Russia, who never colonized us; is that fair? It is not, so for us, their enemies are their enemies, our friends are our friends. There should be exclusion, there should not be an interference on that matter,” Ugandan Foreign Minister Abubaker Jeje Odongo told Sputnik in an interview.
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🗣 “We were colonized, and we forgive those who colonized us. Now the colonizers are asking us to be enemies with Russia, who never colonized us; is that fair? It is not, so for us, their enemies are their enemies, our friends are our friends. There should be exclusion, there should not be an interference on that matter,” Ugandan Foreign Minister Abubaker Jeje Odongo told Sputnik in an interview.
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🇧🇷💃 Tarado Ni voce street carnival returns to São Paulo, bringing joy to locals and tourists alike after one-year hiatus due to COVID-19
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China Warns US 'Not to Add Fuel to Fire' of Ukraine Conflict
Beijing’s official position on the Ukraine conflict is that it supports negotiations for peace, a senior Communist Party of China officer stated at the 2023 Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 2023 Munich Security Conference on Saturday, head of the Communist Party of China's Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi stressed that "As a great power, the US should contribute to a political solution to the crisis, not add fuel to the fire and look for opportunities to benefit from it."
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Beijing’s official position on the Ukraine conflict is that it supports negotiations for peace, a senior Communist Party of China officer stated at the 2023 Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 2023 Munich Security Conference on Saturday, head of the Communist Party of China's Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi stressed that "As a great power, the US should contribute to a political solution to the crisis, not add fuel to the fire and look for opportunities to benefit from it."
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G For Greed, Not For Green: UK Authorities Crack Down on Business for Misleading Ecological Claims
British authorities have announced plans to fine companies abusing ecological agendas for commercial purposes, reports have suggested. According to media sources, London is passing a new bill that shields society from such false claims.
New legislation will reportedly grant the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) with new powers to impose direct civil penalties on companies involved in such activities. The new bill will give a legal definition to "greenwashing" and introduce monetary punishment for this practice. "Greenwashing" will be considered as a breach of Consumer Protection from the Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and financial penalties will make the game not worth the candle.
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British authorities have announced plans to fine companies abusing ecological agendas for commercial purposes, reports have suggested. According to media sources, London is passing a new bill that shields society from such false claims.
New legislation will reportedly grant the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) with new powers to impose direct civil penalties on companies involved in such activities. The new bill will give a legal definition to "greenwashing" and introduce monetary punishment for this practice. "Greenwashing" will be considered as a breach of Consumer Protection from the Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and financial penalties will make the game not worth the candle.
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Sorry, Mulder! After Spending Millions to Investigate UFOs, US Has No Proof of Alien Contact
Public interest in things extraterrestrial was suddenly reignited this month when the US military - apparently eager to show that they are capable of protecting American skies in the aftermath of the Chinese balloon saga - went on a shooting spree and downed three unidentified objects.
Speaking with media after these objects were shot down, NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck refrained from explicitly ruling out the possibility of some kind of aliens being involved.
Alas, other US military officials were quick to dash the hopes of those who “want to believe." White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre specifically told media during a press briefing on Monday that there is “no indication of aliens or extra-terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.”
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Public interest in things extraterrestrial was suddenly reignited this month when the US military - apparently eager to show that they are capable of protecting American skies in the aftermath of the Chinese balloon saga - went on a shooting spree and downed three unidentified objects.
Speaking with media after these objects were shot down, NORAD Commander Gen. Glen VanHerck refrained from explicitly ruling out the possibility of some kind of aliens being involved.
Alas, other US military officials were quick to dash the hopes of those who “want to believe." White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre specifically told media during a press briefing on Monday that there is “no indication of aliens or extra-terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.”
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Can't Touch This: Ronaldo Barely Escapes Collision With Saudi Pitch Invader
Portuguese football ace Cristiano Ronaldo has managed to avoid getting injured during a suprise encounter with a pitch invader this week.
According to media reports, the incident in question occurred on Friday as CR7 was preparing for a Saudi Pro League match between his team Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun.
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Portuguese football ace Cristiano Ronaldo has managed to avoid getting injured during a suprise encounter with a pitch invader this week.
According to media reports, the incident in question occurred on Friday as CR7 was preparing for a Saudi Pro League match between his team Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun.
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