📹 Airborne troops’ 2A65 Msta-B artillery guns in combat action as part of the special military operation (video by Russian MoD)

▪️ Airborne artillery crews regularly fight against the enemy in counter-battery warfare and assist the airborne assault and paratrooper units' offensive. This time, the Airborne troops' Msta-B crew destroyed the enemy infantry in the dugouts with accurate fire and also suppressed an artillery gun in the firing position.

▪️ The towed howitzers use high-explosive, fragmentation and high-precision ammunition to inflict maximum damage to concrete fortifications, armored vehicles, and enemy manpower at significant distances during combat missions.

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🔺AUKUS is making a serious bid for confrontation for many years with the promotion of NATO military infrastructure in Asia, Lavrov said
🔺Is China-brokered Saudi-Iran deal another challenge to the US?
🔺Fissures of US capitalism: the second-largest bank (SVB) collapsed

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US Treasury Simply 'Printing Money' to Bail-Out Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank, Economists Warn

The run on Silicon Valley Bank and two other investment houses has sent shockwaves through the financial markets. US President Joe Biden has pledged that all depositors will get their money back — while investors will lose out — and claimed that will not cost the taxpayer a cent.

Economists interviewed by Sputnik have warned that the US Treasury is simply "printing money" to bail out banks brought down by its own attempts to tame inflation.

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‘Go Back to Delaware and Sleep It Off’: Biden Bashed Over U-Turn on Student Debt Cancellation

Netizens have reacted angrily to Joe Biden’s U-turn on his recent statement regarding the student debt cancellation plan.

They specifically referred to POTUS’ interview with a US network on Monday, in which he voiced assurance in the viability of the blueprint on the student debt canceling. In it, Biden stressed that if the US Supreme Court strikes down the plan, it will be a "short-sighted" decision.

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What is the Willow Project in Alaska and Why is It Controversial

On March 13, the Biden administration approved a controversial plan known as the Willow Project, which essentially allows a local subsidiary of oil giant ConocoPhillips to develop an oil and gas field located on the North Slope in Alaska.

Despite earlier professing his admiration of green renewable energy, the current occupant of the Oval Office has proved he has no qualms about increasing fossil fuel extraction on US soil, while at the same time taking steps ostensibly aimed at protecting the environment.

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Russia Negatively Assesses Kiev's Proposal to Expand Grain Deal

Moscow has a negative attitude to the desire of the Ukrainian side to expand the grain deal, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Tuesday.

Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had held a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Kiev to discuss the grain export agreement, its extension and expansion.

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🇺🇸 The US Justice Department launched an investigation into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a US daily newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

California regulators shut down SVB on Friday, marking the second-largest bank collapse since the 2008 financial crisis. The bank, which was popular among tech firms, was closed after a run on deposits.

📍 The investigation will focus on the bank’s collapse and the actions of its senior executives, the report said.

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Moscow Expects US to Stop Flights Near Russian Borders After Black Sea Incident

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, after a US drone crash incident over the Black Sea, said Moscow expects Washington to stop flights near Russian borders.

"We are well aware of the missions such reconnaissance and strike drones are used for. According to National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, US UAVs make these kinds of overflights on a daily basis. What do they do thousands of miles away from the United States? The answer is obvious," Antonov told reporters.

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Australian, Fiji PMs to Discuss AUKUS Nuclear Sub Deal After China Cries Foul

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to discuss the AUKUS submarine program and regional security with his counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka.

Earlier this week, the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US agreed to supply Canberra with conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarines in the early 2030s.

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🦮 Rishi Sunak’s family was “reminded of the rules” regarding walking a dog on a leash while in Hyde Park, the Metropolitan Police said.

▪️ It comes after a video was shared on the social media website TikTok appearing to show the Prime Minister and his family allowing their pet dog to roam freely while in a royal park.

▪️ The video focuses on a notice board saying “Dogs must be kept on leads” before showing Mr. Sunak and what appears to be his wife putting the dog on a leash.

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🗣 Donald Trump, Jr. has commented on Washington’s reaction to the downed MQ-9 Reaper Drone, apparently driving at the fact that worrying about "environmentally unsound" actions is not the right thing to focus on in comparison with the risk of WWIII

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📹 Tests at the training ground showed that cheap kamikaze drones are capable of hitting enemy equipment with cumulative projectiles, Sputnik was told in one of the units of the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of the special military operation

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⚡️🇵🇰 More scenes from Imran Khan's residence in Lahore, where police were trying to arrest the former Pakistani PM, but were prevented from doing so by his supporters.

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▪️ The Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday joint naval exercises with the participation of Iran and Russia scheduled to take place in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19.

💬 "In accordance with the agreements of the armed forces of Russia, China, Iran and other countries, the naval forces of China, Iran, Russia and other countries will conduct joint naval exercises '2023 Marine Security Belt' in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19," the ministry said in a statement shared on WeChat.

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📹 Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in a Mi-171A2 helicopter simulator at an aircraft factory in Ulan-Ude.

▪️ The footage shows Russian president siting at the helm, putting on headphones and "lifting off" into the air in an apparatus that simulates a helicopter flight at different times of the day.

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