Air Defense Force Commander: Russian Forces Have Shot Down 100 Bayraktar Drones During Special Op
Throughout the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian propaganda has often highlighted the effectiveness of Western-made military equipment, such as Javelin anti-tank missiles and M777 howitzers. However, Russian troops have demonstrated their ability to counter these weapons and have achieved success in the conflict.
"In 2022, expenditure of anti-air missiles during personnel training exceeded that of last year by a thousand times," Lieutenant-General Andrey Demin, commander of the Air Defense Forces and deputy commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces said.
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Throughout the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian propaganda has often highlighted the effectiveness of Western-made military equipment, such as Javelin anti-tank missiles and M777 howitzers. However, Russian troops have demonstrated their ability to counter these weapons and have achieved success in the conflict.
"In 2022, expenditure of anti-air missiles during personnel training exceeded that of last year by a thousand times," Lieutenant-General Andrey Demin, commander of the Air Defense Forces and deputy commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces said.
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EU Cocoa Imports Associated With Deforestation in Ivory Coast
A recent study by researchers from the University of Louvain in Belgium has revealed that unregulated cocoa production in the Ivory Coast was responsible for 45% of the deforestation in the West African country between 2000 and 2019. The report cites untraced sourcing as being responsible for 60% of the deforestation.
The researchers recommend strongly enforced land-use policies and full farm-level traceability in the Ivory Coast, as well as requiring giant chocolate producers in Europe to prove that their products have not contributed to deforestation in the origin countries in Africa. Cocoa production plays a crucial role in the Ivorian economy, contributing significantly to the country's GDP and providing employment for millions of people.
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A recent study by researchers from the University of Louvain in Belgium has revealed that unregulated cocoa production in the Ivory Coast was responsible for 45% of the deforestation in the West African country between 2000 and 2019. The report cites untraced sourcing as being responsible for 60% of the deforestation.
The researchers recommend strongly enforced land-use policies and full farm-level traceability in the Ivory Coast, as well as requiring giant chocolate producers in Europe to prove that their products have not contributed to deforestation in the origin countries in Africa. Cocoa production plays a crucial role in the Ivorian economy, contributing significantly to the country's GDP and providing employment for millions of people.
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REC, Belveb and VEB.RF Will Finance Modernization of Grodno Azot
The Russian Export Center, Bank BelVEB and VEB.RF will jointly finance the reconstruction of the Ammonia-4 workshop of Belarus' Grodno Azot with a credit line of 3.25 billion rubles over seven years. The investment project is the first to be implemented by Grodno Azot under the "modernization map" program.
The REC group of companies, guaranteed by VEB, will provide financing, and Bank BelVEB will act as the agent bank. The project aims to increase ammonia output and reduce power consumption per unit. Bank BelVEB has been cooperating with Grodno Azot for over 15 years and plans to become a coordination center of the VEB.RF group in Belarus.
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The Russian Export Center, Bank BelVEB and VEB.RF will jointly finance the reconstruction of the Ammonia-4 workshop of Belarus' Grodno Azot with a credit line of 3.25 billion rubles over seven years. The investment project is the first to be implemented by Grodno Azot under the "modernization map" program.
The REC group of companies, guaranteed by VEB, will provide financing, and Bank BelVEB will act as the agent bank. The project aims to increase ammonia output and reduce power consumption per unit. Bank BelVEB has been cooperating with Grodno Azot for over 15 years and plans to become a coordination center of the VEB.RF group in Belarus.
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Bombshell Docs Appear to Reveal Biden Admin's Direct Involvement in Raid on Trump's Estate
White House officials feigned ignorance over the August 2022 FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in search of classified documents, with President Joe Biden assuring he had “none, zero, not one single bit” of advance notice.
Trump has called the raid a coordinated element of a broader “witch hunt” against him by Biden and the Democrats.
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White House officials feigned ignorance over the August 2022 FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in search of classified documents, with President Joe Biden assuring he had “none, zero, not one single bit” of advance notice.
Trump has called the raid a coordinated element of a broader “witch hunt” against him by Biden and the Democrats.
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2024 Election, Charges & Nord Stream Sabotage: Trump Tells All in First Interview Since Indictment
Former US President Donald Trump gave a wide-ranging sit-down interview late Tuesday, marking the first official media appearance the ex-commander-in-chief sat down for after he was formally arraigned earlier this month.
The interview, given to Fox News' Tucker Carlson, was held at the Mar-a-Lago estate, the former president's Florida residence. It began with the former president recalling his recent arraignment, detailing that New York courthouse employees were crying and hopeful for his 2024 White House bid.
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Former US President Donald Trump gave a wide-ranging sit-down interview late Tuesday, marking the first official media appearance the ex-commander-in-chief sat down for after he was formally arraigned earlier this month.
The interview, given to Fox News' Tucker Carlson, was held at the Mar-a-Lago estate, the former president's Florida residence. It began with the former president recalling his recent arraignment, detailing that New York courthouse employees were crying and hopeful for his 2024 White House bid.
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Kornet: Most Fearsome Weapon of Russia’s Tank Hunters
The Russian military is training special “tank hunter” units designed to take on the German, British, and American armor being sent to Ukraine.
What sorts of weapons will Russian forces have at their disposal to counter the sophisticated Western heavy weapons platforms? What kinds of weapons will Russia’s tank hunters have at their disposal?
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The Russian military is training special “tank hunter” units designed to take on the German, British, and American armor being sent to Ukraine.
What sorts of weapons will Russian forces have at their disposal to counter the sophisticated Western heavy weapons platforms? What kinds of weapons will Russia’s tank hunters have at their disposal?
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🇮🇹 Italy declares state of emergency for six months over influx of migrants
During a meeting on Tuesday, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said that, since the beginning of 2023, there has been a sharp increase in migration flows in the Apennines. This led to a critical situation in a number of temporary accommodation centers for migrants, especially on the island of Lampedusa.
In this situation, it was proposed to take urgent emergency measures in order to normalize the situation in this "hot spot," in which 1,800 refugees were being accommodated while the center was designed to house only some 400 people.
The Italian Council of Ministers decided to declare a nationwide state of emergency at the proposal of Italian Civil Protection and Maritime Policies Minister Sebastiano Musumeci. The Italian government also decided to allocate 5 million euros ($5.46 million) from the National Emergency Fund while pending an accurate assessment of the real financial needs to solve the migration crisis, the statement said.
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During a meeting on Tuesday, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said that, since the beginning of 2023, there has been a sharp increase in migration flows in the Apennines. This led to a critical situation in a number of temporary accommodation centers for migrants, especially on the island of Lampedusa.
In this situation, it was proposed to take urgent emergency measures in order to normalize the situation in this "hot spot," in which 1,800 refugees were being accommodated while the center was designed to house only some 400 people.
The Italian Council of Ministers decided to declare a nationwide state of emergency at the proposal of Italian Civil Protection and Maritime Policies Minister Sebastiano Musumeci. The Italian government also decided to allocate 5 million euros ($5.46 million) from the National Emergency Fund while pending an accurate assessment of the real financial needs to solve the migration crisis, the statement said.
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Supply of MANPADS to Ukraine endangers global civil air traffic
💬 "Western weapons, including MANPADS and ATGWs, which find their way to Ukraine are spreading all over the world, to the zones of other regional conflicts, falling into the hands of organized crime, terrorists and extremists ... The necessity to raise the issue of security of civil air traffic in the world, including over Europe, will soon arise," The Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry added that Western arms "put into the hands of the criminal Ukrainian government and mercenaries are killing the civilian population, including women and children, in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions."
💬 "Residential areas of cities and civil infrastructure are under systematic shelling of Ukrainian artillery; the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is being shelled with all the ensuing threats of a nuclear catastrophe on the continent," the ministry said.
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💬 "Western weapons, including MANPADS and ATGWs, which find their way to Ukraine are spreading all over the world, to the zones of other regional conflicts, falling into the hands of organized crime, terrorists and extremists ... The necessity to raise the issue of security of civil air traffic in the world, including over Europe, will soon arise," The Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry added that Western arms "put into the hands of the criminal Ukrainian government and mercenaries are killing the civilian population, including women and children, in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions."
💬 "Residential areas of cities and civil infrastructure are under systematic shelling of Ukrainian artillery; the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is being shelled with all the ensuing threats of a nuclear catastrophe on the continent," the ministry said.
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❗️ Twitter legacy blue checks will be gone by next week, Musk says
Last year Twitter introduced a gold check-mark for companies and brands and has shifted government accounts to a gray check-mark. Subnoscription to the new Twitter Verified Organizations program will be in the future the only way to keep a gold or grey check-mark badge.
In his interview to British media, the Twitter CEO also reveals he wouldn't sell Twitter for same amount he bought it.
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Last year Twitter introduced a gold check-mark for companies and brands and has shifted government accounts to a gray check-mark. Subnoscription to the new Twitter Verified Organizations program will be in the future the only way to keep a gold or grey check-mark badge.
In his interview to British media, the Twitter CEO also reveals he wouldn't sell Twitter for same amount he bought it.
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🔥 Crews battle vast inferno as New Jersey wildfire consumes 500 acres
Local authorities said firefighters are struggling to extinguish a wildfire in Manchester Township in the north-eastern United States, which has already covered 500 acres and is 10 percent contained.
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Local authorities said firefighters are struggling to extinguish a wildfire in Manchester Township in the north-eastern United States, which has already covered 500 acres and is 10 percent contained.
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🇹🇷 Depleted uranium shells supplies to Ukraine threaten humanity, Muharrem Ince says
Muharrem Ince, a Turkish presidential candidate from the Homeland Party (Memleket Partisi), has said in an interview with Sputnik that deliveries of munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine are a threat to humanity as a whole.
💬 "Signals, which are being sent through deliveries of munitions containing depleted uranium, pose a threat not only to Russia and Turkiye but to all of humanity. The entire humanity should oppose it," Ince said. "I think Britons should act more carefully on the matter," he added.
Presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Turkiye on May 14. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, put forward by a six-party opposition alliance, is considered incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main opponent. The list of presidential candidates also includes Ince and Sinan Ogan of the ATA Alliance.
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Muharrem Ince, a Turkish presidential candidate from the Homeland Party (Memleket Partisi), has said in an interview with Sputnik that deliveries of munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine are a threat to humanity as a whole.
💬 "Signals, which are being sent through deliveries of munitions containing depleted uranium, pose a threat not only to Russia and Turkiye but to all of humanity. The entire humanity should oppose it," Ince said. "I think Britons should act more carefully on the matter," he added.
Presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Turkiye on May 14. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, put forward by a six-party opposition alliance, is considered incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main opponent. The list of presidential candidates also includes Ince and Sinan Ogan of the ATA Alliance.
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'Pentagon Leak' Outlines DIA-Assessed 'Wild Card’ Scenarios in Ukraine Conflict
The document is marked “RELIDO.” This kind of dissemination marking indicates that the originator has authorized Designated Intelligence Disclosure Officials to make further sharing decisions, such as with foreign partners, for example. The paper is dated February 24 and is labeled “ONE YEAR.” This may indicate that the DIA assessment was carried out a year after the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
The ‘leaked’ classified document outlines the potential effect each one of the ‘wild card’ scenarios could have, such as resulting in an escalation in Ukraine, prompting a negotiated end to the conflict, or having no substantive impact on the developments around the conflagration.
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The document is marked “RELIDO.” This kind of dissemination marking indicates that the originator has authorized Designated Intelligence Disclosure Officials to make further sharing decisions, such as with foreign partners, for example. The paper is dated February 24 and is labeled “ONE YEAR.” This may indicate that the DIA assessment was carried out a year after the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
The ‘leaked’ classified document outlines the potential effect each one of the ‘wild card’ scenarios could have, such as resulting in an escalation in Ukraine, prompting a negotiated end to the conflict, or having no substantive impact on the developments around the conflagration.
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🇬🇧 'Chinese spies' slipping into UK using citizenship of third countries
MI5, the Security Service of the United Kingdom, has reportedly warned cabinet ministers that "Chinese spies" are slipping into the country by obtaining citizenship in third countries and using their visa-free access to the UK.
According to a report by UK media, the issue has prompted the UK Home Office to prepare new visa restrictions against several countries through which "Chinese spies" are entering the territory of the UK.
However, the UK Foreign Office has allegedly blocked the measure, resulting in some government ministers nicknaming UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly as "Mr Softy," the report said.
MI5 has also suggested that agents of Russia's special services could resort to the same measures to enter the territory of the UK.
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MI5, the Security Service of the United Kingdom, has reportedly warned cabinet ministers that "Chinese spies" are slipping into the country by obtaining citizenship in third countries and using their visa-free access to the UK.
According to a report by UK media, the issue has prompted the UK Home Office to prepare new visa restrictions against several countries through which "Chinese spies" are entering the territory of the UK.
However, the UK Foreign Office has allegedly blocked the measure, resulting in some government ministers nicknaming UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly as "Mr Softy," the report said.
MI5 has also suggested that agents of Russia's special services could resort to the same measures to enter the territory of the UK.
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🇷🇺🚀 Russia test-fires ICBM from Kapustin Yar range
Russia's Strategic Missile Forces successfully test-fired an ICBM from the Kapustin Yar firing range in the Astrakhan region to test advanced payloads of these missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said that the missile's training warhead precisely hit a simulated target at the Sary-Shagan missile testing range in Kazakhstan.
Russia has also notified the US about the test-launch, Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov said.
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Russia's Strategic Missile Forces successfully test-fired an ICBM from the Kapustin Yar firing range in the Astrakhan region to test advanced payloads of these missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said that the missile's training warhead precisely hit a simulated target at the Sary-Shagan missile testing range in Kazakhstan.
Russia has also notified the US about the test-launch, Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov said.
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🌍🚀 Sixty-two years ago today, on 12 April 1961, the first successful manned space flight was conducted by the USSR. The first human being to travel to space was 27-year-old Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
▪️Now Russia is preparing to establish a new orbital station and to study the planets and depths of the Solar System through automatic stations and telescopes.
🌕 In July, Russia is expected to launch Luna 25, the first lunar mission in almost 50 years, which will land in the south polar region of the Moon. The main objectives of the mission are to study composition of the polar regolith, and the plasma and dust components of the lunar polar exosphere.
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▪️Now Russia is preparing to establish a new orbital station and to study the planets and depths of the Solar System through automatic stations and telescopes.
🌕 In July, Russia is expected to launch Luna 25, the first lunar mission in almost 50 years, which will land in the south polar region of the Moon. The main objectives of the mission are to study composition of the polar regolith, and the plasma and dust components of the lunar polar exosphere.
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📹 Russian forces eliminated a Ukrainian tank column with a Kornet anti-tank missile system with thermobaric ammunition in the Ugledar direction (video courtesy of RVvoenkory)
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🔥🇺🇸 More than 2,000 residents are under orders to evacuate their area after a massive industrial fire engulfed a recycling plant in Richmond, Indiana
The plant emitted a cloud of toxic black smoke visible for up to 10 kilometers. The city’s mayor called the incident a "worst-case scenario” and expressed concern for the air quality in the town.
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The plant emitted a cloud of toxic black smoke visible for up to 10 kilometers. The city’s mayor called the incident a "worst-case scenario” and expressed concern for the air quality in the town.
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What would Indian 🇮🇳 cities look like if they were living people? The idea seems pretty far-out.
This is where AI technology comes in handy to help visualize even the craziest of dreams.
Check out our video if you do not believe it!
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Sweden to Hold Biggest Military Drill Since Cold War
Starting on April 24, Sweden will conduct its largest military exercise in over 30 years, involving around 26,000 personnel from 14 countries, including the US, UK, and various European nations such as Finland, Poland, Norway, and Denmark.
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Starting on April 24, Sweden will conduct its largest military exercise in over 30 years, involving around 26,000 personnel from 14 countries, including the US, UK, and various European nations such as Finland, Poland, Norway, and Denmark.
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