🇷🇺 Russia’s state-of-the-art Armata tanks reportedly on mission in Ukraine

The T-14 Armata tank is a next-generation combat vehicle that has an unmanned remote-controlled turret, while the crew is protected by an armored capsule. According to the insider, the T-14s taking part in the Russian special operation have been fitted with "additional side protection from anti-tank ammunition."

Touted as the world's only third-generation tank with no equal, the Armata has a combat module that is completely remote-controlled, while the crew is securely accommodated in an armored capsule isolated from both the fuel section and munitions. This means that in the event of the tank being hit, its crew is more likely to survive. The T-14’s armament includes a 125-mm smooth-bore cannon and a 7.62-mm remote-controlled machine gun.

The Armata tanks are being used to shell Ukrainian troop positions; however, these armed vehicles have not yet been involved in “direct assault operations,” a well-informed source told Sputnik.

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🇷🇺🚂 Fortress on wheels: How Russia’s Baikal armored train operates in the military op zone

The Baikal crew carries out tasks such as technical reconnaissance, de-mining and restoring railway tracks and lines.

This special train is armed with all indispensable means to combat enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups, as well as anti-aircraft systems for destroying unmanned aerial vehicles.

While operating along the route, the Baikal crew monitors the area, checks the railway tracks and bridge crossings for mines, while restoring destroyed tracks and structures along the way.

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🇫🇮 Finland's military spending soars to Cold War levels as it joins NATO

The Nordic country's military expenditure has risen from 1.3 to 2 percent of its GDP within a matter of several years, underpinned by a number of costly purchases such as a new fleet of 64 US-made F-35 jets. The 10-billion-euro procurement was billed as the single largest splurge in the Nordic country's history.

Last year alone, Finland's outgoing five-party government led by the Social Democrats agreed to add more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in defense spending, citing hostilities in Ukraine as a pretext. In doing so, Finland notably eclipsed its fellow European nations, such as Lithuania, Sweden and Poland, which saw the next biggest spikes in their defense budgets at 27%, 12% and 11%, respectively.

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🦠 World Malaria Day 2023

Facts: Maldives and Sri Lanka have managed to maintain their malaria-free status; five nations in Southeast Asia — Bhutan, North Korea, Nepal, Thailand and Timor-Leste — are deemed capable of eliminating the disease by 2025.

What about 🇮🇳 India? Learn more in our video!

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🇹🇷🇷🇺 West won't compensate Turkiye’s damage if Ankara joins Russia sanctions, Turkish FM says

💬 "Why should I take sides in order to seem good to someone, to please someone? What will be our benefit?" Mevlut Cavusoglu asked during an interview, adding that Turkiye has long opposed the sanctions.

The minister has also warned that Ankara may enter into the Ukraine conflict after the forthcoming elections if the Turkish opposition takes control.

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'Boosting Russia's civil aviation industry remains a priority amid sanctions'

Russia's civil aviation sector, which was seriously hit by Western sanctions, currently shows signs of recovering, a process that certainly takes time, Dmitry Drozdenko, editor-in-chief of the Russian military magazine Arsenal Otechestva (Arsenal of the Fatherland), told Sputnik.

How have sanctions harmed the industry and how will it continue under the West's blockade?

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📹 Former Russian president: We should be afraid of nuclear bombs, not climate problems

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that in his opinion, climate problems are nothing compared to the prospect of being in the epicenter of a nuclear explosion.

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Russian budget stable, deficit to be near target figures by year's end

The Kremlin has reported that Russia's budget is "stable" and any deficit will be near target figures by the end of the year, presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin said on Tuesday.

"The budget is generally stable. After a period of fairly large budget expenditures at the beginning of this year, we will have a surplus until the end of the year, which indicates its stability."

In general, the deficit level will be "close to target figures," Oreshkin said at the educational marathon "Knowledge. First." According to the current estimates, the budget deficit is expected to be around 2% of GDP.

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🇻🇪 Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaido, who proclaimed himself the country’s president four years ago, has left the country

First, he moved to Colombia on foot and now he is on the road to the US.

According to Spanish media, Guaido was “on high alert” amid rumors of his alleged arrest. He also claimed that he was "banished from the country."

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❗️ Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu held several bilateral meetings with the defense ministers of Syria, Iran and Turkiye in Moscow, and discussed ensuring global and regional security, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

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