📹 It would take years and billions of dollars for the West to help Ukraine match the Russian fleet of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft, train Ukrainian pilots and facilitate the necessary maintenance, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said

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📹 The Russian Armed Forces military air assault brigade hit seven objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in two days in the zone of the special military op, including a command post (0:06) and two howitzers (0:16) (0:35)

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The UK plans to commission new Dreadnought Class submarines in the early 2030s to replace obsolete Vanguard Class submarines, the Defense Ministry said 

The ministry added that the country will also replace its nuclear warheads to maintain an "effective deterrent."

Experts stress that engagement in Ukrainian crisis has seriously wore down UK military resources and now London faces the necessity to restore the munitions and equipment it generously contributed to Kiev.

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A Ukrainian mine found in the Black Sea was destroyed by a Russian Ka-27 helicopter (0:08), the Russian Defense Ministry said

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"It was a "hellish night"

Russia's forces unleash surgical strikes targeting facilities in the Odessa Region in retaliation for the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge for the second night in a row.

The official representative of the Odessa military administration, Sergei Bratchuk, said that "the attack was "very powerful, truly massive", emphasizing the power of the Russian strikes.

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🇿🇦🇷🇺 The Office of the President of South Africa has said that Putin will not go to the BRICS summit in South Africa following a joint decision being reached.

Russia will be represented at the summit by its Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the office added.

As follows from the statement, the leaders of China, Brazil, India and South Africa will attend the summit.

The Kremlin has not confirmed this yet

French plan to use AI cameras at 2024 Paris Olympics ‘enables mass control’

Authorities earlier said that police using real-time cameras with AI would be part of the government’s efforts to ensure security at next year’s Olympic Games, which may be attended by hundreds of thousands of spectators.

The government assures that its security proposals for the Olympics do not include the use of facial recognition technology, and that real-time cameras using AI were an experimental measure for a defined period. However, rights organizations are concerned that the government's real goal is to make the new security provisions permanent.

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The Russian Armed Forces launched a group strike with high-precision sea and air-based weapons overnight, the Russian MoD says

The strike was carried out on military industry targets, fuel infrastructure and the ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the city of Odessa, as well as on Kanatovo air base of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kirovograd region.

All assigned objects were hit, the goal is achieved.

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🇫🇷 Over 740 people have been given real prison sentences in France after the recent riots over the killing of a 17-year-old by police, French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti said Wednesday.

"I spoke directly to the prosecutor general and asked for firm solutions: 1,278 charges have been brought, 95% of which have led to convictions; 1,056 people have been sentenced to prison, 742 of which are real prison sentences," the minister told French radio.

He added that the average sentence is 8.2 months and that 600 people have already been imprisoned.

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