📹 Combat work of Russia's Msta-B 152-mm howitzer crews

Russian artillerymen use high-explosive and high-explosive fragmentary shells, which allows them to inflict (0:02) (0:08) (0:15) maximum damage on the enemy.

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❗️LIVE NOW: Vladimir Putin Takes Part in Russia-Africa Summit

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Russia expects that decision on inviting African Union to G20 will be made at next summit in India - Putin

Vladimir Putin’s key statements at the plenary session of the second #RussiaAfricaSummit

▪️Russia's president Vladimir Putin tells African Union Chairman Azali Assoumani that Russia supports the union's cooperation with international structures;

▪️Russia’s trade with African nations has increased by almost 35% despite pandemic, sanctions – Putin;

▪️Russia open to cooperation with Comoros in all areas – Putin.

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🇷🇺🇰🇵 The DPRK defense minister called Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit a "significant moment", demonstrating the combat cohesion of the armies and peoples of the two countries

He also noted that the situation in the world requires the armies of North Korea and Russia to resolutely oppose the "predatory strategy" of US world domination.

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🇷🇺 🌍 Sputnik is live as Russian President Vladimir Putin is addressing Russia-Africa Forum Plenary Session

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❗️Russia ready to supply Burkina Faso, Mali, Eritrea with 25,000-50,000 tonnes of grain, ensure free deliveries, Putin says

📹 Ka-52 'Alligator' helicopters in action

The Aerospace Forces' Ka-52 attack helicopter crews destroyed (0:51) an Ukrainian command post and armoured vehicles.

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Key statements made by Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Africa Forum Plenary Session:

▪️Western countries create obstructions to the supply of Russian grain to African countries and blame Russia for this;

▪️Russia is able to replace Ukrainian grain on a commercial basis and on a no-cost basis for the poorest African countries in need;

▪️It is necessary to switch in financial settlements with African countries to national currencies, including the ruble;

▪️Russia is in favor of establishing cooperation between the Eurasian Union and African Union;

▪️President Putin proposes to create Russian-language schools in Africa, saying that Russia will help Africa to develop not only higher, but also secondary education.

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⚡️ Work is currently in progress to establish representative offices of the prominent Russian media outlets, including Sputnik, in Africa," Vladimir Putin announced at the #RussiaAfricaSummit

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💬 "Traditionally (Russia’s) relations with African countries have been very warm"

Viktor Bout, Russian businessman, speaks about the great prospects for mutual cooperation between Russia and African countries, emphasizing the special role of the state in this matter.

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❗️ Russian Ministry of Defense:

The Russian Armed Forces attacked the airfields, control and deployment centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assembly shops and storage sites for unmanned boats, as well as missiles, weapons and military equipment received from Europe and the United States.

The target has been reached. All assigned objects were hit.

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Russia’s Federal Security Service stopped an attempted terrorist attack on one of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet; a serviceman of the Russian Navy recruited by the Ukrainian special service was detained

Two explosive devices with a total mass of 1 kg in TNT equivalent were confiscated from him; he is also suspected of transferring secret information to the enemy, the security service added.

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💬 But we still have not received conclusive evidence that he [Zelensky] is really interested in talks

Chairperson of African Union says no sign that Zelensky interested in Ukraine peace plan

The African nations want to raise the issue of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and its possible resumption at a meeting with Putin, Azali Assoumani, the chairman of the African Union, President of the Union of the Comoros, told Sputnik.

According to the AU chairman, the topic is of high importance, as it has an effect on the "entire world".

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

◾️Russian Armed Forces took more advantageous positions during the offensive in the LPR;

◾️Russian Armed Forces repelled a Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) attack near Krasny Liman, eliminated up to 185 military personnel and a UAF ammunition depot;

◾️Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on UAF airfields, storage facilities for unmanned boats, missiles, weapons and military equipment received from Western countries;

◾️The goal of the Russian Armed Forces strikes on airfields and warehouses of the UAF has been achieved, the designated objects have been hit;

◾️Since July 23, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have advanced towards Krasny Liman up to 12 km along the front and 3 km in the depth of the defense of the UAF

◾️Russian Armed Forces destroyed two P-18 air target detection radars of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnepropetrovsk region;

◾️Over the past two days, the Russian military has thwarted four UAF attacks in the DPR, more than 120 Ukrainian troops have been killed;

◾️Russian air defense systems intercepted 5 HIMARS shells in a day, and destroyed 20 Ukrainian UAVs in the DPR, LPR and Zaporozhye region;

◾️The UAF lost more than 280 soldiers and 25 tanks in a day near Donetsk and Zaporozhye.

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⚡ Vladimir Putin’s latest statements on the counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

▪️Ukrainian Armed Forces intensifying fighting, main actions taking place in Zaporozhye direction

▪️All counteroffensive attempts of Ukraine's Forces repelled, enemy has no success

▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine left the bodies of their dead on the battlefield near Zaporozhye

▪️Ukraine suffered huge casualties during Wednesday battles in Zaporozhye direction, over 200 soldiers killed

▪️Russian forces destroyed 39 Ukrainian pieces of military equipment, including 26 tanks

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Poland and the US have signed an agreement to establish a maintenance center for Abrams in the western Polish city of Poznan, Polish defense company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) said

In the future, the center will also be used by US troops deployed in Poland or other European countries, the company said in a statement.

The company recalled that in 2022, Warsaw and Washington signed a contract for the supply of 250 Abrams M1A2 tanks with related equipment, logistics and a training package. The delivery of the first Abrams M1A2 should take place by the end of 2024.

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