💬 “We have no moral standing in this crisis“

The current US policy regarding the Ukrainian crisis is insane, Diane Sayre, an independent candidate for the US Senate race from New York, told Sputnik

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📹 Russia's Grad BM-21 multiple-launch rocket systems destroy a mortar position and a stronghold of the Ukrainian troops in the zone of the special military op

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🗣 “The commanders didn’t say a peep“

Ukrainian officers do not tell the soldiers anything about the so-called counteroffensive, they learn about it from TikTok, one of the captured Ukrainian soldiers told Sputnik

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has written about black transplants in Ukraine in her article

⁃ Ukraine has long been known as a world leader in organ trafficking.
⁃ Scandals involving the illegal removal of organs from corpses began to appear in the late 1990s in the wake of the country’s socioeconomic deterioration.
⁃ Organ trafficking increased in scale after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
⁃ It has been reported in the media that organs of killed soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were available for sale in one of the biggest shops of the darknet. A heart, liver, kidneys and other body parts with price tags starting at 5,000 euros are on offer.
⁃ Delivery is limited to EU countries and it would take 48-60 hours to receive the desired organ in a medical box.

This is conclusive evidence that the Ukrainian state is covering up and encouraging this bloody business, Maria Zakharova concluded.

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

▪️In the Zaporozhye area, the Russian Army repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops close to Uspenovka and Rabotino. Russian Forces destroyed up to 80 Ukrainian soldiers and a D-30 howitzer;

▪️In the Donetsk region, Russian forces successfully repelled the attack of the assault groups of the Airmobile Brigade of Ukrainian forces near Belogorovka in the DPR. Ukrainian losses amounted to 135 soldiers;

▪️In South Donetsk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 225 soldiers;

▪️In Krasny Liman, the Russian Army destroyed more than 65 military units of Ukrainian forces;

▪️In the Kharkov region and the LPR, the Russian Army successfully repelled 12 counterattacks by Ukrainian troops;

▪️Near Kupyansk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 110 soldiers;

▪️Russian Forces repelled the attack by Ukrainian assault groups in the Urozhaynoye area in the DPR;

▪️Russian air defense systems intercepted nine Storm Shadow rockets and destroyed 14 drones.

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Governor of Kocaeli Seddar Yavuz: ten people were injured, it is estimated that no one is under the rubble.

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure: There are no incidents on ships in the port due to the explosion.

The BRICS summit will not be limited to the five member countries of the association

The President of South Africa invited the leaders of 67 countries from Africa and the "Global South" to attend.

34 countries have already confirmed their participation. The UN Secretary General and representatives of other organizations are also invited to the events.

Macron, who wanted to take part in the summit, is not among the list of invitees.

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US dollar 'verging on breakdown' hits skids as inflation data nears

Last month, the US dollar index sank below its critical 100-level benchmark, amid reports about the greenback being on the “verge of a decisive breakdown.”

US inflation data is due to be released on Thursday, amid speculation that the country’s core inflation soared by 4.7% on an annual basis last month. Separate reports also suggested that the US Federal Reserve “may need to keep rates higher for longer” in light of a “still-tight labor market.”

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In Belgorod-Dnestrovskiy, Odessa region, a Kiev militant was expelled from a cafe for complaining about Russian music.

In the video published by a journalist, a Russian-speaking woman declares that she is Bulgarian and that she "does not need to be taught" about the Ukrainian language by the soldier. She demanded that he leave the cafe, calling him a provocateur, after which the man who complained was kicked out.

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The next few weeks will see the Ukrainian counteroffensive “run its course”, former IMF economist David Woo has told Russian media

Woo said that he was “really impressed” with the fact that "Russian military technology has literally been going through a revolution every three months" and "the Russians are constantly learning from their mistakes."

He suggested that even though “the Ukrainians are good fighters," Russia will eventually “crush them”. According to Woo, “if Russia crushes Ukraine, that will be the end of American hegemony, as we know.”

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The Republic of the Union of Myanmar completed an international command and staff training on countering terrorism

The training was conducted with the participation of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their dialogue partners. The Russian military delegation was headed by Lieutenant-General Mikhail Nosulev, deputy commander of the Air Defense Forces. In addition to the Russian side, representatives of the military departments of Brunei, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines were involved in the training.

For the first time, modern methods of using aviation, including unmanned aircraft, were worked out with the ASEAN countries and the states - dialogue partners; means of reconnaissance and electronic warfare.

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🇳🇪 Nigerien coup leaders say 2 African countries preparing for military intervention

"Despite the disapproval of the Nigerien people and the peoples of ECOWAS countries, the plan of this war [military intervention in Niger] has been already devised … A preliminary transfer of forces to participate in it has started in two Central African countries," the CNSP said in a statement quoted by the Nigerien Press Agency.

On July 26, Niger's presidential guard ousted and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. The guard's commander, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, proclaimed himself the president of the caretaker CNSP-led government.

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Zelensky Is the Pope’: Vivek Ramaswamy Mocks #US Politicians over #Ukraine Aid

💰 Both US Presidential candidate Ramaswamy and former US President Donald #Trump have questioned Joe Biden on keeping at supplying military aid to Ukraine, amid bribe allegations against Hunter #Biden.

Ramaswamy has suggested that it wasn’t crazy to think that the Biden administration was showering Kiev with billions of dollars in military assistance because of the alleged bribe paid to Hunter.

🗯 “It’s crazier to think it’s totally unrelated, and craziest of all is that the [Republican Party] is playing along as if they’re in on the act,” the Indian-American Republican politic said.

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🗣️ On Biden’s disastrous foreign policy:

“Ever striving for new heights Joe Biden has decided to become the most disastrous foreign policy president of pretty much all time as well. We're looking at potential wars, coups, proxy wars and other military involvement on every continent but Antarctica. And I won't be surprised if we find out that we're at war with penguins or the snow monsters or whatever in Antarctica fairly soon,” Steve Poikonen, national organizer for Action4Assange, told Sputnik.

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