🇫🇷 France has completed the military training of 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers so far this year, which was its goal for 2023, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in an interview out Sunday.

"The Ukrainian counteroffensive requires a new generation of soldiers, who need to be trained. In August, we met the goal we set ourselves for the year — to train 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers, split up between France and Poland," he told press.

Lecornu said in July that 5,200 Ukrainians had completed training by France, including 1,600 in Poland. He estimated at the time that 7,000 would be trained by the end of this year.

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🇺🇸 Prosecutors in the US state of Georgia claim they have evidence to prove that ex-President Donald Trump’s legal team had a role in the 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, media reported Sunday.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will seek charges against more than a dozen people when she presents the case before a grand jury next week, media cited sources as saying. She reportedly has texts and emails implicating several of those people in the computer breach in the rural Georgian county.

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What does the US import from Ukraine?

Before and in the months following the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine was often mentioned in the media as the recipient of US financial and military assistance. Despite this aid, there are a considerable amount of goods that the United States imports from Ukraine.

So how many commodities does Washington purchase from this Eastern European country? And what are they exactly?

👉 Check this Sputnik's article to find out

🇬🇧🇸🇪 The UK Foreign Office on Sunday warned UK citizens of a growing threat of terrorist attacks in Sweden and noted that such attacks could happen in places that are frequently visited by foreigners.

"Terrorists are very likely to try and carry out attacks in Sweden. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by foreigners," the ministry said.

Several Quran-burning demonstrations have taken place in Denmark and Sweden in recent months. Most Muslim countries have condemned the demonstrations, and some have summoned the Swedish and Danish ambassadors to issue letters of protest.

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📹 Combat work of Russia's Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems in the zone of the special military op

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia has held its highest number of joint military exercises with China in the past decade

Russia and China have held at least 45 joint military drills, 20 having been exclusively bilateral exercises, Chinese media reports.

Military cooperation between China and Russia was not affected by the coronavirus pandemic and is being strengthened within the framework of joint work in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

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Russian Project 885M Yasen-class multipurpose nuclear-powered submarines will be re-equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles

The Russian Navy will also receive at least five more ships by the end of the year, the CEO of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Alexei Rakhmanov, told Sputnik.

The nuclear submarines of the Yasen class are currently equipped with the Kalibr and Oniks cruise missiles and the Fizik-type torpedoes.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾🇨🇳 Chinese defense head to visit Russia, Belarus on August 14-19 - Chinese Defense Ministry

Gen. Li Shangfu will take part in the XI Moscow Conference on International Security.

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📍British India was partitioned on 14 August 1947, symbolizing the end of colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent.

The partition of British India caused to the long-term bloody conflict between 🇮🇳India and 🇵🇰Pakistan on India subcontinent, which continues to this day.

#SputnikIndia takes a look at the bloody legacy of British Raj on the Indian subcontinent, which caused the long-standing #Kashmir conflict.

#PartitionOfIndia #colonialism

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🇷🇺 Some of the most advanced and efficient Russian armaments, many of which have already been tested in combat on the battlefields of the Ukrainian conflict, are going to be showcased at the ARMY-2023 military expo, which launches in Moscow today

Sputnik has prepared all the highlights of military expo, which include:

Artillery systems;

Anti-drone defense and electronic warfare;

Tanks and armored vehicles;

Combat aircraft and attack helicopters;

Small arms.

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