❗️Russia has so far not used cluster munitions in the conflict in Ukraine for humanitarian reasons, but this decision is subject to review, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu said

📹 The Russian tank, which accompanied the assault column in the zone of the special military op, continued to hold its position and conduct aimed fire at the enemy despite a direct hit from a grenade launcher and a mine explosion during the battle.

The crew was evacuated from the wrecked vehicle only after completing the task.

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🗣 "The special military operation has put an end to the collective West’s military dominance"

The defeat of the Western-backed Ukrainian neo-fascists will contribute to countering modern neo-colonialism, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu said in his address to the participants of the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security.

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❗️ The United States is now ready to encroach on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in an attempt to withdraw its nuclear project from its operation within the framework of AUKUS, Russian FM Lavrov said

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🇨🇳 Military relations between Russia and China are not directed against third countries, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu said

He added that Beijing is ready to strengthen security work within the SCO and strengthen military cooperation with Iran and Belarus.

Li Shangfu also announced China's readiness to strengthen international cooperation on arms control.

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🗣 The facts of blatant corruption in the Biden family have become the talk of the town, but under pressure from the White House, any investigation ends in nothing, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin said

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📹 Crews of Russia’s Grad multiple launch rocket systems dealt a crushing blow (0:35) to concentrations of enemy manpower in the forest belt in the zone of the special military op

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📹 Footage of the work of the Russian inspection group of the Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Vasily Bykov on the Palau-flagged dry cargo ship Sukra Okan to the Ukrainian port of Izmail on August 13

▪️ The video shows a Russian Ka-29 helicopter flying (0:06) over the Sukra Okan dry cargo ship, which did not heed requirements to stop, and the moments a group of Russian military personnel landed (0:10) on the ship, checking documentation (1:37) and carrying out inspection activities aboard the ship to check for prohibited goods.

▪️ During the inspection activities, the work of the inspection team was carried out professionally, in accordance with documented international requirements.

▪️ After the completion of the work of the inspection team on board the Sukra Okan, an inspection report was drawn up, and the ship continued to move to the port of Izmail.

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⚡️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Novaya Tavolzhanka in Russia’s Belgorod region, two people were injured, Belgorod's governor said

💬 "We appreciate the sincere interest of China, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, India and other countries of the Global South in helping to find fair, realistic paths to a settlement [of the Ukrainian crisis]"

Russia appreciates the initiatives proposed by the countries of the Global South to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, which in turn demonstrates the understanding of a large number of countries of the true causes of the conflict with Kiev, Russian FM Lavrov said

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Many of those who voluntarily joined the Ukrainian troops in the first days of Russia's special military operation have already died, been wounded or are exhausted; now mobilization is difficult, people hide at home and warn each other about raids by military commissars, a British newspaper reports, citing eyewitnesses

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❗️ Russian forces carried out a concentrated strike with long-range precision weapons tonight on key enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the Kiev regime, which suffered significant damage, Russia's MoD reports.

📹 Two Tu-95ms long-range strategic missile carriers perform planned flights in airspace over neutral waters of the Sea of Japan

The duration of the flight was more than six hours. Fighter escorts were provided by crews of Aerospace Forces' Su-30sm and Su-35s aircraft.

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The US intends to create a network of alliances under its control in the Asia-Pacific region to contain Russia and China, the head of the main intelligence directorate of the Russian General Staff said

The US is actually involving South Korea in its nuclear planning, the military official added.

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