🇷🇸 All Europe will soon see fallout from Ukrainian events, Serbian Health Minister says

Events in Ukraine will have an impact on the health of people across Europe, Serbian Health Minister and specialist neurosurgeon Danica Grujicic said in an interview with Sputnik.

The fact that Ukraine agreed to receive depleted uranium ammunition from Western countries given the experience of the former Yugoslavia in 1999 is unfathomable, according to Danica Grujicic, Serbian health minister and specialist neurosurgeon. The minister recalled the "chemical and nuclear war" waged against Serbia and Montenegro in an interview with Sputnik.

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NATO has admitted that Ukraine could become a member of the alliance if it agrees to cede territories that it refuses to recognize as part of Russia, Stian Jensen, the chief of staff of the secretary general of the organization, said

“I'm not saying it has to be. But it could be a possible solution."

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The air defense systems of Russia shot down three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Kaluga region early on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Last week, air defense forces shot down two drones in the Kaluga region and near the Central Ring Road that were heading toward Moscow. In all cases, there were no casualties or damage.

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🇷🇸 Ukraine should not allow the use of depleted uranium shells on their soil as these could have long-term consequences for the health of future generations, Serbian Health Minister Danica Grujicic said in an interview with Sputnik

The minister added that "it is scary to use such weapons in terms of health." She said that cancer in patients in Serbia after the 1999 NATO bombing became less predictable and more likely to be fatal.

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📹 Russia's assault units hone skills on capturing mock enemy strongholds in the special military op zone

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📹 A Russian Lancet strike in the Zaporozhye Region obliterated (0:07) an American-made Paladin self-propelled artillery mount belonging to Ukrainian militants, Russia’s MoD reports

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MI6 has put together a sabotage unit of 100 Ukrainian fighters to be sent to Africa to counter Russia-Africa cooperation, a military-diplomatic source has revealed

One of the main tasks of the unit in Africa will be to "sabotage infrastructure in African countries, and to eliminate African leaders oriented towards cooperation with Russia," the source added.

The unit will be led by Vitaly Praschuk (in the picture), skilled in "successful liquidations" and who participated in MI6 operations in Zimbabwe.

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🌔 Just one more stride away from the moon #Chandrayaan3

🇮🇳 #ISRO has disclosed that a brief firing maneuver was necessary for Chandrayaan 3, which has been successfully executed, positioning Chandrayaan-3 in an orbit of 153 km x 163 km. The lunar mission rehearsal has also reached completion.

💭 Now it's time to make preparations as the propulsion module and the lander module are undergoing preparations for their separate journeys. The intended separation of the lander from the propulsion module has been scheduled for August 17, 2023, according to ISRO.

🚀 The mission was launched on July 14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, employing the GSLV Mark-3 (LVM3) heavy-lift launch vehicle. It is slated to make contact with the lunar surface on August 23.

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🤯 Russophobia becoming psychosis: Georgian audience spew hate over Russian drummer

The Killers concert in Batumi, Georgia was canceled after the audience booed frontman Brandon Flowers for inviting a Russian drummer on stage.

Flowers tried to convey to the public that all people are brothers, but he was booed and bombarded with foul language, with some of the audience walking out in protest.

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The Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg is planning to hold a 10-day or a two-week tour in China in 2024 and launch a co-production with Chinese theater institutions

The theater's chief said that the Alexandrinsky Theatre and the China National Centre for the Performing Arts were discussing a joint production based on the Russian classic, adding that the Alexandrinka also plans to hold several performances in Shanghai.

From July 25-30, the ballet company of Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Theatre performed on the stage of the opera hall of the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing as part of its six-day China tour.

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⚡ The United States has started preparing for a new pandemic by searching for virus mutations, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, a Russian senior military official, said

▪️Announced in July of this year, the Biden Administration created the Office for Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy.

▪️This department’s priority areas include work on creating vaccines and drugs for stopping viruses and their genetically modified variants, Kirillov noted.

▪️The leading role in the Pentagon's military biological program will be played by the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, according to Kirillov.

▪️Documents uncovered during the special military operation in Ukraine confirmed that this institution is involved in accumulating dangerous pathogens in various regions of the world, Kirillov added.

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📹 A Russian TOS-1A flamethrower crew destroyed an enemy stronghold near Krasny Liman

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South Korea will send its landing ship and personnel to the annual US-led international humanitarian assistance drills in the Indo-Pacific 

Seoul is expected to deploy its Cheonjabong landing ship and 180-strong personnel, including marines, in the Pacific Partnership 2023 drills, South Korea's news agency said.

The exercises, led by the US Pacific Fleet, started on August 9 and will continue through November 21, with troops from Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and New Zealand also taking part.

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📷 Russia’s Roscosmos state space corporation has shown a new selfie of the Luna 25 station, which today, according to the plan, should enter the orbit of the Earth's natural satellite

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