❗️ According to preliminary data, in the area of the Sevastopol Bay, attacks by enemy drones from the sea are being repelled, Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said

❗️ The Russian Defense Ministry said early Wednesday that its forces foiled Ukraine's attempt to carry out attacks on facilities in Russia around 2:00 a.m. Moscow time (23:00 GMT).

The ministry added that air defenses shot down a drone over the territory of the Kaluga region.

It was also reported that a Ukrainian drone was shot down overnight over the Ryazan region.

❗️At about 03:30 Moscow time, a Ukrainian UAV was intercepted and crashed over the territory of the Moscow region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported

The disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 was unforeseen by the Biden administration as late as the beginning of that month, according to a new book by author Franklin Foer.

In an excerpt of "The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future" adapted for The Atlantic, Foer depicts Biden as being unfailingly stubborn and arrogant to the end of the disastrous US withdrawal.

Biden believed that unlike his predecessors, he could rise above pressures from the military and foreign policy establishments to finally withdraw the United States from an unwinnable mission in Afghanistan, the book said.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) no longer have a drone advantage over Russian troops, a US magazine has reported, adding that the time when Kiev had better unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) than Moscow did has passed.

The magazine quoted Ukrainian drone pilot Nikolai Voroshnov as saying that the UAF is “starting to fall behind significantly” in terms of drone warfare.

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🇨🇭 Swiss archaeologists have stumbled upon the remnants of a stone wall built by the Roman Empire some 2,000 years ago, the largest such find in nearly a century.

The wall was found near Cham, a municipality of Zug canton in central Switzerland. At the time it was built, the area was on the Roman Empire’s northern frontier, separating it from Germania.

Switzerland’s Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archaeology has called the find “sensational” and “extraordinary,” the first of its kind in the area in nearly 100 years, according to the archaeologists.

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❗️ In the Russian city of Kaluga, a UAV hit an empty tank for oil products, the fire was eliminated, the governor of the region Vladislav Shapsha said.

He clarified there were no victims or structural damages as a result of the drone's downing.

Rare blue supermoon to appear this week with special appearance from Saturn

Blue moons are relatively rare, occurring just once every two to three years but - luckily, the next one is expected to occur this Wednesday at 9:35 p.m. ET (0135 GMT on Thursday).

A supermoon occurs when the moon is both full and at, or near its closest point to Earth, according to the US space agency NASA. It occurs three to four times a year; however, if in one month two full moons occurs, the second is referred to as a “blue moon.”

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 The Russian Embassy in the United States on Tuesday called Washington's new package of military aid for Ukraine "the height of hypocrisy."

"The said delivery to the bankrupt [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky regime of HIMARS and air defense systems shells as well as other ammunition worth a quarter of a billion dollars is the height of hypocrisy," the embassy said on Telegram.

"All the more so when officials attribute military assistance to 'concern' for the people of Ukraine. In reality, Washington will not give up the concept of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian."

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Russia will not be the first to resume nuclear testing but will be ready for a "mirror response" if the United States resumes such tests first, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said

Antonov accused Washington of overstepping "the boundaries of decency" in the attempts "at wishful thinking," adding that US officials "hit a new low."

He added that Washington "has been feeding the world with promises to facilitate the CTBT [Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty] entry into force" for 30 years.

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Attempted mass drone attack on objects in Russia. What is known so far:

▪️ in the Pskov region, after a drone attack, a fire broke out at the airport; the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that Il-76 military transport aircraft were on fire;

▪️ in the Bryansk region, three aircraft-type drones were destroyed;

▪️ in the Oryol region, two drones were shot down;

▪️ in the Kaluga region, one drone was destroyed over the territory of the Sukhinichsky district, the second fell into an empty tank for oil products in the Dzerzhinsky district, the fire was quickly eliminated;

▪️ in the Ryazan region, two UAVs were destroyed within 90 minutes of each other;

▪️ in the Moscow region, one drone was destroyed in the Ruzsky district.

There were no casualties from the attacks.

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Two Ukrainian drones tried to attack the TV tower in Bryansk, Russia, but the attack was thwarted by air defense forces; there were no casualties or damage, the governor of the region said

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📹 Russia’s Mi-35M multipurpose attack helicopter crews during the course of a combat mission wiped out (0:42) an Armed Forces of Ukraine stronghold near Krasny Liman

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🇬🇦 Soldiers in Gabon, following elections in the country, appeared on national TV and announced the cancellation of the elections and dissolution of "all the institutions of the republic," media reported

After observing "irresponsible, unpredictable governance resulting in a continuing deterioration in social cohesion that risks leading the country into chaos... we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime," the media quoted one of the soldiers as saying.

The soldier was speaking on behalf of the "Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions," the report said.

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📹 The use of a robot machine gunner in combat is being practiced at training grounds in the Zaporozhye region, where Russian military volunteers are being trained

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💬 “It’s a lie“

📹 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes that the impression promoted by a large number of Western media sources that Ukrainian troops are winning the conflict with Russia is untrue, stressing that this is impossible.

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🇮🇳 🌖 Indian Moon Rover Detects Sulphur, Oxygen on South Pole's Surface

The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has also detected aluminum, iron, calcium, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen and silicon on the lunar surface, the ISRO stated on its website. “Search for Hydrogen (H) is underway,” the #ISRO added.

💧 Scientists are also searching for signs of frozen water. If frozen water is detected, this could help astronauts in future space missions as a potential source of drinking water or to make rocket fuel.

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🇯🇵 Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and some ministers ate fish and seafood from Fukushima Prefecture, where tritium-laden water has recently been dumped from a nuclear power plant

This week, Tokyo is expected to announce measures to support the fishing industry amid China's ban on Japanese imports.

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Another Ukrainian aircraft-type drone has been shot down in Russia's Bryansk region, there were no casualties or damage, the governor said

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🤝 Vladimir Putin wishes Alexander Lukashenko a happy birthday

The presidents confirmed their intention to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries during their phone conversation, the Kremlin said

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Another drone has been shot down over Russia's Kaluga region, there were no casualties or damage, the governor said

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