🇷🇺🇮🇷 Iran shows off Russian-made Yak-130 trainer jets
Iranian officials and commanders have yet to fill in the details, like when the jets arrived, or how many Iran expects to get in total. Media say two delivered jets are undergoing testing at the 8th Tactical Air Force Base outside Isfahan, central Iran.
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Iranian officials and commanders have yet to fill in the details, like when the jets arrived, or how many Iran expects to get in total. Media say two delivered jets are undergoing testing at the 8th Tactical Air Force Base outside Isfahan, central Iran.
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🇬🇧🇺🇸 Former UK defense secretary Wallace tried to cancel helicopter deal with US
In early August the defense secretary had sent a letter to his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, hinting that the contract could be canceled, British media reported.
Wallace could have been seeking the cancellation of the contract over the helicopters' costs, but also due to his anger over US's refusal to support his candidacy for the post of the NATO secretary general, the report said.
The UK will receive 14 Chinook H-47 helicopters produced by US company Boeing, with the first deliveries scheduled to start in 2026.
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In early August the defense secretary had sent a letter to his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, hinting that the contract could be canceled, British media reported.
Wallace could have been seeking the cancellation of the contract over the helicopters' costs, but also due to his anger over US's refusal to support his candidacy for the post of the NATO secretary general, the report said.
The UK will receive 14 Chinook H-47 helicopters produced by US company Boeing, with the first deliveries scheduled to start in 2026.
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📹🇷🇺🔧 Russian military repair units carry out round-the-clock repair work on equipment
Special attention is paid to the maintenance and repair of military equipment for troops operating at a significant distance from temporary deployment points.
Qualified servicemen perform restoration work of any complexity with the help of modern maintenance and repair vehicles.
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Special attention is paid to the maintenance and repair of military equipment for troops operating at a significant distance from temporary deployment points.
Qualified servicemen perform restoration work of any complexity with the help of modern maintenance and repair vehicles.
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🇺🇸 Trump, Biden would both receive 46% of votes in 2024 presidential election, WSJ poll shows
If third-party candidates were added to the choice, Trump would lead Biden by 1 percentage point, 40% against 39%, with the share of undecided voters increasing to 17%.
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If third-party candidates were added to the choice, Trump would lead Biden by 1 percentage point, 40% against 39%, with the share of undecided voters increasing to 17%.
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🪖 Why Abrams armor won’t be able to jumpstart Ukraine’s stalled offensive
The Abrams definitely won’t be the “silver bullet” Kiev is looking for, veteran Russian military intelligence officer and Afghanistan and Syria veteran Anatoliy Matviychuk told Sputnik.
💬 “A tank –including the Abrams, performs its functions when there are friendly helicopters in the sky, when there is aviation in the sky. Bradleys travel under tank cover. None of this happened in Ukraine. They taught commanders at assembly points as if they had some kind of superiority. In other words, the tactics they proposed to Ukraine led to unjustifiable losses, to the dispersion of forces and means along the flanks, along the front, and failed utterly to create any of the prerequisites for a successful offensive.”
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The Abrams definitely won’t be the “silver bullet” Kiev is looking for, veteran Russian military intelligence officer and Afghanistan and Syria veteran Anatoliy Matviychuk told Sputnik.
💬 “A tank –including the Abrams, performs its functions when there are friendly helicopters in the sky, when there is aviation in the sky. Bradleys travel under tank cover. None of this happened in Ukraine. They taught commanders at assembly points as if they had some kind of superiority. In other words, the tactics they proposed to Ukraine led to unjustifiable losses, to the dispersion of forces and means along the flanks, along the front, and failed utterly to create any of the prerequisites for a successful offensive.”
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🇩🇪⚛️ Germany's chancellor says nuclear power is a dead horse' despite the energy crunch Chancellor Olaf Scholz has insisted that nuclear energy “is over" in Germany, and firmly dismissed calls from Free Democrats (FDP) lawmakers in his coalition government…
🇩🇪 Support for Germany's government coalition hits record low since 2021 elections
When asked what party the respondents would vote for if the elections were held next Sunday, only 18% of them said they would support the Social Democratic Party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with the Alliance 90/The Greens party receiving 13% and the Free Democratic Party getting just 7% of support, a poll by INSA for Bild showed.
The opposition conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union enjoys the strongest support with 27%, followed by right-wing Alternative for Germany with 21%. The Left Party would receive 5% of the votes.
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When asked what party the respondents would vote for if the elections were held next Sunday, only 18% of them said they would support the Social Democratic Party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, with the Alliance 90/The Greens party receiving 13% and the Free Democratic Party getting just 7% of support, a poll by INSA for Bild showed.
The opposition conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union enjoys the strongest support with 27%, followed by right-wing Alternative for Germany with 21%. The Left Party would receive 5% of the votes.
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🇷🇺🇯🇵 Japan has forgotten tragedy of Hiroshima in its adoration of the US, Medvedev says
Russia's Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has called on Japan to learn what lessons history has to teach and fully recognize the outcome of the Second World War by doing everything possible to prevent the start of a third one.
💬 "It is regrettable that the Japanese authorities are pursuing a course of new militarization of the country. They have become heirs of the Japan that once awaited an inglorious end. In their adoration of America, the Japanese authorities have long forgotten the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of fellow citizens who were burnt alive in the nuclear flames, poisoned by radiation for generations to come."
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Russia's Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has called on Japan to learn what lessons history has to teach and fully recognize the outcome of the Second World War by doing everything possible to prevent the start of a third one.
💬 "It is regrettable that the Japanese authorities are pursuing a course of new militarization of the country. They have become heirs of the Japan that once awaited an inglorious end. In their adoration of America, the Japanese authorities have long forgotten the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of fellow citizens who were burnt alive in the nuclear flames, poisoned by radiation for generations to come."
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Indian and Egyptian Air Forces Unite in Exercise Bright Star, Strengthening Bonds of Friendship
🇮🇳 🇪🇬 During Exercise Bright Star, the Indian Air Force's IL-78 air-to-air refuelling aircraft joined forces with the Egyptian Air Force, showcasing the strength of friendship in the Egyptian skies.
🤝 ✈️ The #IndianAirForce exemplified its expertise in mid-air refuelling, providing valuable support to their Egyptian counterparts.
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🇮🇳 🇪🇬 During Exercise Bright Star, the Indian Air Force's IL-78 air-to-air refuelling aircraft joined forces with the Egyptian Air Force, showcasing the strength of friendship in the Egyptian skies.
🤝 ✈️ The #IndianAirForce exemplified its expertise in mid-air refuelling, providing valuable support to their Egyptian counterparts.
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🇸🇪 Sweden's Liberals call for permanent deployment of NATO bases in country
The country is in a situation “where the outside world can pose a very serious threat,” party leader Johan Pehrson said
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The country is in a situation “where the outside world can pose a very serious threat,” party leader Johan Pehrson said
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Every year on 3 September, Russia commemorates Solidarity Day, contributing to the global fight against terrorism, 2023 being no exception
🕯 This day came about after the tragic events of early September 2004 when from the 1st to the 3rd of that month, one of the most heinous crimes not only in Russian but in global history, occurred after terrorists seized children, parents, and teachers as hostages in a school in the city of Beslan, North Ossetia.
🙏 For more than two-and-a-half days, militants held more than 1,100 people inside the booby-trapped building and 334 of the hostages were killed, including 186 children. However, thanks to a counter-terrorism operation, 811 lives were saved. Ten members of the FSB (Federal Security Service) and two members of the Ministry of Emergency Situations lost their life during their brave service.
Sputnik India has compiled information on the countries most affected by terrorist crises. Discover more from our infographic.
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🕯 This day came about after the tragic events of early September 2004 when from the 1st to the 3rd of that month, one of the most heinous crimes not only in Russian but in global history, occurred after terrorists seized children, parents, and teachers as hostages in a school in the city of Beslan, North Ossetia.
🙏 For more than two-and-a-half days, militants held more than 1,100 people inside the booby-trapped building and 334 of the hostages were killed, including 186 children. However, thanks to a counter-terrorism operation, 811 lives were saved. Ten members of the FSB (Federal Security Service) and two members of the Ministry of Emergency Situations lost their life during their brave service.
Sputnik India has compiled information on the countries most affected by terrorist crises. Discover more from our infographic.
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🐊 Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter has new prey: this Ukrainian IFV did not survive its fatal encounter with the "predator"
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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
▪️A Russian UAV strike destroyed a Ukrainian fuel storage facility in the Odessa region
▪️Ukrainian losses in the Zaporozhye direction amounted to over 130 servicemen, with two armored vehicles, three US-made M777 artillery systems, and three D-30 guns destroyed
▪️Russian troops repelled two enemy attacks, eliminating up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, and destroyed one UAV control center in the Krasny Liman direction
▪️Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 over the Zaporozhye region
▪️Ukrainian losses in the South Donetsk direction amounted to more than 125 Ukrainian servicemen, with one armored vehicle and two cars destroyed
▪️Russian forces eliminated up to 250 Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk direction
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▪️A Russian UAV strike destroyed a Ukrainian fuel storage facility in the Odessa region
▪️Ukrainian losses in the Zaporozhye direction amounted to over 130 servicemen, with two armored vehicles, three US-made M777 artillery systems, and three D-30 guns destroyed
▪️Russian troops repelled two enemy attacks, eliminating up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, and destroyed one UAV control center in the Krasny Liman direction
▪️Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 over the Zaporozhye region
▪️Ukrainian losses in the South Donetsk direction amounted to more than 125 Ukrainian servicemen, with one armored vehicle and two cars destroyed
▪️Russian forces eliminated up to 250 Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk direction
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🇮🇷 Iran goes on gold shopping spree as global dedollarization trend accelerates
The country has been quietly ramping up its foreign purchases of gold, adding over 4.1 tons of standard gold ingots to the country’s coffers in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22).
Both the Iranian state and private citizens appear to have been turning to gold recently, with the World Gold Council reporting in May that demand for gold coins and bars by Iranians had jumped dramatically, with investment soaring to 13 tons over the first months of 2023 – 26% more than the 10 ton five-year quarterly average, as citizens searched for solid stores of values amid inflation and sanctions-related pressures.
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The country has been quietly ramping up its foreign purchases of gold, adding over 4.1 tons of standard gold ingots to the country’s coffers in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22).
Both the Iranian state and private citizens appear to have been turning to gold recently, with the World Gold Council reporting in May that demand for gold coins and bars by Iranians had jumped dramatically, with investment soaring to 13 tons over the first months of 2023 – 26% more than the 10 ton five-year quarterly average, as citizens searched for solid stores of values amid inflation and sanctions-related pressures.
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