🇧🇾 The Belarusian Armed Forces will conduct training exercises in the Brest, Grodno and Minsk regions from September 22 to 26, which will be based on ''experience of modern armed conflicts'' and ''modern approaches to the use of troops,'' the Belarusian Defense Ministry reported

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📹 The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues to perform its tasks on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh

Russian peacekeepers have already evacuated up to 5,000 civilians from three districts of the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Earlier, hostilities broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan after Baku launched an "anti-terrorist operation" to "restore constitutional order" in Nagorno-Karabakh.

On Wednesday, the parties to the conflict agreed to a total ceasefire in the region, mediated by the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent.

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📹 The Strategic Missile Forces carried out large-scale command-and-control exercises with Yars complexes in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region

Over 3 thousand military personnel with over 300 units of heavy military equipment are taking part, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Yars ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) is a modern nuclear missile that is designed to be launched from a mobile platform.

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Industrial enterprises are burning in the Kiev region after morning explosions, Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs reported.

Ukrainian Railways also reported that a number of trains were delayed due to a power outage.

A fire reportedly broke out at an industrial plant in the Lvov region.

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🗣 They’re trying to cover their tracks by suspending the lunatic spokesman and saying he went rogue

Popular American blogger and attorney Rogan O'Handley, also known by the pseudonym DC Draino, has commented on the dismissal of transgender Ukrainian Armed Forces spokesman Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, who recently called to hunt down Russia's journalists.


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Due to NATO maneuvers near the Russian borders, the risk of unintentional incidents and aggravation of the situation multiplies, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik

NATO is not hiding the fact that it is practicing actions to repel Russia's "attacks" in the course of their military drills. The exercise, like all other maneuvers of the Defender series, involves the deployment of US troops and equipment to Europe and working out the logistics for such actions, the ministry said.

The ministry recalled that Russia has repeatedly offered the bloc various initiatives to de-escalate and abandon provocative steps and has voluntarily moved its exercises inland.

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❗️A meeting between representatives of Azerbaijan and Karabakh Armenians began in the city of Yevlakh, Sputnik correspondent reports

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Russian military's daily operations against enemy forces

📹 Destruction of a temporary Ukrainian Marine Corps deployment point

A missile strike was launched at the location where the Ukrainian Armed Forces were concentrating manpower and equipment, identified by intelligence. An accurate strike successfully destroyed (0:08) the personnel and equipment.

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❗️Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense has denied reports of an alleged attack by the Azerbaijani Army on the city of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh

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🗣 Ukraine is a laboratory of learning for military innovation

📹 Ukraine serves as a testing ground for the exploration of cutting-edge military technologies, Dr. Mara Karlin, a senior Pentagon official, has acknowledged, adding that the US military is actively acquiring data on contemporary warfare tactics through the experiences gained from the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

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❗️ Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called Vladimir Putin to apologize for the deaths of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh

Key statements made by the Russian and Azerbaijani presidents during their phone conversation:

▪️"Azerbaijani authorities will investigate the deaths of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh," said Ilham Aliyev;

▪️Aliyev also expressed his willingness to provide financial assistance to the families of the fallen Russian soldiers;

▪️Vladimir Putin stressed the significance of safeguarding the rights and security of the Armenian population in Karabakh.

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⚡️The Commander of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Corps, whose subordinates are guilty of the death of Russian peacekeepers, has been removed from duty and detained, a source in the Russian law enforcement agency said

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❗️After the meeting in Yevlakh, the representative of the Armenians of Karabakh stated that there is no final agreement with Baku; details will need to be agreed upon at a further point

Simultaneously, the Aliyev's representative expressed that negotiations between the Armenians of Karabakh and Azerbaijan hold the potential for achieving a peace treaty that would end the conflict.

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🇸🇾🇨🇳 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in China, kicking off a visit to the country at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

The Syrian leader is reportedly expected to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games. In addition to the summit with Xi, al-Assad, who is accompanied on the trip by his wife Asma, will also hold a series of meetings in Shanghai and Beijing, the Syrian presidency stated.

This is al-Assad's second trip to China and the first since the Syrian conflict began in 2011. The first time the Syrian president visited China was in 2004, after the United States introduced a package of sanctions against Damascus in May of the same year.

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👌 The exceptional efficiency of Russia's tank crews

📹 Russia’s T-80 tanks destroying targets in action: enemy command posts and strongholds

The tank crews performed their firing operations from covert positions. Once they received confirmation of the enemy's destruction, they strategically concealed themselves behind the terrain before proceeding to the designated waiting area.

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⚡ The Russian MoD has recently made a report concerning a series of attacks on military industrial facilities, radio-technical intelligence centers, and the training of sabotage groups within the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The strike targets were hit, mission goals were achieved.

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⚡ Russian air defense systems shot down five Storm Shadow missiles, as well as four HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and one HARM anti-radar missile, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

In addition, 75 Ukrainian drones were shot down in 24 hours, which is a new record for the special military operation.

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🥴 Joe Biden crossed himself after Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of the extensive history of friendship between Israel and the United States during their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

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📹 🇷🇺 More than 1,300 refugees are sheltered at the Russian peacekeepers' base in Nagorno-Karabakh region, all are provided with hot meals, the Russian MoD says