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

Impressive footage

📹 Helicopter pilots practice interaction with naval forces in the Barents Sea

As part of search and rescue missions, crews of Ka-27PS helicopters conducted conditional training on the transfer of medical cargo to submarines.

As the helicopter approached (0:47) the nuclear submarine, it hovered above (0:54) it. A crew member from the rescue helicopter descended (01:06) onto the submarine, delivering the medicines onboard.

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🇷🇺🇦🇿🇦🇲 Moscow believes that the main issue of Karabakh's disputed claim has now been resolved, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Moscow assumes that stable conditions for a ceasefire in Karabakh are now being created, Peskov added.

He also noted that progress towards a peace treaty has been ensured.

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The Russian MoD has issued the following statements on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️Last night, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a group strike with long-range airborne precision weapons and strike drones against military industrial facilities, as well as centers for radio-technical reconnaissance and the training of sabotage groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The strike achieved its goal and hit all the targets.

▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled two Ukrainian attacks in the Zaporozhye region. They eliminated up to 50 Ukrainian personnel, two armoured fighting vehicles (including a Bradley IFV), and three motor vehicles. They also destroyed two US-made M777 artillery systems, three D-30 howitzers, and one US-made M119 gun in counter-battery warfare.

▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled five Ukrainian attacks in the DPR. They inflicted up to 300 casualties on the Ukrainian troops and destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Olkha MLRS, and one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system.

▪️The Russian Army inflicted fire damage on the enemy in the LPR. The enemy's losses were up to 20 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, and one US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system.

▪️The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on enemy units in southern Donetsk. They eliminated up to 110 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one Uragan MLRS, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

▪️In the Kherson direction, they neutralised over 45 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles, and one US-made M777 howitzer by fire.

▪️Russia's air defence systems intercepted five Storm Shadow cruise missiles, four HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and one HARM anti-radiation missile.

▪️During the special military operation, they destroyed 475 airplanes and 249 helicopters, 7,020 unmanned aerial vehicles, 438 air defence missile systems, 12,016 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,154 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,473 field artillery cannons and mortars, and 13,281 units of special military equipment.

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