❌ Thor Odinson, The God of Thunder
✅ Tor-M2, The God of Aerial Defense

Watch the precision work of the Russian Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system against a Ukrainian UAV (0:50). In addition to drones, the system protects Russian forces and civilians on the ground from aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and even ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.

P.S. A bit of military humor at (0:06) - the innoscription on the Tor-M2 says #ActivelySeeking, which accurately describes the way the system works.

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🤔 An American journalist Max Blumenthal tried to clarify with a State Department representative why US authorities accuse Russia of genocide, while at the same time the Israeli army has killed more civilians in a month than those who died in Ukraine in two years. Unfortunately, the representative responded that it was inappropriate to make such a comparison.

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🇸🇰 Slovakia's new government under the leadership of Robert Fico has blocked the previous cabinet's proposal to send €40.3 million worth of military supplies to Kiev.

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🇺🇸 A recent Siena College poll shows President Biden trailing Donald Trump in five battleground states, with only a narrow lead in Wisconsin.

This has raised concerns among prominent Democratic consultants, including Jim Messina and Cliff Albright, who have expressed disappointment with Biden's messaging and his handling of issues such as Ukraine, Israel and student debt.

In addition, Biden's age is seen as a significant concern, with at least three-quarters of Americans expressing doubts about his age, according to an August poll.

While Trump faces legal challenges, disillusionment with Biden's current policies appears to be a key factor in his declining popularity in these states. The poll results underscore the challenges the Biden administration faces in maintaining its support and messaging as the next presidential election approaches.

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🚀 Hypersonic missiles are already becoming a game changer in modern military conflicts: not every country can afford this type of weapon, while those that can are making headlines around the world.

✅ To see how well you know this revolutionary type of weapon, take the special quiz we have prepared for you!

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🔎 If you want to learn more about hypersonic weapons, check out the related articles on our website.

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❗️The European Commission recommended starting negotiations on accession to the EU with Ukraine and Moldova

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Russian citizens were not included in the evacuation lists to leave the Gaza Strip due to obstruction from Israel and the United States, said Basem Naim, Hamas' head of international relations.

🗣 "We have no role to play in this process, and we have no authority to determine who is allowed to leave Gaza for Egypt. Nevertheless, we do not prevent those who wish to leave Gaza from doing so," Naim added.

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Watch LIVE: Putin Holds Meeting With Chinese Central Military Council Vice Chairman

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📹 Russian soldiers are attacking enemy positions on the front line of the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) area of the Donbass front with kamikaze drones.

The fighters managed to destroy two positions of the Ukrainian forces, one of which had a grenade launcher firing point.

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Ukrainian intelligence has assumed responsibility for the murder of LPR Deputy Filiponenko

A criminal case under three articles, including terrorism, was opened after the death of LPR Deputy Mikhail Filiponenko, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia.

An unidentified explosive device exploded under the bottom of a car this morning in Lugansk causing Filiponenko's death.

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🇷🇺🪖 Key points of Russian MoD briefing on progress of special military op in Ukraine

▪️In the Kupyansk area, two attacks by Ukrainian forces were repelled in the Timkovka area;

▪️in the Krasny Liman region, clusters of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian forces were defeated. Ukrainian losses amounted to 90 soldiers;

▪️In the Donetsk and South Donetsk directions, Ukrainian losses amounted to 280 people. A Ukrainian ammunition depot was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Bogatyr;

▪️In the Zaporozhye area, three attacks by Ukrainian troops were repelled in Rabotino and Novoprokopovka. Ukrainian losses amounted to 80 people, three tanks, and five infantry fighting vehicles;

▪️In the Kherson direction, up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed;

▪️Five aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force (Su-27, two MiG-29 and two Su-25) were shot down.

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🇮🇷 Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami on Wednesday condemned Israel for threatening to use nuclear weapons against the Gaza Strip, stressing that this also means that Israel has admitted to possessing nuclear arms.

He added that it was high time for international organizations, especially the UN, to take decisive action against Israel, which he said is a grave threat to global peace and security, adding that the Iranian atomic chief also urged the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, to take an independent approach within the framework of nuclear non-proliferation.

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🇳🇱 The Netherlands will supply Israel with F-35 spare parts despite war crime risks, a Dutch newspaper reported, citing government sources.

The ministry's lawyers warned that Israel could be violating the laws of war, as it has already used F-35s to bomb Gaza. But blocking the delivery could seriously damage relations with both Israel and the United States, the media reported.

The Dutch Foreign Ministry told the newspaper that the export of goods to international partners in the F-35 program was "not restricted."

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An explosion occurred at a metallurgical plant in southern Turkiye. Over ten people are reported injured.

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📹 “There's no military reason to be hitting the center of Donetsk like this. It's inexcusable, it’s just terrorism,” Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley (@TXDPR) reports from Donetsk following a Ukrainian attack on civilian infrastructure in the city yesterday.

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🙅‍♂️💵 No money - no elections

📹 Zelensky asked the West to fund Ukraine's elections last August. After his request was refused, he now claims it's not the right time to hold the ballot.

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📹 The Israeli army showed footage of the liquidation of Hamas tunnels and rocket launching positions

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📹 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shows his true colors?

🗣 “Israel is a bulwark for us... it’s almost like having an aircraft carrier in the Middle East. If Israel disappears, Russia and China will control 90% of the oil in the world and that would be cataclysmic for US national security,” RFK Jr. said.

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📹 Vladimir Putin knelt next to child cancer patients during a special visit to an oncology hospital

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🇺🇸 Humanitarian aid to Kiev may cease completely as the US has no funds left for direct budget support, the relevant American department reported.

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📈 BRICS is going to prevail over the G7 by 2040 as far as political and economic influence goes, a recent report showed.

The forecast suggests an expanding workforce and ample room for playing technological catch-up will boost BRICS’s share in the global economy to 45% by 2040, more than double the weight of the Group of Seven major advanced economies.

The study also foresaw that the recent enlargement of BRICS and its ambitions would help the group successfully challenge global US dominance and dethrone the dollar as the world’s primary currency.

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