🇷🇺 Putin visited the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don. He was accompanied by the Minister of Defense of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, the chief of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense, Valery Gerasimov, and other military commanders.

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No US military service members have been seriously injured by a series of strikes on bases in Iraq and Syria, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.

However, 56 US troops have experienced minor injuries or traumatic brain injuries (TBI) as a result of the attacks, Singh said, detailing that the agency does expect the number of TBIs to grow.

The official pointed out that 25 service members were officially diagnosed with a TBI, and that most of those with minor injuries had already returned to their posts.

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❗️ A representative of the Rafah checkpoint confirmed to Sputnik the information about the evacuation of the first 85 Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip on Friday

📹 Combat work of Russian crews of 122-mm howitzers D-30 artillery units in the Kupyansk direction

The servicemen carried out tasks to destroy individual enemy targets. Shooting was carried out with high-explosive fragmentation ammunition from covert firing positions.

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40N6: the new missile that doubled Russia's air defenses range

The already-famous Russian S-400 air defense system made headlines this week after it was used to attack a target in the Ukrainian conflict zone with a new type of long-range missile.

The new 40N6 guided missile launched by S-400 units was used to engage targets “at maximum distances,” with Russian A-50 early warning aircraft operating in tandem with the launchers and providing additional guidance to the missiles, one digital media outlet noted.

The media outlet has taken a particular interest in the missile used in this attack, pointing out that the 40N6's trajectory – first ascending to an extremely high altitude before descending upon the intended target – essentially affords it both “unparalleled over the horizon strike capabilities” and the ability to take out low-altitude targets.

So what can 40N6 do?

Find out here

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Sixteen Democratic and Republican members of US Congress have called for US President Joe Biden to withdraw the extradition request by the United States against Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a document published by Assange's wife, Stella Assange, showed.

The Members of Congress, said in the document that "deep concerns about this case have been repeatedly expressed by international media outlets, human right and press freedom advocates, and Members of Congress, among others."

The Members of Congress said they believe the US Department of Justice "acted correctly in 2013 ... when it declined to pursue charges against Mr. Assange for publishing the classified documents because it recognized that the prosecution would set a dangerous precedent."

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❗️ Russians who are supposed to leave the Gaza Strip today started to arrive at the Rafakh checkpoint, Sputnik correspondent reports

The ongoing pro-Palestine protests in major capitals around the world put additional pressure on governments to act to stop the war in Gaza, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour told Sputnik.

"We believe that they [protests] are [putting extra pressure]. People are outraged all over the globe," Mansour said. "They look at the tragedy unfolding before their eyes in the Gaza Strip in which they see children, civilians and mass destruction of buildings and property. Their hearts get broken as a result of this crime and tragedy, so they express their feelings in these large demonstrations to pressure their governments to pressure Israel to stop this carnage against the Palestinian people."

Palestine, he added, appreciates anyone who supports a cessation of the war and hopes collectively they can succeed.

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❗️ Several Hamas commanders involved in the October 7 attacks have been eliminated in the past 24 hours, the IDF reported

The Israeli air force struck the outskirts of an Indonesian hospital in the Gaza Strip, media reports

Footage from social networks.

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Washington fears Israel's protracted military campaign in Gaza could spark a wider conflict in the Middle East, with Israel and the US facing isolation as the world calls for a ceasefire, US media reported, citing officials in the Biden administration.

The officials reportedly said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has a limited amount of time to finish its operation in Gaza before Arab countries become enraged and the United States frustrated by the growing number of civilian casualties.

They believe that the longer the Israeli campaign lasts, the greater the chances that the conflict will turn into a large-scale war. Some of them added that Israel’s strong response to the October 7 attack had boosted sympathy for the Palestinian issue across the globe.

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❗️ Israeli authorities have not allowed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to visit the country and the Palestinian territories, the organization said.

The OHCHR has repeatedly stated that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.

The IDF has published a new video showing attacks on targets in Gaza

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📹 The Russian military destroyed an enemy stronghold in forest plantations near the settlement of Rabotino

Russian servicemen suppressed firing points using attack drones (0:00) and attacked the Ukrainian units shortly after (0:07). The enemy’s soldiers surrendered (0:19).

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A surgical team from NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center at New York University, has performed the first-ever whole-eye and partial-face transplant for a 46-year-old military veteran, the center said.

"A surgical team from NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant for a 46-year-old military veteran from Arkansas who survived a work-related high-voltage electrical accident. The surgery included transplanting the entire left eye and a portion of the face from a single donor, making this the first-ever human whole-eye transplant in medical history and the only successful combined transplant case of its kind," the release said.

The surgery, which was performed on May 27, lasted approximately 21 hours and included a team of more than 140 surgeons, nurses and other medical personnel.

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❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️ Zelensky and the Kiev regime are desperately promising success. Their previous promises have not come true. Their sponsors are getting worried, so Kiev is upping their eloquence.

▪️ It’s time for the Kiev regime to understand that they will not be able to win on the battlefield.

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🚀 EXCLUSIVE: BrahMos Missile Perfectly Suited to Protect ASEAN's Exclusive Economic Zones: CEO

🇮🇳 🇷🇺 The current version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile developed by an India-Russia joint venture will remain a global “market leader” for at least a decade, BrahMos Aerospace CEO Atul Dinakar Rane told Sputnik India.

“BrahMos can work as a powerful deterrent system to safeguard the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of many maritime nations," Rane underlined. “Be it in Asia, Africa or South America, many countries have come forward to acquire BRAHMOS weapon system,” he revealed.

◾️ The CEO of India-Russia JV expressed confidence that the upcoming BrahMos-NG missile, the next-generation version of BrahMos will improve upon the specifications of the current version.

◾️ The BrahMos-NG variant would be tested on the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets of the Indian Air Force in coming years, he stated.

◾️ At present, Sukhoi-30 jets are carrying a BrahMos-A missile, the current version of the weapon.

Hypersonic BrahMos is ‘on Radar’

🗯 “Many countries, including India and Russia, are working on hypersonic missiles. DRDO is working on this technology. Hypersonic BrahMos is definitely on our radar,” he stressed.

DRDO and NPOM could possibly undertake joint development of hypersonic missiles in the future, the company's CEO added.

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