🇷🇺🚀 The first ‘Angara-A5’ launch vehicle was sent to the Vostochny cosmodrome. the space infrastructure on the site is ready to start preparations for launch, the Roskosmos space agnecy reported.
Omsk regional Governor Khotsenko published photos with a rocket ready for shipment from the Omsk ‘Flight’ plant, calling it "a historical moment confirming the space power of Russia.”
The Angara is a family of Russian launch vehicles ranging from the light to heavy class. The new family uses environmentally-friendly fuel components. The first two launches of the heavy Angara took place on December 23, 2014 and December 14, 2020 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome (1st State Test Cosmodrome of the Defense Ministry).
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Omsk regional Governor Khotsenko published photos with a rocket ready for shipment from the Omsk ‘Flight’ plant, calling it "a historical moment confirming the space power of Russia.”
The Angara is a family of Russian launch vehicles ranging from the light to heavy class. The new family uses environmentally-friendly fuel components. The first two launches of the heavy Angara took place on December 23, 2014 and December 14, 2020 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome (1st State Test Cosmodrome of the Defense Ministry).
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💸 'Nobody's money safe in the West' if Russia's assets used to fund Ukraine
If the Biden administration gets away with using illegally-seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine, that would "basically nuke the entire Western financial system," journalist Nebojsa Malic told Sputnik.
💬 "And any country outside of the G7 or NATO would be certifiably insane to hold any of its foreign currency, or reserves, or any assets in the West where it's accessible to the US and its allies. They could make up any pretext to confiscate it," said the Serbian-American journalist.
What the rest of the world could do in response is "withdraw their consent from the US financial market," he said.
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If the Biden administration gets away with using illegally-seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine, that would "basically nuke the entire Western financial system," journalist Nebojsa Malic told Sputnik.
💬 "And any country outside of the G7 or NATO would be certifiably insane to hold any of its foreign currency, or reserves, or any assets in the West where it's accessible to the US and its allies. They could make up any pretext to confiscate it," said the Serbian-American journalist.
What the rest of the world could do in response is "withdraw their consent from the US financial market," he said.
"I don't think enough people in Washington and out of Washington truly appreciate how dire this is," Malic warned. "It will hurt Russia a little bit, but it would be absolutely disastrous for the US."
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🗣 War in Gaza is Far from Over
"It's going to be a long war. I think, maybe even a year. And this is going to be a war of attrition, and people need to be prepared for that. Because even the United States said that they won the war in Afghanistan within a few months, they got rid of the Taliban. And now look at where the Taliban is: 20 years later the Taliban won the war. In Iraq, [they claimed] "Mission accomplished". Was it accomplished? You know how many thousands of US soldiers were killed after "Mission accomplished"? So this war could result in the end of Palestine, but it could equally result in the end of Israel," - Maram Susli (AKA Syrian Girl), Journalist and Think tank Analyst based in Australia, told Sputnik.
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"It's going to be a long war. I think, maybe even a year. And this is going to be a war of attrition, and people need to be prepared for that. Because even the United States said that they won the war in Afghanistan within a few months, they got rid of the Taliban. And now look at where the Taliban is: 20 years later the Taliban won the war. In Iraq, [they claimed] "Mission accomplished". Was it accomplished? You know how many thousands of US soldiers were killed after "Mission accomplished"? So this war could result in the end of Palestine, but it could equally result in the end of Israel," - Maram Susli (AKA Syrian Girl), Journalist and Think tank Analyst based in Australia, told Sputnik.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 The latest updates on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:
▪️The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, when the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, has increased to 20,258, the enclave's health ministry said, adding that 53,688 others had been injured.
▪️ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned of the possible blockade of the Mediterranean Sea by "new resistance forces," if the United States and its allies kept committing "crimes" in the Gaza Strip.
▪️Abu Ubaida, a spokesman for the Hamas military wing, said that the movement had lost contact with a group responsible for five Israeli prisoners, adding that they had probably been killed as a result of Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip.
▪️Dozens of people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, the Al Jazeera broadcaster reported.
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▪️The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, when the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, has increased to 20,258, the enclave's health ministry said, adding that 53,688 others had been injured.
▪️ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned of the possible blockade of the Mediterranean Sea by "new resistance forces," if the United States and its allies kept committing "crimes" in the Gaza Strip.
▪️Abu Ubaida, a spokesman for the Hamas military wing, said that the movement had lost contact with a group responsible for five Israeli prisoners, adding that they had probably been killed as a result of Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip.
▪️Dozens of people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, the Al Jazeera broadcaster reported.
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There is a growing possibility that the US will be forced to give up the idea of deploying ground-based intercontinental range ballistic missiles entirely, Military Watch Magazine (MWM) reported.
While Russia’s ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force is deemed the most capable in the world, the outlet wrote, by contrast, the US has to rely on “the oldest ICBM class in the world.” US' legacy Minuteman III – the land-based leg of the US' nuclear triad – is half a century old, and the US has struggled to develop a successor. The result is that the Minuteman III arsenal faces the prospect of decommissioning without replacement.
One of the reasons for the discrepancy in this case between Russia and the US is that Washington has over-relied on submarine-launched ballistic missiles and nuclear bombers, the authors of the report underscored. Russia, on the other hand, opted to stake on ICBMs when building up its strategic nuclear strike capability.
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While Russia’s ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force is deemed the most capable in the world, the outlet wrote, by contrast, the US has to rely on “the oldest ICBM class in the world.” US' legacy Minuteman III – the land-based leg of the US' nuclear triad – is half a century old, and the US has struggled to develop a successor. The result is that the Minuteman III arsenal faces the prospect of decommissioning without replacement.
One of the reasons for the discrepancy in this case between Russia and the US is that Washington has over-relied on submarine-launched ballistic missiles and nuclear bombers, the authors of the report underscored. Russia, on the other hand, opted to stake on ICBMs when building up its strategic nuclear strike capability.
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🇮🇳🇷🇺 India-Russia Trade Turnover Exceeds USD 50 Bln for First Time
Trade between India and Russia doubled in the first 10 months of 2023 and exceeded a record $54.7 billion, as per Sputnik's calculations, based on Indian customs data.
📈 India’s import of goods from Russia during the period of January-October rose to $51.4 billion, while exports also increased by 1.4 times, to $3.3 billion. The trade figures between the two countries are double the amount for the same period last year.
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Trade between India and Russia doubled in the first 10 months of 2023 and exceeded a record $54.7 billion, as per Sputnik's calculations, based on Indian customs data.
📈 India’s import of goods from Russia during the period of January-October rose to $51.4 billion, while exports also increased by 1.4 times, to $3.3 billion. The trade figures between the two countries are double the amount for the same period last year.
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🇩🇪📈An increasing income tax across Germany to ensure greater military support for Ukraine due to the paucity of new commitments by the US was proposed by the chairwoman of the German Council of Economic Experts advising the country's government, Monika Schnitzer.
German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said earlier this week that Berlin should be prepared to take on more responsibility and increase spending in light of weakening Western support for Ukraine.
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"Special events require special measures. A possible response to this challenge could be a Ukraine solidarity surcharge to the income tax for military aid," Schnitzer said in an interview with the Rheinische Post newspaper.
German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said earlier this week that Berlin should be prepared to take on more responsibility and increase spending in light of weakening Western support for Ukraine.
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🎈US Air Force General has admitted holes in the superpowers air defences were exposed by this year's Chinese balloon incident
USAF jet fighters shot down a balloon over the Atlantic Ocean in February, only after it had drifted across Canada and much of the western US.
Brigadier General Pat Ryder, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, later admitted that the US was not aware of balloon's intelligence-gather capabilities of the balloon.
He emphasized that the US assessment indicated the balloon did not engage in intelligence gathering while transiting or flying over the territory of the US.
The head of the US Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, General Glen D. VanHerck, said the incident with the Chinese balloon revealed gaps in US forces' ability to detect threats over long distances and in the operational exchange of information.
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USAF jet fighters shot down a balloon over the Atlantic Ocean in February, only after it had drifted across Canada and much of the western US.
Brigadier General Pat Ryder, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, later admitted that the US was not aware of balloon's intelligence-gather capabilities of the balloon.
He emphasized that the US assessment indicated the balloon did not engage in intelligence gathering while transiting or flying over the territory of the US.
The head of the US Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, General Glen D. VanHerck, said the incident with the Chinese balloon revealed gaps in US forces' ability to detect threats over long distances and in the operational exchange of information.
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The Supreme Court will likely decide if former US President Donald Trump is allowed on all or none of the ballots in the 2024 Presidential election, said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.
Simon’s comments come after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump should be removed from that state’s ballot in the Republican primary and the general election under the 14th Amendment, despite Trump never being charged or convicted of insurrection or rebellion.
🗣 “We’re never going to have a situation in this country where one or some cluster of states decides that Donald Trump is not on the ballot and everyone else decides he is,” Simon explained. “He will either be on the ballot everywhere or nowhere, and the US Supreme Court is going to make sure of that.”
Trump has denied that he engaged in or helped an insurrection on January 6, 2021, pointing to the fact that he told the crowd to march “peacefully and patriotically” to the Capitol building.
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Simon’s comments come after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump should be removed from that state’s ballot in the Republican primary and the general election under the 14th Amendment, despite Trump never being charged or convicted of insurrection or rebellion.
🗣 “We’re never going to have a situation in this country where one or some cluster of states decides that Donald Trump is not on the ballot and everyone else decides he is,” Simon explained. “He will either be on the ballot everywhere or nowhere, and the US Supreme Court is going to make sure of that.”
Trump has denied that he engaged in or helped an insurrection on January 6, 2021, pointing to the fact that he told the crowd to march “peacefully and patriotically” to the Capitol building.
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A shooting at a mall in Ocala, Florida resulted in at least one death, local police say.
The shooting occurred around 3:40 p.m. Police originally reported that they were responding to an active shooting but found that the shooter had fled before they arrived.
They believe it may have been an active shooting and note that the shooter is still at-large. No denoscription of the shooter has been released and authorities are asking anyone with more information to call the local Crime Stoppers.
While sweeping the mall, police say they found one deceased male in the common area and a woman with non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear if those are the only victims, the police previously reported that there were multiple injuries.
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The shooting occurred around 3:40 p.m. Police originally reported that they were responding to an active shooting but found that the shooter had fled before they arrived.
They believe it may have been an active shooting and note that the shooter is still at-large. No denoscription of the shooter has been released and authorities are asking anyone with more information to call the local Crime Stoppers.
While sweeping the mall, police say they found one deceased male in the common area and a woman with non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear if those are the only victims, the police previously reported that there were multiple injuries.
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🇮🇷 Amid ongoing tensions over US backing for Israel's latest assault on Gaza, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has accused the United States of being the "largest factor of instability" in the entire world.
During the Tehran International Conference on Palestine, Raisi condemned the US, which claims to defend freedom and democracy, as the perpetrator of major crimes and global instability.
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During the Tehran International Conference on Palestine, Raisi condemned the US, which claims to defend freedom and democracy, as the perpetrator of major crimes and global instability.
"Those who claim to protect freedom and democracy have shown themselves to be the perpetrators of the greatest crimes, racial discrimination, and human rights violations," Raisi said. "It has become clear to everyone that the US is not only not a factor of stability in any region of the world but has been and remains the largest factor of instability and lack of security worldwide, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and other parts of the world."
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⚓️ The US and its allies are “trapped” in the Red Sea and should prepare for the closure of waterways stretching all the way to the western gates of the Mediterranean Sea, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Chief of Staff Mohammad Reza Naqdi has warned.
Naqdi did not elaborate on what kinds of operations specifically may be taken to close regional waterways to US forces and their allies. However, US media and news agencies immediately interpreted the commander’s words as an explicitly Iranian “threat” to “close the Mediterranean.”
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“The Zionist regime and the United States have gone mad due to the severity of the crimes and brutality they have committed, and they cannot even recognize their own interests,” Naqdi suggested, saying the two powers seem incapable of “learning from past events.”
Naqdi did not elaborate on what kinds of operations specifically may be taken to close regional waterways to US forces and their allies. However, US media and news agencies immediately interpreted the commander’s words as an explicitly Iranian “threat” to “close the Mediterranean.”
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🇪🇹 🇷🇺 Exclusive | Ethiopian Minister talks about Russia's role in the country's nuclear energy path
The two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed between Russia and Ethiopia in 2021 have laid the groundwork for further cooperation in the field of nuclear energy development in the East African country, Dr. Belete Molla, Ethiopia's Minister of Innovation and Technology, told Sputnik Africa in an exclusive interview.
Molla added that specialized working groups have already been established, and technical visits and seminars have been held to share expertise in nuclear technology.
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The two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed between Russia and Ethiopia in 2021 have laid the groundwork for further cooperation in the field of nuclear energy development in the East African country, Dr. Belete Molla, Ethiopia's Minister of Innovation and Technology, told Sputnik Africa in an exclusive interview.
"The MoUs laid the groundwork for further cooperation. In July 2023, Russia and Ethiopia signed a roadmap for developing cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy. This roadmap outlines specific steps for exploring the feasibility of building a nuclear power plant in Ethiopia, as well as establishing a nuclear science and technology center," Minister Molla said.
Molla added that specialized working groups have already been established, and technical visits and seminars have been held to share expertise in nuclear technology.
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🇷🇺 Russian Black Sea Fleet ship crews train to repel UAV attacks using man-portable air defence systems and small arms
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The deputy head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, Andrii Sybiha, named six EU countries that did not join an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine, Ukrainian news portal reported.
The report showed that Austria, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Malta did not join the declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine.
On Friday, the head of Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak, said that more than 30 countries had joined the declaration on security guarantees, and 15 expressed their readiness to begin consultations on bilateral agreements. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in early September that Kiev expected 51 countries to become key guarantors of Ukraine’s security.
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The report showed that Austria, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Malta did not join the declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine.
On Friday, the head of Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak, said that more than 30 countries had joined the declaration on security guarantees, and 15 expressed their readiness to begin consultations on bilateral agreements. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in early September that Kiev expected 51 countries to become key guarantors of Ukraine’s security.
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🛢 Two tankers, one Norwegian and the other Indian-flagged, have been attacked by unmanned drones in the Red Sea, but no one was injured, US Navy Central Command said.
The Pentagon also stated that a chemical tanker off the coast of India had been attacked by a drone allegedly launched from Iran.
A drone attacked a ship on Saturday, according to media reports, that was sailing under the flag of Liberia and was “affiliated” with Israel. An explosion and fire were reported, but no injuries have been reported yet.
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The Pentagon also stated that a chemical tanker off the coast of India had been attacked by a drone allegedly launched from Iran.
A drone attacked a ship on Saturday, according to media reports, that was sailing under the flag of Liberia and was “affiliated” with Israel. An explosion and fire were reported, but no injuries have been reported yet.
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Ukraine’s military mired in arms procurement corruption case worth $40mln
A joint probe by Ukraine’s Security Service and General Prosecutor’s Office has exposed an attempt to purchase artillery shells for the armed forces at inflated prices.
One senior Defense Ministry official has been arrested, according to a statement on the ministry’s website.
Apparently, the Defense Ministry's recently established procurement agency jettisoned an earlier signed contract to buy artillery shells at higher than market prices. The new deal removed intermediaries, bringing down costs. However, the detained official extended the previous contract, with a sum of around 1.5 billion hryvnias ($40 million) finding its way to an intermediary firm’s account. The artillery shells have not yet been delivered.
Recently, Europe failed to produce and ship a million shells to Kiev, exacerbating the already tangible “shell hunger” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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A joint probe by Ukraine’s Security Service and General Prosecutor’s Office has exposed an attempt to purchase artillery shells for the armed forces at inflated prices.
One senior Defense Ministry official has been arrested, according to a statement on the ministry’s website.
Apparently, the Defense Ministry's recently established procurement agency jettisoned an earlier signed contract to buy artillery shells at higher than market prices. The new deal removed intermediaries, bringing down costs. However, the detained official extended the previous contract, with a sum of around 1.5 billion hryvnias ($40 million) finding its way to an intermediary firm’s account. The artillery shells have not yet been delivered.
Recently, Europe failed to produce and ship a million shells to Kiev, exacerbating the already tangible “shell hunger” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Ten Ukrainian volunteers used their permission to leave Ukraine for humanitarian aid and did not return, the head of the Kherson military administration, Alexander Prokudin, appointed by the Kiev regime, said on his Telegram channel.
According to the official, the case is now being investigated by law enforcement agencies and the perpetrators will be prosecuted. In addition, Prokudin promised not to issue exit permits to representatives of these organizations.
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"I gave orders to the representatives of the organizations 'United Ukraine' and 'Adzhalyk' to cross the border. They brought the promised humanitarian aid ... Then they decided to leave for the second time and not to return to Ukraine. We are talking about ten people," he said.
According to the official, the case is now being investigated by law enforcement agencies and the perpetrators will be prosecuted. In addition, Prokudin promised not to issue exit permits to representatives of these organizations.
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