If we are talking about our close-knit circle, then, of course, these are the nations of the Middle East: Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar - Lavrov
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❗️ Among the foreign mercenaries who were eliminated in the Russian strike on Kharkov were the handlers of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC)*, said Sergey Lebedev, the coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, when speaking to Sputnik.
RVC is part of the nationalist sabotage unit, Kraken**, formed by the leaders of the Azov** regiment and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
*RVC is listed as a terrorist organization prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation.
**Terrorist organizations banned in Russia
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RVC is part of the nationalist sabotage unit, Kraken**, formed by the leaders of the Azov** regiment and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
*RVC is listed as a terrorist organization prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation.
**Terrorist organizations banned in Russia
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❗️ Kiev is even allowed to torture Americans, compelling everyone to turn a blind eye - Lavrov
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❗️ Lavrov: “One of the large European countries that does not speak English” invited the Russian ambassador to think about joint projects in Africa to help regain this country’s lost influence amid the strengthening of Russia’s relations with Africa, in particular with Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad and Niger.
🗣 “The cynicism is off the charts. You remain our enemy [...] but in Africa you will somehow help us... There will never be such negotiations,” added the foreign minister.
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🗣 “The cynicism is off the charts. You remain our enemy [...] but in Africa you will somehow help us... There will never be such negotiations,” added the foreign minister.
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Russia’s bombardment of French mercs in Kharkov further proves France’s active role in proxy war
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that it had carried out a precision strike targeting a building hosting dozens of French mercenaries, killing over 60 and injuring over 20 others.
Last October, in an exclusive report, Sputnik revealed that a French military intelligence agent had been in contact with foreign ‘soldiers of fortune’ operating in Ukraine some two years before the escalation of the Donbass crisis into a full-scale proxy war involving Russia.
▪️Documents obtained by Sputnik showed that French Directorate of Military Intelligence and Directorate-General for External Security officer Arnaud Helly was on the ground in Kiev between January and May of 2020 for a mystery mission, renting living quarters some 800 meters walking distance from a popular merc hot spot.
▪️ The spy, who was also known to have taken part in missions in Russia, Armenia and Georgia, received the National Order of Merit for his services in October 2020, and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in December 2021.
France has played a largely hidden but crucial role in pumping Kiev up with arms and preparing it for the 2022 crisis, with former French president Francois Hollande admitting in December of that year that the 2015 Minsk peace deal meant to end the civil war in the Donbass was a ruse designed to by Kiev time to rearm. France sent Ukraine some €1.6 billion worth of weapons assistance between 2014 and 2020 alone.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that it had carried out a precision strike targeting a building hosting dozens of French mercenaries, killing over 60 and injuring over 20 others.
Last October, in an exclusive report, Sputnik revealed that a French military intelligence agent had been in contact with foreign ‘soldiers of fortune’ operating in Ukraine some two years before the escalation of the Donbass crisis into a full-scale proxy war involving Russia.
▪️Documents obtained by Sputnik showed that French Directorate of Military Intelligence and Directorate-General for External Security officer Arnaud Helly was on the ground in Kiev between January and May of 2020 for a mystery mission, renting living quarters some 800 meters walking distance from a popular merc hot spot.
▪️ The spy, who was also known to have taken part in missions in Russia, Armenia and Georgia, received the National Order of Merit for his services in October 2020, and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in December 2021.
France has played a largely hidden but crucial role in pumping Kiev up with arms and preparing it for the 2022 crisis, with former French president Francois Hollande admitting in December of that year that the 2015 Minsk peace deal meant to end the civil war in the Donbass was a ruse designed to by Kiev time to rearm. France sent Ukraine some €1.6 billion worth of weapons assistance between 2014 and 2020 alone.
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❗️ We promptly condemned the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, we do not have double standards regarding terrorists - Sergey Lavrov
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Sergey Lavrov has commented on Argentina's statement, saying that their choice of not joining BRICS is a matter of their sovereignty, despite our formal invitation. However, it is important to note that Argentina's statement is not a total rejection of BRICS, but rather an explanation of why they are not ready to join at this point in time. This is how we have interpreted their statement.
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❗️ Ten people were killed as a result of Pakistan's missile attack on Iran; the victims were Pakistani citizens, media reports
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❗️EXPOSED: a US merc has confirmed a Russian missile strike targeted foreign mercenaries' location in Kharkov, by posting photos of its aftermath, Sputnik has learned Retired US officer Daniel Ridley, founder of Trident Defense Initiative mercenary group…
Russia’s strike on Ukraine’s foreign mercs warning to those ‘bludgeoned by Western propaganda’
Russia’s strike on facilities known to be housing foreign fighters is a strong “warning” to mercenaries in Ukraine, French retired Colonel Jacques Hogard told Sputnik.
“They must not know the reality of the fate that will be reserved by Ukrainian forces for them,” noted Hogard, who served 26 years in the French Army as an airborne officer in the Foreign Legion and special forces.
The former colonel of the French special forces task group under NATO command in Kosovo added that the hirelings had likely been “bludgeoned by NATO and Western propaganda.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a precision strike on January 16 targeting a temporary location of foreign militants in Kharkov, mainly French mercenaries. Over 60 militants were eliminated, and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
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Russia’s strike on facilities known to be housing foreign fighters is a strong “warning” to mercenaries in Ukraine, French retired Colonel Jacques Hogard told Sputnik.
So-called guns for hire who end up being eliminated by Russia’s precision strikes in Ukraine are likely “marginal people interested in money or adventure,” he said.
“They must not know the reality of the fate that will be reserved by Ukrainian forces for them,” noted Hogard, who served 26 years in the French Army as an airborne officer in the Foreign Legion and special forces.
The former colonel of the French special forces task group under NATO command in Kosovo added that the hirelings had likely been “bludgeoned by NATO and Western propaganda.”
“It seems to me that they only represent a tiny number, which will diminish as NATO's defeat is confirmed,” Jacques Hogard said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a precision strike on January 16 targeting a temporary location of foreign militants in Kharkov, mainly French mercenaries. Over 60 militants were eliminated, and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Raduga Design Bureau in the Moscow region, where guided missiles are produced.
Since the start of the special operation, the production volumes of certain products have increased eightfold, and the facility operates around the clock, the director of the design bureau said. Shoigu instructed them to work on increasing the range of the missiles.
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Since the start of the special operation, the production volumes of certain products have increased eightfold, and the facility operates around the clock, the director of the design bureau said. Shoigu instructed them to work on increasing the range of the missiles.
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Israel has asked doctors not to cooperate with UN officials investigating the October 7 Hamas attack, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat told NBC News.
The commission is chaired by Navanethem Pillay of South Africa, who served as UN high commissioner for human rights from 2008 to 2014, and includes Miloon Kothari of India and Chris Sidoti of Australia.
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"The commission of inquiry is there to investigate Israel without any time limit, unlike any other commission of inquiry in the UN system," Haiat said. "Moreover, the three people chosen to head it are known anti-Semites and anti-Israel people."
The commission is chaired by Navanethem Pillay of South Africa, who served as UN high commissioner for human rights from 2008 to 2014, and includes Miloon Kothari of India and Chris Sidoti of Australia.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Raduga Design Bureau in the Moscow region, where guided missiles are produced. Since the start of the special operation, the production volumes of certain products have increased eightfold, and the facility…
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📹 Footage of Shoigu's visit to the guided missile production facility. The minister was informed that the power of one type of missile has increased almost two-fold: the warhead, which was 450 kg, is now 800 kg.
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❗️ Russian armed forces hit two deployment points of foreign mercenaries and four Ukrainian ammunition depots.
🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD briefing on the progress of special military op in Ukraine:
▪️ The settlement of Veseloye has been liberated in the DPR.
▪️Six Ukrainian attacks were repelled in the Kupyansk direction, enemy losses amounted to 155 people and two tanks.
▪️Three attacks were repelled in the Krasny Liman area, enemy losses were more than 220 people, six armored vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
▪️More than 260 Ukrainian military personnel, a tank and two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed in the DPR.
▪️In the south of the DPR, one attack was repelled. The enemy lost more than 130 people.
▪️In the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the total losses of Ukrainian forces amounted to 95 people and four tanks.
▪️In one day, two Tochka-U missiles, 18 HIMARS and Vampire MLRS shells and 91 drones were shot down.
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🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD briefing on the progress of special military op in Ukraine:
▪️ The settlement of Veseloye has been liberated in the DPR.
▪️Six Ukrainian attacks were repelled in the Kupyansk direction, enemy losses amounted to 155 people and two tanks.
▪️Three attacks were repelled in the Krasny Liman area, enemy losses were more than 220 people, six armored vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
▪️More than 260 Ukrainian military personnel, a tank and two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed in the DPR.
▪️In the south of the DPR, one attack was repelled. The enemy lost more than 130 people.
▪️In the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the total losses of Ukrainian forces amounted to 95 people and four tanks.
▪️In one day, two Tochka-U missiles, 18 HIMARS and Vampire MLRS shells and 91 drones were shot down.
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Media in France acknowledges presence of French mercenaries in Ukraine
Sources from France’s TF1 TV channel said that there are 60-70 people with French citizenship in Ukraine, and another 200-300 with dual citizenship. At the same time, journalists could not confirm information on the death toll after the Russian Armed Forces struck the location of foreign mercenaries in Kharkov.
Paris will not officially comment on the death of its citizens in Ukraine, as mercenary activities are prohibited in France, political and strategic analyst Xavier Moreau told the media outlet.
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Sources from France’s TF1 TV channel said that there are 60-70 people with French citizenship in Ukraine, and another 200-300 with dual citizenship. At the same time, journalists could not confirm information on the death toll after the Russian Armed Forces struck the location of foreign mercenaries in Kharkov.
Paris will not officially comment on the death of its citizens in Ukraine, as mercenary activities are prohibited in France, political and strategic analyst Xavier Moreau told the media outlet.
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Media in France acknowledges presence of French mercenaries in Ukraine Sources from France’s TF1 TV channel said that there are 60-70 people with French citizenship in Ukraine, and another 200-300 with dual citizenship. At the same time, journalists could…
What do you think is the main takeaway from the Russian strike against French mercenaries in Kharkov?
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Russian intel and targeting are improving, risks for mercs are growing
31%
French involvement in Ukraine conflict is greater than previously reported
16%
Ukrainian military is growing more dependent on foreign mercenaries
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Not a big deal
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