❗️A pregnant woman and her five-year-old child were among the 28 people killed in the LPR during Ukrainian shelling, the authorities said.
The dismantlement of rubble at the site of the Ukrainian strike on the bakery building in Lisichansk continues.
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The dismantlement of rubble at the site of the Ukrainian strike on the bakery building in Lisichansk continues.
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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a new record for the total duration of stay in space - 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds, Roscosmos reported.
🏆 Top 5 astronauts who spent the most time in space:
1. 🇷🇺Oleg Kononenko - 878 days 11 hours 29 minutes 48 seconds
2. 🇷🇺Gennady Padalka - 878 days
3. 🇷🇺Yuri Malenchenko - 827 days 9 hours
4. 🇷🇺Sergey Krikalyov - 803 days 9 hours
5. 🇷🇺Alexander Kaleri - 769 days 6 hours
Americans are ranked 9th in the world's top astronauts who spent the most time in space: Peggy Whitson made four space flights to the International Space Station and her total time in orbit was 675 days, 3 hours, 48 minutes.
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🏆 Top 5 astronauts who spent the most time in space:
1. 🇷🇺Oleg Kononenko - 878 days 11 hours 29 minutes 48 seconds
2. 🇷🇺Gennady Padalka - 878 days
3. 🇷🇺Yuri Malenchenko - 827 days 9 hours
4. 🇷🇺Sergey Krikalyov - 803 days 9 hours
5. 🇷🇺Alexander Kaleri - 769 days 6 hours
Americans are ranked 9th in the world's top astronauts who spent the most time in space: Peggy Whitson made four space flights to the International Space Station and her total time in orbit was 675 days, 3 hours, 48 minutes.
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Why Russia’s Pantsir remains the air defense system of choice for foreigners
The uniqueness of the Russian gun and missile system Pantsir-S1 pertains to its capability to “defend itself on its own”, with the help of supersonic missiles and 30 mm cannons, Russian Army colonel and veteran military analyst Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik.
He added that:
• The Pantsir is equipped with two twin cannons and 12 missiles, which can fly at a range of up to 20 kilometers and shoot down air targets at a height of 15 kilometers.
• “This system’s great achievement in that its radar is capable of detecting targets at a distance of over 20 kilometers. Moreover, the S-1’s target detection altitude and target destruction altitude are at zero meter.”
• When it comes to target detection, the Pantsir outperforms the US-made Patriot air defense system, which cannot track the targets flying at an altitude of between 60 and 100 meters.
• The S-1 could be based on a tracked or wheeled platform and that this air defense system could even be installed on a warship.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently touted the Pantsir as the weapon that is being snapped up like hot cakes on international defense markets.
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The uniqueness of the Russian gun and missile system Pantsir-S1 pertains to its capability to “defend itself on its own”, with the help of supersonic missiles and 30 mm cannons, Russian Army colonel and veteran military analyst Viktor Litovkin told Sputnik.
He added that:
• The Pantsir is equipped with two twin cannons and 12 missiles, which can fly at a range of up to 20 kilometers and shoot down air targets at a height of 15 kilometers.
• “This system’s great achievement in that its radar is capable of detecting targets at a distance of over 20 kilometers. Moreover, the S-1’s target detection altitude and target destruction altitude are at zero meter.”
• When it comes to target detection, the Pantsir outperforms the US-made Patriot air defense system, which cannot track the targets flying at an altitude of between 60 and 100 meters.
• The S-1 could be based on a tracked or wheeled platform and that this air defense system could even be installed on a warship.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently touted the Pantsir as the weapon that is being snapped up like hot cakes on international defense markets.
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The LPR's ombudsman will directly send information about the shelling of Lisichansk by Ukrainian forces to the UN and the Red Cross.
This is a violation of international humanitarian norms, in fact, a war crime, the ombudsman told Sputnik.
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This is a violation of international humanitarian norms, in fact, a war crime, the ombudsman told Sputnik.
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🇨🇳 China successfully launched the world's first commercial artificial intelligence satellite into orbit, China Central Television reported. The launch took place at 11.06 local time (3.06 GMT), overseen by specialists from the floating Taiyuan Cosmodrome…
What we know about China's launch of the world's first AI commercial satellite?
On Saturday, February 3, China's Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket blasted off from an off-shore launch facility in Guangdong province and successfully delivered nine satellites into Earth’s orbit.
One of these satellites, Xingshidai-18, has been touted by Chinese media as the first in-orbit artificial intelligence (AI) commercial satellite in the world.
▪️Xingshidai-18, also referred to as Rongpiao, is an integrated sensing network satellite made by Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., a company based in the city of Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province.
▪️According to CGTN, Xingshidai-18 is outfitted with a “sixth generation ‘satellite brain’ system” developed by the satellite’s maker, and is designed to perform “verification of the synaesthesia fusion AI algorithm” upon reaching orbit.
▪️Smart Dragon 3 (Jielong 3) is a 31 meter tall, 2.65 meter wide solid propellant carrier rocket that weighs 145 metric tons and can deliver up to 1,500 kg worth of payload into low orbit.
That same day, China conducted another successful space launch when a Long March 2C carrier rocket successfully brought a group of eleven Geely-02 constellation satellites into orbit.
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On Saturday, February 3, China's Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket blasted off from an off-shore launch facility in Guangdong province and successfully delivered nine satellites into Earth’s orbit.
One of these satellites, Xingshidai-18, has been touted by Chinese media as the first in-orbit artificial intelligence (AI) commercial satellite in the world.
▪️Xingshidai-18, also referred to as Rongpiao, is an integrated sensing network satellite made by Guoxing Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., a company based in the city of Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province.
▪️According to CGTN, Xingshidai-18 is outfitted with a “sixth generation ‘satellite brain’ system” developed by the satellite’s maker, and is designed to perform “verification of the synaesthesia fusion AI algorithm” upon reaching orbit.
▪️Smart Dragon 3 (Jielong 3) is a 31 meter tall, 2.65 meter wide solid propellant carrier rocket that weighs 145 metric tons and can deliver up to 1,500 kg worth of payload into low orbit.
That same day, China conducted another successful space launch when a Long March 2C carrier rocket successfully brought a group of eleven Geely-02 constellation satellites into orbit.
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📹 Crews of Russia's Buk-M1 air defense system from the Vostok Battlegroup destroyed two Ukrainian HIMARS missiles in South Donetsk.
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🧐 Is Tucker Carlson in Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin?
Amid reports that Tucker Carlson is in Russia for the first time and has spent some days in Moscow, many people are wondering whether the Russian president will give an interview to the US journalist.
(Part 1) Sputnik decided to remind you about Putin's interviews with Western journalists:
🔸Interview with CNBC's Hadley Gamble, October 2021
In October 2021, the Russian president answered a number of sticky questions from CNBC host Hadley Gamble.
🔸Interview with NBC News' Keir Simmons, June 2021
June 2021 saw the Russian president’s sit-down with NBC News correspondent Keir Simmons, who was berated by Putin for constantly interrupting him during the interview, which by the way gained at least 15 million views on YouTube.
🔸Interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace, 2018
Putin’s interview with Fox News journalist Chris Wallace took place on the sidelines of the Moscow-Washington summit in Helsinki in July 2018, which saw the Russian president’s meeting with then-US counterpart Donald Trump.
🔸Interview with NBC News' Megyn Kelly, 2017
In an interview with then-NBC News anchor Megyn Kelly at the time, the Russian head of state in particular answered a question on how he feels about being at the helm of Russia for seventeen years.
🔸Interview with US Filmmaker Oliver Stone, 2017
Also in 2017, US Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone released the Putin Interviews, four-part documentary TV series, in which the Russian leaders, for example, touched upon relations with his dear ones.
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Amid reports that Tucker Carlson is in Russia for the first time and has spent some days in Moscow, many people are wondering whether the Russian president will give an interview to the US journalist.
(Part 1) Sputnik decided to remind you about Putin's interviews with Western journalists:
🔸Interview with CNBC's Hadley Gamble, October 2021
In October 2021, the Russian president answered a number of sticky questions from CNBC host Hadley Gamble.
🔸Interview with NBC News' Keir Simmons, June 2021
June 2021 saw the Russian president’s sit-down with NBC News correspondent Keir Simmons, who was berated by Putin for constantly interrupting him during the interview, which by the way gained at least 15 million views on YouTube.
🔸Interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace, 2018
Putin’s interview with Fox News journalist Chris Wallace took place on the sidelines of the Moscow-Washington summit in Helsinki in July 2018, which saw the Russian president’s meeting with then-US counterpart Donald Trump.
🔸Interview with NBC News' Megyn Kelly, 2017
In an interview with then-NBC News anchor Megyn Kelly at the time, the Russian head of state in particular answered a question on how he feels about being at the helm of Russia for seventeen years.
🔸Interview with US Filmmaker Oliver Stone, 2017
Also in 2017, US Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone released the Putin Interviews, four-part documentary TV series, in which the Russian leaders, for example, touched upon relations with his dear ones.
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🧐 Is Tucker Carlson in Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin? Amid reports that Tucker Carlson is in Russia for the first time and has spent some days in Moscow, many people are wondering whether the Russian president will give an interview to the US journalist.…
(Part 2)
🔸Interview with Bloomberg's John Micklethwait, 2016
Trump-related topics were part of Putin’s 2016 interview with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait, who specifically asked the Russian president Putin about which candidate he prefers in the US election at the time.
🔸Interview with CBS News' Charlie Rose, 2015
Putin was asked about “what kind of legacy he wants to leave behind”, the Russian leader underlined that his country “must be efficient and competitive,” and that it should have “a stable economy, with a developed social and political system, flexible to changes in Russia and beyond.”
🔸Interview with CNN's Larry King, 2010
In December 2010, CNN’s legendary host interviewed Putin – who served as the Russian prime minister at the time - before the closure of the Larry King Live talk show. In other words, Putin became the last foreign senior official who sat down with King.
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🔸Interview with Bloomberg's John Micklethwait, 2016
Trump-related topics were part of Putin’s 2016 interview with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait, who specifically asked the Russian president Putin about which candidate he prefers in the US election at the time.
🔸Interview with CBS News' Charlie Rose, 2015
Putin was asked about “what kind of legacy he wants to leave behind”, the Russian leader underlined that his country “must be efficient and competitive,” and that it should have “a stable economy, with a developed social and political system, flexible to changes in Russia and beyond.”
🔸Interview with CNN's Larry King, 2010
In December 2010, CNN’s legendary host interviewed Putin – who served as the Russian prime minister at the time - before the closure of the Larry King Live talk show. In other words, Putin became the last foreign senior official who sat down with King.
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Germany’s ‘silly’ investment project to defy China is 'totally unrealistic' – expert
The German government’s plan to reduce dependency on China for critical minerals by allocating around €1 billion ($1.1 billion) for raw materials investments is “a very silly project”, Thomas W. Pauken II, a veteran China and Asia-Pacific affairs observer and author, tells Sputnik.
He said that it remains unclear whether Germany itself of someone else could be behind the idea with the $1.1 billion raw materials investments.
Most of the imports are now coming from China, which holds superiority in terms of the mining and the processing of critical raw materials. The EU is, in particular, currently importing 93% of its magnesium and 86% of its rare earth metals from Beijing.
The current project seems to be part of the EU’s controversial efforts to wage a trade war with China, which shows no sign of yielding to the bloc’s pressure.
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The German government’s plan to reduce dependency on China for critical minerals by allocating around €1 billion ($1.1 billion) for raw materials investments is “a very silly project”, Thomas W. Pauken II, a veteran China and Asia-Pacific affairs observer and author, tells Sputnik.
He said that it remains unclear whether Germany itself of someone else could be behind the idea with the $1.1 billion raw materials investments.
“It could have been Brussels, London or Washington. And if that is the case, they will encourage Germany to make investments in their specific regions and member states in their countries or allies. However, is $1 billion sufficient to totally transform their minerals, their supply chains and regard to natural resources? This is absolutely absurd. This is a drop in a bucket.” W. Pauken II stresses.
Most of the imports are now coming from China, which holds superiority in terms of the mining and the processing of critical raw materials. The EU is, in particular, currently importing 93% of its magnesium and 86% of its rare earth metals from Beijing.
The current project seems to be part of the EU’s controversial efforts to wage a trade war with China, which shows no sign of yielding to the bloc’s pressure.
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Donald Trump criticized Joe Biden for ordering airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in response to an attack on a US base in Jordan, claiming that no US facility would be attacked under a Trump administration.
He also accused the current US leader of incompetence and noted that “someone makes decisions for him.”
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He also accused the current US leader of incompetence and noted that “someone makes decisions for him.”
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Is the future of NATO in question? The possibility of Trump winning the US election has forced Europe to discuss the prospects for the existence of their military alliance, the New York Times reports, citing informed officials. According to the publication…
🇩🇪 Germany proposed that Europe create its own military alliance without the participation of the United States, and use the French nuclear arsenal for deterrence purposes. This idea was put forward by the head of the large federal state of Hesse, one of the economic centers of the country, Boris Rhein.
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What new advanced anti-drone weapons is Russia deploying in the Ukrainian conflict?
Over the course of the conflict, Moscow has shown that, aside from a sizeable arsenal of sophisticated attack and surveillance drones, it also has a wide assortment of weapons designed to counter such threats.
Here are but a few examples of Russia's man-portable anti-drone weaponry:
▪️Airat-100 is an anti-drone rifle developed by St. Petersburg-based company ZMKh. The current (third) iteration of this weapon weighs 4.5 kilograms and is capable of suppressing drone command and navigation signals at a distance of up to 1.5 kilometers;
▪️Argus-Antidron is an ant-drone rifle developed by NPO Kaysant. This 5.1 kilogram weapon visually resembles an anti-tank rocket launcher but instead of launching rockets, it scrambles control signals for small drones and quadcopters at a distance of up to one kilometer;
▪️The Garpiya (Harpy) is an anti-drone rifle that has already seen use by Russian forces in the Ukrainian conflict zone. This weapon emits a powerful electromagnetic impulse that disrupts a drone’s communications at a distance of up to two kilometers.
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Over the course of the conflict, Moscow has shown that, aside from a sizeable arsenal of sophisticated attack and surveillance drones, it also has a wide assortment of weapons designed to counter such threats.
Here are but a few examples of Russia's man-portable anti-drone weaponry:
▪️Airat-100 is an anti-drone rifle developed by St. Petersburg-based company ZMKh. The current (third) iteration of this weapon weighs 4.5 kilograms and is capable of suppressing drone command and navigation signals at a distance of up to 1.5 kilometers;
▪️Argus-Antidron is an ant-drone rifle developed by NPO Kaysant. This 5.1 kilogram weapon visually resembles an anti-tank rocket launcher but instead of launching rockets, it scrambles control signals for small drones and quadcopters at a distance of up to one kilometer;
▪️The Garpiya (Harpy) is an anti-drone rifle that has already seen use by Russian forces in the Ukrainian conflict zone. This weapon emits a powerful electromagnetic impulse that disrupts a drone’s communications at a distance of up to two kilometers.
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▪️The American elite is burning with rage over the alleged Tucker Carlson's Russia trip
▪️Is Tucker Carlson in Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin? Sputnik decided to remind you about Putin's interviews with Western journalists
▪️A pregnant woman and her five-year-old child were among the 28 people killed in Lugansk region during Ukrainian shelling
▪️How Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook empire serves as tool for Big Brother
▪️Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a new record for the total duration of stay in space
▪️Why Russia’s Pantsir remains the air defense system of choice for foreigners
▪️What new advanced anti-drone weapons is Russia deploying in the Ukrainian conflict?
▪️What we know about China's launch of the world's first AI commercial satellite?
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▪️Is Tucker Carlson in Moscow to interview Vladimir Putin? Sputnik decided to remind you about Putin's interviews with Western journalists
▪️A pregnant woman and her five-year-old child were among the 28 people killed in Lugansk region during Ukrainian shelling
▪️How Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook empire serves as tool for Big Brother
▪️Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a new record for the total duration of stay in space
▪️Why Russia’s Pantsir remains the air defense system of choice for foreigners
▪️What new advanced anti-drone weapons is Russia deploying in the Ukrainian conflict?
▪️What we know about China's launch of the world's first AI commercial satellite?
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❗️ Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone over the Bryansk region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Sunday.
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"At about 10:30 p.m. [19:30 GMT], we thwarted an attempt by the Kiev regime to conduct a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type drone against targets in the Russian territory. On-duty air defense units destroyed a UAV over the Bryansk region," the statement read.
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A new model of the Project 20382 corvette was presented at the international arms exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The modification is equipped with an integrated Zaslon (lit. Barrier) radar system, which significantly increases the combat capabilities of the ship, Russian state military company Rosoboronexport reported.
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The modification is equipped with an integrated Zaslon (lit. Barrier) radar system, which significantly increases the combat capabilities of the ship, Russian state military company Rosoboronexport reported.
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