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“The withdrawal is seen as a massive win for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the biggest since Russia captured the city of Bakhmut in May 2023", Fox News stated.

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⚡️ Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, on the complete taking of Avdeyevka under control by the troops of the Battlegroup Tsentr under the command of Colonel-General Mordvichev, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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❗️ As a result of the capture of Avdeyevka from Ukrainian nationalists, an area of 31.75 square kilometers has been liberated, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine lost over 1,500 servicemen in the battles for Avdeyevka, the ministry added.

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❗️ Battlegroup Tsentr forces are continuing offensive operations to further liberate the Donetsk People’s Republic from the Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The liberation of Avdeyevka has made it possible to move the front line away from Donetsk and significantly protect it from terrorist attacks by the Kiev regime.

Measures are currently being taken to finally clear Avdeyevka of militants and block Ukrainian units, the ministry stated.

Only some scattered formations of Ukrainian militants managed to leave Avdeyevka in a hurry, abandoning weapons and equipment.

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❗️ Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian military on its success in Avdeyevka, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"Putin in the Kremlin listened to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's report on the liberation of Avdeyevka. The president congratulated our military and fighters on such an important victory, on such a success," Peskov said.

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❗️ The Russian flag has replaced the Ukrainian rag: Russian soldiers replaced the flag on the building of the administration of liberated Avdeyevka.

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❗️ Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telegram to Tsentr Battlegroup commander Colonel-General Mordvichev, expressed his gratitude for the bravery of the troops he led in the liberation of Avdeyevka, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova is curious about the contents of the aid package for Ukraine, after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was seen smoking a cigar as he was broadcast live from the Munich Security Conference.

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❗️ Russian air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the city of Voronezh, regional Governor Alexander Gusev said.

"The air defense systems on duty located and shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle of airplane type over the city of Voronezh. According to preliminary information, there are no injuries," Gusev wrote on his Telegram channel.

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“That's why all the foes are floundering. God give all OUR people strength!” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel, reposting the Russian Defense Ministry's message about Shoigu's report to President Putin on the liberation of Avdeyevka.

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❗️ The order of Commander-in-Chief Syrsky on the abandonment of Avdeyevka was issued only 24 hours after the uncontrolled flight of Ukrainian troops began, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

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💸 Cryptos allow "transactions without discrimination," Cameroonian economist tells Sputnik

🔸"Transactions in the Bretton Woods system, particularly with SWIFT, leave traces that the United States and its allies control. We can avoid using SWIFT by replacing it with blockchain technology for digital currency transactions," Jean René Ndouma explained.

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🔸By using cryptos instead of dollars, African countries can pursue a more sovereign policy and avoid being "divested of their reserves."

Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar recently said that his country supports the Russian idea of payments in digital currencies, which can benefit Africa.

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Ukraine adopts a tactic used by the German Nazis in WWII, an American news agency says.

US outlet Business Insider published a unique Western media analysis, comparing the battle strategies of the Kiev regime and German Nazis and noting the Ukrainian armed forces are “shifting to a defensive strategy that failed Nazi Germany'' in World War II. Moreover, Kiev’s strategy is likely to fail for much the same reason the Nazis’ did, retired US Army colonel Douglas Nash believes.

The tactic of “active defense” was developed by Nazi Field Marshal Erich von Manstein late in World War II to account for shortages in soldiers and equipment as the Soviet Red Army went on the offensive after repelling German troops in Stalingrad.

Unlike the German army under Manstein’s command, the Ukrainian “squads, platoons, companies and battalions” amassed for the regime’s “mobile defense” operations have been far too small to succeed, Nash claims.

Once again Russia’s thoughtful strategy is playing a key role in its favor, with Moscow’s troops able to outperform their opponent even after two years of fighting.

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Support for Israel has poisoned allies’ attitudes toward US for 'generation', State Department fears

Diplomatic cables being sent to Washington from Middle Eastern countries are warning that the Biden administration’s firm support for Israel amid its military operations in Gaza will have long-reaching consequences.

A cable from the US diplomatic mission in Morocco, for example, indicated that pro-US “collaborators” in the Northwest African country felt that ties with the US were now “toxic” thanks to the “blank check” Biden gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“Criticism of the US position has proven unshakable despite significant adjustments to US messaging to highlight the need to protect civilian lives,” the cable, marked ‘sensitive’, warned, complaining that US messaging about sending “aid into Gaza or diplomatic pressure for Israel to avoid civilian casualties” were falling on deaf ears in the Moroccan press.

The Embassy’s social media accounts have been targeted by “waves of unfollows or negative and abusive comments,” according to the cable. US intelligence agencies reportedly believe the negativity will blow over in the long term, while State Department officials fear it could take up to a “generation” to reestablish frayed ties.

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Germany will have to cut social spending to realize its 'grand military ambitions,' the Financial Times reports.

Germany will spend nearly 72 billion euros on defense this year, more than at any time in the Bundeswehr's history, the news agency says.

Some 52 billion euros will come from the regular budget and 19.8 billion euros from an investment fund, according to the paper.

A new fund of 100 billion euros has also been created, financed by the Bundeswehr's debt, and Berlin wants to reach a defense spending target of 2 percent of GDP in the medium term, the report says.

“But concern is growing about what will happen after 2027, when the fund has dried up. Experts believe the country will then have to stump up an additional €25-30 billion a year out of the general budget to meet the 2 per cent goal — an eye-watering sum that could require swingeing cuts in welfare spending if the country is to balance the books,” the FT highlights.

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💥Russian paratroopers used the 122mm D-30 howitzer to eliminate a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry on the right bank of the Dnepr River in the Kherson region.

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