❗️Russian troops have liberated the village of Petrovskoye in the Avdeyevka region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
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Abrams destroyer: What we know about the Piranya drone
The Piranya (Piranha) unmanned aerial vehicle was recently used by Russia to destroy Ukraine’s US-made M1 Abrams tank. It was developed by the Simbirsk Design Bureau located in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk.
Some things you should know about this FPV (first person view) kamikaze drone:
▪️was first unveiled by the Simbirsk Design Bureau in March 2023
▪️is made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers
▪️differs from its FPV analogs by the unique frequencies on which it operates
▪️proved to be the only drone that could not be suppressed during electronic warfare tests
▪️has a range of up to 15 km and a load capacity of up to 4.5 kg
▪️is designed to destroy both light and armored vehicles, as well as dugouts, shelters, and fortifications.
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The Piranya (Piranha) unmanned aerial vehicle was recently used by Russia to destroy Ukraine’s US-made M1 Abrams tank. It was developed by the Simbirsk Design Bureau located in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk.
Some things you should know about this FPV (first person view) kamikaze drone:
▪️was first unveiled by the Simbirsk Design Bureau in March 2023
▪️is made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers
▪️differs from its FPV analogs by the unique frequencies on which it operates
▪️proved to be the only drone that could not be suppressed during electronic warfare tests
▪️has a range of up to 15 km and a load capacity of up to 4.5 kg
▪️is designed to destroy both light and armored vehicles, as well as dugouts, shelters, and fortifications.
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❗️Ukrainian losses per day totaled up to 695, according to a report from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
🇷🇺🪖 Other statements from the Russian Defense Ministry briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️Near Avdeyevka, Russian forces repelled 11 attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 165 soldiers, four tanks, two Bradley IFV and a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier.
▪️In the Kupyansk region, the Russian Army repelled seven attacks by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian losses amounted to 145 soldiers, two infantry fighting vehicles and two pickup trucks. Russian forces hit a US-made M777 artillery system, a D-20 gun, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and a D-30 howitzer.
▪️In the Donetsk region, the Russian Army repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 230 troops, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles and six vehicles.
▪️Russia’s air defense systems destroyed 99 Ukrainian drones and shot down three HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.
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🇷🇺🪖 Other statements from the Russian Defense Ministry briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️Near Avdeyevka, Russian forces repelled 11 attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 165 soldiers, four tanks, two Bradley IFV and a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier.
▪️In the Kupyansk region, the Russian Army repelled seven attacks by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian losses amounted to 145 soldiers, two infantry fighting vehicles and two pickup trucks. Russian forces hit a US-made M777 artillery system, a D-20 gun, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and a D-30 howitzer.
▪️In the Donetsk region, the Russian Army repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 230 troops, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles and six vehicles.
▪️Russia’s air defense systems destroyed 99 Ukrainian drones and shot down three HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.
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Americans at the Principles First Summit in Washington found out that Sputnik is listened to all over America and RT is watched in Texas.
"I was having breakfast with a congressman who says that in Texas, people are watching a significant amount of RT and Russia Today. RT is banned on YouTube. We can't just ban everything," said Uriel Epstein, executive director of the Renew Democracy Initiative.
"[Sputnik] is actually on the radio. I asked a taxi driver if we could listen to RT [meaning Sputnik]. RT is there on the airwaves. You can actually find it quite easily," added Fiona Hill, former director for Russia at the US National Security Council.
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"I was having breakfast with a congressman who says that in Texas, people are watching a significant amount of RT and Russia Today. RT is banned on YouTube. We can't just ban everything," said Uriel Epstein, executive director of the Renew Democracy Initiative.
"[Sputnik] is actually on the radio. I asked a taxi driver if we could listen to RT [meaning Sputnik]. RT is there on the airwaves. You can actually find it quite easily," added Fiona Hill, former director for Russia at the US National Security Council.
"Sometimes you don't even know that some of the information you're studying is coming from the Russians, because they've been adept at adapting all the techniques that we've often pioneered and invented with some of the social media for the purpose of informing and influencing. We are doing the same thing," Hill complained.
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Fleeing from the village of Lastochkino, Avdeyevka
When Ukrainian troops fled Lastochkino, they left behind several Western-made weapons, including wheeled vehicles bearing Nazi insignia. Russian forces will soon deploy demining teams to neutralize the mine threat and render inert the explosive devices found in the village.
The settlement is currently under the full control of the Russian Armed Forces.
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When Ukrainian troops fled Lastochkino, they left behind several Western-made weapons, including wheeled vehicles bearing Nazi insignia. Russian forces will soon deploy demining teams to neutralize the mine threat and render inert the explosive devices found in the village.
The settlement is currently under the full control of the Russian Armed Forces.
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Pentagon's attempt to track Putin failed
The American company PlanetRisk tried to track the movements of Vladimir Putin using advertisements on phones in his vicinity, as reporded by Wired.
In 2016, the company developed a technology called Locomotive to track smartphones using commercial data. It assigns each smartphone owner a personal advertising identifier to track the user's real movements and actions online.
"The Russian state security and counter-intelligence services were better than that. Instead, they believed the devices belonged to the drivers, security guards, political aides and other support staff around the Russian president," the article claimed.
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The American company PlanetRisk tried to track the movements of Vladimir Putin using advertisements on phones in his vicinity, as reporded by Wired.
In 2016, the company developed a technology called Locomotive to track smartphones using commercial data. It assigns each smartphone owner a personal advertising identifier to track the user's real movements and actions online.
"After the acquisition of a data set on Russia, the team realized that they could track phones in the entourage of Russian president Vladimir Putin. The phones moved everywhere Putin did. They concluded that the devices in question did not actually belong to Putin himself."
"The Russian state security and counter-intelligence services were better than that. Instead, they believed the devices belonged to the drivers, security guards, political aides and other support staff around the Russian president," the article claimed.
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⚡️ Transnistria turned to Russia for help in connection with Moldova's economic blockade and a declaration was adopted by the Congress of Deputies.
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US sole nuclear weapons manufacturing plant shuts amid wildfire threat
Pantex plant, the only nuclear weapon manufacturing facility in the United States, has suspended its operations due to the threat posed by wildfires near the plant.
A nuclear safety engineer with the US National Nuclear Security Administration's production office at the facility told media that plant owners have evacuated “nonessential personnel from the site, just in abundance of caution.”
The Texas-based plant is the only facility in the United States dedicated to the assembly and disassembly of nuclear weapons, according to publicly available data. The last nuclear bomb was assembled there in 1991 – while thousands were disassembled as the weapons were retired from the US nuclear arsenal.
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Pantex plant, the only nuclear weapon manufacturing facility in the United States, has suspended its operations due to the threat posed by wildfires near the plant.
A nuclear safety engineer with the US National Nuclear Security Administration's production office at the facility told media that plant owners have evacuated “nonessential personnel from the site, just in abundance of caution.”
The Texas-based plant is the only facility in the United States dedicated to the assembly and disassembly of nuclear weapons, according to publicly available data. The last nuclear bomb was assembled there in 1991 – while thousands were disassembled as the weapons were retired from the US nuclear arsenal.
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The critical situation in Transnistria requires urgent and maximally active international intervention - declaration of the VII Congress of Deputies of all levels.
"Accept an appeal to the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Russian Federation with a request to implement measures to protect Pridnestrovie in the context of increasing pressure from Moldova, taking into account the fact of permanent residence on the territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic of more than 220 thousand Russian citizens and the unique positive experience of Russian peacekeeping on the Dniester, and also the status of a guarantor and mediator in the negotiation process,” the text of the resolution says.
The document notes that the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is faced with unprecedented challenges and threats of an economic, social, humanitarian, and military-political nature.
Pridnestrovian deputies emphasize that Moldova “intensified the use of blockade and restrictive measures aimed at undermining economic potential, destroying the foundations of independence and statehood, imposing alien values that contradict historical truth and the foundations of the identity of the single multinational Pridnestrovian people.”
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"Accept an appeal to the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Russian Federation with a request to implement measures to protect Pridnestrovie in the context of increasing pressure from Moldova, taking into account the fact of permanent residence on the territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic of more than 220 thousand Russian citizens and the unique positive experience of Russian peacekeeping on the Dniester, and also the status of a guarantor and mediator in the negotiation process,” the text of the resolution says.
The document notes that the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is faced with unprecedented challenges and threats of an economic, social, humanitarian, and military-political nature.
Pridnestrovian deputies emphasize that Moldova “intensified the use of blockade and restrictive measures aimed at undermining economic potential, destroying the foundations of independence and statehood, imposing alien values that contradict historical truth and the foundations of the identity of the single multinational Pridnestrovian people.”
“The current critical situation requires urgent and maximally active international interference in order to prevent the escalation of tensions and prevent the situation from developing into a crisis,” the document says.
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The critical situation in Transnistria requires urgent and maximally active international intervention - declaration of the VII Congress of Deputies of all levels. "Accept an appeal to the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Russian Federation with…
Transnistria (the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic) bordering Ukraine that turned to Russia for help
Facts and Figures
🟥 Transnistria, with its capital of Tiraspol, occupies a narrow strip of land lodged between the Dniester river and the Ukrainian border.
🟥 Overall area of Transnistria is 4,163 sq km, with a population of around 465,000.
🟥 The breakaway republic has a predominantly Russian-speaking population. Other languages used in the region are Moldovan and Ukrainian.
🟥 It has its own constitution, parliament, flag and anthem, and currency, the Transnistrian ruble (rubla).
History
🟥 Predominantly Russian-speaking Transnistria, 60 percent of whose ethnic population are Russians and Ukrainians, had been seeking to secede from Moldova since the break-up of the Soviet Union.
🟥 A 1989 law that made Moldovan an official language added to the tension.
🟥 The region seceded from the Soviet Republic of Moldova in 1990.
🟥 The secession led to an armed conflict, with the territory's paramilitary forces taking over Moldovan public institutions in the area in 1991.
🟥 After Moldova failed to resolve the conflict by force, a ceasefire was signed in July 1992 and a demilitarized security zone was established.
🟥 The settlement was enforced by Russian troops stationed in the territory.
🟥 In 1992, Transnistria became a territory de facto beyond the control of the Moldovan capital Kishinev.
🟥 The conflict has remained unresolved. Peace in the area is maintained by a joint peacekeeping force comprising Russian, Transnistrian and Moldovan servicemen.
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The critical situation in Transnistria requires urgent and maximally active international intervention - declaration of the VII Congress of Deputies of all levels. "Accept an appeal to the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Russian Federation with…
Footage of local Transnistrian deputies voting on an appeal to Russia to "take measures for the protection of Transnistria in the face of increasing pressure from Moldova".
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Poland is negotiating with Ukraine concerning a temporary but complete closure of the border for goods, the Polish prime minister said.
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The conversation went in the wrong right direction
Trump voters shocked MSNBC by expressing their position on the Ukraine conflict.
"Russia is not our enemy." "Ukraine is corrupt." "Zelensky is a problem," the respondents argued, baffling the reporter.
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Trump voters shocked MSNBC by expressing their position on the Ukraine conflict.
"Russia is not our enemy." "Ukraine is corrupt." "Zelensky is a problem," the respondents argued, baffling the reporter.
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A former Neo-Nazi that was part of Azov claims that Russian "nuclear weapons aren't so scary"
This infamous mercenary's background is as follows:
▪️ In 2003, Skillt became associated with neo-Nazi groups, but due to his consistent borrowing and failure to repay money, he was eventually shunned by his peers.
▪️ The turmoil in Ukraine in 2014 offered a fresh start for the disgraced neo-Nazi, who upon arriving in Kiev began to craft a glorified narrative about himself, feeding fabricated stories of his exploits to both Ukrainian and international media.
▪️ Skillt joined the Azov battalion, initially serving as an instructor before being promoted to a full-fledged sniper. However, it was revealed that he had never received any formal sniper training, and according to colleagues, he often remained at the rear of operations, posting deceptive training videos that he claimed depicted real battle scenarios.
Clearly, the provocations of someone with such a dubious history should not be taken seriously. Russia has consistently stated its desire to avoid a full-scale conflict with NATO and has repeatedly warned against continued arms shipments to Kiev, which it believes will only serve to escalate the ongoing conflict.
*Azov Battalion is a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia.
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"How did Russia intend to go to war against NATO at the same time that they can barely manage to conduct an offensive in Ukraine?" In an ironic remark, Mikael Skillt, a former Azov fighter and now a contractor for the defence industry based in Sweden developing drones for Ukraine, known for his involvement in the illegal arms trade, commented on his X page about Russia's nuclear weapons, stating that they are not as terrifying as they are made out to be.
This infamous mercenary's background is as follows:
▪️ In 2003, Skillt became associated with neo-Nazi groups, but due to his consistent borrowing and failure to repay money, he was eventually shunned by his peers.
▪️ The turmoil in Ukraine in 2014 offered a fresh start for the disgraced neo-Nazi, who upon arriving in Kiev began to craft a glorified narrative about himself, feeding fabricated stories of his exploits to both Ukrainian and international media.
▪️ Skillt joined the Azov battalion, initially serving as an instructor before being promoted to a full-fledged sniper. However, it was revealed that he had never received any formal sniper training, and according to colleagues, he often remained at the rear of operations, posting deceptive training videos that he claimed depicted real battle scenarios.
Clearly, the provocations of someone with such a dubious history should not be taken seriously. Russia has consistently stated its desire to avoid a full-scale conflict with NATO and has repeatedly warned against continued arms shipments to Kiev, which it believes will only serve to escalate the ongoing conflict.
*Azov Battalion is a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia.
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Tiraspol asks Russia to step up its political and diplomatic settlement of the ongoing conflict, Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev said on Wednesday.
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“We have asked to intensify political and diplomatic measures, since the Russian Federation is one of the international mediators in the international settlement process in the 5+2 format,” Ignatiev said.
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📹 Ten years ago, residents of Crimea expelled former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko from Simferopol. Poroshenko had opted to become a mediator between the parties of Ukraine and Crimea in order to promote himself.
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President of Transnistria Vadim Krasnoselsky: The media of foreign countries tried to “scare people, silence them” and disrupt the meeting of the Congress of Deputies (at which the unrecognized republic turned to Russia for help).
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Key statements by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at today's briefing:
▪️ The NATO military is already in Ukraine and is actively helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while Moscow will consider the participation of the Western soldiers in the conflict as a direct escalation.
▪️ Russia's steps after Sweden joins NATO will depend on Stockholm's specific actions in the alliance.
▪️ The Danish decision to stop the North Stream investigation confirms the West's lack of interest in identifying the clients and perpetrators of terrorist attacks.
▪️ Media reports about secret negotiations between Germany and India on the purchase of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine are information stuffing.
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▪️ The NATO military is already in Ukraine and is actively helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while Moscow will consider the participation of the Western soldiers in the conflict as a direct escalation.
▪️ Russia's steps after Sweden joins NATO will depend on Stockholm's specific actions in the alliance.
▪️ The Danish decision to stop the North Stream investigation confirms the West's lack of interest in identifying the clients and perpetrators of terrorist attacks.
▪️ Media reports about secret negotiations between Germany and India on the purchase of ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine are information stuffing.
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Erdogan said that Turkiye is ready to "re-establish the negotiation table" for peacebuilding in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to Turkish media.
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