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❗️The Patriot air defense system was hit in the Kharkov region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
▪️Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) lost up to 150 servicemen to the south of Donetsk.
🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:
▪️Ukrainian losses near Donetsk amounted to up to 245 servicemen, a tank, and a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 air defense system.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled one Ukrainian counterattack near the settlement of Novodonetskoye in the DPR.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled 12 Ukrainian counterattacks near Avdeyevka; the enemy lost up to 460 servicemen and a Braveheart self-propelled gun.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters and hit the Patriot complex.
▪️Russian air defenses shot down 4 HIMARS missiles, 6 Grad MLRS shells, 3 Hammer bombs, and 136 Ukrainian UAVs.
▪️Ukrainian losses near Kupyansk amounted to up to 250 servicemen.
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🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:
▪️Ukrainian losses near Donetsk amounted to up to 245 servicemen, a tank, and a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 air defense system.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled one Ukrainian counterattack near the settlement of Novodonetskoye in the DPR.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces repelled 12 Ukrainian counterattacks near Avdeyevka; the enemy lost up to 460 servicemen and a Braveheart self-propelled gun.
▪️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters and hit the Patriot complex.
▪️Russian air defenses shot down 4 HIMARS missiles, 6 Grad MLRS shells, 3 Hammer bombs, and 136 Ukrainian UAVs.
▪️Ukrainian losses near Kupyansk amounted to up to 250 servicemen.
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Do your duty, come what may: why do Russian women take up arms and go to front line?
Shum, an evacuation group medical worker of the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps, will soon be dispatched to Avdeyevka, a city in the Donetsk region that was liberated by the Russian military on February 17.
Shum says she faced difficulties while enlisting. She argues that if one wants to defend their Motherland, one should be enrolled in the military regardless of one's sex.
Those in the West who believe Russia is waging a "war of aggression" know virtually nothing about Ukraine and the roots of the conflict, she underscored. NATO countries that are continuing to send arms and special ops forces to Ukraine must remember: Russians don't surrender, Shum concluded.
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"It's the love for the Motherland that played a role," a 33-year old woman, call sign "Shum" (lit. "Noise"), told Sputnik. "I didn’t immediately manage to enroll in contract service: for almost a year, I delivered humanitarian aid, including to the front line. So I knew what I was getting into."
Shum, an evacuation group medical worker of the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps, will soon be dispatched to Avdeyevka, a city in the Donetsk region that was liberated by the Russian military on February 17.
"What am I expecting? I can’t say anything about that. During war, you're just waiting for an order. I live according to the principle: 'Do your duty, come what may.'"
Shum says she faced difficulties while enlisting. She argues that if one wants to defend their Motherland, one should be enrolled in the military regardless of one's sex.
Those in the West who believe Russia is waging a "war of aggression" know virtually nothing about Ukraine and the roots of the conflict, she underscored. NATO countries that are continuing to send arms and special ops forces to Ukraine must remember: Russians don't surrender, Shum concluded.
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❗️ Russian troops have broken through the front line in several locations in the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, head of the regional public movement "We Are Together with Russia," told Sputnik
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What is the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle Putin says has ‘nullified’ America’s missile defenses?
In his interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, President Putin said that Russia had “basically nullified everything” the US has done by developing the ICBM-launched Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.
▪️ Unveiled by Putin in 2018 and introduced into service in late 2019, the Avangard (lit. ‘Vanguard’) is a maneuverable, blazing fast, nuclear capable hypersonic glide vehicle designed to penetrate missile defense systems.
▪️ Carried by R-36 and RS-28 Sarmat ICBMs, Avangards can accelerate to speeds of up to Mach 27 (32,200 km) in near-space conditions, dropping to about Mach 15-20 (18,500-23,000 km) by atmospheric drag during descent.
▪️ The glide vehicles have a range of more than 6,000 km, and an explosive power of between 0.8 and 2 megatons.
▪️ The vehicle can survive temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Celsius thanks to cutting edge Russian advances in special-purpose metallurgy, and are covered in plasma during flight, which absorbs electromagnetic rays and makes the vehicles virtually invisible to radar.
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In his interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, President Putin said that Russia had “basically nullified everything” the US has done by developing the ICBM-launched Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.
▪️ Unveiled by Putin in 2018 and introduced into service in late 2019, the Avangard (lit. ‘Vanguard’) is a maneuverable, blazing fast, nuclear capable hypersonic glide vehicle designed to penetrate missile defense systems.
▪️ Carried by R-36 and RS-28 Sarmat ICBMs, Avangards can accelerate to speeds of up to Mach 27 (32,200 km) in near-space conditions, dropping to about Mach 15-20 (18,500-23,000 km) by atmospheric drag during descent.
▪️ The glide vehicles have a range of more than 6,000 km, and an explosive power of between 0.8 and 2 megatons.
▪️ The vehicle can survive temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Celsius thanks to cutting edge Russian advances in special-purpose metallurgy, and are covered in plasma during flight, which absorbs electromagnetic rays and makes the vehicles virtually invisible to radar.
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Michael McFaul, the former US ambassador to Russia, got triggered by a Sputnik tweet about NATO militarization of Gothland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea.
McFaul fired back, claiming that Russia was to blame and insisted that NATO was a defensive alliance. Sputnik pointed out that the civilian populations of Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya would likely have disagreed with such a rosy assessment.
Sputnik also asked McFaul why he thought that a confrontation with Russia in the Baltic Sea was a good idea given that the US navy was struggling against the Houthis, an opponent with a far more limited missile arsenal. McFaul did not respond to that question, seeking instead to change the subject.
Sputnik welcomes to free and open debate. We are willing to provide McFaul with an opportunity to explain his views live and uncensored. The only condition is that we plan on asking tough, but civil questions.
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McFaul fired back, claiming that Russia was to blame and insisted that NATO was a defensive alliance. Sputnik pointed out that the civilian populations of Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya would likely have disagreed with such a rosy assessment.
Sputnik also asked McFaul why he thought that a confrontation with Russia in the Baltic Sea was a good idea given that the US navy was struggling against the Houthis, an opponent with a far more limited missile arsenal. McFaul did not respond to that question, seeking instead to change the subject.
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Do your duty, come what may: why do Russian women take up arms and go to front line? "It's the love for the Motherland that played a role," a 33-year old woman, call sign "Shum" (lit. "Noise"), told Sputnik. "I didn’t immediately manage to enroll in contract…
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Courage knows no gender: Shum's journey to the volunteer assault corps
A 33-year female soldier, call sign “Shum” ("Noise"), joined the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps to defend her Motherland in the special military operation zone. Shum believes that at the front line, there are no "men" or "women," but only "comrades-in-arms."
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A 33-year female soldier, call sign “Shum” ("Noise"), joined the "Don" Volunteer Assault Corps to defend her Motherland in the special military operation zone. Shum believes that at the front line, there are no "men" or "women," but only "comrades-in-arms."
"How do I prepare [for battle]? I don’t. You can't be prepared for this. What am I expecting? I can’t say anything about that. During war, you're just waiting for an order. I live according to the principle: 'Do your duty, come what may.' It can be scary. But only a fool or a dead person is not afraid of anything. Fear is a natural defense mechanism to survive. It's the so-called self-preservation instinct. He who is not afraid will die."
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🗣 Macron's remarks about the possibility of French troops entering Ukraine indicate the beginning of the country's partition, Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says.
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‘Cowardly’ US warmongers risk awakening Russian bear if they set foot in Ukraine
“Americans are very cowardly warriors. I dealt with them in Afghanistan, in other hot spots, in Yugoslavia when they were bombing the country. They are only capable of fighting from within the range of their artillery,” Col. Gen. Georgy Shpak (ret.), a former commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, told Sputnik, commenting on President Putin’s warning that Russia would consider US troops on the ground in Ukraine or Russia as invaders and treat them accordingly.
Putin “calmly said that as soon as an American soldier sets foot on the territory of Ukraine, he will be treated as an invader, and the appropriate conclusions will be drawn. The whole world knows that Russians know how to fight,” Shpak stressed.
Commenting on Putin’s remarks about Russia’s plans to increase the quantity and improve the quality of its defense output, the retired general said such measures can only be characterized as “just and timely” in light of the crisis in relations with the US and NATO.
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“Americans are very cowardly warriors. I dealt with them in Afghanistan, in other hot spots, in Yugoslavia when they were bombing the country. They are only capable of fighting from within the range of their artillery,” Col. Gen. Georgy Shpak (ret.), a former commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, told Sputnik, commenting on President Putin’s warning that Russia would consider US troops on the ground in Ukraine or Russia as invaders and treat them accordingly.
Putin “calmly said that as soon as an American soldier sets foot on the territory of Ukraine, he will be treated as an invader, and the appropriate conclusions will be drawn. The whole world knows that Russians know how to fight,” Shpak stressed.
Commenting on Putin’s remarks about Russia’s plans to increase the quantity and improve the quality of its defense output, the retired general said such measures can only be characterized as “just and timely” in light of the crisis in relations with the US and NATO.
“We have very strong design bureaus. When I was a commander, I visited almost all of them, from those in Volgograd to the factories in Tula and the Urals. They are an example for the whole world in how to make excellent equipment, excellent ammunition, excellent weapons. And today the president understands that we cannot stand in one place.”
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💥 Cluster munitions and surgical strikes: The Russian army didn't give the Ukrainian helicopters any chance at all
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📹 Russian paratroopers destroyed a Ukrainian observation post in an abandoned house west of Artemovsk using the Fagot ATGM.
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Scott Ritter: Putin’s message is warmongers will ‘get more than they asked for’ in fight with Russia
The main takeaway from President Putin’s conversation with Rossiya Segodnya chief Dmitry Kiselev is that those “looking for a contrite Russia, a weak Russia, a compliant Russia” won’t find it in “the Russia that Vladimir Putin was presenting to the world in his interview,” Scott Ritter, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and international affairs observer, told Sputnik.
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The main takeaway from President Putin’s conversation with Rossiya Segodnya chief Dmitry Kiselev is that those “looking for a contrite Russia, a weak Russia, a compliant Russia” won’t find it in “the Russia that Vladimir Putin was presenting to the world in his interview,” Scott Ritter, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and international affairs observer, told Sputnik.
“Instead, what he's saying is that Russia's not looking for a fight, but if somebody wants to bring the fight to Russia, they'll get more than what they asked for. And if the world is looking for peace with Russia, it'll be done on terms that are acceptable to Russia,” Ritter stressed.
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‘No сhance’ war-weary US will put boots on the ground in Ukraine amid Putin’s warning
President Putin “made it very clear that if the United States or its European allies actually put boots on the ground in Ukraine, they’d probably be at war with the Russian Federation,” political scientist and Russia specialist Dr. Joe Siracusa told Sputnik, commenting on Putin’s interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, in which the Russian leader warned that Moscow would treat NATO troops in Ukraine as invaders.
Siracusa is confident that “there is no chance the United States will be involved in the ground war in Ukraine,” even if “sometimes some of the Europeans get very excited about this, particularly the Poles and the French. But it would be very risky on their part because the United States Congress is frankly in no mood to continue funding” the conflict.
As for Russia’s defense industry, which Putin hailed in his interview for its efficiency and cost-effectiveness compared to the US, the academic said it has become clear that Russia can "reproduce or to replenish munitions as soon as they’re used in Ukraine. In fact, I think Russia outproduces Americans by 10 to 1 in terms of ammunition reproduction.”
Siracusa lamented that the Ukrainian crisis has dragged on for as long as it has. "I’m sure that Putin and Biden could have worked this out before the conflict began. Putin has made it very clear since 2007 about the danger of the encroachment of NATO, and the United States has been tone deaf to these suggestions," he stressed.
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President Putin “made it very clear that if the United States or its European allies actually put boots on the ground in Ukraine, they’d probably be at war with the Russian Federation,” political scientist and Russia specialist Dr. Joe Siracusa told Sputnik, commenting on Putin’s interview with Rossiya Segodnya’s Dmitry Kiselev, in which the Russian leader warned that Moscow would treat NATO troops in Ukraine as invaders.
Siracusa is confident that “there is no chance the United States will be involved in the ground war in Ukraine,” even if “sometimes some of the Europeans get very excited about this, particularly the Poles and the French. But it would be very risky on their part because the United States Congress is frankly in no mood to continue funding” the conflict.
As for Russia’s defense industry, which Putin hailed in his interview for its efficiency and cost-effectiveness compared to the US, the academic said it has become clear that Russia can "reproduce or to replenish munitions as soon as they’re used in Ukraine. In fact, I think Russia outproduces Americans by 10 to 1 in terms of ammunition reproduction.”
Siracusa lamented that the Ukrainian crisis has dragged on for as long as it has. "I’m sure that Putin and Biden could have worked this out before the conflict began. Putin has made it very clear since 2007 about the danger of the encroachment of NATO, and the United States has been tone deaf to these suggestions," he stressed.
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