⚡️The militants detained in the Russian Republic of Dagestan participated in financing and supporting the perpetrators of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, the FSB reported.

The terrorist cell consisted of four people. They also planned an attack in Kaspiysk, immediately after which they intended to leave Russia, the agency notes.

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❗️Ukraine lost up to 1,005 troops in total over the last day, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense report.

🇷🇺🪖 Other statements from the Russian Defense Ministry weekly briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️ Near Kharkov, the Russian Army destroyed two launchers of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense system and hit a temporary deployment point for mercenaries;

▪️In the Donetsk area, Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 510 soldiers. Russian forces destroyed 11 ammunition warehouses;

▪️Near Avdeyevka, the Russian Army repelled two attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 295 soldiers;

▪️ Russian forces improved their tactical situation in the South Donetsk area. Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 120 soldiers;

▪️Russia’s air defenses intercepted 228 drones, as well as four HIMARS MLRS missiles and a JDAM.

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❗️Terrorists detained in Dagestan intended to detonate the embankment in Kaspiysk, according to a video by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

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❗️One of the men detained in Dagestan confessed that he carried weapons from Makhachkala to the terrorists who attacked the Crocus City Hall.

During the arrest, two Kalashnikov assault rifles and 460 bullets were found in the apartment. "I brought them weapons, these guys who attacked Crocus City Hall near Moscow. I brought them weapons from Makhachkala to Mytischi town near Moscow."

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❗️The Biden administration is stepping up work to form a distorted picture of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service reports.

According to incoming information, the US State Department, special services, affiliated NGOs and the media have been tasked with removing any suspicions about Zelensky and his entourage's involvement in the crime.

The White House fears that the discovery of Ukrainian links will highlight the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime and finally disrupt Washington's plans to increase support for the country, the Foreign Intelligence Service said.

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❗️The United States reportedly instructed representatives of the Russian non-systemic opposition to inflate the topic and debunk authorities' attempts to use the terrorist attack to justify the special operation in Ukraine, the Foreign Intelligence Service said.

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Man sets trailer of Bibles ablaze outside church in Tennessee, US

At 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday, a man set fire to a trailer of Bibles outside the Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee, USA, the church's pastor said. He added that firefighters located and extinguished the fire and that the perpetrator was not apprehended.

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❗️The Investigative Committee of Russia announced the beginning of a procedural check on terrorist activities against Russia by the United States, Ukraine and other Western countries

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The accusations that the Russian Federation is involved in cases of “Havana syndrome” are groundless, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He noted that no one has ever provided evidence to support the unfounded accusations.

Earlier, the American television channel CBS reported that it had evidence of the involvement of Russian intelligence services in “Havana syndrome,” in which US diplomats felt inexplicable nausea and headaches.

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The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has completed a project to tighten migration controls, said department representative Irina Volk.

Foreigners will now be limited to 90 days temporary stay during the calendar year.

Stronger controls for employers hiring foreigners are also planned.

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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service's key statements:

▪️The United States is covering up for those responsible for the Crocus Concert Hall terrorist attack and the office of US President Joe Biden is intensifying work to create a distorted picture of what happened;

▪️The United States is trying to convince its allies that ISIS* is responsible for the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall;

▪️Washington began to shield Zelensky even before "the ashes" of the burned-out Crocus City Hall had time to cool;

▪️The propaganda rhetoric of the US on the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall is not selling well, there is no unity of assessments even among NATO and EU members;

▪️The information field is filled with "stuffing" that the Russia is under the gun of ISIS for the war in Chechnya, support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and establishing ties with the Taliban**;

▪️Ukraine uses satellite information provided by American intelligence when organizing attacks by sabotage groups and shelling the territory of Russia;

▪️By whitewashing the criminal Ukraine and providing it with assistance, the United States risks being suspected of involvement in international terrorism;

▪️Ukraine is waging a fully-fledged terrorist war against Russia, which its representatives, such as Kirill Budanov or Vasily Malyuk, openly talk about.

*ISIS (also known as ISIL/IS/ISIS-K/Islamic State) is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries.
**Taliban is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.

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The leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, pointed out Zelensky's illegitimacy after canceling Ukraine's presidential election.

From today, Zelensky is illegitimately at the head of Ukraine: an election was supposed to take place yesterday, but was canceled by authorities.

According to the French politician, the cancellation is due to negative attitudes towards Zelensky growing in Ukraine.

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🇧🇷Brazilian authorities are working to make Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in the fall possible, despite the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant, writes the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.

Brazil has sent documents to the UN stating the need for immunity for heads of state. The country's authorities believe that it is necessary to facilitate the settlement of international disputes.

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⚡️Investigators have requested the arrest of another person allegedly involved in the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall - Yakubjoni Yusufzoda, Russia's Investigative Committee has reported.

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Easter in the US: Before and after the madness. How a traditional holiday became a woke farce.

President Biden proclaimed March 31, when Christians celebrate Easter, as a "Transgender Day of Visibility", calling upon Americans to "lift up the lives and voices of transgender people" throughout the nation, marking LGBT* activism a cornerstone of his policy priorities.

Sputnik has made a video showing the differences between how America used to celebrate Easter and how the holiday is celebrated after Biden's proclamation.

*LGBT has been recognized by the Russian Supreme Court as an extremist movement

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Move aside US, China set to be world’s number one economy – expert

According to a report from an international think tank, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is expected to surpass the United States as the world's largest economy by 2035, assuming China continues to maintain an annual GDP growth rate of approximately 5% in the coming years.

“I think it will happen eventually. China will be the number one economy,” Thomas W. Pauken II, the author of US vs China: From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal, consultant on Asia-Pacific affairs and a geopolitical commentator, told Sputnik.

Weighing in on reports that China’s manufacturing activity expanded in March for the first time since September, Pauken II dubbed the PRC “a strong manufacturing base.”

“What's going on is that the inflation rates are not surging as high as they used to. So things are becoming cheaper again. And when there's a lower cost of living for a lot of households, they can start buying again. So since China is a top exporter, this is actually a good sign for the global economy, not just for the PRC,” the expert pointed out.

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❗️Two people killed and one injured from an Israeli strike on a building near the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, a local security source told Sputnik.

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