🇮🇷 Iran widely celebrates World Al-Quds Day — a day of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for independence and the fight against Zionism politics. It was established by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1982, and is celebrated on the last Friday of Ramadan.
In Tehran, a 50-meter Palestinian flag is carried during the demonstration as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The traditional slogans “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” are heard and Iranians burn the flags of these countries. Coffins with US and Israeli flags also appeared at the demonstration.
Iranians took to the streets with replicas of children's shrouds and photos of real Palestinian children who died under Israeli bombing in order to show their solidarity with Gazans.
Iranian ministers, senior military officers and politicians, including Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, are participating in demonstrations across all the country.
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In Tehran, a 50-meter Palestinian flag is carried during the demonstration as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The traditional slogans “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” are heard and Iranians burn the flags of these countries. Coffins with US and Israeli flags also appeared at the demonstration.
Iranians took to the streets with replicas of children's shrouds and photos of real Palestinian children who died under Israeli bombing in order to show their solidarity with Gazans.
Iranian ministers, senior military officers and politicians, including Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, are participating in demonstrations across all the country.
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🇮🇷 Iran widely celebrates World Al-Quds Day — a day of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for independence and the fight against Zionism politics. It was established by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1982, and is celebrated on the last Friday of Ramadan. In…
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"Israel is alive today thanks to US artificial respiration. Today the Zionist regime breathes thanks to the United States. When this Western artificial respiration device is removed, it will begin a vegetative life and collapse — and it is close," IRGC chief Hossein Salami said during a demonstration on the occasion of Al-Quds Day.
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🎥The Russian military has found and dug up the notorious "Azovets" armored vehicle of the Azov* neo-Nazi regiment.
Designed in 2015, the Azovets cost, according to its creators, $5 million. However, further testing and development were suspended due to a financial scandal.
*The Azov regiment is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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Designed in 2015, the Azovets cost, according to its creators, $5 million. However, further testing and development were suspended due to a financial scandal.
*The Azov regiment is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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A missile and drone alert have been announced in Israel on the border with Lebanon for the first time in several weeks. The Israeli media has reported the downing of three missiles and two UAVs.
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NATO has ‘no appetite’ for a new member – report
Officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) won’t extend Ukraine a formal invitation to join the alliance at the Washington Summit on July 9-11, The New York Times reported, citing senior Western diplomats.
The bloc has “no appetite” for accepting a new member that could draw it into a “land war in Europe” by virtue of the alliance’s covenant of collective security, the article says.
This conundrum has forced NATO to search for a “middle ground,” or, in other words, something short of membership but sufficient to show that it is prepared to back Ukraine “for the long haul.” However, that has also proven to be challenging. A proposal to strengthen the alliance's coordinating role in supplying arms to Ukraine and training Ukrainian soldiers reportedly elicited skepticism among foreign ministers in Brussels, and drew sharp objections from Hungary.
Washington and Berlin are still opposed to efforts by some European allies to offer Ukraine a “road map” to NATO membership in July.
Even clearly fleshing out the conditions Ukraine needs to meet to start accession talks with NATO is yet to get off the ground.
After a sweeping post-Cold War expansion in violation of the West's commitment to not move any closer to Russia’s borders, the alliance recently absorbed Finland and Sweden. Moscow has warned that the military bloc's ongoing buildup along the perimeter of Russia’s borders creates threats to the country’s security.
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Officials at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) won’t extend Ukraine a formal invitation to join the alliance at the Washington Summit on July 9-11, The New York Times reported, citing senior Western diplomats.
The bloc has “no appetite” for accepting a new member that could draw it into a “land war in Europe” by virtue of the alliance’s covenant of collective security, the article says.
This conundrum has forced NATO to search for a “middle ground,” or, in other words, something short of membership but sufficient to show that it is prepared to back Ukraine “for the long haul.” However, that has also proven to be challenging. A proposal to strengthen the alliance's coordinating role in supplying arms to Ukraine and training Ukrainian soldiers reportedly elicited skepticism among foreign ministers in Brussels, and drew sharp objections from Hungary.
Washington and Berlin are still opposed to efforts by some European allies to offer Ukraine a “road map” to NATO membership in July.
Even clearly fleshing out the conditions Ukraine needs to meet to start accession talks with NATO is yet to get off the ground.
After a sweeping post-Cold War expansion in violation of the West's commitment to not move any closer to Russia’s borders, the alliance recently absorbed Finland and Sweden. Moscow has warned that the military bloc's ongoing buildup along the perimeter of Russia’s borders creates threats to the country’s security.
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❗️The ARAT-1 dynamic protection system was installed on an American Abrams tank that was hit a few weeks ago near Avdeyevka
According to open data, the M1A1 Abrams and BMP Bradley tanks that were originally delivered to Ukraine did not have dynamic protection. However, in the beginning of 2024, footage emerged showing ARAT blocks installed on the aprons of the tank body.
It was assumed that the additional protection for the undercarriage of the Abrams would be effective. However, based on the video, this protection did not seem to have helped in this instance, as the tank was destroyed by two FPV drones operated by the UAV team of the Russian Battlegroup Tsentr.
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According to open data, the M1A1 Abrams and BMP Bradley tanks that were originally delivered to Ukraine did not have dynamic protection. However, in the beginning of 2024, footage emerged showing ARAT blocks installed on the aprons of the tank body.
It was assumed that the additional protection for the undercarriage of the Abrams would be effective. However, based on the video, this protection did not seem to have helped in this instance, as the tank was destroyed by two FPV drones operated by the UAV team of the Russian Battlegroup Tsentr.
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❗️The Russian military carried out 39 precision strikes from March 31 to April 5, in response to Kiev's attempts to target the Russian oil and gas industry and energy infrastructure, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Strikes have been carried out on targets of the energy sector of Ukraine, as well as military-industrial complex facilities, arsenals, and fuel bases. According to the Ministry of Defense, the goals have been met and all targets have been hit.
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Strikes have been carried out on targets of the energy sector of Ukraine, as well as military-industrial complex facilities, arsenals, and fuel bases. According to the Ministry of Defense, the goals have been met and all targets have been hit.
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❗️The Russian military carried out 39 precision strikes from March 31 to April 5, in response to Kiev's attempts to target the Russian oil and gas industry and energy infrastructure, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Strikes have been carried…
❗️The Russian military liberated the settlement of Vodianoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) of Russia.
🇷🇺🪖 Other statements from the Russian Defence Ministry weekly briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
🔺The Russian Armed Forces destroyed three Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft and five S-300 air defence missile launchers.
🔺The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) lost over 760 militants and 8 tanks to the south of Donetsk.
🔺Russian troops successfully repelled 39 Ukrainian counterattacks, causing the enemy to lose over 1,695 militants.
🔺The UAF have lost more than 240 militants in the Kherson region.
🔺Ukrainian losses amounted to 270 militants near Kupyansk.
🔺The Russian Army successfully repelled 15 Ukrainian counterattacks in the DPR, resulting in the enemy losing more than 2,100 militants.
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🇷🇺🪖 Other statements from the Russian Defence Ministry weekly briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
🔺The Russian Armed Forces destroyed three Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft and five S-300 air defence missile launchers.
🔺The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) lost over 760 militants and 8 tanks to the south of Donetsk.
🔺Russian troops successfully repelled 39 Ukrainian counterattacks, causing the enemy to lose over 1,695 militants.
🔺The UAF have lost more than 240 militants in the Kherson region.
🔺Ukrainian losses amounted to 270 militants near Kupyansk.
🔺The Russian Army successfully repelled 15 Ukrainian counterattacks in the DPR, resulting in the enemy losing more than 2,100 militants.
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Ukraine strips Germany bare: Bavarian police pull off pantless protest vid to mock lack of uniforms
Police officers from Bavaria, the largest state in Germany located in the southeast of the country, recently filmed an April Fools' video in which they humorously went on duty without wearing trousers. The video alluded to a shortage of uniforms caused by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine.
In the YouTube video, the officers are seen lamenting about their delayed uniforms. They joke about their situation as they humorously step out of their squad car without pants.
Jürgen Köhnlein, chairman of the Bavarian German Police Union, emphasized the shortage of uniform pieces in the video. He warned that the situation could deteriorate further and called on the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior to take appropriate action, even if it required additional expenditures.
The Interior Ministry acknowledged the issue but clarified that it does not hinder the State Police duties. They mentioned that alternative uniform elements can be utilized to address the problem.
Despite the problem, the Ministry said State Police are in no way being hindered from performing their duties, adding that other uniform elements could be used when specific pieces were unavailable.
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Police officers from Bavaria, the largest state in Germany located in the southeast of the country, recently filmed an April Fools' video in which they humorously went on duty without wearing trousers. The video alluded to a shortage of uniforms caused by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine.
In the YouTube video, the officers are seen lamenting about their delayed uniforms. They joke about their situation as they humorously step out of their squad car without pants.
Jürgen Köhnlein, chairman of the Bavarian German Police Union, emphasized the shortage of uniform pieces in the video. He warned that the situation could deteriorate further and called on the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior to take appropriate action, even if it required additional expenditures.
The Interior Ministry acknowledged the issue but clarified that it does not hinder the State Police duties. They mentioned that alternative uniform elements can be utilized to address the problem.
Despite the problem, the Ministry said State Police are in no way being hindered from performing their duties, adding that other uniform elements could be used when specific pieces were unavailable.
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❗️Ukrainian militants attacked the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with drones near the cargo port and nitrogen-oxygen station, the press service of the NPP reported.
No damage to critical infrastructure or disruptions to the station were observed.
Russia warns Kiev and its Western patrons against any attempts to attack or destabilize the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, adding that Russia calls on the IAEA to use experts present at the NPP to publicly record all cases of an attack on the station from the Ukrainian side.
Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is located on the left bank of the Dnepr River and is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It came under the control of Russian forces in early March 2022 and has since been repeatedly shelled, raising international concerns over a possible nuclear accident. IAEA experts have been working at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant since September 1, 2022, following IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi's first visit to the facility.
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No damage to critical infrastructure or disruptions to the station were observed.
Russia warns Kiev and its Western patrons against any attempts to attack or destabilize the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, adding that Russia calls on the IAEA to use experts present at the NPP to publicly record all cases of an attack on the station from the Ukrainian side.
Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is located on the left bank of the Dnepr River and is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It came under the control of Russian forces in early March 2022 and has since been repeatedly shelled, raising international concerns over a possible nuclear accident. IAEA experts have been working at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant since September 1, 2022, following IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi's first visit to the facility.
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What is the strategic importance of Chasov Yar, which Russian forces are closing in on?
The Russian Armed Forces have entered the suburbs of Chasov Yar and are less than a kilometer away from the city itself. Why is this city the scene of fierce fighting, and what makes it so important?
Geography
🔺Chasov Yar sits on a hill about 15 kilometers west of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) which was liberated by Russia in May 2023.
🔺Chasov Yar’s geographical position makes it important from a strategic standpoint, as it overlooks the surrounding area for many kilometers.
🔺Its boundaries are quite complex. From north to south, it is crossed by the Seversky Donets -Donbass Canal, and the O-0506 highway. There is also a railway line with a bridge over the canal.
🔺Chasov Yar has several industrial zones and large enterprises, such as the Chasov Yar refractory plant. Such areas could potentially be used to equip shelters or fortifications.
🔺On the other side of Chasov Yar are Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, and Konstantinovka. The latter is an important railway hub.
Fortifications
🔺The city has been turned by Ukrainian forces into a powerful fortified area reminiscent of those in the liberated city of Artemovsk.
🔺Construction of fortifications in the area of Chasov Yar reportedly began in July-August 2022. During the battle for Artemovsk, the city was used as a transport hub crucial for the entire logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Artemovsk-Soledar area.
Strategic Importance
🔺Liberating Chasov Yar would provide control of a logistics center that has been key for the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2014.
🔺By taking control of the highway and railway hub, Russia could disrupt delivery of reinforcements and munitions to Ukrainian forces.
🔺Control of Chasov Yar would pave the way for advancing on the so-called Kramatorsk-Slavyansk agglomeration.
🔺Liberation of Chasov Yar is crucial for liberating the Donetsk People's Republic from the forces of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime.
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The Russian Armed Forces have entered the suburbs of Chasov Yar and are less than a kilometer away from the city itself. Why is this city the scene of fierce fighting, and what makes it so important?
Geography
🔺Chasov Yar sits on a hill about 15 kilometers west of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) which was liberated by Russia in May 2023.
🔺Chasov Yar’s geographical position makes it important from a strategic standpoint, as it overlooks the surrounding area for many kilometers.
🔺Its boundaries are quite complex. From north to south, it is crossed by the Seversky Donets -Donbass Canal, and the O-0506 highway. There is also a railway line with a bridge over the canal.
🔺Chasov Yar has several industrial zones and large enterprises, such as the Chasov Yar refractory plant. Such areas could potentially be used to equip shelters or fortifications.
🔺On the other side of Chasov Yar are Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, and Konstantinovka. The latter is an important railway hub.
Fortifications
🔺The city has been turned by Ukrainian forces into a powerful fortified area reminiscent of those in the liberated city of Artemovsk.
🔺Construction of fortifications in the area of Chasov Yar reportedly began in July-August 2022. During the battle for Artemovsk, the city was used as a transport hub crucial for the entire logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Artemovsk-Soledar area.
Strategic Importance
🔺Liberating Chasov Yar would provide control of a logistics center that has been key for the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2014.
🔺By taking control of the highway and railway hub, Russia could disrupt delivery of reinforcements and munitions to Ukrainian forces.
🔺Control of Chasov Yar would pave the way for advancing on the so-called Kramatorsk-Slavyansk agglomeration.
🔺Liberation of Chasov Yar is crucial for liberating the Donetsk People's Republic from the forces of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime.
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🇮🇷The IRGC commander killed in an Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus took part in the planning of Operation al-Aqsa Flood — Iran’s Coalition Council of Islamic Revolution Forces.
The council is a coalition of conservative parties close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, that won most seats during the parliamentary elections and elections to the Assembly of Experts held on March 1.
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The council is a coalition of conservative parties close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, that won most seats during the parliamentary elections and elections to the Assembly of Experts held on March 1.
"Martyr Zahedi's strategic role in shaping and strengthening the resistance front and designing and implementing the Al-Aqsa Flood operation is one of great honors, which will immortalize the silent efforts of this great commander in the pages of the glorious [history of] struggle against the occupation [Israeli] regime," the council said in a statement.
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The attack on Iran in Damascus... this is a turning point — Hezbollah
"After the first six months of the events that took place following the Al-Aqsa storm - this is now a turning point. There was what was before, and that's what's after it. All senior figures... have united and agree to reject the Zionist entity and the illegitimate nature of this entity," Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.
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"After the first six months of the events that took place following the Al-Aqsa storm - this is now a turning point. There was what was before, and that's what's after it. All senior figures... have united and agree to reject the Zionist entity and the illegitimate nature of this entity," Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.
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Escalating tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv following Israel’s strike on the Iranian Embassy compound in Damascus has sparked fears of an all-out conflict between the two powers.
Which nation’s military is better equipped for a conflagration?
🔺Troop Strength:
🔺 Budgets:
🔺 Weapons:
Both nations boast robust defense industries. Israel has built up its defense sector in cooperation with the US, while Iran – subject to decades of sanctions - looked inward to produce as much of its defense needs as possible.
Israel has an important trump card: nuclear weapons. While neither confirming nor denying its possession of such arms (in a policy known as “deliberate ambiguity”) Israel is suspected of having up to 80 nukes.
Iran, by comparison, has rejected nuclear weapons –and all other WMDs, in favor of a vast conventional missile arsenal and strategic control over the Hormuz Strait, giving Tehran the power to collapse the world economy in case of foreign aggression.
🔺Combat Experience:
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred near New York in the United States, as a result of which the meeting of the UN Security Council in New York was interrupted for some time.
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A court in Moscow has arrested the eleventh defendant in the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, Muhammad Zoir Sharipzoda, the court said
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🛢Amped-up Israel-Iran standoff could spark 'disastrous energy crisis'
Escalation of the Israel-Iran standoff could plunge the world into a “disastrous energy crisis,” Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist and global energy expert, told Sputnik.
Oil prices could reach as much as $120 a barrel, he added. The volatile situation hinged on Iran’s response to the attack on its embassy in Damascus, the pundit noted.
The cost of Brent futures for June rose by 1.5% on April 4, reaching $90.65 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for May settled up 1.4% at $86.59 a barrel.
In the wake of the Israeli missile strike, Iran could retaliate in a manner that would possibly widen the conflict, the economist claimed. Israel and the US could then decide to use Iran’s retaliation as an excuse to attack Tehran’s nuclear installations, he added.
The oil price rise would impact global economic growth, with the EU “particularly hit,” the analyst believed.
Since Iran is a significant player in the oil market, any conflict situation would mean that the price of oil will rise, Suranjali Tandon, assistant professor at the Delhi-based National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, told Sputnik.
The volatility could lead an increase in demand for gold, with a “firming up of gold prices as well,” Tandon said.
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Escalation of the Israel-Iran standoff could plunge the world into a “disastrous energy crisis,” Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist and global energy expert, told Sputnik.
Oil prices could reach as much as $120 a barrel, he added. The volatile situation hinged on Iran’s response to the attack on its embassy in Damascus, the pundit noted.
The cost of Brent futures for June rose by 1.5% on April 4, reaching $90.65 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for May settled up 1.4% at $86.59 a barrel.
In the wake of the Israeli missile strike, Iran could retaliate in a manner that would possibly widen the conflict, the economist claimed. Israel and the US could then decide to use Iran’s retaliation as an excuse to attack Tehran’s nuclear installations, he added.
“In this case, Iran will definitely try to block the extremely important Strait of Hormuz by mining it, thus disrupting the shipment of an estimated 20 million barrels a day (mbd) and a big volume of Qatari LNG exports, and plunging the world into a disastrous energy crisis. This could cause oil prices to rocket, with Brent crude hitting $110-120 a barrel,” Dr Salameh said.
The oil price rise would impact global economic growth, with the EU “particularly hit,” the analyst believed.
“However, major oil exporters like Russia, Venezuela, Norway, and Brazil, whose exports don’t pass the Strait of Hormuz, will benefit handsomely from the price rise,” Dr. Salameh said.
Since Iran is a significant player in the oil market, any conflict situation would mean that the price of oil will rise, Suranjali Tandon, assistant professor at the Delhi-based National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, told Sputnik.
The volatility could lead an increase in demand for gold, with a “firming up of gold prices as well,” Tandon said.
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Kamikaze drone targeted a radar station in Transnistria. The attack caused minor damage to it and no casualties, according to the state security ministry.
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Transnistria (the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic) bordering Ukraine that turned to Russia for help
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🟥 Transnistria, with its capital of Tiraspol, occupies a narrow strip of land lodged between the Dniester river and the Ukrainian border.…
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🟥 Transnistria, with its capital of Tiraspol, occupies a narrow strip of land lodged between the Dniester river and the Ukrainian border.…
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Russian consulate visitors in New York were temporarily evacuated amid an earthquake, the consul general said.
The visitors of the Russian Consulate located in New York were temporarily taken outside of the premises due to a short-term earthquake in the New York area.
“We temporarily asked visitors to the Consulate General to leave the building. Now, if there is no second wave, we expect that we will be able to resume work,” Zakharov said. According to him, an assessment remains to be made to determine whether the building was damaged.
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The visitors of the Russian Consulate located in New York were temporarily taken outside of the premises due to a short-term earthquake in the New York area.
“We temporarily asked visitors to the Consulate General to leave the building. Now, if there is no second wave, we expect that we will be able to resume work,” Zakharov said. According to him, an assessment remains to be made to determine whether the building was damaged.
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