Moldova may send troops and dissolve the Gagauz autonomy if it declares independence, the head of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutsul, has said.
If Gagauzia declares independence, Chisinau may take such a step, as Moldova's actions today are controlled by Romania.
Gutsul also called the possible unification of Moldova with Romania "death" for the country itself and for its culture.
Earlier, in response to the Romanian prime minister's remarks about the country's unification with Moldova, Gutsul wrote that Gagauzia would start the process of secession from Moldova if Chisinau decided to take such a step.
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If Gagauzia declares independence, Chisinau may take such a step, as Moldova's actions today are controlled by Romania.
"There will be a reaction not only from Chisinau, but also from Bucharest, which controls the actions of the Moldovan authorities. The reaction can be very different: from loud, threatening statements to the introduction of troops and attempts to dissolve the Gagauz autonomy," Gutsul said.
Gutsul also called the possible unification of Moldova with Romania "death" for the country itself and for its culture.
Earlier, in response to the Romanian prime minister's remarks about the country's unification with Moldova, Gutsul wrote that Gagauzia would start the process of secession from Moldova if Chisinau decided to take such a step.
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This is a very dangerous provocation with negative consequences, the Kiev regime continues its terrorist activities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented regarding the shelling of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.
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Iran's foreign minister arrived in Damascus to meet with his Syrian counterpart and open a new consulate to replace the one destroyed by the Israeli strike, a diplomatic source told Sputnik.
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Russia celebrates 80th anniversary of the start of the Crimean offensive in World War II
Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Red Army's Crimean offensive, which went down in history as one of the most important strategic military operations of World War II.
The goal was to liberate the Crimean Peninsula - a strategic bridgehead in the Black Sea theater of military operations - from Nazi invaders.
The Crimean Operation, which lasted from April 8, 1944 to May 12, 1944, was conducted by Soviet forces of the 4th Ukrainian Front and the Separate Primorsky Army in cooperation with the USSR's Black Sea Fleet and the Azov Military Flotilla.
As a result of the offensive, Soviet troops broke through the enemy's deeply entrenched defensive lines on the Perekop Isthmus, the Kerch Peninsula, and the Sevastopol area, defeating the Wehrmacht's 17th Field Army, which lost at least 100,000 men.
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Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Red Army's Crimean offensive, which went down in history as one of the most important strategic military operations of World War II.
The goal was to liberate the Crimean Peninsula - a strategic bridgehead in the Black Sea theater of military operations - from Nazi invaders.
The Crimean Operation, which lasted from April 8, 1944 to May 12, 1944, was conducted by Soviet forces of the 4th Ukrainian Front and the Separate Primorsky Army in cooperation with the USSR's Black Sea Fleet and the Azov Military Flotilla.
As a result of the offensive, Soviet troops broke through the enemy's deeply entrenched defensive lines on the Perekop Isthmus, the Kerch Peninsula, and the Sevastopol area, defeating the Wehrmacht's 17th Field Army, which lost at least 100,000 men.
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Boeing's reputation takes another hit as plane makes emergency landing due to cracked engine cowling
A flight from Denver to Houston suffered a terrifying incident when the cowling of one of its engines cracked mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing.
According to The Mirror, about 30 minutes after takeoff, the cowling came off the engine "like the lid off a can of sardines, the sheets of metal bolted to the top ripping off like pieces of paper."
The Daily Mail reports that the plane's crew became aware of the situation after being alerted by passengers.
By sheer luck, no injuries or causalities were reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that all passengers and crew were safe, explaining that "the engine cowling detached and struck one of the flaps."
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A flight from Denver to Houston suffered a terrifying incident when the cowling of one of its engines cracked mid-flight, forcing an emergency landing.
According to The Mirror, about 30 minutes after takeoff, the cowling came off the engine "like the lid off a can of sardines, the sheets of metal bolted to the top ripping off like pieces of paper."
The Daily Mail reports that the plane's crew became aware of the situation after being alerted by passengers.
By sheer luck, no injuries or causalities were reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that all passengers and crew were safe, explaining that "the engine cowling detached and struck one of the flaps."
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National Security Minister warns Netanyahu will lose premiership if he ends Gaza war without Rafah offensive
The timing of the statement coincides with the start of Egyptian-led cease-fire and hostage release talks. Some observers have expressed cautious optimism that negotiations may finally bear fruit.
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“If the prime minister decides to end the war without a large-scale offensive in Rafah to defeat Hamas, he will not have a mandate to continue serving as prime minister,” Ben Gvir wrote on X.
The timing of the statement coincides with the start of Egyptian-led cease-fire and hostage release talks. Some observers have expressed cautious optimism that negotiations may finally bear fruit.
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📹 The Russian Grad MLRS, along with its ammunition, destroyed a Ukrainian Vampire MLRS that had been shelling populated areas in Russia's Belgorod region for several days, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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Zaporozhye nuclear power plant: Why are Ukrainian forces gunning for it?
Moscow has urged the international community to respond to Ukraine’s recent drone attack on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced as “an act of nuclear terrorism on the part of the Kiev regime.”
Here are some facts about this facility you need to know:
▪️The construction of the plant, located near the city of Energodar, on the southern shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnepr River, was completed in 1995.
▪️The station has six light water nuclear reactors, each generating about 950MW, and a total output of around 5,700MW.
▪️The facility is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and the ninth largest in the world.
▪️The plant has enough energy for roughly 10 million people.
▪️The facility earlier was a major source of nuclear power for Ukraine, producing one-fifth of the country’s electricity and nearly half of its nuclear energy.
▪️Russia took control of the facility shortly after the beginning of its ongoing special military operation, which was followed by President Putin issuing a decree on the transfer of the plant to Russian ownership.
▪️The plant is of great strategic importance to Russia, given that the station is located just 200 km (124 miles) from Crimea, which was reunified with the Russia in 2014.
▪️After Russia had taken control of the plant, it has come under regular shelling and drone attacks by Ukrainian forces, which the IAEA warns are violating nuclear security.
▪️The Russian Defense Ministry cautioned that such attacks could lead to a nuclear catastrophe, contaminating most of Ukraine, as well as Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Romania and other countries with nuclear radiation.
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Moscow has urged the international community to respond to Ukraine’s recent drone attack on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced as “an act of nuclear terrorism on the part of the Kiev regime.”
Here are some facts about this facility you need to know:
▪️The construction of the plant, located near the city of Energodar, on the southern shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnepr River, was completed in 1995.
▪️The station has six light water nuclear reactors, each generating about 950MW, and a total output of around 5,700MW.
▪️The facility is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and the ninth largest in the world.
▪️The plant has enough energy for roughly 10 million people.
▪️The facility earlier was a major source of nuclear power for Ukraine, producing one-fifth of the country’s electricity and nearly half of its nuclear energy.
▪️Russia took control of the facility shortly after the beginning of its ongoing special military operation, which was followed by President Putin issuing a decree on the transfer of the plant to Russian ownership.
▪️The plant is of great strategic importance to Russia, given that the station is located just 200 km (124 miles) from Crimea, which was reunified with the Russia in 2014.
▪️After Russia had taken control of the plant, it has come under regular shelling and drone attacks by Ukrainian forces, which the IAEA warns are violating nuclear security.
▪️The Russian Defense Ministry cautioned that such attacks could lead to a nuclear catastrophe, contaminating most of Ukraine, as well as Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Romania and other countries with nuclear radiation.
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Warrior poetess uses her pen as a sword against the Ukrainian regime in Donbass
Anna Dolgareva, a poetess and war correspondent, was born in Kharkov and has participated in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics' liberation struggle since 2015.
While travelling along the frontline, Anna saw a lot of Russian female soldiers – assault battalion troops, snipers, and drone operators – who were doing their job professionally and with vigor. Many of them are in no way inferior to men, according to her.
"I know a girl from the Espanola Brigade. The most effective drone operator there is a girl, call sign 'Groza' [lit. ‘Storm’]," she added.
Anna also finds time to write poems and prose about her beautiful land, hardships of war, comrades-in-arms, faith, and hope. She urges the people of the West to listen to all sides of the Ukraine conflict: “[The Kiev regime] had been killing Donetsk people for eight years [before the special military operation began]. And these are not empty words. I saw how people were killed all these eight years."
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Anna Dolgareva, a poetess and war correspondent, was born in Kharkov and has participated in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics' liberation struggle since 2015.
"It was when my beloved, an artillery battery commander, was killed," Anna tells Sputnik. "And I saw only one way for myself – to continue his work. I went to war. The only opportunity for me to fight against what I saw as evil was to use my words as a weapon. I became a war correspondent.”
While travelling along the frontline, Anna saw a lot of Russian female soldiers – assault battalion troops, snipers, and drone operators – who were doing their job professionally and with vigor. Many of them are in no way inferior to men, according to her.
"I know one girl. She has been practicing martial arts all her life, was a trainer for children, and now she is a prize-winner in practical shooting with a Kalashnikov assault rifle. And so she purposefully chose this path and started to serve as an assault trooper."
"I know a girl from the Espanola Brigade. The most effective drone operator there is a girl, call sign 'Groza' [lit. ‘Storm’]," she added.
Anna also finds time to write poems and prose about her beautiful land, hardships of war, comrades-in-arms, faith, and hope. She urges the people of the West to listen to all sides of the Ukraine conflict: “[The Kiev regime] had been killing Donetsk people for eight years [before the special military operation began]. And these are not empty words. I saw how people were killed all these eight years."
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⚡️The investigation has already obtained significant data on the circumstances of the terrorists' preparations for the attack in the Crocus City Hall, which may indicate their connection with the Ukrainian special services, the Russian Investigative Committee has said.
On Friday, the agency published data from the defendants' cell phones, in which the Investigative Committee noted a possible connection between the terrorist attack and Russia's special military operation.
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On Friday, the agency published data from the defendants' cell phones, in which the Investigative Committee noted a possible connection between the terrorist attack and Russia's special military operation.
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