Faster and better: Russia announces its high-speed rail between Moscow and St. Petersburg
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to allocate 300 billion rubles ($3.2 billion) in 2025 to build a high-speed railway from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Domestic designs, materials and equipment will be used for the project.
◼️ Over 20 countries, mostly in Asia and Europe, have high-speed rail networks. High speed trains are seen as a competitive alternative to flying as they can cruise up to 355 km/h or higher, including Al Boraq in Marocco, AVE S-103 in Spain, TGV in France, ICE3 in Germany as well as the Shanghai Maglev and CR400 in China. Russia's project ensures the country's technological sovereignty and uniqueness, being on a par or exceeding existing foreign projects.
◼️ Russia's high-speed railway is expected to become operational in 2028. Trains will run every 10-15 minutes at speeds of up to 400 km per hour, reducing the travel time from the Russian capital to St. Petersburg to just 2 hours 15 minutes, half the time it takes today.
◼️ The total length of the high-speed railway will be 680 kilometers. It will pass through the territory of six regions, including the Moscow, Novgorod, Tver and Leningrad regions.
◼️ The main infrastructure elements for high-speed railway will be used for the first time in Russia, including the ballast-free technologies for high-speed tracks (instead of sleepers, rails are attached to a concrete base). The rails will be at least 100 m long. The Sinara machine-building holding was picked to supply the rolling stock for the project.
◼️ The project will contribute to the development of domestic tourism, the growth in jobs, tax revenues and the emergence of new industrial clusters, giving a boost to Russia's economic development.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to allocate 300 billion rubles ($3.2 billion) in 2025 to build a high-speed railway from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Domestic designs, materials and equipment will be used for the project.
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Putin outshines Biden in Middle East popularity
Russia’s president was picked by 44.4% of the respondents as the world leader viewed most favorably, surpassing his American counterpart, Joe Biden (21.7%) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (33.8%).
The survey was carried out by Al-Monitor and Premise, a data analytics company, in a number of key Middle Eastern nations between March 4 and March 22 this year.
In particular, 2,670 respondents from Egypt, Iraq, Tunisia and Turkiye were polled during this period.
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Russia’s president was picked by 44.4% of the respondents as the world leader viewed most favorably, surpassing his American counterpart, Joe Biden (21.7%) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (33.8%).
The survey was carried out by Al-Monitor and Premise, a data analytics company, in a number of key Middle Eastern nations between March 4 and March 22 this year.
In particular, 2,670 respondents from Egypt, Iraq, Tunisia and Turkiye were polled during this period.
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❗️Ukraine lost up to 955 soldiers over the past day — Russian MoD
🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD's daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:
▪️ In the Avdeyevka area, Russian troops improved their tactical position and repelled 11 Ukrainian counterattacks. Ukrainian losses amounted to 395 soldiers;
▪️ In the DPR, Russian forces repelled four Ukrainian counterattacks. The enemy lost up to 360 soldiers. In the south of the DPR, the Ukrainian losses amounted to 115 soldiers;
▪️ Russian air defense forces shot down 172 Ukrainian drones, three hammer bombs during the day;
▪️ Russian troops destroyed a Ukrainian drone storage base with 32 howitzers and two drone assembly workshops, as well as a Ukrainian unmanned boat facility.
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🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD's daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:
▪️ In the Avdeyevka area, Russian troops improved their tactical position and repelled 11 Ukrainian counterattacks. Ukrainian losses amounted to 395 soldiers;
▪️ In the DPR, Russian forces repelled four Ukrainian counterattacks. The enemy lost up to 360 soldiers. In the south of the DPR, the Ukrainian losses amounted to 115 soldiers;
▪️ Russian air defense forces shot down 172 Ukrainian drones, three hammer bombs during the day;
▪️ Russian troops destroyed a Ukrainian drone storage base with 32 howitzers and two drone assembly workshops, as well as a Ukrainian unmanned boat facility.
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🥴 Commander of the USS John McCain firing his rifle with the optic on backwards.
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❗️The film crew of "Vesti Lugansk" TV channel came under fire in the Lugansk People's Republic.
In recent days, Ukraine has intensified shelling in the area of Kremennaya. Thus, for the past two days, Ukrainian troops have regularly struck the city with artillery and drones.
On April 18, during the Russian military operation, the city came under the control of the LPR.
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"The cameraman was wounded in the leg, he was handed over to the medics. The correspondent was concussed," the LPR government said.
In recent days, Ukraine has intensified shelling in the area of Kremennaya. Thus, for the past two days, Ukrainian troops have regularly struck the city with artillery and drones.
On April 18, during the Russian military operation, the city came under the control of the LPR.
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IAEA mission detects attacks by Ukrainian forces on Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, information goes to the organization's headquarters in Vienna - the nuclear power plant's communications director told Sputnik.
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"Special attention is paid to the security of the IAEA mission at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant due to the threats from the Ukrainian armed forces".
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🪖 Ukraine must start mobilizing women, says chief army adviser
The Ukrainian army needs to change its approach to the recruitment process, start mobilizing women along with men, said Oksana Grigorieva, chief adviser to the Ukrainian army on gender issues, according to reports.
Grigorieva was referring to Israel, where women are recruited under the same conditions as men.
There are currently 65,000 women serving in Ukraine's armed forces, according to the government. The vast majority are volunteers, as there is no compulsory military service for women, although women with medical degrees are required to register with their local draft board.
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The Ukrainian army needs to change its approach to the recruitment process, start mobilizing women along with men, said Oksana Grigorieva, chief adviser to the Ukrainian army on gender issues, according to reports.
Grigorieva was referring to Israel, where women are recruited under the same conditions as men.
There are currently 65,000 women serving in Ukraine's armed forces, according to the government. The vast majority are volunteers, as there is no compulsory military service for women, although women with medical degrees are required to register with their local draft board.
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🚁 Biden gets bizarre Vietnam flashback while talking about ‘legacy’
"I hope the legacy is that I kept my word that I said - that it means I was running to help change the life of ordinary people and reduce the prospect of war because of Vietnam," Biden said of his legacy in an Oval Office interview with Univision reporter Enrique Acevedo.
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"I hope the legacy is that I kept my word that I said - that it means I was running to help change the life of ordinary people and reduce the prospect of war because of Vietnam," Biden said of his legacy in an Oval Office interview with Univision reporter Enrique Acevedo.
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🚜 Farmers from Poland's Subcarpathia province on Ukraine border are protesting
Polish farmers blocked the main highways out of the city of Mielec with tractors and other agricultural machinery. Media reports highlight that during previous action, farmers only reduced the capacity of these routes.
“The government eats and has fun, and farmers go bankrupt”, “Stop Ukrainian imports”, “Stop the EU Green Deal”, “Stop restrictions on livestock breeding in Poland” - the protesters’ banners read.
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Polish farmers blocked the main highways out of the city of Mielec with tractors and other agricultural machinery. Media reports highlight that during previous action, farmers only reduced the capacity of these routes.
“The government eats and has fun, and farmers go bankrupt”, “Stop Ukrainian imports”, “Stop the EU Green Deal”, “Stop restrictions on livestock breeding in Poland” - the protesters’ banners read.
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Chemical Weapons Convention you say? How Ukraine uses warfare agents against Russian troops
Russian security forces have reported that the Ukrainian Army used chemical weapons, presumably white phosphorus, near the village of Kleshcheyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
This is not the first time the Kiev regime has used banned Western-supplied agents against Russian forces in the conflict. Here are some previous cases:
▪️In late January, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used an unknown toxic chemical that caused burns, with subsequent analysis showing the presence of a compound known as anthraquinone, the use of which is banned in EU countries due to its carcinogenicity;
▪️In late December, American-made gas grenades loaded with a substance called CS capable of causing skin burns and respiratory paralysis were dropped by the Ukrainian military near the town of Krasny Liman;
▪️In July 2023, Ukrainian militants fired at Russian positions near Kleshcheyevka with shells containing chlorine (a war gas that creates a choking effect), which left several soldiers hospitalized;
▪️In mid-June last year, a Ukrainian drone carrying a plastic container with a mixture of chloroacetophenone and chloropicrin (both are irritant war gases) was used against Russian troops outside the village of Rabotino;
▪️Earlier in 2023, cases of the hydrocyanic acid used Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were recorded. Hydrocyanic acid pertains to the group of deadly blood and nerve agents;
▪️In August 2022, a toxic chemical, an analog of the psychotropic warfare agent BZ, was used by Ukrainian troops in an unspecified location. Ukraine is a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use, large-scale development, production, stockpiling, or transfer of chemical weapons or their precursors.
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Russian security forces have reported that the Ukrainian Army used chemical weapons, presumably white phosphorus, near the village of Kleshcheyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
This is not the first time the Kiev regime has used banned Western-supplied agents against Russian forces in the conflict. Here are some previous cases:
▪️In late January, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used an unknown toxic chemical that caused burns, with subsequent analysis showing the presence of a compound known as anthraquinone, the use of which is banned in EU countries due to its carcinogenicity;
▪️In late December, American-made gas grenades loaded with a substance called CS capable of causing skin burns and respiratory paralysis were dropped by the Ukrainian military near the town of Krasny Liman;
▪️In July 2023, Ukrainian militants fired at Russian positions near Kleshcheyevka with shells containing chlorine (a war gas that creates a choking effect), which left several soldiers hospitalized;
▪️In mid-June last year, a Ukrainian drone carrying a plastic container with a mixture of chloroacetophenone and chloropicrin (both are irritant war gases) was used against Russian troops outside the village of Rabotino;
▪️Earlier in 2023, cases of the hydrocyanic acid used Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were recorded. Hydrocyanic acid pertains to the group of deadly blood and nerve agents;
▪️In August 2022, a toxic chemical, an analog of the psychotropic warfare agent BZ, was used by Ukrainian troops in an unspecified location. Ukraine is a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the use, large-scale development, production, stockpiling, or transfer of chemical weapons or their precursors.
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❗️Three sons of Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, according to reports.
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Pentagon on Ukraine's attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure: US has concerns about striking civilian targets, but this is Kiev's sovereign decision.
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‘Civilians be damned, don’t you dare hurt oil!’ US bosses show where their priorities lie
The United States has once again shown that the stereotype about Americans having an unhealthy obsession with oil, especially beyond the US borders, may have a grain of truth in it.
Whereas Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries immediately elicited a rebuke from the US leadership, the White House and the Pentagon seem A-OK with Ukraine’s indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in Russia.
Then again, given the United States’ track record of killing civilians across the globe, maybe they don’t really see a problem?
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The United States has once again shown that the stereotype about Americans having an unhealthy obsession with oil, especially beyond the US borders, may have a grain of truth in it.
Whereas Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries immediately elicited a rebuke from the US leadership, the White House and the Pentagon seem A-OK with Ukraine’s indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in Russia.
Then again, given the United States’ track record of killing civilians across the globe, maybe they don’t really see a problem?
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EXPOSED: Colombians fight on side of most radical Neo-Nazi unit in Ukraine (Part 1)
The Ukrainian Neo-Nazi battalion 'Carpathian Sich'* sees itself as a successor to the UPA* and the Nazi SS division Galicia*. However, it has been discovered that foreign mercenaries, mostly Colombians, have also joined its ranks, as reported by Sputnik.
◾️In the fall of 2023, the International Legion of Ukraine confirmed the presence of numerous Colombian hirelings in the 'Carpathian Sich'* battalion. The organization's official account shared photos of the mercenaries receiving awards, noting that they were specifically from South America (see photo 1).
◾️The Colombians ask foreign users for US dollar-based donations through the battalion's social media. The emblem of the "Carpathian Sich"* can be seen on the wall, along with symbols of the UPA*, as well as the Ukrainian and Colombian flags (photo 2).
◾️The Colombians are frequently buried by the “Carpathian Sich”* just as often as Ukrainians. Photos of coffins draped with Colombian flags are consistently shared by Ruslan Andreyko, a political leader of the neo-Nazi battalion. He accompanies such posts with the caption “Glory to Colombia” (photo 3).
◾️In February 2024, Andreyko shared photographs of 35 Colombian mercenaries from the 'Carpathian Sich'* who were killed by the Russian military (see photo 4). In the comments on this post, a friend of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi politician mentioned that he had seen these individuals in Barvenkovo (photo 5). Barvenkovo is a small town located in the Izyum district of the Kharkov region, situated near Izyum, Slavyansk, and Kramatorsk.
*the "Carpathian Sich" battalion, the UPA, and the SS division "Galicia" are terrorist organizations that are outlawed in Russia.
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The Ukrainian Neo-Nazi battalion 'Carpathian Sich'* sees itself as a successor to the UPA* and the Nazi SS division Galicia*. However, it has been discovered that foreign mercenaries, mostly Colombians, have also joined its ranks, as reported by Sputnik.
◾️In the fall of 2023, the International Legion of Ukraine confirmed the presence of numerous Colombian hirelings in the 'Carpathian Sich'* battalion. The organization's official account shared photos of the mercenaries receiving awards, noting that they were specifically from South America (see photo 1).
◾️The Colombians ask foreign users for US dollar-based donations through the battalion's social media. The emblem of the "Carpathian Sich"* can be seen on the wall, along with symbols of the UPA*, as well as the Ukrainian and Colombian flags (photo 2).
◾️The Colombians are frequently buried by the “Carpathian Sich”* just as often as Ukrainians. Photos of coffins draped with Colombian flags are consistently shared by Ruslan Andreyko, a political leader of the neo-Nazi battalion. He accompanies such posts with the caption “Glory to Colombia” (photo 3).
◾️In February 2024, Andreyko shared photographs of 35 Colombian mercenaries from the 'Carpathian Sich'* who were killed by the Russian military (see photo 4). In the comments on this post, a friend of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi politician mentioned that he had seen these individuals in Barvenkovo (photo 5). Barvenkovo is a small town located in the Izyum district of the Kharkov region, situated near Izyum, Slavyansk, and Kramatorsk.
*the "Carpathian Sich" battalion, the UPA, and the SS division "Galicia" are terrorist organizations that are outlawed in Russia.
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