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Russia will have a new universal technical complex for military and socio-economic satellites
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was informed at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about the commissioning of a new universal technical complex, which will prepare military and socio-economic satellites for their launch on an Angara rocket.
The creation of infrastructure for satellite launches to all types of orbits in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry on Angara rockets has been completed at the cosmodrome, Shoigu said during his inspection.
Three more launches of Angara missiles are planned for 2024, the minister announced.
Russia's defense minister added that launch capabilities will double at the cosmodrome after the modernization of the second launch complex for Soyuz space rockets.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was informed at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about the commissioning of a new universal technical complex, which will prepare military and socio-economic satellites for their launch on an Angara rocket.
The creation of infrastructure for satellite launches to all types of orbits in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry on Angara rockets has been completed at the cosmodrome, Shoigu said during his inspection.
Three more launches of Angara missiles are planned for 2024, the minister announced.
Russia's defense minister added that launch capabilities will double at the cosmodrome after the modernization of the second launch complex for Soyuz space rockets.
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Joe Biden says US will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine in the next few hours.
The United States will send Ukraine ammunition for air defense, artillery, missile systems, and armored vehicles, according to the US president.
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The United States will send Ukraine ammunition for air defense, artillery, missile systems, and armored vehicles, according to the US president.
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The United States is allocating $1 billion for humanitarian aid to Gaza, Israel is obliged to ensure its speedy delivery, Biden said.
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Joe Biden says US will begin sending military equipment to Ukraine in the next few hours. The United States will send Ukraine ammunition for air defense, artillery, missile systems, and armored vehicles, according to the US president. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
New aid for Ukraine includes RIM-7 and AIM-9M missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Himars ammunition, and cluster munitions, according to the Pentagon.
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Will Ukraine repay its debt?
The US Senate has approved more than $61 billion in Ukraine assistance, stipulating that the Kiev regime will receive more than $9 billion in the form of a so-called “forgivable loan.”
An array of US legislators made it clear that they doubt Ukraine’s ability to pay back the sum.
🔸 Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville slammed the Ukraine aid bill as "fishy," insisting that the loan "will never be repaid."
🔸 GOP Senator Mitt Romney admitted that the loan would finally serve the same purpose as a grant, adding: “If that gets some people over the line, fine, because ultimately, Ukraine is not going to pay back the loan to the US, it’s going to be a loan that’s forgiven.”
🔸 House lawmaker Ralph Norman from the same party said he would like to know “what you are going to collect.” According to him, “You've got a war-torn country that basically doesn't have an economy. So how do you get paid back?"
🔸 Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., lashed out at Washington’s push to “loaning the money and equipment to Ukraine." Per Massie, “OK, why not loan the aid to Israel and Taiwan as well? Because they actually have the means to pay back the loan, that’s why. It’s a farce."
In February, Donald Trump dwelled on the idea of loaning American money to Ukraine. At first, it was taken as another of Trump’s off-the-cuff comments, but reports show it actually helped to gain more support from the lawmakers and contributed to the final Congress approval of the bill.
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The US Senate has approved more than $61 billion in Ukraine assistance, stipulating that the Kiev regime will receive more than $9 billion in the form of a so-called “forgivable loan.”
An array of US legislators made it clear that they doubt Ukraine’s ability to pay back the sum.
In February, Donald Trump dwelled on the idea of loaning American money to Ukraine. At first, it was taken as another of Trump’s off-the-cuff comments, but reports show it actually helped to gain more support from the lawmakers and contributed to the final Congress approval of the bill.
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TikTok social media platform has called the possible US law banning it “unconstitutional” and said it would defend its rights in court.
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What is Project Maven AI and how is it disappointing US?
Project Maven AI is US Defense Department’s flagship project that uses artificial intelligence to make decisions on the battlefield in lieu of humans.
The technology is being tested in the Ukraine conflict area, with Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, Commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, cynically calling Ukraine “our laboratory”.
In theory, the system is supposed to process data from multiple sources, including satellites, drones, and even social media accounts of Russian soldiers, before anticipating, detecting, and destroying enemy targets by generating swarms of GPA-guided missiles with little input from humans.
However, field commanders have complained of the system’s failure in delivering “the picture of the battlefield” to “soldiers in the trenches”, according the New York Times.
In addition, Bloomberg has reported that while soldiers can accurately identify a tank 84% of the time, Project Maven AI is only managing 60%, a figure that tanks to 30% in snowy environments.
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Project Maven AI is US Defense Department’s flagship project that uses artificial intelligence to make decisions on the battlefield in lieu of humans.
The technology is being tested in the Ukraine conflict area, with Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, Commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, cynically calling Ukraine “our laboratory”.
In theory, the system is supposed to process data from multiple sources, including satellites, drones, and even social media accounts of Russian soldiers, before anticipating, detecting, and destroying enemy targets by generating swarms of GPA-guided missiles with little input from humans.
However, field commanders have complained of the system’s failure in delivering “the picture of the battlefield” to “soldiers in the trenches”, according the New York Times.
In addition, Bloomberg has reported that while soldiers can accurately identify a tank 84% of the time, Project Maven AI is only managing 60%, a figure that tanks to 30% in snowy environments.
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The United States secretly transferred ATACMS operational-tactical missiles to Ukraine in March. They were used twice against Russian targets, according to Politico.
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Australian police arrested seven teenagers in connection with the Bishop Mari Mari Emanuel stabbing
Aged 15 to 17, the youngsters were part of a network that included a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing the bishop Emmanuel in a Sydney church on April 15, according to the police.
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Aged 15 to 17, the youngsters were part of a network that included a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing the bishop Emmanuel in a Sydney church on April 15, according to the police.
“We will allege that these individuals adhered to a religiously motivated, violent extremist ideology,” the police spokesperson told media.
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Fall of Project Maven? How US target recognition system failed miserably in Ukraine
The deficiencies of the American target recognition system known as Project Maven were exposed by the Ukrainian crisis, veteran Russian military observer and defense tech expert Alexei Leonkov told Sputnik.
While the system, designed to use machine learning to identify targets, managed to gauge Russia’s preparations for the special military operation prior to February 24, 2022, it was overwhelmed as soon as fighting began and the ground situation altered quickly, Leonkov explained.
According to Leonkov, last year’s Ukrainian “counteroffensive” laid bare one of Maven’s biggest flaws when it failed to account for a “number of factors” in assessing Russian defenses. That botch turned Ukrainians’ projected victory into a crushingly humiliating defeat.
Maven also failed to anticipate Russian attacks at Avdeyevka, Leonkov said, adding that the city’s loss dealt a big blow to the system’s credibility in Pentagon’s eyes.
Project Maven could probably be effective in “low-intensity local conflicts” where the situation on the battlefield does not change as quickly, Leonkov suggested.
He further noted that even US artificial intelligence experts have warned that modern AI operates within the framework of pre-programmed scenarios and algorithms, rendering it rather useless in real battles shrouded in chaos.
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The deficiencies of the American target recognition system known as Project Maven were exposed by the Ukrainian crisis, veteran Russian military observer and defense tech expert Alexei Leonkov told Sputnik.
While the system, designed to use machine learning to identify targets, managed to gauge Russia’s preparations for the special military operation prior to February 24, 2022, it was overwhelmed as soon as fighting began and the ground situation altered quickly, Leonkov explained.
“Here’s an example. An observation unit – a drone or a satellite – spots a tank. Here’s a question: is it a tank? Is it a real tank? Is it the same tank that was spotted there yesterday, or is it a new tank that arrived there 15 minutes ago?” he asked.
“Basically, when static intelligence data suddenly became dynamic intelligence data, the Maven project faltered, miscalculating the situation on the battlefield.”
According to Leonkov, last year’s Ukrainian “counteroffensive” laid bare one of Maven’s biggest flaws when it failed to account for a “number of factors” in assessing Russian defenses. That botch turned Ukrainians’ projected victory into a crushingly humiliating defeat.
Maven also failed to anticipate Russian attacks at Avdeyevka, Leonkov said, adding that the city’s loss dealt a big blow to the system’s credibility in Pentagon’s eyes.
Project Maven could probably be effective in “low-intensity local conflicts” where the situation on the battlefield does not change as quickly, Leonkov suggested.
He further noted that even US artificial intelligence experts have warned that modern AI operates within the framework of pre-programmed scenarios and algorithms, rendering it rather useless in real battles shrouded in chaos.
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The United States secretly transferred ATACMS operational-tactical missiles to Ukraine in March. They were used twice against Russian targets, according to Politico. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
The Pentagon confirmed to Sputnik the transfer of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for use, as stated, “within sovereign Ukrainian territory”.
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Ukraine's Cabinet has banned the issuance of passports to Ukrainians abroad who are liable for military service.
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🇮🇷🇰🇵 What's known about Iran-North Korean relations?
A high-level North Korean economic delegation embarked on a trip to the Islamic Republic of Iran on April 23, as per the DPRK's state news agency. The trip has prompted groundless speculations in the Western press that the meeting has something to do with bilateral "military cooperation."
However, despite being subjected to tough sanctions, the two maintain cooperation in various spheres, including energy trade, banking, agriculture, hi-tech, and cultural exchanges, to name but a few.
▪️The Islamic Republic of Iran has maintained diplomatic ties with North Korea since 1979, but the Trump administration's derailment of the Iran nuclear deal accelerated further rapprochement between the two;
▪️After US reinstated anti-Iran sanctions in August 2018, DPRK and Iranian foreign ministers met in Tehran to discuss joint efforts to combat US sanctions and their consequences;
▪️The North Korean delegation led by Pak Chol-min, vice chair of the DPRK parliament, made a week-long trip to Iran in 2019 ahead of the coronavirus pandemic.
▪️In September 2020, former head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Hamid Zadboum met with DPRK Ambassador Han Song-u to discuss the expansion of banking and trade ties;
▪️Ebrahim Raisi's presidential win in June 2021 gave further boost to the development of Iran-DPRK relations;
▪️In December 2022, Iran and North Korea agreed to enhance academic, scientific and technology cooperation;
▪️Iran and DPRK are also expected to jointly participate in Syria's reconstruction and rebuilding of the Arab Republic's industrial potential.
Groundless Western accusations are used to justify a tough sanctions regime against Iran and North Korea in a bid to coerce them into submission, but none of those attempts have borne any fruit.
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A high-level North Korean economic delegation embarked on a trip to the Islamic Republic of Iran on April 23, as per the DPRK's state news agency. The trip has prompted groundless speculations in the Western press that the meeting has something to do with bilateral "military cooperation."
However, despite being subjected to tough sanctions, the two maintain cooperation in various spheres, including energy trade, banking, agriculture, hi-tech, and cultural exchanges, to name but a few.
▪️The Islamic Republic of Iran has maintained diplomatic ties with North Korea since 1979, but the Trump administration's derailment of the Iran nuclear deal accelerated further rapprochement between the two;
▪️After US reinstated anti-Iran sanctions in August 2018, DPRK and Iranian foreign ministers met in Tehran to discuss joint efforts to combat US sanctions and their consequences;
▪️The North Korean delegation led by Pak Chol-min, vice chair of the DPRK parliament, made a week-long trip to Iran in 2019 ahead of the coronavirus pandemic.
▪️In September 2020, former head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Hamid Zadboum met with DPRK Ambassador Han Song-u to discuss the expansion of banking and trade ties;
▪️Ebrahim Raisi's presidential win in June 2021 gave further boost to the development of Iran-DPRK relations;
▪️In December 2022, Iran and North Korea agreed to enhance academic, scientific and technology cooperation;
▪️Iran and DPRK are also expected to jointly participate in Syria's reconstruction and rebuilding of the Arab Republic's industrial potential.
Groundless Western accusations are used to justify a tough sanctions regime against Iran and North Korea in a bid to coerce them into submission, but none of those attempts have borne any fruit.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez writes on X that he is "suspending all his public duties to stop and reflect on the future and decide whether he wants to continue to be at the forefront of politics."
In a letter to citizens, he wrote that he was considering resigning because of the personal attacks he and his wife have suffered in recent weeks.
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In a letter to citizens, he wrote that he was considering resigning because of the personal attacks he and his wife have suffered in recent weeks.
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Will the US economy benefit from the ‘Support Ukraine’ bill?
No, US senators say
Despite quickly passing the Senate and immediately being signed into law by President Biden, the $95bn bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan was refuted by many senators, since the bill did not enhance either the US security or economy.
Their reasoning against the bill was quite clear:
▪️It was forced through the Senate without due discussion, with some arguments in favor being obvious lies. For instance, Sen. Chuck Grassley claimed: “Ukraine has taken back about half of the territory Russia took in 2022.” A mere look at the map is enough to see that this’s not true and that, in the words of Sen J.D.Vance, Ukraine “has no chance of winning.”
▪️Senators Tommy Tuberville and Bernie Sanders decried the fact that they were forced to vote on the bill “in package.” Sanders said he didn’t want to spend billions to “finance Netanyahu’s war machine” and Tuberville refused to approve $1 bn for Gaza, where, he said, “it would end up in the hands of HAMAS.”
▪️Senators bemoaned the lack of oversight, without which US taxpayers’ money will end up in the pockets of corrupt Ukrainian officials. “Instead of debating the legislation to close our borders and fix the economy, we are about to send money to one of the most corrupt countries in the world,” Sen. Tuberville added.
▪️Several senators refused to buy the explanation of House Speaker Mike Johnson that the aid for Ukraine was “a loan” that would mostly benefit US citizens. “This so called loan to Ukraine will never be repaid, don’t be fooled,” said Sen. Tuberville. “And not one dollar from this bill will be paid, we’ll have to print it or borrow from China.”
▪️In the long run, financed by deficit spending, the bill will benefit the “arms giants” and prolong the conflict, Tuberville said. “We should work with Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to this madness.”
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No, US senators say
Despite quickly passing the Senate and immediately being signed into law by President Biden, the $95bn bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan was refuted by many senators, since the bill did not enhance either the US security or economy.
Their reasoning against the bill was quite clear:
▪️It was forced through the Senate without due discussion, with some arguments in favor being obvious lies. For instance, Sen. Chuck Grassley claimed: “Ukraine has taken back about half of the territory Russia took in 2022.” A mere look at the map is enough to see that this’s not true and that, in the words of Sen J.D.Vance, Ukraine “has no chance of winning.”
▪️Senators Tommy Tuberville and Bernie Sanders decried the fact that they were forced to vote on the bill “in package.” Sanders said he didn’t want to spend billions to “finance Netanyahu’s war machine” and Tuberville refused to approve $1 bn for Gaza, where, he said, “it would end up in the hands of HAMAS.”
▪️Senators bemoaned the lack of oversight, without which US taxpayers’ money will end up in the pockets of corrupt Ukrainian officials. “Instead of debating the legislation to close our borders and fix the economy, we are about to send money to one of the most corrupt countries in the world,” Sen. Tuberville added.
▪️Several senators refused to buy the explanation of House Speaker Mike Johnson that the aid for Ukraine was “a loan” that would mostly benefit US citizens. “This so called loan to Ukraine will never be repaid, don’t be fooled,” said Sen. Tuberville. “And not one dollar from this bill will be paid, we’ll have to print it or borrow from China.”
▪️In the long run, financed by deficit spending, the bill will benefit the “arms giants” and prolong the conflict, Tuberville said. “We should work with Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to this madness.”
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A Ukrainian tried to float to Moldova on an inflatable mattress but was caught by border guards
This was not the best escape plan. Costing €4,000, the idea was suggested to him by an unknown person in a messenger app, according to Russian media
Border guards noticed the swimmer from a quadcopter and caught up with him on a boat. There are no details about the fate of the fugitive.
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This was not the best escape plan. Costing €4,000, the idea was suggested to him by an unknown person in a messenger app, according to Russian media
Border guards noticed the swimmer from a quadcopter and caught up with him on a boat. There are no details about the fate of the fugitive.
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❗️Riot police disperse pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Texas at Austin
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▪️Gambling with taxpayers' money: Will Ukraine repay its debt to US?
▪️What's known about Iran-North Korean relations?
▪️Fall of Project Maven? How US target recognition system failed miserably in Ukraine
▪️Ukraine attacks 'Valkyrie' Russian ballerina-turned-militia fighter with FPV drones
▪️US Secret Service has started preparing for Trump's imprisonment
▪️Why is China dumping US Treasuries for gold?
▪️‘Tsar grill’: Russian ‘turtle tanks’ defy Ukrainian FPV drones
▪️Kalashnikov's brand new drones presented to Russia’s Defense Ministry
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▪️What's known about Iran-North Korean relations?
▪️Fall of Project Maven? How US target recognition system failed miserably in Ukraine
▪️Ukraine attacks 'Valkyrie' Russian ballerina-turned-militia fighter with FPV drones
▪️US Secret Service has started preparing for Trump's imprisonment
▪️Why is China dumping US Treasuries for gold?
▪️‘Tsar grill’: Russian ‘turtle tanks’ defy Ukrainian FPV drones
▪️Kalashnikov's brand new drones presented to Russia’s Defense Ministry
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The United States admits the possibility that Russia could make additional territorial gains in Ukraine over the coming weeks, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
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"And it is certainly possible that Russia could make additional tactical gains in the coming weeks," said Sullivan during a press briefing.
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❗️ The UN Security Council failed to adopt an amendment sponsored by Russia and China that would extend a ban on the placement of any type of weapons in space rather than just the weapons of mass destruction sought by the United States and Japan, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
The amendment failed in a 7-7 vote with one member abstaining.
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The amendment failed in a 7-7 vote with one member abstaining.
If adopted, the amendment would have required states to "take urgent measures to prevent for all time the placement of weapons in outer space and the threat or use of force in outer space, from space against Earth and from Earth against objects in outer space."
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❗️ The UN Security Council failed to adopt an amendment sponsored by Russia and China that would extend a ban on the placement of any type of weapons in space rather than just the weapons of mass destruction sought by the United States and Japan, a Sputnik…
❗️ Russia blocked a US- and Japan-sponsored draft resolution that would have urged against developing nuclear weapons or other types of WMDs specifically designed to be placed in orbit after its amendment was rejected, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Thirteen UNSC members voted in favor, while China abstained.
Prior to the vote, Russia and China proposed an amendment that would have extended the ban to include the placement of any type of weapons in space rather than just nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.
The amendment failed in a 7-7 vote with one member abstaining.
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said earlier this month that the UN Security Council is not the right body to adopt resolutions on outer space activities that affect all UN members.
He said that the US and Japan were seeking to politicize the matter and use the draft resolution to promote "groundless" allegations about Russia aiming to deploy nuclear weapons in space. At the same time, the US is refusing to take any obligations not to develop other types of weapons specifically designed to be placed in outer space, Nebenzia stressed.
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Thirteen UNSC members voted in favor, while China abstained.
Prior to the vote, Russia and China proposed an amendment that would have extended the ban to include the placement of any type of weapons in space rather than just nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.
The amendment failed in a 7-7 vote with one member abstaining.
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said earlier this month that the UN Security Council is not the right body to adopt resolutions on outer space activities that affect all UN members.
He said that the US and Japan were seeking to politicize the matter and use the draft resolution to promote "groundless" allegations about Russia aiming to deploy nuclear weapons in space. At the same time, the US is refusing to take any obligations not to develop other types of weapons specifically designed to be placed in outer space, Nebenzia stressed.
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