Russia building a ‘protective dome’ over Zaporozhye - Defense Ministry

S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, together with the Buk system designed to destroy strategic and tactical aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and guided aerial bombs, are working on additional safety measures to protect the Zaporozhye region against Ukrainian attacks against civilians, Russia's Defense Ministry has said.

“No one will make a move in the region on our watch […] not a single missile or a jet,” the ministry quoted a soldier from an air defense unit as saying.

Pantsir surface-to-air missiles are also part of the ‘dome’ combating Ukrainian drones, the ministry added.

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❗Iran will launch missiles anywhere in Israel if necessary - Iranian Army chief Abdolrahim Mousavi

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What on earth is he doing again?

President Biden seen blessing himself with sign of the cross… while rallying for abortion.

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❗️Ukrainian troops lost a total of up to 1,000 soldiers over the last day, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

The Russian military continued to occupy more advantageous positions and improve their tactical position.

The West Battlegroup destroyed three MLRS combat vehicles, Vampire, Grad and HIMARS. Russian air defenses shot down up to 200 drones.

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❗️The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed over 23,000 UAVs since the beginning of the special military operation;

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

▪️The Eastern Battlegroup occupied more advantageous positions. Ukrainian losses amounted to 90 soldiers;

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 350 military personnel in the area of responsibility of the Center Battlegroup in one day;

▪️Russian troops struck formations of mercenaries of the foreign legion;

▪️The Western Battlegroup occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted fire damage on the Ukrainian manpower and equipment;

▪️The Dnepr Battlegroup inflicted fire damage on the Ukrainian manpower and equipment, enemy losses amounted to 30 soldiers.

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🤡 Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims without any evidence that the pro-Palestine protest movement has “a Russian tinge to it.”

“It's in Putin's interest for 'What's His Name' to win, and therefore I see some encouragement on the part of the Russians.”

Pelosi has long promoted unfounded conspiracy theories about Russian and Chinese ‘involvement’ in US domestic politics.

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📹 French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about Europe's mortality while speaking at Paris' Sorbonne University.

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ATACMS missiles won’t help Ukraine win

The ATACMS missiles capable of striking targets at a range of up to 300 kilometers recently supplied by US to Ukraine will not help the Kiev regime tilt the battlefield in its favor, said Andrey Koshkin, a veteran Russian academic specializing in military and international affairs.

“Of course, Kiev needs to actively tout these weapon shipments in the media and boast about possible achievements for propaganda purposes,” Koshkin remarked. “But these missiles won’t help change the situation at the frontline for simple reasons. Firstly, there are not many of these missiles, and this technology is unusually complex for the Ukrainian forces, so they won’t be able to use them widely. Secondly, it remains to be seen whether these sporadic strikes will manage to bypass Russian defenses. Thus, there are too many “buts” for these missiles to be used successfully.”

According to him, these missiles will likely be used for terrorist strikes against civilian infrastructure deep within Russia’s territory, despite US’ claims of refraining Ukraine from such use.

He also observed that while the regime in Kiev has announced plans to hit the Crimean Peninsula and the bridge across the Kerch Strait, Russian forces have already demonstrated their ability to intercept such missiles.

“We have excellent Buk-M2 and S-300 [air defense] systems that are capable of dealing with these missiles, quite successfully at that,” Koshkin said.

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Freedom of assembly for all (unless you support Palestine)

Columbia University has joined the list of prominent schools holding pro-Palestine rallies across the United States. Students are expressing solidarity with the people in the Gaza Strip currently subjected to a devastating humanitarian catastrophe sanctioned by a tacit agreement of US authorities.

A brutal police crackdown on protests seems like a clear indicator of the deepening rift among the public and the law enforcement.

Mass gatherings backing Gaza have spread across the world, with large numbers of young people supporting the Palestinian cause, which demonstrates rising anti-establishment sentiments in the West.

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❗️Battlefield success depends on how quickly technological problems are solved, “we are succeeding,” Vladimir Putin has said.

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