The Ukrainian forces used chemical weapons against the civilian population in the village of Semyonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, causing suffocation, vomiting and severe coughing, local residents told Sputnik, adding that some people still can’t get over those symptoms.

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Refusal of the Canadian authorities to extradite to Russia Ukrainian Nazi collaborator Yaroslav Hunka accused of genocide of civilians is whitewashing of Nazi crimes at the state level, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov told Sputnik.

According to him, back on December 5, 2023, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office sent a request to the Canadian Ministry of Justice for the extradition of Hunka, who is charged under Article 357 of the Russian Criminal Code (genocide). He is accused of killing at least 500 civilians from February 23 to 28, 1944, in the Lvov region of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, including Jews and Poles.

“But we received a refusal from the competent authorities of Canada to extradite Hunka on the grounds that there is no extradition treaty between our countries... With the undeniable belonging of Yaroslav Hunka to the criminal organization recognized by the Nuremberg Tribunal - the SS Division ‘Galicia’ - the refusal of the Canadian authorities is a flagrant violation of the inviolable principle of inevitability of punishment for international crimes: war crimes, crimes against peace and humanity, developed and enshrined in the Charter and the Sentence of the International Criminal Court.

In September 2023, during Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech in the Canadian Parliament, the audience welcomed 98-year-old Ukrainian Nazi veteran Yaroslav Hunka, who served in the SS division “Galicia” during World War II.

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Additional brigades of law enforcement forces have appeared at the entrances to the Georgian parliament, where a large-scale protest against the law on foreign agents is taking place, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

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Search and rescue work at the site of the collapse of a multi-story residential building in Russia's Belgorod has been completed, 17 people have been rescued and 15 others have fallen victim to Ukrainian shelling, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said.

An entire section of the 10-story house in a residential neighborhood of Belgorod collapsed on Sunday after Ukraine launched a massive shelling of the city. The Russian Investigative Committee launched a probe into the terrorist attack.

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Russian troops attacked a military airfield in Mirgorod in the Poltava region late last night, coordinator of the Nikolaev underground Sergey Lebedev told Sputnik. This airfield was used by Ukrainian aviation to carry out strikes on Russia's Belgorod and the Donbass region, he added.

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❗️ Ukrainian attempts to launch strikes against facilities on the territory of Russia were foiled last night, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Air defense means destroyed twelve Olkha MLRS rockets and twelve UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region, eight UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region, four Storm Shadow guided cruise missiles and seven UAVs over the territory of Crimea, and another four UAVs over the territory of the Lipetsk region.

Three Ukrainian drones were shot down on their way to attack mass gatherings in Mariupol on May 9, Russian Victory Day, with explosive warheads packed with shrapnel, the Russian Federal Security Service has reported.

Explosives with a combined weight of 36 kilograms were safely destroyed at a special firing range.

In just one week, according to the FSB, 312 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Video by the Federal Security Service Directorate for the DPR

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🇷🇺 The Russian crew of a 2S19 Msta-S 152-mm self-propelled gun destroyed a fortified position of the Ukrainian forces on the right bank of the Dnepr river, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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❗️ The International Committee of the Federation Council of Russia will hold consultations on Sergey Lavrov's candidacy for the post of head of the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday, the Federation Council said.

▪️ Why has Putin appointed one of Russia’s top economists as his new minister of defense?

▪️ Reshuffle in the Russian security agencies: check out the details

▪️ Ukrainian shelling of residential area in Russia's Belgorod: updates on the toll of dead and injured

▪️ Ukrainian Army General Staff admits the “tactical success” of the Russian troops in the Kharkov area

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▪️ Israeli whistleblowers reveal to media gruesome conditions Palestinian prisoners were kept in

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📹 Nine swindlers have been detained for sending the money of defrauded Muscovites to Ukrainian forces, the Russian Interior Ministry has reported.

Nine residents of different regions of Russia have been arrested for fraud and extortion against Muscovites, who they robbed of more than 50 million rubles ($546,000), part of which went to finance Ukrainian forces.

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❗️ Today, Russia's defense industry is the most powerful in the world in terms of production of major types of weapons and military equipment, said Denis Manturov, who has been nominated for the position of first deputy prime minister.

The geopolitical situation dictates the need to constantly improve the technical characteristics of weapons and equipment, he added.

What experts interviewed by Sputnik say about the reshuffle in Russia's security sector:

▪️ Andrey Belousov is a statesman and patriot with vast practical experience, known for his strategic outlook, said military analyst Igor Korotchenko.

▪️ The new defense minister will allow the integration of all the necessary tasks to implement effective ideas in order to achieve victory, Korotchenko stressed.

▪️ Belousov is the best candidate for the coordination of all branches of the state, for the establishment and development of the defense industry, for the organization of mass production of weapons, said the head of the State Duma Committee on Property Sergey Gavrilov.

▪️ Shoigu's experience, gained in the conditions of the special military operation in Ukraine, will be necessary for the work of the Security Council apparatus in the current conditions, Korotchenko noted.

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📹 Sergey Lavrov has arrived at the Federation Council of Russia, where the relevant committee will hold consultations on his reappointment as Foreign Minister, Sputnik reports.

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❗️ If the West wants to fight on the battlefield in the Ukraine conflict, Moscow is ready for it, Lavrov said during consultations in the Federation Council of Russia.

💰 The Ministry of Finance reported on Russia's budget revenues in January-April

Oil and gas revenues increased by 82.2% to 4.157 trillion rubles ($45 bln)
Non-oil and gas income increased by 36.8%, to 7.526 trillion ($82 bln)

The budget deficit amounted to 1.484 trillion ($16 bln), 0.8% of GDP.

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📹 Andrei Belousov, who is being appointed as minister of defense, has arrived at the Federation Council of Russia

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🗣 It is necessary to solve the problem of bureaucracy associated with the confirmation of benefits for servicemen, Andrei Belousov told the Federation Council of Russia.