Nuclear submarines "Emperor Alexander III" and "Krasnoyarsk" have joined the submarine forces of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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❗️❗️❗️After the latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon, many civilians were injured, most of them children. 

Sputnik visited Infinity Hospital, and talked with doctors and victims. 

"What is happening now is a crime against civilians. 90% of our wounded are children. They arrived with burns, fractures, and severed limbs. There are patients with severe injuries to the skull and facial bones. Now there are more than 100 injured patients in our hospital, 23 people have died. What is this but a mass murder of civilians?" the head physician of the hospital, Musa Yusef, told Sputnik.

The situation in the country is very tense. There is a shortage of fuel and food. Supply chains have been disrupted, and bakeries have imposed restrictions on the sale of bread to private individuals. As a result, there are queues everywhere and the mood is one of anxiety.

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📹 Bus passengers have allegedly been taken hostage in Los Angeles by an unknown assailant.

Footage from social media.

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‘On verge of falling’: How does Western media cover battle for Ugledar?

Russian forces storming Ugledar in the Donetsk region are making headlines in Western media, which acknowledge that the town's fall is only a matter of time.

🔶Forbes magazine notes that Ugledar, which earlier turned into a fortress for Ukrainian troops, is currently “on the verge of falling” as Russian soldiers continue to bombard and assault the town. “Unlike many previous assaults, this one appears to be succeeding,” the magazine points out.

🔶The Telegraph newspaper cites sources as saying that capturing Ugledar, located “on an important road” west of Donetsk, would improve Russia’s strategic position and provide a launchpad for more attacks on Ukrainian targets.” Kiev forces are now in a “critical” situation in Ugledar, according to the newspaper.

🔶Reuters reports Russian troops entering “the eastern Ukrainian stronghold” of Ugledar, also quoting Andrey Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian Security Council's Centre for Countering Disinformation, as saying that Russian forces' use of guided aerial bombs and aviation had helped them quickly advance in the area.

Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic, has meanwhile told reporters that "We are already seeing fighting in Ugledar itself,” something that he said “was demonstrated in real time by Russia’s 29th Army.”

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