🪖 The total number of missing soldiers from the Ukrainian army in Russia’s Kursk region exceeds 7,000, a source in the Battlegroup Sever told Sputnik.

In the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces alone, every second assault trooper is missing, he added.

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📹 The American roots of German Nazism, Part 2: How the Nazis sought to replicate the US colonial model in Eastern Europe

"The Nazis aimed to replicate the American model in Eastern Europe by displacing or exterminating millions of people," says historian Yegor Yakovlev, a lecturer on Nazi crimes at Saint Petersburg State University.

Unlike in Western Europe, where they only sought control over conquered territories, in Eastern Europe, the Nazis planned a large-scale campaign to displace and exterminate the native population to make room for German settlers.

In the second video of the series, the researcher of Nazism’s origins and evolution exclusively explains to Sputnik how the settler colonialism practice in the US served as an example for Hitler's plan to populate Eastern Europe with Germans.

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🇨🇳🆚🇺🇸China imposes additional tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April 10 — State Council

Earlier, Trump unveiled an additional 34% tariff on all Chinese goods imports into the US, in a move poised to cause a major reset of relations and worsen trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

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🚨🪖💥Meet top 10 most epic Russian weapons

▪️ FAB 3000. This DEADLY aerial bomb is used rarely due to its TREMENDOUS impact. Look at how this bomb quickly stopped the attempt of Ukrainian units to pull armored vehicles into Russia's Belgorod region.

▪️ 'Meteorit' de-mining tool. The UR-77 is a self-propelled mine clearing complex, which is capable of destroying both minefields and enemy strongholds.

▪️Turtle tanks. These super-protected tanks feature a frame welded over the hull, covering the turret, sides, and top. Its 'turtle shell' is more effective in protecting the vehicle from drones.

▪️ Laser rifle. This laser gun is capable of SILENTLY shooting down enemy drones at a distance of up to 500 meters. The laser beam, affecting the drone body, damages motors, propellers, and batteries.

▪️ The 'Terminator' tank support combat vehicle showcases its prowess with a formidable 30mm round featuring a remote-controlled fragmentation projectile.

▪️The heavy flamethrower system 'Solntsepyok' literally BURNS its target with THERMOBARIC STRIKES. This is how the system's crew works in Russia's Kursk region borderline.

▪️The 'Uragan' (lit. Hurricane) multiple launch rocket systems, upon receiving the target's coordinates, destroy it in a few seconds. Here's how the system crew fired a salvo of 220mm rockets at a distance of more than 25 kilometers.

▪️Lancet kamikaze drones need no special introduction, destroying Western-made armors DAILY. The footage shows Lancet's role in Sudzha's liberation.

▪️Kinzhal hypersonic missiles are a real thunderstorm for strategic facilities throughout Ukraine. This rocket can fly at a speed x12 TIMES GREATER than the speed of sound.

▪️The Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile became the world's MAIN WEAPON DISCOVERY in 2024. Russia used it only ONCE, in November last year, but the world remembered it well.

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📹 THROWBACK: Almost 40 years ago, Donald Trump said other nations were "ripping off the United States" and laughing at them

"I was tired, and I think a lot of people are tired of watching other countries ripping off the United States... they laugh at us. Behind our backs, they laugh at us because of our own stupidity," Trump said.

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🗣 ICC should be dissolved and recreated on entirely different principles – expert

"The International Criminal Court initiates a case against President Vladimir Putin, despite the fact that Russia is not a participant in this body, and immediately issues an arrest warrant," Augusto Zamora, professor of international public law and international relations at the Autonomous University of Madrid, tells Sputnik.

"When Israel committed barbarity in Gaza - a premeditated genocide - the ICC did nothing. Yet, when it came time to pass judgment on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, he was arrested within just two days," the professor adds.

"This is absolutely racist, discriminatory, and indecent treatment," Zamora stresses.

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🔎 Russia rolls out UNIQUE drone encryption system that outsmarts the enemy

The Mirazh (Mirage) system, which is already used by Russian forces in the special operation zone, minimizes the risks of a first-person view (FPV) drone being intercepted.

The system also prevents the enemy from tracking the whereabouts of a drone operator.

👉 Why is Mirazh second to none?

▪️"The Mirazh consists of a coding (transmitter) and decoding (receiver) module. The [drone] signal is encrypted with the help of a unique key, which has more than 60,000 variants [to avoid the key being compromised],” expert Sergey Kurapov explains.

▪️Even though there is an analog of the Mirazh system on the Chinese market, the former yields to the Russian drone encryption system in terms of reliability and characteristics, the expert points out.

“The Chinese analog can only provide a stable signal over short distances, has few encryption keys, plus compatibility-related problems,” Kurapov notes.

▪️The Mirazh’s feature to encode any signal makes it possible to use the system for video surveillance systems, including cable ones.

👉 What do Russian troops say?

▪️The soldiers are pleased with the Mirazh, which they say retains a stable signal as an FPV drone flies at a distance of about 8 km from take-off over complex terrain.

▪️“The ‘bird’ is amazing. It just flies straight ahead without being disrupted by enemy electronic warfare,” one of the servicemen emphasized.

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🇷🇺Russian Cities Aren’t What You Think

Yandex Taxi > Uber, and no, you won’t get shot in Russia's Tomsk.

👆Sputnik interviews American entrepreneur John Robert Sutton.

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📹🇮🇹 A European Union flag was SET ON FIRE outside the Ministry of Education in Rome during a student demonstration.

Protesters criticized national education policies, condemned Italy's involvement in international conflicts, and expressed solidarity with Palestine.

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🗣 Trump's first comment after China imposed additional tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April 10

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🇾🇪⚔️🇺🇸 Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis) reports an attack on the US aircraft carrier "Truman" in the Red Sea, with several hours of combat between the two forces.

"Our forces struck American warships in the Red Sea with cruise missiles," the movement claimed.

In the last 24 hours, Yemen's forces also intercepted two airstrikes that the US was preparing to launch on it, according to the movement.

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📹 My house BURNED DOWN in Los Angeles fires, but instead of helping me, the US government sent BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to Ukraine – American entrepreneur John Robert Sutton.

And these are the people who want to “fix” Russia’s political system.

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🇭🇺🗣 The rearmament of Europe, which requires huge expenditure, should not turn into a secret support for Ukraine and its army, Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto has said.

"We do not accept the position that the defense of Europe will mean the defense of Ukraine… The strategy of strengthening European defense should not mean a covert increase in arms supplies to Ukraine and its financial support," Szijjarto said.

The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry also called the claims that Ukraine is allegedly "defending Europe" a lie, because "no one has attacked any EU country or NATO country."

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🗣 Only lunatics insist on sanctions against Russia in the context of Donald Trump's tariffs against the EU, said Sevim Dagdelen, a foreign policy expert for Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance for Reason and Justice party.

"In such a situation, only madmen continue to insist on self-destructive sanctions against Russia or even dream of new punitive measures against China," the expert stated.

At the same time, she expresses the opinion that Trump is waging an economic war against half the world, and Germany is especially clearly under attack.

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🗣 'Stop playing politics!' - Trump to Fed Chairman Powell

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❌💵 Is Trump’s tariff strategy leading to the end of the US dollar’s dominance?

The global shift toward de-dollarization is gaining momentum. Here's why it could speed up the DEMISE OF THE GREENBACK.

“At the root of seeking to de-dollarize is the understandably natural response to INTIMIDATION TACTICS, which the new tariffs regime is seen to be by many across the globe,” veteran financial analyst Paul Goncharoff tells Sputnik.

▪️Washington’s use of such tactics simply DIMINISHES THE VALUE of any “alliance or non-alliance” with the US, he explains.

▪️US attempts to sanction countries that prefer to trade with other nations, using their respective currencies instead of US dollars, also does not endear the United States to them.

▪️“Personally, I am of the opinion that this latest 'Öpus Magna' from the Washington administration may have irretrievably broken the proverbial camel’s back for the future of the US dollar, WEAPONIZED as it is and looks to remain,” the expert added.

▪️Trump’s presentation of his tariff charts also failed to “adequately allay global market fears” as it REMAINS UNCLEAR exactly what tariffs some countries will end up facing.

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📹 Russia has the potential to become a FOOD SUPERPOWER — American entrepreneur John Robert Sutton

Russia has one of the world’s largest and most diverse agricultural sectors.

And most importantly, Russian food is GMO FREE.

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📹 Russian rocket adorned with V-Day decorations at Baikonur Cosmodrome

Large stickers, featuring the Victory Day logo, have been installed on the Soyuz 2.1 rocket. The launch is scheduled for April 8.

The crew includes Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, as well as NASA astronaut Jonathan Kim.

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🗣 The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are being withdrawn from the Sheikh Maksoud district in Aleppo, located east of the Euphrates, under the control of the new Syrian government’s Ministry of Defense, SANA news agency reported.

▪️An agreement has been reached between the new Syrian administration and the SDF. Under this agreement, forces stationed in the Sheikh Maksoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods of Aleppo will be transformed into Public Security Forces and integrated into the Autonomous Administration.

▪️Additionally, 170 SDF prisoners and 400 prisoners affiliated with the Syrian government and its allied groups will be released.

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