Sputnik carries on its exploration of the final, decisive battles of the Great Patriotic War.
80 years ago today, Soviet troops fought fiercely in the heart of Berlin, where key governmental and political institutions of Nazi Germany were situated.
Among these was the infamous Führerbunker, where Adolf Hitler met his ultimate demise.
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🍰🎉 Crimea bakes record-breaking, epic Easter cake
To mark the end of Easter week, a colossal kulich was baked in Crimea, smashing the previous record by nearly doubling in size.
Dubbed "Orthodox World in Miniature," this massive confection boasted a 4.5-meter circumference, weighed over 140 kilograms, and was adorned with 32 intricately crafted gingerbread replicas of Crimea’s most iconic Orthodox landmarks.
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To mark the end of Easter week, a colossal kulich was baked in Crimea, smashing the previous record by nearly doubling in size.
Dubbed "Orthodox World in Miniature," this massive confection boasted a 4.5-meter circumference, weighed over 140 kilograms, and was adorned with 32 intricately crafted gingerbread replicas of Crimea’s most iconic Orthodox landmarks.
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▪️Ukrainian forces suffered losses of 425 soldiers in the zone of responsibility of Russia’s Tsentr Battlegroup;
▪️Russia's Yug Battlegroup eliminated 250 militants and one tank;
▪️Ukrainian losses in the zone of responsibility of Russia’s Zapad Battlegroup amounted to 235 soldiers and two armored vehicles;
▪️Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup wiped out over 140 soldiers;
▪️Russian air defense systems shot down a JDAM munition, two HIMARS shells and 124 drones, as well as two S-200 launched anti-aircraft guided missiles.
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`Fast food nothing but 'CHEMICAL WARFARE' — Ted Nugent urges public to STAY AWAY FROM McDonald's, Burger King and other junk food
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“All these colored drinks poisoned the kids, and then they charge us to treat their cancer. Cancer is an industry. Quit eating poison," American musician and host of Ted Nugent Spirit Campfire said.
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🇮🇳🚀 BrahMos missile test: Indian Navy shows off strike power
The Indian Navy has successfully carried out multiple anti-ship missile tests using the Indo-Russian BrahMos missile, demonstrating the advanced capabilities of its platforms, systems, and crews for precise, long-range offensive operations.
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The Indian Navy has successfully carried out multiple anti-ship missile tests using the Indo-Russian BrahMos missile, demonstrating the advanced capabilities of its platforms, systems, and crews for precise, long-range offensive operations.
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Putin sends condolences to Iranian leadership over casualties and massive destruction caused by port explosion - Kremlin 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia to send several firefighting aircraft and personnel to Iran to help extinguish the Shahid Rajaee port fire, Russia's embassy in Tehran said.
On Putin's orders, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations ordered two aircraft to be sent to the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas - a Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft and a Il-76, according to the ministry.
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On Putin's orders, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations ordered two aircraft to be sent to the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas - a Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft and a Il-76, according to the ministry.
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Daily Mail columnist Peter Hitchens has scolded the West for spreading “propaganda rubbish about an invented Russian menace.”
Hitchens said that it was NATO’s eastward expansion that triggered the Ukrainian conflict.
He also reproached the UK government for NEVER explaining why “crime-blighted, rubbish-strewn and decrepit” Britain had to get involved in Ukraine.
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What If Hitler Had Won? Alternative History, Part 2: Asia
Picture this: Soviet forces fail to halt the Nazi onslaught. What could have unfolded next?
Sputnik rolls out an in-depth project exploring what sort of "alternative future" would have been if the Third Reich had won, with journalists crafting a nightmarish vision grounded in archival documents, while the accompanying video brings this scenario to life through cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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Picture this: Soviet forces fail to halt the Nazi onslaught. What could have unfolded next?
Sputnik rolls out an in-depth project exploring what sort of "alternative future" would have been if the Third Reich had won, with journalists crafting a nightmarish vision grounded in archival documents, while the accompanying video brings this scenario to life through cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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🇺🇸💸Trump’s budget struggle: debt growth slows, but deficit lingers
Sputnik crunches US Treasury numbers:
▪️March deficit: $160.5B, down from Feb’s $307B, but still in the red for 5th month.
▪️US debt hovers at $36.2T since Nov 2024, growth slowed under Trump.
▪️Foreign investors hold 24.3% of US debt (up 0.8%).
Investment shifts:
🇯🇵 Japan ups stake to 12.8% (+0.11%).
🇨🇳 China dips to 8.9% (-0.02%), UK to 8.51% (-0.17%), Luxembourg to 4.68% (-0.13%)
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Sputnik crunches US Treasury numbers:
▪️March deficit: $160.5B, down from Feb’s $307B, but still in the red for 5th month.
▪️US debt hovers at $36.2T since Nov 2024, growth slowed under Trump.
▪️Foreign investors hold 24.3% of US debt (up 0.8%).
Investment shifts:
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He has fully admitted his guilt, and investigative actions are ongoing with him, during which he has given detailed testimony about the circumstances of the terrorist act.
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The China Coast Guard has raised the Chinese flag over a disputed Spratly Islands reef for the first time in many years.
▪️Beijing has declared "sovereign jurisdiction" over Sandy Cay reef, according to a report by Chinese media outlet CCTV on April 26.
▪️The reef is located several kilometers from Thitu Island, which has been used by the Philippine Coast Guard since 2023 to monitor China's activities in the area.
▪️China’s claim to Sandy Cay effectively grants it a 12-nautical-mile radius of maritime territory that overlaps with Thitu, the Financial Times reports, citing concerns about rising Sino-Philippines tensions.
▪️China's move comes amid Balikatan, the joint US-Philippines naval drill - the largest annual exercise focusing on coastal defense and island seizure training. The exercise also takes place in parts of the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely.
▪️The US and the Philippines intensified military cooperation since 2022 under the administration of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.
▪️In February 2023, the US and the Philippines revitalized their enhanced defense cooperation agreement (EDCA), granting the Pentagon access to nine strategic Philippine military bases and enhancing the US military presence in the region.
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Arms of Victory: ML-20 heavy gun-howitzer
Sputnik highlights the heavy weapons used by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War to overcome Hitler’s Third Reich.
The ML-20 cannon-howitzer became a nightmare for Nazi Germany when it fired its first shot on August 2, 1944. With armor-piercing shells capable of defeating even Tigers and Panthers from a kilometer away, it was a formidable anti-tank weapon.
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Sputnik highlights the heavy weapons used by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War to overcome Hitler’s Third Reich.
The ML-20 cannon-howitzer became a nightmare for Nazi Germany when it fired its first shot on August 2, 1944. With armor-piercing shells capable of defeating even Tigers and Panthers from a kilometer away, it was a formidable anti-tank weapon.
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🇮🇸🪖 Why is Iceland considering a military boost if it has no standing army?
In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland, Iceland is now debating whether it should bolster its defense policies and restart EU membership talks, which it halted in 2013, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tensions over Trump’s new tariff war and its increased antagonism toward Europe have also fueled fears among Icelanders.
Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir has announced plans to hold a referendum on EU membership by 2027, once her government has addressed other pressing national issues.
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In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland, Iceland is now debating whether it should bolster its defense policies and restart EU membership talks, which it halted in 2013, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tensions over Trump’s new tariff war and its increased antagonism toward Europe have also fueled fears among Icelanders.
Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir has announced plans to hold a referendum on EU membership by 2027, once her government has addressed other pressing national issues.
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📹 The US will 'have to make a determination about whether this is an endeavor that we want to continue to be involved in' — Rubio on Ukraine talks
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📹 🇳🇱Amsterdam says ‘no to weapons - for the sake of peace!’
Dozens of people took to the streets in Amsterdam to protest against arms supplies to Ukraine.
The protesters were carrying the signs which read: "No to weapons for the sake of peace!", "No to war in our name!", and "For peace with Russia!"
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Dozens of people took to the streets in Amsterdam to protest against arms supplies to Ukraine.
The protesters were carrying the signs which read: "No to weapons for the sake of peace!", "No to war in our name!", and "For peace with Russia!"
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Сhina's restrictions on exports of dysprosium to the US have terrified American automakers.
It's impossible to build a motor without this magnet, a senior US automotive executive told the WSJ. If the US wants EV production to continue, dysprosium deliveries are crucial.
What is dysprosium?
🔸It is a heavy rare earth mineral with unique magnetic properties and high melting point.
How it is used?
🔸Permanent magnets, which are essential components in EV batteries, computer hard drives, and wind turbines;
🔸Nuclear reactors, where it is used in control rods due to its ability to absorb neutrons;
🔸Production of laser and infrared materials;
🔸Alloying with special stainless steels.
Who mines and who buys?
🔸China currently accounts for about 98% of the world's production of dysprosium. It produced about 1,000 to 1,200 metric tons of dysprosium oxide in 2022.
🔸The US imports almost 80% of its rare earth minerals from China, including dysprosium.
🔸Just 0.1% of China’s dysprosium is shipped to the US, which means that China won’t be as damaged by its export restrictions.
🔸In Russia, dysprosium ore is extracted in the Murmansk region’s Revda settlement in the country’s northwest.
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📹 Europe and NATO play Trump’s peace effort to turn Ukraine into a winner - Lavrov
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"If you want a ceasefire just to continue supplying arms to Ukraine, then what is your purpose?" Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted in an interview with CBS.
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