📹An exclusive video capturing the work of aerial reconnaissance was filmed by our war correspondents, Olga Kiry and Mikhail Burov, in the Special Military Operation zone.

Soldiers launch a drone from cover and relay enemy position coordinates to artillery units. They said their highest priority target is the Ukrainian artillery that shells civilian cities.

Watch this footage in our post — it will be included in a new film. Stay tuned for the premiere and don't miss it.

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✔️These aren’t just toys, but talismans for Russian soldiers on the frontline. The fighters can't wait to get their own, and carry them wherever they go. ‘The first 4 bears we sent created a frenzy,’ says Anna Levchenko, a volunteer from the ‘Sewing and Knitting for Ours, From Ossetia with Love’ movement.

Russian soldiers on the frontline are supported throughout Russia. Learn more in ‘Donbass Volunteers: United Strength’ (2023).

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🇬🇧British nurse Lucy Letby, 33, was convicted of killing 7 infants and assaulting 6 newborns under her care in a UK hospital. She will spend the rest of her life behind bars without parole.

Injecting air, overfeeding, physical abuse and insulin poisoning were her methods. She assaulted 13 babies between 2015 and 2016, but making the cause of death appear natural. In mid-2016, the hospital suspended Letby from working with babies. The case was brought to the police in 2017, however, she was charged only in 2020.

Babies surviving her assaults now require constant care. Letby has become the fourth woman in UK history to get a whole life sentence.

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🇮🇷Iranian lawmakers are reviewing a new law that would institute jail time of up to 10 years for women who refuse to wear a hijab. Violation of the law will also carry a much larger fine of 360 million Iranian rials (around $8515), a 720-fold increase from the current range of 50,000 to 500,000 Iranian rials ($1.18 to $11.82).

The government invoked Article 85 of Iran’s constitution which allows them to pass the law behind closed doors without public debate.

This comes as a response to last year’s nation-wide anti-hijab protests after a woman died while in custody of the 'morality police' for improperly wearing the headscarf.

Do you think Iran has the right to pass this law?

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❗️DISTURBING IMAGES. Shocking footage shows a hammer attack on a female officer

In Connecticut, a cop responded to a call about noise and breaking glass. When she arrived, a 52-year-old man was wielding a hammer. In a terrifying clash captured on camera, the woman fought for her life, firing shots to protect herself from the assault. Watch the moment of the attack in the video.

The officer sustained minor injuries, while the man was charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, second-degree assault, assault on public safety personnel, and interfering with police.

The attacker, an Iraq War veteran, was discharged from the Army and has a diagnosed condition linked to his military service. It's a common problem in the US. Many veterans returned home mentally-scarred, but they received no government help. Hear their tragic stories in our film, ‘US Veterans: Not Forgotten’ (2016).

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📌80 years ago the Soviet army destroyed the fascists at the Battle of Kursk. It is considered one of the turning points of World War II. It would be their last blitzkrieg offensive.

The Red Army suffered great losses. More than 250,000 Soviet soldiers were killed in action, with more than 600,000 wounded.

231 people received the noscript ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ for their feats of courage. Tens of thousands of servicemen received medals and awards.

On this day, the anniversary of victory in the Battle of Kursk, watch our video to learn more about this legendary conflict.

It is impossible to forget what the Soviet people achieved. Meanwhile, the West continues in their attempts to rewrite the history of World War II. Watch our documentary, ‘Remembrance’ (2018), for a deep dive into this topic.

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🎥Watch an interview with an artilleryman with the callsign ‘Timon’. He shared how Russian artillery destroys Western weapons and equipment with our war correspondents, Olga Kiry and Mikhail Burov.

Olga and Mikhail's new film with the working noscript 'Gods of War' will follow artillerymen on the frontline: how do they fight the enemy, rest during rare moments of calm, and what do they dream about? Is artillery truly the ‘God of War’? Stay tuned for the premiere announcement — don't miss it!

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☢️The first water from the ‘Fukushima-1’ nuclear power plant has been released into the Pacific Ocean. It was used to cool the damaged reactors for 12 years, then collected in about 1000 giant tanks and freed of radiation. Japanese scientists have conducted analyses and claim the levels of hazardous substances are below the permissible limits.

However, it’s impossible to make the liquid completely harmless. It still contains the radioactive isotope tritium. ‘The Japanese themselves admit they couldn't fully purify the water because it contains tritium, and it can’t be removed from water,’ says Philip Sapozhnikov, a leading research scientist at the Peter Shirshov Institute of Oceanology.

Currently, the storage tanks are approximately 90% full. If they’re not emptied, it will be impossible to decommission the plant completely. The water will be continuously released over a period of 17 days in the initial stage, and the whole process is estimated to take around 30 years.

Learn about the devastating catastrophe at the nuclear power plant in the film, ‘Back to Fukushima’ (2019).

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