📌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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Nama chief Posman Dawid Hanse tells the story of his people, who were subjected to genocide by the German military from 1904 to 1908. 10,000 people from his tribe were killed—about a third of the total population. Find more information in our video.

Watch the documentary ‘Namibia: Pain to Pay For’ to learn more about this dark page in history.

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