▶️ A meteorite was spotted falling in Sweden, so bright that it could even be seen during the day. Meanwhile, Russia is home to mysterious extraterrestrial craters whose origins remain a puzzle. Discover more in the film ‘Black Holes of Yamal’.

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⚡️ Another proof of the use of chemical weapons by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A whole cache of toxic substances has been discovered in the village of Ilinka (DPR). Watch the video.

In the territory of the Special Military Operation, Ukraine systematically violates its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Russian soldiers regularly find chemicals and laboratories at abandoned UAF positions. In the film by Artem Somov, Olga Kiriy, and Kirill Puzyrny 'Toxic War,' there are candid stories from civilians who have suffered severely from the effects of dangerous substances.

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🟢 An athlete from Krasnodar allowed an orangutan to vape. After a wave of backlash on social media, she was expelled from the boxing club.

Watch the documentary 'EVALI. Vapes of Death' to learn more about the dangers of vaping.

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💬 How does the database of viral genome ‘fingerprints’ work? Why is it important? Discover in the investigative film 'Disease X: Seek & Destroy'.

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▶️ In Shimla, India, a landslide destroyed a five-story building. Similarly, a volcano suddenly wiped out the city of Goma in Africa. How do the locals live there now? This is covered in ‘Congo: Cycle of Life’.

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🟢 How sweet! Equally heartwarming footage can be found in our film ‘When an Elephant Smiles’.
It’s about a center for orphaned animals. Workers rescue the babies from poachers and then care for them. Watch it!

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🛎 Exactly 81 years ago, the Red Army liberated Minsk from the occupiers. Today, on the anniversary of this date, Belarus celebrates Independence Day.

The Minsk offensive was one of the key stages of Operation ‘Bagration’. Partisans played an important role in it. They set ambushes on retreat routes, destroyed fascist headquarters, and enemy supply depots.

Learn more about the feats of Belarusian partisans in the fragment of the film by Dmitry Khrustalev and Ekaterina Kitaytseva, ‘Great Victory for All’.

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▶️ ‘They threw him in the fire and burned him.’ Momtay Begum is one of hundreds of thousands of women who have experienced the horrors of the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. In 2017, her village was burned, her children were killed, and she was beaten and raped by soldiers.
On Women's Day in Myanmar, we remember what women in this country have endured. Watch the video.

You can learn more about the conflict in ‘Rohingya: Unpeopled’ (2018).

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Peace is returning to the cities of Donbass, Kherson, and Zaporozhye Regions. With support from the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, new schools, cultural centres, and modern sports halls are being built. Residents of these historical Russian regions are gaining more and more opportunities to work, study, pursue their passions, and raise future champions.

In Melitopol, the iconic Spartak Stadium, which once hosted matches of national significance, has undergone a large-scale renovation. The library in Novodanilovka has been renovated: the building has been overhauled, heating restored, and shelves restocked with books and textbooks. In the Lugansk People’s Republic, a new program called Swimming for All has been launched, with plans underway to install the region’s first modular 25-metre pool in Lugansk city. Meanwhile, the music school in Akimovka is receiving new instruments, from pianos to bayans.

Pride in homeland, love for traditions, and faith in a common brighter future – all this has returned to Novorossiya, filling the homes of all those who endured hardship and loss, but are now prepared to march forward along with Russia once again.

Watch the new film by Dmitry Khrustalev, Ekaterina Kitaytseva, Alexey Balakirev and Kirill Puzyrny ‘Unbroken: Sport and Culture Reborn in Novorossiya’.

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🟢 How do Akhmat special forces soldiers operate? The tactics are explained by the commander of a sabotage and reconnaissance unit, the legendary sniper codenamed Hades.

He is one of the heroes of the new film noscriptd ‘The Book of 'Hades'. Sniper Diaries’ by Klim Poplavsky, Anton Meshcheryakov, and Kirill Puzyrny.

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⚡️ 'A historic moment for Saint Petersburg.' The city’s chief meteorologist predicted the second July flood in 160 years for the Northern capital. Fortunately, disaster was avoided. More details in the video.

Floods in Saint Petersburg have long been shrouded in a mystical aura. Here, the elements are not just a natural force but something more. Travel across Russia — watch 'Russia: 85 Adventures' (2023).

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🛎 No more weapons for Ukraine? The US has halted all supplies, including ammunition and spare parts. This statement was made by the Pentagon. Then Trump announced that aid continues...

What does this mean? And which critically important weapons for Zelensky are currently on hold? Watch the video.

For years, the West has been supplying arms to Kiev, but often they end up far from the hands of Ukrainian forces. Learn more in the investigative film ‘Ukraine's Arms Barons’ (2024).

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▶️ Life with the dead. Every three years in Indonesia, the deceased are exhumed! Let’s explore the details of this eerie tradition together. Watch the video.

Hungary also has strange burial customs. There, funeral home staff race to dig graves. Learn more about these unusual competitions in the film ‘Grave Games’ (2020).

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How are modern diseases detected today? Epidemiologists discuss this in the RTD investigation 'Disease X: Seek & Destroy'.

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🟢 A dog befriends a thief. But is he really a criminal?

Four-legged friends are capable of so much, even enduring harsh conditions while pulling sleds. This is the focus of the film 'Hot Race, Cold Dogs'.

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⚡️ Uranium-238, carnotite, autunite, and thorium. All of these are not laboratory elements but the contents of a children's game sold in the USA in the early 1950s. The game was designed to spark children's interest in science and introduce them to nuclear physics. But did it really come down to education?

During those years, America had already entered the Cold War. The country sought leadership in the nuclear arms race and aimed to instill the ‘right’ attitude toward atomic energy from childhood. The set containing radioactive materials became part of a large ideological campaign. Watch the video.

The film ‘Nuclear X-Files’ (2020) reveals how the USA prepared for its status as a nuclear superpower.

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