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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 20 April
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 12 military assets of Ukraine. 2 command posts of Ukrainian troops in Gusarovka and Andreevka, 3 areas of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment concentration in Arkhangelovka, Kramatorsk and Selidovo, and 6 strong…
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China’s UnionPay to follow US sanctions and block Russian banks
Russia planned to start issuing UnionPay cards after Visa and Mastercard disconnected its banking sector, rendering Russian-issued debit and credit cards useless outside the country. UnionPay is unwilling to cooperate with a number of large Russian banks because of the risk of secondary sanctions, RBC learned. Sanctioned banks that issued such cards or planned to…
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Moscow Victory Museum opens exhibition to exhibit Nazism in Ukraine
The exhibition “Ordinary Nazism” opened in the Moscow Victory Museum. The exhibition features captured banners, symbols of Ukrainian nationalists, including the Azov Battalion, banned in the Russian Federation, and modern publications glorifying Ukrainian Nazis like Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych. The exhibition will show the direct historical connection of modern Ukrainian radicals with collaborators of…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 19 April
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. As a result of the strike, high-precision air-based missiles hit 2 strong points near Kalinovo-Popasnoe and 6 areas of enemy’s manpower and military equipment concentration near Mirnoe, Slovyansk and Popasnoe. Up to 180 Ukrainian nationalists and 15 armored vehicles were destroyed.…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 18 April
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. On the morning of April 18, high-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the 124th Joint Support Centre of the Logistics Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Lviv. The logistics center and the large shipments of foreign weapons…
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British citizens who surrendered appeal to Boris Johnson
A video of the appeal of British citizens who surrendered in Mariupol to Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been posted on the internet. Mercenaries Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin are asking to exchange themselves for the Ukrainian politician Medvedchuk. “Hi, I’m Shaun Pinner, I am a citizen of the UK. I was captured in Mariupol.…
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US Senator Chris Coons wants American troops in Ukraine
US Senator Chris Coons called for sending American troops to Ukraine: “Biden and his administration have done a lot in the field of sanctions, as well as in terms of involving countries that once stood aside in this fight. But the critical moment has come.” “We are in a very dangerous moment where it is…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 17 April
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. During the day, high-precision air-based missiles destroyed 1 fuel and ammunition storage facilities near Barvenkovo and Dobropolie. Operational-tactical and army aviation hit 44 military assets of Ukraine. Among them: 2 command posts and 1 locator for illumination and targeting of S-300…
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“Don’t want to annoy Russia” Moldova refuses Mig-29 fighters to Ukraine
Moldova has refused to sell Mig-29 fighters to Ukraine because it did not want to “annoy Russia“. Since Moldova became a separate country in 1991, it had a number of Mig-29 fighters, reportedly more than 30 of them. Moldova does not use them. Ukraine asked Moldova to sell them Mig-29 because the Ukrainian military knows…
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16 police officers injured as Sweden riots continue for 3rd day
Violence broke out in the city of Malmö in Sweden on Saturday following a gathering of the Stram Kurs, or Hard Line, a movement led by Swedish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan. Automobiles were set on fire, and some protesters threw stones at the police. A number of other clashes between the police and counter-demonstrators have…
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