⚡️Russian Minister of Defense Shoigu holds meeting with commanders of groupings of troops in the Special Military Operation zone.

(Video is silent intentionally).

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⚡️🗣 "Britain to supply Ukraine twice as many Challenger 2 tanks as previously promised, and increase supply of AS-90 self-propelled howitzers" - Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko.

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NO ATHEISTS IN FOXHOLES: Heart-wrenching to think what is going through their minds, as Ukrainian soldiers capture potentially last of life's moments in a trench, with Russian bulllets flying overhead - Zelensky is given the option to remove his men immediately from Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine), which is entirely surrounded.

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⚡️🗣 "Demilitarization of Ukraine means that there are no weapons left in the country, none that can potentially threaten the security of Russia." - Aleksey Polishchuk clarified, director of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Department, of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Reminder that Demilitarization is an official objective of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, as announced by President Putin on 24 February 2022.

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IN MEMORY: A year ago today, the legendary commander of the Sparta battalion, Vladimir Zhoga (nickname Vokha) was mortally wounded while covering women and children evacuated from Donetsk People’s Republic town of Volnovakha, ex-Ukraine.

🗣 “He was a loyal friend and an excellent commander, who devoted 8 of his 28 years of life to the defense of his land. The Sparta battalion, which he led, confidently followed him into the most difficult battles. He was a real son of Donbass, with a STEEL character." - Pushilin, acting Head of DPR.

Vladimir was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Russia. On May 9, 2022 Putin handed the gold star to his father. Streets are named after him in several Donbass towns, including Volnovakha.

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FAITH IN HUMANITY: Video shows surrender of Ukrainian troops surrounded in Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine.) Russian soldiers say they won't beat or otherwise hurt the wounded if they crawl over, and a doctor is on his way.

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⚡️ Roman Rusinov, Russian driver and director of G-Drive Racing team, withdraws from racing this season

Due to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile
(FIA) decision that Russian drivers are prohibited from displaying national symbols during races AND on social networks.

🗣 “I refuse to accept the discriminatory conditions of the FIA. The pride of every athlete is to hear the anthem of their country on the podium.”

Rusinov has amassed an unprecedented 17 victories and a FIA World Championship crown. His team, G-Drive Racing, is unbeaten since 2016, making motorsport history and solidifying their status as THE premier sportscar team in the world.

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⚡️ Serbia does not supply weapons neither to Russia nor to Ukraine - President Vucic clarifies.

It is understood the country is facing significant pressure to impose sanctions on Russia.

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⚡️Ukrainian soldier complains that locals in Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) are waiting for Russians to take the town, they cooperate with Russian soldiers and are not afraid of them.

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⚡️Russian military positions on the left bank of the Dnieper river, in Kherson region (ex-Ukraine)

The main task of these units is to monitor the bank across the river for any sabotage and reconnaissance groups, prevent their entry into Russian-controlled territory.

These units are staffed by mobilized men from Smolensk and Bryansk regions of Russia.

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FOG OF WAR: POV footage of Ukrainian soldiers engaged in fierce house-to-house fighting in the surrounded by Russian forces Artyomovsk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine.)

Western propaganda in Ukraine has been extremely successful, personified by the fact everyone in this video speaks crispy clear Russian.

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⚡️Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reports of another clash in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Azerbaijani army attempted to stop an Armenian car for inspection, carrying illegal deliveries of military cargo.

The passengers of the car opened fire - as a result of the shootout, there are dead and wounded on both sides.

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⚡️ Peaceful protest in Athens, Greece turns into a riot

Protestors were against negligence of authorities in relation to the train accident earlier, which killed 56.

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⚔ SITREP ⚔

◾️ Russian troops destroyed up to 180 Ukrainian soldiers in Krasnoliman, Donetsk Republic (DPR, ex-Ukraine);

◾️ Russian Armed Forces destroyed over 210 military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Donetsk;

◾️ Russian troops destroyed up to 40 Ukrainian soldiers in Kupyansk, Kharkov region (East Ukraine);

◾️ Russian Armed Forces destroyed control posts of Ukrainian drones and electronic warfare equipment in the Avdeevka, DPR;

◾️ Losses of the AFU in Yuzhno-Donetsk, DPR and Zaporozhye region (ex-Ukraine) amount to 80 servicemen;

◾️ Russian troops destroyed AFU ammunition depots in the areas of Tonenkoe and Avdeevka, DPR;

◾️ Russian Armed Forces destroyed command post of the Neo-Nazi Azov regiment in the Zaporozhye region;

◾️ Russian forces destroyed a weapons warehouse of the 110th brigade of the AFU in the Zaporozhye region;

◾️ Russian air defense systems shot down 6 HIMARS and Smerch ("Tornado") multiple rocket launch systems (MLRS) shells, and destroyed 12 drones.

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🔥 OUR ANCESTORS, OUR BUSINESS: Fiery Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, tells Latvia it IS Russia's business when Latvian authorities remove WWII monuments; "Those are OUR grandfathers!" - she snaps.

* Laima Vaikule is a Soviet singer of Latvian origin.

** 60,000 Soviet soldiers perished in the liberation of Latvia, monuments to whom are under attack of the current government.

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