🇷🇺🤝🇨🇬 — On May 7, 2025, Russian Federation leader Vladimir Putin and Congo-Brazzaville President Sassou Nguesso held talks and negotiations at the Kremlin

⏺🇮🇳⚡️🇵🇰#BREAKING: Pakistan claims India has launched 29 drones so far at its territory.

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🇮🇳⚡️🇵🇰Indian Air Force Losses: What Did the Operation in Kashmir Cost?

Following the start of India’s aerial operation over Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, multiple videos and photos of downed aircraft began circulating online. While Indian authorities have not confirmed losses, and Pakistani claims rely heavily on social media, open-source visual evidence confirms the loss of five Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets — including several costly French Rafales.

🔻 Confirmed Aircraft Losses:
• Avanthipur (Jammu and Kashmir): A Rafale fighter reportedly crashed near the airbase, sparking a large fire. Distinctive debris confirms the aircraft type.
• Akalia Kalan (Punjab): A second Rafale was downed. Conflicting reports attribute its destruction either to a surface-to-air missile (SAM) or an air-to-air strike.
• Bathinda (Punjab): A third Rafale crash was recorded — the second in two days.
• Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir): Debris included parts of a K-36DM ejection seat and an RD-33 engine, consistent with the MiG-29.
• Uuyan (Jammu and Kashmir): A Mirage 2000 was reportedly destroyed mid-air. Eyewitnesses saw a fireball, and destruction patterns suggest a missile hit.

🖍 Notably:

One of the downed Rafales reportedly carried the tail number of the first aircraft delivered to India, marking the first combat loss of a Rafale in global service.

📉Market Reaction:

After reports of the Rafale’s downing, Dassault Aviation shares dipped 1.64%, to €324. However, analysts note that such minor fluctuations rarely impact military export decisions, which are driven more by politics than battlefield performance.

⚠️Strategic Outlook:

Despite these losses, no large-scale conflict has erupted. With no side holding a clear military advantage and international calls for de-escalation mounting, both India and Pakistan may be weighing the cost of further confrontation. For now, hostilities remain limited to sporadic fire and isolated strikes.

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🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳 — Video shared by the Kremlin media shows the official meeting ceremony of Xi Jinping and Putin at the Kremlin today, May 8, 2025

Russia's Putin thanked China's Xi Jinping for decision to share 80th anniversary of Victory celebration with and in Russian Federation

🇪🇺⚡️🇷🇺The European Union is preparing to adopt its 17th package of sanctions against Russia by May 20, as confirmed by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas.

Key Elements of the 17th Sanctions Package:
• Targeting Russia’s Shadow Fleet: Approximately 149 oil tankers, part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” used to circumvent existing sanctions, are expected to be sanctioned.
• Sanctioning Third-Country Entities: For the first time, companies based in Vietnam, Turkey, Serbia, the UAE, and Uzbekistan are included, accused of aiding Russia in evading sanctions.
• Additional Listings: Around 70 individuals and entities, including Russian oil giant Surgutneftegaz, are slated for sanctions.
• Expanded Export Controls: The package aims to tighten restrictions on dual-use goods, such as chemicals and machine tool components, to prevent their use in Russia’s military operations.
• Human Rights Measures: An additional set of sanctions targeting individuals and entities suspected of human rights violations is being discussed concurrently.

Notably, Hungary, which has previously expressed reservations about sanctions on Russia, did not oppose the 17th package during the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives meeting on May 6, potentially facilitating its swift adoption.

The formal approval of this sanctions package is anticipated at the upcoming EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting scheduled for May 20.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the full article here: Reuters.

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🇵🇰⚡️🇮🇳Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, stated that approximately 75 to 80 Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets participated in “Operation Sindoor,” an Indian airstrike targeting alleged militant camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. He claimed that Pakistan’s air defenses successfully shot down five of these jets, including two that had released their payloads.

Dar further asserted that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) could have downed more Indian jets if given a “free hand,” suggesting that operational constraints limited their response.

In addition, Dar mentioned that Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets were utilized in Pakistan’s defensive operations, and that Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong was kept fully informed throughout the engagement.

India has not confirmed any aircraft losses, maintaining that its strikes were precise and that its military assets remain intact. Independent verification of these claims is currently lacking, and the situation remains tense, with international observers urging both nations to de-escalate.

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🇮🇱⚡️Activity of Judea and Samaria Border Guard infiltrators today in Nablus.

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⏺🇵🇰⚡️🇮🇳Firing sounds can be heard from opposite side of Samba Paki side.

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⏺🇵🇰⚡️🇮🇳Firing started near samba border.

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⏺🇵🇰⚡️🇮🇳#BREAKING: Loud sounds and sirens heard in Jammu city in Indian Kashmir.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳❌🤚🇯🇵 — Chinese Supreme Leader Xi Jinping said at a meeting with Putin that the Russian and Chinese peoples won a great Victory 80 years ago at the cost of heavy losses over German and Japanese Imperialists, making a "huge historical contribution to world peace and the progress of mankind"

⏺🇮🇳💥Explosions heard in Jammu and Kashmir, India controlled Kashmir region!

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⏺🇵🇰⚡️🇮🇳Missiles flying from Pakistan to India.

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⏺🇵🇰⚡️🇮🇳JAMMU REGION.

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