Destroyed AFU equipment in Artyomovsk. In the video is apparently the first confirmed destroyed British FV103 Spartan.

🇧🇬🇵🇱🇭🇺🇸🇰🇺🇦 Bulgaria, following Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, introduced a ban on the import of food from Ukraine, with the exception of transit.

The head of the European Commission, meanwhile, proposed a number of measures to solve the problem of Ukrainian grain. Among them is a 100 million euro assistance package for farmers.

⚔️🇷🇺🇺🇦 NEW VIDEO: Ukraine's Offensive: Taking Territory vs. the War of Attrition

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for April 19, 2023

▪️Both Russia's and Ukraine's presidents visit front line troops in Kherson and the Donbass region respectively;

▪️Russian forces continue to gain ground in Bakhmut, pro-Ukrainian maps show the main rail station now under Russian control;

▪️Ukrainian general admits Russia carrying out airstrikes in Bakhmut further indicating an increasingly pivotal change in the nature of fighting in Russia's favor;

https://youtu.be/Q8pKQ73lVNk

▪️Western analysis continues to paint a bleak picture regarding Ukraine's upcoming offensive, noting that even if it manages to succeed in taking territory, it does little to change the lopsided nature of what is actually a war of attrition Ukraine is losing;

▪️Former Western diplomats and military leaders have called for greater support for Ukraine, refusing to acknowledge the limits of Western military industrial output and Ukraine's ability to absorb weapon systems they are unfamiliar with;

Exactly 2️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on April 19, 1783, Empress Catherine the Great published a Manifesto on the accession of the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian Empire. This document gave Russia reliable access to the Black Sea and ensured the security of its southern regions for centuries ahead.

📈 After the accession, the Russian authorities banned slave trade, which had existed in the region for centuries, and built new cities, including Sevastopol. The economy and culture received a powerful impetus for development. Domestic trade duties were cancelled, which facilitated the progress of Crimean agriculture, industry and trade and a rapid growth of Crimean cities.

🗝 The Manifesto, which was written by Catherine the Great and General-Field Marshal Grigory Potemkin, was kept in great secrecy in a wooden box upholstered with iron. The Empress had apprehensions about a new war with Turkey and interference by European countries. The Manifesto was published only after the residents of Crimea swore allegiance to Russia by signing oath sheets.

☝️ Grigory Potemkin, who was appointed by Catherine the Great Governor-General of Novorossiya, played a key role in the accession and development of Crimea. His contemporaries noted that he managed to turn the steppes of the Crimean Khanate into a promising and flourishing region of the Russian Empire in a short span of time.

The Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs is struggling to contain his inner Nazi...

‘Slava Ukraini’ is a fascist slogan.

But I guess these are the ‘Western values’ we hear about.

Special forces units of the formation of the Southern Military District and artillerymen of the Second Army Corps thwarted an attempt to rotate the personnel of the battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Spirne and Belohorivka
#Seversk Bulge
#Russia #Ukraine

⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦📯 Night Hunt on Subversive Elements⚡️

🎬 During reconnaissance at night, an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group was detected. The reconnaissance of the special forces unit promptly corrected the fire of the artillery gun and the enemy group was destroyed.

📜 DPR People's Militia; 19 Apr 2023, 09:01

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"At the Eternal Flame"
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🇺🇦🇺🇸🇸🇮 American infantry fighting vehicles M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA and Slovenian tanks M-55S during the exercises of the 47th Specialized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the training ground.

The servicemen of this particular unit of the Ukrainian army were trained on the Bradley in the United States.

🇹🇷🇺🇸 Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu Criticizes America and Europe
In a bold statement, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has claimed that "the whole world hates America" while suggesting that Europe is merely a pawn of the United States. Soylu further downplayed Europe's significance, asserting that it is a trend in America's column.

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Another American 155-mm self-propelled gun M109 "Paladin" was destroyed. This time, it was not the Lancet that worked, but the gunners with the Krasnopol corrected projectile. After the hit, a fire broke out, which led to the detonation of ammunition.

🌎❌💵 #dedollarization
Fewer countries want to hold USD as trade with China rises globally and sanctions against Russia reveal new risks - Market Insider

🇩🇪🇷🇺🇺🇦Baerbock said that the West will not stop the policy of sanctions while the conflict in Ukraine lasts

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock claims that the West does not intend to stop the sanctions policy against Russia while the conflict in Ukraine lasts. She said this on Wednesday, speaking in the Bundestag (the country's parliament).

"No!" the minister said, answering the relevant question of one of the deputies.

❗️VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE❗️

PMC "Wagner" stormed the building of the former garment factory in Artyomovsk, which served as a powerful fortified area for the Ukrainian troops.