🇷🇺🇺🇸 Ambassador Anatoly Antonov’s answer to a media question

❓: Dear Ambassador Antonov, how could you comment on the latest accusations by the White House against Russia after our country vetoed the proposed by US and Japan draft UN Security Council resolution on the non-deployment of WMD in space?

💬 Anatoly Antonov: We regard all the statements of the U.S. Administration on this topic as an information provocation and part of a propaganda war against Russia. The local authorities have not bothered to explain what is the "added value" of this resolution. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty already prohibits the placement of WMD on orbit. The refusal of the United States to include in the text of the document the proposed by the Russian side amendment regarding the non-deployment of weapons of any kind in space speaks only of Washington's hypocrisy.

☝️Let me remind you that it is the United States that has been ignoring the initiative of Russia and China to conclude the Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space for many years. The reason is that the US side seems to have come to believe in its ability to prevail in the arms race they are spurring on. In 2020, the US established the space command and adopted a space strategy that involves creating a comprehensive military advantage in near-Earth space over rivals. It is no secret that the Pentagon is engaged in the development of orbital strike-warfare equipment, including for the missile defense purposes.

👉 Russia remains committed to its international obligations. We call on the United States to demonstrate, not in words, but in actions, its readiness to take steps to develop such an agreement that would not contain any loopholes for the militarization of outer space.

🗓 26 апреля 1945 года в ходе Братиславско-Брновской операции советские войска освободили от немецко-фашистских захватчиков важнейший промышленный центр Чехословакии — г. Брно.

После того как в начале апреля Красная армия выбила гитлеровцев из Братиславы, войска 2-го Украинского фронта прорвали моравский оборонительный рубеж противника и 22 апреля окружили брновский район. На следующий день началось наступление на город.

🏭 С момента захвата Чехословакии нацистами Брно являлся важнейшей производственной базой Третьего рейха. Именно тут располагались военные заводы «Шкода» и «Зброевка». Здесь же действовало одно из отделений концлагеря Освенцим.

Именно поэтому фашистские захватчики предпринимали отчаянные попытки контратак с целью сдержать наступление Красной Армии. Однако уже 25 апреля советские солдаты достигли Брно на нескольких направлениях, завязали бои на его окраинах и форсировали реку Свитаву. К вечеру 26 апреля город полностью контролировался нашими войсками. В Москве в этот день был дан салют — произведено 20 артиллерийских залпов из 224 орудий.

🎖 В боях за освобождение Чехословакии активное участие принимали 1-й Чехословацкий армейский корпус под командованием Людвика Свободы и чехословацкие партизаны, оказывавшие значительную поддержку частям и подразделениям Красной армии. Среди иностранцев именно чехословаки за подвиги в годы Великой Отечественной войны получили звание Героя Советского Союза наибольшее число раз — 6.

☝️ Благодаря взятию Брно Красная армия получила возможность широкого манёвра для разгрома оставшихся вражеских сил. Отсюда советским войскам открылся прямой путь на Прагу.

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🗓 On April 26, 1945, the Red Army liberated Brno from the Nazi invaders as part of the Bratislava-Brno operation.

In early April 1945, the Red Army expelled the Nazis from Bratislava and by April 22, units of the 2nd Ukrainian Front breached the Wehrmacht’s Moravia defensive line and encircled the Brno sector. The Soviet forces launched an attack on the Nazis the following day.

🏭 After Czechoslovakia was occupied, a highly important industrial centre Brno became a significant production hub of the Third Reich where Skoda and Zbrojovka weapons manufacturers were located. One of Auschwitz sub-camps was also located there.

For those reasons the Nazi invaders mounted desperate counterattacks in an effort to halt the Red Army’s onslaught. However, by April 25, Soviet units had already reached several sectors of Brno, engaging the enemy on the outskirts and crossing the Svitava River. By the evening of April 26, Soviet forces established control over the entire city. On the same day, Moscow ordered a 224-gun artillery salute to commemorate this event.

🎖 The 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, under the command of Ludvik Svoboda, and Czechoslovak partisans played an active role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia, providing substantial support to the Red Army units. Six Czechoslovak citizens were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for their deeds during the Great Patriotic War, more than any other foreign nationals.

☝️ With the liberation of Brno, the Red Army was able to outmanoeuvre the remaining enemy forces on a broad front, preparing for a direct assault on the Nazi forces, occupying Prague.

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