Additional footage from that mass surrender of Ukrainian troops in Mariupol.

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“Your bones freeze when you hear them fly,” — Ukrainian soldier describes extreme fear of Russian airpower.

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Pro-Ukraine activists in the Czech Republic face wrath of commuters after attempting to block traffic.

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❗️The New York Times verifies authenticity of footage showing a group of Ukrainian troops killing captured Russian soldiers outside a village west of Kiev.

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Mocked as ‘rubble’ by Biden, Russia’s ruble comes roaring back.

Bloomberg: The ruble has surged all the way back to where it was before Putin invaded Ukraine, closing at 79.7 in Moscow on Wednesday.

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❗️Kremlin (Peskov): We have suffered significant losses in Ukraine, this is a huge tragedy for us[…]We hope that in the coming days this operation will reach its goals, or we will finish it through negotiations.

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Video of Peskov’s seemingly defeatist remarks.

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Peskov’s remarks have stirred an immediate negative reaction from Russian war commentators and related Telegram channels.

Some are now publicly calling for his firing, while others are announcing a boycott on his “demoralizing” statements.

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Countries vote to suspend Russia from the UN's Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

— 93 votes in favor
— 24 against
— 58 abstentions

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❗️White House: For every Russian tank, the US and allies are providing Ukraine with 90 anti-tank systems.

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On Wednesday, the White House unveiled its sweeping new sanctions on Russia, which include:

— Full blocking sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, and Russia’s largest private bank, Alfa Bank.

— Prohibiting new investment in the Russian Federation.

— Full blocking sanctions on critical major Russian state-owned enterprises.

— Full blocking sanctions on Russian elites and their family members, including sanctions on: President Putin’s adult children, Foreign Minister Lavrov’s wife and daughter, and members of Russia’s Security Council including former President and Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

— The U.S. Treasury prohibited Russia from making debt payments with funds subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

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Russia-friendly anti-NATO French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is polling ahead of Emmanuel Macron for the first time, with just days to go before the first round of elections.

Le Pen has promised to exit NATO and reform the EU should she be elected President.

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Boston Marathon bans runners from Russia and Belarus less than 2 weeks before the event is set to take place.

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❗️Russian MFA: It is becoming increasingly evident that while denying its direct involvement in the conflict, NATO has actually been fighting Russia on the side and with the hands of Ukraine.

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Slovakia confirms delivery of its S-300 long-range SAM missile defense system to Ukraine.

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Marine Le Pen: The policies I represent are the same policies being represented by Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin.

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The White House is freaked out that Putin's next big win could be in Paris.

Per Politico:

If Russia apologist Marine LePen wins the French elections, Washington fears she could unravel the Western NATO alliance.

There is growing concern within President Joe Biden’s administration about the narrowing polls in the French presidential election that show a tight race between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen.

A possible victory by Le Pen, a Putin sympathizer, could destabilize the Western coalition against Moscow, upending France’s role as a leading European power and potentially giving other NATO leaders cold feet about staying in the alliance, according to three senior administration officials not authorized to publicly discuss private conversations.

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Marine Le Pen’s security struggling to hold back the massive crowd of her supporters at a rally ahead of the Sunday election.

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❗️Putin shakes up military leadership, appoints new commander of Ukraine operation. — BBC News

Per Western intelligence, Putin is believed to have reorganised his military command, giving Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, the Southern Military District Commander and the man who ran Russia’s successful campaign in Syria, overall charge over the operation in Ukraine.

Western officials expect that this change will lead to improvements in Russian military coordination and tactics moving forward.

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❗️Top EU official: War in Ukraine will end through Russia’s defeat on the battlefield. Ukraine will prevail and rise back even stronger with EU’s active support.

High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell appears to signal that the West has no intention of promoting a peace deal, choosing instead to seek a military solution with Russia’s total defeat.

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