The United States has begun issuing visas to a Russian delegation led by Lavrov to attend UN Security Council meetings, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

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🔥🇺🇦 Ivano-Frankivsk, Zelensky's pawns tried to deliver a summons to Bakhmut, but something went wrong.

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"China will not sell weapons to any party involved in the situation around Ukraine and will monitor the export of dual-use goods" (c) Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.

This is the response of the Chinese Foreign Ministry to American accusations that China secretly decided to supply lethal weapons to Russia back in January. In fact, this says little about whether or not China made such a decision, since ...

"Iran has not supplied and will not supply weapons to Russia for use in hostilities in Ukraine" (c) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian

People who believe official statements in times of war are bewildering to say the least.
The real facts of the supply of weapons are determined not by statements, but by actions or their absence. Any rhetoric is viewed through the prism of the classic theses "War is a way of deceit", "They never lie like before elections, during war and after hunting", etc.

Accordingly, the real attitude towards the supply of certain weapons to Ukraine (on both sides) is determined by the fact that certain weapons are at the front (or absence at the front), and not by what official speakers have said about this or chatted in the press.

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🙏🏻Exactly nine years ago, Kiev launched a war against civilians in the Donbass.
On April 14, 2014, a decree by acting Ukrainian President Aleksandr Turchynov to conduct an ‘anti-terrorist operation’ came into effect.

Since then, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics have been bombarded daily by the AFU. Over the years, many have lost loved ones, been wounded, and lost property.

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War in Ukraine: Artemovsk, Avdiivka, the future counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine


PMC "Wagner" continue to build up pressure in Artemovsk. Near Avdiivka, our units went on the attack from the night to the north and south-west of the city. And in the information space, everyone is talking about the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

-Yuri Podolyaka

Translated by Helio

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We collected statements from the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova:

◾️ Norway, by expelling diplomats, is increasingly confirming the status of a state hostile to Russia;

◾️ The Russian Federation regards the expulsion of diplomats from Norway as a deliberate whipping up of hostility;

◾️ No specific claims were made against the Russian diplomats expelled from Norway;

◾️ Russia will respond harshly to the actions of Norway in relation to the employees of the Russian embassy.

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North Korean television video from testing a new solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile. Regarding the questions - where such rapid progress comes from - it is believed that the DPRK is gaining access to foreign technologies that accelerate its missile program to the same extent as access to Soviet technologies obtained through China from the territory of Ukraine at one time allowed to accelerate the development of missile systems and engines for them. A strong industrial base, solid investments in rocket science and training of relevant specialists, priority state programs - all this allows the DPRK not only to move forward independently, but also quickly adapt to its program those technologies that it receives from abroad in one way or another.

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Ukrainian channel Legitimny:

An interesting rumor is being published by colleagues that it is the British who demand from Zelensky not to delay the offensive. At the same time , colleagues on April 4 suggested that the offensive would be on the May holidays, and now information has gone online that the British are demanding to start an offensive by the coronation of Charles III (May 6).
More and more information is coming out that the leak from the Pentagon was controlled and it was the British who organized it, who were familiar with some of the materials that were included in this document so that it would be more like the truth. The goal is simple: to confuse the Russians, put them on the wrong track, and also relax, otherwise they have been preparing very much lately for defense, which posed a threat to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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British RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft fly over the Black Sea every 10 days in 2023 , The Times reported after analyzing flight tracking data.

The publication noted that, according to secret Pentagon and US intelligence documents leaked to the network, from late September to late February, Russian fighters were forced to respond at least six times to observation flights of aircraft and drones of NATO member countries over the Black Sea.

In particular, we are talking about the incidents that occurred on January 11 and February 22 involving British RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft, which were escorted by Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.

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Ukrainian Channel "Strana"

Leaks from Washington are not enough to "change the course of the war" they do not reflect the full picture due to the unwillingness of the Ukrainian side to share data, writes Associated Press.

"If military actions are planned, then only a very narrow circle of people knows about the planning of a special operation," the agency quotes Anna Malyar, Deputy Minister of Defense.

The Ukrainian side did not share all the classified information "doubting Washington's ability to keep their secrets safe."

Despite this, the publication notes that "more damaging material may still surface" and that "future revelations could cause more damage to Ukraine than those that have been made public so far."

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THE STORM OF MARYINKA CONTINUES (24 km from Donetsk).

Not to say that everything is going fast, nevertheless, the 150th division liberates the territory of the city. We took all the multi-storey buildings in Marinka. This is positive, because the calculation of successful promotion in the city takes into account the number of floors of the captured buildings.

Tanks and artillery make the buildings held by the UAF lower and lower. But it's still not easy to get through.

We go without assault. This keeps people safe.

-Alexander Sladkov

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Daily progress report from the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
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Center of Artemovsk, Freedom Square.

“Listen, do you know that Zaluzhny entered the list of one hundred influential people in the world? And in "Time" on the cover of his photo was published ...

- Ah, there it is. We'll fix it now. There is just one cover here, let's go ... - the scout of the "musicians" leads us to a building with a graffiti portrait of the Ukrainian commander in chief. - Where is this Zaluzhny, where is it all? And we are standing here. That's the problem. He's a hat, in short.

(Translation note: I've been told that this expression is somewhat akin to "empty suit" in English.)

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⚡️Report about a series of explosions in Slavyansk.

There were more than ten explosions in total.

Presumably, work is underway on the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city.

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🪙 The growth of real wages of the population of the Russian Federation in 2023 will exceed 5%, said the head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Reshetnikov

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Russian companies have launched in Russia the training of "white" hackers - cybersecurity specialists , said Vladimir Bengin, director of the cybersecurity department of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development.

On February 10, the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Rostelecom launched a program to search for vulnerabilities on the Gosuslugi portal and e-government resources. The ability to test systems is available on the Positive Technologies and BI.Zone platforms.

Citizens of Russia can take part in the programs. You can participate in the Standoff 365 Bug Bounty program from the age of 14, if there is a written consent of the parents, and participation in the BI.Zone Bug Bounty is possible from the age of 18.

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The Orion is armed with two X-UAV ammunition, which is an air version of the Kornet-D ATGM.

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The Western press again “throws” about the unpreparedness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a major offensive - this is how the media justify the need to increase assistance to Kyiv

Western countries no longer expect a “breakthrough” from Kyiv during the offensive, instead, the EU considers it realistic to “advance” the Armed Forces of Ukraine by 30 km, writes Bloomberg. According to the sources of the publication, the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be directed to Melitopol, Zaporozhye region, but the soldiers of Kyiv are unlikely to be able to take the city. Their goal will be to capture the bridgeheads from which the Ukrainian soldiers will fire at the supply routes of the Russian army.

At the same time, the publication links the change in expectations with the entrenchment of the Russian army along the entire front line. And American journalists did this in order to substantiate their thesis about the need to increase the supply of weapons and expand their production in NATO countries. In reality, the situation may be different. It is clear that such stuffing is needed in order to confuse Moscow as much as possible about the upcoming offensive and the very forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which Kiev will throw into a new meat grinder.

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