📹 Russian paratroopers get unmatched flamethrowers for special op

The heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" (Scorching Sun) was developed based on the TOS-1 "Buratino" in 2001. This type of firepower system is designed to incapacitate an enemy's lightly armored vehicles, cars, buildings, fortifications and manpower at a distance of up to six kilometers.

Russian airborne troops for the first time in history received the TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower systems, and they will be used in the special operation zone in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry revealed.

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📰❌ Twitter removed the verification mark from the main account of American newspaper The New York Times

This happened after the outlet (which is worth well over $6 bn) refused to pay the monthly fee of $7 for the mark according to the social network's new requirements. Now, the newspaper's account - which has 55 million subscribers - is no different from other unofficial profiles.

💬 "The real tragedy of @ NYTimes is that their propaganda isn't even interesting", Elon Musk wrote on Twitter, criticizing the decision.

Twitter's owner announced some time ago that verified users had until 1 April to buy a premium subscription or lose their verification check mark.

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❗️️Daria Trepova has been detained on suspicion of having been involved in the St. Petersburg café explosion

Narendra Modi 🇮🇳 tops list of most popular world leaders, surpassing US President Joe Biden 🇺🇸 and UK's PM Rishi Sunak 🇬🇧

📈The rating was published by Morning Consult, a global solutions analysis company that tracks the major decisions of world leaders.

According to Morning Consult, Prime Minister Modi came in first place with an approval rating of 76 percent.

Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron🇫🇷 came in last, with a little over 20%.

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⚡️Terror attack against Vladlen Tatarsky was plotted by Ukrainian special services, National Antiterrorism Committee says

❗️Key statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Sunday’s explosion at a St. Petersburg cafe:

▪️Vladimir Putin was immediately informed about the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg;

▪️The active phase of the investigation is underway;

▪️The Kiev regime supports terrorist activities and is likely behind the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky, as well as other people since 2014, which is why Russia is carrying out the special military operation.

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Woke-Incited Segregation Rears Ugly Head: Swedish Student Club Slammed for Non-White Only Event

The Smaland student club at Lund University has gotten itself into hot water for organizing an event where only "people of color" were welcome.

Writer and Lund University student Marcus Bjork accused the club of "unashamedly promoting ethnic and gender separatism," as the club recently organized a demonstration where "cis-men" were not welcome to participate (as opposed to non-binary males who were welcome). Posters plastered with slogans such as "cis-men out!" and "the future is non-binary" were proudly displayed on its Instagram account.

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🇫🇷 At least three people were killed and eight others injured during three separate shootings overnight into Monday in the French port city of Marseille, which has been notorious as the country's criminal capital, French media reported.

Two shootings started around midnight in the districts of Castellas and Aygalades, French broadcaster BFMTV reported, citing police sources. As a result, two people were killed and six injured, with one victim remaining in critical condition.

An hour later, the third shooting broke out in the district of Joliette next to harbor docks, leaving another person dead and two critically injured, the report said.The young men killed were aged 16, 23 and 29, BFMTV reported. The shootings are believed to be related to local bands fighting over influence in drug distribution area.

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⚡️ Finland to become NATO member on April 4, president's office says

❗️First video of St. Petersburg terrorist attack suspect’s interrogation

The suspect in the attack, 26-year-old Daria Trepova, admits she brought the explosive device used to assassinate Vladlen Tatarsky disguised as a statuette in a box

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⚡️ Russia will strengthen its military capabilities in the western and northwestern directions in response to Finland’s accession to NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said.

Moscow will take additional steps to ensure military security in the event of deployment of forces and assets of other NATO members in Finland, he added.

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South Korea, US, Japan Launch Joint Naval Drills Involving USS Carrier

South Korea, the United States, and Japan have launched joint naval exercises in response to recent missile launches by North Korea. The exercises, involving the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, focus on enhancing the ability to respond to underwater threats from North Korea, including ballistic missiles for submarines.

North Korea has complained about the exercises, warning the parties not to build up a military presence near the Korean peninsula and criticizing them for preparing for invasion.

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️ In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 75 servicemen, two armored fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and a D-30 howitzer;

▪️In the Krasny Liman direction, Russian forces destroyed up to 50 servicemen, two armored fighting vehicles, a pickup truck, and a D-30 howitzer;

▪️In the Donetsk direction, Ukrainian losses during the day amounted to up to 285 servicemen, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored personnel carriers, one armored combat vehicle, eight motor vehicles, two pickups, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, four D-30 howitzers, as well as two ammunition depots;

▪️In the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, Ukrainian losses amounted to over 45 troops and two truck pickups, a D-30 howitzer, as well as one Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer;

▪️In the Kherson direction, Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 10 servicemen, two motor vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer;

▪️Russian air defenses shot down 10 HIMARS and Smerch MLRS rockets.

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❗️🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin has named the city of Kazan as the venue for the 2024 meeting of BRICS heads of state, according to the relevant decree published.

The decree also appoints Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov as the chairman of the organizing committee for the preparation and maintenance of Russia's chairmanship in BRICS.

A number of countries intend to join the economic bloc, including Argentina, Iran, Indonesia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. The next BRICS summit will take place on August 2023, in South Africa.

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The United States need to be pushing for peace in Ukraine, not funding a proxy war with Russia, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said during an interview.

"We can't afford another foreign war," she said, pointing out that Ukraine was not a NATO member nation nor the 51st state of the US.

Last April, Russia sent a note of protest to NATO on account of its weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said that any such deliveries would be a legitimate aim of the Russian military and that the NATO are "playing with fire."

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☦️ Throngs of Orthodox believers have gathered at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra for prayers on Monday amid growing pressure from authorities after the eviction of monks last week.

Monks placed an Icon of the Mother of God of Kiev-Bratsk outside the monastery. Police and ambulance personnel are present in the vicinity of the monastery.

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