Kiev realizes that at this stage a decision on Ukraine's membership in NATO is unlikely, the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.

The minister also added that the main events of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are yet to come, and what happened in recent weeks was only a "preview"

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Ukrainian officials who seek to transfer the Christian Orthodox relics from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to Europe do not respect the faith of the people of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

"Taking the relics out would mean that neither the faith of the people nor the values of the Orthodox church are respected by those who make such decisions," ROCOR Synod of Bishops Chancellor Serafim Gan said.

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said earlier this week that the Ukrainian authorities and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have reached an agreement on removing the relics from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to transfer them to Western European countries.

The SVR said the agreement stipulates the Lavra’s valuables would be moved to museums in Italy, France, Germany and the Vatican under the pretext of allegedly rescuing them from Russian missile strikes.

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New York is trying to source a supercomputer capable of running AI programs in order to regulate the technology more effectively

New York is looking to both obtain capable hardware and hire professionals to run the programs, media said, citing New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne Harris, whose agency is looking into AI and machine learning beyond its use in the private sector.

According to Harris, DFS is using data-driven approaches leveraging data analysis to enhance the agency's ability to predict and respond to events in the marketplace, the report said.

With many major private tech and software companies shifting toward AI, Harris told media, it makes the most sense for regulators to be adopting the same tools.

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📹 Destruction of Ukrainian armoured vehicle column in South Donetsk

The reconnaissance attack helicopter crews detected an advancing Ukrainian armoured vehicle column and destroyed it with guided missiles.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky has submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, that will officially establish the status of English in Ukraine as the language of international communication

According to the document, heads of local administrations, police officers and prosecutors are required to speak English.

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🥴 "What’s a Uyghur?": US presidential hopeful Francis Suarez seemed unaware of the existence of the Uyghur ethnic group of northwest China

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🇸🇪 Swedish police authorize Quran burning outside Stockholm mosque amid the ongoing Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha

Earlier, when Sweden's entry into NATO was discussed, a Swedish activist had arranged a public burning of the holy book, which caused difficulties with its accession to the block due to Turkiye's protest.

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🗣 Kremlin aide Peskov reiterates Kiev's accusations against Moscow regarding Kramatorsk strikes false: Russia does not hit civilian infrastructure

🇮🇳🇷🇺 Indo-Russian missile manufacturer #BrahMos Aerospace confirmed recently that it has completed the preliminary design of the new generation of 🚀Brahmos-NG missiles.

What makes Brahmos the 'Brahmastra' of India's missile arsenal? Learn in our explainer!

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🇷🇺 The Russian government announced on Wednesday that it had approved a strategy for the development of unmanned aircraft in Russia until 2030

The strategy covers five areas, among which is the stimulation of demand for domestic products and their development and mass production, the statement read.

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NATO countries agreed that Stoltenberg will remain NATO secretary general for one more year, report says

📹 Russian artillerymen, with the support of the UAV corps of the BARS volunteer detachment, destroy enemy positions in the Zaporozhye region

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Elon Musk allegedly takes ketamine, while Google co-founder Brin does 'magic' mushrooms, the WSJ says

Additionally, Founders Fund, a venture capital company that invests in SpaceX and Facebook, has thrown psychedelic parties, the journal reports, citing sources.

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Why is the US at war with Russia, Tucker Calson wonders

🗣 There's gotta be a better reason for waging this pointless war, than helping the Bidens "repay debts", ex-Fox News anchor says.

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Mysterious Drones Swarm Cambodia

🇰🇭 Cambodia has deployed 500 soldiers with 200 anti-aircraft guns to combat unidentified UAVs trespassing the country's border in Ratanakiri province.

The owner of these puzzling drones remains a mystery, with neighboring 🇱🇦 🇻🇳 Laos and Vietnam denying any involvement.

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❗️Russia's MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️ Russian aviation attacked oil refining and fuel storage facilities for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass, all facilities were hit;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces successfully repelled five attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the DPR, over 240 Ukrainian servicemen were killed;

▪️ The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the south of the DPR and in the Zaporozhye region amounted to 235 military personnel;

▪️ Russian troops repelled two UAF attacks near Krasny Liman;

▪️ The Ukrainian DRG was destroyed in the Kharkov region, the total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kupyansk per day amounted to 30 soldiers;

▪️ Russian air defense systems intercepted three Storm Shadow missiles, six HIMARS MLRS shells, shot down 8 UAF drones;

▪️ During the day, Russian troops destroyed up to 115 soldiers, MLRS Grad and self-propelled gun Akatsyia of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Krasny Liman;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces repulsed two attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with forces up to a motorized infantry company each in the area of the Vremevsky salient;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces attacked the reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye region;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces hit the command and observation posts of the battalions of the 63rd Mechanized and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the DPR.

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❗️ Latest statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

▪️ The longer Ukraine and the West delay a peaceful settlement, the harder it will be to negotiate;

▪️ From the West, there were no serious proposals for a settlement in Ukraine from anyone at all;

▪️ There were attempts to use unscrupulous approaches towards the invited countries to support the Zelensky plan at the meeting on Ukraine in Copenhagen;

▪️ We are in contact with the United States on the work of embassies, while we are not very successful in clearing the rubble created by Obama;

▪️ Nobody wants a nuclear war, but talking about it in the absence of a system of strategic stability means "relying on chance."

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