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🇺🇸 Biden dragged US into proxy war with Russia that Moscow 'is winning,' Marjorie Taylor Greene says

The intelligence community was blatantly “lying” to Americans, claiming that Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, wants to “take over Europe,” the Republican politician said.

💬 “Energy bills are going up, your groceries are going up… inflation is hurting you. You're watching your retirement money shrink to nothing because inflation's going up.” Pointing out that the US federal government was mired in debt "worth $32 trillion," she queried: “Are we going to end up in another war?”

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

▪️The tensest situation during the week was in the Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions

▪️In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian forces thwarted 44 attacks on Russian positions, eliminating more than 960 people. In addition, Ukrainian forces are transferring one of the last formations of the strategic reserve, the 71st Jaeager Brigade

▪️In the Donetsk direction, attempts by Ukrainian troops break through Russian defenses failed, with 36 attacks repelled, and 2,385 Ukrainian servicemen eliminated

▪️In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Army thwarted Ukrainian offensive plans, destroying up to 1,025 Ukrainian servicemen

▪️In the Kupyansk direction, Russian tactical positions were improved by taking over Ukrainian strongholds and key heights, eliminating up to 470 Ukrainian servicemen

▪️In the Krasny Liman direction, Russia forces thwarted 14 Ukrainian attacks, eliminating up to 540 Ukrainian servicemen

▪️In the Kherson direction, the Russian Army’s main efforts were concentrated on hitting Ukrainian manpower, eliminating up to 230 Ukrainian servicemen. According to the testimony of prisoners, most of the Ukrainian servicemen refuse the mission of forcing the Dnepr River, fearing death from Russian fire

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⚡️Putin said that he will soon have a meeting with Xi Jinping. The topic of discussion will include humanitarian contacts.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Shoigu met in Moscow with the Turkish Foreign Minister, said that the grain deal was stopped through no fault of Russia.

The defense minister also noted that Moscow intends to continue to cooperate Ankara on Syria.

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🛹🇷🇺 The Grand Skate Tour 2023 is in full swing in Moscow

A large number of skateboarding events has already taken place at Moscow's most famous Gorky Park and the tournament finals are to be held on the last day of the festival.

By September 1, the GST has hosted a series of masterclasses, lectures and seminars delivered by foreign guests at the educational center. At the moment, more than a thousand skaters from 41 countries of the world have taken part in sports, cultural and educational events of GST.

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❗️Ukrainian troops continue shelling Donetsk and Yasinovatsky district on Knowledge Day, firing 12 more shells of the "NATO" caliber of 155 millimeters, the DNR representation in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukrainian War Crimes (JCCC) said.

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💸How much do mercenaries make in Ukraine?

The Russian military has reported a major uptick in Ukraine’s recruitment of foreign mercenaries. Estimates on just how much these ‘soldiers of fortune’ get paid vary wildly, from less than $1,000 a month to $2,000 per day.

👉Sputnik did a little digging and spoke to a pair of veteran military experts to try to get to the bottom of things

🇺🇸📉 American wage-earners living hand-to-mouth under 'evil' Democrats

Americans are now struggling to make ends meet more than at any time in decades, figures show. Former Marine, libertarian economist, and professor Mark Frost said the Biden administration was either incompetent or malignant in its management of the economy.

A new survey has found that half of US citizens are living hand-to-mouth, unable to save money, and spending their last paycheck before the next comes in. Economist Mark Frost told Sputnik that the statistic did not surprise him, as US President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act was in fact "the Inflation Increase Act."

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📹Crime and punishment: a Ukrainian anti-tank gun crew attempts to fire on Russian positions, but a short time later, they turned to dust in the wind

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🌍 🇷🇺 From Algeria to E. Guinea: African Students Share Experiences of Studying in Russia on Knowledge Day

On September 1, Russia celebrates Knowledge Day, a special day that marks the beginning of the school year. It is observed every year in Russia and many other former Soviet republics.

Knowledge Day is also a day to honor teachers and educators, and to motivate students to pursue their academic goals.

But how do African students, who come from different cultures and backgrounds, experience this Russian tradition and what are their stories of studying in the country? To find out, Sputnik Africa spoke to four African students who are studying in Russia.

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🇺🇸🏒🇷🇺 A US-born hockey player granted citizenship by Putin: 'I want to be Russia's best defenseman'

Brennan Menell, 26, an American-born professional ice hockey defenseman playing under contract with HC Dynamo Moscow, recently received Russian citizenship and shared his impressions and vision of the future with Sputnik.

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❗️Russian air defense systems on duty took down a Ukrainian aircraft-type UAV over the Belgorod region, the Russian Defense Ministry said

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🇺🇸☢️🇷🇺 CIA Vet: US aiding Ukraine's drone attack on Russian nuclear power plants

A Ukrainian drone attacked the town of Kurchatov, home to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, on September 1. Kiev is using the Pentagon's intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems to conduct the strikes, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson told Sputnik.

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❗️ Russian air defenses down two targets over Belgorod region's Korochansky and Yakovlevsky districts - governor

🇷🇺 Russia to allocate $20.7 billion in the coming years for the development of new regions - Putin

The money is to be spent in accordance with the government's program for the socioeconomic development of Russia's new regions, adopted on April 27. The first stage, according to the president, is to bring the four new regions up to all-Russian levels in terms of social issues, including medical care, education and infrastructure development.

The government's program is already being implemented. For example, the Russian government's Territorial Development Fund will repair more than 3,600 infrastructure facilities in Russia's new regions, according to the fund's statement released on Wednesday.

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❗️ Biden administration reportedly plans to announce the delivery of depleted uranium projectiles to Ukraine next week, according to American media

🇺🇸 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to disclose the Jeffrey Epstein client list if elected, emphasizing the importance of transparency and addressing conspiracy theories.

“I think what we have a lot in this country are a lot of conspiracy realists. And so, I’m one of them just because everything you sort of suspect oftentimes becomes true,” Ramaswamy noted in response to a question from a voter who urged that she is “tired of being called a conspiracy theorist.”

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🇮🇷🇮🇱 Iranian officials have disclosed a significant alleged Israeli intelligence plot to sabotage Iran's defense sector.

The scheme involved installing faulty, foreign-made connector components with explosives on domestic defense equipment, such as missiles and drones. The plan, discovered around nine years ago, aimed to disrupt production lines, harm defense industry workers, or disable weapons during emergencies. Iran detected and rectified the flawed connectors before they could be utilized in defense production.

Deputy Defense Minister Reza Talaei-Nik revealed that Iranian intelligence had gathered basic information about these connector components in 2015, and Deputy Defense Minister Mehdi Farahi described the agents involved as a "very professional network" that sought to infiltrate Iran's defense sector.

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❗️ Kiev's attempt to attack the Crimean bridge with a crewless boat was thwarted, the vessel was destroyed in the Black Sea, the Russian Ministry of Defense said

It is reported that traffic on the bridge is temporarily closed

❗️ North Korea has fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, South Korean media has reported