☠️ West uses Ukraine as settling tank for outdated and dangerous equipment

Over 2,000 pieces of equipment, including Challenger 2 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and Bulldog personnel carriers, belonging to the British Armed Forces may have asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), according to the nation's Defense Ministry.

Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous silicate minerals that are resistant to fire and corrosion. It is also an excellent thermal and electrical insulator. However, when asbestos materials become damaged, tiny fibers could get stuck in the lungs, leading to asbestosis, a scarring of the lung tissue, and mesothelioma, a type of cancer.

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🇷🇺🇷🇸 A direct threat of ethnic cleansing of Serbs in Kosovo, which was practiced by Kosovo Albanian radicals in the past, can revive, Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

Kosovar PM Albin Kurti said that on Sunday night, unidentified people opened fire on Kosovo police officers, killing one and wounding another. Later, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that several Serbs were killed and injured in the clashes with police in Kosovo and Metohija.

"There is no doubt that yesterday’s bloodshed is a direct and immediate consequence of the course taken by the so-called Prime Minister A. Kurti to incite the conflict and clear the territory of the region from the Serbs. His attempts to create additional Western pressure on the Serbian leadership by escalating the situation bring the entire Balkan region to a dangerous brink," Zakharova said.

The Kosovo police "have discredited themselves" due to systemic violence against local Serbs, Zakharova added.

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📹🇷🇺 Russian Osman special forces unit eliminates Ukrainian Kazak armored vehicle using FPV drone in Zaporozhye direction

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🇩🇪 Bundeswehr bungles billion euros on radios that can’t be installed in army vehicles

The digital radios, produced by German technology manufacturer Rohde & Schwarz, are supposed to replace the Bundeswehr’s older analogue sets. But the new equipment is reportedly proving difficult to mount on the military’s many different types of vehicles, and adjustments are necessary for the more than one hundred different vehicle types.

These issues have prompted the defense ministry, wary of voiding the manufacturer’s warranty by installing the equipment themselves, to wait for official support from the defense industry, thus leaving already delivered equipment on warehouse shelves. The radio procurement campaign is ultimately expected to cost Germany up to €5 billion.

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🇺🇸🇦🇲 USAID chief power visits Armenia, highlights Pashinyan's ticklish position

This visit marks a significant development, being the first time senior US officials have set foot in Armenia since the ceasefire agreement that ended the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

💬 "I’m here to reiterate the US’ strong support & partnership with Armenia and to speak directly with those impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh," said Power, expressing her purpose in Armenia.

The US Embassy in Armenia released a statement emphasizing their support for Armenia's independence, territorial integrity and democracy.

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🇨🇦 Russians did it™: Trudeau blames "Russian disinformation" for a Ukrainian Nazi veteran being honored in the Canadian parliament

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💰 The US has enough money for military supplies to Ukraine for a few more weeks; however, further aid could dwindle without a congressional decision, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby reportedly said.

Kirby urged lawmakers to approve another $24 billion package while conditions on the front remain favorable for a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

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🇺🇸🔎 US reconnaissance flights near Crimea tripled since start of year

During the week of September 18-24, US reconnaissance aircraft and strategic drones, as well as the "scouts" of their NATO allies, flew 21 flights near Crimea, according to data from the portal Flightradar24.

In particular, American P-8A Poseidon and EP-3E Aries II, British RC-135W Rivet Joint and Luxembourg-based E-3A Sentry aircraft flew over the eastern coast of Romania. US RQ-4B Global Hawk strategic reconnaissance aircraft flew over the central and eastern Black Sea. Most of the sorties - 16 out of 21 - were flown by US aircraft.

One day before the September 22 Ukrainian cruise missile attack on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, the activity of reconnaissance flights by the US and its allies increased to six flights a day. Thus, there is a connection between the intensity of the Western reconnaissance flights and the intensity of Ukrainian attacks on the Crimea.

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💥 Nord Stream pipeline attack one year later: West seeks to shift blame onto Ukraine

Explosions hit the Nord Stream pipelines, built to deliver gas under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, on September 26, 2022. The attack remains clouded in mystery one year later: Denmark, Germany and Norway have left Russia out of their investigations into the attack, prompting Moscow to launch its own investigation with charges of international terrorism. Media reports offered different explanations for what really happened.

Pulitzer Prize-winning US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s take:

▪️The terrorist attack was carried out by US Navy divers with the help of Norwegian operatives
▪️The explosives were planted during the NATO BALTOPS 22 exercises in June 2022
▪️Joe Biden personally made the decision about the terrorist attacks following more than nine months of secret discussions with his national security team

Western media’s official theory:

▪️The attack was carried out by Ukrainian swimmers who had rented a yacht
▪️The operation was financed by a "private sponsor" from Ukraine
▪️The US was not aware about the preparation and carrying out of the terrorist attack

❓Which one sounds more convincing to you?

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🥺 Bitter? Fox News cuts Trump speech after he says interview with ousted Fox star Tucker Carlson outperformed GOP debate

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💬 "The development and deployment of nuclear weapons provide a level of security and deterrence that, from Pakistan's perspective, is necessary to counterbalance India's military might", former defense attaché in Pakistan's Armed Forces explained.

🚀 🇵🇰 Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is growing, with new warheads, delivery systems, and increased production. Recent satellite images show the construction of launcher facilities.

◾ By 2025, Pakistan's warhead count could reach 200, surpassing earlier US projections. These developments raise concerns amid economic and political challenges.

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🇨🇦 “Not everything is Russian disinformation”: Elon Musk comments on the honoring of a Ukrainian Nazi veteran in the Canadian parliament

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🇫🇷 France losing great power status as Africa turns to BRICS

Following the July 26 military takeover in Niger, the nation's de facto government has demanded that French diplomats and troops leave the West African state. Nonetheless, the Elysee Palace resisted the demands, claiming that it would withdraw only if Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum requested it. However, on September 24, Macron gave up.

💬 "France hiding behind President Bazoum has been a farce to cover up the end of the French neocolonial empire of Africa," Paolo Raffone, a strategic analyst and director of the CIPI Foundation in Brussels, told Sputnik. "The army-led events that have changed governments in many countries in the Sahel region, although each different for their domestic logic, share a common and widely supported desire to end the de facto French 'mandate.'"

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🇵🇱 Strike on Poland last year that killed two people was done by Ukrainian missile, Polish investigation concludes

Ukraine has yet to provide Poland with any material regarding the incident, Polish media reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation.

The Polish prosecutor's office confirmed that a verdict on the case is ready, but remains confidential.

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🇨🇦 Justin Trudeau skipped the G-20 dinner in New Delhi because he “got high on cocaine", ex-Indian diplomat Deepak Vohra believes.

According to Vohra, the alleged evidence was discovered by sniffer dogs on the plane that brought the Canadian PM to India.

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🪖 US-made ATACMS sent to Ukraine 'risk ending up on black market'

There is no clarity as to how many of the ATACMS will be delivered to Ukraine, nor when they will arrive, UK military analyst Sean Bell has warned on British media.

He added that there were several reasons that gave Washington pause when it came to signing off on the weapons that Volodymyr Zelensky had been clamoring for. One of these was that the ballistic missiles can be used at long distances, and if they target Russian territory there is a grave risk the situation could escalate.

Sean Bell added that there are no big war stocks of these ATACMs, as they are very expensive, high-tech weapons.

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❗️Ukrainian losses for September have amounted to over 17,000 servicemen and more than 2,700 pieces of military equipment, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu

The destroyed equipment includes seven Bradley IFVs, two German Leopard tanks, and one Challenger.

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