Novaya Pochta postal warehouses in Odessa, southern Ukraine, were damaged by explosions, the country's emergencies service reported.
A day earlier, Ukrainian newspaper Strana reported that Odessa was hit Thursday night.
Russian military strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure began on October 10 - two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, which, according to the Russian authorities, was supported by Ukrainian special services.
Attacks on energy and defense industries, military administration and communication facilities are being carried out throughout the country.
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A day earlier, Ukrainian newspaper Strana reported that Odessa was hit Thursday night.
"A large fire broke out on the spot (after the explosions), which was extinguished by firefighters," the report said.
Russian military strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure began on October 10 - two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, which, according to the Russian authorities, was supported by Ukrainian special services.
Attacks on energy and defense industries, military administration and communication facilities are being carried out throughout the country.
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Odessa Massacre 10 years on: radicals burned people alive to terrify Ukraine into submission
Polishchuk was forced to leave his home city after the massacre, facing persecution and violence targeting his son and assistant, amid his probe.
Odessa’s Anti-Maidan activists were “99.9 percent” locals, Polishchuk recalled - while 90 percent of pro-Maidan forces consisted of radicals brought into the rebellious city in the wake of the February 2014 coup in Kiev.
These forces were well-organized, he stressed, pointing out that five checkpoints were set up around Odessa manned by Euromaidan activists. A major football match taking place May 2 became a perfect chance for radicals to crush the opposition, as hundreds of ultras arrived into the city.
Polishchuk suspects top Ukrainian officials and oligarchs were behind the massacre.
Polishchuk is certain at least 51 people were killed, and estimates that about 230 were injured. “Only an honest investigation will reveal the exact number,” he said.
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“They were looking to intimidate people – not just disperse them, but intimidate them. And not only the residents of Odessa, but of all of Ukraine” to crush opponents of the new regime, Vasily Polishchuk, an ex-Odessa lawmaker who has spent 10 years investigating the 2014 Odessa Trade Unions Building massacre, told Sputnik on the tragedy’s 10th anniversary.
Polishchuk was forced to leave his home city after the massacre, facing persecution and violence targeting his son and assistant, amid his probe.
Odessa’s Anti-Maidan activists were “99.9 percent” locals, Polishchuk recalled - while 90 percent of pro-Maidan forces consisted of radicals brought into the rebellious city in the wake of the February 2014 coup in Kiev.
These forces were well-organized, he stressed, pointing out that five checkpoints were set up around Odessa manned by Euromaidan activists. A major football match taking place May 2 became a perfect chance for radicals to crush the opposition, as hundreds of ultras arrived into the city.
“In the end, under the pretext of a football match, they organized a ‘unity march’ through the city, and under its guise, destroyed the so-called Kulikovo Field [anti-Maidan] encampment,” the investigator said.
Polishchuk suspects top Ukrainian officials and oligarchs were behind the massacre.
“I am convinced that [then-Secretary of National Security and Defense Council] Parubiy was involved in this, as well as Nalyvaichenko, who became head of the SBU. [ex-Minister of Internal Affairs] Avakov is also involved. [oligarch] Kolomoisky provided financing. And Nemirovsky, the head of the regional administration, carried out Kolomoisky’s wishes,” he said.
Polishchuk is certain at least 51 people were killed, and estimates that about 230 were injured. “Only an honest investigation will reveal the exact number,” he said.
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The BRICS association has a great future, in time it will reach the size of the G20, the Egyptian finance minister told Sputnik.
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Russian forces have struck military facilities in Ochakov, southern Ukraine.
The strike targeted a port with military boats, Sergei Lebedev, the coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, told Sputnik.
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The strike targeted a port with military boats, Sergei Lebedev, the coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, told Sputnik.
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"Today, as we pay tribute to the victims of the Odessa massacre, we are convinced that sooner or later just retribution will catch up with the perpetrators and masterminds of this barbaric crime, which has no statute of limitations," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting on the May 2 tragedy in Odessa.
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Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk named the organizers and perpetrators of the tragedy in Odessa on May 2, 2014. They are:
▪️Former acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov;
▪️Former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov;
▪️Former head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Valentyn Nalyvaichenko;
▪️Former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy;
▪️Former Head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional State Administration Igor Kolomoisky.
The action on the ground was led by Igor Palitsa, who was subsequently appointed governor of the Odessa region on May 6, 2014, Russian media reported, citing Medvedchuk.
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▪️Former acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov;
▪️Former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov;
▪️Former head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Valentyn Nalyvaichenko;
▪️Former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy;
▪️Former Head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional State Administration Igor Kolomoisky.
The action on the ground was led by Igor Palitsa, who was subsequently appointed governor of the Odessa region on May 6, 2014, Russian media reported, citing Medvedchuk.
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Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski proposed setting up a "heavy brigade" of EU troops to quickly respond to events in neighboring regions.
Poland's top diplomat stated that the ultimate objective is to avoid relying on the United States for assistance in every emerging crisis.
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Poland's top diplomat stated that the ultimate objective is to avoid relying on the United States for assistance in every emerging crisis.
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Ukraine's permanent representative to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, has hinted at an attack on the Crimean bridge later this year.
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, previously stated that a possible attack on Crimea would mean an escalation of the conflict and called on the Ukrainian authorities to understand that such attacks would be met with "inevitable retaliation" using all kinds of weapons.
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Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, previously stated that a possible attack on Crimea would mean an escalation of the conflict and called on the Ukrainian authorities to understand that such attacks would be met with "inevitable retaliation" using all kinds of weapons.
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France will ruin itself for Ukraine - French politician
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"France stuck in an EU under the thumb of the American deep state will continue to go to war and will ruin itself for Zelensky's Ukraine," the leader of the French Patriots party Florian Philippot wrote on X, calling for the cessation of arms supplies to Ukraine and the start of peace talks.
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A CNN crew was given access to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) base in Iran, where they were shown ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and kamikaze drones used in attacks against Israel.
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Riot police have broken through the line of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of California.
Witnesses report sounds of explosions and the use of flash bombs.
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Coincidence of circumstances? Another Boeing whistleblower dies after sudden illness
Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee who accused the Boeing supplier of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX, has died after a brief battle with a "sudden, rapidly spreading infection," family members and his lawyer have confirmed.
The 45-year-old former quality auditor for Spirit was reportedly "in good health and known for his healthy lifestyle" before suddenly falling ill two weeks ago and being hospitalized for respiratory distress.
According to Dean's mother, her son was "fighting for his life" after contracting pneumonia and suffering a stroke following a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.
The 45-year-old died less than two months after Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, 62, was found dead of what South Carolina authorities described as an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
His lawyers said Barnett was in the midst of giving testimony arguing that Boeing retaliated against him for complaining about safety problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
In one of the most recent incidents, about 50 people were injured when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Chile-based LATAM Airlines experienced a "technical problem" en route from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand.
In 2018 and 2019, two fatal crashes caused by a software issue forced Boeing to ground its entire 737 Max fleet.
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Joshua Dean, a former Spirit AeroSystems employee who accused the Boeing supplier of ignoring defects in the production of the 737 MAX, has died after a brief battle with a "sudden, rapidly spreading infection," family members and his lawyer have confirmed.
The 45-year-old former quality auditor for Spirit was reportedly "in good health and known for his healthy lifestyle" before suddenly falling ill two weeks ago and being hospitalized for respiratory distress.
According to Dean's mother, her son was "fighting for his life" after contracting pneumonia and suffering a stroke following a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.
The 45-year-old died less than two months after Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, 62, was found dead of what South Carolina authorities described as an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
His lawyers said Barnett was in the midst of giving testimony arguing that Boeing retaliated against him for complaining about safety problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
In one of the most recent incidents, about 50 people were injured when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Chile-based LATAM Airlines experienced a "technical problem" en route from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand.
In 2018 and 2019, two fatal crashes caused by a software issue forced Boeing to ground its entire 737 Max fleet.
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❗️Over half of Ukraine's entire energy system has been damaged as a result of Russian strikes, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells Western media.
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"Russian ballistic missiles are the real scourge of this war. They’ve been mainly used recently to destroy our energy system. Just to give an understanding to your viewers, half our energy system is damaged," he told the Foreign Policy.
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Riot police hastily withdraw from pro-Palestine encampment after student protestors at the University of California, Los Angeles hold their ground.
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🇮🇷 🇷🇺 Iran and Russia are working together to hammer out new methods for trade settlements
One of the proposed solutions includes the use of central bank digital currencies and digital financial assets, as mentioned by Rahimi Mohsen, the trade attache at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, during an interview with the Russian media.
Employing digital rubles and crypto-rials could streamline the trade processes between the two nations and help alleviate the impact of the existing sanctions, Mohsen emphasized.
In late April, he announced Iran's plans to launch a pilot project aimed at accepting Russian Mir payment cards.
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One of the proposed solutions includes the use of central bank digital currencies and digital financial assets, as mentioned by Rahimi Mohsen, the trade attache at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, during an interview with the Russian media.
Employing digital rubles and crypto-rials could streamline the trade processes between the two nations and help alleviate the impact of the existing sanctions, Mohsen emphasized.
In late April, he announced Iran's plans to launch a pilot project aimed at accepting Russian Mir payment cards.
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Key statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at a briefing:
▪️Commenting on Biden's accusing Russia of xenophobia, Peskov said that the statement distorts reality.
▪️The United States continues to openly put pressure on countries that cooperate with Russia, but this cannot affect bilateral relations.
▪️ Accusations against Russia of using chemical weapons are unfounded and Russia remains committed to its obligations.
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▪️Commenting on Biden's accusing Russia of xenophobia, Peskov said that the statement distorts reality.
▪️The United States continues to openly put pressure on countries that cooperate with Russia, but this cannot affect bilateral relations.
▪️ Accusations against Russia of using chemical weapons are unfounded and Russia remains committed to its obligations.
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Modular version of the Buk-M3 to improve Russia's air defense
The modular variant of the Buk-M3 air defense system can significantly increase the level of protection of Russian skies from Ukrainian attacks, analysts of the Center for Aerospace Defense wrote in the article for the magazine National Defense.
Ukraine uses long-range weapons to target Russian stationary objects - industrial buildings or urban infrastructure. Taking this into account, the developer of the Buk family of air defense systems has implemented the idea of modular construction of a medium-range air defense system.
The complex does not require specialized chassis - a step that significantly reduces its cost. At the same time, the adaptations allow to improve the reconnaissance and firing capabilities, as well as to upgrade the ammunition of the air defense system.
Analysts add that the modular Buk-M3 as a "highly effective medium-range air defense system" will make short work of all tactical and cruise missiles supplied by the West, including the hyped ATACMS, Storm Shadow and Taurus.
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The modular variant of the Buk-M3 air defense system can significantly increase the level of protection of Russian skies from Ukrainian attacks, analysts of the Center for Aerospace Defense wrote in the article for the magazine National Defense.
Ukraine uses long-range weapons to target Russian stationary objects - industrial buildings or urban infrastructure. Taking this into account, the developer of the Buk family of air defense systems has implemented the idea of modular construction of a medium-range air defense system.
The complex does not require specialized chassis - a step that significantly reduces its cost. At the same time, the adaptations allow to improve the reconnaissance and firing capabilities, as well as to upgrade the ammunition of the air defense system.
"The modular version of the Buk-M3 air defense system is capable of significantly increasing the level of air defense and repulsing existing and future threats of terrorist attacks from the air," the article reads.
Analysts add that the modular Buk-M3 as a "highly effective medium-range air defense system" will make short work of all tactical and cruise missiles supplied by the West, including the hyped ATACMS, Storm Shadow and Taurus.
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❗️The Russian military has completely liberated the settlement of Berdychy, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
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