📹 Novoalekseyevka liberated: How it happened

The Russian Ministry of Defense has released footage of the rapid advance of the forces of the Tsentr group in the village of Novoalekseyevka, Donetsk People's Republic.

Supported by armored units, they entered forest belts and dismantled enemy fortifications. Attack drones neutralized enemy assets and supported assault units. As a result, key positions were secured and the Russian flag was raised in the village.

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Russia has begun mass-producing mobile shelters "KUB-M"
 
The construction offers protection, among other things, from the light radiation of a nuclear explosion and radioactive contamination of the area.
 
There are two blocks in the basic configuration. One is designed for technical use and the other for sheltering up to 54 people, with additional modules bearing capacity for another 150.

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🇬🇪The opposition continues to rebel over election results

Georgian special forces officers have ousted protesters who disagreed with the results of the parliamentary elections outside Tbilisi State University.

Law enforcement officers dismantled the tents and barricades set up by the activists on Sunday, including the removal of their cars used for blockades.

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NATO formally in state of war with Russia if Ukraine strikes with ATACMS - ex-Austrian FM

Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl believes that if Kiev strikes deep into Russian territory with ATACMS missiles, NATO will formally be in a state of war with Russia.

"What might happen next: in case of such ATACMS strikes deep into Russia? NATO will be formally at war with Russia. This is not the priority for the incoming US President Trump. There might be turmoils, resignations within the US hierarchy," she said on her social media.

According to Kneissl, Trump has already stated that he was planning a kind of "purge" in the ranks of the American army in connection with the failure of US troops in Afghanistan in 2021, so some officials may lose their jobs.

Both the EU and the US will have to find a way out of the current situation, Kneissl said. In her opinion, the future US president may simply refuse to participate in the Ukrainian conflict, leaving this problem to European countries. Kneissl notes that military rhetoric in many areas has become a serious problem in the European Union, calling it "the remainder of what once was Europe."

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US Senate to vote on blocking American arms sales to Israel

The US Senate is set to decide on November 20 three resolutions providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed sales to Israel of certain defense articles and services.

The joint resolutions of disapproval were filed by independent Senator Bernie Sanders amid reports that Israel is obstructing aid shipments for Palestinians in Gaza.

The documents stipulate blocking the sales of 120 mm mortar rounds, joint direct attack munitions (JDAMS), F-15 fighter jets, and tank rounds to the Jewish state.

Sanders said in a statement ahead of the voting that the ongoing Gaza war has been waged “almost entirely with American weapons and $18 billion of US taxpayer dollars.”

He condemned “immoral and illegal” actions by Israel, which he said had dropped US-supplied heavy bombs into “crowded neighborhoods, killing hundreds of civilians to take out a handful of Hamas fighters, and made little effort to distinguish between civilians and combatants."

The Senate vote will come after humanitarian groups questioned the Biden administration’s assessment earlier this month on whether Israel was impeding assistance to Gaza. This followed Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin telling Tel Aviv in October that it had 30 days to improve the flow of aid to Gaza or risk consequences.

The US has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the beginning of the Gaza war, which led to conflict escalation around the Middle East, last month’s report for Brown University’s Costs of War project revealed.

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🔸More evidence of chemical weapons use by Ukraine

🔸US Senate to vote on blocking American arms sale to Israel

🔸G20 leaders adopt the final declaration

🔸Baltic Sea cable damaged

🔸Why does Russia’s Su-57 fighter jet get the better of the US’ F-35?

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⚡️Russia's President Vladimir Putin approves Russian key policy in field of nuclear deterrence

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❗️According to the document:

▪️Aggression against Russia or its allies by a non-nuclear state with support of a nuclear one is considered a joint attack
 
▪️Deterring potential enemies from aggression against Russia and its allies is among the highest state priorities of our country
 
▪️Aggression of any state from a military coalition against Russia or its allies is considered aggression of this coalition as a whole
 
▪️Russian state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence is defensive in nature
 
▪️Russia carries out nuclear deterrence against potential enemies: states, blocs and alliances that consider Russia an enemy
 
▪️Adaptability of nuclear deterrence to military dangers and threats are included in the foundations of Russian state policy in nuclear deterrence
 
▪️Russian state policy on nuclear deterrence is aimed at maintaining the potential of nuclear forces at levels sufficient for nuclear deterrence

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❗️Russian key policy in field of nuclear deterrence implies:

💬Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies
 
💬Russia considers nuclear weapons a means of deterrence, the use of which is an extreme and forced measure
 
💬Russia may use nuclear weapons in case of aggression against Russia or Belarus that creates a critical threat to territorial integrity
 
💬Uncertainty for potential enemies of scale and location of use of nuclear forces are attributed to principles of nuclear deterrence of Russia
 
💬Nuclear deterrence is aimed at ensuring that a potential adversary understands the inevitability of retaliation in the event of aggression against Russia
 
💬Maintaining constant readiness of nuclear deterrence forces for use as part of Russia's nuclear deterrence
 
💬Russian state policy in nuclear deterrence in military conflict guarantees cessation of military actions on terms acceptable to Russia

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⚡️Creation or expansion of existing coalitions with approach of military infrastructure to borders of Russia among main military dangers
 
According to it, the use of nuclear arms of mass destruction against Russia or its military is a justification for determining the possibility of using nuclear weapons

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❗️Putin's decree "On the approval of the foundations of the State policy of Russia in the field of nuclear deterrence" says that:

🔺Nuclear deterrence can be triggered if the enemy has attack drones threatening Russia
 
🔺Data on massive takeoff of air and space attack weapons crossing the Russian border is one of the conditions for determining the use of nuclear weapons
 
🔺Russia considers that which may require nuclear deterrence and the deployment of missiles and missile defense systems as military danger
 
🔺The deployment of missile defense systems in space by the enemy is a danger, the neutralization of which calls for Russia to conduct nuclear deterrence 
 
🔺Russia sees the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of non-nuclear states as the main military danger
 
🔺Nuclear deterrence will be carried out continuously in peacetime, during threats of aggression, in wartime, and until the use of nuclear arms
 
🔺Russia's nuclear deterrent forces include land-based, sea-based, and air-based forces
 
🔺Russia is making all necessary efforts to prevent any escalation that could provoke military conflicts, including nuclear ones
 
🔺Reliable information about the launch of ballistic missiles attacking Russia or its allies makes possible the use of nuclear weapons in response

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THROWBACK: Putin outlined changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine amid new global threats
 
Earlier, President Vladimir Putin outlined plans to update Russia's nuclear doctrine, the Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence.
 
The core principle of nuclear weapon use remains the same: they are a last resort to protect sovereignty.
 
However, the changing geopolitical landscape and emerging military threats have required adjustments.
 
At the regular Security Council meeting on nuclear deterrence, Putin highlighted key elements of the revised document.

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⚡️Actions against critical facilities of Russia by potential enemies may justify use of nuclear weapons — Putin's decree
 
The document says that enemy actions against ecologically dangerous Russian facilities that could lead to catastrophe could justify the use of nuclear arms.

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