🟠Putin thanks North Korea for helping SMASH Ukrainian militants in Kursk region, Kim Jong-un announces a monument to commemorate the soldiers' heroic deeds

🟠Trump: Zelensky is ready to give up Crimea

🟠Ukraine and US agree to exempt repayment of US aid from minerals deal

🟠Netanyahu sets two conditions for a deal with Iran

🟠US & Japan plot dual-use ships as China fires warning shots against confrontation

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US strikes African migrant detention center in Yemen

The US has attacked a detention center for migrants from Africa in northwestern Yemen, killing at least 30 people, Al Masirah broadcaster reported. There were 115 people overall.

More than 50 injured people were transferred to the Republican Hospital, most of them are in serious condition, the broadcaster reported.

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❗️🇷🇺🇰🇵RUSSIA CAN ALSO PROVIDE MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO NORTH KOREA in accordance with agreement if necessary — Kremlin

Experience of special military operations shows how effectively treaty between Russia and North Korea works, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added.

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❗️Signal of readiness for direct talks should come from Ukraine, Russia has not seen any action yet — Kremlin

🇷🇺Russia remains open to negotiations on Ukraine, but the ball is not on Moscow's side; Kiev has not yet demonstrated its ability to negotiate, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said.

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🇷🇺Lavrov: Russia remains open to talks on Ukraine, but ‘ball’ not in Moscow’s court

"Kiev has not shown readiness for negotiations so far. The latest evidence of that is the Ukrainian armed forces’ inability to respect the 30-day moratorium on strikes on energy facilities or the 30-hour Easter truce," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Brazil’s O Globo newspaper.

Ukrainian authorities showed a lack of "the political will for peace and the ability to stop the war," the foreign minister added.

Lavrov said that Russia-US contacts could assist in the US dialogue with Ukraine and individual European countries.

He also shared that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had informed him about the engagements he had in Paris on April 17 later that same day. Rubio noted that the discussions took place in the spirit of the Moscow-Washington consultations.

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🚨⚠️Ukraine’s RELENTLESS shelling of civilians exposed

Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian foreign ministry's ambassador-at-large on the crimes of the Ukraine regime, unveiled that:

🔺Ukraine has fired at least 22,000 shells at civilian infrastructure in Russia during the first three months of 2025, with more than 251,000 shells since February 2022.

🔺Ukrainian POWs have admitted to receiving orders to target civilians in Russia’s Kursk region, which has led to 292 civilian casualties and 1,197 injuries since the start of 2025 alone.

🔺As talks between Russia and the US continue, Ukraine has significantly increased its shelling, reaching up to 300 strikes per day.

🔺This escalation raises concerns over the potential for further provocations within Russian territory.

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❗️Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Kamenka in the Kharkov region, Russia's Defense Ministry reported.

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📹 Ukraine uses HOMEBREW CHEMICAL WEAPONS against Russian forces

The infamous Baba Yaga drone dropped a bottle with a substance, recalled one of the Russian soldiers.

“It smelled pungent, like acetone. Then, as you inhaled this sharp smell of acetone, you began gasping for air. It became difficult to breathe, everybody started coughing, and we didn't understand what was going on,” he added.

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🪖🗣British troops in Ukraine (if sent) could face European legal prosecution

This warning was expressed by James Cartlidge, the head of the UK's Shadow Cabinet for defense, in a secret letter to British Defense Minister John Healy obtained by the Telegraph.

Cartlidge wrote to Healy urging him to "look at a derogation from the ECHR" for "peacekeeping" troops, according to the report.

Healy dismissed the call, saying that the British contingent "would not be a fighting force but rather provide training to the Ukrainians."

“Abiding by the ECHR will not prevent us from achieving our objectives," Healey said.

Europe seems to be tossing its own laws out of the window...

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🔥 Arms of Victory: SU-76 light self-propelled gun

Sputnik highlights the heavy weapons used by the Soviet Army during the Great Patriotic War to overcome Germany.

The SU-76, based on a light tank design, was primarily used to protect Soviet infantry from enemy light and medium tanks.

With over 14,000 units produced, it became the most mass-produced self-propelled gun of WWII. In service since 1942, the SU-76 saw action through to the final Manchurian Strategic Offensive in August 1945.

Despite its light armor, the SU-76's agility and wide range of compatible munitions made it an extremely versatile and efficient weapon on the battlefield. It played a crucial role in advancing Soviet forces during key offensives.

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❗️RUSSIAN PRESIDENT DECLARES TRUCE WITH UKRAINE DURING CELEBRATIONS OF VICTORY DAY

The ceasefire will last from midnight on May 8 to midnight on May 11 Moscow time (from 9pm GMT of May 8 to 9pm GMT of May 11).

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🚨RUSSIA DECLARES ITS READINESS FOR PEACEFUL NEGOTIATIONS WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS

More statements by the Russian Kremlin:

▪️Russia believes that Ukrainian side should follow example of declaring truce on days of 80th anniversary of Victory Day

▪️All military operations stop during truce on occasion of 80th anniversary of Victory Day

▪️Russian armed forces will give adequate and effective response in event of Ukraine violating ceasefire during 80th anniversary of victory

▪️Russia ready for constructive cooperation with international partners on Ukrainian settlement

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🏙🇨🇳 China builds drone "airports" on traffic lights

In Hangzhou, mini drone hubs are being installed on traffic light poles. Drones will be able to launch instantly to respond to emergencies faster than any rescue team.

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🤯🇷🇺🇰🇵West’s nightmare: Russia-North Korea alliance shines on the Kursk front

North Korean forces ADDED SIGNIFICANTLY to liberating Russia’s Kursk region from Ukrainian units, Alexey Leonkov, a veteran Russian military analyst, tells Sputnik.

🤝Side by side with Russia

🔺North Korea’s ground and special force troops acted in coordination with Russian command, tackling both Ukrainian militants and highly skilled foreign mercenaries who fought on Ukraine’s side.

🔺Fighting in the Kursk region, North Korean soldiers received invaluable combat experience, which will contribute to the North Korean army’s defense capability.

📑Full-fledged treaty

▪️North Korean forces were deployed to the Kursk region in line with the Russia-North Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, which is seen by the North Korean side as a military alliance.

▪️The document stipulates that if there are attempts by foreign countries to act against North Korea, Russia will help it with all its military might, including nuclear weapons.

▪️The treaty will restrict the US’ push to expand its clout in the Asia¬-Pacific.

🌎Collapse of West’s hopes

🔻North Korean soldiers added to another defeat of the proxy army of Ukraine that the West uses to fight against Russia.

🔻It also means a defeat for the West itself, which failed to achieve anything in the Kursk region except the destruction of Ukraine’s the most combat-ready units.

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🇮🇷🚨 Iran port explosion: real cause revealed

The explosion in Iran's port of Bandar Abbas was caused by negligence, and those responsible have already been found, the head of the Interior Ministry said.

According to the latest data, 46 people were killed and more than 1,200 injured due to the explosion.

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