🚨 Ukraine’s forces tried to erase traces of NATO munitions & foreign mercs in Russia's Kursk

👉 Ukrainian militants deliberately shelled the House of Culture in the village of Kazachya Loknya in the Kursk region to destroy NATO ammunition left behind during their retreat, Archpriest Alexander Zinchenko told Sputnik.

📍 The strike also aimed to erase evidence of foreign mercenaries stationed there, said the front-line priest, who is also assistant to the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Kursk region.

💬 “The building was relatively intact—windows in place, structure preserved. It seems clear the target was chosen deliberately to wipe out traces of NATO presence and their stockpiles,” Zinchenko said.

Around the House of Culture, once home to a children’s studio, trenches were found storing shells.

“Here, too, we see large pits filled with NATO munitions—American and European-made... The amount of gunpowder is significant,” the priest added.

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🇷🇺⚛️ RUSSIA DOMINATES GLOBAL URANIUM MARKET – despite Western efforts to stop it

“We are still number one in the world in uranium enrichment... Our market share in uranium enrichment is nearly 40%," Rosatom’s Kirill Komarov says.

💬 He also notes that the US has the largest nuclear capacity (~100 GW), yet remains deeply dependent on Russian nuclear tech.

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❌ US & ISRAEL ISOLATED AS WORLD RECOGNIZES PALESTINE – UN EXPERT

🗣 Recognition of Palestine adds political momentum to the Palestinian struggle for self-determination and statehood, but on its own it cannot stop Israel’s crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, nor bring an end to the occupation, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur and international law professor, told Sputnik.

💬 “All countries need to take concrete measures to pressure Israel to respect international law including sanctions targeting the Israeli political and military leaders responsible for violations of international law," he said.

Sanctions must include an arms embargo, support for international accountability, and participation in litigation against Israel before the International Court of Justice, the expert added.

💬 "The US appears to be unhappy with moves by its allies to recognize Palestine," Saul noted.

With three-quarters of the world already recognizing Palestine, Washington and Tel Aviv now find themselves isolated, standing against both international law and global opinion, he concluded.

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🇵🇸🔥 Russia advocates for two-state solution to Palestinian-Israeli conflict – Kremlin

It is the only viable path, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that the conflict is currently in its most intense and tragic phase.

He also said President Vladimir Putin would make several important statements at an emergency Security Council meeting today.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️KALINOVSKOYE IN THE DNEPROPETROVSK REGION LIBERATED

The liberation of Kalinovskoye provides a strategic advantage, enabling an expansion of the offensive front in the region.

◻️ The Russian Aerospace Forces conducted a series of strikes against targets in 147 districts. These strikes hit a Ukrainian aviation industry enterprise, facilities for storing and launching UAVs, a mercenary training center, and multiple Ukrainian military deployment points.

◻️ Air defense superiority: Seven aerial bombs, 2 HIMARS rockets and 339 aircraft-type drones shot down

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,535 troops killed

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🚨🇷🇺 Kremlin: Claims of Russia violating other countries’ airspace EMPTY & UNFOUNDED

📄 More statements by Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov:

▪️Russian military actions are strictly in line with international regulations, including flight operations

▪️ There is great global interest in Intervision

▪️ Putin’s greeting to Intervision participants highlights the president attaches great importance to the competition

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🚨Putin: Global strategic stability continues to deteriorate

The destructive actions of the West have significantly undermined the foundations of dialogue between nuclear-armed nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a Security Council meeting.

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🇦🇿AZERBAIJAN RUNNING SHADOWY ARMS PIPELINE TO UKRAINE

Azerbaijani arms makers, with NATO partners in tow, are sneaking weapons into Ukraine through war-torn Sudan, Rwandan digital outlet Umuseke reports.

According the publication, Azerbaijan’s CIHAZ Industrial Association, under the Defense Ministry, is sending arms to Ukraine via a route that runs through Africa.

This drags the continent into the West–Russia crossfire.

📍First stop: Diluju, the Azeri-Turkish border.

Then at Gaziantep’s Degirmen Makina zone, the cargo is rebranded as “humanitarian aid” before heading out, with war supplies masked as relief.

👉Turkish & German ships ferry the load to war-torn Port Sudan, where it’s reborn as “Sudanese weapons.”

👉Then Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company sails it to Hamburg—the final stop before the arms roll by land into Ukraine.

❗️The aim could be simple: Throw Russia off balance, Umuseke speculates.

Russia might then be baited into slapping sanctions on Azerbaijan, its political and trade partner and Caspian neighbor.

Ukraine gets CIHAZ-supplied Tisas pistols, Hisar A+ MANPADS, bombs, and drone parts—mostly Turkish-made.

Kazakh media exposed CIHAZ’s Ukraine arms pipeline back in 2022.

🔍Beyond CIHAZ, firms like Technol LLC and Azersky have funneled weapons via Turkiye, and experts warn the same scheme could repeat.

With Africa now on the route, some arms risk ending up with Sudanese rebels, fueling regional instability.

🔶Democracy or... Chaos?

In 2023, Victoria Nuland visited Sudan to “promote democracy,” yet violence and civil war have surged since.

With the US pushing the proxy war in Ukraine, it’s not hard to guess who’s backing the intercontinental arms route.

👉Azerbaijan has already sent weapons to Ukraine.

In 2023, three MiG-29 jets from Azerbaijan were allegedly camouflaged for Ukrainian forces and handed over to the regime, according to The War Zone analysts.

🗣President Ilham Aliyev urged Ukraine to adopt a “Karabakh-style” military approach.

He received Ukrainian Armed Forces patches, hinted at lifting arms embargoes, and hosting Turkish bases.

Aliyev has allocated $2M for Ukraine’s energy sector, personally delivered by Azerbaijan’s ambassador.

This is Baku’s second energy shipment to Ukraine in 2025, signaling steady support.

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🚨🚨BREAKING: Russia ready to maintain START Treaty restrictions for one more year, until February 5, 2027 - Putin

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🚨 Putin: Russia ready to respond to any strategic threats — not just with words, but with military-technical action

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🚨Putin: Russia capable of responding to ANY threat

Key statements by Russia's president at meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council:

💬Complete rejection of the New START Treaty legacy would be a mistake

💬Russia is prepared to continue adhering to the New START Treaty’s restrictions for up to one year after February 5, 2026

💬Complete withdrawal from the New START Treaty would negatively impact the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

💬Russia is confident in the reliability of its national deterrent forces

💬Russia has repeatedly raised concerns about issues in strategic stability

💬System of Russian–American relations has been destroyed in the area of arms control

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🚨🇷🇺Russia is confident in the reliability of its national deterrent forces — Putin

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☀️ Russian scientists capture rare double solar eruption during eclipse

🔹 Scientists at the Institute of Space Research (RAS) have recorded a stunning double mass ejection from the Sun, coinciding with a solar eclipse.

Each colossal filament stretched nearly 1 MILLION kilometers – that's about 70 times the diameter of the Earth.

👉 While not immediately dangerous to Earth, such eruptions can affect satellites and communication systems.

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❌💵 Alice Weidel demands end to welfare for Ukrainians in Germany

The leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has slammed government reforms to the ‘Bürgergeld’ unemployment benefit system as ineffective.

She argues that the €1.5 billion ($1.76 bln) the move claims to save will only be replaced by other social payments.

🗣 "Instead: No benefits for Ukrainians and other foreign welfare recipients who have never paid a single cent into the social security system!"

Bürgergeld, introduced in 2023, raised unemployment benefits to a standard monthly payment of €563 ($658) for a single adult over a longer term than before, with allowances for rent and energy costs.

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🇷🇺 Russian move to extend nukes treaty can help prevent arms race

👉 Russia’s decision to remain within the current strategic nuclear weapons limits is a positive development, says Daryl Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association (ACA).

💬 "This is positive move, and one that many of us have been advocating," Kimball told Sputnik.

🔊 "By agreeing not to exceed the current strategic nuclear limits, they could reduce tensions, forestall a costly arms race that no one can win, create diplomatic leverage to curb the build-up of China’s arsenal, and buy time for talks on a broader, more durable, treaty," he said.

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