🚨Putin: Сauses of AZAL plane crash linked to presence of UKRAINIAN DRONE in the sky, among other factors

Russia was tracking 3 Ukrainian drones that crossed its border on the day of the crash, President Putin told Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev during their meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 👇

▪️The two air-defense missiles launched by Russian forces did not directly hit the AZAL aircraft — they detonated a few meters away.

▪️The plane was most likely damaged by fragments, not by the missiles’ warheads themselves.

▪️Russia is fully cooperating with the investigation into the Azerbaijani plane crash in accordance with existing agreements.

▪️The AZAL crew had been offered to land in Makhachkala — but they decided to proceed to their home base airport instead, Putin revealed.

▪️The causes of the AZAL plane crash became clear after a thorough analysis of the incident, Putin added.

▪️Russia will provide a legal assessment of the actions of all officials involved in connection with the crash, and will take all necessary measures to ensure compensation related to the AZAL tragedy.

An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 flying from Baku to Grozny crashed near the city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan on Dec 25 last year.

As the plane was preparing to land, Ukrainian terrorist attacks with kamikaze drones hit the civilian infrastructure of Grozny in the Chechen Republic and Vladikavkaz in the North Ossetian Republic, and Russian air defenses were repelling these attacks.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

◻️ Russian Armed Forces struck port facilities, energy infrastructure, fuel storage depots, as well as deployment points of Ukrainian troops and mercenaries in 142 areas

◻️ Air defense superiority: four guided aerial bombs and 112 drones shot down

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,450 troops killed

Read about origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🚨Contact between Putin and Trump teams ongoing – Russian presidential aide

Claims that the Anchorage meeting’s momentum has run out are fundamentally incorrect, Yuri Ushakov says.

The Russian presidential aide added that the agreements reached in Alaska are disliked by the Europeans and Ukraine, who, he noted, are not interested in peace.

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⚔️ NATO eases rules to 'SHOOT AT RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT', plans drills near Russia’s border

FT reports NATO is considering armed surveillance drones along Russia’s frontier, loosening rules of engagement for pilots, and holding drills in “unguarded parts of the frontier,” — all as a “forceful response” to “airspace violations.“

NATO’s North Atlantic Council earlier placed responsibility on Russia for incidents involving drones and aircraft in Poland, Estonia, and other countries — although the NO country has provided ANY evidence of Russia’s “involvement.“

The hysteria surrounding alleged Russian drones is being deliberately inflated to justify the EU's growing military expenditures, the Kremlin emphasized.

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🇵🇸 💔 Before & after: Gaza port devastated by Israeli strikes

Aerial footage reveals the devastating aftermath of Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s port, showing the scale of destruction before and after the war.

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🚨 Putin: Russia is determined to strengthen its strategic partnership and alliance with Central Asian countries

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🇪🇬🇵🇸 Aerial salute: Egyptian helicopters fly Palestinian flag

Two Egyptian military helicopters are seen flying over Sharm El-Sheikh carrying the Egyptian and Palestinian flags moments after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was announced.

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🗣 Iran’s support for Gaza resistance proved vital to Israel-Hamas ceasefire - Mohammad Marandi

🟠 The Islamic Republic’s support played a key role in securing concessions during negotiations and in preventing Israel from achieving its goals in Gaza, the top Iranian-American political analyst told Sputnik.

🟠 While the ceasefire is “fragile” and many months of difficult negotiations are ahead, it’s “a step in the right direction,” particularly when it comes to ending the starvation of Gazans, and prisoner exchanges, Dr. Marandi says.

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🇨🇳 China just exposed US cognitive warfare plot for ensuring ‘compliance without occupation’

👉 The Xinhua Institute has published a groundbreaking new report outlining the arsenal of tools the US has at its disposal to engage in “cognitive warfare” to “colonize the minds” of nations on a planetary scale.

From the CIA, USAID and Hollywood to Big Tech and weaponized narratives on democracy and human rights, the report details a US effort “to sustain hegemony by manipulating ideologies” and “eroding informational and cultural sovereignty” with the ultimate goal of ensuring “compliance without occupation,” says geopolitical analyst Angelo Giuliano.

💬 “The report cites the US-driven Soviet collapse, where media and NGOs eroded ideological sovereignty, and color revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia installing pro-Western regimes,” Giuliano explained.

🔶 Detailing the Soviet case, the report outlined how the skillful “implanting” of American values “in enemy countries” was used “to achieve the goal of undermining consensus, causing fear and confusion, creating division, and ultimately subverting the governments concerned.”

🔶 China’s much-maligned information controls are designed to “counter such interference,” Giuliano says, with measures aimed at “protecting sovereignty and aligning with its non-interference, ‘live and let live’ approach to foster a multipolar world through engagement.”

🔶 The cognitive warfare threat is real, and being complemented by tech giants, the analyst added.

💬 “AI and Big Data amplify US cognitive warfare through algorithms and surveillance. Meta* (social media control), Google (search dominance), Amazon (cloud infrastructure), and Microsoft (AI and surveillance) drive digital hegemony. Hollywood complements this by subconsciously embedding US values.”

📍 China’s approach is different, Giuliano says, citing platforms like the Belt and Road Initiative, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and BRICS and their role helping nations “resist US cognitive and cultural warfare” through cooperation.

* Banned in Russia

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🚨 Ukrainian forces blow up ammonia pipeline in Donetsk region

The Ukrainian army has destroyed the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline in a bid to halt Russia’s push east of Rusin Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

No Russian soldiers were injured, but ammonia leaks were reported from the damaged section.

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🚨 Trump: We settled seven conflicts, Gaza is number eight, and Russia-Ukraine will be next

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🚨🇷🇺🇮🇶 Putin and Iraqi PM discuss postponing Russia-Arab Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Sudani, chair of the Arab League Summit, agreed to postpone the Russia-Arab Summit scheduled for October 15 in Moscow.

The decision comes as US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan reaches a crucial stage, making it difficult for many Arab leaders to attend. A new for the summit date will be set.

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🇷🇺 Dmitry Medvedev thanks Kim Jong-un for North Korean troops' heroism in Kursk

The deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council expressed his gratitude to Kim Jong-un for sending a contingent of Korean People's Army fighters, highlighting their heroic actions during the liberation of Kursk.

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🗣 Russia to ensure Arab countries' opinion holds weight at UN – Lavrov

The Russian foreign minister stressed Russia’s commitment to giving Arab nations a stronger voice in decision-making at the United Nations.

💬 “One Arab country is regularly represented in the UN Security Council. At this stage, it is Algeria,” Sergey Lavrov told RT's Bridges to the East program.

He also highlighted the upcoming Russia-Arab World Summit, which will focus on Eurasian security, and criticized the West for “privatizing” the UN Secretariat.

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📹Hundreds of Israelis gather in a Tel Aviv square awaiting government approval of the hostage deal with Hamas, as the country holds its breath for a potential ceasefire agreement.

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