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🇫🇷 Revealed CAESAR Losses in Ukraine and Its Performance Compared to PzH2000 and Archer CAESAR has garnered great reputation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine thanks to impressive performance, confirmed by statistics, but 🇫🇷 still struggles to ramp up its production en.defence-ua.com/news/france_...

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British defence intelligence has released satellite📷 of the aftermath of ammunition explosions at the 51st GRAU munitions arsenal in the Russian on April 22 According to the Ministry,they indicate that "a significant portion of the depot,more than 1sq km,was damaged by the detonations"⤵️

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🇺🇦 A recent survey by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) reveals that 74% of Ukrainians trust President Zelensky, with trust rising from 69% in March. Support for holding elections post-ceasefire remains low, with 71% opposing them until the war ends. www.kiis.com.ua?lang=ukr&cat...

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world map highlighting the years borders were defined pretty cool

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🇫🇷 🇺🇦 "France will deliver all 155mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzers produced in 2025 to Ukraine," — French President Emmanuel Macron

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The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org

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❗ 🇫🇷 French intelligence has released data on Russia’s large-scale espionage and sabotage activities against France. L’Express published details of a 16-page report titled “Russian Threats and Actions Against France”. militarnyi.com/en/news/fran...

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❗️Putin's refusal to participate in negotiations in Turkey will be the latest signal of Russia's unwillingness to stop the war, - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Yermak

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Zelensky’s adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak said a lower-level “technical meeting” could take place if Putin declines to attend, but noted that doing so would signal Russia’s unwillingness to end the war through direct talks.

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"To be called 'woke' in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult" - Pope Leo XIV

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Russia is facing an energy crisis. Easily accessible oil fields are running out. My new article on Kyiv Insider kyivinsider.com/gazprom-ceo-...

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Morning flights by a pair of Ukrainian Mi-24s.

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🇰🇷 South Korea has revised its plan to build a light aircraft carrier, opting to forgo the acquisition of F-35B fighter jets in favor of deploying domestically developed drones, according to the Chosun newspaper. 🔗Read more: militarnyi.com/en/news/sout...

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🇪🇺 "Work on the 17th package of sanctions is still ongoing, but tougher measures against Russia are also being developed, concerning the energy and financial sectors," said French Foreign Minister Barrot.

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1/ A military doctor who has deserted from the Russian army says she was forced to be a commander's 'field wife', had to rate crippled men as fit, saw 'undesirable' soldiers being shot by their officers, and others being "sold for slaughter" for their commanders' profit. ⬇️

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🚀For the first time, footage of Ukrainian S-200 launches has been officially shown. S-200 intercepted: ▪ Tu-22M3 – over Stavropol Krai on April 19, 2024. ▪ A-50U (AWACS) – twice: over the Sea of Azov on January 14, 2024, and over Krasnodar Krai on February 23, 2024.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has made clear that he is meeting in Istanbul with no other Russian official except for Putin.

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🇪🇺 🇷🇺 Brussels is preparing to use capital controls and tariffs against #Russia in case Hungary blocks the extension of the EU’s economic sanctions imposed on Moscow in response to its war in Ukraine. www.ft.com/content/7f76... Archive: archive.is/Tjrl1 #europe

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OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for nine days. What the HELL? 1/

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EU to ban 25 Russian tankers from sailing in Baltic and North Seas 🇪🇺 The European Union is preparing a new blow to Russia's shadow fleet. Specifically, the 🇪🇺 #EU plans to ban 25 🇷🇺 oil tankers from sailing in the Baltic & North Seas, EUobserver reports. #Russia newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/eu-to-b...

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What we learned today is that alex jones doesn’t know what hygiene products look like

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❗️China supports the 30-day ceasefire proposed by Ukraine, Europe, and the United States, — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian.

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By now journalists and editors should have learned that Russia. Always. Lies. Better headlines badly needed.

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🇺🇦👊 By proposing a direct meeting with Putin in Istanbul, Zelenskyy appears to be seizing the initiative, putting pressure back on the Russian leader – who rarely travels spontaneously – to either attend or back down, - The Guardian ❗️Zelenskyy and Yermak had both ruled out talks before a ceasefire.

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Niger’s ruling military junta has abruptly ended cooperation with Russia and Turkey in the field of intelligence equipment, citing poor performance. militarnyi.com/en/news/nige...

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"Spare parts for Canada’s new F-35 fighter jets will be stored at bases in Quebec and Alberta but such components will be owned and controlled by the U.S. gov. [...] the parts are the property of the U.S. gov. until they are installed on another nation’s aircraft." ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

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The French Foreign Ministry has released high-resolution footage of Macron’s trip, revealing that he was holding a disposable tissue. In previous days, Russian media claimed that Macron had cocaine and was trying to hide it.

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It seems that France has decided the good old Bernadotte connection is the most promising one in Northern Europe. The French have been eyeing the Swedish defence industry with interest for a while now. ”France and Sweden are strengthening their military bond - to be able to manage without the USA”

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"Gneu gneu le Rafale il est nul, le F-35 il est plus meilleur." La gueule de mes commentaires depuis deux jours. France baise ouais.

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🇮🇳🇵🇰 Where India & Pakistan Get Their Arms A shift can be observed in India as Russia plays less of a role in as India’s arms supplier, while Western partners now sell more to the country. Pakistan increasingly shift to buying weapons from China instead of the West, per the NYT.

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Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border.. Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind Reporter: Oh I could

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Last night in Russia: - Saransk, a fiber optic production plant is on fire. - Tula region, a strike hit a "Rostec" enterprise that manufactures multiple rocket launcher systems and ammunition. - Moscow region, the Kubinka military airfield, home to MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets, was attacked.

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That one stoned friend who hits you up at 2am with his new revelation

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So grateful for these people, who always show up. 🇬🇪✊ Day 159 of daily #GeorgiaProtests

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Russian BMP-2M Berezhok infantry fighting vehicle covered with pieces of metal wire for protection against drones.

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Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabach, who was facing up to ten years in prison for denouncing the war in Ukraine, has been exfiltrated from her country to France by Reporters Without Borders. www.france24.com/fr/info-en-c...

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❗️Thanks to our active actions in Kursk, we managed to prevent the enemy from launching an offensive campaign in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The buffer zone that the Defense Forces of Ukraine created in the border areas remains relevant today, — Commander-in-Chief of the

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Feel like doing this too sometimes

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❗️An explosion occurred in a high-rise building in 🇷🇺Moscow - according to reports, a gas explosion on the 9th floor caused a fire that engulfed two apartments.

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