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Kaliningrad on Victory Day!

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A restored T-70 Light Tank travels through Mariupol under its own power after restoration!

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The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:

▪️The units of the Southern Group of Troops occupied more advantageous positions, inflicted fire damage on four brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Defense Forces;

▪️The Zapad grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation improved the position along the front edge and repelled the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the Senkovka station in the Kharkiv region;

▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 215 servicemen in the area of responsibility of the Russian South group;

▪️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the command and observation post of the unit of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the field warehouse of the operational tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Donetsk";

▪️The units of the "Center" improved the tactical situation, the AFU lost up to 380 military personnel;

▪️The air defense system shot down 2 US-made ATACMS missiles, 15 Vampire shells, a HIMARS rocket, 5 Hammer bombs and 28 AFU UAVs during the day.

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From Archangel Spetsnaz:

Successes at the front:

🪖 During the advance in the Pervomaiskoye-Nevelskoye sector, the Russian Armed Forces have another success.

The enemy was driven back from the northern part of Pervomaisky. Our fighters are eliminating the bulge in the front line.

Also:

In Krasnogorovka, the Russian Armed Forces continue to expand the zone of control over the Refractory Plant. The fighting does not subside.

The enemy also admits the loss of some positions in this direction.

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🌐 Latest:

💬 On the evening of May 8, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko discussed the situation around Ukraine and what is happening on the line of contact, talked with Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov.

⚠️In the 21st century, modern Russia is fighting the "reincarnation of fascism" in the face of the Kiev regime, which has become the "great-grandson of Hitlerism," Dmitry Medvedev said.

In Kiev, a protocol on an administrative offense was drawn up against pensioner Galina Savchenko, who came to the Eternal Flame in a Soviet uniform, the Ukrainian newspaper Strana reports.

☄️The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to flee from their positions in Krasnogorovka, the DPR law enforcement agencies told TASS. They clarified that all paths of approach to Krasnogorovka are under full fire control of Russian forces.

☄️The grouping of the Armed Forces of Russia "Vostok" took more advantageous positions, the counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at Staromayorsky in the DPR was repulsed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.

🔼Israel has legislated the celebration of May 9 and will never refuse to celebrate this date. This was stated in an interview with TASS by Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin.

🔽Zelensky dismissed former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny from military service for health reasons. Zelensky appointed former Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny as the ambassador of Ukraine to the UK.

☄️The Russian military has begun the liberation of the villages of Staromayorskoye and Urozhodnoye in the Vremyevsky direction, Chairman of the Commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects and support for veterans of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Vladimir Rogov told TASS.

🔽Zelensky dismissed Sergei Lupanchuk from the post of commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was replaced by Alexander Trepak. In addition, Zelensky appointed a new commander of the AFU Support Forces, Dmitry Gerega became him.

🛡Russia will always remember the participation of Cuban patriots in the Great Patriotic War, including in the defense of Leningrad, Putin said at a meeting with the head of Cuba.

🔼The King and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia congratulated the President of Russia on Victory Day, the Saudi Press Agency reports.

💬Russia can always count on Cuba's support, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said. He noted that Cuba condemns the geopolitical manipulation of the US government and attempts to bring NATO closer to Russia's borders.

⚠️An elderly woman in Ukraine was sentenced to five years in prison for posts on the Odnoklassniki social network in support of Russia, the Ukrainian newspaper Strana reported.

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The "Immortal Regiment" takes place on Thursday in the capital of Serbia. The participants (there were more than a thousand of them) laid flowers at the memorial to the Liberators of Belgrade after the march.

Representatives of the Embassies of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Alexander Vulin participated in laying wreaths.

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On Victory Day, Russian diplomats laid wreaths at the monument at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers in Warsaw.

A RIA Novosti correspondent reports that Ukrainian activists tried to prevent the commemorative action, but without success.

At the cemetery itself, pro-Russian activists, in particular the Front party, carried out an action coordinated with local authorities. They surrounded the Russian diplomats with a ring and did not allow them to commit provocations.

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Donetsk residents celebrate Victory Day. People with St. George ribbons are on the streets of the city, flowers are being carried to monuments, cars with flags are on the roads, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

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In Berlin, the police did not allow the "Immortal Regiment" to pass in a single formation - only groups of 10 people were allowed to the Memorial to the Fallen Soviet Soldiers in the Tiergarten.

At the memorial itself, provocateurs with Ukrainian flags tried to disrupt the laying of flowers, but they were pushed back by law enforcement officers.

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Hundreds of people took part in the Immortal Regiment action at the Soviet Field of Glory memorial complex near the Dutch city of Amersfoort. The organizers note the special mass character of the event this year.

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This is our pride, there is no other way: a large-scale car run was held in Mariupol in honor of Victory Day, with a Tiger armored car riding at the head of the column. Drivers on cars and motorcycles joined the military.

And in Donetsk, a Victory Hooter campaign was held in memory of our ancestors. Motorists made a memorable horn in honor of the holiday.

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Victory Day celebrations are held all over the world. Commemorative evenings, processions of the "Immortal Regiment" and laying flowers at memorials were held in France, Bulgaria, Angola, Estonia, and Georgia.

In Paris, citizens carried photographs of fallen soldiers and victims of fascism. Some held the Russian flag in their hands. In Georgia, top officials laid flowers at the memorial of Hero of the Soviet Union Meliton Kantaria.

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