◾️Russian Federation (RF) Armed Forces destroyed up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers in the Yuzhno-Donets, Donetsk Republic (DPR, ex-Ukraine);

◾️RF Armed Forces destroyed five sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Kupyansk, DPR;

◾️RF destroyed up to 70 military units of the AFU with air strikes in Donetsk, DPR;

◾️AFU losses in Kupyansk amount to more than 30 people;

◾️RF destroyed more than 100 Ukrainian soldiers in Krasnoliman, DPR;

◾️RF destroyed two US-made M777 and M109 "Paladin" artillery systems in the DPR;

◾️Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft in DPR.

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⚡️London must provide Ukraine with up to 50 tanks in order to really influence the situation in Ukraine, - former head of the British General Staff Richard Dannatt.

🗣 It seems that 12 tanks is too symbolic, and I would suggest sending 25 or 30 or even 50, which would have real consequences - he says.

Dannatt admits NATO was arming Ukraine before the war - for what purpose, against whom were the fortifications in Donbass, and what did he think Russia would do in response?

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⚡️Unexpected; US may create a Center to Counter Ukrainian Disinformation

🗣Ukrainian officials are very unhappy with Americans who have the temerity to argue that Washington’s policy should reflect American interests first - Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a former assistant to President Ronald Reagan.

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⚠️ WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES

Wagner Private Military Company soldier films the aftermath of the fall of Soledar, Donetsk Republic.

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BAKHMUT BATTLES POV: War correspondent Andrey Yaschenko films FIERCE fighting in Artemovsk (Bakhmut), with Ukrainian Armed Forces just 100-odd meters away.

Russian artillery and tanks were actively engaged with Wagner group fighters, who managed to force back the enemy, as Russian security forces took control of the area.

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⚡️Special Representative of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, Kabulov (that's really his name!), meets with the head of the Taliban, Amir Mottaqi, in Kabul.

Taliban's Foreign Ministry wishes to develop trade between the Russian Federation and Afghanistan - despite the Taliban organization being banned in Russia.

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⚡️Biden could face up to 10 years in prison if the Republican investigation proves him guilty, followong the discovery of classified papers in his office.

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⚡️Israel will continue to resist global calls for military assistance to Ukraine, including the transfer of Iron Dome missile defense.

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⚡️🗣 Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov:

◾️Vladimir Putin supports the idea of raising the draft age (from 21 to upper age of 30, instead of current 18 to 27. This will increase armed forces by 30%.)

◾️If necessary, Putin will communicate with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, but so far there are no meetings scheduled;

◾️In Soledar, the Armed Forces acted selflessly and heroically, but the main work is still ahead for us;

◾️All the goals of the Special Operation remain in force, including the liberation of the Lugansk and Donetsk Republics, to their borders of 2014;

◾️Britain has not turned to Russia for help in finding its subjects in the Operation zone, if there is any request, it will be considered.

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SOLEDAR - AS IT HAPPENED: Video shows continuation of the Russian assault operation on Ukrainian positions in Soledar, Donetsk Republic - first part was circulating yesterday in a gruesome video (we didn't publish), where Ukrainian soldiers (yellow bands) refused to surrender, in a disorientated chaos.

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⚡️Blast in center of Istanbul - number of casualties being confirmed.

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⚡️Ukraine urgently sends part of its forces to Northern border with Belarus.

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POTEMKIN VILLAGE?: White House press secretary finds it to be a COINCIDENCE that thousands of migrants and homeless people disappeared in El Paso, Texas, during Joe Biden's visit.

🗣 Coincidentally, just before the visit of the president of the city, it was 70% empty. That's a good thing!

Earlier, El Paso was cleaned up in anticipation of the President.

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⚡️Ukraine withdraws from two agreements with Commonwealth of Independent States (countries of former USSR) - one on settling economic disputes, and the other on forced treatment of patients with serious psychiatric disorders (who can't give consent.)

They really need the latter @IntelRepublic