Summary of statements by Kremlin spokesman Peskov:

◾️ Since 2014, Russia has done a lot to strengthen the economy and substitute imports;

◾️ Despite expectations of the West, the Russian economy has not collapsed;

◾️ From the beginning, Russia proceeded from the assumption that the situation with Ukraine could be resolved peacefully and did not seek confrontation;

◾️ The so-called Western partners deceived us since 2014 and were never going to resolve the Donbass conflict by peaceful means;

◾️ Russia did not have hypersonic weapons in 2014, but now it does, and many other modern systems.

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◾️ Russian Forces (RF) destroyed more than 90 x Ukrainian soldiers in Krasnoliman, Donetsk Republic (DPR, ex-Ukraine) over the course of the day;

◾️ The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) amount to more than 50 today in South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions (ex-Ukraine);

◾️ RF destroyed up to 50 x Ukrainian soldiers in Kupyansk, Kharkov region (East Ukraine);

◾️ RF destroyed more than 80 x AFU military personnel in DPR;

◾️ RF destroyed 2 x AFU hangars with weapons and military equipment in Kherson region (ex-Ukraine);

◾️ RF destroyed 92 x AFU artillery units, 20 x servicemen and 2 x Gvozdika howitzers (Carnation) in Kherson region (ex-Ukraine);

◾️ Russian air defense systems shot down 9 x HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system shells and 7 x Ukrainian drones;

◾️ Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter near Kupyansk, Kharkov region (ex-Ukraine).

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⚡️ New areas of war-torn Mariupol, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine); residents have recently received keys to new apartments built by Russia.

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⚡️ Unidentified drone falls in Tula region (170km from Moscow). Emergency services are on the scene.

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⚡️Reports - Belarus security forces liquidate an armed foreign citizen who was preparing a terrorist attack in town of Grodno.

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⚡️💥 Terrorist car explosion kills Russian platoon commander in Kherson region (ex-Ukraine).

His wife and daughter also injured, blast most likely planted by Ukrainian terrorists, known for car bombs by now.

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🇮🇱 Israeli Mossad squad consisting of 4 members assassinate Ali Ramzi al-Aswad (pictured above), a senior leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades, near the Syrian capital Damascus.

Killing comes following string of Israeli assassinations targeting Palestinian resistance fighters in the occupied West Bank.

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