⚡️🇷🇺 More than 200 representatives of foreign delegations gather to participate the Army-2023 International Military-Technical Forum in Moscow.

Among them are delegates from China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Myanmar and other countries.

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🇺🇦🇦🇲 Alexander Senchenko (pictured), Ukraine's Acting Ambassador to Armenia drowns in Lake Sevan, Armenia.

The lake is patrolled by life guards, but the man could not be saved.

UPDATE: In what may be a coincidence, in recent days, Armenian authorities had accused the Ambassadors of Ukraine and Belarus of espionage in favor of Azerbaijan.

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⚡️🇱🇻Prime Minister of Latvia Karins resigns, following his coalition government break down.

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⚡️🇳🇪 Citizens of Niger want colonial power France out - immediately.

Earlier, the President of Niger was ousted and is currently replaced by anti-colonial opposition rebels. Western tools the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is threatening to intervene militarily.

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STATE OF THE ART: ...or just the state of it! First it was the weeds and shrubs stalling the Ukrainian counteroffensive, now the terrain is a little muddy for the FIERCELY effective Western machinery - "60% of the time, it works every time!"

But this lot isn't going anywhere. 😜

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⚡️🇬🇧🇺🇦 Specific use of Challenger 2 tanks in Ukraine is still unknown - British Lieutenant Colonel Crawford.

Britain was among the first to supply tanks to Ukraine - however Challenger 2 has not been seen in action.

Nevertheless, it is unlikely that 14 British tanks will be able to significantly increase the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian army and change the course of the conflict - their value is symbolic.

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⚡️🇧🇫 Africa's youngest President Ibrahim Traore (35) of Burkina Faso, bans PORN and pornographic content in country.

64% of Burkina Faso people are Sunni Muslim, 20% Roman Catholic, and 6% other, including indigenous faiths.

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🇷🇸🗣 "As long as I am president, I will not sign a single law or anything else, which will allow for the existence of some third gender, except for male and female." - Serbian President Vucic.

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⚡️Vladimir Putin opens the Army 2023 International Military-Technical Forum:

This year, 80 foreign military organizations are present at the Expo, compared to 32 last year. Russia is ready to deepen military-technical cooperation with all those who defend their independent path of development.

Russia is paving the way into the market for products using artificial intelligence. Russia wants to cooperate in the training of military personnel and joint exercises with friendly countries.

The President expressed hope that the Forum will strengthen partnerships to ensure global security.

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⚡️🗣 "Widely advertised Western equipment, in real combat conditions, turned out to be far from flawless" - Defense Minister Shoigu at the Army 2023 Forum.

That's diplomatic speak for "useless garbage."

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◾Russian forces hit Ukrainian unmanned boat storage and production facilities as Spanish-made Alakran mortar is destroyed for FIRST time.

◾Russian army repels 6 Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk (ex-Ukraine) as enemy loses 150 fighters and 2 tanks.

◾Russian air defenses intercept 2 US HIMARS rockets as Ukrainian army sustains 50 casualties in Zaporozhye (ex-Ukraine) and loses tank, M777 artillery, CAESAR self-propelled gun, Krab gun mount.

⚔️SITREP⚔️ AUGUST 13 @IntelRepublic