⚡️⚡️ The first US-supplied M1A1 ‘Abrams’ tank destroyed by the Russian military in the neighbourhood of Avdeyevka – DPR official
Either to boost the morale of Ukraine’s army, or due to an overall lack of armors, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to send much touted ‘Abrams’ closer to the front line. Where it was spotted by soldiers of Russia’s 15th separate motorized rifle brigade. The tank was reportedly hit by a suicide drone and then finished off with an RPG.
💪 Russian soldiers confirm that ‘Abrams’ burn just like many other Western-supplied vehicles. Good start!
Either to boost the morale of Ukraine’s army, or due to an overall lack of armors, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to send much touted ‘Abrams’ closer to the front line. Where it was spotted by soldiers of Russia’s 15th separate motorized rifle brigade. The tank was reportedly hit by a suicide drone and then finished off with an RPG.
💪 Russian soldiers confirm that ‘Abrams’ burn just like many other Western-supplied vehicles. Good start!
⚡️ Four Colombian ‘wild geese’ eliminated in Ukraine in a Russian strike on Kiev-controlled city of Kurakhovo, Donetsk People’s Republic.
Mercenaries’ names are Wilmer Martinez Vasquez (callsign Hitman), William Gamboa Vergel (callsign Caqueta), Robinson Nerio Sánchez (callsign Mortal), and Alvaro Antonio Alvarez Ariza (callsign Barbas).
Their bodies have been retrieved. Now their families need to raise $15,000 each for repatriation.
☝️ Russian Defence Ministry repeatedly pointed out that the Kiev regime uses mercenaries as ‘cannon fodder,’ and Russian troops will continue eliminate them across the entire territory of Ukraine.
Many of foreigners who had come to fight for money on Kiev’s side admitted in numerous interviews that Ukraine military coordinate their actions rather poorly, and chances to survive the battles are slim.
Mercenaries’ names are Wilmer Martinez Vasquez (callsign Hitman), William Gamboa Vergel (callsign Caqueta), Robinson Nerio Sánchez (callsign Mortal), and Alvaro Antonio Alvarez Ariza (callsign Barbas).
Their bodies have been retrieved. Now their families need to raise $15,000 each for repatriation.
☝️ Russian Defence Ministry repeatedly pointed out that the Kiev regime uses mercenaries as ‘cannon fodder,’ and Russian troops will continue eliminate them across the entire territory of Ukraine.
Many of foreigners who had come to fight for money on Kiev’s side admitted in numerous interviews that Ukraine military coordinate their actions rather poorly, and chances to survive the battles are slim.
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📸 The 10th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is open for entries.
Andrei Stenin is a Russian photojournalist, who was killed on duty in Donbas in 2014.
The contest is an annual competition organized by Rossiya Segodnya media group to discover young talent among photojournalists aged 18 to 33. Sputnik news agency and radio is its international media partner.
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Entries can be submitted in four categories:
📸 Top News
📸 Sports
📸 My Planet
📸 Portrait. A Hero of Our Time
📸 View From Above
🌐 In 2023, about 3,000 works from 50 countries were submitted to the competition.
Entries close on March 15, 2024.
Andrei Stenin is a Russian photojournalist, who was killed on duty in Donbas in 2014.
The contest is an annual competition organized by Rossiya Segodnya media group to discover young talent among photojournalists aged 18 to 33. Sputnik news agency and radio is its international media partner.
👉 Apply
Entries can be submitted in four categories:
📸 Top News
📸 Sports
📸 My Planet
📸 Portrait. A Hero of Our Time
📸 View From Above
🌐 In 2023, about 3,000 works from 50 countries were submitted to the competition.
Entries close on March 15, 2024.
✍️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the military personnel and veterans of the Special Operations Forces.
President Putin:
💬 Special Operations Forces’ units have proven in practice that they are ready, at the first order, to defend the Motherland and protect Russia’s national interests anywhere in the world.
You defended the people of Crimea and Sevastopol from the threats of nationalists and punitive forces, performed brilliantly in the fight against terrorism in Syria, and today you are showing examples of heroism and courage in battles against neo-Nazis.
☝️ We will continue to strengthen the Special Operations Forces, increase their mobility and strike potential, equip them with cutting-edge weapons and gear. Let me emphasise that this is a key priority for the long-term development of the Army and Navy.
🤝 I thank all the personnel and veterans for their honest, conscientious military service and personal courage, for their loyalty to their oath and duty.
#SpecialOperationsForces
President Putin:
💬 Special Operations Forces’ units have proven in practice that they are ready, at the first order, to defend the Motherland and protect Russia’s national interests anywhere in the world.
You defended the people of Crimea and Sevastopol from the threats of nationalists and punitive forces, performed brilliantly in the fight against terrorism in Syria, and today you are showing examples of heroism and courage in battles against neo-Nazis.
☝️ We will continue to strengthen the Special Operations Forces, increase their mobility and strike potential, equip them with cutting-edge weapons and gear. Let me emphasise that this is a key priority for the long-term development of the Army and Navy.
🤝 I thank all the personnel and veterans for their honest, conscientious military service and personal courage, for their loyalty to their oath and duty.
#SpecialOperationsForces
⚡️ Lithuanian merc down in Ukraine.
Tadas Tumas, callsign Giant, 43yo, from Vilnius, Lithuania, was eliminated near Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) while transporting ammunition to the front line. His car was attacked by an UAV.
👉 He became the first Lithuanian reported to have been issued a ‘Bandera ticket’ in Ukraine.
Tadas Tumas, callsign Giant, 43yo, from Vilnius, Lithuania, was eliminated near Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) while transporting ammunition to the front line. His car was attacked by an UAV.
👉 He became the first Lithuanian reported to have been issued a ‘Bandera ticket’ in Ukraine.
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Mariupol residents have already received more than three thousand orders for compensatory housing
🏢From October 2022 to the present time, active work has been underway in Mariupol to provide compensatory housing to citizens who lost their housing during the fighting.
🔑According to the Department for Citizen Registration and Housing Provision of the Mariupol City Administration, as of February 21, 2024, specialists have already issued 3,269 orders to citizens to receive compensatory housing, and this work continues.
🌆Citizens who have lost their homes can choose their future place of residence.Today, compensation apartments are provided in new buildings in the Izumrudny and Cheryomushki microdistricts in the Primorsky district, the Nevsky microdistrict in the Zhovtnevy district and new apartment buildings on Gugel Street on the left bank of Mariupol.
Mariupol residents have already received more than three thousand orders for compensatory housing
🏢From October 2022 to the present time, active work has been underway in Mariupol to provide compensatory housing to citizens who lost their housing during the fighting.
🔑According to the Department for Citizen Registration and Housing Provision of the Mariupol City Administration, as of February 21, 2024, specialists have already issued 3,269 orders to citizens to receive compensatory housing, and this work continues.
🌆Citizens who have lost their homes can choose their future place of residence.Today, compensation apartments are provided in new buildings in the Izumrudny and Cheryomushki microdistricts in the Primorsky district, the Nevsky microdistrict in the Zhovtnevy district and new apartment buildings on Gugel Street on the left bank of Mariupol.
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Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with Meteor-M satellite installed at the launch complex of Vostochny cosmodrome
🚀 The Soyuz-2.1b is scheduled to blast off at 8:43 a.m. Moscow time (5:43 GMT) on February 29.
🚀 The launch vehicle will put into orbit the Meteor-M satellite No. 2-4, designed to explore the Earth's natural resources, monitor the heliogeophysical situation in near-Earth space, as well as to receive information from automatic data collection measurement platforms.
The spacecraft is also equipped with instruments of the search and rescue system COSPAS-SARSAT.
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🚀 The Soyuz-2.1b is scheduled to blast off at 8:43 a.m. Moscow time (5:43 GMT) on February 29.
The spacecraft is also equipped with instruments of the search and rescue system COSPAS-SARSAT.
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#RussiaInSpace #SpaceExploration
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Today, the 2nd Congress of the International Russophile Movement kicks off in Moscow.
🌐 It is expected that the event will gather several hundred foreign delegates from all over the world and will become an important platform for exchanging views for all those who are interested in what is happening in the world, and who want to associate themselves with Russia’s cultural and spiritual and moral values.
🤝 The leadership of the International Russophile Movement expects the 2nd Congress to bring together new supporters of the movement and create additional opportunities for establishing horizontal ties between Russia and foreign countries, for popularizing the cultural heritage of our country in different parts of the world.
#RussophileMovement
🌐 It is expected that the event will gather several hundred foreign delegates from all over the world and will become an important platform for exchanging views for all those who are interested in what is happening in the world, and who want to associate themselves with Russia’s cultural and spiritual and moral values.
🤝 The leadership of the International Russophile Movement expects the 2nd Congress to bring together new supporters of the movement and create additional opportunities for establishing horizontal ties between Russia and foreign countries, for popularizing the cultural heritage of our country in different parts of the world.
#RussophileMovement
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✍️ President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to organisers and participants in the 2nd Congress of International Russophile Movement.
✉️ Your forum has brought together hundreds of delegates from more than 130 countries from all continents. This broad representation clearly shows that the international Russophile public movement is growing confidently and gaining new supporters.
The #RussophileMovement substantially contributes to countering the attempts of the collective West to isolate Russia internationally and helps disseminate objective and trustworthy information about our country abroad, as well as dispel anti-Russia speculations and myths created by propaganda.
The movement’s noble activities help preserve and strengthen the traditions of friendship and mutual respect that connect Russians with other nations; it helps unite the Russian world, promote our national culture and its achievements, and expand our humanitarian presence in the world.
✉️ Your forum has brought together hundreds of delegates from more than 130 countries from all continents. This broad representation clearly shows that the international Russophile public movement is growing confidently and gaining new supporters.
The #RussophileMovement substantially contributes to countering the attempts of the collective West to isolate Russia internationally and helps disseminate objective and trustworthy information about our country abroad, as well as dispel anti-Russia speculations and myths created by propaganda.
The movement’s noble activities help preserve and strengthen the traditions of friendship and mutual respect that connect Russians with other nations; it helps unite the Russian world, promote our national culture and its achievements, and expand our humanitarian presence in the world.
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🌐 On February 21-22, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the G20 Ministerial meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the first such meeting held as part of Brazil’s chairmanship in this key forum of global economic governance.
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Speaking on the G20’s role in overcoming current international tensions, Sergey Lavrov presented Russia’s detailed assessments of the geopolitical situation noting the West’s deliberate policy to maintain its dominance by containing new centres of power, eroding the coordinating function of the UN and the primacy of the universal provisions of international law, and substituting them with restricted-participation alliances and an obscure rules-based order. <...>
✅ The principled Russian policy to preserve the #G20 as a key global economic forum that is free from politicisation and is not authorised to interfere in matters of international peace and security to the detriment of the prerogatives of the UN Security Council was reaffirmed.
❗️In this context, the unacceptability of attempts to lead the discussion away from the real challenges that plague the global economy through the Ukrainisation of the G20 agenda was emphasised <...>.
In light of shifts in the balance of power and the rise of new global growth centres, the participants paid special attention to the importance of democratising the global governance system by expanding the rights of the Global South in proportion to its actual weight in the international arena. <...>
The minister noted the importance of considering the objective trend towards the greater global economic role of associations such as #BRICS, the #SCO, #ASEAN, the #EAEU, the African Union, the Arab League, and #CELAC in G20 activities.. <...>
🤝 Sergey Lavrov held a number of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Türkiye, South Africa, Egypt, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Paraguay on the sidelines of the G20 Ministerial Meeting.
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Speaking on the G20’s role in overcoming current international tensions, Sergey Lavrov presented Russia’s detailed assessments of the geopolitical situation noting the West’s deliberate policy to maintain its dominance by containing new centres of power, eroding the coordinating function of the UN and the primacy of the universal provisions of international law, and substituting them with restricted-participation alliances and an obscure rules-based order. <...>
✅ The principled Russian policy to preserve the #G20 as a key global economic forum that is free from politicisation and is not authorised to interfere in matters of international peace and security to the detriment of the prerogatives of the UN Security Council was reaffirmed.
❗️In this context, the unacceptability of attempts to lead the discussion away from the real challenges that plague the global economy through the Ukrainisation of the G20 agenda was emphasised <...>.
In light of shifts in the balance of power and the rise of new global growth centres, the participants paid special attention to the importance of democratising the global governance system by expanding the rights of the Global South in proportion to its actual weight in the international arena. <...>
The minister noted the importance of considering the objective trend towards the greater global economic role of associations such as #BRICS, the #SCO, #ASEAN, the #EAEU, the African Union, the Arab League, and #CELAC in G20 activities.. <...>
🤝 Sergey Lavrov held a number of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Türkiye, South Africa, Egypt, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Paraguay on the sidelines of the G20 Ministerial Meeting.
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⚡️ Crimes of the Kiev regime
❗️ The Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes, Rodion Miroshnik, has released data on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime along the line of contact last week, between February 19 and February 26, 2024.
As a result of Ukrainian shelling attacks, at least 44 people have been affected: three people have been killed and 41 injured, including two medics.
Eight civilians have been injured in drone attacks.
A man has been wounded as a result of a butterfly mine explosion.
Ukrainian forces have launched at least 1,350 munitions targeting civilian facilities in the Russian regions.
❗️ The Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes, Rodion Miroshnik, has released data on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime along the line of contact last week, between February 19 and February 26, 2024.
As a result of Ukrainian shelling attacks, at least 44 people have been affected: three people have been killed and 41 injured, including two medics.
Eight civilians have been injured in drone attacks.
A man has been wounded as a result of a butterfly mine explosion.
Ukrainian forces have launched at least 1,350 munitions targeting civilian facilities in the Russian regions.
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🗓 On February 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the opening ceremony of the 2nd Congress of the International Russophile Movement in Moscow.
The event at the Lomonosov Innovation Centre of Moscow State University brought together foreign delegates from more than 130 countries, united by a friendly disposition towards Russia, interest in its cultural and historical heritage, as well as a commitment to traditional values and confidence in the right of peoples to preserve their national identity. The event was attended by Russian government officials, political and public figures, and representatives of science and culture.
Sergey Lavrov delivered a welcoming speech and read out a message from Russia's President Vladimir Putin to the participants of the congress.
ℹ️ The Congress brings together representatives of public organisations, politics, culture, and business who advocate for closer relations with Russia and against Russophobia. The movement organises thematic conferences, seminars, art and literary competitions in Russian, maintains monuments associated with Russia in proper condition, publishes books by Russian authors abroad, promotes the study of the Russian language, and promotes horizontal ties and contacts through public diplomacy.
The event at the Lomonosov Innovation Centre of Moscow State University brought together foreign delegates from more than 130 countries, united by a friendly disposition towards Russia, interest in its cultural and historical heritage, as well as a commitment to traditional values and confidence in the right of peoples to preserve their national identity. The event was attended by Russian government officials, political and public figures, and representatives of science and culture.
Sergey Lavrov delivered a welcoming speech and read out a message from Russia's President Vladimir Putin to the participants of the congress.
ℹ️ The Congress brings together representatives of public organisations, politics, culture, and business who advocate for closer relations with Russia and against Russophobia. The movement organises thematic conferences, seminars, art and literary competitions in Russian, maintains monuments associated with Russia in proper condition, publishes books by Russian authors abroad, promotes the study of the Russian language, and promotes horizontal ties and contacts through public diplomacy.