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#FacesOfVictory
🗓 On March 28, 1912, legendary pilot-navigator Marina Raskova, who inspired thousands of young women to soar through the skies, was born.
Her aviation career began in 1931 when she joined the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy in Moscow as a designer in an aerial navigation laboratory.
While working as a technical assistant to laboratory chief, pilot Alexander Belyakov, Marina attended academy lectures, soon decided to pursue a career as a navigator and enrolled in the Leningrad Aviation Institute that trained civilian aviation specialists.
✈️ In 1934, Marina became a navigator and earned her professional pilot’s wings in 1935, after studying at the Central Air Club in Moscow.
She quickly distinguished herself, frequently flying and setting endurance records. Her most celebrated achievement was the historic all-female crew non-stop flight aboard the Rodina (Motherland) aircraft from Moscow to the Far East, which secured her nationwide fame.
🎖 For her feat, in 1938, Marina Raskova was among the first women to receive the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
When the Great Patriotic War began, Raskova played a key role in forming the female aviation regiments that successfully fought Nazi invaders.
The famous 46th Guards Taman Night Bomber Aviation Regiment was established on her initiative, with the Germans, fearful of their wrath, calling its pilots the Night Witches.
🕯 Marina Raskova did not live to serve in combat. On January 4, 1943, her plane crashed in poor weather conditions near the village of Mikhailovka in the Saratov Region, while en route to the front. Marina's ashes were laid to rest in the Kremlin Wall on Moscow’s Red Square.
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🗓 On March 28, 1912, legendary pilot-navigator Marina Raskova, who inspired thousands of young women to soar through the skies, was born.
Her aviation career began in 1931 when she joined the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy in Moscow as a designer in an aerial navigation laboratory.
While working as a technical assistant to laboratory chief, pilot Alexander Belyakov, Marina attended academy lectures, soon decided to pursue a career as a navigator and enrolled in the Leningrad Aviation Institute that trained civilian aviation specialists.
✈️ In 1934, Marina became a navigator and earned her professional pilot’s wings in 1935, after studying at the Central Air Club in Moscow.
She quickly distinguished herself, frequently flying and setting endurance records. Her most celebrated achievement was the historic all-female crew non-stop flight aboard the Rodina (Motherland) aircraft from Moscow to the Far East, which secured her nationwide fame.
When the Great Patriotic War began, Raskova played a key role in forming the female aviation regiments that successfully fought Nazi invaders.
The famous 46th Guards Taman Night Bomber Aviation Regiment was established on her initiative, with the Germans, fearful of their wrath, calling its pilots the Night Witches.
🕯 Marina Raskova did not live to serve in combat. On January 4, 1943, her plane crashed in poor weather conditions near the village of Mikhailovka in the Saratov Region, while en route to the front. Marina's ashes were laid to rest in the Kremlin Wall on Moscow’s Red Square.
#Victory80
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#KievRegimeCrimes
❗️ The Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights has prepared and sent to international organisations and foreign diplomatic missions a new set of documents on crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and neo-Nazi battalions against civilians and civilian infrastructure.
📖 Read in full (pdf)
The report, which includes materials gathered by Russia's Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik, covers the atrocities and human rights violations committed by the Banderites from November 1 to December 31, 2024, in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Bryansk and Zaporozhye regions.
👉 In the DPR, Ukrainian forces continued shelling civilian infrastructure, as well as attacking peaceful settlements.
👉 In the LPR, the Ukrainian armed forces and nationalist formations continued to destroy civilian infrastructure in populated areas and commit war crimes against local residents. Under heavy weapon fire supplied to Ukraine by NATO countries, people were killed, while many suffered severe injuries and mutilations. Targeted drone attacks on civilians and civilian objects remain a standard practice for Ukrainian troops.
👉 Ukrainian nationalists continued deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful residents in the Bryansk region. Significant damage was inflicted on residential buildings, vehicles, and civilian energy facilities. The most appalling crimes were strikes on populated areas, where local residents were injured and mutilated.
👉 Throughout this period, Ukrainian armed forces continued to destroy civilian infrastructure, kill, and mutilate peaceful residents in the Zaporozhye region. Drone attacks on civilians also remain a common practice for the Ukrainian army in this area.
🕯 In total, at least 14 civilians were killed in the affected regions during last November-December.
#See4Yourself #Think4Yourself
❗️ The Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights has prepared and sent to international organisations and foreign diplomatic missions a new set of documents on crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and neo-Nazi battalions against civilians and civilian infrastructure.
📖 Read in full (pdf)
The report, which includes materials gathered by Russia's Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik, covers the atrocities and human rights violations committed by the Banderites from November 1 to December 31, 2024, in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Bryansk and Zaporozhye regions.
👉 In the DPR, Ukrainian forces continued shelling civilian infrastructure, as well as attacking peaceful settlements.
👉 In the LPR, the Ukrainian armed forces and nationalist formations continued to destroy civilian infrastructure in populated areas and commit war crimes against local residents. Under heavy weapon fire supplied to Ukraine by NATO countries, people were killed, while many suffered severe injuries and mutilations. Targeted drone attacks on civilians and civilian objects remain a standard practice for Ukrainian troops.
👉 Ukrainian nationalists continued deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful residents in the Bryansk region. Significant damage was inflicted on residential buildings, vehicles, and civilian energy facilities. The most appalling crimes were strikes on populated areas, where local residents were injured and mutilated.
👉 Throughout this period, Ukrainian armed forces continued to destroy civilian infrastructure, kill, and mutilate peaceful residents in the Zaporozhye region. Drone attacks on civilians also remain a common practice for the Ukrainian army in this area.
🕯 In total, at least 14 civilians were killed in the affected regions during last November-December.
#See4Yourself #Think4Yourself
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🎖️Продолжаем почетную миссию поздравления наших ветеранов с предстоящей 80-ой годовщиной Победы в Великой Отечественной Войне.
💐 Вице-консул Генконсульства И.Е.Дулова вручила от имени Президента Российской Федерации медали ветеранам Е.Е.Алёшиной, Р.Д.Гуревичу, В.Н.Чинову, Л.М.Чуховичу, А.И.Дмитриевой и В.В.Попкову.
#Победа80
#МыПомним
💐 Вице-консул Генконсульства И.Е.Дулова вручила от имени Президента Российской Федерации медали ветеранам Е.Е.Алёшиной, Р.Д.Гуревичу, В.Н.Чинову, Л.М.Чуховичу, А.И.Дмитриевой и В.В.Попкову.
#Победа80
#МыПомним
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🇷🇺 Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of the Russian Federation:
⚡️ Two aircraft of Russia's EMERCOM have landed at Yangon Airport to assist in mitigating the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.
📌 The rescue personnel have brought essential equipment and tools for search and rescue operations.The team is equipped with endoscopes and acoustic devices capable of detecting survivors trapped under debris as deep as 4.5 metres, as well as ground-penetrating radars and thermal imaging cameras.
The rescue teams are ready to work around the clock at multiple sites simultaneously, assisted by unmanned aerial vehicles.
⚡️ Two aircraft of Russia's EMERCOM have landed at Yangon Airport to assist in mitigating the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.
📌 The rescue personnel have brought essential equipment and tools for search and rescue operations.The team is equipped with endoscopes and acoustic devices capable of detecting survivors trapped under debris as deep as 4.5 metres, as well as ground-penetrating radars and thermal imaging cameras.
The rescue teams are ready to work around the clock at multiple sites simultaneously, assisted by unmanned aerial vehicles.
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The blockade had been sealed in September 1941, trapping more than 2.5 million people inside the city, including 400'000 children inside. They endured horrific hunger, relentless bombings took a heavy toll, and the harsh winter added to their suffering. The Road of Life had yet to be established.
The situation was also dire in the occupied Pskov and Novgorod regions, where Nazi forces carried out mass executions and deportations to labour camps. Yet, resistance never ceased. Deep behind enemy lines, the Soviet people formed the first partisan stronghold of the Great Patriotic War — the Partisan Land.
Upon learning of the desperate conditions in Leningrad, the partisans resolved to help the starving and freezing residents of the city. In early March, they assembled a supply convoy carrying 28 tonnes of flour and over 14 tonnes of other essential provisions.
To reach the city, the partisans had to break through two heavily fortified German defensive lines: first, the encirclement around the Partisan Land, and then the main frontline. The convoy travelled only at night, hiding their sleds and horses in the forests during the day to avoid detection.
After covering over 100 kilometres behind enemy lines, the convoy successfully delivered vital food supplies to Leningrad. These 42 tonnes of supplies saved countless lives at a time when thousands of people were dying each day.
✉️ Along with the provisions, a letter to the city’s residents was included: “We stand with you, dear friends, comrades in arms... Greetings to you, our hero-city, our mighty Leningrad!”
🕯 The Partisan Land ceased to exist in September 1942. The Nazis burned villages to the ground and massacred the civilians who had lived there. Nearly all the heroes who had risked their lives to bring food to Leningrad perished.
To honour their sacrifice, March 29 is commemorated in the Leningrad region as Partisan Glory Day.
#Victory80 #WeRemember
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▫️On 28 March, at about 5:30 in the morning, in Belgorod region, as a result of a Ukrainian attack by UAVs against a facility of the Belgorodenergo (Rosseti Centre's branch) and a cable breakage, the 35kV Aydar-Bely Kolodez high-voltage line was powered off.
▫️At 10:34, in Belgorod region, it was reported on an attack by a UAV against the 110kV Krasnaya Yaruga substation of the Belgorodenergo (Rosseti Centre's branch). As a result, a transformer was significantly damaged.
▫️At 13:45, in Belgorod region, as a result of a Ukrainian UAV attack and damage caused to the transformer, there was shutdown of a complete transformer substation of the Belgorodenergo (Rosseti Centre's branch), the energy facility stopped working and there was a power cut.
▫️At 17:03, in Belgorod region, as a result of a Ukrainian attack by UAVs against a facility of the Belgorodenergo (Rosseti Centre's branch), there was a power cut of 10kV high-voltage line. Thus, over 1,100 civilian consumers were blacked out in Grayvoronsky District.
▫️At 18:07, in Belgorod region, as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV, a 110 kV high-voltage line Borisovka-Krasnaya Yaruga of Belgorodenergo (Rosseti Centre's branch), was powered off. More than 8,000 civil consumers were cu t off electricity in Borisovsky District.
▫️Moreover, as earlier reported before, on 28 March at around 10:20, the Kiev regime inflicted a strike using HIMARS MLRS projectiles against the Sudzha gas metering station, which caused a heavy fire. The Sudzha gas metering station has been actually destroyed as an energy facility.
Thus, regardless of all Zelensky's statements on the Kiev regime’s alleged cessation of attacks against Russian energy facilities, the AFU have only increased the number of attacks targeting the energy infrastructure in Kursk and Belgorod regions of the Russian Federation.
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🎙Comment by Ambassador Stepanov for TASS on Canadian PM Mark Carney’s statement that Ottawa does not intend to cooperate with Russia in the Arctic
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Those feelings are mutual. The Russophobic policy of the present liberal cabinet leaves no room for partnership. But what matters is that Russia, unlike Canada, is absolutely self-sufficient in the Arctic. We can independently choose who to cooperate with — Canada doesn’t have such an opportunity.
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📅 On March 30, 1613, #IvanSusanin, a peasant from Kostroma, performed an unprecedented act of heroism that went down in history as a symbol of selfless loyalty to the Fatherland. At the cost of his own life, Susanin saved the tsar-to-be (elected but not yet crowned), Mikhail Romanov, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Russia for over three centuries.
ℹ️ The period between 1598 and 1613 and the dynasty crisis are known as the Time of Troubles, an era of political chaos and foreign invasions. With the demise of the Rurikids, the country sank into a vortex of infighting, which was taken advantage of by Polish and Lithuanian invaders.
In 1612, the Second Militia forces defeated the foreign invaders and liberated Moscow. During the Zemsky Sobor of 1613, a new Russian ruler was elected. Michael I was the first representative of the Romanov dynasty.
After learning about Mikhail I having been proclaimed tsar, the enemy squads started combing through the Kostroma county to search for the tsar’s hideout, trying to elicit valuable intelligence from local residents. Votchina elder Ivan Susanin found himself among captives. Loyal to his Fatherland and survivor of the Time of Troubles, Susanin never betrayed the future tsar and the Russian people.
📖 There are different versions of this story in history books. According to one of them, Susanin led the enemies into impassable woods and fatally dangerous marshes, for which he was brutally killed. According to another version, he was tortured to death but never betrayed the location of Mikhail I.
Susanin’s feat is confirmed by historical records. In 1619, Mikhail I presented Susanin’s son-in-law Bogdan Sabinin with a letter of commendation praising the hero’s courage in the face of torture, and loyalty to the tsar.
❗️ The memory of this immortal Hero of the Fatherland has been carefully preserved to this day.
In 1851, a granite column was installed in central Kostroma in honour of Ivan Susanin. In 1967, a statue was unveiled with the following inscription on the pedestal: “To Ivan Susanin, the patriot of the Russian land.” The hero also features in the Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod.
ℹ️ The period between 1598 and 1613 and the dynasty crisis are known as the Time of Troubles, an era of political chaos and foreign invasions. With the demise of the Rurikids, the country sank into a vortex of infighting, which was taken advantage of by Polish and Lithuanian invaders.
In 1612, the Second Militia forces defeated the foreign invaders and liberated Moscow. During the Zemsky Sobor of 1613, a new Russian ruler was elected. Michael I was the first representative of the Romanov dynasty.
After learning about Mikhail I having been proclaimed tsar, the enemy squads started combing through the Kostroma county to search for the tsar’s hideout, trying to elicit valuable intelligence from local residents. Votchina elder Ivan Susanin found himself among captives. Loyal to his Fatherland and survivor of the Time of Troubles, Susanin never betrayed the future tsar and the Russian people.
📖 There are different versions of this story in history books. According to one of them, Susanin led the enemies into impassable woods and fatally dangerous marshes, for which he was brutally killed. According to another version, he was tortured to death but never betrayed the location of Mikhail I.
Susanin’s feat is confirmed by historical records. In 1619, Mikhail I presented Susanin’s son-in-law Bogdan Sabinin with a letter of commendation praising the hero’s courage in the face of torture, and loyalty to the tsar.
❗️ The memory of this immortal Hero of the Fatherland has been carefully preserved to this day.
In 1851, a granite column was installed in central Kostroma in honour of Ivan Susanin. In 1967, a statue was unveiled with the following inscription on the pedestal: “To Ivan Susanin, the patriot of the Russian land.” The hero also features in the Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod.
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✍️ President Vladimir Putin sends his greetings to Russia’s Muslims on Eid al-Fitr
💬 Please accept my heartfelt greetings on Eid al-Fitr.
This holiday, which marks the ending of the holy month of Ramadan, is one of the oldest and most cherished holidays for Muslims around the world. It represents striving for personal growth, benevolence and compassion.
It is good to see that Russian Muslims highly value the rich spiritual and historical legacy of their ancestors, respecting customs, covenants and traditions of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers, and cultivating those in the younger generation. This is why Eid al-Fitr is so widely celebrated around Russia by religious communities and families alike.
☝️ The enormous constructive contribution of Muslim organisations to the development of Russia’s public and cultural life, to highly relevant charity, educational and patriotic projects and initiatives, deserves most sincere respect. Of course, I want to specifically praise the effective assistance you offer to participants and veterans of the special military operation, their families and loved ones.
I wish you good health and success in your endeavours.
💬 Please accept my heartfelt greetings on Eid al-Fitr.
This holiday, which marks the ending of the holy month of Ramadan, is one of the oldest and most cherished holidays for Muslims around the world. It represents striving for personal growth, benevolence and compassion.
It is good to see that Russian Muslims highly value the rich spiritual and historical legacy of their ancestors, respecting customs, covenants and traditions of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers, and cultivating those in the younger generation. This is why Eid al-Fitr is so widely celebrated around Russia by religious communities and families alike.
☝️ The enormous constructive contribution of Muslim organisations to the development of Russia’s public and cultural life, to highly relevant charity, educational and patriotic projects and initiatives, deserves most sincere respect. Of course, I want to specifically praise the effective assistance you offer to participants and veterans of the special military operation, their families and loved ones.
I wish you good health and success in your endeavours.
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☪️ We wish happy Eid al-Fitr to all those celebrating, including our dear colleagues and partners!
May you be blessed by happiness and virtue!
May you be blessed by happiness and virtue!
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📽 On March 27, 2025, the State Protocol Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, together with the Ministry of Culture and the Russian State Film Fund, hosted a special screening of the restored 1944 film Once There Was a Girl for the diplomatic corps at the Illyuzion movie theatre in Moscow. The showing took place as part of this year’s events to mark the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🎙 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin welcomed 150 ambassadors and senior diplomats from 50 countries, along with their families. In his opening remarks, he thanked the diplomats for showing interest in the film screening, and emphasised that the event was essentially aimed to preserve the historical truth of the wartime events.
Foreign diplomats praised both the restoration efforts by Russian State Film Fund specialists and the film, which is set in the besieged Leningrad and tells the story of Nasten'ka (aka lil' Anastasia), a seven-year-old girl who endures unimaginable hardships such as hunger, bombings, and the loss of her mother – and yet, just like the city, remains unbroken and keeps on living, dreaming, and believing.
☝ In a departure from the tradition for hosting such events for diplomatic corps, the audience members were greeted with tea and sushki (Russian pretzels). In his remarks, Alexander Pankin noted that this was done to reflect the reality of what Leningrad residents had to go through daily, surviving on just hot water and a small piece of bread.
📽 On March 27, 2025, the State Protocol Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, together with the Ministry of Culture and the Russian State Film Fund, hosted a special screening of the restored 1944 film Once There Was a Girl for the diplomatic corps at the Illyuzion movie theatre in Moscow. The showing took place as part of this year’s events to mark the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
🎙 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin welcomed 150 ambassadors and senior diplomats from 50 countries, along with their families. In his opening remarks, he thanked the diplomats for showing interest in the film screening, and emphasised that the event was essentially aimed to preserve the historical truth of the wartime events.
Foreign diplomats praised both the restoration efforts by Russian State Film Fund specialists and the film, which is set in the besieged Leningrad and tells the story of Nasten'ka (aka lil' Anastasia), a seven-year-old girl who endures unimaginable hardships such as hunger, bombings, and the loss of her mother – and yet, just like the city, remains unbroken and keeps on living, dreaming, and believing.
☝ In a departure from the tradition for hosting such events for diplomatic corps, the audience members were greeted with tea and sushki (Russian pretzels). In his remarks, Alexander Pankin noted that this was done to reflect the reality of what Leningrad residents had to go through daily, surviving on just hot water and a small piece of bread.
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🎙 President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Arkhangelsk nuclear-powered cruiser submarine
💬 Vladimir Putin: Comrades, good evening.
We are aware of the role of the Navy. Russia has been a major naval power for centuries, and we will do our utmost to maintain this status, building new naval surface vessels and submarines and improving their performance. They must meet modern requirements while remaining combat-ready and effective in the immediate — in every sense of the word — historical perspective, because these weapons that should serve our country for decades, form the basis of our strategic security.
In response to my instructions, a strategy for the development of the Navy is currently being drafted, along with a programme for the construction of surface ships and submarines until 2050.
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☝️ To put it briefly, we are gradually moving towards achieving all the objectives we set for ourselves at the start of the [special military] operation. Some would have liked these advances to happen at a quicker pace, but we have gathered steady momentum and have been confidently advancing our positions. But I would like to frame this question in a different way.
What I want to say is that we were not the ones who started or launched hostilities. It all started in the wake of the 2014 coup d’etat in Ukraine. Western countries supported it, and this was how hostilities broke out in southeastern Ukraine.
Overall, we can clearly see what is happening right now. Our troops have the strategic initiative along the entire contact line. Only recently, I said that we would squeeze them into a corner, but now we have reason to believe that we are set to finish them off. I think that people in Ukraine need to realise what is going on.
<…>
In my view, the newly elected President of the United States sincerely wishes to end this conflict for a number of reasons — I will not list them now, as they are numerous. In my opinion, his aspiration is genuine.
<…>
❗️In general, they have a problem over there, which is never highlighted, just mentioned in passing. What is it? Ultranationalists have had considerable influence in Ukraine from the start, in fact, since the collapse of the Soviet Union. These people hold openly neo-Nazi views, and they even use the term in Ukraine, so we were not the ones who invented it. Curiously, few people mention this now, either.
If anything, it has become worse, because now they plan to strengthen these units, including Azov, and elevate them to divisions. This means that such people now have even more weapons at their disposal. They have more supporters, people they have persuaded to fight for them by implanting their views.
As a result, the current civil authorities in Ukraine have no legitimacy in accordance with the country’s constitution. Ukraine has held no presidential election, while according to the constitution, all key officials are to be appointed by the president, including regional government bodies, governors and so on. So, if the president is illegitimate, so are all the others.
The issue is not just this uncertainty; it is that these neo-Nazi formations, such as Azov, among others, are effectively beginning to run the country. This raises the question: how is it possible to conduct negotiations with them?
☝️ In such situations, international practice follows a well-established path. Within the framework of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, there have been several cases of what is termed external governance or temporary administration.
In principle, it would indeed be possible to discuss, under UN auspices with the United States and even European countries — and certainly with our partners and allies — the possibility of establishing a temporary administration in Ukraine. To what end? To conduct democratic elections, to bring to power a competent government that enjoys public trust, and only then to begin negotiations on a peace treaty and sign legitimate agreements that would be recognised worldwide as consistent and reliable.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Comrades, good evening.
We are aware of the role of the Navy. Russia has been a major naval power for centuries, and we will do our utmost to maintain this status, building new naval surface vessels and submarines and improving their performance. They must meet modern requirements while remaining combat-ready and effective in the immediate — in every sense of the word — historical perspective, because these weapons that should serve our country for decades, form the basis of our strategic security.
In response to my instructions, a strategy for the development of the Navy is currently being drafted, along with a programme for the construction of surface ships and submarines until 2050.
<...>
☝️ To put it briefly, we are gradually moving towards achieving all the objectives we set for ourselves at the start of the [special military] operation. Some would have liked these advances to happen at a quicker pace, but we have gathered steady momentum and have been confidently advancing our positions. But I would like to frame this question in a different way.
What I want to say is that we were not the ones who started or launched hostilities. It all started in the wake of the 2014 coup d’etat in Ukraine. Western countries supported it, and this was how hostilities broke out in southeastern Ukraine.
Overall, we can clearly see what is happening right now. Our troops have the strategic initiative along the entire contact line. Only recently, I said that we would squeeze them into a corner, but now we have reason to believe that we are set to finish them off. I think that people in Ukraine need to realise what is going on.
<…>
In my view, the newly elected President of the United States sincerely wishes to end this conflict for a number of reasons — I will not list them now, as they are numerous. In my opinion, his aspiration is genuine.
<…>
❗️In general, they have a problem over there, which is never highlighted, just mentioned in passing. What is it? Ultranationalists have had considerable influence in Ukraine from the start, in fact, since the collapse of the Soviet Union. These people hold openly neo-Nazi views, and they even use the term in Ukraine, so we were not the ones who invented it. Curiously, few people mention this now, either.
If anything, it has become worse, because now they plan to strengthen these units, including Azov, and elevate them to divisions. This means that such people now have even more weapons at their disposal. They have more supporters, people they have persuaded to fight for them by implanting their views.
As a result, the current civil authorities in Ukraine have no legitimacy in accordance with the country’s constitution. Ukraine has held no presidential election, while according to the constitution, all key officials are to be appointed by the president, including regional government bodies, governors and so on. So, if the president is illegitimate, so are all the others.
The issue is not just this uncertainty; it is that these neo-Nazi formations, such as Azov, among others, are effectively beginning to run the country. This raises the question: how is it possible to conduct negotiations with them?
☝️ In such situations, international practice follows a well-established path. Within the framework of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, there have been several cases of what is termed external governance or temporary administration.
In principle, it would indeed be possible to discuss, under UN auspices with the United States and even European countries — and certainly with our partners and allies — the possibility of establishing a temporary administration in Ukraine. To what end? To conduct democratic elections, to bring to power a competent government that enjoys public trust, and only then to begin negotiations on a peace treaty and sign legitimate agreements that would be recognised worldwide as consistent and reliable.
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🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, March 20, 2025)
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Murder of Russian media representatives
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Third anniversary of the Bucha provocation
🔹 The West's lies regarding Minsk Agreements
🔹 France’s plans to build another naval base on the island of Mayotte
🔹 On the situation with an Italian journalist Andrea Lucidi in Estonia
🔹 VI International Arctic Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue"
🔹 Artek’s upcoming centenary
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#CrimesAgainstJournalists
On March 24, Izvestiya’s frontline correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, Zvezda TV channel cameraman Andrey Panov, and Alexander Sirkeli, the crew’s driver, were killed in the Lugansk People’s Republic following a targeted artillery strike carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
On the same day, TASS correspondent Mikhail Skuratov was on an editorial assignment in the Kursk Region’s Sudzha District where the Ukrainian Banderites wounded him.
On March 26, 2025, Channel One’s car with a camera crew in it ran up against a landmine planted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod Region. This terrorist attack claimed the life of Anna Prokofyeva, who was a young talented journalist, while cameraman Dmitry Volkov suffered severe wounds.
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Investigative Committee of Russia reports that 167 peaceful residents were killed and 500 more injured in the Kursk Region from 2022 until 2025. The crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have impacted 43'000 people. Several thousand civilian infrastructure facilities have been destroyed and damaged.
According to the Russia's Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador at large Rodion Miroshnik, in the past seven days, from March 17 to 23, 16 Russian civilians were killed in the zone of contact, and 134 more injured, including 4 minors, following attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On March 25-26, Ukrainian UAVs hit energy facilities in the Bryansk and Kursk regions. An attempted attack on a gas reservoir was thwarted in Crimea.
#BuchaHoax
April 3 marks the third anniversary of the day when Zelensky’s regime and its Western curators staged a bloody provocation in Bucha and the world was shown "evidence" of the alleged murders of innocent civilians, aimed at denigrating the Russian Armed Forces in the eyes of the international community.
The main goal of the war party campaign was clear: to torpedo the understandings reached during the negotiations in Istanbul, aimed at a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
Russia has provided multiple refutations of numerous fakes about Bucha. We constantly recall that while this settlement was controlled by the Russian military, the civilians were allowed to move around freely, use mobile communications, and receive humanitarian aid. Our units left Bucha on March 30, 2022.
We know that the Kiev regime is preparing an international conference on Bucha this May with the assistance of Great Britain. We are certain that this provocation is yet another attempt to dust off old narratives and repackage false claims about the alleged involvement of the Russian Armed Forces in the events in Bucha. The goal remains the same: to torpedo efforts for a peaceful settlement.
#France #Mayotte #Colonialism
We have taken note of the statement made by French Minister of the Overseas Manuel Valls in the National Assembly on March 12 regarding the plans to submit a draft law to Parliament on the construction of a second French naval base on the island of Mayotte.
Russia has consistently opposed the unjustified militarisation of any territories, recognising the dangerous consequences this poses for peace and security in certain regions.
We believe that the existing military base in Dzaoudzi on the island of Mayotte is intended not as much for defence against hypothetical external threats (as Paris tries to convince everyone), but rather for control over the illegally held overseas territory – one of the last remnants of the colonial era.
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#CrimesAgainstJournalists
On March 24, Izvestiya’s frontline correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, Zvezda TV channel cameraman Andrey Panov, and Alexander Sirkeli, the crew’s driver, were killed in the Lugansk People’s Republic following a targeted artillery strike carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
On the same day, TASS correspondent Mikhail Skuratov was on an editorial assignment in the Kursk Region’s Sudzha District where the Ukrainian Banderites wounded him.
On March 26, 2025, Channel One’s car with a camera crew in it ran up against a landmine planted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod Region. This terrorist attack claimed the life of Anna Prokofyeva, who was a young talented journalist, while cameraman Dmitry Volkov suffered severe wounds.
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Investigative Committee of Russia reports that 167 peaceful residents were killed and 500 more injured in the Kursk Region from 2022 until 2025. The crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have impacted 43'000 people. Several thousand civilian infrastructure facilities have been destroyed and damaged.
According to the Russia's Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador at large Rodion Miroshnik, in the past seven days, from March 17 to 23, 16 Russian civilians were killed in the zone of contact, and 134 more injured, including 4 minors, following attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On March 25-26, Ukrainian UAVs hit energy facilities in the Bryansk and Kursk regions. An attempted attack on a gas reservoir was thwarted in Crimea.
#BuchaHoax
April 3 marks the third anniversary of the day when Zelensky’s regime and its Western curators staged a bloody provocation in Bucha and the world was shown "evidence" of the alleged murders of innocent civilians, aimed at denigrating the Russian Armed Forces in the eyes of the international community.
The main goal of the war party campaign was clear: to torpedo the understandings reached during the negotiations in Istanbul, aimed at a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
Russia has provided multiple refutations of numerous fakes about Bucha. We constantly recall that while this settlement was controlled by the Russian military, the civilians were allowed to move around freely, use mobile communications, and receive humanitarian aid. Our units left Bucha on March 30, 2022.
We know that the Kiev regime is preparing an international conference on Bucha this May with the assistance of Great Britain. We are certain that this provocation is yet another attempt to dust off old narratives and repackage false claims about the alleged involvement of the Russian Armed Forces in the events in Bucha. The goal remains the same: to torpedo efforts for a peaceful settlement.
#France #Mayotte #Colonialism
We have taken note of the statement made by French Minister of the Overseas Manuel Valls in the National Assembly on March 12 regarding the plans to submit a draft law to Parliament on the construction of a second French naval base on the island of Mayotte.
Russia has consistently opposed the unjustified militarisation of any territories, recognising the dangerous consequences this poses for peace and security in certain regions.
We believe that the existing military base in Dzaoudzi on the island of Mayotte is intended not as much for defence against hypothetical external threats (as Paris tries to convince everyone), but rather for control over the illegally held overseas territory – one of the last remnants of the colonial era.
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#FacesOfVictory
🗓 On March 30, 1901, Alexey Fyodorov, the legendary partisan commander and two times Hero of the Soviet Union, was born. His name became a symbol of resistance against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
In 1920 he volunteered for the Red Army, fought in the Civil War and, after demobilisation, worked in railway construction. In 1938 Alexey Fyodorov became head of the Chernigov Regional Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the Ukrainian SSR, showcasing his leadership acumen and talent.
Shortly after the Nazis invaded, he took command of partisan units in the Chernigov region, began conducting large-scale sabotage operations behind enemy lines.
By March 1942 the partisans had fought 16 major battles under his command, eliminating some thousand German soldiers & officers, derailed five enemy trains carrying personnel and equipment, destroyed five warehouses, two factories and 33 bridges.
🎖 For his skilful leadership and personal bravery, Alexey Fyodorov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on May 18, 1942.
By the beginning of 1943, the unit under Alexey Fyodorov's command included 12 partisan units with 5,000+ fighters.
From March to June 1943, the partisan unit was relocated to Volyn, thus expanding the area of active operations on the Nazi-occupied territories, including parts of Soviet Belarus, Bryansk, and Oryol regions. In April 1943, Alexey Fyodorov was promoted to the rank of Major-General.
One of the most important operations carried out by Alexey Fyodorov's units was the "Kovel Node." Starting July 7, 1943, until March 14, 1944, 549 enemy trains carrying ammunition, fuel, military equipment, and personnel were destroyed on the lines of the Kovel railway junction.
🎖 For flawless execution of operational tasks, heroic feats and courage, Alexey Fyodorov was awarded a second "Golden Star" medal on January 4, 1944, becoming a two times Hero of the Soviet Union. He was also awarded three Orders of Lenin, the Order of Suvorov I, and numerous other honours.
After the war he held high government posts, including Minister of Social Welfare of the Ukrainian SSR. He wrote several books about the war, the most famous of which was "The Underground Regional Committee in Action". He left valuable memoirs about the heroic struggle of the partisans, which became an important contribution to history.
🕯 On September 9, 1989, Alexey Fyodorov passed away. In his memory, a monument was erected in the Chernigov region.
Unfortunately, in 2017, the monument to this legendary Soviet hero was destroyed by the Ukrainian Neo-Nazis, the Banderites, driven by deep hatred for the victors over their Nazi idols as it was the partisans under Alexey Fyodorov's command who collected evidence and numerous testimonies regarding the the crimes of the OUN-UPA militants, including committed in collaboration with the Nazis.
#LestWeForget No matter how much some may wish to erase Alexey Fyodorov's memory & legacy — #WeRemember.
#Victory80
🗓 On March 30, 1901, Alexey Fyodorov, the legendary partisan commander and two times Hero of the Soviet Union, was born. His name became a symbol of resistance against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
In 1920 he volunteered for the Red Army, fought in the Civil War and, after demobilisation, worked in railway construction. In 1938 Alexey Fyodorov became head of the Chernigov Regional Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the Ukrainian SSR, showcasing his leadership acumen and talent.
Shortly after the Nazis invaded, he took command of partisan units in the Chernigov region, began conducting large-scale sabotage operations behind enemy lines.
By March 1942 the partisans had fought 16 major battles under his command, eliminating some thousand German soldiers & officers, derailed five enemy trains carrying personnel and equipment, destroyed five warehouses, two factories and 33 bridges.
By the beginning of 1943, the unit under Alexey Fyodorov's command included 12 partisan units with 5,000+ fighters.
From March to June 1943, the partisan unit was relocated to Volyn, thus expanding the area of active operations on the Nazi-occupied territories, including parts of Soviet Belarus, Bryansk, and Oryol regions. In April 1943, Alexey Fyodorov was promoted to the rank of Major-General.
One of the most important operations carried out by Alexey Fyodorov's units was the "Kovel Node." Starting July 7, 1943, until March 14, 1944, 549 enemy trains carrying ammunition, fuel, military equipment, and personnel were destroyed on the lines of the Kovel railway junction.
After the war he held high government posts, including Minister of Social Welfare of the Ukrainian SSR. He wrote several books about the war, the most famous of which was "The Underground Regional Committee in Action". He left valuable memoirs about the heroic struggle of the partisans, which became an important contribution to history.
🕯 On September 9, 1989, Alexey Fyodorov passed away. In his memory, a monument was erected in the Chernigov region.
Unfortunately, in 2017, the monument to this legendary Soviet hero was destroyed by the Ukrainian Neo-Nazis, the Banderites, driven by deep hatred for the victors over their Nazi idols as it was the partisans under Alexey Fyodorov's command who collected evidence and numerous testimonies regarding the the crimes of the OUN-UPA militants, including committed in collaboration with the Nazis.
#LestWeForget No matter how much some may wish to erase Alexey Fyodorov's memory & legacy — #WeRemember.
#Victory80
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#FacesOfVictory
🗓 On March 30, 1901, Alexey Fyodorov, the legendary partisan commander and two times Hero of the Soviet Union, was born. His name became a symbol of resistance against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
In 1920 he volunteered for the Red Army, fought in the Civil War and, after demobilisation, worked in railway construction. In 1938 Alexey Fyodorov became head of the Chernigov Regional Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the Ukrainian SSR, showcasing his leadership acumen and talent.
Shortly after the Nazis invaded, he took command of partisan units in the Chernigov region, began conducting large-scale sabotage operations behind enemy lines.
By March 1942 the partisans had fought 16 major battles under his command, eliminating some thousand German soldiers & officers, derailed five enemy trains carrying personnel and equipment, destroyed five warehouses, two factories and 33 bridges.
🎖 For his skilful leadership and personal bravery, Alexey Fyodorov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on May 18, 1942.
By the beginning of 1943, the unit under Alexey Fyodorov's command included 12 partisan units with 5,000+ fighters.
From March to June 1943, the partisan unit was relocated to Volyn, thus expanding the area of active operations on the Nazi-occupied territories, including parts of Soviet Belarus, Bryansk, and Oryol regions. In April 1943, Alexey Fyodorov was promoted to the rank of Major-General.
One of the most important operations carried out by Alexey Fyodorov's units was the "Kovel Node." Starting July 7, 1943, until March 14, 1944, 549 enemy trains carrying ammunition, fuel, military equipment, and personnel were destroyed on the lines of the Kovel railway junction.
🎖 For flawless execution of operational tasks, heroic feats and courage, Alexey Fyodorov was awarded a second "Golden Star" medal on January 4, 1944, becoming a two times Hero of the Soviet Union. He was also awarded three Orders of Lenin, the Order of Suvorov I, and numerous other honours.
After the war he held high government posts, including Minister of Social Welfare of the Ukrainian SSR. He wrote several books about the war, the most famous of which was "The Underground Regional Committee in Action". He left valuable memoirs about the heroic struggle of the partisans, which became an important contribution to history.
🕯 On September 9, 1989, Alexey Fyodorov passed away. In his memory, a monument was erected in the Chernigov region.
Unfortunately, in 2017, the monument to this legendary Soviet hero was destroyed by the Ukrainian Neo-Nazis, the Banderites, driven by deep hatred for the victors over their Nazi idols as it was the partisans under Alexey Fyodorov's command who collected evidence and numerous testimonies regarding the the crimes of the OUN-UPA militants, including committed in collaboration with the Nazis.
#LestWeForget No matter how much some may wish to erase Alexey Fyodorov's memory & legacy — #WeRemember.
#Victory80
🗓 On March 30, 1901, Alexey Fyodorov, the legendary partisan commander and two times Hero of the Soviet Union, was born. His name became a symbol of resistance against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War.
In 1920 he volunteered for the Red Army, fought in the Civil War and, after demobilisation, worked in railway construction. In 1938 Alexey Fyodorov became head of the Chernigov Regional Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the Ukrainian SSR, showcasing his leadership acumen and talent.
Shortly after the Nazis invaded, he took command of partisan units in the Chernigov region, began conducting large-scale sabotage operations behind enemy lines.
By March 1942 the partisans had fought 16 major battles under his command, eliminating some thousand German soldiers & officers, derailed five enemy trains carrying personnel and equipment, destroyed five warehouses, two factories and 33 bridges.
By the beginning of 1943, the unit under Alexey Fyodorov's command included 12 partisan units with 5,000+ fighters.
From March to June 1943, the partisan unit was relocated to Volyn, thus expanding the area of active operations on the Nazi-occupied territories, including parts of Soviet Belarus, Bryansk, and Oryol regions. In April 1943, Alexey Fyodorov was promoted to the rank of Major-General.
One of the most important operations carried out by Alexey Fyodorov's units was the "Kovel Node." Starting July 7, 1943, until March 14, 1944, 549 enemy trains carrying ammunition, fuel, military equipment, and personnel were destroyed on the lines of the Kovel railway junction.
After the war he held high government posts, including Minister of Social Welfare of the Ukrainian SSR. He wrote several books about the war, the most famous of which was "The Underground Regional Committee in Action". He left valuable memoirs about the heroic struggle of the partisans, which became an important contribution to history.
🕯 On September 9, 1989, Alexey Fyodorov passed away. In his memory, a monument was erected in the Chernigov region.
Unfortunately, in 2017, the monument to this legendary Soviet hero was destroyed by the Ukrainian Neo-Nazis, the Banderites, driven by deep hatred for the victors over their Nazi idols as it was the partisans under Alexey Fyodorov's command who collected evidence and numerous testimonies regarding the the crimes of the OUN-UPA militants, including committed in collaboration with the Nazis.
#LestWeForget No matter how much some may wish to erase Alexey Fyodorov's memory & legacy — #WeRemember.
#Victory80
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