​​🇺🇦🇺🇸 Evidence of emergency destruction of documents confirming work with the US military establishment was obtained.

◽️ A preliminary analysis of extant documentation indicates the use of Mariupol as a regional centre for cholera pathogen collection and certification. The selected strains were sent to the Public Health Centre in Kiev, which is responsible for the onward shipment of biomaterials to the United States. These activities have been carried out since 2014, as evidenced by the transfer of strains.

◽️ An act of destruction of the pathogen collection dated February 25, 2022, according to which cholera, tularemia and anthrax pathogens were handled there, was found in the sanitary and epidemiological laboratory.

◽️ Part of the collection of the veterinary laboratory was not destroyed in a hurry. In order to ensure safety and secure storage, 124 strains were exported by Russian specialists and their study was organised.

◽️ The presence in the collection of pathogens that are uncharacteristic of veterinary medicine, such as typhoid, paratyphoid fever and gas gangrene, is a cause for concern. This could indicate the laboratory's misuse and involvement in a military biological programme.

◽️ We will continue to examine the full volume of material received from the Mariupol biolaboratories and will inform you about the results.

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🇷🇺🇵🇭 President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on the occasion of his victory at the elections of President of the Philippines.

💬 President Putin: I hope that your efforts as Head of State will facilitate further development of the fruitful cooperation between Russia and the Philippines in various areas.

💬 Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova: More than 190,000 children had arrived in Russia from Donbass by early May, including about 1,200 coming from orphanages in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

We've also launched the In Children’s Hands campaign, which is aimed at providing targeted support. Three trucks carrying 20 tonnes of humanitarian aid are already on their way to Donbass, while the temporary shelters are getting what they need in order to set up children-friendly spaces.

Read the excerpt from Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova’s interview with Vedomosti newspaper

#Opinion

A French national who has been in Ukraine with a humanitarian mission gives a first-hand account of what is really going on there: free-reigning Neo-Nazis everywhere, crimes against civilians and Russian PoWs.

The truth that the mainstream media and Western establishment continue to ignore.

#See4Yourself & #Think4Yourself

🛡 A monument to the famous Russian Hero - distinguished fighter pilot Major Roman Filipov - was unveiled in 🇸🇾 Syria on the very spot of his demise, near the stone where he fought his last battle.

Back in 2018 his plane was shot down by terrorists when surrounded by them he chose to sacrifice himself but take out the murderous extremists. His last phrase - "This is for the boys" - became legendary, a symbol of courage and valour.

🕯 Roman Filipov was later posthumously awarded the title Hero of Russia.

❗Для оказания бесплатной правовой и психологической поддержки гражданам России и соотечественникам, подвергшимся дискриминации за рубежом, действуют специальные интернет-ресурсы:
▪️веб-сайт "За права соотечественников "
▪️телеграм-канал @za_prava_russia

⚔️ On May 12, 1944, the Red Army liberated Crimea from the Nazi invaders and their cronies.

☝️ This victory cleared the path for the Soviet troops to the Balkans, while the heavy losses suffered by Romania led that country, a few months later, to abandon its alliance with Germany.

⚡️ Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse #HumanitarianAid
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⚡️Ukrainian armed formations continue to use medical infrastructure facilities to equip strong points and deploy heavy weapons in them:

🔹in Borovsky, Lugansk People's Republic, wounded militants of Ukrainian nationalist formations are housed in the polyclinic building on Krasnaya Street. Civilians, including seriously ill, were forced to leave the medical facility under threat of reprisals, and at all approaches to the polyclinic, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed checkpoints and equipped the firing points;

🔹in Lisichansk of the Lugansk People's Republic, the buildings of the children's hospital on 40 Let Pobedy Street and the medical college on Chernovaya Street are equipped with a strongpoint of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and heavy weapons are placed on the adjacent territory.

▫️These and other similar facts, gross violations of the norms of international humanitarian law, despite our repeated statements, have so far been ignored by the World Health Organization.

❗️Once again, we call on all international organizations, and, first of all, the World Health Organization, to influence official Kiev and take effective measures aimed at preventing the use of medical infrastructure facilities by the Armed Forces for military purposes.

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⚡️According to reliable information in the Kharkov region, neo-Nazis, together with members of the Security Service of Ukraine, conduct punitive raids in order to check local residents for signs of pro-Russian views, as well as the facts of transmitting any information to Russian servicemen and representatives of the People's militia of the republics of Donbass.

❗️All suspects are arrested under the category of "collaborationism" of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and taken to an unknown location.

▫️Such criminal actions of the Kiev authorities are aimed at intimidating the citizens of Ukraine in an attempt to hide the current catastrophic situation in the country caused by the destructive policy of official Kiev, and indicate complete indifference to the fate of millions of Ukrainians. 

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📸 FM Sergey #Lavrov took part in the #FamilyPhoto ceremony ahead of the the #CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting.

#RussiaCIS #CISMinisterial

📍#CIS Foreign Ministers Council meeting in #Dushanbe.

📸 Maria #Zakharova

🇷🇺🇧🇾 In #Dushanbe, FM Sergey #Lavrov held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of #Belarus Vladimir Makei.

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✉️ President Vladimir Putin sent messages of condolence to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, its Minister of Defence and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on the death of United Arab Emirates President and Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

✍️ In his messages Vladimir Putin noted, in part, that the name of Sheikh Khalifa was associated with a very important period in the history of Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates as a whole, which was marked by impressive successes in economic, social, scientific and technological development.

🇷🇺🇦🇪 ”Sheikh Khalifa has done much to strengthen friendly relations and constructive cooperation between our countries”, the President stressed.

🔴 #LIVE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov is taking part in the Assembly of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy (#SVOP)

🔗 https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video/

🔗 https://www.ruptly.tv/en/events/202205141200-LIVE10813-Lavrov-attends-Assembly-of-Council-on-Foreign-and-Defence-Policy

🚛 In the past weeks over 310 Russia's EMERCOM lorry convoys delivered nearly 20'000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the people of Donbass (DPR & LNR) and Ukraine: mainly food supplies and medicine.

📹 RIA Novosti

Vladimir Putin congratulated Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates

“I am certain that you leadership will further strengthen the friendly Russian-Emirati relations and mutually beneficial cooperation. I look forward to continuing our constructive dialogue and joint work on important issues of the bilateral and international agenda,” the message of the President of Russia reads, in part.

See more on the official Kremlin site.

#Congratulations

🇷🇺🇫🇮 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinisto

🔸The presidents had a sincere exchange of views over the announced decision by Finland’s leadership to apply for NATO membership.

🔸Vladimir Putin stressed that rejecting the traditional policy of military neutrality would be wrong since there are no threats to Finland’s security. Such a change in the country’s foreign policy course could have a negative effect on Russia-Finland relations, which have been built over the course of many years in the spirit of neighbourliness and partnership cooperation and have a mutually beneficial nature.

🔸The leaders also discussed the situation in Ukraine. In particular, Vladimir Putin shared his opinion of the state of the negotiating process between Russian and Ukrainian representatives. This process has been practically put on hold by Kiev, which does not show any interest in a serious and constructive dialogue.

The conversation took place at the initiative of the Finnish side.