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Russia claimed that a “Ukrainian drone” allegedly attacked the government building of Belgorod Oblast this morning.

The Russian side stated that the deputy governor of Belgorod Oblast and a Rosgvardiya officer were allegedly injured.

It is not excluded that this event is one of the actions planned by the FSB as part of false flag operations that had been previously warned about. Although the scale of this action is currently rather small and insignificant.

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🔥"Putler is a war criminal." This is how Putin was congratulated on May 9 by his neighbors from Estonia.

The banner appeared on the wall of a museum in Narva, facing the Russian Ivangorod, where a stage for a patriotic concert was built. Narva is separated from Russia only by a river, which can be crossed via the Friendship Bridge.

https://t.me/Ukraineandthe_WORLDNOW/7862

Cross-posted from "Xi Jinping supports Putin’s position on war against Ukraine" by @MicroWave@lemmy.world in !world@lemmy.world

In a joint statement following talks, Xi Jinping and Putin stated that the war in Ukraine could only be resolved by removing its "root causes".

Such formulation clearly echoes key Russian propaganda messages used by the Kremlin to justify the launch of the full-scale war, including the threat of NATO expansion, discrimination against Russian-speaking people and the suppression of the Russian language, culture and media in Ukraine.

Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 09.05.25 (орієнтовно)

#NOMERCY #stoprussia

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Hlushkove .. 08.05. .... Report for the General Staff of the AFU ...

Strike with two HIMARS missiles on (Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Department for Hlushkivskyi District) and a nearby five-story building ... according to the video, soldiers were inside the building ... secondary detonation can be heard ..

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Ronin 🎏 Battalion of Unmanned Systems 65th Mechanized Brigade 🏹

We didn’t make you wait long for another installment of “What, again??” — the drone operators of the RONIN unit once again spotted a Buk-M3 SAM during a hunt and destroyed it. Now Kobzon will also see this BUK at the parade of destroyed Russian equipment held by the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

Joining the parade are also three quad bikes — the pilot’s skill shows that with just one drone you can destroy all three at once.

Thanks to the crew for the great work 🫡

⛳️ Buk-M3 SAM 💥

⛳️ Quad bike – 3 pcs. 💥

We continue the RUSOSLICE together — support and donate for drones for the next RUSORIZ.

The sponsor of all the hits is the charitable foundation “Sternenko Community”

Thanks to everyone who helps with the needs of the unit 🫡

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Cross-posted from "Russia behind dozens of disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine and allies, France says" by @randomname@scribe.disroot.org in !europe@feddit.org

French authorities said Wednesday they had tracked nearly 80 disinformation campaigns led by Russian operators between August 2023 and early March 2025, mainly targeting Ukraine and its allies, including France.

The estimate by the French agency countering foreign online attacks, Viginum, said the campaign was "particularly... effective in distributing anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western narratives to Western audiences".

The so-called "Storm-1516" campaign uses artificial intelligence to create realistic profiles, pays amateur operators, and poses a "significant threat to the digital public debate, both in France and across all European countries," the agency said.

"The European public debate is being pounded by disinformation campaigns conducted by Russian entities and relayed especially by the American far-right," said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in a statement to AFP, adding that Russian entities had targeted the French legislative elections of 2024.

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The Viginum report highlighted the role of American far-right influencers or pro-Russian influencers like Adrien Bocquet, a "former French soldier exiled in Russia", who amplify the dissemination of false information.

Some of the false information -- such as the alleged purchase by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of a former Nazi building in Germany or a luxury hotel in Courchevel -- have been verified by AFP's digital investigative team in articles available on AFP Factuel's website (factuel.afp.com).

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The disinformation-fighting organisation NewsGuard previously attributed to Storm-1516 a video supposedly showing a Chadian migrant confessing to raping a 12-year-old girl in France. Another, AI-generated video accused Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron, of sexual assault.

Ukraine makes a significant contribution to the fight against Nazism — just as it did in the 20th century during World War II, so too now in the 21st century, as our soldiers defend Europe and the world from Russian Nazism.

Our enemy seeks to label Ukraine as a "fascist country." However, we remind the world of the Ukrainian people's role in defeating Nazism in the 20th century. The following summary, prepared by a professional historian serving in the 77th Brigade, offers convincing figures and facts about Ukraine’s contribution.

Contribution of Ukraine to the Victory over Nazism in World War II:

World War II was the bloodiest and most brutal war in human history, affecting 80% of the world's population and causing between 50 to 85 million deaths. Amid the global effort, Ukraine made a substantial contribution to defeating Nazism and achieving peace.

Nazi leadership viewed Ukraine — with its powerful economy and rich resources — as "living space" for colonization, and a source of raw materials, food, and labor for the Reich and Wehrmacht.

Ukraine’s vital role made it a primary battleground of the Soviet-German front and among the largest theaters of World War II. Major battles took place on Ukrainian soil, including the largest tank battle near Lutsk–Rivne–Brody, the Kyiv and Odesa defensive operations, the Battle of the Dnipro, the Korsun–Shevchenkivskyi operation, and others. The Battle of the Dnipro marked a turning point in the war.

A total of 607 enemy divisions — 60% of Germany’s ground forces — were defeated in Ukraine. Ukraine lost 7–8 million military personnel. According to historians, each day of offensive fighting on Ukrainian soil cost 60,000 lives, 60–70% of whom were Ukrainians. Around 1 million more Ukrainians died in Europe fighting Nazism.

Civilian losses were also immense, with demographic estimates reaching 13–13.5 million people.

Ukrainian diaspora members fought alongside American and Canadian forces, opening the second front in Europe in June 1944.

Ukrainians became part of resistance movements both within Soviet Ukraine and abroad, joining partisan groups, underground organizations, and revolts in death camps.

Ukrainian scientific contributions were also important: for example, the Institute of Electric Welding under Yevhen Paton developed submerged arc welding, which improved tank durability. Medical innovations saved tens of thousands of wounded soldiers.

Ukraine withstood the fight against Nazism. In 1945, the global community recognized Ukraine’s contribution — Ukraine became a founding member of the United Nations among 47 states.

Communications Department of the 77th Separate Air Assault Dnipro Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces.

Want to help the paratroopers? Become a Friend of the Air Assault Forces! The national platform collects donations to support Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces (druzi.mil.gov.ua).

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Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 08.05.25 (орієнтовно)

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/37536459

Exclusive: Ukraine considers shift from dollar to euro amid geopolitical realignments

Ukraine is starting to consider a shift away from the U.S. dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro amid the splintering of global trade and its growing ties to Europe, Central Bank Governor Andriy Pyshnyi told Reuters.

Potential accession to the European Union, a "strengthening of the EU's role in ensuring our defense capabilities, greater volatility in global markets, and the probability of global-trade fragmentation," are forcing the central bank to review whether the euro should be the reference currency for Ukraine's hryvnia instead of the dollar, Pyshnyi said in emailed remarks.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

+66 MRAP (now 269, was 203)

+4 Kinetic Defence Vehicle (now 16, was 12)

+38,000 Gepard rounds (now 330,000, was 292,000)

+3 Zuzana 2 SPH (now 9, was 6)

+27,000 rounds 155mm (now 454,000, was 427,000)

+1,000 rounds 122mm (now 24,000, was 23,000)

+70 VECTOR drones (now 619, was 549)

+150 HF-1 strike drones (now 1,050, was 900)

+10 unmanned surface vessels (now 80, was 70)

+6 Bergepanzer 2 (now 28, was 22)

+4 WISENT 1 mine clearing tanks (now 65, was 61)

+2 mine ploughs (now 81, was 79)

+41 ground surveillance radars (now 123, was 82)

+187 laser range finders (now 1,508, was 1,321)

+92 infrared binoculars (now 347, was 255)

+55 underwater scooters (now 100, was 45)

+3 border protection vehicles (now 290, was 287)

+917 man-portable anti-tank weapons RGW 90 (now 16,917, was 16,000)

+800 assault rifles MK 556 (now 5,800, was 5,000)

+150,000 tourniquets (now 493,400, was 343,400)

+534 sleeping bags (now 15,300, was 14,766)

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⚡️ On the Svatove axis, drones are fighting drones.

✈️ Pilots of the 4th Mechanized Battalion have masterfully perfected the tactic of destroying enemy Mavics with our FPVs.

👀 They blind the enemy and strip their assault groups of coordination.

#4MB #drone #fpv #mavic

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