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Putin: Russia has delivered first shipment of nuclear weapons to Belarus
The first shipment of nuclear warheads has been delivered to Belarus, said Russian president Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
"We will move some of the tactical weapons to Belarusian territory. The first nuclear warheads have already been delivered to the territory of Belarus. By the end of the summer, we will complete this work in full. This is an element of deterrence," Putin said.
Putin also said that Russia does not yet need to use nuclear weapons, but …
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Germany to send 64 additional missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
Germany will provide Ukraine with 64 additional missiles for the Patriot air defense systems, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
According to him, the missiles will be delivered to Ukraine "immediately."
"This is a very important sign of continued support for the successful air defense efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, especially now, at this special stage of the war," Pistorius said.
Denmark, the United Kingdom, the …
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Prigozhin: Wagner mercenaries are not going to sign any contracts with Russian Defense Ministry
The founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that the Russian government should provide its fighters with all social benefits without them having to sign any contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin said that PMC mercenaries should conclude contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. Prigozhin nevertheless reiterated his previous statements that such contracts would not be possible.
"The government should participate in social guarantees for veterans, …
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Kremlin tells regional governments to stop publishing obituaries of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
At the request of the Russian Defense Ministry, the government of the Republic of Khakassia stopped publishing obituaries of the soldiers killed in Ukraine in order to conceal the losses of the Russian army, reports the news outlet Sibir.Realii, citing sources close to the regional authorities.
According to one of the sources, the local government's press service has stopped publishing data on the military and mercenaries from the Wagner PMC who died in Ukraine, as this information is used by …
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Polish President urges NATO members to accept Ukraine into the Alliance
Polish President Andrzej Duda has urged the NATO members to accept Ukraine into the Allience, but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron prefer to talk about security guarantees, reports the newspaper Tagesschau.
"Ukraine is waiting for a clear signal, a clear prospect of membership. In July Ukraine will see the "light at the end of the tunnel" which it has been waiting for so much," the Polish President said.
At the same time, Scholz said that Germany and France …
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Kyiv: Ukrainian Forces are advancing in three directions
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced in three directions, reported the Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, Hanna Malyar.
"In the course of the offensive operation, our troops over the past day advanced in: the Bakhmut direction in the area of the Berkhivske Reservoir by 250 m, the Toretsk direction by 200 m, the Berdyansk direction from 0.5 to 1 km. The territory of up to 3 sq. km has been taken under our control," Malyar said.
She emphasized that the Russians are doing …
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Kyiv asks Berlin to triple the number of Leopard tanks supplied to Ukraine
Kyiv asks Germany for even more tanks. "First of all, the Ukrainian army needs a much larger number of Western tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other armored vehicles," said Andriy Melnyk, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister and former ambassador to Germany, in an interview with Der Tagesspiegel.
He explained that due to the loss of some transferred weapons in battles, "each Leopard 2 is literally worth its weight in gold for the decisive offensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According …
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German Chancellor Scholz intends to have a conversation with Putin soon
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not intend to break off contacts with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Speaking at the 38th Congress of the Evangelical Church of Germany in Nuremberg, he said that he spoke with Vladimir Putin after the start of the war in Ukraine and intends to "do it again in the near future."
According to the head of the German government, the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine is a necessary condition for achieving a "just peace".
From time to time, during …
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Ukrainian Forces confirm they are making progress at the front
The Ukrainian military advanced up to 1.4 kilometers in several sectors of the front and inflicted serious damage on the Russians, said the representative of Ukraine’s Eastern Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty on the air of the national telethon on Saturday, June 10.
"We're trying to strike at the enemy, counterattack. During the day, we managed to advance up to 1,400 meters in different areas," Cherevaty said.
According to him, the Russians are building defense lines and at the same time tried to …
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Ukrainian Security Service publishes intercepted call confirming Russians blew up Kakhovka dam
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that it intercepted a phone call proving that the dam of the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power station in southern Ukraine was blown up by a Russian sabotage group.
A one-and-a-half-minute recording of a conversation between two men discussing the consequences of the disaster was posted by the SBU on its Telegram channel.
"It wasn’t them who struck it, it was our sabotage group who did it," says the alleged Russian military. “They wanted to sort …