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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:37pm On Apr 08, 2024

⚡Iran's foreign minister arrived in Damascus to meet with his Syrian counterpart and open a new consulate to replace the one destroyed by the Israeli strike, a diplomatic source told Sputnik.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:23pm On Apr 08, 2024

⚡Massive container ship loses power near New York’s Verrazzano Bridge days after Baltimore Bridge incident

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 8:58am On Apr 08, 2024

⚡Sergey Lavrov arrived in Beijing. The Foreign minister will stay in the Chinese capital until April 9 and will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The ministers are expected to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation, interaction and work in the UN, BRICS, SCO, G20, as well as regional issues, including the Ukrainian crisis and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 7:02am On Apr 08, 2024

⚡Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Beijing on an official visit.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 6:46am On Apr 08, 2024

⚡At night, the Geranium 2 UAV carried out attacks against enemy military infrastructure in the Kiev region,Zhitomir and the region.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 6:44am On Apr 08, 2024

⚡Brazil's Supreme Court Justice has just opened an inquiry into Elon Musk for obstruction of justice involving social media company X.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 11:12pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Iran has reportedly informed the US that it will refrain from responding to the airstrike in which senior IRGC commanders were killed in Damascus if a ceasefire in Gaza is reached - J Post

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 11:09pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡A massive container ship lost power in the waters around New York City and was brought to a rest near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Friday night — less than two weeks after failure on another massive cargo vessel caused it to smash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge - NY Post

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 10:16pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡The electrical power transit substation "Losevo" in Kharkov was destroyed by a Russian missile. The lights went out again throughout the city. And the metro doesn't work.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 10:06pm On Apr 07, 2024*

⚡Russia has nothing to talk about with Japan.

Russia's relations with Japan have passed the point of no return," said the Russian Ambassador to Tokyo, Nikolai Nozdrev.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 7:53pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Russian forces have captured Bogdanovka.

Thus, allowing Russian advancing forces a route to now attack Chasov-Yar from the North too – as well as through the current Central / South (Kanal route).

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 7:34pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡“In memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in Moscow”.

Lazio fans in the match with Roma expressed condolences in connection with the recent terrorist attack in Crocus.

Earlier Juventus fans have done this too. They hung a corresponding banner right in front of the stadium of the Turin team.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 6:58pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡The Prime Minister of Thailand is discussing with other Southeast Asian countries the possibility of creating an analog of the Schengen zone in the region.

According to Bloomberg, his colleagues from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam showed a positive reaction to the proposal.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 6:45pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Russian forces, including electronic warfare troops, are successfully using high-quality decoys representing a wide range of equipment to deceive and exhaust enemy firepower in the near-front zone.

This time, the enemy fell for a decoy of a radio electronic intelligence module and a transmitting antenna post of the R-330Zh “Zhitel” electronic warfare complex, designed to suppress the radio navigation GPS modules of UAVs and other enemy equipment.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 6:17pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡A Boeing 737 Southwest Airlines had to Make a Emergency Landing after parts of the Engine Cowling Detaches.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 6:16pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Photos shows the aftermath after Southwest Airlines had to Make a Emergency Landing after parts of the Engine Cowling Detaches

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 5:48pm On Apr 07, 2024

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 5:23pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Israeli Defense Minister Gallant:

The withdrawal of the forces from Khan Yunis was carried out after Hamas ceased to function as a military organization throughout the Gaza Strip, the forces left to prepare for the mission in Rafah.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 4:59pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Muslim population (% of their total population):

Maldives 🇲🇻- 100%
Mauritania 🇲🇷 - 99.9%
Somalia 🇸🇴 - 99.8%
Afghanistan 🇦🇫 - 99.7%
Iran 🇮🇷 - 99.4%
Algeria 🇩🇿 - 99%
Morocco 🇲🇦 - 99%
Niger 🇳🇪 - 98.3%
Tajikistan 🇹🇯 - 97.9%
Tunisia 🇹🇳 - 97.8%
Palestine 🇵🇸 - 97.5%
Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 - 97.3%
Yemen 🇾🇪 - 97.2%
Jordan 🇯🇴 - 97.2%
Libya 🇱🇾 - 97%
Pakistan 🇵🇰 - 96.5%
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 - 96.2%
Sudan 🇸🇩 - 96%
Iraq 🇮🇶 - 95-98%
Bangladesh 🇧🇩 - 91%
Egypt 🇪🇬 - 90-94.7%
Turkey 🇹🇷 - 89-98%
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 - 88.7%
Indonesia 🇮🇩 - 86.7%
Syria 🇸🇾 - 86%
Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 - 80-90%
Qatar 🇶🇦 - 77.5%
Kuwait 🇰🇼 - 74.6%
UAE 🇦🇪 - 72%
Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 - 70.2%
Lebanon 🇱🇧 - 67.8%
Malaysia 🇲🇾 - 63.5%
Albania 🇦🇱 - 58.8%
Nigeria 🇳🇬 - 47-49%
Tanzania 🇹🇿 - 35.2%
Israel 🇮🇱 - 18%
Singapore 🇸🇬 - 15.6%
India 🇮🇳 - 14.6%
Russia 🇷🇺 - 10-12%
France 🇫🇷 - 8.8%
Sweden 🇸🇪 - 7.1%
Germany 🇩🇪 - 5.4-5.7%
Canada 🇨🇦 - 4.9%
Italy 🇮🇹 - 4.8%
UK 🇬🇧 - 3.3%
Australia 🇦🇺 - 3.2%
Norway 🇳🇴 - 3.2%
Spain 🇪🇸 - 2.6%
Greece 🇬🇷 - 2-3.7%
USA 🇺🇲 - 1.1%
Argentina 🇦🇷 - 0.9%
Romania 🇷🇴 - 0.3-1.0%
Japan 🇯🇵 - 0.1%
South Korea 🇰🇷 - 0.1%
North Korea 🇰🇵 - 0.1%
Brazil 🇧🇷 - 0.02-0.7%
Mexico 🇲🇽 - 0.01%
Vatican City 🇻🇦 - 0%

According to the Pew Research Center and other local sources

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 4:18pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Production of the guided artillery shell “Krasnopol” has increased by 20 times since the beginning of the special operation. “Krasnopol” was developed at the KBP named after academician A.G. Shipunov.

The results of 2023 show that the holding was prepared for such a multiple increase in production under the state defense order. Growth compared to previous years can reach from 5 to 20 times for individual items.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 4:08pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Rosatom claims that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was attacked by drones.

Three station employees were wounded.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 1:50pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, against the backdrop of an acute shortage of ammunition, forces soldiers to search for unexploded shells in the swamps in order to then use them - The Wall Street Journal.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 1:15pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Jens Stoltenberg:

"In the end, it is up to Ukraine to decide what compromises it is willing to make, we have to give it the opportunity to be in a position where it actually reaches an acceptable outcome at the negotiating table."

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:43pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡China's homegrown HH-100 drone, With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,000 kg, it can carry a payload of 700 kg over a distance of 520 km at a cruising speed of up to 300km/h. It can operate at a maximum altitude of 5,000 meters, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:39pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡♟️ Country rank by rating of top chess players:

1. Russia 🇷🇺
2. USA 🇺🇸
3. China 🇨🇳
4. India 🇮🇳
5. Ukraine 🇺🇦
6. Armenia 🇦🇲
7. Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
8. Hungary 🇭🇺
9. France 🇫🇷
10. Poland 🇵🇱
~
11. Germany 🇩🇪
14. Spain 🇪🇸
16. Czechia 🇨🇿
18. Norway 🇳🇴
21. Argentina 🇦🇷
25. Turkey 🇹🇷
28. Iran 🇮🇷
29. Denmark 🇩🇰
30. Brazil 🇧🇷
33. Italy 🇮🇹
34. Canada 🇨🇦
39. Austria 🇦🇹
42. Australia 🇦🇺
48. Egypt 🇪🇬
58. Indonesia 🇮🇩
59. Mexico 🇲🇽
61. Venezuela 🇻🇪
65. Ireland 🇮🇪
69. Bangladesh 🇧🇩
76. South Africa 🇿🇦
86. UAE 🇦🇪
90. South Korea 🇰🇷
91. Japan 🇯🇵
119. Pakistan 🇵🇰
133. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
159. Qatar 🇶🇦
184. Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬

Country rank by average rating of top 10 players according to FIDE

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:24pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡More statements from the Russian MoD's daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:

🔺Ukraine lost up to 370 militants and a tank in the Donetsk region.

🔺Russian troops repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks near Kupiansk, resulting in the enemy losing up to 30 militants.

🔺Ukrainian losses amounted to 135 militants and a tank to the south of Donetsk.

🔺The Russian Armed Forces destroyed two launchers of the S-300 air defense system and the P-18 air target detection and tracking radar.

🔺Russian air defense systems shot down 293 Ukrainian drones and 4 HIMARS and Uragan MLRS shells.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:24pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡The Russian Army destroyed a warehouse with unmanned boats transferred to Ukraine by NATO countries.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 12:19pm On Apr 07, 2024

⚡The U.S. Army is concerned that Ukraine has become a testing ground for North Korea's missiles

The commander of the Pacific Army, General Charles Flynn, noted that this is the first time the DPRK can test its missiles in real combat operations.

According to the general, this allows North Korea to obtain valuable information on technical issues, procedures, and the missiles themselves. T

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 11:52am On Apr 07, 2024

⚡The Financial Times reports the US, UK and Australia are starting talks on bringing members into AUKUS, 'as Washington pushes for Japan to be involved in the security pact aimed as a deterrent against China'.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 11:50am On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Yemen's Houthis say 90 Israeli, US and British ships had been targeted in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean since November.

In just one month, the operations reached 34, carried out with 125 ballistic and winged missiles and drones.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 11:46am On Apr 07, 2024

⚡Four more IDF soldiers have been killed in Gaza.

Also, for the first time since the beginning of the invasion of Gaza- all IDF forces withdrew from the Gaza Strip, except for one brigade.

Note: It's been half a year since October 7.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WrriterNg: 11:45am On Apr 07, 2024

⚡The Pantsir-M naval air defense system has been used for the first time in the special military operation zone and destroyed Storm Shadow missiles, the CEO of High Precision Systems (part of Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec), Oleg Ryazantsev, told Sputnik on Sunday.

"The ship, while on a combat duty, downed Storm Shadow missiles. In other words, is was the first effective successful use of the Pantsir-M serial system," he said.

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