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Moscow police officers broke the door to the apartment of a Kyrgyz diplomat and beat his wife, Astra media reports.

Police officers broke into the apartment of Manas Zholdoshbekov, counselor of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Moscow, demanding to see documents on migration registration.

Zholdoshbekov and his family members showed their diplomatic passports, but this did not stop the police. They beat up the diplomat's wife.

According to Kyrgyz Supreme Council deputy Dastan Bekeshev, "no one was hurt, but there was an incident," but he added, "the Russian police must have gone wild."

"If they do this to embassy staff, I can't even imagine what they do to citizens without immunity," the deputy said.

The Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern over the actions of Moscow police officers and handed Russian diplomats a note. In their opinion, the Russian police officers grossly violated the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961.

At a meeting with the Counselor-Consul of the Russian Embassy Andrey Buryevoy, the Kyrgyz side noted that "such actions against accredited employees of the diplomatic mission of the Kyrgyz Republic by law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation are unacceptable, require thorough investigation and bringing the guilty parties to justice as soon as possible."

In response, Buryevoy expressed regret.

Newlyweds

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All successfully demobilized. Rest in Hell

https://kyivindependent.com/wsj-putin-wants-to-restart-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant/

https://kyivindependent.com/tajik-foreign-minister-criticizes-treatment-of-moscow-attack-suspects-crackdown-on-tajiks-in-russia/

This is Speaker Johnson's fault

https://kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-situation-on-eastern-front-has-significantly-deteriorated-in-recent-days/

Instead of war, Putin needs to fix his country.
https://kyivindependent.com/flooding-in-russias-orenburg-kurgan-oblasts-causes-widespread-destruction-mass-evacuations/

Burned to death for delivering groceries

https://t.me/United24media/20767

Putting the foreign shells to use

https://t.me/United24media/20749

I may end up back on 2G by the end of the month. But I had to download this uniformed cat.

https://t.me/United24media/20762

German people are more and more afraid of war in Europe and are becoming more in favor of military support for Ukraine, according to a poll by ZDF's Politbarometer.

Every tenth German expects Ukraine to win the war.

82 percent of respondents are skeptical that Ukraine will be able to win the war with the support of Western arms. In August, 70 percent thought so.

The number of people who are very concerned about a military conflict in Europe in which the Bundeswehr would have to participate is 53 percent (compared to 39 percent in November).

In this regard, 70 percent of respondents support an increase in funding for the German armed forces, even if it means cutting back on some expenses.

The share of those who support increased military assistance to Ukraine has also risen.

US general calls Russia a “chronic threat” to the US and urges helping Ukraine.

The Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Christopher Cavoli believes that providing the necessary assistance, primarily artillery ammunition, is the key to Ukraine's victory in the war. He is confident that Ukraine can win the war if it has the right level of ammunition supply, because Ukrainians have “skill and determination.”

Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, also emphasized the need to help Ukraine in response to Russia's recent attacks on the Ukrainian energy industry.

At the request of Russia, the UN Security Council convened another meeting regarding the issue of Western arms supplies to Ukraine. This marks the 13th meeting on this topic initiated by the Russian Federation, as reported by Voice of America.

Kremlin representatives argue that the provision of Western weapons exacerbates the conflict and accuses the West of waging war against Russia through Ukraine as an intermediary.

Meanwhile, representatives of Western nations stress that they are aiding Ukraine with weapons because it has the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter.

During the previous Security Council meeting, UN representatives reminded attendees that since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 10,810 civilians, including 600 children, have lost their lives. The vast majority of these casualties were caused by Russian weaponry and bombings.

Feng Yujun, a professor at Peking University and Deputy Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, believes that Russia’s defeat in the ongoing war with Ukraine is inevitable. In an analysis for The Economist, he outlined several reasons for this assessment.

Yujun argues that Russia’s struggle in the war stems from its failure to recover from the significant deindustrialization it underwent after the collapse of the USSR. Additionally, he highlights the information cocoon surrounding Russian decision-making, particularly due to Putin’s prolonged tenure in power.

Despite Russia’s nuclear capabilities, Yujun asserts that its eventual withdrawal from all occupied Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, is inevitable. He credits Ukraine’s resilience and unity in resisting Russian aggression for dispelling the myth of Russia’s military invincibility.

Regarding China’s relationship with Russia, Yujun notes instability, influenced by recent events. China’s stance has shifted from unconditional support to a more traditional stance of non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of third parties.

Yujun suggests that without significant changes in Russia’s political system and ideology, the conflict may stagnate or escalate further. He warns against the possibility of a Korean-style ceasefire, as Russia continues to attack Ukrainian positions and infrastructure, potentially leading to more conflicts in the future.

🇺🇸 The USA has imposed a ban on the import of aluminum, copper, and nickel originating from Russia. American companies are now prohibited from engaging in transactions involving metals of Russian origin, including export and re-export. However, these restrictions will not apply to metals from Russia that were produced before April 13, 2024.

Furthermore, US and UK authorities have decided to restrict the use of Russian aluminum, copper, and nickel on global metal exchanges. Consequently, the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will no longer accept Russian metals produced after April 13.

"Nice and quiet diplomacy didn’t work," - Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister, told The Washington Post.

Mr. Kuleba said his team has identified more than 100 available Patriots — some neighboring countries have more than one battery guarding a port or airfield, he said. President Zelenskyy has said Ukraine needs 26 to create a total air shield over Ukraine, but Dmytro Kuleba is initially focused on obtaining seven as quickly as possible.

That would cover Ukraine’s largest cities and leave at least one free to be closer to the battlefield, where Russian aviation has been punishing Ukraine’s troops on the ground using guided bombs.

Kyiv received its first Patriot batteries last summer, but the three it has now are not sufficient to defend the entire country against Russia’s increased aerial bombardment.

During a recent meeting in Brussels marking NATO’s 75th anniversary, Kuleba harshly told those in attendance: “I’m sorry to spoil the birthday party, but who can believe that the mightiest military alliance in the world cannot find seven batteries of Patriots to provide them to the only country in the world that is fighting ballistic attacks every day?”

Kuleba said that he is confident Ukraine will eventually receive more Patriot systems but that delays cost Ukrainian lives.

Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/10/ukraine-dmytro-kuleba-patriot-systems/

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‼️ 58 billion rubles or $500 million per year - the Kremlin has increased funding for internal propaganda

👉 GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs - during 2023, the aggressor state spent 58 billion rubles or about half a billion dollars on the creation of propaganda by so-called "non-commercial" organizations.

✔️ These are structures formally unrelated to the aggressor state, which position themselves as "autonomous", but in fact, on the order of the Kremlin, produce so-called "patriotic content" for distribution on the Internet: blogs, news, films, series, video games, etc.

💰 The indicated organizations pledged to spend billion-dollar budgets allocated by Moscow on internal propaganda with the aim of:

● formation of public opinion loyal to Putin's regime;
● justification of russian aggression against Ukraine;
● influence on the consciousness of russian servicemen by glorifying their participation in the war.

❗️ An increase in the costs of covert propaganda for the domestic audience may indicate a decrease in the level of trust in the official traditional media of the aggressor state, as well as an attempt by the Putin dictatorship to take control of the Internet environment in russia.

@ukrainejournal

🔥Minus two tanks, cars, enemy personnel: 24 hours of operation of SSO drones in Donetsk region

▪️ FPV drone operators of the 8th separate regiment of the SSO inflicted significant losses on the enemy in the Donetsk direction.

▪️ During the day, the group destroyed:
– T-90 tank;
– T-72 tank;
- two cars.
In addition, the enemy's dugout was destroyed, five enemy servicemen were wounded, and three more were wounded.

▪️ "Everything that appears on the horizon in the area of responsibility of our unit will become scrap and will be destroyed," says the commander of the "Viking" group.

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