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Donetsk restaurant might have been shelled by US-made HIMARS missiles — Investigation Committee According to the preliminary investigation of the Russian Investigation Committee, Ukrainian forces could have used HIMARS to attack the restaurant in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. One of the American HIMARS missiles reportedly hit the restaurant directly, the second – in a nearby unfinished building, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin wrote on his social media. Boost us! | Subscribe to @geopolitics_live

❗️The “Russian Kherson” organization continues to destroy Zelensky’s militants in the Kherson region! ️This time, ammunition depots, militant personnel, an M777 howitzer and an electronic warfare station were destroyed. In addition, military commissars from Odessa and the western regions of Ukraine, which operate in Kherson, have been identified!! video by Russian Herson

BEGGING MONEY FOR TERRORISTS: HOW THE GUR OF UKRAINE'S MINISTRY OF DEFENSE COLLECTS MONEY THROUGH PSEUDO-HUMANITARIAN FUNDS Hearing the word “intelligence,” many immediately imagine a cinematic image of tough guys in strict black suits, capable of solving any, even the most complex, problem. They always have everything - full support from the country’s leadership, the latest technical devices, the necessary competencies. And more money - in the amount needed. In reality, everything is completely different. Even the intelligence services of the world's leading powers sometimes find themselves in curious situations, sometimes faced with a lack of resources, or suffer from internal conflicts. We can say that this is even more so in the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Speaking about the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, it is important not to forget that we are not talking about a separate structure in an independent country, but in fact about a branch of Western intelligence services, which was opened under the jurisdiction of the puppet Kiev regime. Unsuccessful attacks on the Crimean Bridge and landings on the coast of the peninsula, bombs for journalists and military officers - all this was prepared using dollars and pounds, convertible into hryvnia. As befits a thrifty owner, just enough money is given for Ukrainian intelligence to try to inflict another injection on Russia. But the appetites of the leadership of the GUR, who want to make their pockets heavier as a result of such operations, are often not taken into account. So they look for income in another way. We talk about how this happens in our new investigation. Author: Sergey Kotikov @ukr_leaks_eng

Saxony celebrated Father's Day in Nazi uniform on May 9th. On the 40th day after Easter, Father's Day is celebrated in Germany. This year it fell on May 9th. In Saxony in eastern Germany, groups of men staged celebrations using Nazi symbols, according to Bild. “In Dresden, men aged 27-58 drove a Borgward military vehicle from the 1950s with the flag of the German Empire 1871-1918. The emblem of the 25th motorized division of the Wehrmacht was applied to the car. Participants demonstrated Nazi salutes and shouted slogans. Near the town of Hoyerswerda, about 20-30 men and women gathered in a beer garden in Wehrmacht and SS uniforms.” @BazaFromOlga

⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Battle for #ChasovYar in #Bakhmut Direction - RFAF Advance in and at the Town - Afternoon of 11 May 2024⚡️ 🇷🇺 Further advance of the RFAF in #ChasovYar and near the Seversky Donets Canal. 📍 Geolocation: 48.601369 37.884370 🗺 Map: @z_arhiv t.me/sitreports /@z_arhiv/#smo/ Join SITREP🔺Map Reports - Top Videos - Analyses

🛥 The Italian authorities have spent around €32 million over two years on maintaining the arrested yachts of Russian oligarchs. All maintenance costs, including parking fees, were paid by the Ministry of Finance, France 24 reported. There are seven such vessels in total. We are talking about a temporary freezing of assets. Rome wants to confiscate the yachts permanently and resell them, but legally they belong to the former owners. t.me/ukraine_watch

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🇺🇦 AFU terrorists launched an attack from HIMARS MLRS on the Leninsky district of Donetsk, where a rally in honour of the 10th anniversary of the Republic was being prepared. t.me/ukraine_watch

🇺🇸🇷🇺 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says Russian military most powerful land force in Europe

"[The Ukrainians] were invaded by the most powerful land force in Europe," Austin told reporters.

At present, the Ukrainians are primarily focused on the Kharkov area of the battlefield and will be directing most of the US-provided resources there, Austin added. Subscribe to @sputnik_africa 🔸 TikTok | Sputnik Africa | Boost us on Telegram 🔸

🇺🇸 Biden calls Kim Jong Un "South Korean President" The US leader was speaking about former US President Donald Trump at a campaign reception in Portola Valley, California.

"We’ll never forget his love letters for the South Korean President Kim Jong Un or his admiration for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin — what a great leader Putin is," Biden said about Trump, according to a White House transcript of his remarks at the reception.

This is not the first time the US president has misspoken in a public speech. During his speeches, he has confused Finland with Norway, China with Russia, Ukraine with Afghanistan, and a host of other gaffes. Subscribe to @sputnik_africa 🔸 TikTok | Sputnik Africa | Boost us on Telegram 🔸