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Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 780: Situation west of Donetsk city: During the last hours Russian Army captured new dachas at the southeastern outskirts of Krasnogorivka. Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=47.997280172340716%2C37.533311303370084&z=13 ]

🇪🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷 NATO BOLD BUGLE exercises have started, with the participation of Estonian, British and French soldiers as part of the NATO deployment on the eastern flank. https://x.com/frforcesestonia/status/1779520666812764587?s=46&t=8AQXbwef9HyZlGE7W-_utQ

🇻🇪🇮🇱María Corina Machado expresses solidarity with Israel for Iran's aggression: "It is unacceptable" "My solidarity with the State of Israel and its people in the face of the direct aggression of the Iranian regime. This unprecedented and unacceptable action once again raises our denunciation of the risk posed by Iran's alliance with the Venezuelan regime, whose partners have empowered themselves as global destabilizers," he said. "Venezuela's return to democracy and its reintegration into the free world will help mitigate this risk," he asserted.

Per a senior US defense official, the Arleigh Burke class destroyers USS Carney (DDG-64) and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) downed four Iranian medium range ballistic missiles last night. @KurdishFrontNews

Debris from last night's Iranian drones were found in the New Korani district in Erbil. @KurdishFrontNews

It has been 36 years since the so-called "Operation Anfal" ('spoils of war' in Arabic) genocide in Kurdistan by the Iraqi Baathist regime, in which approximately 182,000 Kurds, including women, children and the elderly, were massacred. @KurdishFrontNews

🇬🇧🇺🇦🇷🇺Great Britain proposed to provide Ukraine with laser weapons. British Defense Minister Grant Shapps believes that it is possible to use the DragonFire laser weapon in Ukraine, which is currently undergoing tests. In mid-January 2024, the British announced the first successful test of DragonFire against an air target. The system was said to destroy a target at the speed of light, cutting through it with a powerful beam. This weapon is allegedly so precise that it “can hit a one-pound coin from a kilometer away.” And yet it is “much cheaper than rockets or drones.” London planned to equip itself with DragonFire by 2032, but decided to speed up the process due to “two major conflicts.” Kyiv could try to shoot down Russian drones with this system. “It doesn’t take much imagination to understand how such weapons could help Ukraine,” Shapps said. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68795603.amp

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine will destroy the Crimean bridge by mid-summer - The Sun The publication writes that 20-40 Storm Shadow missiles, F-16s and naval drones will be needed for the attack. The publication also showed a plan for the liberation of Crimea. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/27205404/storm-shadows-ukraine-plot-destroy-crimea-bridge/amp/

Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 780: Situation southwest of Donetsk: Russian Army continue taking new plantations north of Novomykhailivka. On the other hand, Ukrainian Army retreated from the southern trenches following the pressure of Russian forces from north and south. Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=47.85779954498011%2C37.50156171449275&z=13 ]

Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 780: Situation north of Avdivka: Russian Army continue advancing along the railway and reached Zayra dachas and captured new positions north of Berdychi. Following the resumption of advances in this sector and on the outskirts of Novokalynove, we can speak of the start of the operation to take Ocheretyne. Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.2298853758761%2C37.65775720110815&z=13 ]