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2022-05-02 06:24:38 Today 80 civilians, including women and children, forcibly detained by Ukrainian nationalists, were rescued from Azovstal in Mariupol.

Units of the Russian Armed Forces and the people's militia of the Donetsk People's Republic opened a humanitarian corridor for the safe evacuation of civilians and ensured ceasefire.

All released civilians were evacuated to Bezymyannoe settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic, where they were provided with overnight accommodation, food and medical care.

Civilians evacuated by Russian servicemen from Azovstal who wished to go to areas controlled by the Kiev regime were handed over to representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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2022-05-02 06:10:13 years ago - on #May2 2014 - the Ukrainian Neo Nazis committed the #OdessaMassacre, burning dozens of people in Odessa.

Justice still not served, perpetrators roam free.

We will never forget this atrocious crime. We will work to identify and punish all those involved. Open / Comment

2022-05-02 06:08:25 Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov’s interview with the Xinhua News Agency (China)

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1811525/ Open / Comment

2022-05-02 06:03:02 #Zakharova: We took note of the connection of the ICC Prosecutor’s Office to the Joint Investigation Group of Poland, Lithuania & Ukraine.

How such entities operate is well known. The work of this brainchild will be the same - biased & one-sided.

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2022-05-01 04:16:49 Поздравляем с Мая, Праздником Весны и Труда!

#МИД #Труд #Май Open / Comment

2022-05-01 04:03:51 Посол России А.В.#Павловский принял участие в торжествах по случаю 50-летия служения митрофорного протоиерея Михаила Протопопова, которые состоялись в Мельбурне.

Посол тепло поздравил юбиляра, особо отметив его вклад в общественную жизнь российских соотечественников в Австралии, в укрепление связи общины с исторической родиной. Open / Comment

2022-04-29 11:01:41 Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine

Full text:

In Russian https://bit.ly/37Q9FGo

In English https://bit.ly/3MJaZK9

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #HumanitarianResponse Open / Comment

2022-04-29 10:57:20 President Vladimir #Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko #Widodo.

The leaders discussed Russian-Indonesian interaction and various aspects of the G20’s activities in view of Jakarta's presidency in the Group.

At Joko Widodo's request, Vladimir Putin outlined Russia's assessment of the situation in Ukraine with regard to the ongoing special military operation.

The leaders agreed on further contacts.

#RussiaIndonesia

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2022-04-29 10:52:33 Russian cosmonauts Oleg #Artemyev & Denis #Matveev performed a space walk from the #ISS today.

Routine maintenance had a special flavour this time: the legendary #VictoryBanner was deployed in space on the station's hull to mark the upcoming #VictoryDay of May 9! Open / Comment

2022-04-29 10:47:04 #Zakharova: We regard the freezing of Russian assets as illegal & contradicting the principles and norms of international law & unbiased operation of the global financial system.

These actions amount to the blatant theft of one country’s savings by a group of other states.

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1811231/ Open / Comment