NEWS: Ukraine, Russia, Donbass

2022-04-19 20:20:31 The Russian military destroyed up to 180 infantry, 15 pieces of equipment and the Buk-M1 air defense system.

This is reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The military aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 31 Ukrainian military facilities.

– 28 infantry concentrations and an ammunition depot for the AFU rocket artillery were hit.

Russian missiles hit 5 military facilities of Ukraine in a day.

– 2 strongholds and 6 clusters of infantry of the Ukrainian army were destroyed.

The Russian air defense forces shot down three Ukrainian reconnaissance drones.

Since the beginning of the operation, the Russian Armed Forces have already destroyed 140 aircraft, 490 unmanned aerial vehicles and 253 anti-aircraft missile systems. Open / Comment

2022-04-19 20:08:57 Russia and Armenia will not give territories to third countries to create biological laboratories against each other's interests.

Relevant statement on the results of the negotiations Putin and Pashinyan were published by the Kremlin.

Russia is ready to participate in railway restoration projects in Suni and other regions of Armenia.

Moscow and Yerevan have agreed to establish a commission on demilitarization and security on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Russia and Armenia will work together to overcome the challenges due to sanctions, including in the food sector.

Putin and Pashinyan advocated the creation of an internal market without restrictions and an increase in the share of settlements in national currencies.

Russia, together with Armenia, will increase the potential of collective security forces, including CSTO peacekeepers. Open / Comment

2022-04-19 19:39:07 140 civilians took advantage of the silence regime in Mariupol.

This was stated by the head of the administration of the head of the DPR Alexey Nikonorov.

The silence mode allowed them to leave the basements of the houses located next to the Azovstal plant.

No one has come out directly from the enterprise itself so far.

The Russian military declared a regime of silence for the exit of civilians and the voluntary surrender of the surviving Ukrainian military.

Video: @wargonzo Open / Comment

2022-04-19 19:20:26 Russia and Armenia have signed an agreement on cooperation in information security.

We agreed on this Putin and Pashinyan.

Documents on cooperation in the energy, social, cultural and sanitary spheres were also signed. Open / Comment

2022-04-19 19:05:33 The President of Moldova will soon find herself in the "dustbin of history" — Aksenov.

Thus, the head of the Crimea reacted to Sandu's statement about the St. George ribbon.

The decision of the Moldovan president to ban this symbol of Victory is unlikely to be accepted by Moldovan society.

However, it is the soil for the conflict that pro-Western leaders need, Aksenov believes.

Today, the President of Moldova approved the ban of the St. George ribbon, adding that its place is "in the dustbin of history." Open / Comment

2022-04-19 18:57:43 Opposition demonstrations have been taking place in Yerevan for the third day in a row.

Artur Vanetsyan, the head of the opposition, who announced the indefinite action, called on all citizens to come to the rally, reports @SputnikArmenia.

The gathered protesters believe that the government is unable to protect Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

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2022-04-19 18:31:23 The other day, US Deputy Secretary of State Uzra Zeya visited Bishkek. Here she met with the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Foreign Minister. Prior to that, she visited Kazakhstan and also held high-level meetings.

What does the USA want?

Officially: Bishkek is invited to conclude a new agreement on economic and technical cooperation.

What the experts say:

"... I think the American official came in order to "pull" the Central Asian countries to her side."

"What happened to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is not a random incident..."

"... The West is playing a dangerous game for Central Asia, and I think the authorities of the countries of the region should understand that confrontation alone is the wrong option."

Read more here. Open / Comment

2022-04-19 18:12:25 No one left Azovstal through the open humanitarian corridors.

This information was made by the head of the administration of the head of the DPR Alexey Nikonorov.

The Russian military had previously organized corridors for the exit and peaceful surrender of the surviving forces of the Ukrainian formations. Open / Comment

2022-04-19 17:53:28 Latvia has brought itself to another crisis.

Riga has announced the introduction of an energy crisis regime for petroleum products by the end of the year.

Now oil to the Latvian markets will come from reserves, which are left in the country for only 90 days, the Latvian media write.

It is also strictly prohibited to export petroleum products — the police will monitor this.

Not so long ago, it was the Latvian Foreign Ministry that demanded that the EU impose an embargo on Russian hydrocarbons.

I wonder what they plan to replace Russian oil with? Coal, which is embargoed? Open / Comment

2022-04-19 17:40:26 NATO's expansion at the Russian borders is no longer a figure of speech and not a set of threats — Medvedev.

"We must be ready for aggressive actions by the alliance," the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council said.

Now no one will be able to isolate and strangle the Russian economy.

However, it is important to respond quickly to the needs of the industry and carry out its own developments in its key areas. Open / Comment