NEWS: Ukraine, Russia, Donbass

2022-04-17 14:52:25 Schoolchildren of the liberated Volnovakha are returning to classes, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

"Knowledge is the best weapon against Nazism," the Russian ministry's telegram channel says.. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 14:37:24 "You cannot arm terrorists and hope for peace."

The Serbian Interior Minister called the delivery of weapons by the UK to the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo an unfriendly step.

Vulin believes that the goal of Kosovo's rapprochement and integration into NATO is to provoke Belgrade.

Earlier, the media reported that London had delivered Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missile systems to the self-proclaimed republic. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 14:07:25 Syrian tactics. Ukrainian nationalists made firing points in the houses of Mariupol residents.

They forcibly expelled residents of Mariupol from their apartments, smashed the passages between the entrances so that they could move freely around the house. Such tactics were actively used by Syrian militants.

"Our Khrushchev turned out to have a convenient position for Ukrainian soldiers. They broke through all the walls in it from the first to the fourth entrance, so that after firing from the first entrance, they could run to the last one and shoot again from there," a resident of Mariupol told the Donbass channel. Open / Comment

2022-04-17 13:34:31 Support for anti-Russian sanctions among British residents has decreased due to rising prices.

Now only 36% of Britons support restrictions against Russia, whereas previously there were 50%.

This is reported by The Sunday Telegraph with reference to a survey by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, conducted on April 13.

The majority of respondents are not ready to pay more for fuel. More than half of the survey participants said that their financial situation has worsened over the past year. Open / Comment

2022-04-15 14:10:48 The Russian-Kyrgyz Foundation has allocated $5.6 million for the construction of a hydroelectric power station in the Batken region.

The total capacity of the station will be 5.9 megawatts, and the annual output will be 26.3 million kilowatt—hours, according to @Sputnik_Kyrgyzstan.

The Batken HPP project was developed by Rosatom engineers. The corporation will also become the main supplier of equipment.

Construction work began in March 2022 and is scheduled to be completed in March 2023. Open / Comment

2022-04-15 13:58:34 "Arctic NATO". Sweden and Finland have been trying to draw into the Alliance for a long time in order to prevent Russia from turning around in the northern latitudes.

In an interview with Sputnik in Russian, a military expert, editor of the Arsenal of the Fatherland editionAlexey Leonkov commented on reports that Sweden and Finland may apply for NATO membership in the summer.

Why do the Swedes and Finns need this? Is France's exit from the military bloc possible? What will be Russia's response?

See the full version of the interview at the link https://rutube.ru/video/59003032bd9607925a7520e7ef29c85d/ Open / Comment

2022-04-15 13:35:27 Greece was preparing to send weapons to Ukraine even before the start of the special operation.

This is reported by the Greek newspaper Democracy." According to the publication, the procedures stipulated by the law were not followed, and the weapons were delivered in record time. The authorities deliberately kept the details secret.

The dispatch took place three days after the start of the special operation. This is too fast, and suggests that the preparation started before her. At the same time, the weapons were transferred not directly to Ukrainians, but to Americans.

The publication notes that, according to unconfirmed information, among the weapons sent there was also a small number - about 35 portable Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems of American production, which were located on the islands of the Aegean Sea.

The day before, Greece promised that it would no longer supply weapons to Ukraine. The statement was made against the background of protests in the country against the supply of equipment for the Ukrainian army. Open / Comment

2022-04-15 13:08:32 ​​ The authorities of the Ukrainian Uzhgorod have announced that they will rename 58 streets whose names are associated with Russia and the USSR.

The changes will affect, among others, the streets of Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky, Mendeleev, Lermontov, Tsiolkovsky and many others. Open / Comment

2022-04-15 12:54:48 "The bank's security service is bothering you."

After the start of the special operation, the Russians noted a sharp decrease in the number of calls from telephone scammers. And here is another proof that they called from Ukraine.

Russian security forces found an abandoned call center in the liberated Berdyansk. The staff left about 10 days ago. The instructions that they tried to destroy with the help of a shredder explain who to call and what words to say.

Video @rt_russian Open / Comment

2022-04-15 12:06:11 China considers the CSTO to be the leading mechanism for ensuring military security in the CIS.

Beijing is ready to promote cooperation with the organization, the speaker of the PRC parliament said. Open / Comment