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🇷🇺 Russian power on full display: even Western media can’t ignore Victory day parade in Moscow

Western mainstream media covering Russia’s annual Victory Day parade on May 9 on Moscow’s Red Square went beyond singling out the pomp and pride inherent in the ceremony.

🔺The patriotic pageantry reflected the indisputable fact that victory over Nazi Germany remains a “symbol of the country’s prowess,” and a “key element of national identity,” The Washington Post underscored.

🔺CNBC also ran highlights of the annual event on May 9, offering photographs of Russian troops and pieces of military hardware paraded through Red Square in Moscow.

🔺As The Associated Press (AP) covered the parade, and also published snippets of Putin’s speech. The outlet underlined that Russia’s celebration of the victory in World War II “still serve as a powerful symbol of the country’s ability to prevail against seemingly overwhelming challenges.”

🔺Reuters did not fail to highlight the fact that Russia marks victory in World War II while “advancing in Ukraine.” It offered highlights of Putin’s speech, where he warned of a global clash as the West was “risking an international conflict.”

🔺UK newspaper The Telegraph did the same, and cited the president as saying that “Russia will do everything to prevent a global clash,” but “will not allow anyone to threaten” the country, as its strategic forces are always prepared.

🔺Sky News’ Russia correspondent also gave a live stream from the parade, describing the “patriotic fervor” that had been building up ahead of the celebrations. “It was a collective grief of monstrous proportions – practically every family was affected – and it's still felt today,” the outlet explained.

🔺The Guardian opted to run with some photographs of the parade, noting that Vladimir Putin accused the “arrogant” West of risking global conflict.

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⚡️ A woman in Berlin was forced to take off a soldier's cap with a star depicting the Soviet sickle and hammer, and police refused to allow her to enter the monument with it.

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◾This is literally 21st century piracy, the EU and NATO countries seized Russian assets and Russian currency reserves deposited in foreign banks, now they are giving that money to Ukraine so Ukrainian can pay them back all the military equipment and funds they received during the war.

◾Because none of the "help" sent to Ukraine was for free, Ukraine has to pay back for absolutely everything.

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The US administration expresses concern about the launched fake about the assassination attempt on Zelensky
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🇮🇪✊🇵🇸 The reason that Irish stand with the Palestinians is that we know a lot about occupation, oppression and colonialism, we went through it for 800 years before kicking the British out of the South of Ireland.

British machinations like the Balfour declaration have a lot to do with why we are here today.

Real Irish stand shoulder to shoulder with Palestinians. #FreePalaestine

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VICTORY DAY IN DONETSK

No mass celebrations or parades can take place in the DPR which remains vulnerable to Ukrainian attack. In fact the outskirts of the city was shelled in the morning with civilians wounded and a man was killed in Makeevka as his home was struck by Ukrainian forces, a sharp reminder that the battle against the ideological successors of the Nazis is still being fought today.

But people want to remember the 27 million men, women, children, soldiers and partisans that lost their lives during the Great Patriotic War. Nowhere more so than in Donetsk which, then known as Stalino, was occupied by the Nazis between 1941 and 1943 before it was liberated by the Red Army.

Statues and memorials across the city remember the heroes of that time, including Frank Gronkevich, whose T34 tank is on display at the Donbass Defenders memorial. He was killed in Zaporozhye region in October 1943 and his unit brought his body and tank back to Donetsk where he is buried.

Many families, serving soldiers and veterans came to lay flowers at the Eternal Flame while a motorcycle cavalcade made its way across the city to pay their respects to those who sacrificed so much for the freedom of so many.
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🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸Israel-Gaza Conflict: May 9-10 (Recap)

1️⃣ Israeli forces are forging ahead with operations in Rafah despite heavy international criticism, with PM Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israel is ready to “stand alone” if needed.

2️⃣ Hamas authorities in Rafah have dismissed as “nothing but lies” Israel’s description of its operations in the city in southern Gaza as “limited”.

3️⃣ Delegations from Hamas, the US and Qatar left the Egyptian capital Cairo without reaching a ceasefire agreement after Israel “expressed reservations” about a deal to end fighting in Gaza.

4️⃣ The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has shut down its headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem after Israelis – some armed – set fire to the compound’s perimeter.

5️⃣ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told his Egyptian counterpart that the US opposes the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza.

6️⃣ Netanyahu has said that Joe Biden has made a mistake by pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, in comments made on the US talk show Dr Phil. “I’ve known Joe Biden for many years, 40 years and more. We often had our agreements, but we’ve had our disagreements. I hope we can overcome them now.”

7️⃣ The UNGA is expected to vote later today on a resolution that would grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and that, again, calls on the UN Security Council to favourably reconsider Palestine’s request for full UN membership. The US vetoed a widely backed resolution on April 18 that would have paved the way for full UN membership for Palestine.

8️⃣ Israeli forces are carrying out operations to blow up buildings in the east of Rafah city.
Intense artillery shelling targeting the Sabra and Zeitoun neighbourhoods of Gaza City has also been reported.

At least 34,904 people including more than 15,000 children, have been killed and over 78,514 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll from the October 7 attack in Israel stands at 1,139.

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⚡️🇮🇱🇵🇸⚔️ Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 9 May 2024⚡️

🔹In the northern and central parts of the #Gaza Strip, the Israelis are conducting local operations to destroy Hamas infrastructure. At the same time, in the vicinity of Rafah, the IDF effectively suspended its offensive amid international pressure.

🔹On the border with #Lebanon, the situation did not undergo significant changes over the past day. Hezbollah and the IDF exchanged strikes on a routine basis.

🔹In the Red Sea Region, the Yemeni Houthis became more active, attacking three cargo ships at once in the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.

🔹From #Iraq, pro-Iranian formations made statements about launching drones in the direction of the port of Eilat. However, not a single drone reached Israeli territory again.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Briefly on the #Ugledar & #Avdeyevka Directions by Night on 10 May 2024 at 00:13⚡️

🔴There are no days off in war. And parades are held in the rear, and at the front, instead of parade "boxes", they go into frontal attacks. And on 9 May 2024, our forces assaulted the enemy's positions:

🔵In the area of #Paraskoviyevka, just to the south of the settlement, we walk through the fields to #Konstantinovka village.

🔵At the southern part of #Pobeda, the enemy sits in adjacent landings and messes with an infinite number of drones.

🔵In #Georgiyevka, positional battles in the settlement.

🔵In #Krasnogorovka town, there are battles at the plant, aviation helps well.

🔵In #Nevelskoye, the enemy does not allow equipment to approach him in the settlement, we go in small groups.

🔵Most of #Netaylovo is behind us. It remains to clear 1/3 in the west of the settlement.

🔵We have advanced into #Umanskoye. The statement about the capture of the grey is premature. The Ukros are sitting confidently in the settlement.

🔵In #Novopokrovskoye and further south in the landings of the settlement, fighting. (⭐️ RFAF entered)

🔵In #Novoaleksandrovka, the enemy holds the line and tries to squeeze us out of the settlement. (⭐️ So RFAF entered also)

🔵In #Arkhangelskoye, the cleanup continues in the settlement. (⭐️ There is still no confirmation about the complete takeover)

🗺 Focus #Novopokrovskoye👆

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Combat Situation in the #Kupyansk Sector at the End of 9 May 2024⚡️

🔴Near #Kupyansk, the Russian Army assaults #Berestovoe and threatens the logistics of the AFU group, breaking through to the shore of #Oskol:

🔵In the #Kupyansk sector, fighters of the RFAF have already broken through to #Berestovoye, the successful completion of the assault of which opens a direct way for our army to the banks of #Oskol.
🟡Our units have plans to access the river south of #Kovsharovka, in the area of ​​the villages of #Kolesnikovka and #Kruglyakovka.
🟡Now daily battles continue near #Berestovoye, in which the Ukrainian Army traditionally and senselessly grinds down its own personnel.

🔵Since the AFU are weak in counterattacking and holding positions, the RFAF are now threatening the command of #Nezalezhnaya with the capture of the most important rockade railway and the liquidation of the entire defensive system around the #Kupyansk urban agglomeration.

📌 The surrender of the AFU railway tracks, their most important logistics hub, will mean the end of the supply of the Ukrainian group in this area and the inevitable flight of the enemy from advantageous positions.

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📋🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Two Majors #Report #Summary for the Morning of 10 May 2024; pub. 07:54📍

🔹In the #Kherson direction, fighting on #Krynki, #Antonovsky Bridge and in the island zone near Cossack Camps.

🔹On the #Zaporozhye front, it is reported that RFAF assault groups are advancing in #Rabotino from the centre to the northern outskirts. It is reported that there is heavy counter fighting. Northwest of #Verbovoye the RFAF repelled enemy attacks, covering the advancing units with mortar and artillery fire.

🔹On the #Vremyevka ledge, there is fighting on #Staromayorskoye, our troops are advancing near the village.

🔹In the #SouthDonetsk direction, the RFAF retain the initiative near #Paraskoviyevka and in #Krasnogorovka.

🔹From the #Pokrovskoyey direction (west of #Avdeyevka), the RFAF are reporting successes in #Umanskoye, up to the capture of the settlement. This has created a threat of encirclement of the enemy forces in #Yasnoborodovka. On the #Ocheretino ledge, high-intensity counter-fighting is taking place.

🔹In the direction on #ChasovYar, high intensity of fighting also remains, but there are no significant changes in the passage of the line of contact.

🔹In the #Kupyansk direction, the RFAF are conducting active offensive operations in the area of #Kislovka, #Kotlyarovka and #Berestovoye.

💥In the #Kursk region, the enemy attacked the village of #Tyotkino in the Glushkovsky district; the AFU set fire to three houses by dropping explosive devices from copters and attacking them with kamikaze drones. An Ukrainian aircraft-type UAV was intercepted in the Korenevsky district. Attacks by artillery and copters were recorded in the Belovsky, Glushkovsky, Korenevsky and Sudzhansky districts. In #Tyotkino, another local resident was wounded during shelling. A local resident was killed as a result of a direct hit to a house. Another woman received shrapnel wounds. A drone dropped an explosive device on a petrol station. A fire broke out at an electrical substation near the petrol station. In Korenevsky district, 2 houses in #Gordeyevka were hit by shrapnel, in #Troitskoye a residential building was damaged by an explosion. In #Plekhovo, Sudzhansky District, 3 houses were damaged.

💥In #Belgorod region in Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekinsky urban district, a civilian was killed as a result of Nazi shelling. The village of #Murom, Shebekinsky urban district, was attacked by the AFU using a kamikaze drone. The village of #Novopetrovka in Valuysky urban district came under AFU shelling.

💥In the #Bryansk region, three AFU aircraft-type UAVs were destroyed over the Trubchevsky district.

💥In #Makeyevka (#DPR), a civilian was killed as a result of Nazi strikes, and two civilians were wounded in #Donetsk.

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