At least ten rockets hit central areas of Donetsk on Saturday morning, damaging three residential buildings, a local Russian official has reported in his Telegram channel. One of the projectiles fired by Ukrainian forces hit an apartment building in the Kievsky district. While rescuers continue to search for survivors under the rubble, preliminary …
Read More »Zelensky’s aide explains firing positions in urban areas
Taking up positions in cities is the Ukrainian military’s calculated tactic to minimize their own losses and maximize those of Russian forces, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed. In an interview with the New York Times published on Tuesday, Mikhail Podolyak argued that the “Russians fight …
Read More »Ukrainian military shells residential areas (VIDEOS)
The capital city of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) was subjected to heavy shelling by the Ukrainian military late on Saturday. Multiple districts of Donetsk came under almost simultaneous attack by the Kiev forces, which used howitzers and rocket artillery to target the city. The city was hit by more …
Read More »Merkel visits areas ravaged by floods, says Germany needs more climate-focused policy
The chancellor arrived in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday to get the real picture of what she called surreal “ghostly images” of the territories devastated by the record floods from heavy rains earlier this week. Merkel promised speedy assistance to all the affected areas and said that the …
Read More »US troops staying in Syria to fight ISIS and ‘stabilize’ liberated areas – envoy
There are an estimated 900 or more US troops currently in Syria – both in the southern enclave of At Tanf and in the northeast, where they are “securing” the oil wells and helping the Syrian Democratic Forces operate a de facto independent government. Their presence violates international law and …
Read More »Muslim neighbourhoods in British towns are ‘no-go areas’ for white people, new book claims
Ed Husain, professor at the Walsh School of Foreign Service in Georgetown University, visited mosques across Britain, speaking to businesses owners, imams and locals about life in predominantly Muslim neighbourhoods. He used his on-the-ground research to write a book, ‘Among The Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain’, which is set …
Read More »Paris among 16 areas of France plunged into month-long lockdown as third Covid-19 wave rips through country
Among the country’s departments – or regions – targeted by health chiefs in the latest restrictions is Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera, which contains the city of Nice and was already put under weekend lockdown last month. Non-essential retailers in the 16 areas will be forced to close and …
Read More »Identifies areas where most people live below the extreme poverty
In 2019 in poverty (income below the subsistence minimum) lived 12.3% of Russians, or almost 18 million people. This is less than 2018 (12.9 per cent). It is reported by RIA “Novosti” with reference to experts, who ranked the regions according to income. The minimum poverty level 5.6% recorded in …
Read More »In areas of the die more than usual
How will areas, and Central virus? A little more will die than usual for some time. There are already enough such ambushes — tuberculosis, hepatitis, HIV and all this next. Will be one more problem. Saves a century-regulation of the community, and otherwise in conditions of total contempt for the …
Read More »In two areas, Russia Belarusians have lagged
Went on new year holidays in Belarus. Brief impressions. 1. Despite the fact that Lukashenka’s regime is absolutely dictatorial and unfree, at least in two directions of a modern Russian Belarusians have lagged. First, in the modern Belarusian discourse is almost no “braces” (like, previously, but it has in the …
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