Russian Norilsk Nickel is one of the world's largest mining, processing and smelting companies. In particular, it produces 19% of the world's nickel output, about 2% of the world's copper and cobalt.

On April 22, the company's president Vladimir Potanin announced in an interview…

On April 25, Alla 'Ruta' Pushkarchuk, mortar operator in the Ukrainian Army, former journalist, died defending Ukraine.

Alla died from a missile attack in the arms of her beloved Maksym, with whom they joined the Armed Forces after the full-scale invasion - Chytomo website.…

Russian Ka-32 multipurpose helicopter was destroyed at Ostafyevo International Airfield, Moscow - Ukrainian media outlet NV, citing sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Reportedly, it belonged to Russian defense ministry.

The source…

In the photo: Shoigu at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defense ministers' meeting in Astana.

Shoigu is not happy. Probably he is thinking about his deputy and friend Timur Ivanov, who is being forced to testify at the time. He is also thinking about what awaits him…

Head of Russian Karelia suggested paying 100 thousand rubles (about $1,000) to female students who have their first child before 25.

He said the earlier they start having kids, the more likely they are to have a lot of them.

Putin needs his cannon fodder.

Peter Fouché, a British citizen, has been helping the Ukrainian Army in Donbas since the spring of 2022 as a combat medic. Six months ago, he took the oath of allegiance and officially joined the AFU.

Sir, deepest gratitude and immense respect! Thank you!

📹: Voice of America

Evolution of Russian propaganda: from 'Kyiv in three days' to 'nine large buildings in Krashnohorivka.'

◾️Alexandr Sladkov, staff propagandist of the Russian defense ministry, rejoiced on February 25, 2022, that Kyiv was almost taken by Russian troops:

'Hooray!!! It seems that…

Peskov: the United States is adding fuel to the fire by secretly supplying long-range missiles to Kyiv. According to him, they won't be able to change anything in terms of the outcome of the 'special military operation', it's outcome is already predetermined - Russia will win.…

'Shame on Macron!' - for weeks now, Russian propagandists have been discussing President Macron's statements.

This is an older video but it shows that a nerve has clearly been struck.

It 'hurts' Putin to see the suffering of Donbas.

The solution is simple - get the hell out of Donbas, stop your genocidal war, and pay reparations to restore the area.

Instead of a thousand words.

At the train station in Kramatorsk, a city close to the frontlines.

📷: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Svoboda

'Kvilinski garden no longer exists. The farm's host - Yan Kvilinski died at war. Kvilinski garden no longer grows and sells flowers.' - this post appared on Facebook today.

In September 2023 Yan Kvilinski, founder of Kvilinski garden, went to defend Ukraine.

RIP, Hero.

Peter Fouché, a British citizen, has been helping the Ukrainian Army in Donbas since the spring of 2022 as a combat medic. Six months ago, he took the oath of allegiance and officially joined the AFU.

Sir, deepest gratitude and immense respect! Thank you!

📹: Voice of America

'He is a strong leader and a real man' - Putin about Xi Jinping.

I don't remember Putin saying that about anyone.
As I said, China is one of the key players today, and Putin is trying to use all trump cards, even direct flattery, to show his dependent position.

'If we say that Ukraine is a condition for our security, that what is at stake in Ukraine is not just the country's territorial integrity but the security of Europeans, do we have any limits? No' - President Macron.

Other key points from Emmanuel Macron' speech today:

🔷️'The…

Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine have killed and maimed more than 200 people within Russia in two years.

Putin has opened a Pandora's box on violence in Russia. The situation will get worse.

More than 100 people were killed, and the rest were seriously injured, Vyorstka…

It 'hurts' Putin to see the suffering of Donbas.

The solution is simple - get the hell out of Donbas, stop your genocidal war, and pay reparations to restore the area.

'The Russian Federation is destroying my people. It plunders our lands only to go to war with its neighbors' - Marina Khankhalaeva, representative of Buryatia Independence Committee. She spoke at United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

'Americans stole Russian $5 billion to let Europe steal our $300 billion' - 'Putin's squads'

They threaten with 'barbaric Russia'.