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Mayor of Nice says Crimea is Russian territory during visit by Mayor of Yalta
The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, met with a delegation from the occupied Crimea and signed a letter of intent with the Administration of Yalta, as stated on Christian Estrosi’s website.
The delegation of the mayor of Yalta was on an official visit in Nice from February 26 – March 1st. The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to France, Alexander Orlov, was also present at the meeting.
The delegation’s visit was referred to as symbolic, as it was the "first time since the referendum on …
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Russia is working on the development of a seventh generation fighter
Russia is working on the creation of a seventh-generation fighter as stated by Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev.
"If we stop now, then we will stop forever. We are working on a sixth and perhaps a seventh generation. I have no right to say more," Bondarev said, as quoted by RIA Novosti.
Bondarev, according to RBC, specified that the sixth-generation aircraft is being developed both in manned and unmanned variants. How much time may be needed for …
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Ukrainian Intelligence: Six Russian trucks carrying Special Forces members arrived in Donbas
On the 1st of March, Russian vehicles carrying ammunition and reinforcements arrived in the Donetsk region. These vehicles consisted of three cars carrying ammunition, six trucks with mortars on board as well as special purpose units. According to the Ukrainian News, this was reported by the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
“We have confirmed the presence of these Russian military vehicles. They are transporting arms, military equipment, ammunition …
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Russian prosecutor demands sentence of 23 years for Nadiya Savchenko
On the 2nd of March, during the debates of the parties in the Donetsk City Court, the State Prosecutor asked the court to sentence Ukrainian pilot, Nadiya Savchenko, to 23 years in prison in a penal colony. The State Prosecutor noted that evidence of the prosecution was sound and was confirmed by the case materials and therefore sufficient to find Savchenko guilty.
“Having military training, the prisoner presented herself to serve in the Aydar Battalion where she entered into a criminal …
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Blockade of Russian trucks continues in western Ukraine
It was reported on the Facebook page of the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda on the 2nd of March that the blockade of Russian trucks continues in the Chernigov, Lviv, Rivne, Sumy, Volyn and Chernivtsi regions of western Ukraine. According to a published report, on the 1st of March, the activists of Svoboda blocked the passage or turned away 30 Russian trucks.
“After dark and in connection with deteriorating weather conditions, nationalists patrolled the border area in mobile groups,” the report …