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Azerbaijan’s President Claims Russia Unintentionally Shot Down Crashed Jetliner

Azerbaijan’s President Claims Russia Unintentionally Shot Down Crashed Jetliner

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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev stated Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed recently was shot down by Russia, albeit inadvertently, and slammed Moscow for attempting to "hush up" the problem for days."We can state with total clearness that the airplane was shot down by Russia. (...) We are not stating that it was done deliberately, however it was done," he informed Azerbaijani state tv.Aliyev stated that the airliner, which crashed Wednesday in Kazakhstan, was struck by fire from the ground over Russia and "rendered unmanageable by electronic warfare." Aliyev implicated Russia of attempting to "hush up" the problem for numerous days, stating he was "upset and shocked" by variations of occasions advanced by Russian authorities."Unfortunately, for the very first 3 days we he...
Conservative influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos backed by state-owned media …

Conservative influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos backed by state-owned media …

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- The Kremlin might not have actually requested for much better promotion at a much better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent reporter who promotes conspiracy theories, launched a 12-part video series he guaranteed would expose dark realities about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Swann's fancy documentary-style videos were filled with innuendo, attacks on Zelenskyy's character and commentary from visitors understanding to Russia in its two-year war with Ukraine.The series, entitled "Zelenskyy Unmasked," introduced in April as Congress was disputing increasing military support to Ukraine, and it rapidly captured the attention of conservative social networks influencers who hyped the job to their countless fans. Amongst those who promoted the series was...
Putin orders military to enhance troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine combating continues

Putin orders military to enhance troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine combating continues

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MOSCOW (AP)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bought the nation's military to increase its variety of soldiers by 180,000 to an overall of 1.5 million, as Moscow's military action in Ukraine drags out for more than 2 1/2 years.Putin's decree, released on the main federal government site, will work Dec. 1. It sets the total variety of Russian military workers at almost 2.4 million, consisting of 1.5 million soldiers, and orders the federal government to supply the essential financing.The previous boost in Russian troop numbers came last December, when a decree by Putin set the overall variety of Russian military workers at about 2.2 million, consisting of 1.32 million soldiers.The most capable Russian soldiers have actually been pushing an offensive in eastern Ukraine, where they...