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Video reveals losses: Avdiivka is a graveyard for Russian tanks

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Fireball in Donbas: A Russian tank allegedly exploded near Avdiivka. © Screenshot X@VoiceUkraine

The developments around the besieged city of Avdiivka on Ukraine's eastern front bear witness to the brutality of war – the area resembles a tank graveyard.

Avdiivka – Recent video footage shows Russia's huge interest in seizing the city of Avdiivka after months of efforts. Recordings document several destroyed Russian combat vehicles. This is what he reported, among other things, Kyiv Post And Newsweek.

Developments on the Ukrainian front: Avdiivka resembles a tank cemetery

Aerial photos show dozens of burned and destroyed Russian vehicles along the road leading to Stepov, north of Avdiivka. The Khorne Group, a Ukrainian military unit, described the situation as a “burning equipment installation” in a post on the Telegram app. She noted that there are many similar places in Ukraine.

Pro-Kremlin military blogger Anatoly Radov confirmed these observations. He commented on a screenshot from the video: “Of course people often claim that I exaggerate the number of vehicles hit, but this is just one of the intersections of forest belts near Avdiivka, and there are dozens of such places.”

The Russian army suffers heavy losses in the war of aggression

According to analyst Nalcio from the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) platform, which documents losses on both sides, Moscow lost 574 vehicles in the fighting, while Kiev destroyed only 44 vehicles. Russian losses include 182 tanks, 317 armored fighting vehicles, and 15 trucks. This significant damage appears to reinforce Ukraine's tactical strategy, which, according to Radov, aims at „maximum destruction of our equipment and personnel.”

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Another OSINT analyst, Caliber Obscura, cited the same statistics about the number of… [gepanzerte Fahrzeuge] Can Russia deploy within 6 or 12 months?

Top priority in Ukraine war: Russian military wants Avdiivka

The British Ministry of Defense published in its latest update that Russia’s “main priority” is currently the city of Avdiivka. She continued: “The Russians are launching a three-pronged attack to encircle the city from the south and north, and are also fighting on the outskirts of the eastern neighborhood of the city of Avdiivka itself.” According to the intelligence report, tank losses occurred, often through „munitions from Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.”

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China is angry: The US destroyer USS Halsey entered Chinese territorial waters „without permission.” The US Navy waves it off.

BEIJING – Against the backdrop of increasing tensions in the South China Sea China On Friday, the United States responded with sharp words to the passage of a US Navy ship near a group of disputed islands. Military spokesman Tian Junli said on Friday that “the US actions seriously violate China’s sovereignty and security.” Thus, the United States creates “security risks in the South China Sea” and is “the greatest destroyer of peace and stability in the region.”

According to military spokesman Tian, ​​the missile destroyer USS Halsey entered Chinese territorial waters near the Xisha Islands “illegally and without permission from the Chinese authorities.” „Xisha Islands” is the Chinese term for the Paracel Islands. China sent naval and air forces to „track and monitor” the ship „in accordance with laws and regulations” and „issued an alert to redirect it away.”

Tensions in the South China Sea: US confirms passage of USS Halsey

The US Navy confirmed the ship’s passage, saying it „asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands.” “Unlawful and extensive maritime claims in the South China Sea pose a serious threat to freedom of the seas,” she said.

China has established a number of military bases on the Paracel Islands, although Vietnam and Taiwan also claim sovereignty over the island chain. The United States and its allies frequently send warships to the region to bolster their claim to freedom of passage.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) in the Taiwan Strait. © photo Alliance / dpa / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class / US Navy via AP | Ismael Martinez

Meanwhile, Taiwan’s air force conducted a military exercise in the Penghu Islands, which are located a few kilometers from the Chinese coast and are administered by Taiwan. Several fighter jets fired live ammunition, including missiles and US-made laser-guided bombs, according to video footage distributed by Taiwan’s military news agency. These were „routine training” for fighter pilots in which they practiced their „skills in precision strikes in air combat.”

The exercises come ten days before the inauguration of Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, who won the elections last January and whom Beijing describes as a „dangerous separatist.”

China increases its pressure on Taiwan

China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that should be reunited with the mainland – by military force if necessary. In recent years, China has increased its pressure on Taiwan, regularly sending fighter jets and warships near the island.

Meanwhile, the Philippines and the United States concluded joint military exercises in areas near disputed maritime areas. Exercises Balikatan („Shoulder to Shoulder” in the language widely spoken in the Philippines, Tagalog) began on 22 April and also involved one hundred Australian soldiers. (AFP)

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Hundreds of bodies found: The United Nations calls for clarification regarding mass graves in Gaza

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Graves containing hundreds of bodies were found near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and Al-Shifa Hospital in recent weeks. The UN Security Council is now demanding that investigators be given unfettered access to conduct an investigation.

The UN Security Council in New York demands clarifications about the mass graves discovered in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations said, „Members of the Security Council stressed the need for accountability for violations of international law and called for allowing investigators unhindered access to all mass grave sites in Gaza.”

The UN’s most powerful body has been deeply concerned about the discoveries since the end of April. Graves containing several hundred bodies have been found near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in recent weeks.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, was horrified at the time and called for an independent investigation into the deaths. Hospitals enjoy very special protection under international humanitarian law. According to Türk’s office, which cited information from Civil Defense, which is controlled by the armed Hamas movement, some of the bodies had their hands bound.

Israel denies these accusations

The European Union also called for an independent investigation. Peter Stano, spokesman for European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said: “This is something that prompts us to demand an independent investigation into all suspicions and all circumstances.” The impression was created that “violations of international human rights may have occurred.”

The Israeli side said that the allegations that Israeli forces buried the bodies of Palestinians there were baseless. Israeli soldiers only examined the bodies in the grave, looking for Israeli hostages.

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Malfunction delay: The Bushman government plane returns to the parking lot

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German government aircraft are notoriously prone to breakdowns. Now a technical problem spoils the Federal Minister of Justice’s return flight from Venice shortly before the weekend. Its mechanism must return to the parking position. An hour delay is expected.

Federal Minister of Justice Marco Bushmann and his accompanying delegation were initially unable to leave Venice after the conclusion of the G7 Justice Ministers’ meeting. The reason for this was a technical problem with a government plane. The Minister and his accompanying delegation learned that a delay of several hours was expected after the Global 5000 aircraft was forced to return to the parking lot shortly before its scheduled takeoff at noon. The return flight to Germany was scheduled for early evening with a replacement plane that was supposed to come from Cologne. The exact cause of the collapse is not yet known.

At a meeting in Venice, justice ministers from G7 countries discussed how judicial authorities can use artificial intelligence in a legally safe way. According to the participants, the topic of the two-day meeting in Italy was also the question of where the boundaries for the use of machine learning and robotics should be formulated.

Collapses, collapses, collapses…

Malfunctions on government aircraft are not uncommon. Last year, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock had to cancel a government trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji over one.

At the end of 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was involved in a serious accident when she was on her way to the G20 summit in Argentina on the Konrad Adenauer government plane. A faulty component – a central switching unit in the plane’s onboard electronics – paralyzed two radio systems that are supposed to replace each other in emergency situations. The plane that took off from Berlin had to turn back.

After a general repair of the government plane for four months, another malfunction occurred on the first official flight in April 2019. After a nine-hour flight from Berlin to New York with Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on board, a tire exploded during landing so that the Airbus A340 was unable to reach Parking on its own. It is now known that the Konrad Adenauer government plane, which has become known as the Breakdown Plane, will be scrapped.

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