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At the end of last week, Western experts on radiation safety were seriously alarmed – the automated control system at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant issued online data on a sharp increase in the radiation background. It is still much higher than the average for these observation points, although it is in a safe range. The culprits of the incident were found instantly, but it was necessary to tinker with determining the cause.

Roscosmos will focus the resources released due to the curtailment of cooperation with Europe and the United States on the creation of defense systems, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

The foreign ministers of the G7 countries and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba during an online meeting agreed not to recognize any changes in the situation of Ukraine that would have been achieved through a military operation of the Russian Federation, the G7 statement said after the talks.

EU countries have agreed to send weapons to Ukraine, including lethal ones, in the amount of 450 million euros, EU diplomacy Chief Josep Borrel said at a press conference on Sunday.

The commander of the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, Captain of the first rank Igor Krokhmal, reported that the appearance of a hypersonic missile is one of the secret parameters

The surface-launched hypersonic missile Zircon has a flight range of up to 1,500 km. This was reported by the commander of the frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, Captain of the first rank Igor Krokhmal in a report for the TV program "Vesti Nedelya" on the channel "Russia-1".

During the fighting at Gostomel airport near Kiev, the world's largest AN-225 Mriya transport aircraft was destroyed.

"The flagship of Ukrainian aviation, the legendary AN–225 Mriya, was destroyed. It happened at Antonov Airport in Gostomel near Kiev, where the plane was located," Ukroboronprom reported.

All allegations of Russian bombing of hospitals and schools in Ukraine are fake and lies, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said on Sunday.

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin criticized those who disagree with Russia's special military operation, believes that Russians need to unite.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, promised to do everything in his power to ensure that Western military assistance reaches Ukraine, Downing Street reports.

The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan denied the information about the sending of Kazakh servicemen to Ukraine and assured that such a request had not been received by the department.

According to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov, the personnel of the NPP continues to work on the maintenance of facilities, and also controls the radioactive situation

Russian military personnel guard and control the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. This was announced to journalists on Monday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The prototype of the Kevlar-E BMP was decided to be used in combat operations. In all likelihood, this machine exists in a single copy.

In France, more than 9,5 thousand military personnel will be mobilized or put on alert due to the situation in Ukraine. This is reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) with reference to the General Staff.

The decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to transfer the deterrence forces to a special combat duty regime followed, in particular, after the statements of the British Foreign Minister, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Prime Minister Mishustin announced a plan to support the Russian economy in the face of sanctions

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the government's plan to rescue both the Russian economy and its support in the face of sanctions. His statement is given in the Telegram channel of the government.

It seemed to many of us that the Cold War was over long ago. But, judging by recent events, both parties involved in it are not completely satisfied with the current balance of forces and are ready to remind, at least so far in words, that they have not only conventional weapons, but also large stocks of nuclear weapons.

During the offensive of the DPR People's Militia units to liberate the settlement of Nikolaevka, T-72B (BM) tanks with enhanced protection were spotted. Video footage from this section of the front of the fight against Nazi formations was posted by the Zvezda TV channel.

The representative of the German Foreign Ministry, Andrea Sasse, said that the first German armored vehicles as part of the defense assistance package were successfully transferred to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.

The United States said that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles due to sanctions against Russia

The American edition of SpaceNews assessed the consequences of the suspension of the launch of Russian Soyuz-2 rockets from the European Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. It follows from the publication that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles after the sanctions imposed against Russia.

The collapse of Russian-Ukrainian space cooperation after the coup in Kiev in 2014, as well as recent US sanctions after Russia launched a military special operation in Ukraine, all this is a powerful blow to the domestic space industry. However, Russia will continue to implement its space programs, and the production of the necessary components for spacecraft will be deployed in our country. This was stated by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.