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Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian tank, rocket launcher with Krasnopol smart munitions

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that in the area of the settlements of Kolomiychikha, Ilyinka and Yegorovka, the teams of Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems shot down two Furia unmanned aerial vehicles and one Elf drone https://tass.com/politics/1607583

Siberian Governor Removed After Son Flees Italy House Arrest, Extradition to U.S.

Moscow Times The father of a fugitive Russian smuggling suspect wanted by the U.S. has ceded his governorship in Krasnoyarsk. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/21/siberian-governor-removed-after-son-flees-italy-house-arrest-extradition-to-us-a80894

Russian forces surround Ukrainian battlegroup in Artyomovsk — DPR head advisor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On April 18, Yan Gagin told TASS that Russian forces control almost 90% of Artyomovsk https://tass.com/politics/1607577

China’s oil imports from Russia up 32.7% in Q1 to 25.2 mln tons — customs

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In March, Russian oil supplies to China increased by 25% month-on-month in physical terms to 9.6 mln tons, and by around 23% in money terms to $5.09 bln https://tass.com/economy/1607573

Russian pipeline gas supplies to China up 2.2-fold in Q1 to $1.76 bln

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Turkmenistan still ranked first among Beijing’s key pipeline natural gas suppliers, Russia came second, followed by Myanmar https://tass.com/economy/1607565

Terror attack prepared by foreigner thwarted in Kazakhstan — security agency

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A total of 19 people were detained over similar charges, with four Kazakh nationals sentenced to various imprisonment terms https://tass.com/defense/1607567

Number of injured in Belgorod blast climbs to three

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Vyacheslav Gladkov specified that one person refused hospital treatment, one resident was diagnosed with a closed brain injury and an elderly woman was hospitalized with high blood pressure https://tass.com/emergencies/1607557

China not fanning the flames of Ukrainian crisis — top diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “China is not fanning the flames of the Ukrainian crisis and is not using the opportunity to benefit from it but stands for justice, urges for peace and promotes negotiations in order to ‘defuse’ the crisis and ‘quench’ the situation,” Qin Gang said…

Special-ops police arrive in Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, remove locks

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As reported earlier, the police and the staff of the Ukrainian Culture Ministry’s Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Historical and Cultural Preserve have blocked the entrance to a church on the Lavra’s premises https://tass.com/world/1607551

Nearly all crew members from burning Russian ship taken to shore — watchdog

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The crew reportedly tried to put out the fire on their own, but to no avail https://tass.com/emergencies/1607549