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The prospect of nuclear war is growing every day, says Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia. The President of the Council pointed out that the issues of climate change in the current geopolitical conditions have taken a back seat compared to the risk of a nuclear collision, and called for an end to "suffering because the temperature has risen by one degree". "In my opinion, this is nothing compared to the prospect of being at the epicenter of an explosion with a temperature of five thousand Kelvin, a shock wave of 350 meters per second..." - Medvedev said on April 25 during the meeting with the participants of the "Knowledge" marathon. Medvedev pointed out that the prospect of being in the center of a nuclear explosion today is growing every day. Western countries do not want equal partnership with Russia and "they only want to dominate," Medvedev stressed. "That is why, I want to repeat again: they understand only the use-of-force language and they must be countered only with force. It is only in this case that an end will be put to the intents of NATO’s endless and continuous expansion and the plans of surrounding Russia with ever new military bases and testing our strength," he pointed out. - Dmitry Medvedev: The prospect of nuclear war on the rise : [https://www.elethos.gr/2023/04/dmitry-medvedev-prospect-of-nuclear-war.html] - [https://www.kaos.gr/2023/04/dmitry-medvedev-prospect-of-nuclear-war.html]

During the attack by surface drones off the coast of the Russian port city of Sevastopol in Crimea, one drone was destroyed while the other one exploded by itself, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said. Earlier on Monday, Razvozhayev said on Telegram that the Russian Black Sea Fleet was repelling an attack of surface drones in the outer roadstead of Sevastopol. "Today, starting at 3.30 am (00:30 GMT), an attempt was made to attack Sevastopol. The current situation: one surface drone was destroyed by the forces of anti-submarine and sabotage support, the second exploded by itself. Everything happened on the outer roadstead, no objects were damaged," the governor said on Telegram on Monday morning. -- Attack by above-water drones on Sevastopol repelled, no facilities damaged : [https://www.elethos.gr/2023/04/attack-by-above-water-drones-on.html] - Black Sea Fleet deflects attack of above-water drones on Sevastopol — governor : [https://www.kaos.gr/2023/04/black-sea-fleet-deflects-attack-of.html]

Deep-sea explorers said they have located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the SS Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines in 1942 killing nearly 1,000 Australian prisoners of war onboard. The ship was sunk on July 1, 1942, en route from what is now Papua New Guinea to China’s Hainan, by a United States submarine whose crew did not realise the ship carried prisoners of war. The location of the wreck had remained a mystery for more than 80 years.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was surprised at the statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that all members of the Alliance agree to make Ukraine part of a military bloc. "What?!" - Orban commented on Twitter the statement of the head of NATO. Stoltenberg said before the meeting of the Contact Group on Support to Ukraine at the US Ramstein base that all allies are waiting for Ukraine to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was invited to the July 11-12 NATO summit in Vilnius, said that neither Europeans nor Ukrainians would understand if Ukraine was not invited to the Alliance at the event. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Szijjarto noted that his country would not support Ukraine's aspirations to join the EU and NATO. Budapest will reconsider this issue only after the restoration of the rights of the Transcarpathian Hungarians. -- VIDEO: All NATO allies support Ukraine's entry into the Alliance, says Stoltenberg. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that all the allies agree that Ukraine should become a member of the Alliance. Stoltenberg made the remarks before a meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group in Germany.

The moment of the fall of air ammunition in Belgorod was caught on a surveillance camera. The video was posted on social networks. As the head of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov later reported, a total of three people were injured. It was decided to completely resettle the nine-story house, which is located near the scene - people temporarily moved to relatives or settled in special places. --- Blast in Belgorod caused by an emergency descent of aviation munition from Su-34: [https://rumble.com/v2jjq1k-blast-in-belgorod-caused-by-an-emergency-descent-of-aviation-munition-from-.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]

The damage to the houses in the Russian city of Belgorod has been caused by an emergency descent of aviation munition from a Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, there are no casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, said that a blast occurred in Belgorod that occurred damaged an apartment building and several parked cars and knocked down power lines. A Sputnik correspondent reported that a cordon had been set up at the scene in the southern part of Belgorod.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada to talk about the fact that they are meddling in Russia’s domestic affairs, the ministry said in a statement. "The ambassadors of the US, the UK and Canada have been summoned to the Foreign Ministry over blatant interference in Russia’s domestic affairs and activities inconsistent with diplomatic status," the statement reads. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova previously slammed the three envoy’s statements about the verdict in columnist Vladimir Kara-Murza’s (designated as a foreign agent) case as direct meddling in Russia’s internal affairs. The Russian diplomat emphasized that Moscow viewed British Ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert’s remarks as unacceptable and warned London against politicizing international human rights issues. Zakharova also branded the US and Canadian envoys’ calls for releasing Kara-Murza as "the height of cynicism," pointing to gross human rights violations and the persecution of dissenters in their countries. --- Related: Moscow to expel Western diplomats involved in subversive activity in Russia: [https://www.elethos.gr/2023/04/moscow-to-expel-western-diplomats.html]

The Japanese government said the emergency evacuation warning it issued and later retracted against residents of the northern island of Hokkaido after a North Korean missile launch on Thursday morning was appropriate and not an error. "We did not correct the information issued by the J-Alert" emergency broadcasting system, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North Korean missile was launched at a lofted angle on Thursday from a location near the capital Pyongyang at 7:23am (22:23 GMT on Wednesday). "Evacuate immediately. Evacuate immediately," read the initial warning from the Japanese government ... though the Japanese Coast Guard later said the missile had already crashed into the sea.

The flight of the Starship spacecraft turned into an emergency situation three minutes after launch. The rocket spun, there was an explosion, follows from the broadcast. The host said that not all engines had time to turn on. The footage from the broadcast shows an explosion in the sky and flying debris. The rocket successfully left its launchpad in Texas, but the two pieces of the spacecraft failed to separate as planned. Shortly after, the two exploded in the air, leaving a dramatic cloud in the sky. It was the first time that the “fully-integrated” version of Starship – with the spacecraft upper stage attached to the ‘Super Heavy’ booster – has ever launched. Together, they are the biggest and most powerful rocket ever made, with twice the thrust of the Saturn V rocket that carried humanity to the Moon. -- Starship, biggest and most powerful rocket ever made, exploded three minutes after launch: [https://www.eco-r.eu/2023/04/starship-biggest-and-most-powerful.html] - SpaceX Says Scrubbed Test Launch Of Starship Rocket System: [https://www.eco-r.eu/2023/04/spacex-says-scrubbed-test-launch-of.html]

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has arrived in Ukraine's capital city of Kiev without announcing his visit to the country, a NATO official said on Thursday. "The NATO Secretary General is in Ukraine. We will release more information as soon as possible," the official said. Stoltenberg was seen in the Mykhailivska square, according to Ukrainian media. The Kyiv Independent newspaper published images of Stoltenberg in central Kyiv, in front of a memorial for fallen soldiers. The photographs showed Stoltenberg with his head down in front of the memorial. -- Denmark and the Netherlands will jointly donate 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the two countries said on Thursday. The Leopard 2A4 tanks, which will be bought from a third party and refurbished, are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024, they said in a joint statement. --- NATO chief makes first visit to Kyiv: [https://www.elethos.gr/2023/04/nato-chief-makes-first-visit-to-kyiv.html] - Denmark, Netherlands to jointly donate 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2044 : [https://www.kaos.gr/2023/04/denmark-netherlands-to-jointly-donate.html]

Following the reports that NASA's satellite fell in Ukraine, Rob Margetta, NASA's Public Affairs Officer sai that the agency's satellite called RHESSI remains in orbit, and no other objects reentered the atmosphere. "We are tracking a NASA satellite called RHESSI that is expected to reenter Earth's orbit tonight. However, that satellite remains in orbit at this time," Margetta said. "NASA and the Department of Defense continue to track RHESSI. No other NASA satellite reentered the atmosphere earlier today." Earlier on Wednesday, the head of the Kiev city military administration, Serhiy Popko, said that the flash in the sky over Kiev was the result of a NASA space satellite falling to Earth. On Wednesday evening, a bright flash of unknown origin was seen in the sky over Kiev and the region, local media reported explosions in the sky, published a video of the fall of a luminous object. A few minutes after reports of "UFOs", an air raid alert was declared in the region. The head of the office of President Vladimir Zelenskyy, Andriy Yermak, said that the mysterious flash in the sky over Kiev was the result of the work of Ukrainian air defense, but soon deleted the message.

A huge black cloud deprived Istanbul of the sun for 5 minutes. Some people commented on the apocalypse (Kiyamet): The weather in Istanbul was cool but sunny, but it was replaced by a heavy downpour, which provoked huge traffic jams in the city. During a rainstorm, a giant cloud covered Istanbul. Because of this, the city plunged into darkness, although the sun had not yet set below the horizon. Some townspeople were frightened because of an unusual natural phenomenon. However, after 5 minutes in Istanbul, the sun began to shine again.

Massive protests took place this Monday in France while President Emmanuel Macron made his first speech after the promulgation of the controversial pension reform law last Saturday. Protesters erected and burned barricades, while police fired tear gas to disperse them. According to local media, hundreds of protesters gathered in the streets of Paris, Rennes, Bordeaux, Lyon and other cities to express their discontent with the situation.

The desire of South Korea to provide military assistance to Ukraine will make it a participant in the conflict. So the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov commented on the intention of Seoul to send weapons to the Kyiv regime. “There is nothing cardinally new in this. Unfortunately, Seoul has taken unfriendly positions in this story, this is a continuation,” the Kremlin spokesman emphasized. According to him, an increasing number of countries will be involved in the conflict. Peskov said that the start of arms supplies indirectly indicates a certain stage of involvement in the conflict. --- Kremlin Regrets Unfriendly Position Of South Korea On Ukraine/ Medvedev cautions South Korea against weapons supplies to Kiev: [https://www.elethos.gr/2023/04/kremlin-regrets-unfriendly-position-of.html] - [https://www.kaos.gr/2023/04/kremlin-regrets-unfriendly-position-of.html] -------- South Korea’s Yoon opens door for possible military aid to Ukraine : [https://www.kaos.gr/2023/04/south-koreas-yoon-opens-door-for.html]

A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan's Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of pancakes, officials said. Vehicles tumbled into what looked like a frozen stream of sedans and SUVs. People nearby described a fearsome rumbling, followed by screams. New York Fire Department had ordered all their initial responders out of the building, and a robotics unit had been deployed to check the site because of unstable conditions of the fallen structure. The collapsed building is around 200 meters away from the World Trade Center. -- 1 dead, 5 injured in New York City garage collapse : [https://www.eco-r.eu/2023/04/1-dead-5-injured-in-new-york-city.html]

On the first day of Easter, Sunday, April 16, the wind was blowing from the sea to the coast, as can be seen from the Greek flag at the sea scout base. The two sailboats were sailing against the wind. --- From Golden Bay Aretsou to Seascout Group Base Thessaloniki just before the Easter storm: [https://rumble.com/v2ilthk-from-golden-bay-aretsou-to-seascout-group-base-thessaloniki-just-before-the.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw] -- Early morning at Golden Bay Aretsou just before Easter storm and 2 winter swimmers: [https://rumble.com/v2ilauc-early-morning-at-golden-bay-aretsou-just-before-easter-storm-and-2-winter-s.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw] -- Dead sea turtle on Aretsou beach: [https://rumble.com/v2ip49s-dead-sea-turtle-on-aretsou-beach.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]

Who bombed Japanese cities, the US Secretary of State did not mention: 1. Anthony Blinken, speaking at the G7 ministerial meeting in Japan, called the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki "unprecedented in destruction and suffering." - 2. The West demands guarantees from Russia about nuclear weapons, but, in fact, hints at a future nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday. In a joint statement issues earlier in the day, the G7 foreign ministers once again called on Russia to return to a dialogue with the US to reduce nuclear risks. "They are endlessly hypocritical and lie to their own and others, but they say that our country is spreading 'false information' about Ukraine. They demand that Russia give them some kind of guarantees about nuclear weapons, but in fact, they are hinting at a future nuclear conflict between our country and NATO," Medvedev wrote on Telegram. - 3. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has accused the foreign ministers of the G7 countries of lying and mendacity over their calls for Russia to affirm that it stands against nuclear war. "What lying bastards! They themselves dropped nuclear bombs but show no remorse. They’re forever speaking with a forked tongue, telling bald-faced lies to their own people as well as to outsiders, and then they claim that it’s our country that is spreading ‘false information’ about Ukraine. They’re now demanding that Russia provide them with some sort of guarantees with regards to nuclear weapons, but in reality they’re hinting at a future nuclear conflict between our country and NATO," Medvedev wrote on Telegram on Tuesday. He pointed out that the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting was taking place in Japan. "It’s where hundreds of thousands of people died from atomic bombs. It’s a country whose leaders are, in effect, spitting on the graves of their fellow citizens who died at the hands of the Americans," he noted, adding: "What a disgrace!"

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who is in Russia on a visit, laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. Earlier, the head of the Chinese defense department, following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that relations between the two states are superior to the military-political alliances of the Cold War. -- Russia-China interaction has a stabilizing effect on the world situation and helps ease tensions, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said during talks with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Tuesday. "Coordinated efforts in the international arena have a stabilizing effect on the world situation and help reduce the conflict potential. It is important that our countries see eye to eye on the issue of the ongoing transformation of the global geopolitical landscape," Shoigu said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited headquarters of the ‘Dnepr’ battlegroup on the Kherson direction, the Kremlin press office reported on Tuesday. "While in headquarters of the ‘Dnepr’ battlegroup on the Kherson direction, Vladimir Putin received reports from Airborne Troops commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, ‘Dnepr’ battlegroup commander Colonel General Oleg Makarevich and other military commanders," the press office said. The working trips of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the headquarters of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction and to the headquarters of the Vostok National Guard in the LPR were not prepared in advance. This was reported in the press service of the Russian leader. --- Putin visits National Guard headquarters ‘East’ in LPR : [https://www.elethos.gr/2023/04/putin-visits-national-guard.html] - Putin visits headquarters of 'Dnepr’ battlegroup on Kherson direction; [https://www.kaos.gr/2023/04/putin-visits-headquarters-of-dnepr.html]

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Vostok National Guard staff in the Lugansk People's Republic, the Kremlin said in a statement. "Vladimir Putin visited the Vostok National Guard staff in the Lugansk People's Republic, where he received reports from Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin and other senior officers on the situation in that area," according to the statement. Putin's visits to the staff of the Dnepr grouping of troops in the Kherson Region and to the Vostok National Guard staff in the Lugansk People's Republic were not prepared in advance, the Kremlin press service said. --- Putin visits National Guard headquarters ‘East’ in LPR : [https://www.elethos.gr/2023/04/putin-visits-national-guard.html] - Putin visits headquarters of 'Dnepr’ battlegroup on Kherson direction; [https://www.kaos.gr/2023/04/putin-visits-headquarters-of-dnepr.html]

Pack of stray dogs rushes at unaccompanied child. Fortunately, passers-by ran to help and chased away the pack ---- 1. Frequent cases of stray dogs fatally attacking passers-by highlight the need to change the applicable laws and euthanize such animals, given the fact that they have no chance of being adopted from shelters after capture, Sergey Ivanov, Russia’s presidential envoy for environmental protection, ecology and transport said in a commentary for the Rossiya-24 television channel on Monday. His statement followed an incident in Orenburg where a child died after being attacked by stray dogs and a criminal case was opened. --- 2. A young child was injured in an attack by stray dogs in Chita (Russia). This was reported on Monday, April 17, on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Trans-Baikal Territory. According to the local publication chita.ru, the incident occurred on April 15 on 1st Moskovskaya Street. Eyewitnesses heard the cry of a child and rushed to the rescue. The child was brought to the store, saving from dogs, and in the evening he was taken by ambulance to the hospital due to serious injuries. It is noted that the injured boy is 5-6 years old.

SpaceX said it postponed a highly anticipated debut launch of its Starship rocket system just minutes before liftoff on Monday morning due to a pressurization issue with its Super Heavy booster. "A pressurant valve appears to be frozen, so unless it starts operating soon, no launch today," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted 2 minutes before the launch, while observing the preparations at the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. The SpaceX team tweeted soon afterward that they are working on setting a new date for the launch.

Recycling Process despite the Cost in Human Lives and Environmental Consequences: Train loaded with chain howitzers in Udine train station: This is how Italy is arming Ukraine. A long convoy of self-propelled guns was filmed at the train station in the north-eastern Italian border town of Udine on Friday. A freight train loaded with about twenty M109Ls passed the astonished commuters at low speed. The cargo is part of Italian military aid to Ukraine, part of which is already on the front lines. The weapons were promised by the previous government under Mario Draghi and overtaken with US funds. The Minister for Relations with the Parliament of Italy Luca Ciriani confirmed to the Rai News 24 news channel that a batch of tank artillery units were on their way to Ukraine. A total of 60 M109L self-propelled guns have been already sent or will be sent to Ukraine, according to La Repubblica's sources.

Dead sea turtle on Aretsou beach in front of the Cine Avra just before the sea scout base upside down by the waves. Not everything is positive during the beach walk ---------------- From Golden Bay Aretsou to Seascout Group Base Thessaloniki just before the Easter storm: [https://rumble.com/v2ilthk-from-golden-bay-aretsou-to-seascout-group-base-thessaloniki-just-before-the.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw] -- Early morning at Golden Bay Aretsou just before Easter storm and 2 winter swimmers: [https://rumble.com/v2ilauc-early-morning-at-golden-bay-aretsou-just-before-easter-storm-and-2-winter-s.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]

Sunday morning, the 1st day of Easter, April 16, just before the bad weather with storms that we expect on Monday. Coastal route from the Golden Bay Aretsou to the Seascout Group Base Thessaloniki "Nikolaos Printzios". ---- Early morning at Golden Bay Aretsou just before Easter storm and 2 winter swimmers: [https://rumble.com/v2ilauc-early-morning-at-golden-bay-aretsou-just-before-easter-storm-and-2-winter-s.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]