30 Jun, 2024 15:16

Russia strikes New York in Donbass with giant bomb (VIDEO)

A Ukrainian command center in the village in the Donetsk People’s Republic was destroyed, according to reports

A video of what is said to be the use of Russia’s new FAB-3000 heavy aerial bomb against Ukrainian positions in the settlement of New York in the Donetsk People’s Republic has emerged on social media.

According to reports by some Russian Telegram channels on Sunday, the three-ton high-explosive bomb equipped with a guidance module struck a Ukrainian command center, killing at least 60 troops and destroying four vehicles. The affected building “disappeared without a trace,” one of the reports claimed.

The drone footage of the strike, allegedly made in New York, captured a gigantic explosion. RT could not independently verify the authenticity of the clip. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has not commented on the matter.

The FAB-3000 was reportedly deployed for the first timein the village of Liptsy during Russia’s advance in the Kharkov Region two weeks ago.

Russian military experts said that FAB-3000 bombs pack a punch that’s enough to destroy even the strongest fortifications, and that new technology allows targets to be hit with a high degree of accuracy.

Western experts have also acknowledged that the FAB-3000 and smaller air-launched bombs,which Russia upgraded with pop-out wings and satellite navigation, pose an extremely serious threat to the Ukrainian military.

Defense News wrote earlier this week that “in recent months” Russia has used this kind of weaponry against Ukraine’s front-line troops.

“Currently, Ukraine has few counters to glide bomb strikes,” it said.

The settlement of New York first appeared on the maps in the mid-19th century; the exact origins of its name are currently unclear. Some historians say it is related to an American entrepreneur, who operated in the village, while others link it to Mennonite settlers, who came to the area from the city of Jork in Germany.

There’s also a suggestion that the Americanized name was simply a result of a transliteration error from the Latin to the Cyrillic alphabet.

Over the past several months, Russian troops have been making steady gains in Donbass. In early May, Moscow also launched an offensive in Kharkov Region.

President Vladimir Putin said it was a response to the routine shelling of Russian civilian infrastructure by Ukrainian troops in the border regions, requiring the creation of a “sanitary zone.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/600223-ukraine-strike-new-york/

30 Jun, 2024 11:33

Kanye West arrives in Moscow(VIDEOS)

The rapper has been spotted in the capital, but reports of him giving a performance are false, a concert venue has said

American rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, has been spotted in Moscow, local media has reported.

A video appeared on social media on Sunday showing a person in a white jumpsuit resembling the Grammy Award-winner making his way into a hotel in the center of the Russian capital. Another clip apparently showed him and his entourage inside a pedestrian underpass near Red Square.

Shortly afterwards, Kanye appeared to confirm his trip to Russia, posting a short message on the Russian social network VK saying: “Hello, Moscow.”

Earlier reports said the rapper had arrived in the Russian capital to stage a show at the Luzhniki Stadium, the largest venue in Moscow – internationally known for hosting the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and numerous concerts by global stars.

However, theLuzhniki administration told RT that claims of a Kanye concert were “fake news.”

A representative of Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy has told RT that Kanye came to Moscow to attend the artist’s birthday party. Rubchinskiy, who was appointed Head of Design for the rapper’s brand Yeezy in December 2023, turned 40 on Saturday.

The Telegram channel SHOT reported that West and Rubchinskiy were going to take a walk in central Moscow before moving to “some sort of a closed off venue, where access of unauthorized persons will be denied.”

The designer has been identified among the people accompanying Kanye in the videos circulated online.

Shortly after the news of Kanye’s trip to Moscow broke, advertisements began popping up online, offering what were presented as tickets for the rapper’s concert in Moscow. They said that the West’s show was to take place at the Luzhniki stadium on July 5 and 6.Prices demanded by the swindlers for the fake tickets varied from 3,600 rubles ($42) to 12,000 rubles ($140).According to media reports, the ads were swiftly removed by the Avito website and other similar platforms.

https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/600217-kanye-west-arrives-moscow/