_____(2022-04-08). Ukraine: A Conversation With Scott Ritter.popularresistance.orgMargaret Flowers and Joe Lombardo of the United National Antiwar Coalition host a conversation with Scott Ritter regarding the situation in Ukraine and its broader implications for the realignment of global power, security and economic structures. Ritter discusses the provocations that led Russia to launch a military operation, the humanitarian situation, including what happened in Bucha, how Russia is winning, and the propaganda being used to build popular support for war. | Scott Ritter was the UN weapons inspector who, during the Iraq War told the truth that we found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. He…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-04-08). Dutch Journalist: 'We are Here, in Donbass, to Awaken Westerners Deluded by Propaganda'.libya360.wordpress.comEkaterina Blinova There are only a handful of Western journalists on the ground in Donbass, while the Western mainstream press is rubber-stamping fake news about the Ukrainian crisis using the same templates it previously exploited in Iraq, Libya and Syria, says Dutch independent journalist Sonja van den Ende. Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist…
Kamal Iranidoost(2022-04-08). Tehran air pollution from sand storm.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) — Tehran along with a lot of the western and southwestern provinces witnessed on Friday very dense air pollution caused by a recent dust storm originating from the Iraq desert to the west of Iran.
Kamal Iranidoost(2022-04-08). FM tells Kuwaiti counterpart Iran welcomes truce in Yemen.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) — Iranian foreign minister and his Kuwaiti counterpart discussed by phone issues of mutual interest, including bilateral relations, and regional and international developments on Friday.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2022-04-08). Why calling the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron BA.2 a 'stealth variant' is a misnomer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgBA.2, the newest subvariant of omicron, is highly transmissible and accounts for 55% of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It has been classified as a variant of concern, and it's causing the majority of cases of COVID worldwide and here in the United States. The studies that have been done on this variant have shown that it has what we call a 'growth advantage,'" says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director…
_____(2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing.popularresistance.orgMinneapolis, Minnesota – Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan. | Locke was killed by Hanneman, who was part of a SWAT unit serving a pre-dawn no-knock warrant on February 2, 2022. Locke, a registered gun owner, was sleeping in a blanket on his…
Heidi Harmon(2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA.indybay.orgOn April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.
_____(2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing.popularresistance.orgTwo months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan.
Heidi Harmon(2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA.indybay.orgOn April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.
Anonymous669(2022-04-07). Iraqi Resistance Group Blew Up Three US Supply Convoys Within Three Days (Video).southfront.org File image. | The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf attacked three convoys moving logistic supplies and equipment for the US-led coalition in Iraq within three days. | The first supply convoy came under attack in the central province of Babylon on April 4. 'Ashab al-Kahf shared footage of the attack, which was carried out with an improvised explosive device (IED). |
Dave DeCamp(2022-04-07). South Korea's President-Elect Wants US Nuclear Bombers, Submarines to Return.news.antiwar.comSouth Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked for the US to return nuclear bombers and submarines to the Korean peninsula during talks in Washington on Wednesday, one of his advisors said, The US removed its strategic nuclear weapons from South Korea in 1991. Yoon has vowed to take a firmer stance towards the North than outgoing President Moon Jae-in and is seeking the return of US nuclear weapons as part of that plan. | "Deploying the strategic…
Jason Ditz(2022-04-07). UN Envoy Concerned as Yemen Ceasefire Violation Claims Grow.news.antiwar.comWhen a ceasefire finally comes in a long, bloody war, accusations of violations are inevitable. Though the truce seems to be holding by and large, Yemen is no exception, and between the two sides, Sides can claim violations for any number of reasons, including trying to anticipate a failure and shift the assignment of blame to the other side. The possibility is also that real violations did happen. | On a smaller level, that's not hard to unde…
Anonymous669(2022-04-06). Iranian-Made Rockets Target Oil Refinery In Iraqi Kurdistan Region.southfront.org File image. | Late on April 6, a rocket attack targeted an oil refinery in the district of Khabat in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. "This evening, three rockets landed near an oil refinery in the district of Khabat on the border between Erbil and Nineveh," the Directorate General of Counter Terrorism in Kurdistan said in a statement. | The rockets were launched from the district of al-Hamdaniya in Nineveh. At the launch site, security forces found what appears to be a Arash-4 rocket that failed to…
JANET(2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine.iacenter.orgBy Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…
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Editor(2022-04-04). Briefing: World hunger and the war in Ukraine.mronline.org The New Cold War is rapidly heating up, with severe consequences for people around the world. Our new series, Briefings, provides the key facts on these matters of global concern.
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Editor2(2022-04-03). Russia-Ukraine Conflict Highlights Racist Double Standard in the West.orinocotribune.comBy Wu Chaolan — Mar 21, 2022 | The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has garnered widespread attention across the globe. The wall-to-wall coverage and outpouring of reactions to the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the West has raised eyebrows at its double standard toward other humanitarian crises, which has unsheathed flagrant racist and biased attitudes toward the value of non-white lives that also matter. | CBS News senior correspondent in Kyiv Charlie D'Agata, for instance, has faced a widespread backlash due to his discriminatory comments on the Ukraine crisis: "This isn't a place, with all due respect, like…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-04-03). Nazis in Ukraine: Seeing Through the Fog of the Information War.libya360.wordpress.comGabriel Rockhill Participants of an annual event in honor of Stepan Bandera march through Kyiv, Ukraine on Jan. 1, 2021. (Genya Savilou/AFP) On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin undertook what he referred to as a "special military operation … to de-militarise and de-Nazify Ukraine." Western bourgeois media immediately decried these stated goals, regularly repeating that the allegations of…
____(2022-04-03). Colombia, Turkey, NATO, world's longest counterinsurgency and newest wars.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comRamirez was interviewed while in Turkey. She and her Turkish counterparts had the opportunity to compare notes on the counterinsurgency war in her nation and Turkey's against Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Also see: Video: NATO chief, Colombian president unite against Russia over Ukraine, against Russia, China over Venezuela Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 2, 2022 …
Anonymous103(2022-04-03). Military Situation In Iraq On April 3, 2022 (Map Update).southfront.org emptyOn April 3, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Muthanna province; | On April 2, Iraqi warplanes attacked ISIS hideouts in Hamrin mountain; | On April 2, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, discussing the development of cooperation between the countries; | Iraq exported over 100 million barrels of crude oil, the country's highest oil revenue in 50 years, according to the Iraqi governm…
Staff(2022-04-03). Tehran backs Iraq's unity, independence, intl. position.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — In a phone call with the Iraqi counterpart, the Iranian President said that Iran supports the unity, independence, security and the promotion of the regional and international position of Iraq.
Anonymous669(2022-04-03). Iraqi Resistance Group Announces New Military Campaign Against US Forces (Videos).southfront.org Official logo of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf | On April 3, Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf a new military campaign against US forces in Iraq, codenamed "al-Qa'im Operations". | In a statement, the pro-Iranian group demanded a complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, rejecting any attempts to justify the presence of these forces in the country. The group said that its new campaign will target the supply chain of US forces."We call on every believer who cares Islam an…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2022-04-03). Why calling the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron BA.2 a 'stealth variant' is a misnomer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgBA.2, the newest subvariant of omicron, is highly transmissible and accounts for 55% of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It has been classified as a variant of concern, and it's causing the majority of cases of COVID worldwide and here in the United States. The studies that have been done on this variant have shown that it has what we call a 'growth advantage,'" says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2022-04-03). Why calling the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron BA.2 a 'stealth variant' is a misnomer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgBA.2, the newest subvariant of omicron, is highly transmissible and accounts for 55% of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It has been classified as a variant of concern, and it's causing the majority of cases of COVID worldwide and here in the United States. The studies that have been done on this variant have shown that it has what we call a 'growth advantage,'" says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director…
Dave DeCamp(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine.news.antiwar.comA US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
Dave DeCamp(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine.news.antiwar.comA US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
Kamal Iranidoost(2022-04-02). Turkish fighter jets bomb northern Iraq again.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) — Local sources in Dohuk province in the north of Iraq on the Iraqi-Turkish border, reported that Turkish military planes have once again bombarded the mountainous areas in the province.
Anonymous103(2022-04-02). Tunisia, President Saied Turns Into Dictator. Parliament Dissolved.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | Tunisia is one step away from the abyss. Plenipotentiary President Kais Saied dissolved parliament. The legislative assembly was suspended on July 25 last year. In fact, on that date, with the removal of the premier, Hicham Mechichi, and the suspension of Parliament led by the president's main political rival, the leader of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, the last phase of the Tunisian crisis began. | Step by step, Saied built an autocratic regime, repla…
Anonymous103(2022-04-02). Tunisia, President Saied Turns Into Dictator. Parliament Dissolved.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | Tunisia is one step away from the abyss. Plenipotentiary President Kais Saied dissolved parliament. The legislative assembly was suspended on July 25 last year. In fact, on that date, with the removal of the premier, Hicham Mechichi, and the suspension of Parliament led by the president's main political rival, the leader of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, the last phase of the Tunisian crisis began. | Step by step, Saied built an autocratic regime, repla…
Anonymous669(2022-04-02). Three Turkish-backed Syrian Militants Killed In New Round Of Infighting In Northern Aleppo (Videos).southfront.org Illustrative image. | On April 1, heavy clashes broke out between militants of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and others from the al-Shamiya Front in the Turkish-occupied town of al-Awlan in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The clashes broke out when the unit controlling al-Awlan under the banner of al-Shamiya Front, defected returning to its original faction, Ahrar al-Sham. The defection was the result of a disagreement between the unit's commander and the leadership of al-Shamiya. | The al-Shamiya Front responded…
Anonymous669(2022-04-02). Large Explosion Rocks US Base In Northeastern Syria Key Oil Filed.southfront.org U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provide security support during mission on Sept. 9, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Syria. (Cpl. Gabino Perez/Marine Corps) | On April 2 morning, a large explosion rocked the US-led coalition main base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor. | Sada al-Sharqieh, a local news blog, shared a photo showing dark smoke rising from the base, which is known as the Green Village, after the explosion.ÿ&…
Vivian Sahner(2022-04-02). Under cover of war, Kyiv attacks political rights, unions.themilitant.comEleven Ukrainian political parties were suspended and barred from campaigning by President Volodymyr Zelensky's government March 20 on trumped-up charges of having "links with Russia." The majority are small left parties, like the social democratic Social Movement, but the ban also includes the Opposition Platform for Life, which placed second in recent elections and currently holds 44 seats in the 450-person Ukrainian parliament. | Like the permanent ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine imposed in 2015, these suspensions are part of a broader campaign by the capitalist rulers against the labor and political rig…
David Orchard(2022-04-02). Globalism's First Victim. NATO's War on Yugoslavia: David Orchard.globalresearch.caDavid Orchard led the anti-war campaign across Canada relentlessly mobilizing support against NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | March 24, 2018 commemorates the 19th anniversary of NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | This article was originally published by Toronto's National Post on June 23, …
Anonymous669(2022-04-02). Three Turkish-backed Syrian Militants Killed In New Round Of Infighting In Northern Aleppo (Videos).southfront.org Illustrative image. | On April 1, heavy clashes broke out between militants of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and others from the al-Shamiya Front in the Turkish-occupied town of al-Awlan in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The clashes broke out when the unit controlling al-Awlan under the banner of al-Shamiya Front, defected returning to its original faction, Ahrar al-Sham. The defection was the result of a disagreement between the unit's commander and the leadership of al-Shamiya. | The al-Shamiya Front responded…
Anonymous669(2022-04-02). Russian Iskander Missile Strike Killed 100 Ukrainian & Foreign Fighters In Kharkiv (Video).southfront.org An Iskander-K cruise missile. Illustrative image. | The Russian military attacked Kharkiv's defense headquarters on March 31, killing more than 100 nationalists and Western mercenaries, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced on April 2."As a result of a high-precision strike with the Iskander operational-tactical complex on the defense headquarters in the city of Kharkiv on March 31, the elimination of more than 100 nationalists and mercenaries from Western countries was conf…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2022-04-02). Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Healthcare cardiologist explains link between diabetes, heart disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgLONDON — The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising and with diabetes comes a higher risk for heart disease. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the connection between these two serious, chronic diseases. People with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely than the general population to die from cardiovascular causes, leading physicians to recognize the need to reduce heart disease risk in…
Anonymous669(2022-04-02). Large Explosion Rocks US Base In Northeastern Syria Key Oil Filed.southfront.org U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provide security support during mission on Sept. 9, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Syria. (Cpl. Gabino Perez/Marine Corps) | On April 2 morning, a large explosion rocked the US-led coalition main base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor. | Sada al-Sharqieh, a local news blog, shared a photo showing dark smoke rising from the base, which is known as the Green Village, after the explosion.ÿ&…
David Orchard(2022-04-02). Globalism's First Victim. NATO's War on Yugoslavia: David Orchard.globalresearch.caDavid Orchard led the anti-war campaign across Canada relentlessly mobilizing support against NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | March 24, 2018 commemorates the 19th anniversary of NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | This article was originally published by Toronto's National Post on June 23, …
TASS(2022-04-02). US blacklists 120 organizations from Russia, Belarus.tass.comA document uploaded to the US Federal Register says those organizations were determined to be "acting contrary to the national security interests or foreign policy of the United States"
Anonymous669(2022-04-02). Russian Iskander Missile Strike Killed 100 Ukrainian & Foreign Fighters In Kharkiv (Video).southfront.org An Iskander-K cruise missile. Illustrative image. | The Russian military attacked Kharkiv's defense headquarters on March 31, killing more than 100 nationalists and Western mercenaries, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced on April 2."As a result of a high-precision strike with the Iskander operational-tactical complex on the defense headquarters in the city of Kharkiv on March 31, the elimination of more than 100 nationalists and mercenaries from Western countries was conf…
Vivian Sahner(2022-04-02). Under cover of war, Kyiv attacks political rights, unions.themilitant.comEleven Ukrainian political parties were suspended and barred from campaigning by President Volodymyr Zelensky's government March 20 on trumped-up charges of having "links with Russia." The majority are small left parties, like the social democratic Social Movement, but the ban also includes the Opposition Platform for Life, which placed second in recent elections and currently holds 44 seats in the 450-person Ukrainian parliament. | Like the permanent ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine imposed in 2015, these suspensions are part of a broader campaign by the capitalist rulers against the labor and political rig…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2022-04-02). Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Healthcare cardiologist explains link between diabetes, heart disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgLONDON — The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising and with diabetes comes a higher risk for heart disease. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the connection between these two serious, chronic diseases. People with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely than the general population to die from cardiovascular causes, leading physicians to recognize the need to reduce heart disease risk in…
TASS(2022-04-02). US blacklists 120 organizations from Russia, Belarus.tass.comA document uploaded to the US Federal Register says those organizations were determined to be "acting contrary to the national security interests or foreign policy of the United States"
Dave DeCamp(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine.news.antiwar.comA US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
Editor2(2022-04-01). Saudi-led Coalition Says 'Will Halt Yemen Attacks on Wednesday'.orinocotribune.comThe Saudi Arabia-led military coalition that has been attacking Yemen for the past eight years, claims it will halt the offensive on Wednesday. | Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the coalition, made the announcement on Tuesday. | He alleged that the coalition would "take all steps and measures to make the ceasefire successful … and create a positive environment during the holy month of Ramadan to make peace and end the crisis." | The military campaign, which has enjoyed unstinting arms, logistical, and political support on the part of the United States, has been seeking to reinstate Yemen's former Riyadh- and W…
Anonymous103(2022-04-01). Ukraine's Biolabs: Threat To Russia Or Russia's Baseless Worry?southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe US military still refuse to provide relevant information on the nature of these "biological research facilities". | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | Although biological warfare is prohibited under international humanitarian law and several international treaties, the presence of US-funded "biological research facilities" in Ukraine, as the US State Department officially describes them, raises serious concerns of possible use of these banned pathogens. This r…
Anonymous103(2022-04-01). Ukraine's Biolabs: Threat To Russia Or Russia's Baseless Worry?southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe US military still refuse to provide relevant information on the nature of these "biological research facilities". | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | Although biological warfare is prohibited under international humanitarian law and several international treaties, the presence of US-funded "biological research facilities" in Ukraine, as the US State Department officially describes them, raises serious concerns of possible use of these banned pathogens. This r…
Anonymous103(2022-04-01). UK Working Against Peace In Ukraine.southfront.org Illustrative ImageLondon reportedly "concerned" about Ukrainian concessions in peace talks. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The West continues to work against peace in Ukraine. According to recent reports, the British government is "concerned" about the progress of the peace talks, mainly due to Kiev's alleged initiative to propose significant concessions. The news was published by The Times website, which ment…
Anonymous669(2022-04-01). Russian Pinpoint Strike Wipes Out Ukrainian S-300 Air-Defense System (Video).southfront.org Illustrative image. | On April 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of a recent strike on an air-defense position of the Ukrainian military. | The pinpoint strike wiped out two transporter erector launchers (TELs) of the S-300 long range air-defense system. The TELs were likely of the 5P85D or 5P85S types, which are associated with Ukraine's ageing S-300PS systems. | The air defense position, which was apparently detected by a drone, was likely struck by a heavy air-launched guided munition, a cruise missil…
Anonymous103(2022-04-01). UK Working Against Peace In Ukraine.southfront.org Illustrative ImageLondon reportedly "concerned" about Ukrainian concessions in peace talks. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The West continues to work against peace in Ukraine. According to recent reports, the British government is "concerned" about the progress of the peace talks, mainly due to Kiev's alleged initiative to propose significant concessions. The news was published by The Times website, which ment…
Anonymous669(2022-04-01). Russian Pinpoint Strike Wipes Out Ukrainian S-300 Air-Defense System (Video).southfront.org Illustrative image. | On April 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of a recent strike on an air-defense position of the Ukrainian military. | The pinpoint strike wiped out two transporter erector launchers (TELs) of the S-300 long range air-defense system. The TELs were likely of the 5P85D or 5P85S types, which are associated with Ukraine's ageing S-300PS systems. | The air defense position, which was apparently detected by a drone, was likely struck by a heavy air-launched guided munition, a cruise missil…