🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova(March 13, 2025)
🔹11th Anniversary of the Crimea referendum
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 Third anniversary of the Bucha provocation
🔹 US-Ukraine meeting in Jeddah
🔹 On prospects for a European troop deployment in Ukraine
🔹 On NATO SG Mark Rutte’s statement on Bosnia and Herzegovina
🔹 Attack on a passenger train in Pakistan
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#KievRegimeCrimes
Ukrainian militants continue their terrorist attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Russia.
In the early hours of March 11, AFU carried out a massive drone attack on several Russian regions, including the Moscow Region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, 343 drones were shot down by the air defence forces on alert duty.
The drones targeted residential houses, social facilities, transport and civilian infrastructure. No one but terrorists could act in such a manner.
Three people were killed. More than 20 people sustained injuries.
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Over the past decade, the hands of Ukrainian militants are stained with the blood of no fewer than 1'700 children.
In 2024 alone, 347 children have fallen victim to the neo-Nazis: 296 minors were injured, and 51 children were killed. The youngest girl murdered by the Ukrainian Nazis was just four months old. This statistic will serve as a tombstone for the Kiev regime.
#Europe#Ukraine
Statements by Western officials, media reports and press leaks refer to Paris and London’s plans to send a “European peacekeeping contingent” to Ukraine.
We regard even a mere articulation of these plans as an openly provocative step aimed at nurturing unsound and harmful illusions in the upper crust of the Kiev regime, rather than at settling the conflict.
Washington is distancing itself from London and Paris’ plans to deploy a contingent of theirs in Ukraine, for it is aware of what this may lead to from the military point of view.
The deployment of other states’ military units in Ukraine is absolutely unacceptable for Russia. It will mean that these countries are directly involved in a military conflict with the Russian Federation, an involvement that will meet with a response using all the means available to this country.
#France#RussianAssets
Our former partners continue their efforts to unlawfully seize – or, to put it plainly, steal – Russian assets frozen within the European Union under illegitimate restrictive measures.
All frozen Russian funds and any income generated from them are the property of the Russian Federation. The appropriation of profits from financial transactions involving our reserve funds – without Russia’s explicit consent – constitutes theft, regardless of any pseudo-legal justifications.
France’s actions clearly indicate a lack of interest in a long-term resolution of the Ukraine crisis.
#BosniaAndHerzegovina
We have taken note of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s recent statement during his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on March 11. He called on the Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Presidency to “solve the problem,” openly implying – without even attempting to conceal it – the need to “deal with” the leadership of Republika Srpska.
His remarks only poured fuel on the internal Bosnian crisis, as he unequivocally pushed for the accelerated Euro-Atlantic integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This is yet another provocation designed to escalate tensions in a country where the prospect of NATO membership remains a deeply divisive issue among its entities. The actions of the NATO Secretary General in Sarajevo serve as a clear example of interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state.
#Germany
🦇 A €200 million railway section in Germany is stalled because of bats
In Baden-Württemberg, residents of the Calw district are waiting for train traffic to resume on a railway section and tunnel whose repair took decades and cost over €200 million. But there is one insurmountable obstacle — more than 1,000 bats living in the tunnel between Calw and Weil der Stadt stations.
These animals are under strict protection, so they cannot be removed. An unusual solution was found — to build a protective concrete wall inside the tunnel. On one side, trains will run; on the other, the bats can sleep undisturbed.
This will require 300 concrete blocks and about €80 million. Additionally, ultrasonic sensors will be installed to help the bats navigate their new shelter. However, it is still unknown how quickly they will adapt to the new structure, and this will determine when the tunnel can reopen.
⚠️ This is not an isolated case: in Kiel, 900 bats prevented the demolition of an old swimming pool because the animals refused to move to new shelters.
🦇 Sometimes even very small creatures can have a big impact on massive infrastructure projects!
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🇩🇪#Germany: Men in Germany aged 17 to 45 are required to obtain approval from the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) career center before leaving the country for more than three months, whether for study, work, or travel.
The provision was included in a broader military reform package approved in December, but went largely unnoticed until it was reported by the German outlet Frankfurter Rundschau. The measure received little public attention at the time and was not widely discussed.
Despite the law being in place, it remains unclear how this requirement will be implemented in practice, particularly for individuals who were unaware of it or who have already left the country.
"We cannot remain silent. No-one can remain silent when there is an ongoing genocide and when people are denied the most basic human needs ... To stand with Palestine is to be human."
Greta Thunberg calls out Israel's genocide during a speech in Leipzig, #Germany.
https://t.me/YediotNewsChat
Heidelberg, #Germany🇩🇪
Heidelberg was not affected by the bombing of the Second World War, so it was preserved in its original medieval form - a castle, numerous churches and abbey, ancient streets.
Nuremberg, #Germany🇩🇪
Every year in Nuremberg, the largest Christmas fair is held throughout Europe.
Nuremberg is the city of inventors. It was he who gave the world things such as pocket watches, a globe, a compass, a pelting and a current machine.
🇩🇪#Germany: A knife attack took place during an anti-Iranian regime protest in Hamburg.
A man went on a stabbing spree targeting protesters, reportedly deliberately targeting anti-regime demonstrators. He managed to stab two protesters. One victim is in serious condition in hospital, while the second received medical aid at the scene after being stabbed in the leg.
(via @froopashee2)
Repost via @ben_ditto on IG
🇩🇪#Germany: Cockroach swarm agents 🪳
Swarm Biotactics, a deep tech start-up based in Kassel, Germany, specialising in “bio-robotics”: putting miniature sensor backpacks on cockroaches and then sending these as swarms into environments inaccessible for conventional robots, drones, or humans such as collapsed structures following natural disasters, GPS-denied areas, or contested warfare zones. The swarm of roaches act as real-time data agents 🪳 The company has received €13 million in funding so far from a consortium of international investors, including Vertex Ventures US, Possible Ventures, and Capnamic 🪳
Footage of cockroaches taken from 60 Minutes on CBS.