🎙Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation under the Russian Foreign Ministry on interregional cooperation with African countries(April 8, 2026, Moscow)
💬 Russia and Africa are bound by long-standing and close ties.
Today, the countries of the continent are striving to finally overcome the remnants of colonial dependence and to strengthen their national sovereignty, above all in the economic and financial spheres.
Those who describe the current period as Africa’s “second awakening” after the decolonisation of the 1960s are right. It was then that political independence was proclaimed, above all thanks to the decisive role of the Soviet Union, which promoted the relevant declarations at the UN.
☝️Recent years have shown that neo-colonial dependence has by no means disappeared. Economically and financially, in terms of control over trade routes and financial flows, Africa still does not enjoy full independence and continues, in economic terms, to serve as a source of raw materials.
👉The lion’s share of added value is still generated elsewhere – to a large extent, and decisively so, in the former metropolitan powers.
African partners spoke about this more than once at the two Russia-African Union summits held in Sochi in 2019 and in St Petersburg in 2023. The decisions adopted at those summits should serve as guidelines in preparing for the next summit, which we plan to hold later this year.
All this will contribute to Africa’s economic emancipation, ensure that it reaps the proper returns and benefits from its natural resources, and support the emergence of the African continent as one of the centres of the rising #MultipolarWorld.
🤝 I would like to stress in particular that we are restoring our presence on the African continent fairly rapidly, after it declined sharply during the breakup of the Soviet Union. At present, Russia has 45 embassies operating across the continent, with four more set to open in the near future.
The key upcoming event on the foreign policy calendar is the third Russia-Africa Summit. It is due to be held in Moscow – this has been agreed – in late October this year. Preparations are currently underway. We count on the active participation of Russian regions in the relevant thematic sessions of this summit.
I would once again like to underscore the special importance we attach to the interregional dimension of Russia-Africa relations. It is a solid foundation which, as it grows stronger, helps ensure the steady development of relations with our partners at the national level.
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🇺🇦⚔️ Ukraine Fronts on the Morning of 4 April⚡️
🔴#Sumy Direction:
🔴In #Sudzha Sector, to the west in Ukrainian lands, the RFAF is reportedly fighting off counterattacks and the battle for #Zhuravka continues.
🟡 In #Basovka's eastern part, Russian mobile groups on quads continue to advance.
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🟡 In #Kursk region, the fighting at AFU controlled #Oleshnya continues. According to video evidence, Russian troops have advanced to the centre of #Guyevo.
🔴In #KrasnayaYaruga Sector, the villages of #Popovka and #Demidovka are still embattled. Reportedly the RFAF extended the zone of control.
🗺 All on Map 1
🔴#Kharkov Direction:
🔴In #Liptsy and #Volchansk Sections, mutual shelling.
🔴#Svatovo Front:
🔴 In #Kupyansk Sector, there are battles for #Kamenka, otherwise no major changes.
🔴 In #Borovaya Sector, as well.
🔴In #Liman Sector, the RFAF continue infantry attacks west of #BalkaZhuravka with the aim of stretching the AFU and a subsequent assault on #Katerinovka and #Novoye.
🔴In #Seversk Sector, there are positional battles near #Belogorovka and at #Verkhnekamenskoye fighting continues.
🔴#ChasovYar Direction:
🔴In #ChasovYar Sector, fighting continues without major changes.
🔴In #Toretsk Sector, as well.
🔴#Pokrovsk Direction:
🔴 On the right Flank, far to the east, there are no major changes. Russian troops attack #Valentinovka, and further west the battle for #Tarasovka continues.
🔴 South of the City, heavy clashes with varying success and no significant changes on the frontline for now.
🔴 On the left Flank, Russian units reportedly advanced in the area of #Kotlyarovka - #Bogdanovka and finally entered the outskirts of #Kotlyarovka and #Troitskoye.
🔴#Komar Direction:
🔴In #Bogatyr Sector, Russian troops advanced over a section up to 3 km wide in the area of #Andreyevka.
🟡 Towards #Alekseyevka, the AFU advanced with an armoured column and came under AFU fire. The result of the action is disputed.
🎬 Video
🟡 In #Konstantinopol, the RFAF is trying to get a foothold again.
🗺 All on Map 3
🟡 Towards #Bogatyr, Russian troops reportedly advanced 1 km deep and 1.5 km along the front.
🔴 In #Komar Sector, the Russian takeover of #Vesyoloye has been confirmed by an Ukrainian soldier (according to video evidence, the RFAF have advanced to the southeastern edge), Russian troops reportedly have entered the southern outskirts of #Fyodorovka.
🔴#Zaporozhye Direction:
🔴In the #Orekhov Section, the villages of #Shcherbaki and #MalyeShcherbaki remained embattled. The RFAF reportedly, after taking #Lobkovoye (still unconfirmed), continued to advance in the area of #Stepovoye and #Lobkovoye in northerly and northwestern direction toward #Zaporozhye.
💥 In the #DPR, the AFU wounded two civilians in #Gorlovka by a drone drop.
💥 In #Kherson Direction, mutual shelling. Several villages came under AFU fire, wounding 2 civilians.
💥#OldRussia:
🔵In #Bryansk Region, the border settlement of #BelayaBerezka was hit by AFU drones, wounding 2 civilians. In #Kursk region, Russian air defence downed 17 UAVs. In #Belgorod region, several villages came under AFU fire. Air defence shot down a drone flying toward #Moscow. Over #Rostov and Lipetsk regions, UAVs were destroyed. RF MoD claimed that energy infrastructure in #Kursk, #Belgorod and #Zaporozhye regions as well as in #LPR were subjected to strikes.
💥#RestUkraine:
🔵 The RFAF struck #Kharkov and the surrounding area by 'Geranium' UAVs. Explosions were reported in #Kiev region and #Dnepropetrovsk.
⚠️ The Term 'Reportedly' indicates that it is unconfirmed!
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🇺🇦⚔️ Ukraine Fronts on the Morning of 2 April⚡️
🔴#Sumy Direction:
🔴In #Sudzha Sector, to the west on Ukrainian lands, there were no reports on major changes. Thus, the situation is likely as follows:
🟡#Vladimirovka- AFU; {1st blue↗️};
🟡#Vodolagi - AFU;
🟡 Russian #Uspenovka - contested {1st black↘️};
🟡#Veselovka - contested;
🟡#Belovody - AFU;
🟡#Zhuravka, contested;
🟡#Basovka, contested.
🟡#Novenkoye - RFAF {1st red⬆️}.
🟡 In #Kursk region, fighting continues north of the AFU controlled #Oleshnya, east of which Russian troops have (confirmed) advanced on the village. For #Guyevo the battle continues, the respective control zone of both parties is disputed. #Gornal is AFU controlled.
🔴In #KrasnayaYaruga Sector, fighting for #Popovka {6th black↙️} and #Demidovka is ongoing.
🗺 All on Map 1
🔴 In #Kharkov Direction, Russian aviation and artillery are reportedly striking the AFU's logistics routes.
🔴#Svatovo Front:
🔴 In #Kupyansk Sector, Russian units advanced west of the Oskol River towards #Kondrashovka, the battle for which has begun. Thus, the Russian claims regarding the village and #MalayaShapkovka to it's northwest, reported on 29 Mar have proven wrong. It has just been reported that Russian units have entered #Kondrashovka's north.
🗺 Map 2
🔴 In #Borovaya Sector, no major changes.
🔴In #Liman Sector, the battle at #Katerinovka and #Novoye continues.
🔴In #Seversk Sector, the most intense clashes are at #Belogorovka's chalk quarry.
🔴#ChasovYar Direction:
🔴In #ChasovYar Sector, positional battles without major changes.
🔴In #Toretsk Sector, fighting in the city for the 'Toretskaya Mine' in the north, in the western outskirts and in the southern 'Zabalka Microdistrict' continued, as well as to the west for the villages of #Shcherbinovka and #Leonidovka.
🔴#Pokrovsk Direction:
🔴 On the right Flank, far to the east, the RFAF are still assaulting the southern village edge of #Valentinovka. Fighting continues around the recently taken #Panteleymonovka and for #Tarasovka further west.
🔴 South of the City, ongoing fighting along the frontline, without changes.
🔴 On the left Flank, the situation is dynamic. Reportedly, fierce fighting continues for #Udachnoye and in the #Uspenovka - #Novoaleksandrovka area. The AFU are trying to take #Uspenovka to slow down the Russian advance in #Novoaleksandrovka, the capture of which would enable further advance to #Novosergeyevka.
🟡 South of #Kotlyarovka, there was reportedly a breakthrough, Russian units cut of #Preobrazhenka from #Troitskoye and blocked the approaches to it from #Kotlyarovka. Currently, #Preobrazhenka is being cleared.
The battles for #Kotlyarovka and #Bogdanovka continue.
🗺 Map 3
🔴#Komar Direction:
🔴 In #Bogatyr Sector, fighting around #Andreyevka and for #Konstantinopol continues.
🟡 For #Razliv, the RF MoD also claimed the takeover, but failed to provide evidence. The published video did not include the large buildings with blue roofs we mentioned yesterday.
🎬 Video
🔴 In #Komar Sector, at #Vesyoloye, Russian stormtroopers reportedly penetrated the AFU defences. In #VolnoyePole, fierce fighting for control over the settlement continues.
🔴#Zaporozhye Direction:
🔴In the #Orekhov Section, the battles for the 4 contested villages continue.
💥 In the #DPR, an AFU UAV hit City Bus No. 2 in #Gorlovka yesterday morning, wounding 15 civilians.
💥 In #Kherson Direction, the RFAF aviation carried out a massive bombing of the right Dnieper bank.
💥#Russia:
🔵The AFU attacked with UAVs at night. In #Kursk, at least 15 explosions were reported. In #RostovRegion, two apartment buildings in #Taganrog were damaged.
💥#RestUkraine:
🔵 The RFAF struck #Kharkov, #Kramatorsk and #Odessa with UAVs.
⚠️ The Term 'Reportedly' indicates that it is unconfirmed!
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🇺🇦⚔️ Ukraine Fronts on the Morning of 20 March⚡️
🔴#Sumy Direction:
🔴In #Sudzha Sector, in the west, fighting continues in and near #Zhuravka, as well as southeast of it in #Basovka on Ukrainian territory.
🟡 In #Kursk region, fierce battles in the areas of the #Gogolevka and #Guyevo villages continue.
📌 Referring to Previous Reports, doubts have arisen as to whether fights are already taking place in the villages. There is still no objective control footage. We have corrected our arrows on map accordingly, which show the control and mentioned locations.
🟡#Oleshnya and #Gornal remain safe under AFU control.
🔴 In #KrasnayaYaruga Sector, south of #Sudhza in Russian #Belgorod region, further massive AFU assaults especially on #Demidovka, as well as in the areas of #Grafovka and #Prilesye have been foiled. The search for the remnants is ongoing.
🗺 All on Map 1
✈️An AFU F16 was downed.
📌 The AFU Command is reportedly reinforcing all areas and intends to continue also the attacks on #Belgorod region.
🔴 In #Kharkov Direction, without significant changes.
🔴#Svatovo Front:
🔴 In #Kupyansk Sector, fierce fighting along the LoC continues, but without changes.
🔴 In #Borovaya Sector, the battle for #Boguslavka continues.
🔴In #Liman Sector, the RFAF advanced west of the #BalkaZhuravka settlement.
🔴In #Seversk Sector, fights in the area of #Bologorovka (#LPR) and in #Verkhnekamenskoye continue.
🔴#ChasovYar Direction:
🔴In #ChasovYar Sector, the northwestern part of the city is almost completely under Russian control. The battle for the centre southwest of the 'Refractory Plant' continues. Russian troops attacked from the east with armoured vehicles. The result of the battle is disputed.
🗺 Map 2
🎬 Video 1
🔴In #Toretsk Sector, northeast of the city, RFAF units attacked northeast of the #Druzhba settlement towards positions taken by Russian assaults beyond the canal near #Ozeryanovka.
🟡 In #Toretsk itself, the RFAF expanded their zone of control.
🔴#Pokrovsk Direction:
🔴 On the right Flank and south of the city, without significant changes.
🔴 On the left Flank, the battle for #Udachnoye continues as usual.
🟡 In #Uspenovka, the fierce battle continues and towards #Novoalexandrovka southwest of it.
🟡 In #Preobrazhenka, fighting for the eastern settlement part continues. To the south, the Russian troops are attacking towards #Troitskoye and #Bogdanovka.
🔴#Komar Direction:
🔴In #Konstantinopol Sector, the RFAF advanced west of #Slavyanka and north of #Andreyevka, but were driven out of a stronghold northwest of the latter.
🟡 In #Konstantinopol, the battle continues.
🔴 In #Komar Sector, the yesterday reported Russian advance south of #Privolnoye has been confirmed, the fights for the village itself continue.
🔴#Zaporozhye Direction:
🔴In the #Orekhov Section, north of #Rabotino the RFAF attack towards #Novodanilovka and further west in the direction of #Novoandreyevka.
🟡 For #Shcherbaki and #MalyeShcherbaki, the battle continues.
🟡#Stepovoye came, according to unconfirmed reports, under Russian control, as well as heights north of it.
🟡 For #Lobkovoye, the battle has begun with fights in the village (unconfirmed), alternate on its approaches.
🔴 In #Kherson Direction, without significant changes.
💥#OldRussia:
🔵In #Voronezh Region, ca. 40 AFU UAVs were downed overnight. In the #Saratov region, Zelensky tried to raid the Oil Refinery in #Engels, as a result of which the 'City Clinical Hospital No. 1' has been damaged. In the #Rostov region, another UAV attack was repelled. In #Gorlovka (#DPR), 11 civilians were wounded yesterday by Zelensky's morning shelling of the city centre.
💥#RestUkraine:
🔵 In #Kirovograd Region, in turn, after a massive Geranium UAV attack, more than 30 explosions occurred in the town of #Kropyvnytsky.
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🇺🇦⚔️ Ukraine Fronts on the Morning of 28 March⚡️
🔴#Sumy Direction:
🔴In #Sudzha Sector, to the west on Ukrainian lands, the battle for #Vladimirovka reportedly continued {still unproven; 1st blue arrow on map}.
🟡 For #Veselovka as well, but confirmed {1st black arrow}.
🟡 In #Zhuravka as well. As for...
🟡#Basovka.
🟡#Novenkoye, is RFAF controlled {1st red arrow}.
🟡 In #Kursk region, the 'Sudza Gas Transmission Point' and the 'Border Checkpoint' came under RFAF control {2nd red arrow}.
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🟡#Gogolevka, reportedly has been taken by Russian troops {4th black arrow}.
🟡#Oleshnya remains AFU controlled.
🟡 In #Guyevo, according to unconfirmed reports, the RFAF control the northern part. Fierce fighting continues.
🟡#Gornal remains under save AFU control.
🔴In #KrasnayaYaruga Sector, the battle for #Popovka and #Demidovka continued, so far without tangible success for the AFU {5th/6th black arrow}.
🟡 At #Grafovka, lull.
🟡 At #Prilesye as well.
🗺 All on Map 1
🔴 In #Kharkov Direction, positional battles and aviation operations in the areas of #Liptsy, Volchansk and strikes at AFU rear supply routes.
🔴#Svatovo Front:
🔴 In #Kupyansk and #Borovaya Sector, ongoing battles without significant changes.
🔴In #Liman Sector, Russian troops have advanced towards #Katerinovka and #Novoye.
🔴In #Seversk Sector, fighting at #Belogorovka (#LPR) and #Verkhnekamenskoye is ongoing.
🔴#ChasovYar Direction:
🔴In #ChasovYar and #Toretsk Sectors, the fighting continued, without major changes.
🔴#Pokrovsk Direction:
🔴 On the right Flank, far to the east, battles are taking place in the area of #Panteleymonovka. Further west for #Tarasovka and the territory to its west.
🔴 South of the City, the situation remains dynamic.
🟡 In #Peschanoye, Russian troops advanced reportedly in the western and central village parts {according to the map the AFU lost control of its (black added) boundaries}.
🗺 Map 2
🟡 In #Kotlino, the AFU entered (confirmed), and reportedly seized nearly all of the settlement's boundaries.
🗺 Map 3
🔴 On the left Flank, the area of #Udachnoye is sunk in the fog of war.
🟡 In #Uspenovka, Russian troops are reportedly clearing the village and have advanced southwest of it into...
🟡#Novoaleksandrovka, the fighting for which has begun. Further south...
🟡 On #Preobrazhenka's approaches, the fighting continues, as well as towards #Troitskoye and #Bogdanovka.
🔴#Komar Direction:
🔴In #Konstantinopol Sector, the same named village is in the fog of war.
🟡 In #Razliv, to the southwest, the RFAF have reportedly entered the village.
🔴 In #Komar Sector, Russian assault groups broke reportedly through north of #Dneproenergiya and attack the eastern part of #Vesyoloye. The village is also under assault from the south.
🟡 In #Volnoye Pole, Russian forces lost their positions in the centre, but consolidated in the eastern village part.
🔴#Zaporozhye Direction:
🔴In #Orekhov Section, fighting continues in the#MalayaTokmachka - #Rabotino area. The main battles are taking place further west:
🟡 In #Shcherbaki, the RFAF have advanced into the village's centre. The AFU counterattacks.
🟡#MalyeShcherbakito the west, is still not completely RFAF controlled.
🟡 In #Stepovoye, further west, fighting continues with varying success.
🟡 In #Lobkovoye as well.
🟡#Pyatikhatki is RFAF controlled.
🔴 In #Kherson Direction, fights in the island zone.
💥#OldRussia:
🔵 In #Belgorod Region, the villages of #Belyanka, #Nechayevka, #Tishanka, #Shakhovka, #Smorodino and #Kukuyevka came under AFU fire.
💥#RestUkraine:
🔵 The RFAF struck objects in #Kiev, #Odessa, #Dnepropetrovsk, #Kharkov, #Khmelnitsky, #Nikolayev, #Cherkassy, and Poltava regions.
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