Likely false
Thursday 16 May 2024
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“The deposits of JSC Dalur are located on a hill and away from the water. The flood did not affect them. There is no threat of flooding …”
Satellite images of flooded areas in the Kurgan region compared with the maps of Dobrovolnoye uranium deposits show part of Rosatom’s uranium wells covered in water. Environmentalists believe that the radioactive solution has been flowing into the Tobol River. -
"In the past five years, the human rights cause in China has made remarkable progress, particularly in the areas of poverty alleviation and the successful fight against the COVID-19 pandemic."
China has made considerable progress in alleviating poverty. But its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic employed draconian measures, undermining Beijing’s own concept of core human rights — the people’s right to develop and survive. -
There is strong evidence the government cracked down on the political opposition while ruling party supporters tried to stop journalists from investigating suspected voter fraud at polling stations.
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“If you ask me where they can obtain weapons, then one of the black markets where they [Hamas and Hezbollah] can get them is Ukraine. Very easily, without much effort, they can get whatever [they need] in Ukraine.”
Iran engages in accusation in a mirror, claiming Hamas and Hezbollah, which it arms, can get whatever weapons they need in Ukraine. -
“[Since the counteroffensive began] something like 40,000 Ukrainians have perished and more than 100,000 have been irrevocably injured. In total, that’s almost 120-150,000.”Lukashenko’s claims are not supported by evidence, are unverifiable and lack credibility.
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Russia has only one battle tank manufacturer, UralVagonZavod. It can produce 200-250 new tanks annually.
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“Iran does not participate in any independent or joint project for production of drones in Russia. Reports by Western media in this regard are sheer lies.”
Russia uses Iranian drones to strike Ukraine. According to media reports citing Israeli and U.S. intelligence, military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow includes joint drone production. -
From Syria to Ukraine and beyond, the Wagner Group has been credibly accused of crimes against humanity.
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“More than 130 foreign mercenaries were destroyed by high-precision strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces …" (Jan. 3)
"...more than 70 foreign mercenaries were killed, more than 100 wounded." (Jan. 2)
Source: TASS news agency, January 2-3, 2023.The Russian defense ministry’s numbers are not supported by evidence and are contested by military experts. -
Western intelligence services and independent researchers estimate that Russia has lost far more troops in Ukraine than it claims.
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“These drones were presumably used to spray toxic chemicals to cause harm to both the Russian armed forces and the civilian population …”
The agricultural drones in a video posted by the Russian embassy are made by a Chinese firm and used by farmers worldwide. -
"I underline, it's a rocket Tochka-U, we don't have such a weaponry in our republics, Donetsk and Luhansk, and in the Russian Federation in the army, they don't have it either."
In fact, reports say Russian forces do possess the Tochka-U missile system, and videos show that it was trucked into Ukraine.