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A Ukrainian commander told AP about Mi-24 helicopter crews making three or four exits from their bases every day.

"We perform combat tasks of destroying enemy vehicles and enemy manpower.

We carry out attacks from a long distance, in which case the enemy cannot hit us with their anti-aircraft systems," said the commander,

who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons and in accordance with military regulations.

Ukrainian forces strike Russian positions with Soviet helicopters

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Twice-dismissed police officer Simona Radeva deliberately covered up the gigit Georgi Semerdzhiev on the day of the brutal accident on Cherni Vrah Blvd., in which two young women died last summer. 

This is clear from the reasons of the Sofia City Administrative Court, which rejected Radeva's appeal against her dismissal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Attached to the case is a report on the SDVR inventory, on the basis of which the disciplinary commission imposed the most severe punishment on Simona, writes the Telegraph.

Simona covered Semerdzhiev twice in a day

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Juliana Nikolova expressed misunderstanding of President Rumen Radev's position at the meeting of European leaders in Brussels regarding our country's non-joining of the joint procurement of munitions and suggested that "the president may be speaking in our country pre-election."

Expert on Radev's position on ammunition: The President may be speaking in our country before the election

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This happened on March 21 of this year.

in an apartment on "Zlaten rog" street in Sofia after a dispute between the two.

According to initial reports, Miro lost his temper and began slapping the folk diva, punching her in the head, before knocking her to the ground and kicking her in the body.

Then Maria reported to the police.

The singer has taken out a medical for the injuries.

"No such thing.

I have not submitted anything, I have not withdrawn anything," folk singer Maria told "Telegraph".

Folk singer Maria beaten by her husband

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"The last seven months of our government, 2.9% was the budget deficit.

At the moment, the deficit is bigger because the official cabinet cannot collect its income, not because of the expenses," Panev specified.

Panev from PP-DB: We promise that there will be no excess profits tax

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The Russian army attacked early this morning with Iranian drones the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky - Kryvyi Rih, in the southern parts of Ukraine.

"The attack was carried out with five "Shaheed" kamikaze drones.

The attacks fulfilled their objectives, and there were no casualties or injuries during the assault," said the head of the military administration in the city, Oleksandr Vilkul.

Russia attacked Zelensky's birthplace with Iranian drones

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The Swiss government has approved plans to trial legalize the sale and use of cannabis in Zurich in an effort to assess the social and economic benefits of regulating the soft drug, reports CNBC.

Zurich to legalize the use and sale of cannabis on a trial basis

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Protests against pension reform in France continue

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Strikes and protests against pension reform in France reached new levels of intensity on Thursday.

Clashes between demonstrators and police continued until late last night.

Nearly 2 million protested in France, there were clashes and fires

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The number of those detained during the protests against the pension reform in France has increased to 457. This was announced today on the air of CNews TV by the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanen, quoted on the website of the media.

There are already more than 450 people detained at the protests in France

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