Nine detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack

"Tajikistan’s state security service has detained nine people for suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people, Russian state media reported.

“Nine residents of the Vakhdat district were detained for contact with the persons who committed the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22,” citing information from an unnamed source in Tajikistan’s special services, who said that Russian security forces were also involved in the operation to detain the suspects." AJ

US military destroys 4 Houthi drones targeting American warship, coalition vessel

"The U.S. military says it has shot down four drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that were targeting an American vessel and a Coalition warship in the Red Sea. "It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region," CENTCOM also said. "These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels." MS

Ukraine introduces blackouts in three regions

"Ukraine introduces emergency blackouts in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kirovograd." AJ

Joker-10: What's Known About Russia’s Unique Hibernating FPV Drone

"Small, cheap first-person view (FPV) drones have become the bane of troops and vehicles on the battlefields of the Russia-NATO proxy war in Ukraine, with their presence, along with their larger, more expensive military-grade cousins, rewriting the rules of modern warfare.
The Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, a Russian drone manufacturer known for the development of the Joker series of multipurpose UAVs, has created a new model known as the Joker-10.

The UAV, said to already be in use by Russian forces on the battlefield, has a reported carrying capacity of up to 5 kg, and a flight speed of about 100 km per hour fully loaded, or 200 km per hour empty.
The drone features unique design solutions allowing it to hibernate while lying in wait for up to a month before being remotely activated.
“Our drone is equipped with two vital features. The first is a hibernator unit which allows operators to turn the drone on and off from a distance. That is, not just turn the motors on and off, but to turn off power to the device completely. Essentially, it’s like remotely pulling the battery out of the drone,” General Director Dmitry Kuzyakin told Sputnik.
“The drone can lay in wait for launch for up to one week in winter, and up to a month in the summer,” Kuzyakin explained, adding that the drone is resistant to rain and snow.
In hibernation mode, the UAV can communicate with operators through passive means. “It’s passive, there are practically no radio emissions, and therefore it is extremely difficult to detect during hibernation,” he said.
The ability to remotely bring the UAV out of hibernation allows crews to place sleeping Joker-10s in frontline areas and leave, without being detected by Ukrainian electronic intelligence gathering units hunting for Russian drone operators. This means by the time the drones are turned on, operators are nowhere in sight for the other side to pick up on any radio emissions.
If necessary, the drone can also be flown to its waiting area and switch off remotely." Sputnik

Israel strikes Hezbollah in Syria

"Israel launched deadly cross-border strikes on Hezbollah targets in Syria and Lebanon, doubling down on Iran-backed foes and Hamas allies." France24

Polish general dismissed from Eurocorps after counterintelligence investigation

"Polish Ministry of National Defence (MNoD) announced the dismissal of Lieutenant General

Jarosław Gromadziński as Eurocorps commander in connection with new information about the officer on 27 March, 2024.
According to the Polish Government, its Military Counterintelligence Service has initiated inspection proceedings “regarding the personal security clearance” of Gromadziński. The unit has swiftly replaced Gromadziński with Lieutenant General Piotr Błazeusz on 28 March. Błazeusz is an alumnus of the US Air Force Academy, University of Warsaw, Pułtusk Academy of Humanities and the Postgraduate Course on Defence Policy at the National Defence University of Warsaw." MS

Zelenskyy to fire two deputy heads of Ukrainian President's Office

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to sack Andrii Smyrnov and Oleksii Dniprov, deputies of Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President's Office.....besides the dismissals of Smyrnov and Dniprov, the possible dismissal of another of Yermak’s deputies, Andrii Sybiha, is being considered." Pravada

Large-scale attack at night

"Russians launched a powerful missile and air attack on facilities in Ukraine’s fuel and energy sector, using various types of missiles and strike UAVs." Pravada

France takes down fake website inviting volunteers to 'enlist in Ukraine'

"The site has now been taken down by French services, a government source, who asked not to be named, told AFP without giving further details on the nature of the operation.

The site, which is now inaccessible, said 200,000 French people were invited to "enlist in Ukraine", with immigrants given priority. "The site is a fake government site," the ministry said, has been reposted by malevolent accounts as part of a disinformation campaign"." France24

October 7 terrorist's shocking video testimony

"A terrorist with Palestinian Islamic Jihad has described exactly how he raped a ‘terrified’ Israeli woman on October 7, claiming that ‘the devil took over me.’
The detained terrorist, who identifies himself as 28-year-old Manar Mahmoud Muhammad Qasem, said he broke into a house in an unnamed kibbutz in Israel and found a lone, terrified woman, according to a video shared with MailOnline.

‘At first when I entered there was no one, then I entered a room and someone was there and was scared of me,’ he said in an interrogation room while sitting in front of an Israeli flag.
'She told me to help her, I took her and threw her on the couch.'
He then described in sickening detail how he sexually assaulted the woman.
'The devil took over me, I laid her down started undressing her and did what I did.'
But the interrogator, from Unit 504 of the IDF's intelligence arm, pressed him, and the terrorist says he 'slept with her'.
The interrogator angrily says: 'You did not sleep with her, sleep is to sleep. So what did you do?'
The dead-eyed terrorist then admits: 'I raped her.'
He tried to backpeddle, claiming it 'didn't last long' as he heard shouting outside. He said the rape lasted for 'two minutes, maybe a minute-and-a-half.'
'Two men came through the door forcefully, and we heard screams. I don't know if it was her mother, or who it was.'
'After we heard the screams, she and I both started to get dressed, then these two men entered.'
Qasem said the two men wore uniforms from the Al-Aqsa martyrs brigade, Hamas's armed wing, and that they dragged the Israeli woman's mother into the same room and the two frightened women 'started comforting each other', before they were both dragged out by two Hamas fighters.
He then admitted to killing several civilians in the kibbutz using a handgun and a grenade, before running away.
Qasem said that he was called to join in on the October 7 attack by a fellow terrorist, despite training up in Hamas's navy.
He told interrogators that his friend was wounded in his head when they crossed into Israel.
The chilling testimony comes days after an Israeli hostage revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a guard while she was held captive by Hamas." 

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Nearly 4-in-5 Americans Continue to Support Israel in War

"A new Harvard-Harris poll released March 27 suggests support for Israel remains strong

among American voters, with 79% backing the Jewish state over Hamas in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, virtually unchanged since February. Nearly two thirds — 63% — said that Israel should “continue its ground invasion into Southern Gaza to root out the final elements of Hamas.” The Biden administration has said it would not support such an operation due to the presence of Palestinian civilians.
Overall, the picture of American public opinion suggests that the majority of voters oppose the Biden administration’s policies." Breitbart

Argentina Intercepts Invading Illegal Chinese Fishing Vessel

"The Argentine Navy intercepted and boarded an illegal Chinese fishing vessel caught 12 miles inside the nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The incident marks the latest known case of a Chinese fishing vessel illegally entering South American waters, a recurring problem with serious consequences for local fish stocks and regional economies." Breitbart

Colombia Expels Argentine Diplomats After Javier Milei Calls Socialist President a ‘Terrorist Murderer’

"Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro ordered on Wednesday the expulsion of

Argentine diplomatic personnel from the country in response to statements by Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, who called Petro a “terrorist murderer” in a yet-to-be-aired interview.
Milei, a staunch anti-communist, was interviewed by journalist Andrés Oppenheimer for his weekly television show. While the interview is scheduled to be broadcast by CNN en Español on the evening of Sunday, March 31, the television channel has published several preview clips of the interview on its website and on social media.
In one such clip, Milei describes Petro, a former member of the Marxist M19 guerrilla terrorist organization, as a “terrorist murderer,” which drew the immediate ire of the Colombian far-left president." Breitbart

Russian Warships Enter Red Sea As Rival US-Led Coalition Patrols

"The Russian navy’s Pacific Fleet has confirmed that it sent several of its warships through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and into the Red Sea, at a moment Houthi attacks against international shipping is ongoing, and as the waters are still being patrolled by the US-led military coalition.

Russian defense ministry sources identified that the Russian cruiser Varyag and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov are engaged in the patrol mission, but it remains unclear whether additional support vessels are participating as well." ZH

60 combat clashes in Ukraine past day

"Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine has reported 60 combat engagements with Russian invasion forces. Over the past day, the following settlements were hit by Russian airstrikes: Veterynarne, Kharkiv, Synkivka, Kruhliakivka, Borova, Novoiehorivka, Ivanivka, and Kyslivka of Kharkiv region; Yampolivka, Novyi, Druzhba, Ivanivske, Berdychi,

Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne, Semenivka, Tsukuryne, Novomykhailivka, Oleksandropil, Katerynivka, Yelizavetivka, Velyka Novosilka, and Staromaiorske of Donetsk region.
More than 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under Russian artillery fire.
Volyn and Polissia directions: the operational situation saw no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions: the enemy maintains its military presence near the border, conducting sabotage activities in order to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian troops to other directions.
Kupiansk direction: The enemy ran no offensive (assault) operations.
Lyman direction: Ukraine repelled five attacks in the area of Bilohorivka in Luhansk region and Terny in Donetsk region, where the Russians tried to break through Ukraine’s defenses.
Bakhmut direction: four attacks were repelled near Ivanivske and Andriivka of Donetsk region.
Avdiivka direction: Ukraine’s defenders repelled 14 assaults in the areas of Berdychi, Semenivka, and Nevelske of Donetsk region, where the Russians attempted to break through with air support.
Novopavlivka direction: Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Novomykhailivka and Heorhiivka, where 27 assaults were thwarted.
Orikhiv direction: with air support, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders four times in the areas of Staromaiorske of Donetsk region and Robotyne of Zaporizhzhia region.
Kherson direction: the Russians do not abandon their intention to dislodge Ukrainian units from their bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnipro, where the Ukrainians repelled the attack." Ukrin