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Fact Check: Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander Sardar Esmail Kowsari stated that closing the Strait of Hormuz is 'under consideration' and that Iran will make the best decision with determination.
# Fact Check: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Commander on Closing the Strait of Hormuz ## What We Know Recent statements from Sardar Esmail Kowsari, a commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard, indicate th...
Fact Check: Stavropol Governor Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed that drone debris fell in the city's industrial zone and initially reported one person injured, but later clarified there were no casualties.
# Fact Check: Stavropol Governor Confirms Drone Debris Incident ## What We Know On June 14, 2023, a series of explosions occurred in Nevinnomyssk, a city in the Stavropol Krai of Russia, as a result ...
Fact Check: The Novokuybyshevsk Catalyst Plant is the largest specialized facility in Russia for producing catalysts used in petroleum refining and petrochemicals.
# Fact Check: "The Novokuybyshevsk Catalyst Plant is the largest specialized facility in Russia for producing catalysts used in petroleum refining and petrochemicals." ## What We Know The Novokuybysh...
Fact Check: The Nevinnomyssk Azot plant produces up to one million tons of ammonia and over one million tons of ammonium nitrate annually, making it a critical element of Russia's military-industrial complex.
# Fact Check: "The Nevinnomyssk Azot plant produces up to one million tons of ammonia and over one million tons of ammonium nitrate annually, making it a critical element of Russia's military-industri...
Fact Check: Residents in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, reported sightings of large insects resembling locusts, which were identified by agricultural experts as bush crickets (Tettigoniidae), harmless to crops and humans, as of August 2023.
# Fact Check: "Residents in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, reported sightings of large insects resembling locusts, which were identified by agricultural experts as bush crickets (Tettigoniidae), harmless to cro...
Fact Check: On June 14, 2023, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that drone strikes targeted the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Stavropol Krai and the Novokuybyshevsk Catalyst Plant in Samara Oblast, Russia.
# Fact Check: "On June 14, 2023, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that drone strikes targeted the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Stavropol Krai and the Novokuybyshevsk Catalyst Plant in Samara O...
Fact Check: Uzbekistan has introduced a new electronic tracking platform to monitor locust movements and treatment zones as part of the regional response to the locust outbreak as of August 2023.
# Fact Check: Uzbekistan's New Electronic Tracking Platform for Locust Management ## What We Know As of August 2023, Uzbekistan has indeed introduced a new electronic tracking platform designed to mo...
Fact Check: Kyrgyzstan has reached agreements with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to coordinate a trilateral response to the locust outbreak as of August 2023.
# Fact Check: Kyrgyzstan's Agreements with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Locust Outbreak ## What We Know As of August 2023, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have indeed reached agreements to coo...
Fact Check: More than 74,000 hectares of agricultural land in Kyrgyzstan have already been treated with pesticides to combat the locust infestation as of August 2023.
# Fact Check: "More than 74,000 hectares of agricultural land in Kyrgyzstan have already been treated with pesticides to combat the locust infestation as of August 2023." ## What We Know As of August...