LIVE UPDATES - Russia’s Strike on Kramatorsk Eliminates Two Ukrainian Generals, 50 Officers

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Two Ukrainian generals and up to 50 officers along with about 20 foreign mercenaries and military advisers were eliminated in Russia’s strike on the Kiev forces’ deployment site in Kramatorsk, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Thursday.

"According to the updated information, a June 27 precision strike on the temporary deployment site of the Ukrainian army’s 56th motorized infantry brigade in the city of Kramatorsk eliminated two generals, up to fifty officers of the Ukrainian armed forces and also up to twenty foreign mercenaries and military advisers who participated in a staff meeting," the spokesman said.

Ukrainian troops continue offensive attempts in three directions Ukrainian troops continue attempts to advance in three directions, Konashenkov said.

"In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian armed formations continued attempts to advance in the Donetsk, Krasny Liman and south Donetsk directions," the spokesman said.

Russian forces destroy over 25 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area over past day

Russian forces destroyed over 25 Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area in the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, operational/tactical and army aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup struck the Ukrainian army’s manpower and equipment in areas near the settlements of Sinkovka and Krasnoye Pervoye in the Kharkov Region. Over 25 Ukrainian personnel, three motor vehicles, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a D-30 howitzer and a Grad multiple rocket launcher were destroyed," the spokesman said.

Russian forces eliminate 65 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area over past day

Russian forces eliminated roughly 65 Ukrainian troops and neutralized an enemy subversive group in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, forces of the battlegroup Center, air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower fires inflicted damage on units of the Ukrainian army’s 21st, 42nd and 67th mechanized brigades in areas near the settlements Nevskoye, Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic. Near the settlement of Kuzmino in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the activity of a Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance group was thwarted," the spokesman said.

In all, Russian forces eliminated as many as 65 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, two D-30 howitzers and two Gvozdika motorized artillery systems in the Krasny Liman direction in the past 24 hours, the general reported.

Ukraine’s military sustains 530 casualties in Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces killed and wounded about 530 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Donetsk direction, four enemy attacks were successfully repelled by skilled and courageous actions of units from the southern battlegroup near the settlements of Belogorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Tonenkoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Ukrainian army’s casualties in that area during the battles amounted to 530 personnel killed and wounded," the spokesman said.

Russian forces also destroyed a Ukrainian tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, Msta-B and D-20 howitzers, the general specified.

"In addition, an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 54th mechanized brigade was destroyed near the settlement of Viyemka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," he said.

Russian forces repel Ukrainian attack at Vremevka bulge in DPR

Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack at the Vremevka bulge in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"At the Vremevka bulge in the south Donetsk direction, an attack by Ukrainian army units was repulsed by artillery and heavy flamethrower fires of the battlegroup East near the settlement of Staromayorskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian ammo depot in DPR

Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the area of the settlement of Viyemka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 10th mountain assault brigade was destroyed," the spokesman said.

During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical and army aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces struck 85 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 102 areas, the general reported.

Russian forces destroy 135 Ukrainian troops in south Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas

Russian forces destroyed roughly 135 Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"The enemy’s losses in those directions in the past 24 hours amounted to 135 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles, three D-20 howitzers, Msta-B and D-30 howitzers and a Gvozdika motorized artillery system," the spokesman said.

Russian forces strike Ukrainian army brigade in Zaporozhye area

Russian forces delivered a strike on amassed Ukrainian troops and equipment in the Zaporozhye area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian forces delivered a strike against amassed manpower and equipment of the 106th territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Lugovskoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said.

Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian ammo depot in Kherson area

Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"Near the settlement of Kizomys, an ammunition depot of the 123rd territorial defense brigade was destroyed," the spokesman said.

In all, Russian forces destroyed as many as 40 Ukrainian personnel, six motor vehicles and a Msta-B howitzer in the Kherson direction in the past 24 hours, the general reported.

Russian forces destroy two US-made radars in Ukraine operation

Russian forces destroyed two US-made counter-battery radar stations in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Kharkov Region over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In areas near the settlements of Vasiltsovka in the Kharkov Region and Peschanoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations were destroyed," the spokesman said.

Russian air defenses intercept two HIMARS rockets, HARM anti-radar missile

Russian air defense forces intercepted two rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and a HARM anti-radar missile and shot down 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities intercepted two rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and a HARM anti-radiation missile," the spokesman said.

In addition, Russian air defense systems destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region, Volodino and Yevgenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Golikovo in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Novaya Zburyevka in the Kherson Region, the general reported.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 444 Ukrainian warplanes, 240 helicopters, 4,823 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 surface-to-air missile systems, 10,402 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,133 multiple rocket launchers, 5,269 field artillery guns and mortars and 11,276 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.

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Desecrating the Qur’an a crime in Russia, Putin says in visit to Dagestan

The desecration of Al-Qur’an is a crime and will be penalized in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

During a visit to Derbent in the Muslim-majority Dagestan Autonomous Republic, Putin visited the historical mosque and met with Muslim representatives. Putin said despite other countries failing to respect the sanctity of Al-Qur’an, it would always be respected in Russia.

“In our country, this is a crime both according to the Constitution and the penal code,” he said as he received a copy of the holy book during a visit to the historic mosque of Derbent, where he met Muslim representatives from Dagestan.

“Al-Qur’an is sacred for Muslims and should be sacred for others,” he said as he thanked the representatives for the gift. “We will always abide by these rules.”

Putin’s comments came as a man tore up and burned a copy of Al-Qur’an outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, drawing widespread condemnation from Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations.

Police later charged the man with agitation against an ethnic or national group.

A series of demonstrations in Sweden against Islam has offended the Muslim world, including Turkey, whose foreign minister said it was "unacceptable" to allow anti-Islam protests in the name of freedom of expression.

In January, when a similar incident occurred in Sweden, the Russian Foreign Ministry had blasted the burning of the Holy Quran "as another provocative act of Islamophobia."

"These blasphemous actions predictably provoked a harsh reaction in the Islamic world, including the Russian Muslim community," spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a news conference.

“These hateful and repeated acts cannot be accepted with any justification, and they clearly incite hatred, exclusion and racism, and directly contradict international efforts seeking to spread the values of tolerance, moderation and rejection of extremism, and undermine the necessary mutual respect for relations between peoples and states,” a Saudi foregin ministry statement said

Swedish police later charged the man with agitation against an ethnic or national group.

This is not the first time Russia has expressed its condemnation of Al-Quran burnings. In a previous incident in Sweden, the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced the act as an Islamophobic provocation that triggered a strong reaction in the Islamic world and among the Russian Muslim community.

Putin’s declaration reaffirms Russia’s stance on protecting religious sensitivities and treating the desecration of Al-Quran as a punishable offense under both the country’s Constitution and penal code.

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Ethiopia applies to join BRICS

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Ethiopia has applied to join the BRICS group of major emerging economies, according to The Reporter, citing the country’s Foreign Ministry. The issue could be discussed at the BRICS summit scheduled for South Africa in August.

Ethiopia hopes for a positive decision on its application to join BRICS member states, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Meles Alem said.

"We expect BRICS will give us a positive response to the request we have made," the ENA news agency quoted him as saying at a media briefing. The diplomat noted that Ethiopia had officially applied to join the alliance.

Earlier, official requests to join BRICS were filed by Algeria, Bangladesh and Egypt. BRICS unites Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Argentina, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have already expressed interest in joining the group. In 2023, the chairmanship of the alliance was passed from China to South Africa.

The BRICS Summit is scheduled for August 22-24 in Johannesburg. South African Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said at a press briefing that in the near future, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa would complete consultations with BRICS leaders on the details of holding the summit.

“We have applied for membership and are hoping for a positive response,” ministry spokesman Meles Alem reportedly told a press briefing on Thursday. “As a country that has been a founding member of global institutions like the AU [African Union] and the UN, and as we seek to guarantee our national interests, it is important to join blocs like BRICS,” Meles stressed.

About a dozen countries have so far applied to join BRICS, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Among those aiming for membership are Iran, Egypt, Bangladesh, Algeria, Argentina, and Saudi Arabia. The bloc hopes to introduce a framework for admitting new members before the August summit in South Africa.

Beijing Calls on US, Japan, Philippines to Stop Undermining China's Sovereignty, Interests

Japan and the Philippines must stop making remarks and taking actions that undermine China's territorial sovereignty, maritime rights and interests and complicate the situation in the region, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said on Thursday.

On June 16, the first meeting of the security advisers of the United States, the Philippines and Japan was held in Tokyo, where the three countries agreed to enhance their trilateral defense and security capabilities to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific amid China's military activities in the South and East China Seas. The parties also pledged to cooperate in the economy to counter Beijing's alleged "economic coercion."

"China is a staunch defender and builder of international rule of law at sea. China has been committed to properly resolving disputes through negotiation and consultation. We urge relevant countries to stop harming China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and stop saying or doing anything that would further complicate the situation," Zhang told a briefing.

He stressed that the current situation in the South and East China Seas is generally stable, although some countries outside the region have tried to create chaos, engage in military provocations, create bloc confrontation and escalate tensions in the region in order to promote their personal interests.

"Countries in the East China Sea and South China Sea should refrain from bringing harm to themselves while taking risks for others," the spokesman said.

The Chinese military will closely monitor any changes in the situation and take resolute measures to safeguard China's state sovereignty, security and development interests, he added. The meeting of US, Philippine and Japanese security advisers was organized at Japan's initiative. Its main purpose was to secure the support of the Philippines, which has a long-standing territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea and could become another deterrent.

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Fact Check: What Was Real Target of Russia's Strike in Kramatorsk

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Since the Ukraine conflict escalated in February 2022, Western mainstream media has been eager to trumpet the Kiev regime’s falsehoods, such as accusing Russia of deliberately striking civilian targets. Tuesday’s events in the city of Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), are another case in point.

A point of temporary deployment of the commanders of Ukraine's 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade in Kramatorsk was hit on June 27, Russia's Defense Ministry has reported.

"According to updated information, as a result of a high-precision strike at the point of temporary deployment of the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic on June 27 of this year, two generals, up to 50 officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as up to 20 foreign mercenaries and military advisers participating in a staff meeting were destroyed," the ministry said in a statement.

Top Ukrainian Officers & Foreign Mercs Since the Tuesday events, footage has surfaced on the Internet appearing to show the aftermath of the Kramatorsk strike. A voice in one of the videos, believed to have been posted by a mercenary using the call sign "Peter," can be heard saying that there are "there's soldiers under this rubble."

Shortly after the strike, Western mainstream media latched on to Kiev’s hysterically-peddled claims that Russia’s military had hit civilian infrastructure in the city of Kramatorsk. Media outlets blatantly refused to accept any alternative explanation of the course of events on June 27.

Russia does not attack civilian infrastructure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Wednesday. Strikes carried out by Russia's Armed Forces “target only objects that are connected to military infrastructure in some way," Peskov asserted.

This is what Sputnik’s independent research has discovered about Tuesday’s developments.

Top Ukrainian Officers & Foreign Mercs

Since the Tuesday events, footage has surfaced on the Internet appearing to show the aftermath of the Kramatorsk strike. A voice in one of the videos, believed to have been posted by a mercenary using the call sign "Peter," can be heard saying that there are "there's soldiers under this rubble."

Presumably, Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries were injured during the strike, with the aforementioned "Peter" claiming that he had been summoned by an acquaintance to help sort through the rubble as part of the rescue effort. For example, among those who did not survive the missile strike was reportedly a 22-year-old member of the Azov* Battalion, Artyom Sukhovey.

Another mercenary is also purportedly pictured in the scenes from Kramatorsk making the rounds online after the strike. An American, Nick Duckworth, judging by the footage, managed to survive the strike. Several other foreign mercenaries whose presence was ostensibly caught on camera at the site in Kramatorsk were Alex Gallant and Arno Dedecker. None of them had previously made any pretense about fighting within the ranks of the Ukrainian military on social media.

Footage allegedly taken shortly after the missile strike appeared to show a large number of people in military uniform, with Ukrainian Armed Forces insignia visible on equipment, and English heard spoken.

In one of the videos, a tattoo of a wounded man is clearly visible, indicating that he belonged to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of the US Armed Forces. One could speculate that he was there acting in the capacity of either an instructor or a mercenary. Visible in another video is a man in a uniform bearing the emblem of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army, nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles.”

Various Telegram channels claim that not only the leadership of Ukraine’s 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade, but also other high-level commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were the target of a strike by Russia on June 27. The "War on Fakes" channel asserted that Russia’s Armed Forces targeted the location of Ukrainian foreign mercenaries allegedly staying at a hotel in Kramatorsk and dining at the eatery in question. The guest house was closed for civilians at the time of the event, judging by booking services cited in reports.

*The Azov battalion is an extremist organization banned in Russia.

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Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, WHO’s cancer research agency to say, sources say

Diet Coke is seen on display at a store in New York City, U.S., June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.

Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum and some Snapple drinks, will be listed in July as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm, the sources said.

The IARC ruling, finalised earlier this month after a meeting of the group's external experts, is intended to assess whether something is a potential hazard or not, based on all the published evidence.

It does not take into account how much of a product a person can safely consume. This advice for individuals comes from a separate WHO expert committee on food additives, known as JECFA (the Joint WHO and Food and Agriculture Organization's Expert Committee on Food Additives), alongside determinations from national regulators.

However, similar IARC rulings in the past for different substances have raised concerns among consumers about their use, led to lawsuits, and pressured manufacturers to recreate recipes and swap to alternatives. That has led to criticism that the IARC's assessments can be confusing to the public.

JECFA, the WHO committee on additives, is also reviewing aspartame use this year. Its meeting began at the end of June and it is due to announce its findings on the same day that the IARC makes public its decision – on July 14.

Since 1981, JECFA has said aspartame is safe to consume within accepted daily limits. For example, an adult weighing 60 kg (132 pounds) would have to drink between 12 and 36 cans of diet soda – depending on the amount of aspartame in the beverage – every day to be at risk. Its view has been widely shared by national regulators, including in the United States and Europe.

An IARC spokesperson said both the IARC and JECFA committees' findings were confidential until July, but added they were "complementary", with IARC's conclusion representing "the first fundamental step to understand carcinogenicity". The additives committee "conducts risk assessment, which determines the probability of a specific type of harm (e.g. cancer) to occur under certain conditions and levels of exposure."

However, industry and regulators fear that holding both processes at around the same time could be confusing, according to letters from U.S. and Japanese regulators.

"We kindly ask both bodies to coordinate their efforts in reviewing aspartame to avoid any confusion or concerns among the public," Nozomi Tomita, an official from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, wrote in a letter dated March 27 to WHO's deputy director general, Zsuzsanna Jakab.

The letter also called for the conclusions of both bodies to be released on the same day, as is now happening. The Japanese mission in Geneva, where the WHO is based, did not respond to a request for comment.

DEBATE

The IARC's rulings can have huge impact. In 2015, its committee concluded that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic". Years later, even as other bodies like the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contested this, companies were still feeling the effects of the decision. Germany’s Bayer (BAYGn.DE) in 2021 lost its third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of its glyphosate-based weedkillers.

The IARC's decisions have also faced criticism for sparking needless alarm over hard to avoid substances or situations. It has four different levels of classification - carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, possibly carcinogenic and not classifiable. The levels are based on the strength of the evidence, rather than how dangerous a substance is.

The first group includes substances from processed meat to asbestos, which all have convincing evidence showing they cause cancer, IARC says.

Working overnight and consuming red meat are in the "probable" class, which means that there is limited evidence these substances or situations can cause cancer in humans and either better evidence showing they cause cancer in animals, or strong evidence showing that they have similar characteristics as other human carcinogens.

The "radiofrequency electromagnetic fields" associated with using mobile phones are "possibly cancer-causing". Like aspartame, this means there is either limited evidence they can cause cancer in humans, sufficient evidence in animals, or strong evidence about the characteristics.

The final group - "not classifiable" - means there is not enough evidence.

"IARC is not a food safety body and their review of aspartame is not scientifically comprehensive and is based heavily on widely discredited research," Frances Hunt-Wood, secretary general of the International Sweeteners Association (ISA), said.

The body, whose members include Mars Wrigley, a Coca-Cola (KO.N) unit and Cargill, said it had "serious concerns with the IARC review, which may mislead consumers".

The International Council of Beverages Associations' executive director Kate Loatman said public health authorities should be "deeply concerned" by the "leaked opinion", and also warned it "could needlessly mislead consumers into consuming more sugar rather than choosing safe no- and low-sugar options."

Aspartame has been extensively studied for years. Last year, an observational study in France among 100,000 adults showed that people who consumed larger amounts of artificial sweeteners – including aspartame – had a slightly higher cancer risk.

It followed a study from the Ramazzini Institute in Italy in the early 2000s, which reported that some cancers in mice and rats were linked to aspartame.

However, the first study could not prove that aspartame caused the increased cancer risk, and questions have been raised about the methodology of the second study, including by EFSA, which assessed it.

Aspartame is authorised for use globally by regulators who have reviewed all the available evidence, and major food and beverage makers have for decades defended their use of the ingredient. The IARC said it had assessed 1,300 studies in its June review.

Recent recipe tweaks by soft drinks giant Pepsico (PEP.O) demonstrate the struggle the industry has when it comes to balancing taste preferences with health concerns. Pepsico removed aspartame from sodas in 2015, bringing it back a year later, only to remove it again in 2020.

Listing aspartame as a possible carcinogen is intended to motivate more research, said the sources close to the IARC, which will help agencies, consumers and manufacturers draw firmer conclusions.

But it will also likely ignite debate once again over the IARC's role, as well as the safety of sweeteners more generally.

Last month, the WHO published guidelines advising consumers not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control. The guidelines caused a furore in the food industry, which argues they can be helpful for consumers wanting to reduce the amount of sugar in their diet.

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Viral Ular Menggelayut Kekenyangan, Warga Sebut Perutnya Berbentuk Babi Hutan

Penemuan ular raksasa selalu menarik perhatian banyak orang. Selain penampakannya yang mengerikan, ular berukuran sangat besar jarang sekali terlihat manusia.

Kali ini Viral video yang memperlihatkan seekor ular sanca bergelantungan di pohon. Perut ular tersebut tampak besar.

Ular bermotif belang-belang seperti batik itu sesekali bergerak. Diperkirakan panjangnya mencapai lebih dari lima meter.

Dalam video berdurasi kurang dari satu menit itu, terlihat seorang pria berbaju biru mendekati ular yang sedang bergelayut di pohon. Warga menduga ular tersebut kekenyangan usai memangsa buruan.

"Ngeri! Warga dikejutkan dengan seekor ular sanca perut besar yang bergelantungan di pohon,"tulis akun Instagram @merindink, hari Kamis, 29/06/2023.

Video tersebut juga ada TikTok yang dibagikan akun @persatanala merekam penemuan ular raksasa sedang nangkring di sebuah pohon.

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“Dilihat dari ukuran perutnya, sepertinya ular itu bakal kenyang untuk beberapa hari,” sambungnya.

Belum diketahui di mana peristiwa itu terjadi. Sejumlah netizen menduga, ular sanca itu baru saja memangsa babi hutan.

“Kelihatan kayak babi hutan kalau dri bentuknya,” tulis akun @your_quiet_person.

“Babi hutan atau janji manis,” jawab akun @alfifahmi.

“Babi hutan kayaknya itu,” timpal akun @thisisresstu.

Diduga Ular Sanca Makan Babi Hutan

Belum diketahui di mana peristiwa itu terjadi. Sejumlah netizen menduga, ular sanca itu baru saja memangsa babi hutan.

Dalam video berdurasi 18 detik itu, awalnya memperlihatkan sebuah pohon menjulang tinggi dengan batangnya yang besar.

Namun saat dilihat lebih dekat, terlihat seekor ular raksasa sedang merayap di batang pohon itu.

Warga yang melihat kejadian tersebut awalnya mengira ular tersebut mati karena tidak bergerak sama sekali.

Namun tidak lama setelahnya, ular tersebut tiba-tiba menggeliat. Ternyata reptil raksasa itu tidak bergerak karena kekenyangan.

Tak hanya besar, ular itu semakin terlihat mengerikan karena sebagian badannya terlihat membengkak.

Diduga ular itu baru saja menelan mangsanya dengan ukuran yang besar. Sehingga membuat tubuhnya membesar sampai sulit bergerak. Alhasil ular raksasa itu hanya bisa menggantung di pohon besar.

Tidak diketahui lokasi penampakan ular raksasa itu, namun kemunculannya mencuri perhatian warga.

Video ular raksasa yang menggantung di pohon itu pun viral dan menuai beragam komentar warganet.

“Kelihatan kayak babi hutan kalau dri bentuknya,” tulis akun @your_quiet_person.

“Babi hutan atau janji manis,” jawab akun @alfifahmi.

“Babi hutan kayaknya itu,” timpal akun @thisisresstu.

"habis makan tinggal mager," tulis @ss_podi

"tgh menyamar tu& bg mkanan cepat turun ke perut," tulis @IjasAziz

"auto lari," tulis @kimpong100985

"stok makan semiggu😳," tulis @leo

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