Kiev-owned exhibits of the Scythian gold collection return to Ukraine — ministry

Alexander Boroday noted that Khmara essentially remains an "SBU special forces operative", which is why he will use the same methods in his new position that he used previously

According to Gennady Gatilov, individual Western countries and blocs directly mention near-Earth space as "yet another field for hostilities in their documents regarding space policy"

The enterprise also developed and manufactured various types of manned aircraft

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian drones were intercepted over 19 Russian regions

Kim Yo Jong also noted that Pyongyang attaches no significance to the reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea announced by US President Donald Trump

Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russia highly values the efforts of all countries that sincerely seek to contribute to settling the Ukraine conflict

The Russian government earlier decided to extend the import damper mechanism to diesel fuel, a move intended to provide additional economic incentives for supplying imported diesel to the domestic market if necessary

According to sources cited by Axios, between 15 and 20 tankers pass through the strait’s southern channel along the coast of Oman every day, exporting roughly half of the pre-war level of oil from the Middle East

Maria Zakharova said that Moscow is "ready to hear Washington’s constructive initiatives" on the settlement

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said "it is Washington and the war it unleashed that are causing instability in the region and disrupting normal trade routes"

Kim Yo Jong stated that the DPRK is closely monitoring Japan’s attempts to build up its military capabilities

The source said that four Greek Air Force F-16 fighter jets, as well as the Nikiforos Fokas frigate, are currently stationed in Cyprus

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, August 19th

Donald Trump added that he would not have allowed it, had he been president earlier

The Russian foreign minister said he feels sorry for the UK if it stays with Ukraine until the very end

Russian authorities expect a number of oil refineries to complete maintenance work soon, leading to a significant improvement in the fuel market situation

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, August 20th

According to the embassy, this step is a top priority for the country amid the unprecedented escalation of the US economic war against it

Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut noted that the volume harvested this year is higher than last year

Most of them remain unanswered

Vasily Nebenzya stated that decisions that are not adopted unanimously do not carry the same weight on the ground as consensus resolutions

The bank is mentioned in newly released recordings by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

The strike destroyed the target

The regional emergency headquarters reported that a woman sustained shrapnel wounds to her shoulder, thigh, and knee joint, and was hospitalized

Russian forces struck a Fire Point plant, a Kiev-based assembly site owned by the Antonov aircraft manufacturing factory and an arsenal with M-900 thermobaric bombs and munitions for Baba-Yaga drones

The Israeli prime minister said that the prior warnings on the issue were not heard "clearly enough"

The Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that they "maintain vigilance for additional launches"

The Rada building is located in the center of Kiev

Boosting investment activity is the primary condition for economic growth in Russia, the head of state said

Zhang Hanhui says Beijing and Moscow think it essential "to resolutely oppose any erroneous actions or statements aimed at rewriting the history of Japanese colonial aggression"

Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says most of them were destroyed at distant locations

According to the sources, Donald Trump has shifted to issuing ultimatums in his talks with Benjamin Netanyahu that give little consideration to Israel’s interests

Tom Fletcher's statement followed a question about whether he considered Matthias Schmale’s actions to be a violation of Article 100 of the UN Charter, which requires UN staff to be impartial and independent

Maria Zakharova added that Russia is ready to cooperate with the US partners "to move toward substantive discussions on the issues that are of priority for us"

Record numbers of pipelines are being built, the US president added

The Russian Il-76 aircraft is equipped with specialized firefighting equipment, including water-dropping systems for combating large blazes

The US president added that Japan, South Korea, and other nations are "a lot safer if I'm president than somebody else is president"

A medical university student from India was injured in the attack

According to Gennady Gatilov, the project envisages "the development and deployment of space-based interceptors"

Earlier, the anonymous sources claimed that Iran is allegedly prepared to launch strikes against US bases not only in the Middle East

The Russian president admitted that operations are running under intense pressure

Garry Minkh explained Russian ministries’ position, saying that the aforementioned documents, including the Russia-EU agreement, "have not exhausted their potential" in the context of conducting dialogue with the West

TASS has compiled the key statements on the economic situation in Russia

Garry Minkh says these documents can still be used as instruments for dialogue with the West

According to the publication, Mikhail Fyodorov’s words are interpreted in Kiev "as the opening gambit in a potential run for the presidency"

The aircraft is "quite survivable in combat conditions", a navigator of a Russian air squadron noted

Maria Zakharova said it was not ruled out that such media campaigns might complicate the situation around the voting

The president highlighted that Russia was already implementing a plan for structural changes in the economy

Zhang Hanhui concluded that Japan's "transformation into a nuclear power no longer looks like a fantasy"

Spokesman Ivan Bigma said that the battlegroup had also destroyed 98 Ukrainian hexacopters and five HIMARS projectiles

Paul Richard Gallagher's visit to Moscow will take place from August 25 to 28

Aircraft Commander Andrey Vilkov says the city of Nis "is welcoming us with open arms and wonderful people"

Targets were hit on the evening of August 19

The author of the German-based Berliner Zeitung article believes that instability and weakening of negotiating positions are not the main threat to the country

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the so-called economic ‘D-Day’ is a diversion from America’s own crisis

For the first time, the country has re-exported Patriot missiles and begun exporting military frigates, Zhang Hanhui noted

The US president said that Tehran 'failed' to seize the opportunity to make a deal

An official in Russian law enforcement structures said that after being recruited via social networks, they came to Colombia and signed contracts with the Ukrainian army

The system has shown itself as one of the most effective means of countering air targets

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the settlement was liberated on August 19

Zhang Hanhui said that a nuclear arms race in the region could erupt at any moment if Tokyo decides to develop nuclear weapons

Alexey Muratov added that a similar principle was used in the case of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga, whose main task is "to sell Kiev to Western sponsors, begging for money and weapons in exchange for guarantees Kiev cannot fulfill"

Zhang Hanhui noted that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoids clearly stating that her country will not import nuclear weapons

Andrey Denisov says oil supplies from Russia to China grew by 92% in the first seven months amid the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine also searched two locations

Yevgeny Poddubny reported that multiple reconnaissance aircraft operated simultaneously close to the Russian border

Russia summoned the Japanese ambassador following Tokyo’s protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Kuril Island of Iturup

Vessel traffic data show that large foreign commercial ships are not entering Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny

If the pace of purchases remains unchanged, storage facilities will be only 69% full by November 1, in which case they could be depleted by April, when Europe’s heating season ends, the newspaper said

According to the serviceman, the Russian troops are operating in a coordinated manner, eliminating enemy forces attempting to redeploy to better positions

The yuan exchange rate against the ruble fell by 3.8 kopecks as trading opened

Specifically, the so-called eastern bypass of the Caspian Sea is being ramped up

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the Russian government is monitoring the fuel market on a daily basis and working with companies to redirect fuel supplies to regions facing shortages

"No boats have gotten into Iran" since the blockade started, the US president said

Sergey Yurchenko added that the situation at the front and on the international stage will not change after this appointment, since it is too late for Ukraine to make any changes

According to Zhang Hanhui, the official Tokyo's steps are steadily eroding the peaceful nature of the Japanese Constitution

Maria Zakharova pointed out that the Kiev regime demonstrated a complete inability to negotiate

According to the CSTO, the main objective of the joint command-staff exercise was to improve coordination between border guard and other agencies of the CIS member states

Irina Mudraya is currently under an investigative procedure at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

According to the Russian deputy prime minister, this is precisely what the structural transformation plan is aimed at

Deputy head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office Irina Mudraya expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of control over head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Alexander Klimenko

According to Tom Barrack, the lack of clear channels of communication between the states could have made the situation "much more serious"

The former minister's address also deepened skepticism toward Kiev in Washington, the newspaper wrote

Abdolnaser Hemmati says that the country has foreign exchange reserves

The US president said "very draconian sanctions" were being considered

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Kudiyevka settlement was liberated on August 16

The aircraft flew in from Reykjavík, passing through the airspace of Norway and Sweden along the way, and also flying over Poland

Zhang Hanhui also said that Moscow and Beijing think it necessary to "resolutely oppose Japan's accelerated remilitarization"

The aircraft landed at Nis airport

According to the Russian security source, the measure is being considered in part because Ukrainian morgues are overcrowded with unidentified remains

Official reason for the channel's removal was not specified

The enterprise also assembled and stored boosters used in Flamingo cruise missiles

According to Vitaly Kiselyov, at present the West is monitoring every personnel appointment in Ukraine, including those in the cabinet

90% of Ukrainian grain used to be exported via sea routes

Abdolnasser Hemmati says Iran is using "alternative solutions to ensure a sustainable supply of resources"

Andrey Marochko said that Ukrainian militants are using abandoned civilian facilities for military purposes

Florian Philippot advised that the former Ukrainian defense minister watch his safety

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 380 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Currently, the platform is capable of carrying up to four FPV drones at a time

The source noted that the global shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles had intensified following their large-scale use in the Middle East