Russian air defense systems take down two Ukrainian MiG-29 in Dnepropetrovsk Region

According to the IDF, Ahmed Ali, who has been involved in steering operations of Hamas' naval unit in the Gaza Strip in recent years, was eliminated as a result of an air attack

Tomasz Szmydt noted that he currently considers returning to Poland impossible, including due to safety reasons

In Peter Kuznick opinion, despite Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's assertions, "Ukraine is not going to drive every Russian soldier from the country"

Russian troops gained better positions in the south Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported

Battlegroup Center units fully liberated the settlement of Novokalinovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic and battlegroup West units fully liberated the settlement of Kislovka in the Kharkov Region

An Iskander missile system battalion and a squadron of Su-25 airplanes are being brought to readiness to perform planned missions

The escape gives only a few a chance to survive as frequently incessant Russian artillery accurate strikes rule out this option for Ukrainian troops, Yury Yurechko noted

Maria Zakharova described British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s remark that London considered it legitimate for the Kiev regime to use British weapons for strikes on Russian territory as "something absolutely insane"

Dmitry Peskov noted that it was impossible to combat the deepfake technology

No shelling attacks on the positions of government forces were reported in the Idlid de-escalation zone

Festive processions, gatherings, assemblies and reception ceremonies are held across Russia on May 9 to honor veterans of the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War

The official yuan exchange rate was raised by 3 kopecks to 12.6243 rubles

"Upon the results of the meeting, the heads of state agreed to hold the next meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg in December," Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev said

Earlier in the day, UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announced in parliament that the British authorities will expel Russia’s defense attache, impose new restrictions on Russian diplomatic visas and remove diplomatic status from some Russian properties

Earlier, the Belarusian leader said that during the visit he expected to discuss their partnership and tactical nuclear weapons with his Russian counterpart

"We consider the bans discriminatory and contrary to the spirit of post-war historical reconciliation of the peoples of Russia and Germany," the Russian diplomats pointed out

According to the law, within two weeks after the inauguration, the president must submit to the State Duma a nominee for prime minister

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that his country cannot rely on the CSTO and he cannot answer Armenian society’s question why the country should be its member

Xi Jinping is on a state visit to Serbia on May 7-8

Christelle Nahan noted that people were tired of the fact that there was not enough money for the development of infrastructure, hospitals and schools, for pensions and benefits for children

The Russian leader noted that the combined GDP of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, according to available estimates, increased from $1.6 trillion to $2.5 trillion

The Ukrainian crew had the time to leave the vehicle while the tank was evacuated and is currently under repairs

The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Kupyansk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 55 personnel and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified

He specified that his group took the helmet as proof of the elimination

The US’ image saw the biggest dip in the Middle East and North Africa (12 percentage points on average), as well as in Europe (seven percentage points)

Rostec is "building up the production of air bombs of all calibers and types," Sergey Chemezov said

"Missiles hit an oil storage facility within city limits," Vladimir Rogov said

Payments under the 50 bln euro program will be issued to Kiev in stages, as its obligations are fulfilled

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes were carried out with drones as well as sea-and air-launched precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles

Project 22800 ships with Kalibr missiles are brown-water multirole missile-artillery boats designed to destroy surface warships and boats and repel air attacks

The Australian side "calls black white and lays the blame on someone else" in its comment on the incident, Zhang Xiaogang noted

According to the Miguel Diaz-Canel, it is necessary to improve coordination of actions to give impetus to joint projects in areas of mutual interest

According to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the country’s trade turnover with the member countries of the union increased 1.7 times, reaching $28.5 billion, and exports more than doubled

Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Jose Tavares said that around 30% of weapons in service with his country’s armed forces are Russian-made

We are a small country, which has been under the [US] economic, trade and financial blockade for more than 60 years, Miguel Diaz-Canel said

Deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund Gita Gopinath said that rebuilding mutual trust among countries requires a lot of time and effort and called for preserving "some of the enormous gains from economic integration"

Since June 12, 2013, Putin has been the leader of the non-governmental movement All-Russia People’s Front, created at his initiative as a coalition of social and political forces

Su-35S have passed ground and flight trials and flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the deployment airfield

We have to state that not only does the UK government intend to abandon its policy of provoking Russia, but it also exerts substantial efforts to raise the degree of confrontation, Maria Zakharova said

Christelle Neant recommended using small "press" labels in order to help Russian troops identify media workers

Alexey Krivoruchko stressed that in 2023, "aircraft manufacturing enterprises continued to supply the troops with modern aviation systems with advanced functionality that have shown their effectiveness during the special military operation"

Maria Zakharova also asked a rhetorical question about what these countries’ new ambassadors would do when they have to hand over their credentials to the president

Earlier on Tuesday, Elon Musk spoke at a conference in Los Angeles, during which he suggested that humanity could find evidence of ancient civilizations existing on Mars

In his telegrams, the Russian leader underscored that Russia pays a tribute of deep gratitude and respect to all those who bravely fought at the frontline and worked selflessly at home, bringing the coveted Victory that cost so many lives

Cyril Ramaposa notes that BRICS unites about 40% of the world's population

There are no dates for the event on its official website

The Armenian prime minister thanked the Russian leader for the warm reception and perfect organization of the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union

Moreover, the new package of sanctions proposes an EU27-wide prohibition on Russian funding for "European political parties and European political foundations", "non-governmental organizations", and "media service providers", EUobserver said

The main event will be held at the Grand Kremlin Palace but parts of it will take place outside at Cathedral Square where the Kremlin Presidential Regiment will march following the ceremony

Participants in the special military operation in Ukraine will also march across Red Square

The ceremony on the occasion of the visit of the 400-strong Chinese delegation will take place at Palata Srbije

Meanwhile, "despite increased geopolitical risks, the latest data show that the US dollar remains dominant," Gita Gopinath noted

The foreign minister also noted that during his talks with Nigeria’s top diplomat, he discussed the situation in the Middle East

As part of the No Limitations Period project, the FSB department for Crimea and Sevastopol declassified archival documents about the Great Patriotic War, including reports, reconnaissance data, protocols of interrogations of German captives

The Interior Ministry said that this procedure does not cover the citizens who were released from imprisonment, who pose a threat to national or public security, who presented forged IDs or reported false information

In Peter Kuznick opinion, the world is on the verge of a most serious conflict while "NATO is conducting massive war games"

Before the EAEU summit, the two leaders held a brief conversation

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine

This decision must now be approved by the EU Council at ministerial level

"History repeats itself," Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Department, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Hero of Russia Admiral Kostyukov said

"Very often France’s allies from the UK and Germany, as we understand, try to get clarifications as to what the French leadership means, without getting a direct answer," Maria Zakharova pointed out

"It was another blatant attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of our country and it was definitely orchestrated by the West with the use of the Kiev regime as its tool," Maria Zakharova noted

The European Parliament adopted a resolution at a plenary session in Strasbourg on April 25 alleging that the recent presidential election in Russia was undemocratic

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, May 7th

Putin’s meeting with Pashinyan lasted a little more than an hour

Armenia remains a member state of the CSTO, the source stressed

According to Home Secretary James Cleverly, this is a message to Moscow in response to its actions allegedly aimed at undermining British assistance to Ukraine

The heads of state will first discuss the results and future prospects of the EAEU, and then the meeting will be expanded to include members of the delegations

"Armenia’s trade with the EAEU countries has rocketed 14-fold," the president said

One document marks the beginning of negotiations on a trade agreement with Mongolia

"We are following the situation in accordance with a number of parameters we have set in order to avoid a nuclear accident there," IAEA director-general said

According to the source, there are currently about 28,000 inmates, and this number includes women, people unfit for military service due to health conditions, age and their criminal offenses

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, May 8th

Taking into account the introduction of a new mechanism for financial support for industrial cooperation, Alexander Lukashenko asked the Eurasian Economic Commission to proactively get involved in this work and organize interaction "both across industries and with the involvement of business associations and unions of EAEU member states"

Department of Defense spokesperson Sabrina Singh said that the United States views the decision to hold a military exercise of this kind as "deeply irresponsible"

"Remarks of war and nuclear strikes can already be heard from certain figures," the Alexander Lukashenko said

According to Maria Zakharova, Berlin’s accusations of Moscow in the alleged ongoing cyberattacks were made in the "highly likely" style

Russian Foreign Ministry’s mission in Vladivostok that "not following the case of the US citizen closely"

It is noted that any Ukrainian activity on this section of the front is immediately suppressed by Russia’s precise and coordinated actions

On October 12, 2023, the IOC suspended the Russian Olympic Committee until further notice after the Russian organization provided membership to the Olympic councils of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions

The key topics of talks in Budapest are expected to include bilateral economic ties and the conflict in Ukraine

According to Euroclear's new chief executive Valerie Urbain, the likelihood that the depository will win these cases is quite low

According to the politician, the cause of the discussion on dispatching Western troops to Ukraine, launched by French President Emmanuel Macron, is a "shameless calculation for political bonus points"

Alexander Lukashenko drew attention to the government procurement system in the markets of the EAEU countries

The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the strikes also hit temporary deployment locations of Ukrainian neo-Nazi militias and foreign mercenaries, as well as concentrations of military vehicles

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian pointed out that the US was supplying Ukraine with arms and ammunition and at the same time making unfounded accusations regarding trade between China and Russia

In the food products sector in the reporting week, price growth slowed to 0.02%

Christelle Neant said that the Ukrainian armed forces is drafting people with no military experience as part of its mobilization campaign and sends them to the frontline after "just two or three weeks of training"

Ethnic Poles and Georgians account for the largest groups of mercenaries in the Ukrainian army

In Moscow, the celebration will open with a ceremonial parade on Red Square at 10 a.m.

Peter Szijjarto pointed out that NATO is crossing its own red lines by stating that "the war in Ukraine is our war"

According to the journalist, everything that Washington does shows that it wants this war

According to Maria Zakharova, it is shocking that the statement was made by a European official who "in general speaks on behalf of the entire European Union"

At least 30 children died of malnutrition

The State Security Service claimed that foreign instructors were training protesters to stage provocations against police and create chaos in the country

279 parliament members had voted in favor of the document

A traditional friendly dinner for the heads of CIS delegations took place on Tuesday night

According to Maria Zakharova, the Kiev regime is nothing else but "a huge global laundering operation for the transfer of tens and hundreds of billions of dollars for unknown purposes and no one knows where"

The Brent price reached $77.69, while WTI oil also showed a moderate decline and traded at $71.85

Maria Zakharova called Germany’s decision to ban the symbols of the Victory "a most shameful page" in the republic’s history