Turkish Airlines suspends flights to several Russian cities, Minsk, Ukraine till yearend

The Belarusian leader noted that they want to go to Warsaw

It is reported that the largest number of the Ukrainian army’s foreign contingent remains in that frontline area

Earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated during a meeting with the Brazilian president's special envoy, Celso Amorim, in New York that China, Brazil, and other countries in the Global South would establish a "Friends of Peace" platform to promote a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine crisis

Top stories from Russian press on Wednesday, October 23rd

Over the past day, Russian troops have repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks towards the settlements of Plekhovo and Pokrovsky

By consolidating the efforts of relevant nations, the Chinese leader stressed, a "human community of common destiny" should be formed

An unmanned aerial vehicle attacked an agricultural facility in the village of Grafovka in the Shebekino Urban District, damaging the building’s facade

Nathan Eismont added that all the satellite fragments recorded so far have been catalogued and their trajectories can be predicted

According to Mojtaba Fada, Israel and the US seek to trigger a civil war in Lebanon

The 16th BRICS Summit, which is the key event of Russia’s chairmanship in the association, is being held in Kazan on October 22-24

The Ukrainian General Staff periodically reports on the situation along the entire front line in its daily reports

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated that BRICS can help drive reforms of "existing institutions and mechanisms, particularly the UN Security Council, in both the permanent and non-permanent member categories"

The Russian leader noted that the member states "are ready to work on finding joint solutions without dictates from outside or attempts to impose only some narrow approaches on anyone"

First samples at certain Gazprom’s wells saw the hydrogen content just up to 3%

Фn electromagnetic pulse lasts a fraction of a second and reaches the target almost immediately, travelling with the speed of light

Such decisions will be made and implemented, Anton Siluanov noted

The transition to a multipolar world order is being hindered by forces that seek to "dominate everything and everyone," the Russian president said

It is noted that intercepted radio messages "indicate their frequent refusal to obey combat orders"

The Russian president asked to pass along his greetings and best wishes to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Nikol Pashinyan will take part in the events of the summit’s final day

The meeting takes place in the Governor’s Palace of the Kazan Kremlin

"Thanks to the skillful work of Russian aviation, Ukraine has been deprived of its remaining supply routes," the Russian Defense Ministry stated

The BRICS summit marks "the beginning of the de-dollarization of the global economy, Adrian Severin said

"The neocolonial deals of a small group of countries led by the United States have long and deservedly aroused a sharp rejection by the global majority," the embassy said in a statement

According to the television channel, the coalition forces delivered at least two strikes on a territory near the Hodeida airport, which has not been operating since 2015 but can be used by the Houthis as a military facility

According to Andrey Belousov, today’s joint Russian-Belarusian defense ministry board meeting in Minsk affirmed the continuity of efforts to establish a common defense space and ensure the military security of the Union State

It is reported that the BRICS countries show sustainability thanks to "responsible macroeconomic, credit and financial policies"

"Our common task is to give these inevitable changes and transformations a civilized character," the Russian president stated

Vyacheslav Volodin noted that important decisions are being made at the summit while the range of its participants indicates BRICS’ clout on the global stage

"The goal of BRICS is to enhance the significance of international law," the Russian president stressed

The leaders discussed issues related to the advancement of the bilateral peace agenda, including the peace agreement, border delimitation and other issues of mutual interest

In January 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported that the government had approved a program to expand the production of aircraft, engines, and instruments

Earlier, Viktor Orban described Zelensky’s plan as scary

The 16th BRICS summit, which has become a key event of Russia's chairmanship in the association, is taking place in Kazan on October 22-24

Russia’s S-400 Triumf is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles, and surface targets

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, October 24th

The parties noted that they support the Kimberley Process, the international organization for certification of diamonds "as the sole global intergovernmental certification scheme, regulating trade in rough diamonds"

In response to a comment noting that an invitation does not equate to accession, Haddad emphasized that "accession could occur after the conflict ends"

Aviation, artillery and missile forces continued to hit Ukrainian accumulations of manpower and equipment in the Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry reported

Russian leader noted that the two countries celebrated the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations last year

According to Dmitry Peskov, most countries have expressed their willingness to act as mediators

Speaking at the BRICS Forum in Kazan earlier, the Russian leader said that over time it will be possible to think about "transforming the grain exchange into a full-fledged commodity exchange"

The organizers say that in a multipolar world think tanks are growing in importance as "a major driver of intellectual development and policy making"

According to the president, it is in the power of the member states of the association to ensure that the real levers of influence pass into the hands of the progressive world majority

Andrey Marochko noted that resistance near Nevskoye is "not active" because "the enemy has been demoralized"

The newspaper notes that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "to retaliate in a measured way"

According to Alexander Lukashenko, the appearance of armed forces of another country, even Belarus, on the line of contact will be a step towards escalation of the conflict

Over the past day, Russian troops have repelled three Ukrainian counterattacks towards the settlements of Nizhny Klin, Novoivanovka and Plekhovo

According to CEO Sergey Chemezov, the record level of the key interest rate is a serious brake on further industrial growth

The Hungarian prime minister noted that "European leaders and Brussels bureaucrats dragged Europe" into the Ukrainian conflict

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also declared his readiness to build a “new world”

According to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, there is no plans to replace national currencies

The other day, the DPRK's permanent mission to the United Nations dismissed the allegations about the dispatch of Korean People's Army (KPA) soldiers to Russia as unfounded rumors

I have supported Russia and will support it as much as it needs, Lukashenko said

Antonio Guterres was greeted at the Kazan International Airport by Farid Mukhametshin, chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan

"In this context, our dialogue with Seoul differs from the situation in relations with Western countries, where such prospects are not seen at all," Georgy Zinovyev said

Russia’s Battlegroup South improved its frontline positions and inflicted more than 785 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day

Deficit of federal budget is going to total 1.173 trillion rubles in 2025, 2.181 trillion rubles in 2026, and 2.761 trillion rubles in 2027

The Turkish leader noted that his country "greatly appreciates uniting with friends on multilateral platforms and seeking solutions for shared problems based on common sense"

According to the unnamed US and NATO officials and diplomats, Germany and the US top the list of those delaying Kiev's admission to the bloc

According to the Russian leader, the goal of this platform is to increase investment flows to the BRICS countries, the Global South and East, and to focus on investing in large infrastructure and technology projects in those countries

The document contains 134 points covering 43 pages, and the key topics include further development of the association, position on various global issues

According to a TASS correspondent, his plane landed at Kazan’s airport at about 7"05 a.m. Moscow time

The media said the Turkish president skipped a gala reception in the summit’s host city of Kazan

The two-state formula envisions an independent Palestine within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, coexisting in peace with Israel

Abiy Ahmed also thanked Putin for the excellent organization of the summit

The Belarusian president noted that Ukraine was the first to introduce sanctions against Belarus, even before the EU and the United States did

The missile corvette hit the coastal target from a range of about 1,300 km

Russia’s Battlegroup South repulsed two Ukrainian army counterattacks and inflicted more than 800 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day

"The world is changing and all structures that were established decades ago, must change in accordance with the changing world," the Russian leader believes

"This is an important issue of the Russian agenda, but it is far from being the central issue for the BRICS," Dmitry Peskov noted

The spaceship undocked at 5:02 p.m. EDT and is expected to land off the Florida coast on October 25

Luis Arce will also hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin

The BRICS leaders will exchange views on topical issues on the global and regional agenda, discuss the three main areas of cooperation outlined by the Russian chairmanship

"This is indirectly recognized by the British themselves, who are well acquainted with the relevant video footage of the Russian Defense Ministry," the statement said

The Ukrainian military command has to "take some urgent action" for its battlegroup stationed in Kurilovka because Russian forces may cut off the enemy’s main supply routes and stifle Ukraine’s troops entrenched east of Kupyansk "even without fully encircling it," Andrey Marochko said

Lukashenko underscored that mercenaries from NATO countries, financed by governments of NATO member states, have long been fighting in Ukraine

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, the treaty between the two countries is not directed against the security of third countries and is exclusively defensive in nature

The publication notes that Ukraine is in a difficult situation, losing both Kiev-held territories in Donbass and financial support from Western countries

The Stryker armored personnel carrier is a light armored wheeled fighting vehicle designed to delivery infantry to the battlefield, support troops by fire and accomplish combat and special support objectives

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has confirmed the very instance of a terrorist attack at the facility of the Turkish aerospace corporation Tusas and said there were casualties

As the assault group commander reported, the enemy's combat vehicle hit a mine and its personnel was destroyed

"But they would change the nature of relations between Moscow and Seoul and would wreck the prospects of their restoration," Georgy Zinovyev said

The strike was delivered at reconnoitered targets by air bombs with the unified glide/adjustment module

Hezbollah said that during clashes on the Lebanese-Israeli border, it wiped out 28 Merkava tanks, four military bulldozers, an armored vehicle and an armored personnel carrier

Abbas Araghchi noted that at the Kazan Summit, BRICS states developed criteria for partner status

"We can confirm that an UNRWA vehicle has been hit in Deir Al-Balah," the UN quoted an UNRWA spokesperson as saying

Then Russian servicemen will be able to take the most dangerous weapons out of their warehouses, Lukashenko said

Andrey Rudenko also noted that the other factor for concluding the treaty was a qualitatively new level of Moscow's relations with Pyongyang

The declaration will cover international issues, too

According to Vasily Nebenzya, Moscow insists that "item one of this plan be the rejection of any politically-motivated conditions for launching development projects in this country"

The 16th BRICS Summit, which is the key event of Russia’s chairmanship in the association, is being held in Kazan on October 22-24

"We reiterate our commitment to enhancing financial cooperation within BRICS," according to the declaration

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that BRICS basically does not set conditions for its participants and partners

"It will promote the investing activity in countries with the growing economy, with the use of electronic instruments," Dmitry Peskov noted

According to Yury Ushakov, the issue of obtaining the status of a partner country is "a subject of consultations between delegations"

The BRICS leaders have given the green light to a 13-member format, Yury Ushakov noted without disclosing the names of potential new members "because it will be necessary to discuss with them how ready they are for full-fledged or any other BRICS membership"

After the news conference, Russian presiden will continue bilateral meeting with foreign leaders

The technology is currently going through combat tests, demonstrating great potential for its use, the Russian serviceman said