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"The situation in those areas which are under the control of the Ukrainian militants is extraordinary, of course," Dmitry Peskov stated

It is in the interests of both Iran and its Arab countries to establish "friendly, normal, goods relations," Russian Foreign Minister added

Air defenses eliminated UAVs over eight regions, Defense Ministry said

Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces launched a group strike on energy facilities that supply electricity to Ukrainian defense plants and drone production cites as well as Ukrainian troops

No injuries were caused

German Chancellor emphasized the need to explore ways in order to peacefully resolve the Ukraine conflict

According to the MTV television channel, they were taking part in an operations headquarters meeting held by Hezbollah military leader Ibrahim Aqil

Under the document, such foreign nationals will have the right to apply for temporary residence in Russia "outside the quota approved by the Russian government and without providing documents confirming their knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and basic laws"

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, for his part, said that Moscow was aware of the West's decision to attack deep into Russian territory and to send appropriate signals to Kiev

After receiving a confirmation from reconnaissance that the Ukrainian army’s temporary disposition location had been destroyed, the crew safely returned to the airfield of departure

Together with Ibrahim Aqil at least six commanders of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force died in the airstrike

Ursula von der Leyen stressed that 35 billion euros is the part which the European countries will contribute to the 45 billion euro loan approved by the G7 in Italy in the summer

The Russian foreign minister stressed that, despite the continued dependence of many economies on the dollar, the risk of this phenomenon has already been recognized

Two unmanned aerial vehicles were downed outside Tikhoretsk this morning

According to him, the so-called IT coalition of 13 countries has already attracted more than 70 million euros for the needs of Ukraine

The Russian military repelled three attempts by the Ukrainian military to break through the border near Novy Put, Malaya Obukhovka and Medvezhye

Those relations are the best in the whole history of ties that existed between two countries, Foreign Minister added

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 13th

The local civil defense service reported that a search and rescue operation was still underway in the al-Qaim neighborhood, where two residential buildings had collapsed

The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that a pinpoint strike was delivered on Beirut that killed Hezbollah Shiite militia commander Ibrahim Aqil and several other Hezbollah commanders

Vyacheslav Volodin commented on a recent resolution of the European Parliament to allow strikes inside Russia with Western weapons

"The West continues to supply arms and money to the Kiev regime, propose pseudo-peace initiatives, and try to rally as many countries as possible to their side," Maria Zakharova said

There is a plan of action developed by the commission of the African Union and the government of the Russian Federation through 2026, Russian Foreign Minister said

Lavrov pointed put that without this, recurrent outbreaks of violence will never stop in the Middle East

The IDF has also intensified the hostilities in the northern direction and started carrying out massive airstrikes at Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

The top Russian diplomat noted that he had good relations with many of his Israeli counterparts

As a result of active actions, the group took more advantageous lines and inflicted damage on formations of six brigades of the enemy

"Most positions around the city, including those at the most important sites and heights are Russian, the whole city is exposed to fire," the sources explained

According to the outgoing NATO Secretary-General, Ukraine's use of long-range missiles will not lead to the alliance being drawn into a conflict with Russia

The Russian foreign minister also drew attention to the growth of trade in national currencies between Russia and other countries

The minister to say that NATO is becoming increasingly interested in the Arctic region

All eight researchers from the university who took part in mega science research have already returned to Russia

This substation is engaged in supplying power to the plant’s infrastructure facilities, the plant said in a statement on its Telegram channel

At this point, there is no evidence indicating that Rinson Jose had any knowledge about the operation to create the explosive gadgets

According to the top Russian diplomat, for many decades, since the times of the Soviet Union, since the 1970s, Moscow has been establishing mutually beneficial cooperation in gas supplies

At the same time, CERN will continue to work on projects already underway with about 270 employees of the Russian Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

According to Florian Filippot, France should urgently withdraw from the EU and advocate for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict

The statement said that the Shiite units conducted these operations in response to the Israeli Air Force strikes on Lebanese populated localities

Radical restrictive measures imposed by Western countries may contribute to the emergence of small currency blocs based on trade between certain groups of states, IMF’s first deputy managing director Gita Gopinath pointed out

The IDF said that it had conducted a targeted strike in Beirut, adding that Ibrahim Aqil, a military commander of Hezbollah’s militia, was killed along with other top brass

The enemy fled from near Andreyevka where it has long been holding positions, it has retreated, law enforcement officers said

According to Major General Apty Alaudinov, the entire frontline in moving forward, with Ukrainian soldiers surrendering

"The North Korean people express their support for the Russian people in their just struggle," Choe Son Hui stressed

Valentina Matviyenko noted that Russia’s position regarding the ongoing escalation in the Middle East was "clearly stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Representative to the UN"

I would like to note that we and our Belarusian counterparts have been and remain faithful allies and reliable partners

Ukraine is still facing the question of the legitimacy of power in the absence of parliamentary and presidential elections, which cannot be held during martial law

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 19th

According to commander of the Akhmat special forces unit Apty Alaudinov, the situation is under control

Major General Apty Alaudinov added that, on Thursday, he visited the rightmost flank of the Russian troops on the Kursk direction - near cities of Rylsk and Lgov

"Another cynical attack by terrorists for whom nothing is sacred," Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said

The Ukrainian Chess Federation requested earlier that the International Chess Federation rule out its plans to consider resuming the Russian and Belarusian participation in international competitions at its General Assembly in Budapest

"No doubt, such voyages of representatives of the aggressive military bloc do not contribute to regional stability and security," Maria Zakharova said

The UN official called for bringing those behind these blasts to responsibility under international law and protecting civilians in conflict zoes

Governor Alexander Bogomaz said earlier that the Russian Defense Ministry’s air defense forces were repelling a massive drone attack

Mikhail Ulyanov recalled that Ukraine had been shelling the ZNPP practically non-stop from mid-July to November 20, 2022

The enemy is being actively knocked out as it acts near Chervonaya Dibrova, Ternov

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov added that in the settlement of Murom, the Shebekinsky district, the windows of a private house were broken out, the roof and fence were damaged due to a drone attack

Maria Zakharova pointed out that the European Union had lost independence

According to Aleksandar Vulin, the Russian president "is appreciated because he fights for the values we believe in"

According to Reuters, the new package will include patrol boats, additional munitions for high-mobility artillery rocket systems

The event will be held in New York on September 22-23 in the runup to the 79th session of the UN General Assembly

Earlier, the Mexican embassy in Moscow stated that the Russian president had received an invitation to Sheinbaum's inauguration ceremony

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 20th

We have said that we would like to hold a meeting with Bashar Assad to normalize relations between Turkey and Syria, Erdogan said

In total, the enemy has lost over 11,800 servicemen since fighting began in the region

Around 11,000 people are currently staying in temporary accommodation centers across 32 Russian regions

Bentley came to Donbass from the United States in 2014

Maria Zakharova pointed out that one of the Ukrainian prisoners of war reported an attack on a passenger train being prepared in the Kursk Region

The foreign minister still assured that Russia possesses weapons "that will have serious implications for the handlers of the Ukrainian regime"

Such test deployments of Minuteman III missiles without an actual launch are being carried out twice a year at various air bases, the statement says

The date of the next court hearing, to take place in Washington, has not been set yet

The issue reportedly concerns private and state-owned Turkish banks that do not have foreign partners, mainly Western ones

Аs follows from testimonies by a laboratory technician, the German Army’s Senior Ensign Ludwig Schneider, contained in the declassified FSB archive materials

Yegor Chernev shared a "feeling" that the Western world is ready to declare as a victory for Ukraine at least the fact that "Kiev has not fallen" and that it "has not lost its sovereignty"

The sources said that the Shiite movement did not have any specific suspicions about these pagers and their "checks had been part of a routine 'sweep' of its equipment to find any indications that they were laced with explosives"

The situation on the frontline remains extremely difficult, Ukrainian President said

Sanctions and export controls are "our tools", US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh said

The news website cited a senior Israeli official who confirmed that Israel had not informed the US in advance of the preparations for the attack on Beirut, "but briefed senior US officials on the matter immediately after it was carried out"

Unless de-escalation is reached through diplomacy, Israel will have no other choice except to use all means for protection of its citizens, Danny Danon said

Two unmanned aerial vehicles have been downed near Tikhoretsk

Emergency services together with representatives of the territory’s administration are working on the spot

Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian losses have amounted to over 300 troops and nine units of armored hardware, including an infantry fighting vehicle, two APCs, six armored combat vehicles, as well as six artillery guns

"The electric car’s mobility, comfort and maneuverability are what is needed here," the Chechen leader said

"The UN General Assembly always encompasses a very broad agenda," Sergey Ryabkov stressed

The delivery was organized as part of military cooperation between Russia and Mali to boost defense and security ties

It includes the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan and other states

The politician underscored that no one really needs a nuclear conflict - it is "a very bad story with a very difficult outcome."

Maria Zakharova drew attention to the speculations about Romania's plans for redirecting to Moldova the mobile maintenance stations for F-16 fighter jets received by Bucharest for their subsequent deployment at the Marculesti airbase

There are no casualties or damage

"It has been decided that we will switch to the domestic VK-800 engine," Anton Alikhanov said

Akhmat also eliminated one armored personnel carrier and one self-propelled artillery weapon, the deputy chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Apty Alaudinov said

According to Ritter this conflict would become "unsustainable for the Ukrainian sometime by the end of summer, early fall"

"Russian territory and Russian regions cannot be the subject of any discussion or transfer to anyone," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

The head of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office slammed human rights activists for practicing double standards, when they are "silent while 41,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, have been killed by the cruel Zionist regime"

A joint group of warships from the Pacific Fleet and China’s PLA Navy has departed from Vladivostok to conduct Russian-Chinese naval maneuvers

Multiple explosions of communication devices occurred in Lebanon on September 17 and 18

Russian Defense Ministry’s air defense forces intercepted or destroyed 53 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles

Apart from that, according to the report, Russian aircraft struck areas of deployment of manpower and weapons of the Ukrainian army’s three mechanized, one tank, and two assault brigades

According to Dmitry Peskov, Moscow has not discussed the events in Lebanon with regional actors

Russian investigators have initiated three criminal cases against Ukrainian militants involved in crimes against civilians in the Kursk Region