Bank of Russia lowers dollar rate for August 23 to 91.29 rubles — regulator

At the same time, a Ukrainian military officer told the newspaper that the situation in the area was difficult for Ukrainian forces

The US diplomat also noted that he discussed strikes at Russia during the meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and his British counterpart and plans to report on the outcome of his negotiations to US President Joe Biden

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, September 11th

Earlier, US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said that the US side is interested in the deployment of land-based intermediate-range missiles on the territory of Japan, which is actually prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, from which Washington withdrew in 2019

Some people in the Atlantic Council, and this is not only Americans, but also British, even German and Austrian scholars, said that Russia could be divided just as the Federation of Yugoslavia was divided

The reason is that this conflict, according to Dominique Trencan, "generates huge profits" for the US military industry because of aid to Kiev and shipments of weapons to European countries

Russia’s battlegroup West has repelled three Ukrainian counterattacks over the past day, eliminating up to 445 enemy servicemen, the Defense Ministry emphasized

Current calculations project the solar matter arrival at around 10:00 p.m. Moscow time

During a televised debate, Trump claimed that Harris was sent to "negotiate peace," adding that Russia’s special military operation began "three days later"

"If restrictions are lifted on some weapons for which there are no missiles, that is not a lifting of restrictions," the Ukrainian president said

Reconnaissance and search operations continue in wooded areas to detect and destroy enemy sabotage groups attempting to infiltrate deeper inside Russia, the Defense Ministry said

The Russian military also foiled Ukrainian attempts to attack the settlements of Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Borki and Fanaseyevka

Maria Zakharova commented on a statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who said that the return of Crimea was allegedly a provision of international law

"Besides supplying Ukraine with extended range strike weapons, NATO states also provide Kiev with its military and space-based intelligence data," the Russian foreign minister stressed

The German chancellor reiterated that "peace that respects Ukraine's integrity and sovereignty must be just, and not imposed or achieved by capitulation"

Maria Zakharova recalled that there was a large number of examples of the US infiltrating the national security sphere of other countries under the pretext of improving the situation there

Also, the warships practiced causing jamming during the maneuvers, the ministry said

Dmitry Peskov cautioned "against treating reports of various digital media or media-like outlets as primary sources"

DPR head Denis Pushilin announced that he had visited Karlovka, Novosyolovka Pervaya, Peski and seven other settlements

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, September 10th

"Is that big news that we could see yet another show performed by people who clearly take no responsibility whatsoever for their words?" Maria Zakharova asked rhetorically

The crew is scheduled to spend 202 days in orbit and return on April 1, 2025

Russia’s borderline Kursk Region came under a massive attack from Ukraine on August 6

According to Maria Zakharova, "the anti-Russian rhetoric of the official Chisinau is taking on increasingly grotesque forms"

"We thank the fighters of the Air Defense Forces and defenders of the state border," region's acting Governor Alexey Smirnov said

"We have provided all necessary explanations in this regard," Maria Zakharova stressed

As a result of Battlegroup South units’ dynamic actions, the Ukrainian armed forces’ 72nd mechanized and 79th air assault brigades were defeated near Yelizavetovka and Katerinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic

The radicals also underscored that Hamas considers the "post-war organization of Gaza an exclusively internal Palestinian affair"

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said that she strongly condemned the "attacks on Red Cross personnel"

According to Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland is now discussing whether to shoot down Russian cruise missiles over Ukraine's airspace from its own airspace without entering the Ukrainian territory

"Now attempts are being made to wrap it in a nice package for the public to see," Russia’s top diplomat explained

After the meeting with them, bilateral talks with some of the visiting BRICS representatives are also possible

According to the preliminary agenda, the representatives of the BRICS group, chaired this year by Russia, intend to talk about how to work together to counter the "rules-based order" imposed by the West

This will hit especially hard industries using nickel to produce batteries and electric vehicles, Yaroslav Kabakov noted

Reconnaissance confirmed the elimination of Ukrainian manpower and armor, the Defense Ministry said

China will continue to fully support Russia as BRICS chair this year and promote the full success of the October summit in Kazan, Wang Yi stated

This is an element of psychological warfare, which in turn is part of the hybrid war that Washington has waged against our country for a long time, Ryabkov said

The Russian foreign minister pointed to the fact that the Kiev regime had repeatedly voiced its real intentions regarding Crimea

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 12th

The Russian company’s project envisages the launch of production in the second half of 2025

"Look at us: there are injuries but these wounds came from the drones that attacked us," the Ukrainian soldier said

In accordance with the 2022 election law, 30% of all seats - or 41 seats in total - are allocated to political parties

The deputy foreign minister added that an agreement between Russia and the West on the exchange of prisoners has not increased trust in relations

According to CEO of the Complex Unmanned Solutions Center Dmitry Kuzyakin, neither China, nor the United States, nor any of the European countries now could even come close to repelling an overnight drone attack like the one that happened on the territory of Russia on September 10

Maria Zakharova cited Germany, which portrays itself as a democratic state with a well-developed legal system, as an example

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Washington’s intention to let Kiev use its long-range projectiles for strikes deep into Russia’s interior is another step in escalating the conflict

Other widespread issues in the Ukrainian ranks are drug abuse and alcohol and gambling addiction

The Security Council secretary noted that Moscow and Havana will develop their strategic cooperation in a wide array of areas

According to Wang Yi, the two leaders will "build on their strategic interaction" at the summit

According to the report, Jens Stoltenberg will assume the office after the Munich Conference in February 2025

Earlier, Andrey Marochko told TASS that the Ukrainian armed forces' command began pulling military personnel and equipment from Makeyevka after Russian servicemen successfully crossed the Zherebets River running in the settlement

Russian troops also repelled four Ukrainian attempts to break through the border towards the settlements of Novy Put and Medvezhye

Andrey Marochko noted that this development will allow Russian troops to "increase pressure" on the enemy and "expand the range of weapons used"

"We have warned from the beginning that those who help the Zelensky clique stay afloat will become our legitimate targets," Vasily Nebezya reminded

Maria Zakharova pointed out the "explosive growth of the American military-industrial complex’s income," but added that "the path of total militarization of the economy is a dead end," because "switching back to the peaceful track is oftentimes very costly"

Kiev is unlikely to last even a quarter of this term, he said

The foreign minister pointed out that "it is the West that supplies Ukraine with offensive weapons that are used in terrorist attacks"

"We continue keeping an eye on issues of the practical implementation of top-level agreements," the Russian Security Council secretary underlined

The commander emphasized that during the liberation of the town, the priority was to preserve the lives of the locals, many of whom were in Krasnogorovka

At the same time, Maria Zakharova said, in case of such a peace initiative from Germany "no one will give it a standing ovation," because it is Scholz, who alongside others "sends money and weapons to the Kiev regime"

The projectile splashed down outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone

The suspected assailant had been detained at the scene

Donald Trump mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name six times and referred to Russia 10 times in the debate, while Kamala Harris mentioned Putin four times and Russia two times

"For example, from 70 to 100 civilians were forcibly taken into the basements of the Sudzha boarding school, where they were subjected to psychological abuse and used for filming propaganda stories by Ukrainian and foreign journalists," the report says

Organizers said that delegations from more than 90 countries and international organizations will take part in the 11th edition of the annual forum, to run through September 14

According to the ministry, ships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet and China’s PLA Navy, acting as part of a joint detachment, practiced various defense strategies while moving through operational zones in the central part of the Sea of Japan

The Belarusian president noted that at times it seems as though people coming to the country "leave their mutual quarrels, reproaches, and grudges at the border crossings"

According to Dmitry Peskov, "this raises significantly the degree of the collective West’s involvement in this war around Ukraine"

According to Vasily Prozorov, the attack might be a result of infighting between Kirill Budanov and Alexander Syrsky

Iranian security official met with his Russian counterparts Sergey Shoigu and other top security officials from the BRICS member states

The EU Council stressed that the blacklist against Russia currently includes more than 2,200 individuals and legal entities

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

The top Russian diplomat drew attention to the fact that the Ukrainian intelligence had involved radical Islamists in preparing and carrying out the bloody massacre at Crocus City Hall concert venue

The US government is "ready to sacrifice the well-being of the citizens by delivering weapons and ammunition worth billions of dollars to the Kiev regime"

The Russian leader reiterated that the government should "think about certain restrictions on supplies to the foreign market" of these and a number of other goods

According to Apty Alaudinov, Ukraine is taking heavy casualties

According to the foreign minister, Russia has sent "numerous requests to Germany for legal assistance, which should have been answered under international law, but none of them have been fulfilled"

Anatoly Antonov added that Washington strategists use provocative slogans about alleged Moscow's plans to take over almost half of the world

"We must not fall into this trap again just to be swindled by our Ukrainian 'partners,'" Zakhar Prilepin said

The televised debate between Trump and Harris organized by ABC News was held on Tuesday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Yury Borisov recalled the December 2022 loss of pressure in Soyuz MS-22’s external radiator cooling loop, which resulted in a decision not to use it for crew return

In the spring, the US deployed an intermediate-range missile system in northern Japan as part of a Philippine-US exercise. Beijing strongly objected to the move

Major General Apty Alaudinov added that getting captured Ukrainian soldiers out of the combat zone is no easy task

The Russian foreign minister recalled that after the conference on Ukraine in Buergenstock the participants decided to move forward at least on some points of the "Zelensky formula"

"We will do everything to prepare relevant decisions on the basis of consensus, customary in our relations," the Russian leader stressed

The top diplomat pointed to the Swiss meeting on Ukraine, adding that "the West is trying in every possible way to keep Ukraine within the framework of the ultimatum"

Radoslaw Sikorski added that "the Americans had advance knowledge of it and didn’t stop it"

Apty Alaudinov emphasized that "the situation remains difficult but under control"

The spacecraft carries Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit

On September 11, Major General Apty Alaudinov, deputy chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ Main Military-Political Department and commander of the Akhmat special forces commando unit, reported that the Russian army had liberated several settlements in the Kursk Region

The report quotes anonymous sources as saying that "it would be considered unnecessarily provocative" in London to make a public announcement of this kind

The main activities of the Advisory Board have mainly focused on determining the dates of the beginning and end of navigation along the Saimaa Canal, exchange of information on the situation in the Saimaa region

Kiev may have deployed Azov militants for reinforcement and for "stabilizing the situation at problem sectors of the front line," Andrey Marochko surmised

"There were shooting of prisoners of war, forbidden by every conceivable convention," the top Russian diplomat said

Earlier, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called for honesty on EU enlargement and criticized its leaders for playing a joke on the Western Balkan countries with accession to the EU

According to the report, all the assault operations in Krasnogorovka were carefully planned

Ali Akbar Ahmadian also relayed salutations and best wishes to the Russian President from Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

According Maria Zakharova, attempts by Western governments and special services to push Russia’s non-systemic opposition toward destabilizing the internal political situation in Russia are doomed to fail

The Russian leader wished the participants of the exercise "success in accomplishing the assigned tasks"

"Our armed forces hit only those infrastructure facilities that are directly related to the organization of combat operations, only those facilities on which the actions of Ukrainian troops on the line of engagement depend, and especially those to be used to attack Russian territory, I mean the Kursk Region first of all," the top Russian diplomat said