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Magadan Special Economic Zone in Russia’s Far East to be kept up through to 2025
The Special Economic Zone was set up in the region in 1999
A view of Magadan (archive)
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Medvedev instructs government to finalise bill on Far East priority development areas
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Russian refineries allocate substantial funds to step up protection — deputy PM
According to Alexander Novak, this also helps reduce the fuel shortage
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Investigative Committee holds senior Ukrainian officials responsible for attacks on Russia
According to the IC, their criminal actions caused mass civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure
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Ukrainian forces suffering heavy losses in Zaporozhye area — governor
Behind every liberated settlement lies the courage and heroism of Russian soldiers, Yevgeny Balitsky said
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Ukraine paying price for Black Sea strikes, need for lasting peace: Kremlin remarks
No specific details are available regarding the Turkish and UN initiative to hold talks involving Russia and Ukraine on a ceasefire in the Black Sea, Dmitry Peskov said
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Russian premier to take part in Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Minsk
Attendance will initially be restricted to heads of governments of the member countries, and then other delegates from member countries and observer states will join them
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IN BRIEF: Putin speaks on Russia’s economic sustainability, Europe’s aggression
Russia’s offensive in the special military operation zone is gaining momentum, the president says
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IN BRIEF: Trump comments on Kiev’s refusal to buy US ammunition, destroying Iran
The US may launch new bombing campaigns against Iran after the midterm elections to Congress in November
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FACTBOX: What we know about Russian strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure
Authorities in the Ukrainian capital closed three bridges across the Dnieper river to traffic
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European Commission refutes Kiev’s statements about 27-billion-euro shortfall
European Commission Spokeswoman Paula Pinho said there is no financial gap
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West's real global influence declining — Putin
The Russian president pointed out that a group of Western countries currently enjoys disproportionately large influence within the UN
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Russia must look to future, but never forget past — Putin
The Russian president added that the legacy of our ancestors, who built a great and unique country, must be preserved and strengthened
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Offer to transfer enriched uranium from Iran to Russia still on the table — Putin
The Russian president noted that everyone initially agreed
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Russia expels employees of Hungarian embassy, consulates in response to Hungary — MFA
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that a strong protest was lodged with the head of the Hungarian diplomatic mission
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Russian troops liberate three communities in Kharkov Region over past day — top brass
Russia's Battlegroup North units took control of the settlements of Nesternoye, Rublenoye and Vysokaya Yaruga
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Kiev sacrifices entire generations for illusion of victory — Zelensky’s former spokeswoman
According to Yulia Mendel, Ukrainians have grown "tired of militarization" and of "Ukraine’s autocratic system"
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Fire in 18th century mansion in St. Petersburg put out
Open fire was put out at 10:45 p.m. Thursday GMT
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Drone crashes into apartment block in Russia’s Volga area, one hospitalized
First responders are working at the scene, Governor Andrey Bocharov says
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Europe enters heating season with lowest gas inventories on record
EU countries are seeking to take advantage of the warm weather in early autumn
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Everyone responsible for tomorrow, no exaggeration — Putin
The Russian leader expressed hope that future generations will be able to learn from future history textbooks that the second quarter of the 21st century became a positive turning point
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Press review: NATO escalates Russia tensions as Putin's envoy, economy minister visit US
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, October 2nd
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Putin says Ukraine lost elements of statehood
The Russian president added that Ukraine is being controlled from outside
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EU rejects Kiev’s request to allocate additional 27 billion euros — Bloomberg
European sources also told the news agency that the EU would not speed up payments as part of the 90-billion-euro loan
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US may create military base in Europe
US President Donald Trump says he "might have made" this decision
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'Hegemon' knows multipolar world here, says Putin
The Russian president said the global situation and its entire system will reach a state of some kind of stable balance
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Putin says he has fairly good relationship with Trump
The Russian leader said that he is grateful to Donald Trump for his efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis
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Non-neutral Ukraine, in whatever form, poses threat Russia — expert
Alexander Irkhin added that Kiev must be not only neutral but also friendly toward Moscow
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Gun on wall to definitely fire at end of play — Putin on danger of world weapons
The Russian president pointed out that today’s world powers possess weapons capable of "destroying all life"
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European companies to get their assets in Russia back in favorable scenario — Putin
The Russian leader stressed that certain European companies took large Russian businesses in gross violation of every rules
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Germany’s Franz Reindl elected as new president of International Ice Hockey Federation
It took two rounds to elect the new president
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Rubio ordered Iranian delegation to UNGA leave US immediately after talks stalled — media
The White House thought that talks with Iran could yield some progress but later it became clear that the talks had reached an impasse
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Crew-13 mission, including Russian cosmonaut, enters ISS
Sergey Teteryatnikov thanked NASA, SpaceX and Roscosmos for the opportunity
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West sought Russia’s collapse despite its attempts to mingle with Western culture — Putin
According to the Russian president, despite all the internal political changes that have taken place in Russia, the West still viewed it as a key part of the historical Russian Empire
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Japan mulls new anti-Russian sanctions — newspaper
Yomiuri cited government sources as saying that the restrictive measures may target vessels of the so-called shadow fleet
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US sends two additional Patriot batteries to Saudi Arabia, Qatar — Axios
According to the report, Washington will protect key energy sites
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Soviet Union’s collapse is tragedy for tens of millions — Putin
Russia has been through a complicated path of fundamental transformations and this process is ongoing, said russian leader
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Russia’s oil and gas revenues to fall to 2.7% of GDP in 2029
After reaching 5.5% of GDP in 2024, oil and gas revenues have been steadily declining, taking into account exchange rate trends, global energy prices, as well as the structure of hydrocarbon production and export volumes, and are estimated at 3.3% of GDP in 2026
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New world’s conflicts, chaos, West’s attempts to destroy Russia: Putin’s speech
The Russian president says the world needs to think about what should be done to avoid the most catastrophic scenarios, in which humanity could slide to the brink of survival
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Belarus’ refusal to stab Russians in the back, gratitude to Trump: Lukashenko’s statements
The Belarusian president stressed that Minsk will always remain committed to a common course with Moscow
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Putin estimates damage from strikes against Russian refineries at 1% of GDP
The Russian leader said the strikes were launched deliberately
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Two ex-Ukrainian defense chiefs held responsible for crimes against Donbass people — IC
"In 2021-2023 and 2026, they issued criminal orders and instructions to their staff to carry out punitive paramilitary operations in Donbass," Svetlana Petrenko added
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Crew Dragon spacecraft with Russian cosmonaut on board docks with ISS
The flight to the orbital station took seven hours and 55 minutes, which makes it the fastest journey to the ISS in the history of manned spaceflights
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Sanctions prevent Russian diesel fuel from flowing to global markets
The head of state assured that Russia has enough diesel fuel
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Europe should not be dictating terms for renewing dialogue with Russia, says Putin
The Russian president pointed out that Moscow was ready to begin a dialogue without preconditions
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Russia builds defense plants in safe areas — Putin
The Russian president said construction is underway
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Conflict escalation never one-sided — Putin
According to the Russian leader, the moment when nothing can be changed may arrive very quickly and unexpectedly for everyone
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Houthis report new Saudi strikes on Sana’a, other provinces
No information on casualties or damage is available at this point
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Russia concerned about Japan’s militarization plans — Putin
The Russian president said that Moscow is concerned about the policy of creating military-political blocs in the region
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US to deploy 10,000 troops, third aircraft carrier strike group to Middle East — newspaper
US officials told The Wall Street Journal that the ships, fighter jets, Marines, and sailors are expected to arrive in the region by the end of November
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Japan sanctions Russian companies, individuals
Restrictive measures were for the first time introduced in respect of 35 ships that may be associated with Moscow, in the opinion of Tokyo
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Russia has no intention to use nuclear weapons — Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov emphasized that hysteria is being whipped up in Europe in this way
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Putin says Russia agreed to US proposals on Ukraine at Anchorage summit
The US has asked for time to think this over, the Russian president added
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Ukrainians tired of Zelensky’s PR built on their blood — former spokeswoman
According to Yulia Mendel, Ukrainians are also tired of the laundering of Western aid
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NATO strikes on Serbs ‘preparation’ for Ukraine conflict — war correspondent
Danijel Simic stressed that Russians should remember the lessons of history and not allow NATO and the European Union to dictate what they should do
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IN BRIEF: Kremlin comments on Putin’s remarks at Valdai and warning over Kaliningrad
According to Dmitry Peskov, the whole world is waiting for today's Russian president's address
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Russia to retaliate swiftly if NATO implements threats against Kaliningrad Region — aide
Nikolay Patrushev empasized that Russia had stated this repeatedly
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IN BRIEF: What to know on summoning of Hungarian charge d'affaires, expulsion of diplomats
Gabor Gergics received a strong protest over Hungary’s "unfounded and openly unfriendly" demand that several Russian diplomatic staff leave the country
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Europeans tired of Ukrainian conflict, want peace there — WSJ
The report says that more and more European voters start to view financial and military assistance to Ukraine as a harmful and dangerous practice
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Putin says EU plans to twist Russia's nuclear statements to justify aggression
The Russian leader said the European states will divert the attention of their citizens from the fact that they themselves are pursuing an aggressive policy toward Russia
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Stubb pulls Lavrov aside to talk on sidelines of UNGA — Russian deputy foreign minister
According to Alexander Alimov, the so-called isolationists and those who accuse Moscow of all mortal sins, also sought contact with the Russian delegation
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BRICS could serve as prototype for building future world order — Putin
The Russian leader stressed that BRICS' share of the world economy is steadily growing
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Ukraine corruption scheme funded by EU taxpayers: SVR statements
According to the intelligence service, Vladimir Zelensky and his inner circle refuse to end the conflict as they continue lining their pockets, "driven mad by the prospect of easy pickings"
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Russia to raise standard of living while restoring historical regions — Putin
The Russian president said the authorities will proceed from the principle of expediency and from the fact that the people living in these territories are full-fledged citizens of the Russian Federation
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Putin says he supports idea of meeting with US, Chinese leaders, but agenda is needed
The Russian president noted that any dialogue is beneficial overall
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Crimea left without power, 330 UAVs: aftermath of attacks on Russian regions
A 16-year-old teenager was injured in Russia’s western Bryansk Region
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Other countries’ involvement in combat operations against Russia causes concern — Putin
At the same time, the Russian president said that arms deliveries by some countries to other states are nothing new as this is military-technical cooperation
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Institutions working since 1945 no longer reflect current international situation — Putin
The Russian president added that all new international communities still have a lot of work to do in terms of defining their functions
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Rada urges concessions on NATO, language, faith to secure peace with Russia
According to Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko, Kiev should "send a signal" to Moscow that it is willing to discuss Ukraine’s neutral status to launch a peaceful dialogue
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Many G20 countries see need to consolidate, reach consensus — minister
Maxim Reshetnikov stressed that the G20 has strong potential to resolve issues constructively
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Russia wants to end conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible through talks — Putin
The head of state urged to stop the accusations that Russia does not want these negotiations
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Humanity has not yet grasped magnitude of current challenges — Putin
The Russian president highlighted that the challenges humanity is confronted with herald the beginning of a new reality
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Monuments in Bucha have 198 names of people unrelated to civilians on them — GFCN
In particular, 57 of them are members of the Ukrainian Security Service, servicemen of the Ukrainian army, "including militants from the Azov neo-nationalist battalion" and policemen and 26 of them are unofficial combatants
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Signal 2.0 perimeter surveillance system is deployed in Zaporozhye front of special op
"The Signal 2.0 mobile system is designed for the rapid deployment of security systems at technically unprepared front lines and temporary facilities," Igor Potapov said
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Russian forces were never first to attack non-military facilities — Putin
As the head of state pointed out, the Russian Armed Forces have always followed the principle of the inviolability of humanitarian norms
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Russian-US economic cooperation to overcome Biden’s short-sightedness — envoy
Earlier, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev continues to discuss prospects for resuming bilateral economic cooperation
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No one has weapons of destruction like Russia — Putin
The head of state stressed that it is Russia's competitive advantage
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Putin says EU countries may 'collapse on their own' due to economic mistakes
The Russian president also pointed out that all problems stem from the economy and cited assessments of the economic conditions of Western countries
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Putin, Xi understand each other 'without words'
According to the Russian president, there is no language barrier between him and Chinese leader
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Russia interested in expanding industrial cooperation within EAEU — PM Mishustin
According to the Russian PM, the Intergovernmental Council meeting is discussing the development of transport infrastructure, a common electricity market and new free trade agreements with potential partners
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Drones connection to ERA-GLONASS system may help to ease flight restrictions
"Such transparency is precisely what is needed for a gradual transition from case-by-case permits and restrictions to broader industrial applications of drones," Maxim Chizhov said
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Europe more aggressive towards Russia than US — Putin
Commenting on the possible influence of the EU on US policy, the Russian president expressed confidence that it is "excessive" to assume that "someone from the outside determines US policy in certain areas"
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Fire at 18th-century mansion in downtown St. Petersburg contained
The category of the fire was downgraded to two out of possible five
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Putin says work begins on Eurasian Charter of Multipolarity and Diversity
The Russian leader stressed that Eurasia is capable of becoming a prototype for international interaction amidst a diversity of cultures, approaches, and interests
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Russia hopes Strait of Hormuz reopens, Iran sanctions lifted — Putin
The president also stressed that Russia opposes all forms of aggression and favors resolving every issue peacefully
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Western community is trying to lower new Iron Curtain — Putin
The president said that the "Iron Curtain" is being built through sanctions against Russia
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London’s new sanctions aimed at escalating Ukraine conflict — Russian embassy
As the Russian diplomats stated, "the British government’s reliance on sanctions pressure and escalation instead of dialogue merely confirms its lack of interest in a political and diplomatic settlement"
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Bank of Russia sets dollar rate at 83.25 rubles for October 2
The official euro rate was lowered to 94.53 rubles
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Kyrgyzstan sends its first satellite into space
The launch was performed from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and involved a Falcon 9 carrier rocket by SpaceX
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Ukraine sustained damage of $600 bln during conflict with Russia — diplomat
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Hungary Fyodor Shandor added that the figures are growing day by day
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Situation in Europe so critical that it is being ‘eaten alive’ — Trump
The US president made the statement while addressing his supporters in Texas
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Budget deficit to be about 2% in 2027 — Putin
The Russian state debt is just 17% of GDP, russian leader added
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Indian prime minister has good ideas for Ukraine settlement — Putin
The Russian president noted that Narendra Modi constantly raises the issue and asks questions about ending the conflict in Ukraine
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Russian strikes undermine production of military products in Ukraine — State Duma deputy
Leonid Ivlev said Russia had many times warned that retaliatory strikes would be launched against Ukraine's infrastructure facilities
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New US bombing of Iran would destabilize Middle East, should be avoided — diplomat
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko saud that such a scenario should be avoided
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DreamLine’s datacenter destroyed in Kiev
DreamLine is a provider of corporate Internet, DDoS attack protection and servers placement services
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Kiev troops shell DPR 14 times in past day, two civilians wounded
Two residential buildings were damaged
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One injured, fire in apartment building in Volgograd, 646 UAVs: aftermath of drone attacks
Ukrainian drones attempted to attack industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southern Volgograd Region
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Ukraine losing war, must seek peace agreement — Rada lawmaker
A day earlier, Alexey Goncharenko expressed the view that Ukraine’s population should pressure the authorities and demand peace
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Ukrainian events constitute Western act of aggression against Russia — Putin
The Russian leader emphasized that Moscow is in favor of resolving all issues peacefully, through mutual agreement
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Ukrainian army reinforcing positions in Orekhov with Colombians — Russian defense source
The source noted that the heavy casualties among Latin American mercenaries in the Orekhov area are directly linked to this
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18th-century mansion on fire in downtown St. Petersburg
The Emergencies Ministry specified that the area affected by the fire is 2,000 square meters
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Special op to continue until Kiev regime’s total military collapse — envoy
"The special military operation will continue until Europe’s 'party of war' is sidelined and European elites stop obstructing efforts to achieve genuine peace," Dmitry Polyansky added
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