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Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
Ukraine can pay for Russian gas at reduced price or will go to court
Kiev’s debt has reached 2.2 billion US dollars since January 2014
Parliament-appointed Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
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Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute
Mauritius working on Mir system introduction — Russian Ambassador
Mir cards are now accepted in nine countries but operations of the system are limited in six of them
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Gas supply by Gazprom for Europe through Ukraine totals 42.4 mcm via Sudzha
The nomination for the Sokhranovka gas pumping station has been rejected
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Efforts to distort World War II events grow over the world — ambassador
The diplomat noted that he believes it's everyone's duty to tell the younger generation the historical truth about the events of World War II
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New US arms shipment to Ukraine a reaction to Russia’s success at frontline — envoy
Anatoly Antonov also castigated the US administration for shrugging off responsibility for Ukrainian attacks at civilian facilities in Russia with the use of weapons being supplied from the United States
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Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys Ukrainian armored vehicles, M777 howitzer
Crews manning the Msta-SM2 self-propelled artillery system from the 1st Guard Tank Army also destroyed a manpower, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
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Putin to hold bilateral talks with Cuban president on May 9 — Kremlin aide
Miguel Diaz-Canel will be in Russia on May 7-9 on a working visit
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Ukraine turns into self-imposed pariah over past ten years — diplomat
Ten years have gone by and nowadays it is obvious to everyone that the people of Donbass made the right choice then and defended it on the battlefield, said Maria Zakharova
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Hungary views China as pillar of multipolar world — Orban
Hungarian prime minister recalled that Hungary has always adhered to the ‘one China’ principle
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Russian defense ministry reports losses among Russian troops during special operation
Konashenkov also said that several Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner
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Russia to restore peace in Donbass regardless of Zelensky’s attempts — MFA
Russia will bring back the long-awaited peace and will solve the most complex tasks, Maria Zakharova said
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Pope Francis’ visit Moscow, Kiev not being prepared at this point, Russian envoy says
Russian Ambassador to Vatican Ivan Soltanovsky said that good intentions of pontiff "raise no doubts"
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Those complicit in terrorist attacks on Russian territory to be inevitably punished — MFA
On May 11, the day of the anniversary of the DPR, Ukrainian neo-Nazis fired US-made HIMARS missiles at the city of Donetsk, Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reminded
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Twelve Vampire missiles destroyed over Russia’s Belgorod Region
The on-duty air defenses destroyed 12 missiles over the Belgorod Region
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Pentagon awards $332 mln contract to produce GMLRS
The estimated completion date is October 20, 2027, the US Department of Defense added
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Yandex disputes decision to give Google case to Intellectual Property Court
Yandex acts as a third party for the case against Google for allegedly abusing its dominant position in regard to Android operating system
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Gazprom gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine reach 42.4 mln cubic meters
The transit line through Ukraine remains the only route to supply Russian gas to western and central European countries
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Aerospace Forces receive new Su-35S fighters
Su-35S have passed ground and flight trials and flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the deployment airfield
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Russian forces carry out 25 group strikes at energy, military industrial facilities
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
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Russia’s 6th-generation fighter jet to get lasers capable of burning missile homing heads
In addition to electromagnetic guns, the Russian sixth-generation fighter jet will also get guided electronic munitions
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Portion of Belarusian Air Force relocated to reserve airstrip during nuclear drills
"After we relocate the technical personnel, we will start practicing the preparation for the use of non-strategic nuclear munitions," Belarusian Chief of the General Staff Viktor Gulevich said
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Russian PM Mishustin proposes Denis Manturov as his first deputy
During the State Duma’s debate on the candidacy for prime minister, the lawmakers proposed to promote the industry sector supervisor to first deputy prime minister
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At least 90,000 soldiers attend Victory Day celebrations across Russia
Celebrations marking have been held in over 300 cities and towns across Russia
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Medvedev warns that Russia’s default may entail Europe’s default
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council added that the European Union’s financial system is not very stable and people are losing confidence
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Trump develops plan on peaceful resolution in Ukraine — Telegraph
Former US President will not reveal it until the election, the Daily Telegraph reported
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CIS countries retain relations after 'divorce,' appreciate each other even more — Lavrov
"All CIS countries have spoken about the importance of this unification, which emphasizes the new nature, new level, new qualities of our relations not within a single state, but within the Commonwealth," the Russian foreign minister added
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Gazprom posts net loss under IFRS for 2023 amounting to $6.8 bln
The group’s EBITDA amounted to $19 bln in 2023 against $44.9 bln in the previous year
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Ukrainians actively using British weapons to strike Russian regions, diplomat says
"According to the English themselves, since 2022, London has already donated around 7.1 bln pounds for Ukraine’s defense purposes," Sergey Belyaev said
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Woman killed, 29 more wounded in Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod
The Ukrainian armed forces have shelled Russia’s borderline city of Belgorod, as a result, 49 apartments in 22 apartment buildings, four commercial facilities have been damaged, as well as glazing in two hospitals
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Russian sniper reports elimination of Ukrainian serviceman wearing helmet with SS emblem
He specified that his group took the helmet as proof of the elimination
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White House claims Russian forces started offensive on Kharkov
" We’ve been coordinating closely with Ukraine to help them prepare", John Kirby said
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Belarus, Russia conduct tactical nuke drills amid current situation — Lukashenko
"An escalation is ongoing," the president said
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Crew did not survive Antonov An-26 crash in Russia’s Far East — source
On September 22, Antonov An-26 aircraft performed a technical flight and disappeared from flight radars 38 km from Khabarovsk
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UK announces expulsion of Russian defense attache, new diplomatic visa restrictions
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
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Russia, US to straighten out relations despite difficulties — US WWII veteran
The veteran answered in the negative to a question as to whether the US-Russian ties had been ruptured for good
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Lithuania to hold presidential election, citizenship referendum
Eight candidates are running for presidency
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IIHF implements 24-month ban on international transfers by CSKA Hockey Club
The ban is imposed from the day the original one-year transfer ban concludes
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Russian embassy slams ‘unacceptable’ Berlin’s decision to ban Russian flag on May 8-9
"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
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US Army veteran urges Moscow, Washington to prevent WWIII from happening
According to Frank Cohn, life would never be the same in the event of a global military conflict
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Russia mulls developing vertical take-off fighter jets for new aircraft carrier
"We are discussing this with our aircraft-building companies," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said
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Share of modern weapons in the Russian nuclear forces has reached 95% — Putin
Russia has begun serial production of new Zircon hypersonic missiles, the head of state said
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Russian envoy vows both mirror, asymmetrical response to provocations by Baltic states
According to Sergey Belyaev, diplomatic relations with the three Baltic states have been downgraded to a charge d’affaires level
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Putin approves structure of new government
According to his decree, the distribution of authority between deputy prime ministers has changed
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At least 3 killed in Ukrainian strike at fuel depot in Rovenki, LPR
According to LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik, the Ukrainian forces opened fire at the city of Rovenki, causing fire at the local fuel depot and damaging several houses
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Actions by Finland, Sweden pose increasing threats to Russia’s security — diplomat
Sergey Belyaev said that Moscow is closely watching the integration of Finland and Sweden to the military bloc
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Ukrainian troops shell DPR 14 times over 24 hours, killing two civilians
The mission said that overall, the adversary fired 39 rounds of various munitions
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Tanzania, Uganda may become new Russian military sale markets in Africa
Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation noted that new partners were mainly interested in helicopters “for shipments and fight against all modern threats”
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Three people killed, eight wounded in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk restaurant — official
According to the DPR head, among the injured people was a child
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Russia’s top brass mulls arming military pilots with PP-2000 submachine gun
A more compact PP-2000 submachine gun is meant to replace the Kalashnikov AKS-74U assault rifle
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Russian missile cruiser Varyag enters Mediterranean Sea
The ship's crew continues to fulfill the mission it was given for the long-range voyage
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Formidable Sarmat: Satan’s successor that can pierce any defense
TASS’ military analyst fills us in on one of the greatest secrets of Russia’s defense industry
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Death toll of bus crash in St. Petersburg rises to 7
A passenger bus fell into the river in downtown St. Petersburg earlier on May 10
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Russia’s Battlegroup East strikes Ukrainians near Staromayorskoye in DPR
According to Spokesman Alexander Gordeyev, the Ukrainians lost roughly 50 troops
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Air defenses down 21 Vampire rockets, nine drones over Russia’s Belgorod Region
Also, seven UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over the Kursk and Volgograd regions, tthe Russian Defense Ministry added
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IIHF implements 24-month ban on international transfers by CSKA Hockey Club
In addition, the IIHS has decided to implement a three-year suspension on Russian goalkeeper Ivan Fedorov for playing in all IIHF competitions, including the Olympic Games
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US veteran says Soviet Union turned the tide of World War II
Frank Cohn said the people that refuse to do justice to the Soviet role in the war simply don't understand what was going on
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ISS orbit not to be adjusted over solar flares, subsequent geomagnetic storm
The Institute of Applied Geophysics told TASS that the geomagnetic storm on Earth has intensified from the G3 (strong) to G4 (severe) level
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Some 12,000 missiles fired by Hamas at Israel since October 7 — spokesman
Israeli Government Spokesman Eylon Levy said that more than 2,000 of them falling down in the territory of the Palestinian enclave
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Russia observes moment of silence for those killed fighting against Nazism
The television program showed portraits of fallen heroes and animated candles of remembrance
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Developer shows first image of Russia's new Sarmat ballistic missile
The RS-28 Sarmat is the newest heavy liquid-propelled intercontinental ballistic missile currently being co-developed to replace the world’s largest and most formidable ballistic missile, the Voyevoda
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Sarmat, Rubezh, Bulava and other missiles to modernize Russia's Strategic Forces
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have called, almost unanimously, for upgrading Russia’s Strategic Forces
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Europeans go for broke seeing risk of collapse for Kiev in special op situation — Kremlin
According to Peskov, currently, "the moment is crucial."
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Germany prepares for war against Russia, says Russia’s security official
All attempts to present the [recorded] conversation of Bundeswehr officers as a simple game of missiles and tanks were malicious lies, said Dmitry Medvedev
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Volunteers from Turkey join Zaporozhye Region’s Sudoplatov battalion
When asked about the potential reaction of Turkish authorities, another volunteer, code name 'Laz' noted that Turkey and Russia have good relations, so he believes that Ankara will take this decision "well"
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Protest against foreign agent bill underway in Tbilisi
The demonstration organized by the opposition started at 7:00 p.m. local time from three downtown locations places, namely First Republic Square near the Georgian parliament
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Russia pre-emptively plans intermediate-range missile sites to counter US moves — diplomat
Correspondingly, specialists are carrying out preliminary pre-emptive planning, Sergey Ryabkov said
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Mauritius working on Mir system introduction — Russian Ambassador
Mir cards are now accepted in nine countries but operations of the system are limited in six of them
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Russia didn’t invite officials from unfriendly countries to victory parade, diplomat says
Maria Zakharova said veteran organizations in unfriendly countries weren’t affected by the decision not to invite officials
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Russian cutting-edge missile frigate holds artillery firings in Arctic drills
"The combat exercises were conducted in the Barents Sea waters closed for shipping," the Russian Defense Ministry reported
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Macron denies death of French troops in Ukraine out of fear of protests — SVR head
According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine
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Relations with Russia are really important for Israel — Ambassador to Moscow
Dialogue between Israel and Russia is important, including on those topics where the parties "absolutely disagree," Simona Halperin said
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Poland at risk of direct confrontation with Russia, Belarus — Medvedev
According to the politician, "Poland's reckless actions, if rashly supported by its NATO allies, may have far-reaching dangerous consequences for the entire world"
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Death toll from Israeli military operation in Gaza exceeds 34,900 — health ministry
In the past 24 hours 28 people were killed and 69 more Arabs were wounded
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Ukrainian army loses up to 160 troops in Battlegroup East responsibility zone
The military agency added that Ukrainian losses included two armored fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, a self-propelled artillery system and three howitzers
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Hezbollah drones attacked Iron Dome sites in north Israel
The artillery base of the Israel Defense Forces in Khirbet Maar was early exposed to rocket and mortar shelling
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Residential building partially collapses in Russia’s Komi Region
The press service told TASS that 14 people had been evacuated which is everyone who was present in the building at the time of the collapse
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West may benefit from Zelensky’s elimination to put blame on Russia — DPR head
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Russia’s Dnepr group repels counterattack by 118th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Over the week, units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the manpower and equipment of three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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French ambassador arrives in Russian foreign ministry
Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier in the day that French President Emmanuel Macron has initiated a new spiral of tension and slammed his statement on a possibility of sending troops to Ukraine as a very dangerous rhetoric
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Russian canoeist Pavlov bared from 2024 Olympics for clicking Like under Putin’s video
Canoe rowers Mikhail Pavlov and his teammate Zakhar Petrov were scheduled to participate in the 500-meter distance Olympic qualifying distance race for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
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Russia knows how to deal with Ukrainian drones — Putin
The Russian leader noted that those tasks that until recently were solved exclusively with the help of aviation systems are now being solved with small means, but with great effect
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Russian armed forces attack military airfield in Ivano-Frankovsk region, target reached
According to Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, the facilities hit
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US aims to halve Russia’s oil, gas revenues by 2030 — newspaper
Sticking to sanctions against Russia "has enormous geopolitical implications in terms of <…> Russia’s ability to use its energy as a strategic asset," Geoffrey Pyatt noted
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Russian PM Mishustin proposes Denis Manturov as his first deputy
During the State Duma’s debate on the candidacy for prime minister, the lawmakers proposed to promote the industry sector supervisor to first deputy prime minister
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Russia’s wheat exports rise by 11% to 40.85 mln tons — experts
According to Rusagrotrans analytical center, grain exports from July 2023 to March 2024 reached 53.9 mln tons, rising from 44.9 mln tons the previous season
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Iran confirms acquisition of Russian Mi-28, Su-35, Yak-130 aircraft
The agency said the aircraft were already in Iran and accepted into service
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Russian military fights Nazi followers in special military operation — Shoigu
He stressed that during the war, the qualities of a multinational people were revealed — its strength and fortitude, incredible mutual support, and a commitment to fight for the ideas of justice and humanism
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Death toll in Ukrainian strike on LPR oil depot climbs
At this time, 15 people have been affected by the catastrophe at the Rovenki oil depot
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Trump sees Biden willing to stop all aid to Israel soon
Earlier, former US President said that the Democratic Party actually hates Israel
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Russia has no intention of delegating responsibility for Arctic to other countries — envoy
The Americans are not prepared for this, either, according to senior official in the Arctic Council Nikolai Korchunov
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Russia can harvest 145 mln tons of grain in 2024 — expert
Accoridng to Arkady Zlochevsky, 5 mln metric tons of grain could be harvested in new Russian regions in 2024
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Indonesian ambassador says Su-35 fighter jets contract remains in force
Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Jose Tavares said that around 30% of weapons in service with his country’s armed forces are Russian-made
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Armenia to refrain from financing CSTO activity in 2024
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
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IDF launches operation against Hamas in Jabaliya in northern Gaza — spokesman
"The troops have begun operations against terrorist infrastructure in the Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya neighborhoods," Daniel Hagari said
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Three people dead in bus crash in St. Petersburg, nine rescued, four — in clinical death
The Ministry of Emergency Situations added that diving rescue work has been finished at the accident site
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Russian forces hit Ukrainian points of deployment and equipment at railway stations
Тhe Russian Ministry of Defense noted that "air defense systems, arsenals, fuel depots, workshops for the production and repair of unmanned boats and UAVs, temporary deployment points for foreign mercenaries
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Israeli army attacking Rafah in southern Gaza — media
Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen television said the Israeli air force is also delivering airstrikes at Khan Younis
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Russia to open consulate-general in Maldives
It will be opened in the city of Male
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Submarine force armed with Poseidon torpedoes to come into operation in Kamchatka in 2025
It is also reported that the new division that the Russian Pacific Fleet is setting up within its submarine forces will also comprise other submarines in addition to the Belgorod and Khabarovsk subs
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Israel has no plans to introduce Russian Mir payment cards — ambassador
Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin said said that Israel works with the international SWIFT system
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Geomagnetic storm on Earth reaches extreme levels first time since 2005
The extreme level of a geomagnetic storm on Earth may trigger damage to energy systems
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Belarus gears up for trial run mounting nukes to delivery platforms
According to Alexander Volfovich, the Belarusian military's capabilities will be tested in the field of "delivery of warheads to military units, their mounting on launchers and their attachment to Su-25 jets"
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