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Supplied energy resources are to be paid for regardless of politics — Russian PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev mentioned Ukraine talking about energy resources payments
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Russia restores gasoline production after decline — Energy Ministry
The increase in motor gasoline production in mid-April is associated with production recovery after a local drop due to unscheduled repairs at refineries
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Lavrov states West’s growing concern about BRICS plans to develop own financial tools
According to the minister, Russia is interested in increasing the role of the BRICS states in the international monetary, financial and trading systems, developing interbank cooperation, expanding the use of national currencies and creating its own exchange
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Xi Jinping proposes four principles for resolving Ukrainian crisis
The Chinese leader had an in-depth exchange of views on the Ukrainian crisis with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is on an official visit to Beijing
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IMF welcomes BRICS expansion — spokesperson
"We are a supporter of countries working together, finding ways to trade, to become integrated, so that more people can benefit from the gains of global integration," Julie Kozack said
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Israel planned to strike back at Iran on April 15, but decided to postpone, Axios reports
Israel told the US administration about the decision to wait, according to a US official
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Russian security chief urges measures against 'ethnic enclaves' in Russia
The Russian president has ordered that migration policy be overhauled taking into account the national interests and security of the population, and the importance of preserving Russia’s culture and language, Nikolay Patrushev reiterated
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Russian software sales soaring over last four years — Minister
The number of employees in IT companies increased by 1.5 times over four years, Maksut Shadaev said
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Press review: US throws Russia New START curveball and Washington's aid balancing act
Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 17th
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Ovechkin may beat legendary Gretzky’s goal record starting next NHL season
The contract of the 38-year-old Ovechkin with NHL Washington Capitals is valid until the end of June 2026
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Former Ukrainian MP sees Zelensky turning into 'usurper' after his term expires
The legitimacy of the authorities is a hot button issue in Ukraine, where parliamentary and presidential elections are prohibited during martial law
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Georgia’s parliament approves first reading of foreign agent bill
Protests against the bill have been held outside the parliament building since Monday
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Ukraine to lose at least 10 mln citizens over mobilization law — political scientist
According to Andrey Zolotarev, domestically, the population’s confidence level in President Vladimir Zelensky and state authorities will plummet
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French politician accuses EU leaders of ruining European economies
Florian Philippot recalled that while the International Monetary Fund lowered its outlook for France’s GDP growth for the current year to 0.7%, it improved the outlook for Russia from 2.6% to 3.2%
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Bank of Russia supports accelerating bill on international cryptocurrency payments
Elvira Nabiullina also noted that more than 98% of financial transactions inside Russia are routed through the Russian equivalent of SWIFT, the Financial Messaging System of the Bank of Russia
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Ukrainian front may collapse this summer — newspaper
According to the newspaper’s assessments, Russia "has never been closer to its goals" in the special military operation zone
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Remote sensing satellite Aist-2D’s orbital mission complete — Roscosmos
Aist-29, launched in 2016, has scanned more than 93 million square kilometers
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Volume of frozen Russian assets in Germany reaches around €3.9 bln
This figure includes frozen assets of individuals and legal entities included in the sanctions list, such as cash, corporate investments, and yachts
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Russian government approves list of unfriendly countries
There are two countries on the list
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Over 40 athletes to represent Venezuela at 2024 BRICS Games in Russia’s Kazan
The 2024 BRICS Games will be held in Kazan on June 12-23 and will feature events in 25 different sports
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Russia restores gasoline production after decline — Energy Ministry
The increase in motor gasoline production in mid-April is associated with production recovery after a local drop due to unscheduled repairs at refineries
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Conflict growth against interests of Iran, Israel, region — Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov believes that the conflict between Iran and Israel can hardly be called indirect
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Press review: Iran fires back at Israel and Russia, West spar over AI rulebook
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, April 15th
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Iran says it won’t prevent return of Russian sailor from seized ship — MFA
The Russian Embassy in Tehran keeps the issue under special control, Maria Zakharova said
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Shoigu visits presentation of over 30 promising weapons, including robotic vehicles
The Russian defense minister has given his instructions to speed up the introduction of promising weapons that have been tested in the special military operation zone into service with the Russian Army
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Russia to work more closely with Africa to combat infections — sanitary watchdog chief
In 2014-2016, Russia’s sanitary watchdog played a role in eliminating the Ebola outbreak in the Republic of Guinea, and in 2017 it assisted Madagascar in dealing with its outbreak of plague
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Peacekeepers fully accomplish mission in Karabakh, Russian senator says
According to a statement signed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on November 9, 2020, a Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh
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Senior Russian diplomat rules out early resumption of JCPOA for Iran’s nuclear program
Sergey Ryabkov stressed that the upcoming US presidential election wasn’t making the matter any more relevant
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Georgian president says she will veto law on foreign agents
According to Salome Zourabichvili, she is certain that the parliamentary majority will override her veto
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Russian PM signs off on plan for regions to accommodate evacuees from Palestine
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry is assigned to oversee the process of sending the evacuees to their respective regions in accordance with an annex to the directive
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US not going to be in armed conflict with Russia — official
The President of the United States has made that very clear
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Israel says its jets attacked Hezbollah air defense site in eastern Lebanon
I"DF soldiers recently carried out strikes to eliminate "an immediate threat" in the Qawqaba area in southern Lebanon," Israel Defense Forces said
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Russia to scrap moratorium on intermediate missiles if US deploys them anywhere — MFA
Sergey Ryabkov said the US seeks to maintain military superiority in a great variety of areas
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US retrieves weapons previously banned under INF treaty — Russian ambassador
Anatoly Antonov emphasized that such steps were another powerful blow to strategic stability
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Kamchatka's glaciers shrink by 36% since 1950
In the northern part of the Central Range, the greatest reduction is observed in small glaciers with an area of less than 0.1 square kilometers and in glaciers of the southeastern and southern parts
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Russia maintains constructive dialogue with both Iran, Israel — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov mentioned a recent phone call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
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Crimea, Donbass to forever remain within Russia, Slovak PM tells national parliament
Robert Fico believes Moscow will win in its confrontation with Kiev
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Iran ready for defensive measures if Israel continues escalation — embassy in Russia
"If Israel and its Western supporters want to further escalate the conflict, we are ready to take additional defensive measures to protect our legitimate interests," Hussein Maliki said
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White House effectively rules out option for US forces to intercept Russian missiles
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Joe Biden had made it clear that the United States would not take on a combat role in Ukraine
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Almost 3,000 shots fired at Russia’s Kursk Region during military operation
The region's governor Roman Starovoit said 50 apartment buildings, 975 single-family homes, two stores, seven social and cultural buildings have been restored in the region since the beginning of the special operation
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Russia’s domestic investment grows, conditions created for future development — Putin
The Russian president stated that expanding contacts with countries in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America give up fresh potential for the Russian economy in nearly any business
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Russian troops pound Ukrainian military-industrial sites in precision strikes over week
In the Avdeyevka direction, units of the Battlegroup Center liberated the communities of Lastochkino, Severnoye and Petrovskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and continued advancing in the western direction
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Italy manages to fully substitute Russian gas supplies, says Energy Security Minister
"In Europe this issue is even more complex," Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said noting that gas prices have fluctuated greatly over the past two years
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Swiss parliament votes against joining task force on frozen Russian assets
The group contains US finance and justice ministers, representatives of Australia, the UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan, as well as the European Commission
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Number of people convicted of high treason in Russia last year revealed
In 2022, 16 individuals were convicted of high treason and one was convicted of spying
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Iran has warned US that Israeli response would set off harsh retaliation — minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the statement as he spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi
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Iranian president warns of 'terrible response' to any action against country
Ebrahim Raisi opined that the UN Security Council and the organization as a whole "failed to fulfill their minimum legal obligations to condemn the [Israeli] attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus"
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US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace eight times in past day
In the Russian general's words, such actions set a dangerous precedent for air incidents and accidents, and escalate the general situation in Syria’s airspace
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Romania now hosts as many as 11 F-16 jets for training of Ukrainian pilots
The ministers expressed their willingness to find a way for the center to continue to operate beyond 2025
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Slovakia to oppose Ukraine’s NATO membership bid — PM
Meanwhile, Slovakia supports Ukraine’s accession to the European Union
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Iran may break through Israel’s air defenses in major attack by drones, missiles — expert
Iran has the region’s largest arsenal of ballistic missiles, estimated to number in the low thousands, Behnam Ben Taleblu noted
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China’s core interests on Taiwan issue must not be infringed — Defense Ministry
"The Taiwan issue is the primary one among China’s core interests," Dong Jun said
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Gasoline output in Russia up 12.1% week-on-week on April 1-7 to 845,900 tons — statistics
The statistics service does not provide the year-on-year dynamics of gasoline production
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Envoy reports dozens of Russians killed in Ukrainian attacks in past week
According to Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik, over that period, Ukrainian troops fired "at least 1,362 munitions" at civilian facilities
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Russian industrial producers’ prices up 2.4% in March — statistics
In chemicals production, prices edged up by 26.8% for ethers, organic peroxides, epoxides, acetals and semiacetals and their derivatives
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Ukraine turns from sovereign country into Western protectorate, Hungarian PM says
Viktor Orban noted that there should be a buffer zone between NATO and Russia and Ukraine could serve as one
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Top British diplomat refused to recognize Voronezh and Rostov as part of Russia — source
After Truss’ statements urging Moscow to move its forces, located on Russia’s soil, away from the border with Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov asked his British counterpart if she recognized Russia’s sovereignty over the Voronezh and Rostov Regions
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US deliberately fuels tensions in Asia — Russian envoy to Washington
According to Anatoly Antonov, the United States are creating new closed groups and military-political alliances in the Asia-Pacific region and this way "are trying to return the world to the worst times of the Cold War and brinkmanship on the brink of a nuclear conflict"
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Severstal to unveil Q1 dividend recommendation on April 23
The quarterly cycle of information disclosure is convenient for the company as a matter of principle, Nikita Klimantov noted
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Protesters give Georgian government one hour to revoke foreign agents bill
Earlier on Wednesday, Georgia’s parliament passed the foreign agents bill in the first reading
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Press review: Israel mulls response to Iran's strike and Ukraine plays shot-caller with US
Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, April 16th
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Russian state companies invested almost $10.72 bln into digitalization — Minister
The most important is the fact that Russian solutions account for more than 85% of expenses, Maksut Shadaev noted
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Zelensky hastily fled Kiev, Russian State Duma Speaker claims
"He fled to Lvov with his entourage, where he and his assistance were provided with accommodation," the speaker said
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Over 40 nations want to join BRICS — Russian lawmaker
According to Grigory Karasin, many BRICS members share the opinion that the association should be in no hurry to adopt a strict charter, "seeing how counterproductively and even provocatively the European Union is acting"
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Russia, Belarus boosting interaction despite sanctions
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin added that the record-high indicator of mutual trade turnover is $45.2 bln
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Russia says its forces repel four Ukrainian counterattacks in Kupyansk area
The Ukrainian army losses were up to 70 servicemen, three motor vehicles, a D-30 howitzer, 2 Plastun-3000 electronic reconnaissance stations and a Nota electronic warfare station
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Georgian protests against foreign agent bill reek of US influence — Medvedev
"The experienced and all-too-familiar Hollywood touch can be seen behind these rallies," the politician pointed out
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'Iron Dome' can't fully protect from UAV swarms — Chinese expert
According to Wei Dongxu, Tehran's firepower can cover most of the Middle East region, representing a fierce and precise long-range retaliatory means
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US insists on inciting confrontation in Asia-Pacific region — senior Russian diplomat
Sergey Ryabkov also noted that the way the West is desperately trying to preserve "the neo-Nazi regime [in Kiev] by nurturing it" is further proof that Russia is on the right path with its foreign policy
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Russian Aerospace Forces destroy three militant hideouts in Syria’s Homs
No shelling attacks on Syrian troops were registered over the past 24 hours
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No official invitation to attend celebration of 80th anniversary of Normandy invasion yet
It was earlier reported that France plans to invite Russia to attend the commemorative events in Normandy on June 6
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Russian forces pummel Ukrainian army, equipment in 133 areas over past day
Russian troops took better frontline positions in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported
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Erdogan accuses Israel of seeking to spread conflict throughout entire region
The Turkish leader slammed Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide and said that the only way to ease tension in the region is to stop it
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No snap elections before delimiting borders with Azerbaijan, Armenian PM says
Nikol Pashinyan said about it, replying to a question from a resident of the borderline village of Berkaber about the necessity to hold snap elections before delimiting the border with Azerbaijan
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Both main US parties threatened Telegram, co-founder says
"So we got two letters that said: whatever we do, we would be violating the US Constitution," Pavel Durov said
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Kiev recognizes Russia's tenfold superiority in artillery shells
Vladimir Zelensky admitted that Ukraine had no chance of winning victory without support from the West
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Japan’s imports of Russian LNG up 35.7% in March, its share up to 10.4%
Japan’s purchases of Russian coal fell by 83% in the reporting period
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Situation with air service between Russia and Dubai stabilizing — air transport agency
Domestic airlines completed about 30 flights between airports in Russia and Dubai
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DPR leader reports heaviest fighting near Avdeyevka, Chasov Yar
According to Denis Pushilin, it is too early to say when the city could be liberated
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Russian sports communities must maintain ties with int’l federations — sports minister
According to Oleg Matytsin, despite the fact that Russian athletes perform without the anthem and the national flag, everyone understands where these athletes come from and that they compete for the great country
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Ukrainian president signs law tightening mobilization rules
According to Rada Deputy Speaker Alexander Korniyenko, some of the law’s provisions will take effect after its publication, while most of them will enter into force in a month
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Carlson may be recognized as foreign agent in US, says human rights activist
Alexander Ionov stressed that the law on foreign agents worked differently in the United States than in Russia
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Ukraine loses roughly 100 troops, tank in Krasny Liman direction in past day
Also Ukrainians lost two armored vehicles and three cars
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Avtostat revises new car sales forecast to 1.5 mln in Russia this year
According to the best case, the Russian car market may soar by 65% to 1.75 mln cars
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Iran withdraws officers out of Syria due to Israel’s potential strike — newspaper
The report said that the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement is also reducing the number of its officers in Syria
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Russia to sign agreements on information security with Venezuela, Laos — diplomat
Sergey Ryabokon also noted that agreements with Iran, Myanmar, Uzbekistan and Ethiopia are expected to come into force this year
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New US bill calls for $26 bln in assistance to Israel
The bill also includes a proposal to earmark $2.4 billion to fund US Armed Forces operating in the Middle East in response to threats against Israel
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Sevmash shipyard floats Arkhangelsk SSGN
Sevmash is building a series of six project 885M strategic nuclear guided missile submarines
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Annual inflation in Russia gearing up to 7.83% over week — Economy Ministry
Prices slowed down to in their growth to 0.1% during the reporting week
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Israeli tanks return to northern parts of Gaza — TV
According to the reports, "the tanks returned to Beit Hanoun and surrounded several schools, where families of internally displaced people took shelter"
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Hamas grateful to Erdogan for his support — TV
The Turkish leader also announced talks with Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey on April 20
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Russia, CIS partners to hold air defense exercise in 2024
The participants in the exercises will practice interaction in getting ready for and conducting combat operations by aviation and air defense forces that are part of the unified regional air defense system of Russia and Belarus
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Nuclear field turns into dangerous tool of psychological war, Russian diplomat warns
"Basically, attempts to question the maximum security of nuclear facilities must be completely ruled out everywhere in the world," Sergey Ryabkov stressed
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Water level in Kurgan to hit historical maximum in few days
The government of the Kurgan Region has arranged the work on providing financial assistance to the victims in the emergency zone
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Israel plans to send 'painful message' to Iran in response to attack — newspaper
According to the report, Israel’s war cabinet will meet on April 16 for a third straight day
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