Drilling on Black Sea shelf to start in 2015 — Rosneft CEO

The ship sank 26 nautical miles from the Romanian town of Sfantu Gheorghe

A second plane will take off shortly, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said

Isaac Herzog pointed out that he found it unacceptable to compare Israeli political leaders with leaders of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, whom the ICC prosecutor also wants to arrest

Earlier, the state-run Press TV reported that rescuers have found Raisi’s helicopter

According to Mansouri, there were three helicopters and radio contact was lost with the one carrying the president

It is reported that the Ukrainian military uses the Ptakhi Madyara group of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operators who try to remove discovered mines from rivers

"Any newly-minted Fuhrer' of the Ukrainian Reich is capable of tearing it up at any moment for opportunistic reasons," the politician noted

The US carried out a subcritical nuclear test at the proving ground in Nevada

Denis Pushilin noted that the exhibition presents only a small part of what has been destroyed by Russian troops

"However, it will change nothing either for the Ukrainians or for us," Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council stressed

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and several more officials were reported onboard

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, May 20th

Gunfire was heard in the morning near the residence of Vital Kamerhe

The constitutional powers of the current Ukrainian president expire on the night of May 21

On May 17, Putin explained the Russian military's offensive in the direction of Kharkov by the Ukrainian military’s continued shelling of residential areas in the border regions, including Belgorod

In addition, Ukrainian forces were facing ammunition shortages due to a stalled US aid package

"They have not lived in a state of law before and now everything will stay as it is," the politician said

The helicopter carried Governor of the East Azerbaijan Province Malek Rakhmati and Tabriz Imam of Friday Prayer Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem

The powers of the current Ukrainian president under the current Constitution expire on May 21

The Tasnim news agency reported earlier that the helicopter carrying the Iranian president made an emergency landing near the village of Uzi in Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French military "fears that such a large military unit cannot be transferred and stationed in Ukraine unnoticed"

It is reported that doctors are doing everything possible to stabilize the patient

The Georgian legislature passed a bill on foreign agents in the third reading on May 14

According to the Yomiuri newspaper, the sides hold negotiations to organize a meeting of the ministers of defense during the security on conference in Asia, which will take place in Singapore between May 31 and June 2

On May 19, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crash-landed in Iran's East Azerbaijan province

The Russain leader "stressed that he knew Ebrahim Raisi well and thought highly of him as a reliable partner who made an invaluable personal contribution to expansion of friendly relations between Russia and Iran"

According to Miroshnik, the Russian foreign ministry calls for bringing Ukraine’s leadership to responsibility "for violating the norms and principles of humanitarian law"

According to the report, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber will become interim president of the Islamic republic

"We have declared our readiness and are waiting for the decision of the Iranian side," Russia’s Charge d’Affaires in Tehran added

LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik said earlier that Ukrainian troops had hit Yubileiny residential areas with Western-made weapons

Vladimir Sazhin noted that the struggle for the leverage of power in the country following Raisi's death could begin in the camp of conservatives, whom the late president represented

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized that "much more US military assistance" is on its way to Ukraine

According to Rodion Miroshnik, the operation to liberate the LPR would be brought to an end as soon as the operation in Lisichansk was finished

Russian force have advanced to about 1.5 kilometers and are now in Gulaypole’s suburb

Russian Battlegroup North units kept advancing deep into the Ukrainian army’s defenses in the Kharkov area over the past day

No casualties or damage were reported

Russian forces also hit concentrations of Ukrainian manpower and equipment in 112 areas over the past 24 hours

"Tanks delivered fire from a distance of 800 meters under constant enemy shelling," Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

All passengers and crew of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi were killed in the crash, according to Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pir Hossein Kolivand

Viktor Vodolatsky also said the liberation of Staritsa would make it possible to reduce to a minimum and later completely remove the threat of bombardments for the Belgorod Region

According to Peter Kuznick, Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, Zelensky’s approval rating has dropped to approximately 60%, because "the Ukrainians are tired of war"

Special attention will be focused on the prospects for the organization’s further development and its adaptation to the formation of a new world order

Citing a high-ranking Iranian Army general, the TV channel noted that the weather has worsened significantly

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of a joint Indian-Russian venture to produce Kalashnikov assault rifles in the country in March 2019

The use of depleted uranium ammunition does not violate any international treaties, expert says

Vladimir Putin and Ebrahim Raisi last met in Moscow on December 7, 2023, and the two leaders took part in an online BRICS summit last November

The Tasnim news agency reported earlier that the helicopter carrying the Iranian president made an emergency landing near the village of Uzi in Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province

Shalva Papuashvili specified that the parliament will convene on Monday, when the president's veto will be registered and submitted to the committee on legal issues for consideration

The ministers discussed the results of Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to China

According to the files of arbitration cases, the court has partially upheld RusChemAlliance’s claim for interim measures against Deutsche Bank

According to Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow has been registering "all public signals coming from the US administration regarding this"

"We will continue our efforts to prevent the deployment of strike weapons in outer space," Sergey Ryabkov pointed out

"Shortly after the accident, we managed to speak with Tabriz’s Friday Prayer Imam," Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mahdi Safari said

"By the end of the year the number of new Chinese brands may reach 10," analysts said

Dmitry Medvedev stressed that "subtle considerations about preventing existential threats do not work during bloody conflicts"

According to article, a security agreement between Washington and Kiev would prolong the fighting in Ukraine and could become "a liability for the United States"

The press bureau drew attention to the fact that history has shown time and again that attempts to retain power using lies and intimidation do not work

According to adviser to the DPR head Igor Kimakovsky, the Ukrainian military abandoned most of the bodies of dead soldiers in the combat area

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, May 17th

Fico, who survived an assassination attempt last Wednesday, was hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica

The IRGC Commander Lieutenant General Hossein Salami confirmed it

In the text of the letter, the volunteers recalled that they had been "selected by the Organizing Committee of the 2023 Olympic and Paralympic Games (for the 2024 Paris Olympics), each one given a mission" and had already received visas, bought tickets to France and were ready to start working

More than 500 foreign guests attended the inauguration of 64-year-old Lai Ching-te, including representatives from 12 countries that recognize Taiwan as a separate state

Among the accusations pressed against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant are "Wilful Killing… or Murder as a war crime," "Intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as a war crime"

Sergey Ryabkov emphasized that Russia and Iran would continue to develop their relationship gradually, including in terms of the tasks of "strengthening security"

On May 19, a helicopter carrying the Iranian president crashed in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province

Maria Zakharova pointed out that behind these barbaric attacks with Western weapons the silhouettes of US and British handlers of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's were clearly visible

Seven out of 15 UN Security Council members, including Russia and China, voted in favor of the resolution, while seven voted against and Switzerland abstained

"In this case regulatory acts adopted by a criminal state cannot be considered law in its true sense," the Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council explained

"The greatest impression lies in the power of Harbin," the Russian leader noted, adding that "Harbin has turned into a powerful world-scale megacity in recent years"

An air raid alert has been in effect in the Kharkov Region for almost eight hours

The Peoples' Friendship Arch in Kiev was unveiled in 1982 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Soviet Union and the reunification of Ukraine with Russia in 1654

"The Ukrainians are losing this war," Rajmund Andrzejczak said, describing the situation as "very, very dramatic"

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia, unlike the Ukrainian side, had never rejected any negotiations

The nuclear submarine missile cruiser K-141 Kursk sank on August 12, 2000, during exercises in the Barents Sea as a result of an explosion in a torpedo tube

Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo added that the enemy lost 47 drones

Dmitry Medvedev believes that "the population of a broken Ukraine realizes this only too well," noting that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky canceled the country’s presidential election knowing that he would likely "lose spectacularly"

On May 19, a helicopter carrying the Iranian president crashed in Iran's Eastern Azerbaijan Province

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited the Russian President to visit his country when he traveled to Russia in September

The conversation with the top Russian diplomat took place on the sidelines of the state visit of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin to China

Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri confirmed reports about the death of Iran’s leader

it should be enough to make sure that US, French and British-made long-range weapons don’t reach Russia, including the country’s new regions, Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of Russia’s National Defense magazine told TASS

According to objective control data, the crew members of the armored vehicle were injured

The trip laid the groundwork for many years to come, Maria Zakharova said

Despite intensive strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery, the Ukrainian military is still attempting to redeploy reserves to the town’s eastern part, according to the report

According to Denis Pushilin, "mercenaries from France and other countries are still present" on the remaining territory of Ukraine

According to Vasily Nebenzya, the conference will be focused on "the [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky peace formula, which was supported by a representative of the Kiev regime during one of the Security Council meetings last week"

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that on instructions from President Vladimir Putin the General Staff had begun preparations for an exercise to be held in the near future involving missile units of the Southern Military District, aircraft and naval ships

According to CEO of Laboratory PPSh Denis Oslomenko, the Baba Yaga drone flies through Starlink and cannot be supressed

Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at Washington’s Foundation for Defense of Democracies noted that the deceased president was exactly the kind of person Khamenei wants running the country

The prosecutor also requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant

The prime minister cited intelligence data indicating that the situation on the border is unchanged

Vasily Nebenzya said that this was not the only example of lies or understatements by Western representatives

According to Andrey Lazarkevich, in the current situation Ukrainian servicemen prefer to surrender as prisoners of war

It also emphasized that Russia had "a huge advantage in artillery shells," adding that "depleted Ukrainian air defenses" were unable to counter Russian air power

As Mark Episkopos notes, sending NATO instructors to Ukraine "without a larger strategy for ending" the fighting would be "a recipe for disaster" and would "bring NATO and Russia within a hair’s breadth of open conflict"

According to Sergey Overchenko, the US and NATO are trying to "entice" the Central Asian countries into so-called partnership programs and continuing unflagging attempts to bring their military infrastructure to the region

Russian President ordered to send two planes and helicopters with a group of 50 rescuers

According to the source, the radio frequency operates in all directions of the line of engagement in the special military operation zone