Seven injured in explosion in Jerusalem — radio

According to Gustav Gressel, last fall, Western battle tanks could have been a major advantage for Ukraine, but today their significance has diminished

Social Democracy Party won the highest number of votes - 22.94%

Rishi Sunak noted that "that's something for the long term, not the here and now"

The BRICS summit took place in Johannesburg under South Africa’s chairmanship on August 22-24

According to Scott Ritter, militarily, the Ukrainian army has already been destroyed

Irina Yarovaya recalled that in accordance with the US project codenamed UP-8 "laboratories in Lvov, Kharkov, Odessa and Kiev, conducted tests under the guidance of US military specialists on more than 4,000 military servicemen"

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 28th

The Russian ambassador pointed out that the biggest threat for the US is "to have independent countries here, close by, to the south of the Mexican border, which have the right to choose who they will cooperate with and how"

As a result of the explosion of one of them, two policemen were injured

The spokesman for the Russian battlegroup West Sergey Zybinsky pointed out that during the fighting in the Kupyansk area, the battlegroup West carried out two air strikes on the temporary deployment areas of the 44th Ukrainian mechanized brigade and the Radio-Technical units stationed near Cherneshchynavin the Kharkpv Reegion

In the Borisovsky district, an improvised explosive device was dropped from a quadcopter on a private house in the village of Bogun-Gorodok on Sunday

"International experts evaluate not only economic opportunities or cultural aspects, but they also analyze how well the city is developing," Deputy Mayor Natalya Sergunina noted

Robert Fico noted that the country no longer has weapons that could be transferred to Kyiv

Deputy Minister Dmitry Volvach also noted joint prospects in the areas of the construction and upgrade of railway infrastructure, the construction in the region of a hub for shipment of fertilizers, facilities for assembly of helicopter and automotive vehicles, as well as other projects in the area of transport, energy, peaceful atom and medicine

"The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020," the statement reads

The Slovak Foreign Ministry "called on Russia to stop disinformation activities directed against Slovakia"

North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Im Chon Il opined that the US hostility to the North Korea-Russia friendly relations has crossed the red line

"Apparently there are apologists of Nazi collaborators not only in Canada, but also in the US", Dmitry Polyansky said

According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, the house-to-house inspection of the territory continues

In addition to optimizing the sectoral structure, the authorities plan to strengthen the industrial potential of the state sector, focus on its role in building an advanced system of transport communications, modernizing agriculture, tourism and cultural spheres

"The US and the West flatly rejected Russia's just proposal to conduct an international joint investigation, involving Russia as a directly related party, under the observation of the UN," Kim Jong Gyu, director general of the Russian Affairs Department of the North Korean Foreign Ministry, has said

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili called the information about USAID financing revolutionary movements in the republic a black day in the history of US aid to Georgia

According to the mayor of the city Alexey Kopaygorodsky, everything is normal in Sochi

Milos Vucevic also stated that all maneuvers of Serbian military units on the territory of the country are carried out in accordance with national regulations, do not contradict UN Security Council Resolution 1244

Russian reconnaissance means discovered a loading point of a train carrying armored vehicles of the 38th Marine Brigade, intended for reinforcement of Ukrainian forces on the contact line, the Russian Defense Ministry said

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

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, October 2nd

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian military personnel also stopped the activities of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Kherson direction

The head of state noted that military and patriotic traditions are being continued with honor by the current generation of military personnel

According to the decree, Ukrainian citizens can cross the Russian border without a visa as long as they have a domestic or foreign Ukrainian passport, diplomatic or service passport, identity card of a sailor or crew member of an aircraft

"The vast majority" of lawmakers in both houses of Congress speak in support of Ukraine, the President noted

According to Sergey Suvorov, the heavy tonnage of Western-made vehicles, as well as the fact that troops often neglect to remove the rubber grouser cleats for driving on asphalt from the tank’s treads, leaves many tanks susceptible to getting stuck in the mud of the battlefield

It is also reported that the Russian military repulsed two Ukrainian army attacks in the Krasny Liman area

Moscow welcomes the decision of the countries in the region not to join anti-Russia sanctions and "the constructive position on expanding cooperation with Russia and closest allies and partners," Deputy Economic Development Minister Dmitry Volvach said

According to Hersh’s sources, the level of corruption in Kiev is "approaching that of the Afghan war, although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from the Ukraine"

Former high-ranking Pentagon official Gregory Weaver is confident that traditional nuclear deterrence based on the principle of mutually assured destruction in the event of a full-scale conflict with the Russian Federation is not enough

Sergey Ryabkov has added that Moscow is expanding the platforms of interaction with Latin America and the Caribbean

The conference focused on the ESG concept, which aims to manage risks related to environmental, social and governance criteria

Russia’s cooperation with Latin America has always "relied particularly on principles of mutual benefit unlike the relations between Latin American countries and former global hegemons," First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Zhukov

This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense

"We are not asking KFOR and EULEX to take the side of the Serbs, the exiled Serb people, the people who suffer from Kurti’s terror every day. We are just asking them to be impartial and neutral," Petar Petkovic stressed

According to Sergey Ryabkov, both sides carry on "with purely technical aspects [of bilateral relations] concerning the operation of diplomatic missions, visa issuance matters, as well as certain occasional humanitarian situations"

Richard Sakwa also noted that signs had already emerged that Western countries "have their limits"

"We are seeking to shift to national currencies where it is possible since this is obviously a comprehensive problem," Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Latin American Department Alexander Shchetinin said

Local authorities also planned to hold various sports competitions

Nikolay Azarov pointed out that the mobilization campaign is continuing throughout the country at a rapid pace

Peru "experiences external pressure from the US," member of the Peruvian parliament Jaime Quito said

"Establishing a corridor to Serbia would follow, to enable supply of arms and troops," Albin Kurti noted

According to the statement, the plans encompass a number of spheres, involving the governance system and security, economic and social aspects

According to the captured Ukrainian serviceman, in rare cases it is possible to strike a deal with a unit commander

"Eliminating the supreme commanders of terrorist units is key," the politician said

As the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council said, Moscow will achieve victory in the conflict in Ukraine

Representatives from the Philippines, the Netherlands, France, Syria, Nigeria, Moldova, and other countries around the world participated in the competition

The ministry said the figure is up from 775 million euros worth of licenses issued a year earlier 2022, representing an increase of about 300%

According to Dmitry Peskov, "these kinds of absolutely absurd decisions only serve to further negatively affect the already deplorable relations" between Russia and the EU

The report shows the ongoing expansion of cooperation between the two sides in trade, investment, finance and other fields

Sergey Ryabkov also noted that in the United States there was what he described as "unlimited financing of any government debts"

Director of the agency's Latin American department, Alexander Shchetinin, noted that this goal is achievable

According to the investigation, Mikhail Dariy acted together with accomplices who are still unidentified. It was established that he has two valid passports, meaning that he could hide from law enforcement agencies if he is left at large

Meanwhile, a Chinese-made armor vest failed to withstand a shot and was pierced through

According to Dmitry Kuleba, the Ukrainian leadership will push visiting EU foreign ministers "to open accession talks by the end of the year"

Vladimir Saldo said another city neighborhood came under a similar type of shelling in the morning

The Russian president recalled that Ukraine’s Constitution prohibited the deployment of foreign military bases in the national territory, but there was no ban on training centers

They have surrendered 45 armored vehicles, 87 motor vehicles, and about 14 million ammunition supplies, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Most of them laid down their weapons voluntarily

Alexander Schallenberg noted that security guarantees should not trigger obligations to provide military assistance similar to what is enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO Treaty

In April, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to extend the deadline for the sale of Exxon's stake in the Sakhalin-1 project until fall 2023

According to the Turkey’s Ministry of Interior, efforts to identify the second terrorist continue

It is also reported that the most serious battles in the Kupyansk area are taking place in the area of Sinkovka and Petropavlovka

According to the department, we are talking about repelling attacks in the directions of Rabotin and Verbovoy in the Zaporozhye region

The dollar-to-ruble rate grew by 0.14% to 98.1 rubles, the euro rate added 0.4% and amounted to 103.76 rubles

"In fact, we are now facing a situation where any politicians on the European continent who tend to care about the sovereignty of their country, who defend the interests of their country are immediately begin to be dubbed pro-Russian," Dmitry Peskov said

Argentina has been invited to BRICS, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Latin American Department Alexander Shchetinin said

Josep Borrell officially confirmed the holding of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kiev on October 2

Armenia earlier stated that its ratification of the Rome Statute wouldn’t be directed against Russia, but would aim to prosecute Azerbaijanis who had committed war crimes

According to US President, US "cannot, under any circumstances allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted"

According to the law, all women between the ages of 18 and 60 who are doctors, dentists, midwives, nurses, and pharmacists must register

The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation noted that “the number of leading idiots in NATO countries is growing”

EU High Representative said that Russia makes a lot of money. It makes more revenue from the export

Msta-B and D-30 howitzers and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle were hit during the counter-battery fire, the Russian Defense Ministry said

During the meeting with Ukraine’s defense minister Rustem Umerov, the parties tried to better understand why the support of the European Union "is not being perceived as important as it is," EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs added

The initiative, which includes $16 billion for the elimination of natural disasters in the US, was supported by 88 lawmakers, while nine opposed it. Earlier, the House of Representatives approved the bill

According to the Georgian State Security Service, the training sessions in Tbilisi were sponsored by the US government via USAID

The Russian foreign minister added that Russia welcomed the decent representation of the region’s countries in the key international organizations, including the UN, the G20 and BRICS

The Crimean Bridge is planned to be fully opened for the traffic by November 1

In 2022, London committed around 2.3 bln pounds as military aid to Ukraine and the UK was resolved to match that package this year

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on March 31 that the individuals implicated in the attack on a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft in late February had been arrested

Earlier, the Canadian government added 42 more individuals and 21 legal entities from Russia to its sanctions lists

The euro rose by 0.71%, to 104.05 rubles, and the yuan added 0.44%, reaching 13.55 rubles

The remote-controlled Sosna-N scans an area for optical devices such as sniper rifle scopes, binoculars, or anti-tank missile targeting systems

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, enemy losses in the Donetsk direction per day exceeded 150 soldiers killed and wounded

"Accordingly, the rationale for maintaining our moratorium is evaporating. But no practical decisions have been made so far," Sergey Ryabkov stated

According to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, "informal councils are devoted to deeper political discussions and not to take concrete decisions"

As of 7:22 a.m. the yuan was up by 0.32%, the euro was up by 0.84%

It is reported that the agenda of the meetings includes a wide range of pressing bilateral, regional and international issues

Battlegroup South units have repelled eight attacks by Ukrainian assault groups in the Artyomovsk and Avdeyevka areas, battlegroup Spokesman Georgy Minesashvili said

Hainan representatives invited UAE companies to invest and develop their businesses in the Chinese province and take full advantage of the construction of a free trade port on the island

Latin American countries, political forces that are present here, show interest in pursuing an independent policy, and this is the key thing, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Latin American Department Alexander Shchetinin said

Andrey Bystritsky noted that the meeting would primarily focus on "what may be the platform for today’s world to develop" to ensure everyone equal security across the board

At the first International Defense Industries Forum in Kiev on September 29, Bayraktar announced plans to complete the construction of a Bayraktar drone plant in Ukraine within the next 18 months