Russia to create new landing platform for Mars exploration program

Military-Transport Aviation Commander Lieutenant General Vladimir Benediktov added that previously commissioned equipment is also being modernized

The threat to merchant vessels in exclusive economic zones of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Georgia "is assessed as elevated and likely to persist through the summer operating season," the company said

The US Secretary of State stressed that the decision would be made by the US Department of the Treasury

According to Admiral Guiseppe Cavo Dragone, the incident was not an attack on the alliance

According to the report, the UK provided support to the French Navy in "monitoring and tracking" the vessel

According to preliminary reports, there are no casualties

In particular, drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk Regions and the Republic of Crimea

Reports were received on the killing of two civilians and the wounding of four others

According to CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, Vadim Badekha, the main advantage of the single-engine fighter is the lower cost of the aircraft itself and the costs of its operation

Mohsen Rezaee warned that the patience of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran was not unlimited

The vessel is resting at a depth of 91 meters off the coast of Matsuwa Island in the central Kurils

According to Aleksandar Vulin, NATO countries "would be very pleased and glad to see Serbia in ruins as a result of instability and shocks"

The meeting will take place in a European country

US officials said they don’t think that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would agree on a total ceasefire

According to Marat Zembatov, the parties to the conflict "have obtained greater room for maneuver" following a pause

Alexander Perelygin warned that after a smartphone has been tapped, a special technology can be used for processing huge volumes of data using artificial intelligence

The United Kingdom seeks to prevent a thaw in Moscow-Washington relations, Alexander Gusarov said

According to the report, the spyware enabled hackers to wiretap calls and provided audio-and video-control near affected devices

Turkish Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahceli urged Syria, Iraq, and Egypt to join the agreement in 2024

As for the SPIEF’s central event, it will be a plenary session as always and it is scheduled for Friday, Yury Ushakov said

According to the broadcaster, the funds in question amount to 3.7 mln euro that Russia transferred to Finland before 2022 under the EU cross-border cooperation program

A protest was issued in connection with the latest barbaric plans of the Lithuanian authorities to dismantle a burial site holding Soviet soldiers and officers in the city of Vievis

The installation of spyware onto the phones of high-ranking Russian officials became one of the largest operations by foreign special services, an FSB operative said

Dmitry Peskov called Paris's actions illegal

Rosselkhoznadzor records more frequent instances of violations during supplies of Armenian fruits to Russia

The Office of the Human Rights Commissioner in Russia is clarifying the number of residents of the Kursk region who are being held on the territory of Ukraine

According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the goals of the strike were achieved

There are already two detectors operating in the Hornet’s operating zone, Igor Potapov said

According to CENTCOM, the strikes came in response to Iran’s downing of a US MQ-1 drone

Maria Zakharova noted that the vessel was "allegedly flying a 'false' flag"

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, June 1st

The Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles

The Tu-214 is the Russian twin-engine medium-haul passenger airplane, designed to make flights to a distance up to 4,500 km.

Dmitry Peskov noted that the conflict in Ukraine could be resolved by the end of the day if Vladimir Zelensky ordered his troops to withdraw from Russian regions

Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Kiev regime’s increased terrorist activity in the Black Sea creates risks to civilian navigation

Andrey Marochko said the Ukrainian army lost over 107,000 soldiers and mercenaries in battles on all the fronts in spring

The Russian president earlier said that "the Kiev leadership has decided to turn a new page in the series of its crimes"

According to Yulia Mendel, it’s typical of Zelensky to insult his "biggest donor," while asking for more financial assistance

Vasily Nebenzya stressed that Romania made unsubstantiated and biased accusations against Russia

The Russian leader asked the prosecutor general and the Investigative Committee chairman to report about the work to identify the criminals

Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

Head of the Zaporozhye Region Yevgeny Balitsky said that the authorities had set up detours to bypass the Novorossiya highway

Aleksandar Vucic said that he might return as the country's prime minister

Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya emphasized that vague wording and unsubstantiated calls for peace are incapable of defusing the current intensity of escalation

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation

The Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the battlegroup's unmanned systems personnel support the offensive operations of its assault teams on a daily basis

The cause and manner of death have not yet been determined

"The strategic problem of the present-day world is the lack of fear and sense of shame," the chairman of the Supervisory Board of state gas company Srbijagas said

"All the circumstances of the incident should have been established through a thorough, objective, and depoliticized investigation, primarily involving the Russian side," Vasily Nebenzya said

According to sources, the talks may not lead to any changes in nuclear-sharing agreements, as the administration of US President Donald Trump intends to show commitment to providing a nuclear umbrella to its NATO allies

Nikol Pashinyan noted that until Armenia officially applied for full EU membership, there was no real ground for a referendum

Germany will not weaken its efforts to support Ukraine, the German chancellor said

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that the drone incident occurred the day after Vladimir Zelensky's appeal to Donald Trump requesting missiles for the American Patriot air defense systems

Alexey Pushkov noted that the question of whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use nuclear weapons in Iran has been actively discussed on American television in recent days

The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident

"Since 2022, as many as 243 children have been wounded in the Belgorod Region," Alexander Shuvayev said

Looking further into the future, it becomes clear that the virtual flight simulations of prototype hypersonic vehicles must be followed by real-world testing, while the infrastructure for conducting these tests does not exist in Europe

Among the dead are Jason Largan Jaycee, born in 2003, and Laterman Philippe Maximilian, born in 2000

According to Yury Chernichuk, all necessary measures have been taken to ensure the plant’s safety

The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the Sokol-I drone can be hand-launched in a matter of seconds, without the use of additional equipment

Dmitry Peskov stressed that Moscow had never revealed the guest of honor and who will host the plenary session at SPIEF beforehand

In Vyacheslav Volodin’s opinion, Nikol Pashinyan hopes that accession to the European Union will help him hold on to power

Drone debris also fell on the grounds of a facility in Alekseyevka in the Belgorod Region, causing a building and the equipment inside it to catch fire

According to the Serbian President, even if someone makes such a decision, it will be immediately overturned

As early as 2027, Ukraine will receive 16 Jas Gripen C/D fighter jets, which carry long-range Taurus cruise missiles

According to head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of the North Atlantic Alexander Gusarov, in terms of practical results, the emerging dynamic of restoration in relations has yet to be tested

Candace Owens revealed that Macron's wife was suing her not for saying Brigitte was a man but for saying she had stolen her sister's or her brother's ID

The Iranian news agency reported earlier that Tehran had suspended indirect talks and exchanges of messages with US representatives

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow believes that such provocations can be called none other than acts of terrorism

Vasily Nebenzya noted that initially Romanian officials spoke about an allegedly deliberate Russian strike on a civilian facility, but just a few hours later Romanian President Nicusor Dan adjusted his position

The attack was launched in response to the Kiev regime’s terrorist acts

According to Vasily Nebenzya, while the international community awaited the next round of talks scheduled, "the Israelis continued to methodically expand their occupation zone"

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya emphasized that the Ukrainian armed forces have been launching strikes on the nuclear power plant and its satellite town of Energodar for a long time

The mercenaries were surrounded and were forced to lay down their arms

In some places, fires ensued

The Russian leader earlier stated that with their gravest crimes against children, "the Kiev leadership has opened a new page in their crimes, giving the Ukrainian conflict a new dimension"

Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Zelensky must order his armed forces to withdraw from Russia to achieve this

Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the Russian military repelled two Ukrainian attacks on Sevastopol last night

Maria Zakharova noted that international treaties do not provide for the possibility of forcibly rerouting a vessel and escorting it from the high seas to a port of the warship's country

The American leader pointed out that he had not agreed to the previous version of the document because he still has to get a few more points" to be included in the memorandum

Candice Owens revealed that the US leader called her from Mar-a-Lago and told her about the French president's demands

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, June 2nd

The press service of the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said earlier that twenty-four ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz with the permission of the Iranian authorities during the past day

Peter Magyar made a similar statement at a meeting in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and at other venues earlier

"The unfriendly actions of the Romanian authorities will not go unanswered," Maria Zakharova stated

An official at the authority says that the fireball broke up at a speed above 120,000 km per hour

10 million people took part in the preliminary voting overall

Aleksandar Vucic noted that Belgrade will do its job to meet the criteria for accession

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is Russia’s leading annual economic conference, held since 1997

The party representative stressed that the lawmakers’ trip had been approved by the faction

Bartosz Cichocki surrendered the Order of Merit, 2nd Class, which Vladimir Zelensky had presented to him in June 2022

Alexander Rar noted that Germany and the EU would like to equate Communism with Fascism

Sources indicate that proposals for a full ban on Russian oil and maritime services restrictions do not yet have sufficient support among EU member states

According to Fars, the last message from Tehran signaled the need for a ceasefire in Lebanon

According to preliminary information, the captain of the Tagor tanker seized by the French Navy is a Russian citizen, the embassy in Paris said

According to the TV channel, one of the most serious problems remains finding a way out of the conflict with Iran

The US leader had a very productive call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and highly placed representatives of Hezbollah

The publication notes that the European Commission may present proposals for the 21st sanctions package as early as next week

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,335 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Russia considers the detention of its tanker vessel by France as an illegal move akin to piracy, Dmitry Peskov stated