Record radiation level found in ground water at Fukushima NPP

Previously, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the enemy lost 10 tanks in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours

Russia’s Battlegroup North destroyed an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) production workshop of the Ukrainian army and inflicted roughly 110 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day

It is reported that Seoul is also looking at how Trump’s approach to the war will affect support for Ukraine among a range of countries

No official statements have been received so far from European automakers regarding the return to the Russian market, Dmitry Peskov noted

According to Wieslaw Kukula, if the conflict in Ukraine ends soon, Russia will be able to build up its defense capacity to the point that it could take on all of NATO

According to Maria Zakharova, Ukrainian social media accounts are meanwhile speculating that the Zelensky regime plans to present the received Western missiles as Ukrainian, changing the labels to use the weapons to attack Russia

Radoslaw Sikorski also expressed hope that the base will never go into action

"We can only assess the legitimacy of an electoral process once it has taken place and we observe how it was organized," the top Russian diplomat emphasized

As for global gas demand, gas consumption in January-October increased by 80 bln cubic meters year-on-year, the company noted

"It is too early to talk about this because we should wait at least for the president’s inauguration," Alexander Lavrentyev noted

Troops from various Russian army units are engaged in battles in the outskirts of Kupyansk, Andrey Marochko said

Steve Bannon noted that Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement seeks to completely cut funding to Ukraine. According to Bannon, Europe, including Italy, will follow Trump’s lead, and, if "they [Europe and Italy] truly believe what they have been saying in recent years, they should be ready to pay"

According to the political scientist Boris Mezhuyev, in all likelihood attempts to replace the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, and pit India, Russia and China against each other are coming

The Russian diplomats also said that IAEA experts will stay at the ZNPP as long as Russia deems their presence there necessary

Washington will always seek to control everything that is happening within NATO’s orbit, especially on NATO territory, the Russian foreign minister said

The diplomats see this approach as "land in exchange for Ukraine’s security"

"Crews of D-30 122mm howitzers of the Battlegroup North’s artillery unit struck Ukrainian artillery and mortar systems and manpower in a Kursk Region’s border area," the Russian defense ministry said

According to the investigation, the defendants, acting as part of a Ukrainian sabotage group, armed with firearms and explosives, illegally crossed the Russian border and infiltrated two settlements in the Bryansk Region, opening fire at civilian cars and people

According to the Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman, European leaders are experiencing "autumn blues" after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election

Earlier, the entrepreneur opined that the bloodshed in Ukraine would end soon

"We are witnessing the culmination of the Anglo-Saxons' systematic efforts to vilify our country, exerted over decades, and maybe even centuries," Maria Zakharova said

Ukraine and Germany also discussed further defense cooperation

At least ten Ukrainian troops were killed

"The sides indeed touched upon the topic of the conflict. We have nothing more to say," Dmitry Peskov said

Alexander Lavrentyev stressed that all parties to the conflict must be involved in talks so that a lasting peace in Syria could be achieved

According to Reuters, Brasilia’s military police confirmed that a body was found near the court building

According to Jill Hruby, officials in the Biden administration "never talk about resuming nuclear tests"

According to the German chancellor, Berlin’s assistance to Kiev should not affect the retirement benefits of German citizens

On November 13, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian Armed Forces had liberated the settlement of Rovnopol in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), located near the administrative border with the Zaporozhye Region

The source described the new system as "an absolutely new and unrivalled mobile system of strategic missile defense"

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Baku

"Certain communication is maintained between the defense ministers, in the four-lateral format," Alexander Lavrentyev said

Alexander Mikheyev also explained the expectations and effect of the demonstration of Russian military hardware at Airshow China in Zhuhai

Omer Bolat recalled that at the last BRICS summit in Kazan, the sides "considered the applications of Turkey and several other countries"

The foreign minister pointed out that the Americans had long declared the idea that "there should be no country in the world more influential than the United States"

"A car and a truck were on the bridge at the moment of collapse. Russian Emergencies Ministry rescuers retrieved two injured people," the ministry said

According to Alexander Lavrentyev, the top priority today is to prevent such attempts

"At least until such time as their arrogant, despicably dank island sinks into the abyss of the sea from a wave triggered by a cutting-edge Russian weapons system," the politician said

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, November 14th

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted two significant blockages of Ukrainian troops near Kupyansk, involving more than 15,000 military personnel

Trump's participation in the next US election would be against the Constitution

"Israel, by the standards it set itself, has accomplished the goals that it set for itself," the US Secretary of State noted

116 countries, including Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Serbia, and Syria, supported the document

Finland's Foreign Ministry will need to obtain unanimous approval from EU countries

A Su-57 multirole fifth-generation fighter jet (NATO codename Felon) was designed to eliminate all air, ground, and water surface targets

Maria Zakharova pointed out that military experts had praised the "unmatched capabilities" the plane displayed at the Airshow China in Zhuhai

Nikolay Patrushev emphasized that the United States and the European Union are making "efforts to dismantle relations between these states, undermine their political and trade cooperation”

According to Aleksandar Vucic, Washington will use LNG "for the growing consumption of artificial intelligence, electric charging stations and everything else"

Ukraine’s "overall population had declined to 29 million people in 2023 - compared to 48.5 million in 2001," Responsible Statecraft writes

According to the Turkish leader, Israel "will become more and more aggressive if arms and ammunition supplies continue"

Alexander Dubinsky explained that Zelensky would by no means benefit from the end of the conflict, because in that case, its net effects would have to be assessed

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

The commission concluded that Ukraine had satisfactorily fulfilled the nine agreed reform indicators for this payment

Mikhail Podolyak also expressed Kiev's hopes that the newly elected US president would impose stricter economic sanctions on Russia, particularly in the oil industry, if not provide direct military support

"At the initial stage, it is planned to encourage entities within the Ukrainian civil society under their control, through US 'democratization' foundations and think tanks, to come up with a corresponding initiative," the statement reads

Over the day, the enemy lost more than 430 troops, ten tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 19 armored combat vehicles, 33 motor vehicles, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station

The Belarusian leader noted that they want to go to Warsaw

According to the source, the job is not expected to be a salaried role

Earlier, military sources told TASS that Ukrainian forces sank their own positions in a low-lying area near Kurakhovo as they blew up the dam, killing at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers

Roman Pukalov noted that the blast killed many fish in the reservoir, washed away fertile soil, and inundated potentially hazardous sites, including cemeteries, cattle burial grounds, and fertilizer depots

According to preliminary information, the ISS’s average orbit was increased by 4.9 km to 417.2 km above Earth

According to Sue Gough, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, an office at the US Department of Defense that investigates unidentified anomalous phenomena, "is continuing its review of the historical record of US government UAP programs"

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 655 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The soldiers studied the hardware, including the drones’ electronics, internal systems and rules of operation

According to Alexander Lavrentyev, there are "in fact Russian troops stationed" in Syria

"Trump's re-election should make it clear to us that Europe should bolster its security and take its destiny into its own hands," EU’s outgoing top diplomat said

Tetsuo Kotani also argued that, if Moscow and Kiev reach a ceasefire agreement, Washington will push for a negotiated settlement of the conflict

After Tokyo imposed anti-Russian sanctions over the situation in Ukraine, Russia halted consultations with Japan on a peace treaty

In April, the astronomer said that he had discovered a large asteroid with a diameter of about 200 meters, potentially dangerous for the Earth

According to the report, the Russian army is "attacking from three sides"

Mikhail Bogdanov added that it allows using those debts "to implement socio-economic projects directly in the country"

"The Minsk agreements were final. If anyone had bothered to realize at the time that they were exactly that. We were talking about a small part of Donbass, if we are being totally honest," the minister continued

"Russian President Putin has repeatedly said that we have never refused to negotiate," the Russian foreign minister reiterated

Russian tactical aircraft pilots conduct sorties at any time of day or night in any weather conditions, using various armament

According to the organization, attacks on "vital targets" in the city of Eilat in Israel’s south and in the country’s norther areas were staged with the use of drones

According to Alexander Dubinsky, the authorities in Kiev are primarily focused on securing more of the funds allocated to them

Sergey Bogdan emphasized that the newest Russian fighter was a "magnificent platform for a future generation of configurations, just as the Su-27 aircraft in its heyday"

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, November 13th

Trump appointed Congressman Michael Waltz (Republican, Florida) as national security adviser

At the same time, he emphasized that Russia has no expectations from the new US administration, but will assess its concrete steps

According to Sergey Bogdan, this fighter jet flies smoother than anything out there today

"A call was made to the international community to contribute to the achievement of this goal," Maria Zakharova added

Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev did not rule out the possibility that the incident was the result of sabotage

The Russian foreign minister stressed that reputation matters the most to the United States which does not care about the real fates of peoples, in particular the Ukrainian one

Yelena Chesakova attempted to hang the Russian flag on the pedestal of the dismantled monument of Catherine the Great in Odessa, taken down in 2022, in October of this year

Ulf Schneider expressed his gratitude to representatives of the Russian business community for their continued efforts to involve Western businessmen in work in Russia despite the challenging political climate

Santa noted that the medic’s red cross draws the attention of Ukrainian troops, so affiliation patches on uniforms must blend in, and identifying marks are also not applied to evacuation vehicles

Ukraine ran out of the Soviet-made ammunition for this type of artillery pieces back in 2022

Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Baltic Sea "will always be a common space for all of the region’s countries without exception"

The press service of the Military-Civil Administration of the Kharkov Region clarified that the Ukrainian militants view such people as traitors, "waiting for the Russians," so they are not entitled to either humanitarian aid or human dignity

While public anxiety remains high, the percentage of Russians who view the situation as catastrophic or as a crisis has noticeably decreased, and the share of citizens who accept the current circumstances as a new normal is rising

Russian surface-to-air missile systems have demonstrated their value in the special military operation in Ukraine, Vyacheslav Dzirkaln noted

Over the day, the enemy lost more than 450 troops, two tanks, three IFVs, two M113 armored personnel carriers, 33 armored combat vehicles, five artillery pieces, including a Krab self-propelled howitzer, a Crotale multiple rocket launcher, and 49 motor vehicles

According to the statement, so far, a small hole has been cleared, through which one can see the remains of a wooden, painted sarcophagus, intact ceramic vessels—typically used for supplies the deceased would need in the afterlife—and other items lying in the burial chamber

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that by placing the missile defense system in Poland, the United States is bringing its military infrastructure closer to Russia in an attempt to curb its potential

Tehran views the approach of the United States and the European troika to the situation surrounding Iran's nuclear program as hostile

As Yoon Suk Yeol said, the reported dispatch of North Korean servicemen to participate in Russia’s special military operation "poses a serious security threat not only to the Korean Peninsula and Europe but also to the entire world"

According to Brasilia's Deputy Governor Celina Leao, the man has not yet been identified because there are explosive devices on his body

"We have no special envoy for this," Dmitry Peskov responded to a question about Russia’s plans to appoint a special envoy on Ukraine, similar to the United States

According to the plan, 360,000 people are to be mobilized in October; 325,000 and 300,000 in November and December, respectively