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Battlegroup East Commander Lieutenant General Andrey Ivanayev reported to the defense minister that the Battlegroup’s units had liberated seven communities over the month and gained control of an area of more than 300 square kilometers

The DPR residents believe that Ukraine's former ruling party, The Party of Regions, abandoned them, Denis Pushilin noted

According to the report, Russian operational/tactical and army aircraft, missile forces hit enemy manpower and equipment in the Kursk and Sumy regions

It has been closed since March 2012

"Although Europeans have been involved in the conflict from the very beginning by supplying ammunition, weapons, advisors, and intelligence, they refuse to acknowledge that they are at war," Guillaume Ancel said

The US administration has not yet established the origin of unmanned aerial vehicles spotted in skies over the State of New Jersey and New York, a FBI official said earlier at the online briefing

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, December 9th

According to the official, the plan is "quite in line with Washington's aspirations to bring the Asia-Pacific region into NATO's orbit and pit states against each other"

The agreement encompasses various areas of cooperation, including space science, astrophysical phenomena studies, planetary research, and remote Earth sensing

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that there are several confidential channels of interaction between Moscow and Washington

According to Viktor Orban, these changes will impact the entire Western civilization as they "will take a long time in historical terms, leading from war to peace"

Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said it at the 22nd United Russia party congress.

Georgia will hold its presidential election on December 14 and the new president will be inaugurated on December 29

This was reported by a representative of law enforcement agencies

He did not disclose in which direction the Ukrainian troops will attempt their advance

Key details of the deal are now kept secret to avoid political interference that may disrupt it, the official said

According to Al Manar television, the explosions were caused by Israeli shelling

The Russian senior official noted that the West has always sought to prevent nations from cooperating and provoked rivalry and disagreements

The report highlights that, in addition to a manpower deficit, Kiev may also face critical shortages of ammunition and weapons

The document obliges importers of GMO products to a compulsory public registration

It is reported that the task of the commission is to "set forth all the evidence that has been investigated in a reasoned, consistent and systematic way"

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 3,350 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

The formal impeachment procedure regarding President Yoon Suk Yeol will now have to be approved by the Constitutional Court within 180 days

The restriction period is set from 8:00 p.m. GMT on December 12 to 3:00 p.m. GMT on December 18

"The Russian army hit hangars and warehouses at the site, with secondary detonations continuing for up to two hours," Vladimir Rogov said

The Russian leader added that all objectives set forth for Russia in the near future and the long-term perspective will be fulfilled

Ioseliani added that the voting would continue until 2:00 p.m. local time (1:00 p.m. Moscow time), and then the Central Election Commission will begin calculating the votes

The Ukrainian army’s losses surpass those of Russia exponentially, Dmitry Peskov said

According to the spokesman, Hamas fighters "tried to pull the hostages from under the rubble, and they managed to get one of them out, but their fate is unknown"

The volume of supplies has not changed despite the statements on suspended flows of Russian gas to Austria’s OMV

Russian President noted that their leadership qualities must be fully engaged in tackling national tasks, including within the framework of the Times of Heroes program

Trump’s advisers and cabinet nominees have yet to present a specific settlement plan, according to the report

According to the legislator, the information obtained indicates "aggressive goal-setting that underpins the foundation of these programs, de facto implemented by US Department of Defense on Ukrainian soil"

Earlier, Trump slammed the decision which he said had been approved by the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to use US-made weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory as "crazy"

Georgia is holding the presidential election on Saturday

Renewal of measures was caused by continued effect of sanctions of unfriendly countries against Russia, the Ministry of Economic Development noted

According to Shalva Papuashvili, after the December 29 inauguration, Georgia will have a president focused on the country, its people, and respect for the constitution

The plenary session of the summit took place for "four hours and forty minutes, and the work continued behind closed doors for two hours," the president said

The New York Times also said that the test of Russia's newest Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile has increased pressure on Kiev and its allies

The global prestige of Washington is steadily declining, Sergey Naryshkin emphasized

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attack was carried out with the help of high-precision long-range airborne and sea-based weapons, as well as strike drones

The main suspect in the case is Abdelfetah Nourine, a dual citizen of Australia and Algeria

Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin added that two civilian infrastructure objects were also damaged in two districts of Gorlovka on Friday

Grenell served earlier as the US Ambassador to Germany and as the Presidential Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia Negotiations

On December 9, a TASS source said that on the previous day armed groups of Bashar al-Assad's opponents had established full control of the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where Russian military bases are located

The flat nozzle technology is a breakthrough in modern aircraft-building, Major-General Vladimir Popov noted

Washington and its allies also could consider lowering the oil price cap on Russian oil, , US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said

The kill zone stretches for more than four kilometers (2.5 miles)

FBI official thinks "there has been a slight overreaction” to the situation

"The Syrian people have the right to elect their government and approved the constitution," Secretary General of Hezbollah movement Sheikh Naim Qassem said

The explosion occurred in a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado off-road vehicle parked on Korovinskoye highway in the north of Moscow, when the driver started the SUV

Valentin Zubreichuk cited his fellow soldiers who have long been in military service in Ukraine as saying that civilians have been taken out not only in the South Donetsk region but also in the village of Kleshcheyevka and in Artyomovsk

The air raid sirens went off in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Nikolayev, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkov regions

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army’s losses also one tank, one US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one armored combat vehicle, seven motor vehicles

Vladimir Putin met with first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in Novo-Ogaryovo

The decree on retaliatory measures against the oil price cap initially came into effect on February 1, 2023, and was originally intended to last until July 1, 2023, but has been extended multiple times since then

In May 2024, Avtovaz started mass production of Lada Largus at the Izhevsk plant

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, even some representatives of the current government acknowledge that the state policy regarding the support of internally displaced persons has actually failed

The Russian senior official pointed out that the very word "Ukrainians" did not take on its modern ethnic meaning until the mid-19th century

The article points out that Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election will serve to expedite the peace talks

He claimed that the newly-established Ministry of Unity will work on repatriation of these people

The electoral college consists of 300 members, including 150 members of the Georgian Parliament, 21 and 20 representatives of the Supreme Councils of Adjara and Abkhazia, respectively, as well as deputies from local authorities

Viber is a messaging and voice communication app developed by Viber Media

The enemy also lost an Maxxpro armored combat vehicle and one car, as well as Akatsiya and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, in 24 hours, Spokesman for the battlegroup Oleg Chekhov said

According to the agreement reached, ABC News will pay $15 mln as a charitable contribution "to be made to a Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff"

The Russian president also said that the veterans who returned with injuries must receive special attention and full support

A total of 224 members of the 300-member electoral college cast their votes in favor of Kavelashvili

They are also "holding talks with the UK to reopen its mission in Damascus," Ahmed al-Sharaa said

"Regrettably, it should be said so: the majority of European politicians simply do not want to meet anymore the German Chancellor that either sits silent for hours or lectures the world," said Friedrich Merz

According to the politician, Kiev is being "hand-fed" by countries of the collective West

Robert Fico also emphasized that the conflict's repercussions would significantly impact Ukraine's internal stability

Jim Townsend suggested that with US President-elect Donald Trump soon to take office again, some in Europe would be "secretly pleased" to see a peace deal get done

Washington and Beijing have a channel "to discuss specific concerns", US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said

Ahmed al-Sharaa also said that the country's new authorities will not enter into a conflict with Israel

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 13th

The German Finance Ministry’s spokesman said at the end of December 2023 that the authorities had frozen Russian assets totaling about 4.1 bln euro

The Russian president said it speaking at the session of the United Russia ruling political party

The topic of the growing threat of weapons smuggling to the West Bank was discussed at the meeting, which may lead to aggravation of the situation in the Palestinian territory

The president called for "the unity of political trends" of the Latin American region

"This is quite possible," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman said

The state corporation specified that the Solntsepyok munition creates a very high temperature, burning everything that can burn

It is noted that Europe should play the main role in defending and supporting Ukraine

Gazprombank does not provide assistance any more to foreign buyers in converting foreign exchange to rubles for purposes of payments for natural gas, the credit institution said

"When performing combat missions, crews of Su-35S multirole fighters practiced the air coverage in the designated area for operations of bombers and assault aircraft and army aviation helicopters when delivering air strikes against armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian army," the ministry informed

Nikolay Bordyuzha noted "that the Ukrainian population was actually fostered in the spirit of hatred of Russians, everything Russia, and Russia"

It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025

"Ukraine will not agree to preserve transit for Hungary and the Republic of Moldova only," Oleg Serebrian noted

Distinctive features of new equipment of radio-technical troops are the modern element base and the high level of automation for all process of radar information processing and output

Sergey Naryshkin also said that he had no information as to whether former Syrian President Bashar Assad had received state protection

A forensic examination will be held to establish the cause of the man’s death

According to Maria Zakharova, cooperation between Moscow and Tehran is developing "intensively, effectively and aims to benefit people in both countries"

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, December 12th

The Israel Defense Forces hit several residential buildings in the city and its outskirts, the TV channel said

They also urged to halt all military actions in Syria

The issue of Russian bases in Syria is linked to the negotiating process between the Russians and Syria’s new authorities, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said

Russia is ready to deal a new blow to terrorists if they again try to break peace in Syria, the president said

The request was considered on a fast-track basis

Energy-related transactions are understood as all the transactions related to production, refining, processing, transportation and purchase of oil

Nathan Eismont added that all the satellite fragments recorded so far have been catalogued and their trajectories can be predicted