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West’s solutions won’t work against Russia — Putin
West’s solutions won’t work against Russia - Putin.
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Health Ministry says 20 injured in partial collapse of apartment building in Urals
The condition of those injured in the collapse is assessed as stable and serious
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Russian Su-34 bomber destroys Ukrainian manpower, equipment in Kursk area
After receiving a confirmation from reconnaissance that the Ukrainian army’s temporary disposition location had been destroyed, the crew safely returned to the airfield of departure
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Explosions in Lebanon pose interest for Russian intelligence — Kremlin spokesman
According to Dmitry Peskov, Moscow has not discussed the events in Lebanon with regional actors
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Ten Ukrainian drones destroyed over Russia’s Bryansk Region — governor
There are no casualties or damage
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Israeli army declares strikes on 180 Hezbollah sites in Lebanon
"The Israel Defense Forces have completed a series of strikes on southern Lebanon," the army’s press service said in a statement
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Bundestag members address Cabinet with query regarding Ukraine’s attack on Kursk Region
The legislators are asking whether German weapons are used by the Ukrainian forces in their incursion into the Kursk Region
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US’ new military aid package for Ukraine to be worth $375 mln — agency
According to Reuters, the new package will include patrol boats, additional munitions for high-mobility artillery rocket systems
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Attempts made to provoke Hezbollah with aim of US interference in war — Lavrov
Lavrov pointed put that without this, recurrent outbreaks of violence will never stop in the Middle East
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West’s attempts to turn UNGA into pro-Ukrainian show doomed to fail — Russian MFA
"The UN General Assembly always encompasses a very broad agenda," Sergey Ryabkov stressed
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Russia-Africa summit to be held in 2-3 years on African continent — Lavrov
There is a plan of action developed by the commission of the African Union and the government of the Russian Federation through 2026, Russian Foreign Minister said
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Iran's supreme leader calls on Islamic countries to sever economic ties with Israel
"The Zionist regime is committing crimes shamelessly and without hiding it," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said
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Theft of Russian assets to nullify trust towards EU — MFA
Maria Zakharova pointed out that the European Union had lost independence
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Russia welcomes normalization of Iran’s relations with Arab countries — Lavrov
It is in the interests of both Iran and its Arab countries to establish "friendly, normal, goods relations," Russian Foreign Minister added
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Russia’s air defenses repel massive attack on Bryansk region, taking down over 50 drones
Russian Defense Ministry’s air defense forces intercepted or destroyed 53 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles
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Russian prime minister approves list of countries imposing destructive attitudes
It includes the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan and other states
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Zelensky may be overthrown if Ukraine fails to hold elections — Ukrainian MP
Ukraine is still facing the question of the legitimacy of power in the absence of parliamentary and presidential elections, which cannot be held during martial law
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Senior Russian lawmaker warns that calls for long-range strikes open way to nuclear war
Vyacheslav Volodin commented on a recent resolution of the European Parliament to allow strikes inside Russia with Western weapons
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Russia fully ready to defend its interests in Arctic — Lavrov
The minister to say that NATO is becoming increasingly interested in the Arctic region
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US volunteer Russel Bentley missing in Donetsk killed — RT editor-in-chief
Bentley came to Donbass from the United States in 2014
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Russian forces strike Ukrainian energy facilities, troops last night — top brass
Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces launched a group strike on energy facilities that supply electricity to Ukrainian defense plants and drone production cites as well as Ukrainian troops
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Kremlin slams Poland's idea to revise Crimea's status 'absurd'
"Russian territory and Russian regions cannot be the subject of any discussion or transfer to anyone," Dmitry Peskov emphasized
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Businessman probably related to exploding gadgets in Lebanon missing in Norway
At this point, there is no evidence indicating that Rinson Jose had any knowledge about the operation to create the explosive gadgets
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Conflicts in space to increase over time, German general predicts
"The enemy views our space capabilities, both civilian and military, as targets," Michael Traut, the head of Germany's Military Space Command, noted
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More than 25 aerial targets downed over Kherson region, Sea of Azov — governor
No injuries were caused
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Strikes at Beirut and shelling of Lebanon: escalation on Lebanese-Israeli border
The IDF has also intensified the hostilities in the northern direction and started carrying out massive airstrikes at Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon
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Ukraine puts pressure on FIDE General Assembly over admission of Russians — source
The General Assembly, which will consider the issue of the full-fledged return of Russian and Belarusian players, is being held on September 21-22
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Drones downed in southwest of Russia’s Tver Region
Emergency services together with representatives of the territory’s administration are working on the spot
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Russia wants no nuclear war — Lavrov
The foreign minister still assured that Russia possesses weapons "that will have serious implications for the handlers of the Ukrainian regime"
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Only Lebanese hospitals, kindergartens used exploded pagers — Iranian ambassador
Multiple explosions of communication devices occurred in Lebanon on September 17 and 18
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As many as 1,200 people evacuated from municipality in southern Russia after drone attack
Two unmanned aerial vehicles were downed outside Tikhoretsk this morning
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Zelensky says Ukrainian troops in extremely difficult situation in two DPR areas
The situation on the frontline remains extremely difficult, Ukrainian President said
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Russian science remains open despite CERN’S unfriendly stance — science ministry
"At its 214th session, held on December 15, 2023, the CERN Council decided to discontinue CERN agreements on international cooperation with Russia upon their expiration in November 2024. We believe that this decision was taken under political pressure," the press service said
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CERN's turn away from Russian scientists has positive aspects — Kurchatov Center chief
This is quite obviously a positive development for us in some respects, Kovalchuk said
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Putin highlights importance of efforts to develop relations between Russia, Armenia
The Russian President congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Armenia’s Independence Day
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Hezbollah confirms death of its commander in airstrike on Beirut
Together with Ibrahim Aqil at least six commanders of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force died in the airstrike
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Russia, China do not need to create military alliance — Lavrov
Those relations are the best in the whole history of ties that existed between two countries, Foreign Minister added
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Russian troops repulse ten Ukraine’s counterattacks near Kremennaya in LPR in one week
The enemy is being actively knocked out as it acts near Chervonaya Dibrova, Ternov
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Evacuation starts in Kuban settlement due to explosion after drone fragments fall
Two unmanned aerial vehicles have been downed near Tikhoretsk
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Transformer damaged in Ukrainian attack on Energodar, Zaporozhye NPP safety jeopardized
This substation is engaged in supplying power to the plant’s infrastructure facilities, the plant said in a statement on its Telegram channel
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Russia’s Akhmat special force destroys military storage facility in Kursk direction
Akhmat also eliminated one armored personnel carrier and one self-propelled artillery weapon, the deputy chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Apty Alaudinov said
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Russia will not 'shoot itself in the foot' by halting gas supplies — Lavrov
According to the top Russian diplomat, for many decades, since the times of the Soviet Union, since the 1970s, Moscow has been establishing mutually beneficial cooperation in gas supplies
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Russian Federation Council Speaker calls detonations in Lebanon a 'heinous attack'
Valentina Matviyenko noted that Russia’s position regarding the ongoing escalation in the Middle East was "clearly stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Representative to the UN"
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EU will grant loan to Kiev that will be paid from frozen Russian assets — EC president
Ursula von der Leyen stressed that 35 billion euros is the part which the European countries will contribute to the 45 billion euro loan approved by the G7 in Italy in the summer
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Ukrainian forces create concentration camps in Russian border areas — diplomat
Maria Zakharova pointed out that one of the Ukrainian prisoners of war reported an attack on a passenger train being prepared in the Kursk Region
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West switches to open support for Kiev's terrorist attacks against civilians — MFA
"The West continues to supply arms and money to the Kiev regime, propose pseudo-peace initiatives, and try to rally as many countries as possible to their side," Maria Zakharova said
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Lifting ban on strikes deep into Russia won't help Ukraine much — Pentagon
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, for his part, said that Moscow was aware of the West's decision to attack deep into Russian territory and to send appropriate signals to Kiev
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Ukrainian troops captured: situation in Kursk Region
In total, the enemy has lost over 11,800 servicemen since fighting began in the region
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Ukrainian drones attack Kamenka-Dneprovskaya in Zaporozhye Region
"Another cynical attack by terrorists for whom nothing is sacred," Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said
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Russia's newest satellites to change course of Ukrainian conflict — former UN inspector
According to Ritter this conflict would become "unsustainable for the Ukrainian sometime by the end of summer, early fall"
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Hezbollah attacks Israeli military headquarters in Ein-Zeitim
The statement said that the Shiite units conducted these operations in response to the Israeli Air Force strikes on Lebanese populated localities
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Russia offers safe haven for people trying to escape Western liberal ideals
Under the document, such foreign nationals will have the right to apply for temporary residence in Russia "outside the quota approved by the Russian government and without providing documents confirming their knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and basic laws"
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UN human rights commissioner slams blasts in Lebanon as war crime
The UN official called for bringing those behind these blasts to responsibility under international law and protecting civilians in conflict zoes
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Physicists from Russia to be banned from Large Hadron Collider from December 1 — Nature
At the same time, CERN will continue to work on projects already underway with about 270 employees of the Russian Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
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Turkish banks want to stop transactions with Russia, transfer them to one bank — source
The issue reportedly concerns private and state-owned Turkish banks that do not have foreign partners, mainly Western ones
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US carries out mock electronic launch of Minuteman III ICBM
Such test deployments of Minuteman III missiles without an actual launch are being carried out twice a year at various air bases, the statement says
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Iran warns about pending response to Israel after Hamas leader Haniyeh’s killing
The head of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office slammed human rights activists for practicing double standards, when they are "silent while 41,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, have been killed by the cruel Zionist regime"
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Hezbollah handing out pagers hours before their detonation — agency
The sources said that the Shiite movement did not have any specific suspicions about these pagers and their "checks had been part of a routine 'sweep' of its equipment to find any indications that they were laced with explosives"
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Lavrov says he agrees with Trump about destructiveness of sanctions for US dollar
The Russian foreign minister stressed that, despite the continued dependence of many economies on the dollar, the risk of this phenomenon has already been recognized
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Erdogan says ready to meet with Syria’s Assad, waiting for response from Damascus
We have said that we would like to hold a meeting with Bashar Assad to normalize relations between Turkey and Syria, Erdogan said
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Russia’s Battlegroup Center repulse nine Ukrainian counterattacks in 24 hours — top brass
As a result of active actions, the group took more advantageous lines and inflicted damage on formations of six brigades of the enemy
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Report on alternative payment systems will be prepared by BRICS summit in Kazan — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister also drew attention to the growth of trade in national currencies between Russia and other countries
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Neglect of Russia’s interests makes lasting settlement in Ukraine impossible — MFA
At the same time, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova explained that Russian representatives "have not participated in any meetings within the framework of the ‘Buergenstock process’ and are not going to participate in any
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EP resolution regarding strikes on Russia madness, EU seeks war — French politician
According to Florian Filippot, France should urgently withdraw from the EU and advocate for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict
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Scholz says Germany not to send Kiev missiles ‘capable of reaching as far as Moscow’
German Chancellor emphasized the need to explore ways in order to peacefully resolve the Ukraine conflict
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North Korea convinced Russia to win special military operation in Ukraine — top diplomat
"The North Korean people express their support for the Russian people in their just struggle," Choe Son Hui stressed
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First five Baikal aircraft will be delivered in 2026 — minister
"It has been decided that we will switch to the domestic VK-800 engine," Anton Alikhanov said
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Stoltenberg's statements on use of long-range missiles against Russia senseless — MFA
According to the outgoing NATO Secretary-General, Ukraine's use of long-range missiles will not lead to the alliance being drawn into a conflict with Russia
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Six Hezbollah elite unit Radwan commanders killed by Israel’s airstrike o Beirut
According to the MTV television channel, they were taking part in an operations headquarters meeting held by Hezbollah military leader Ibrahim Aqil
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Russia’s Emergencies Ministry sapper dies in Kursk Region during mine clearance
Vyacheslav Tsoffka had to his credit than 10,000 detected and neutralized explosive items
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Israel wants no war with Lebanon — ambassador to UN
Unless de-escalation is reached through diplomacy, Israel will have no other choice except to use all means for protection of its citizens, Danny Danon said
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Sixteen drones eliminated over Russia’s Bryansk Region
Governor Alexander Bogomaz said earlier that the Russian Defense Ministry’s air defense forces were repelling a massive drone attack
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German authorities say escalation of Middle East conflict can be avoided
"The devastation resulting from such a confrontation would be catastrophic," the Cabinet’s spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said
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Some 101 Ukrainian drones intercepted in Russian regions, Azov Sea overnight — ministry
Air defenses eliminated UAVs over eight regions, Defense Ministry said
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Ukrainian troops retreat from village near Artyomovsk in DPR — Russian officers
The enemy fled from near Andreyevka where it has long been holding positions, it has retreated, law enforcement officers said
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Press review: BRICS challenges existing security concepts and Europe's economy in trouble
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 13th
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Russia, China launch joint naval exercise in Vladivostok — Pacific Fleet
A joint group of warships from the Pacific Fleet and China’s PLA Navy has departed from Vladivostok to conduct Russian-Chinese naval maneuvers
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Russia to push for multipolar world order jointly with global majority — diplomat
The event will be held in New York on September 22-23 in the runup to the 79th session of the UN General Assembly
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West is persuading Ukraine to give up claims to 1991 borders — legislator
Yegor Chernev shared a "feeling" that the Western world is ready to declare as a victory for Ukraine at least the fact that "Kiev has not fallen" and that it "has not lost its sovereignty"
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Russia is committed to Israel’s security, but not at others’ expense — Lavrov
The top Russian diplomat noted that he had good relations with many of his Israeli counterparts
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Putin has no plans to attend Mexican president's inauguration — Kremlin
Earlier, the Mexican embassy in Moscow stated that the Russian president had received an invitation to Sheinbaum's inauguration ceremony
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Russia to explain risks of cooperation with NATO to post-Soviet countries — MFA
"No doubt, such voyages of representatives of the aggressive military bloc do not contribute to regional stability and security," Maria Zakharova said
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Florida court rules to arrest Russian citizen Postovoy, take him to Washington
The date of the next court hearing, to take place in Washington, has not been set yet
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Press review: US shifts rhetoric on Ukraine and walkie-talkie explosions rock Lebanon
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 19th
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Russia cautions Chisinau against involvement in Ukrainian conflict — Foreign Ministry
Maria Zakharova drew attention to the speculations about Romania's plans for redirecting to Moldova the mobile maintenance stations for F-16 fighter jets received by Bucharest for their subsequent deployment at the Marculesti airbase
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Press review: Israel declares new phase of war and Russia boosts drone production
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 20th
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Nazi Germany’s Gestapo officers accompanied Katyn commission
Аs follows from testimonies by a laboratory technician, the German Army’s Senior Ensign Ludwig Schneider, contained in the declassified FSB archive materials
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Ukraine’s forces in Ugledar virtually encircled — sources
"Most positions around the city, including those at the most important sites and heights are Russian, the whole city is exposed to fire," the sources explained
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Kadyrov send two more Cybertucks to special military operation zone
"The electric car’s mobility, comfort and maneuverability are what is needed here," the Chechen leader said
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Twenty Hezbollah commanders killed in Israeli strike on Beirut — Axios
The news website cited a senior Israeli official who confirmed that Israel had not informed the US in advance of the preparations for the attack on Beirut, "but briefed senior US officials on the matter immediately after it was carried out"
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Researchers from Siberia’s Tomsk who partnered with CERN start working at home
All eight researchers from the university who took part in mega science research have already returned to Russia
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Russian troops entrenched in liberated settlements of Kursk Region’s Sudzha District
According to commander of the Akhmat special forces unit Apty Alaudinov, the situation is under control
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Battlegroup North liberates two settlements in Kursk Region this week
Apart from that, according to the report, Russian aircraft struck areas of deployment of manpower and weapons of the Ukrainian army’s three mechanized, one tank, and two assault brigades
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Medvedev allows use of nuclear weapons by Russia when ‘patience runs out’
The politician underscored that no one really needs a nuclear conflict - it is "a very bad story with a very difficult outcome."
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Hezbollah commanders wanted to repeat October 7 in northern Israel — General Staff
The IDF said that it had conducted a targeted strike in Beirut, adding that Ibrahim Aqil, a military commander of Hezbollah’s militia, was killed along with other top brass
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No more red lines for Israel, any Hezbollah radical is legitimate target — PM’s office
The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that a pinpoint strike was delivered on Beirut that killed Hezbollah Shiite militia commander Ibrahim Aqil and several other Hezbollah commanders
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Ukrainian forces in difficult situation in Kursk Region, try gain foothold — commander
Major General Apty Alaudinov added that, on Thursday, he visited the rightmost flank of the Russian troops on the Kursk direction - near cities of Rylsk and Lgov
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Russia, Belarus remain faithful allies and partners, Russian deputy defense chief says
I would like to note that we and our Belarusian counterparts have been and remain faithful allies and reliable partners
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Cases against Ukrainian servicemen: situation in Kursk Region
Russian investigators have initiated three criminal cases against Ukrainian militants involved in crimes against civilians in the Kursk Region
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Ukrainians sustain over 300 casualties in Kursk area in past day, Russia says
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian losses have amounted to over 300 troops and nine units of armored hardware, including an infantry fighting vehicle, two APCs, six armored combat vehicles, as well as six artillery guns
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Russia's military to restore control of all districts of Kursk Region — Kremlin
"The situation in those areas which are under the control of the Ukrainian militants is extraordinary, of course," Dmitry Peskov stated
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Israel wants to drag whole region into war, engages in terrorism, says Erdogan
The Turkish President said he would address the UNGA to ask the participants to remember "the need for taking action against genocide in the Gaza Strip and Israel's aggressive policies"
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