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Developments in eastern Ukraine
122,000 flee war-torn Ukraine seeking refuge in Russia
Some of those displaced had moved from the Rostov region further into Russian territory to reach relatives, friends and volunteers
Ukrainian refugees in Russia's Rostov Region
© ITAR-TASS/Valery Matytsin
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Air defenses destroy 24 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight
Most of these were taken down over the Bryansk Region
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Russia begins delivery of upgraded Supercam S350 recon drones to Belarus
The Unmanned Systems Group said the deliveries also include a mobile system mounted on a pickup truck
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Georgian delegation to visit Moscow for talks to resume Georgian agrarian exports in Russia
The Russian market is traditional for Georgia
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Tatarstan interior minister submits his resignation
Tatarstan’s Interior Minister Asgat Sapharov has submitted his resignation, the press service of the republican ministry reported on Thursday
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Russian Foreign Ministry urges US to stop interfering in Russia’s affairs
The United States should deal with own internal problems, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted
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Central Bank to start connecting all Russian banks to digital ruble platform in 2024
"The gradual process of the digital ruble introduction will enable market participants to adjust to new conditions," the Central Bank noted
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Russian-Turkish relations on the rise — Putin
According to the Russian president, the contacts between both countries have long stopped being purely formal
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EU slaps import duties on agricultural products, fertilizers from Russia, Belarus
According to the statement, the transit of all agricultural products and fertilizers from Russia and Belarus to third countries will remain unaffected by the measures
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Kiev deliberately targeted bus with Belarusian children — Kremlin
As Dmitry Peskov stressed, the bus was not a military vehicle
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Russia’s Ufa submarine, Malaysian Navy ships complete drills in South China Sea
The vessels from both countries practiced joint maneuvering, communication, and other forms of cooperation
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Japan bought about 364,000 barrels of Russian oil in May
The purchases concerned oil linked to gas supply contracts under the Sakhalin-2 project, which is exempt from anti-Russian sanctions
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Russia’s Sevmash Shipyard lays down Yasen-M-class nuclear-powered submarine Murmansk
The Russian shipbuilders launched the construction of the ninth multipurpose nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine of the upgraded Yasen-M Project
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A number of states would never accept "global village" of American sheriff — Lavrov
According to the Russian foreign minister, statements from Western countries that Russia allegedly suffered a defeat in the General Assembly because the majority of countries voted against its actions in Ukraine are misleading
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Russian government extends entry ban for foreigners
The PM noted that it was impossible now to give an exact date when the coronavirus-related restrictions would be fully lifted
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Pakistan, Russia discussing long-term oil supply agreement
Pakistani Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz said it is important to assess everything, solve logistical and technological issues
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Putin warned Bush that admitting Ukraine to NATO will lead to Russia-US confrontation
The Russian leader stressed that this would create a threat of NATO moving its military bases and various arms systems to the exact proximity to the Russian border
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Germany informed about cessation of Kazakh oil transit via Druzhba pipeline — regulator
The agency assumes that the cessation of Kazakh oil supplies "will not jeopardize the security of oil product supplies in Germany, even if the PCK refinery in Schwedt has to reduce production capacity"
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Pentagon invests over $11 million in establishment of biolabs in Ukraine
Funding was provided through technical assistance programs with the Ukrainian Health Ministry being the recipient
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Trump questions decision to sideline Russia from G8
The US president repeatedly criticized this association being reduced to "seven"
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Russia to continue special op in response to attack on bus with kids — Kremlin
The Ukrainian armed forces earlier used a fixed-wing drone to strike a bus carrying a Belarusian children's football team
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Russia, Uzbekistan have taken cooperation to a new level — Mishustin
According to the Russian PM, economic interaction is expanding, industrial cooperation is developing and interregional ties are becoming more active
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Russia must continue informing world about Kiev's atrocities — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov suggested that European capitals would once again ignore the tragedy caused by the Kiev regime's actions
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Russian troops liberate Kutuzovka community in Donetsk region over past day — top brass
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,370 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours
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What we know about incident with Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich in English Channel
The crew of the frigate Amdiral Grigorovich acted in strict accordance with international shipping regulations and took every measure to prevent a collision, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed
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US House of Reps committee votes for invalidating Jackson-Vanik amendment
A U.S. House of Representatives Committee voted for invalidating the discriminatory Jackson-Vanik amendment related to Russia without linking it to the Magnitsky Act
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Putin discussed Armenia, Azerbaijan with Russia’s Security Council
The situation at the border escalated on July 12. Azerbaijan claimed that Armenia attempted to attack its positions with artillery, while Armenia claimed that Azerbaijani troops attempted to cross the border
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Developments around Iran leading to Russia-ASEAN trade increase
Sergey Katyrin, head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted that Russia and the ASEAN countries saw "very strong growth in the first half of the year"
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Persian Gulf countries running out of interceptor missiles - Bloomberg
Iran has fired almost 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 Shahed drones at the Gulf states since the start of the war
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Trump believes both Moscow, Kiev want peace in Ukraine
The US leader expressed confidence that the conflict in Ukraine will ultimately be resolved
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Israeli army says it simultaneously struck over 200 targets in Iran and Lebanon
In Lebanon, the strikes targeted military facilities of the Shiite organization Hezbollah
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Trade turnover between Russia, Brunei close to $1 bln — Putin
The Russian president said the ties between the countries were steadily developing on the basis of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation
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Russian forces successfully advance near Belitskoye under Rodinskoye in DPR — expert
According to Andrey Marochko, Russian troops will continue to advance in this sector
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Zelensky’s remark about UN mission in Donbass shows Volker’s mission failed, says expert
Earlier on Friday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said he was very cautious about the idea of deploying a peacekeeping force in Donbass
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Readiness to receive Zelensky in Moscow, Witkoff-Kushner visit: Kremlin briefing
There are no official channels for communication between Moscow and Kiev, Dmitry Peskov stressed
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Russian, US experts urge Putin and Biden to launch regular dialogue on strategic stability
"We hope that your summit on June 16 in Geneva will help to rebuild mutual respect and cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation," the appeal said
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Poland to confront security costs if it becomes 'frontline state’ — Russian diplomat
Speaking at a joint news conference with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Wednesday US President Donald Trump said that the United States would relocate part of its forces from Germany to Poland
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Upper house speaker slams US-Israeli operation against Iran as geopolitical mistake
Valentina Matviyenko emphasized that this intervention has destabilized the Middle East, triggering an energy crisis, yet it ultimately changes nothing
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Russia creates world's most secure cybersecurity system amid current conditions
Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov noted that e-commerce volume had reached $140 bln in 2025
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Ukrainian attack on bus carrying children was deliberate — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister said this is absolutely typical of the Kiev regime
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Putin receives Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
As Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier, Hakan Fidan asked for a meeting with the Russian leader, and his request was granted
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Russian mobile operators get more revenues from Apple’s iOS
MegaFon analyzed the data exchange traffic of its subscribers in Moscow and the Moscow Region during the first three months after the purchase of a smartphone
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IN BRIEF: What we know about consequences of Ukrainian attack on bus carrying children
According to the latest information, a woman chaperone for the team died
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Putin, Kazakh president to meet in Moscow, speak at interregional forum
The two leaders will also participate via a video link in the 18th Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum held in Orenburg
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Turkish, Turkmen presidents discuss prospects for Turkmen gas supplies to Europe
According to the Turkish president, Turkish companies’ construction projects in Turkmenistan exceeded $40 billion in May
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US-Israeli strike on humanitarian aid aircraft in western Iran reported
The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident
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Civilian versions of Lightning drones shown in Belarus
Lightning P, Lighting 13 and Lighting 2 unmanned aerial systems are designed for tasks that require high mobility
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Experts see potential for stronger dollar amid Middle East conflict
"Amid the escalation, safe-haven assets are naturally in higher demand, and the dollar is no exception — the DXY briefly jumped to winter highs above 98 points," stock market expert at BCS World of Investments Mikhail Zeltser said
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Messi leads Argentinian squad with hat trick at record 6th World Cup appearance
The captain of the Argentinian national football team boasts 120 goals in 200 matches on the international stage throughout his career
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Third of Ukrainian troops surrender near Lisichansk, LPR’s envoy to Russia says
According to Rodion Miroshnik, the operation to liberate the LPR would be brought to an end as soon as the operation in Lisichansk was finished
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Russia’s cutting-edge system 'blinds' Starlink satellites by 'parasitic' signals — expert
Starlink satellites are located just 500 km from Earth, while the Volna Kupol Garant is a highly capable system with a directional phased-array antenna, chief designer of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions Dmitry Kuzyakin said
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Series production of SJ-100 plane to start in Khabarovsk Region this year — governor
The aircraft building cluster is being formed in the region in cooperation with the United Aircraft Corporation, Dmitry Demeshin noted
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Lower house may approve Russia’s PM on May 10 — source
The inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for May 7
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General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv
The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"
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Russia to raise issue of Ukraine's intent to use dirty bomb at UN — Lavrov
The Russian top diplomat stressed that the Russian side had specific information about Ukrainian scientific institutions that possessed technologies capable of creating a dirty bomb
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Russia’s latest Starlink satellite jammer shows high efficiency — expert
The Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare system does not switch off Starlink communications as such but instead ‘stuns’ a particular satellite for the duration of its flight over the area of the system’s operation
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Russia’s New START suspension, special op and economic measures
In the address, which lasted one hour and 45 minutes, the president brought up such issues as the special military operation, criticized the Western states’ policy and announced a number of new social and economic measures, including the creation of a special fund for supporting veterans of combat actions and an education reform
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Russia to view F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine as threat in nuclear sphere — Lavrov
"During combat operations, our military will not be clearing out whether or not each particular jet of this class is equipped to carry nuclear weapons," the minister added
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Executives of world news agencies to discuss media summit preps
The Russian side at the session will be represented by Mikhail Gusman, First Deputy Director-General of Itar-Tass
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Emergence of new weapons changed canons of war, Medvedev says
According to Russian security council deputy chairman, this primarily concerns drones
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Fall of UAV debris leads to fire at refinery in Krasnodar Region
The regional crisis center has reported no injuries
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Germany’s pacifism sacrificed to US political ambitions - experts
At the same time, it was stressed that the US had gone to great lengths to force Germany to make the decision in favor of sending Leopards to Ukraine
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Moscow appreciates Malaysia’s support of Russia's partnership with ASEAN, Putin says
The Russian president added that he was pleased to welcome the Malaysian delegation to Russia to participate in the summit
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Russia to continue working with Armenia to clarify Yerevan's position on CSTO — Kremlin
"We hope that in any case we will stick to partnership and alliance relations," Dmitry Peskov noted
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Putin meets with leader of Philippines in Kazan
The Philippines heads the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026
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Putin welcomes heads of delegations at Russia-ASEAN summit reception
The event officially marked the opening of the anniversary summit
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Russian, Iranian positions on international events very often close — Putin
The Russian leader noted that both countries "are actively working together on the international arena"
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Zoo in Krasnoyarsk to celebrate bears’ wakening with pajama party
The visitors will be invited to a ground for photo sessions that has a bed and a warm blanket, and the bears will be treated with giant sandwiches with honey and nuts
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Russia, ASEAN have significant potential to expand trade — secretary-general
According to Kao Kim Hourn, Russia and ASEAN are developing their partnership at a time when economic adaptability and resilience are increasingly important
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Russia’s actions to depend not on talks, but on its security — Putin
On this issue, the Russian president mentioned that Russia had made it pretty clear that "NATO’s further expansion to the East is unacceptable"
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US fighter jet downed over Iran likely conducted strikes on ground targets — media
According to CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean, the pilots of the downed fighter had sidearms
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Reconstruction works for Russia’s Losharik submarine demaged in fire to begin this fall
Fourteen sailors lost their lives in the tragedy on July 1
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First Project 636.3 submarine enters service with Russia’s Pacific Fleet
Overall, Russia’s Pacific Fleet will get six Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarines
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Tanker with Iranian oil change course, heading to China — PTI
The change in the destination of Pin Shun appears to be payment-related, Sumit Ritolia, Lead Research Analyst at Kpler, noted
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Russian emergencies ministry’s plane delivers over 20 tons of humanitarian aid for Gaza
In all, more than 315 tons of humanitarian cargo have been delivered, including food, medicine, articles of daily necessity
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Kremlin spokesman says Russia will endure standoff with West
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in modern conditions, a single country won’t be able to maintain its dominance
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Two people die as small plane crashes in Moscow Region
The source said the crash occurred at the Vikhrevo airfield, where there were no casualties
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Trump denies reports on $300 bln fund as part of deal with Iran
The US president said that it was a false story
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Ukraine loses 5 Starlink satellite communication stations from actions of Battlegroup East
Russian forces also eliminated 12 drone control points
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Pilot error seen as likely cause of light aircraft crash near Moscow
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency classified the incident as an air catastrophe
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Participants in discussions on South Caucasus find them necessary — Russian delegation
The participants in the current two-day round "regarded the situation in the border zone as relatively stable"
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Caspian Pipeline Consortium to reduce oil shipments in 2021 amid OPEC+ deal
That brings the possible oil shipments via the CPC system 10% below the volumes planned for this year
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Kiev evacuates almost all civilian organizations from Kramatorsk — expert
The evacuation of civilians is currently underway
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Kremlin closely following developments after US airstrikes in Syria
Earlier on February 26, the US carried out airstrikes near the Syrian-Iraqi border
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Ukraine’s economics ministry expects 2014 inflation at 19%
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US tries to meddle in Afghanistan’s affairs again — Lavrov
Also, the top diplomat stated that the Americans "do not abandon attempts to re-inject their military infrastructure into the region around Afghanistan and in Central Asia"
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Russian troops use latest Upyr FPV drones in Kharkov push
Russian troops employed the Upyr FPV drone for the first time in the special military operation in Ukraine in May 2023
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Volkswagen top executives believe company's existence at risk
All members of the executive committee believe that a dramatic change in the automaker’s strategy is necessary
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Russia, China warn US, NATO against setting up military infrastructure in Afghanistan
The leaders of Russia and China also expressed their intention "to boost Afghanistan-related partner interaction both at the bilateral level and on multilateral platforms"
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Ukrainian brigade command begs to be allowed to step down due to casualties in Zaporozhye
According to the Russian security officials, 15 servicemen from the brigade were killed by aerial strikes in a single sector alone
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Issue with Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be solved soon — envoy
Chairman of the Russian part of the Russia-China Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development Boris Titov emphasized that the issue relates more to logistics, but not to the price
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EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper
The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe
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Russia’s Supercam S180 recon drone gets protection against interceptor UAVs
The flight duration of the Supercam S180 drone has been doubled
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Russian Helicopters to supply 21 civilian helicopters to Iran
Iran is a long-standing partner of Rostec and Russian Helicopters, CEO of the holding Nikolay Kolesov said
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Canada understands Zelensky is spent force, says Russian ambassador to Ottawa
According to Oleg Stepanov, the Canadian government masks its helplessness with the predictable trappings of empty public-relations stunts
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CEC repels 9 powerful cyberattacks from abroad on its website during election — CEC member
Igor Borisov specified that there were two attacks aimed to reveal vulnerabilities of the CEC site, three DDos attacks and four attacks aimed at introducing alien software on the CEC website in order to disrupt its functioning
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Russian Army may give up 5.45mm rounds for Kalashnikov assault rifles
The Russian Army’s existing small arms system is based on the 5.45mm and 7.62mm calibers
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Trump says he might extend stay in Europe to sign deal with Iran
The US president still pointed out that on behalf of the United States, the document is supposed to be signed by Vice President JD Vance
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Putin urges government to pay attention to special development zones
The government understands unequal competition conditions may occur in special economic zones, the head of the state has admitted
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Official says no plans for mass evacuation from Kherson Region
"What matters today is saving people’s lives because shelling continues," Kirill Stremousov said
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Economic development priority in development of relations between Russia, Belarus — Putin
"Belarus is not merely our good neighbor, with whom we are working, taking into account each others interests over the past decades, but Belarus is definitely our ally in the most direct sense of this word," the Russian leader said
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Iran calls on Saudi Arabia to ‘eject’ US troops from region
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation
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