Several Russian Tu-95MS bombers fly over Arctic

According to the Statistics Service, the decline in GDP in 2022 relative to 2021 is due to a decrease in the foreign trade balance under sanctions pressure

According to Zhang Hanhui, Russian-Chinese relations are characterized by a steady deepening of political mutual trust

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed that the use of US dollars in trade as an outdated method of payments

Iskander tactical ballistic missile systems are capable of hitting both small-size and large-area targets at a distance of up to 500 km

The ministry requested an explanation regarding a suspected violation of airspace

Wounded Russian servicemen are also being evacuated

Armando Mema said the European Commission president tends to baselessly accuse Russia of violating the airspace of European countries

Fidel Antonio Castro Smirnov said that Cuba’s experience has demonstrated the importance of "international solidarity, diversification of ties, and the ability of countries to support each other"

Rodion Miroshnik said it does not mean Russia should ease the pressure on the Ukrainian side and its sponsors

Sergey Lebedev recalled that congressional elections in the United States are drawing near, so "the Trump administration and the Republican Party need to demonstrate some tangible results to voters"

Two residential buildings, six civilian infrastructure facilities, special equipment and trucks, as well as cars and a passenger minibus, were damaged

Boosting investment activity is the primary condition for economic growth in Russia, the head of state said

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, August 19th

Yulia Mendel said this is now a matter of the country’s "survival"

Fatih Birol said the volume of transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which stood at around 25 mln barrels per day prior to February 2026, had fallen to roughly 15 mln

The two Americans had reportedly intended to visit Kiev for Ukraine's Independence Day

According to the DPR’s head Denis Pushilin, two residential houses and six civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged

Dmitry Shugayev noted that the procedure of signing a contract is a multi-stage and complex process

According to the statement, several suspects crossed the Security Zone in the Baraashit area, entered a structure, and posed a threat to IDF soldiers

When asked who blew up the pipelines during interview with Tucker Carlson, the Russian leader replied with a laughter: ‘You for sure’

Abbas Araghchi stated that all of these threats "failed"

According to Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the amendments were needed to prevent unfriendly countries from interfering in Russia's internal affairs

Sahra Wagenknecht noted that German technologies and German money are used to attack Moscow

Maria Zakharova stressed that Ukrainian leaders offered no explanation to ordinary people about how they are supposed to survive

The decision comes into effect, starting from September 1, 2026

Donald Tusk opined that those who built the pipeline should be held accountable, not those who destroyed it

Shay Gal pointed out that on August 18, Israel "allegedly struck Syria's Abu al-Duhur air base before Turkish forces arrived"

It was reported earlier that the US Secretary of State said Ukraine could start a counteroffensive in the next few weeks

The yuan exchange rate against the ruble added 1 kopeck to 12.33 rubles

TASS has compiled the key takeaways from the meeting chaired by the Russian deputy prime minister

The outbreak, which began in the DRC and Uganda on May 15, has already become the second-deadliest in the history of Ebola outbreaks in Africa

According to the portal, he also met with Tara Reade, an American woman who accused US President Joe Biden of sexual harassment

The Russian leader noted that the situation in the Pacific Fleet’s operational area "is not easy"

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hold an in-person operational meeting of the Russian Security Council

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, August 18th

The prime minister’s office also reiterated Israel’s previous accusations against Recep Tayyip Erdogan, calling him "an antisemitic dictator who has massacred Kurds"

The second-generation Ratnik gear kits will be procured for servicemen of the Land Force, Airborne Troops and the marines of the Russian Navy

The Russian Federal Security Service stated that fraudulent call centers controlled by Kiev present their operators as employees of Russia’s Central Bank, Rosfinmonitoring, and the FSB

According to Yevgeny Lisnyak, people had to drink rainwater and eat what they had stockpiled before the front line closed in until Russian soldiers arrived

Vasily Nebenzya said that the US should be the one to blame for the latest escalation in Middle East

Yulia Mendel believes that "the front will be moving in Russian favour against the backdrop of a collapsing economy, democracy, and political crisis"

Eight Security Council members backed Rodrigues-Birkett’s continued participation, three opposed it and four expressed no opinion

The US leader emphasized that Washington was successfully achieving its goals in the conflict with Iran

Another four crew members were injured

The six-month program includes plans to assess border service readiness, conduct drills, and develop response plans in the event that cases are detected

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stressed the importance whether "Washington can influence the decisions of the Kiev regime and its European sponsors"

Four more people were wounded

In particular, Anton Kobyakov mentioned Tucker Carlson's and Candace Owens' statements about Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said that Kiev is openly embarking on a path of undermining the system of radiation and nuclear safety

The crew’s efforts have proved highly effective

Measures are being taken to ensure security in the area

Apty Alaudinov says Israel’s objective is to drag both the US and the entire NATO bloc into the struggle

Iraqi parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi asked the Iranian authorities to grant Iraq a "special status" regarding oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz

According to the service, the application for registration of the Mercedes-Benz trademark was received on September 10, 2025, from Germany

Andrey Kondrashov said the Russian forces avoid causing completely unjustified civilian casualties

Both the ZNPP’s territory and its satellite city of Energodar regularly come under Ukraine’s attacks

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said the Navy has a strong presence in the straits

Experts noted that the difference between 2022 and the current situation lies in prices

On-duty air defense systems intercepted Ukrainian UAVs over 16 Russian regions

Russia's Battlegroup South and Battlegroup Center units liberated settlements of Nikolaipolye and Matyashevo in the Donetsk People’s Republic

An executive order, published on Vladimir Zelensky’s website, imposes sanctions on the Animaccord animation studio, the cartoon’s producer Dmitry Loveyko and animator Oleg Kuzovkov

According to Dmitry Peskov, The Ukraine process is currently on hold

The average fuel price increase across the European Union was 16.9%

The first combat use of the complex was recorded on March 18, 2022

The ongoing conflict between the US and Iran is driving up oil prices, which is a significant pro-inflationary factor

The previous meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing was held in Paris on July 13

The Foreign Ministry calls on the citizens living abroad to be vigilant and not to give in to provocations ahead of the State Duma elections

The newaspaper noted that military operation against Iran had depleted US arsenals and "laid bare the limits of American hard power"

According to the exercise scenario, the naval crews detected approaching enemy UAVs, put the ships’ air defense systems on combat alert, and analyzed the obtained air situation data

Russian forces struck a Fire Point plant, a Kiev-based assembly site owned by the Antonov aircraft manufacturing factory and an arsenal with M-900 thermobaric bombs and munitions for Baba-Yaga drones

Angela Vaylo was awarded the Medal for Services to the Zaporozhye Region

Vasily Nebenzya emphasized that mobilization is not planned and expected

The system is completely safe for bomb disposal experts

The Italian withdrew from the Masters 1000 tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati ahead of the US Open because of a right knee injury

An agreement on uranium supply has been reached with the Russian company Uranium One Group, part of the Rosatom management structure

It was the third Abrams tank to be struck near Avdeyevka

The facility was struck by Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade Varyag

Earlier this week, the US state debt exceeded record $40 trillion

The Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus

Regina Akhtyamova defeated Turkey's Sema Nur Yuksel in the final

Maria Zakharova emphasized that Warsaw is benefiting from re-exporting US liquefied natural gas to Ukraine

Maria Zakharova stressed that the decision to scale back the presence of KFOR units at vulnerable points of Serb-Albanian contact was cynical and irresponsible

Police and emergency services were called to the scene

Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike ports and ships being used in the interests of the Ukrainian military

Dmitry Peskov commented on whether the Kremlin has observed a decline in threats to maritime trade

Donald Tusk earlier stated that Germany should not prosecute those responsible for sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines

Garry Minkh ecalled that the 2020 amendments were aimed at protecting Russian national interests and strengthening sovereignty

Since December 21, the physical gas flow over the pipeline is in the reverse direction from Germany to Poland

Andrey Marochko said that Ukrainian militants are using abandoned civilian facilities for military purposes

The Zaporozhye NPP has been without an external power supply for over a day due to the shutdown of the last 330 kV high-voltage power supply line

Ilya Grashchenkov also said the $50 trillion mark itself is not a threshold beyond which the US economy would automatically collapse

According to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's press service, the Brazilian president also drew attention of his US counterpart to the need for discussing a reform of the United Nations and its Security Council

Despite these aggressive efforts, the publication indicated that the former Ukrainian defense minister can expect resistance from his opponents

Russian troops delivered one massive and nine combined strikes by precision-guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, logistics centers and cruise missile launch sites over the week

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, August 20th

Maria Zakharova described the developments as all the more outrageous because local self-government bodies in Pristina that claim the status of legitimate authorities are implicated in this terror

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, August 21st