Russian servicemen detained in Ukraine taken to Kiev’s detention centre — official

The Kiev regime thus attempted to convince Western curators of the alleged ability of Ukrainian troops to stop the advance of the Russian army in this direction

According to the journalist, Zelensky congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence

The chief of the Russian General Staff briefed the meeting’s participants on the changes in the CSTO Military Committee's composition

Rodion Miroshnik said that it is the highest figure in the past two years

No casualties were reported

According to the army, Vladimir Zelensky attempted to divert the attention of Ukrainians and foreign sponsors from the Ukrainian armed forces' catastrophic failure in Konstantinovka by launching a failed drone attack on Russian territory

The accumulation is hampered by rising prices on the European energy markets and high demand for gas in EU countries

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said there is no other way to describe their actions

Thirteen people have been hospitalized with injuries of moderate and mild severity

The number of fatalities over the past 24 hours has increased by 681

Escalation is possible only on the initiative of the West itself, Andrey Kelin said

The new footwear produced in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk replaces the earlier imported boots

"Between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GMT), on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 92 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Belgorod, Kursk, Leningrad, Pskov, Smolensk, and Tver Regions, Crimea, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov

The Iranian Foreign Minister also plans to visit Belarus

The bank expects a negative profit and loss impact of around 700 mln euros post tax from sale

According to Robertas Kaunas, the money will be spent to buy air defense systems, artillery rounds, and support drone production in the country

They represent the country’s Christian and Muslim communities on an equal basis

Russian army also destroyed 14 tanks, 283 armored fighting vehicles, 1,400 motor vehicles

The enemy assembled a substantial force comprising seven brigades, or a total of 45 battalions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is still too slow to admit that it is critical in the EU, the special presidential envoy said

Alexander Novak emphasized that Russia certainly requires additional efforts to restore the facilities that suffered damage from the strikes

The BM-70 drone is outfitted with a powerful payload capable of penetrating reinforced concrete shelters and taking facilities out of service

A Russian delegation arrived in Tehran for the mourning ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei

The head of state drew attention to the fact that when constructing new facilities, one must not forget about the existing infrastructure and maintaining it in standard condition. He stated that this work "has problem areas"

He noted that the problem was worth a lot of points

Peskov added that Zelensky "can come to Moscow as soon as he is ready to make important and responsible decisions."

The Fleet’s press service recalled that Admiral Essen has been performing its assigned duties in the offshore maritime zone since August 2021

According to its sources, the talks will address sanctions against Iran, the unfreezing of its assets, and Tehran’s nuclear program

Russia's Acting Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Yevstigneyeva reiterated Russia’s updated concept of collective security for the Persian Gulf area, which was handed over to its Arab and Iranian partners in late May

Trump had previously stated that the U.S. had granted Iran a one-week break in negotiations due to Ali Khamenei’s funeral

Russian troops also liberated Vasilevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the ministry noted

The rocket will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakhstan) on January 28 instead of January 25

"Amid the current turbulence in international relations, China and Russia showed how to build bilateral relations in a proper way that is in stark contrast to a certain closed-door, exclusive, selfish and narrow-group policy," Director of the Center of Russian and Central Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences points out

The greatest losses in manpower were inflicted on the enemy in the zone of responsibility of the Battlegroup West

Tunja Bengin pointed to the cases, when hypocritical statements are being made by Europe

The mosque will be able to accommodate up to 10,000 people simultaneously

The Kremlin spokesman mentioned the need to connect the two largest cities in the country with high-speed rail links

Heads of governments also approved the cooperation concept for railways administrations and decided to prepare the cooperation concept for development of remoted and rural areas in the digital era

Russian President Vladimir Putin also noted that the destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions

Military parades and exhibitions will involve more than 2,000 units of military hardware, 118 aircraft and nine warships

The ceremony is taking place at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla, Tehran's largest religious and public complex

The source did not provide details on specific characteristics of the new missiles or clarifications on when they will be tried

According to him, Kiev and its Western sponsors' false rhetoric about the initiative allegedly shifting to the Ukrainian armed forces is only for their own self-preservation and to secure new funding for the war

According to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandar Vranjes, the European Union seeks "at any cost to preserve the high representative with dictatorial powers," even if the post is illegal and not approved by the UN Security Council

The official urged to strive for deals limiting nuclear weapons

The troops practiced carrying out measures against a hypothetical enemy’s subversive and reconnaissance groups, air attack weapons and overcoming notionally contaminated terrain

Azzedine Ounahi scored in the 50th and 82nd minutes, and Soufiane Rahimi in the 90+8 minute

Vladimir Putin congratulated the US leader on the milestone holiday

Iranian Justice Minister Amin Hossein Rahimi put forward a corresponding initiative several years ago at the St. Petersburg Legal Forum, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman noted

The drones were downed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, and Moscow regions, as well as Crimea

The patrol vessel Vasily Bykov was involved in the drills, according to the Fleet’s press office

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 485 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The Russian energy system, the president noted, is one of the world’s largest

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The ministry noted that the Ukrainian side should inform the Russian command of its decision via existing intelligence service channels by 12:00 p.m. Moscow time (9:00 a.m. GMT) on July 5, 2026

The drills that will run on December 10-19 involve over 500 troops

According to the media, the Telegram messenger founder might be charged with terrorism, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering and child pornography

Thousands of Iranian flags, portraits of Ali Khamenei and current leader Mojtaba Khamenei are flying over the Engelab square

Several oil processing plants were allowed to produce gasoline with higher maximum permitted sulfur content

The Russian president specified that particular attention should be paid to bolster the Union State’s security between Russia and Belarus

Yana Lantratova called for a response to new "barbaric attacks" by Ukrainian forces on civilians in the Lugansk People’s Republic

The heads of states stressed importance of continuing the bilateral interaction in their talk, including on military-political and economic topics

16,592 people were injured

The full-scale Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and Iran entered into force in May 2025

"The population of Nagorno-Karabakh lack supplies of the natural gas and electricity power, while local power supplies partly meet regional demands," Nikol Pashinyan said

The Russian leader called the capture of this city the key to the liberation of the entire territory of the DPR

The prime minister confirmed that a new constitution will be drafted in Hungary and later put to a national referendum

Russia and the United States, as the world's two largest nuclear powers, bear a special responsibility for ensuring global security and stability, the Russian leader stated

The patrols are carried out to "protect the legitimate interests, as well as the lives and property of Chinese fishermen, including the Taiwanese compatriots"

Kiev lost about 13,500 troops in Konstantinovka in an attempt to show alleged successes

The naval task force is made up of the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the frigate Fleet Admiral Kasatonov, the large anti-submarine warfare ship Vice Admiral Kulakov and support vessels

Earlier, The New York Times reported, citing sources, that Witkoff and Kushner are in daily contact with Russian and Ukrainian officials regarding the conflict settlement

The document noted that the court’s decision "does not resolve the issue of the legitimacy of the government being formed" nor does it "eliminate election fraud, massive violations of the electoral process, or resolve the deep political and legal crisis in the country."

These are measures not provided for by the UN Charter or other international treaties, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council said

Several other events planned for the holiday in the US capital have also been canceled due to the heat or will be held on a limited scale

As for the main suspect in the attack, 39-year-old Anastasia Berezovskaya, law enforcement has not yet managed to apprehend her

A figure above 50 points indicates an expansion in business activity

The plotters were apprehended by FSB officers

The next accession cluster in Ukraine’s membership talks will open on July 14

The air-cushion small amphibious assault ship Yevgeny Kocheshkov was deployed

Previous reports have suggested that Russia might take custody of Iran’s uranium stockpile

Hakan Fidan also stressed the need to commit to the reconstruction of Gaza under Arab-Islamic bilateral agreements

They had originally planned to pass through the strait closer to Oman

Around 150 servicemen from the two countries will take part in the competition, including 70 mountain shooters from Russia's Karachay-Cherkessia

On June 26, the Constitutional Court began reviewing petitions filed by seven political forces, which were consolidated into a single case

Alongside this efforts are being taken to clear the territory of Libya of mines,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman

All participants in the firing practice - crews from Armenia, Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan - displayed a high level of skills

Earlier, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported that Zohrab Mnatsakanyan had arrived in Moscow on a short working visit

Air defenses neutralized most of them at long range, while 62 were destroyed as they approached the city

Russian Helicopters Group will showcase a VRT500 light single-engine helicopter, the first serial-produced Mi-171A2 and the upgraded Ansat at the HeliRussia-2018 international rotorcraft exhibition

A total of 3,000 people will get under the effect of amnesty

Putin is also certain that the authorities need to meet the expectations of citizens who backed the constitutional amendments

"The international law exists, as the Arctic states do, and there are rules of the game," Valentina Matviyenko stressed

Thus Kirill Dmitriev commented on the words of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about the need to create an alliance within the European Union to address housing issues

This is a specific example evidencing that the two powers are interested in closely working together, and in the most different spheres, Yury Ushakov said

The court ruled that the EU sanctions ban on RT broadcasts "applies also to a website accessible to the public free of charge"

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova drew attention to reports by British politician and journalist Jim Ferguson, who described the Russian leader’s appearance in military uniform at the meeting as an intentional signal