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Flight testing of Ilyushin-76MD-90A airlifter completed
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Russian PM Mishustin proposes Denis Manturov as his first deputy
During the State Duma’s debate on the candidacy for prime minister, the lawmakers proposed to promote the industry sector supervisor to first deputy prime minister
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Yemen interested in supplies of Russian equipment for its thermal power plants
Deputy Energy Minister Sergey Mochalnikov and member of the Yemeni Advisory Council Rashid Barabaa also discussed prospects for implementing joint projects in the field of green energy
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Serbia’s ambassador to return to Kiev soon — President Vucic
Serbia’s embassy in Kiev suspended operation in March 2022 due to security considerations
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Russia to enter new promising markets for growth of non-resource-based exports
Growth of labor efficiency is the key factor for Russia to become one of the world’s top four economies, Alexander Novak noted
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Putin proposes Belousov as Shoigu's replacement: what is known about cabinet reshuffle
Other heads of security ministries and services, as well as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, will retain their posts in the government
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Two UN employees injured amid fighting near Rafah crossing
One of the injured is in serious condition, according to the report
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Polish soldier Emil Czeczko who fled to Belarus found hanged in Minsk
A forensic examination will be held to establish the cause of the man’s death
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Egypt threatens to end its mediation between Israel, Hamas — WSJ
The officials said Egypt is also blocking any humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing
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Germany to give Ukraine IRIS-T air defense system in May — ambassador
Martin Jaeger added that Germany also provided Ukraine with Gepard self-propelled air defense systems and a completely new system that was developed in Germany: the Skynex
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Africa sees Russia as key security partner amid competition from global players — diplomat
Mikhail Bogdanov described Africa as "the continent of the future," a place of "truly inexhaustible natural and human resources" with "an increasingly large and high-margin market"
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Officials in Kharkov Region move to evacuate 113 orphaned children
The head of the regional military administration said that "only nine children with foster parents from the Volchansk community have volunteered to leave"
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Spontaneous memorial set up in honor of Belgorod building collapse victims
Rescuers ask citizens to be extremely attentive and careful, as it is unsafe to be at the scene
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Russian commandos redeploy to Uzbekistan for drills on Afghan border
In the course of joint practical measures, the troops will accomplish the combat training tasks of ensuring the state’s territorial integrity
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If West wants to solve Ukraine conflict on battlefield, 'so be it' — Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov reiterated that Russia was ready to negotiate peace not only in words, but also in deeds
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Zelensky presses US lawmakers for more aid, or Ukraine would cede lands — WaPo
On Tuesday, Vladimir Zelensky failed to secure a breakthrough in talks with Congress which remains deadlocked over US President Joe Biden’s request for supplemental funding for Kiev
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Russia’s Federation Council holds consultations on security, intelligence appointments
The candidates were nominated by President Vladimir Putin and their names were submitted to the council on May 12
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Putin pardons 52 female convicts — Kremlin
First and foremost, the pardon covers women with minor children, pregnant women and women, whose relatives are involved in the special military operation
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Armenian opposition leader Bagrat Galstanyan calls for more protests across country
He said that the opposition movement "will increase pressure across the entire country, from the north to the south"
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Shoigu to oversee Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, not head it — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov added that the service is headed by Dmitry Shugayev
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Protesters end rally against foreign-agents bill in Georgia without scuffles with police
Even though there was an announcement to end the rally, people are staying near the legislature at Rustaveli Avenue
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Number of those wounded in LPR’s Krasnodon up to six — LPR head
According to Leonid Pasechnik, missile fragments, presumably of US-made ATACAMS, were found in a park and near a residential house
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US Secretary of State plans to visit Kiev — Politico
Antony Blinken will travel to Ukraine this week, the newspaper reported
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State Duma approves Mikhail Mishustin as Chairman of Russian Government
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin thanked State Duma lawmakers for approving his candidacy for the prime minister’s office
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US is plotting another pandemic — Russian Defense Ministry
"We do not rule out the United States may use so-called defensive technologies for offensive purposes, as well as for global governance by creating crisis situations of biological nature," lieutenant general Igor Kirillov stressed
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Aerospace Forces receive new Su-35S fighters
Su-35S have passed ground and flight trials and flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the deployment airfield
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Russian troops destroy over 16,000 armored vehicles in Ukraine operation — top brass
Russian troops improved their frontline positions and inflicted casualties on the Ukrainian army in the Kharkov area over the past day, the ministry reported
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Death toll in partially collapsed apartment building in Belgorod climbs to 15
Belgorod and its suburbs came under massive shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces earlier on May 12
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Putin’s decision to appoint Belousov as Russia’s defense chief explained by Kremlin
"On the battlefield today, the winner is the one who is more open to innovation <…>. Therefore, at this stage, the president has made a decision for a civilian to head the Defense Ministry," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
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State Duma approves deputy prime ministers of the Russian government
On May 7, the day of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration, the Russian government resigned, in accordance with the law
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Russia to join ranks of top four global economies — presidential decree
The government is tasked to present eleven new National Projects by September 1 of this year
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Caracas, Moscow expanding bilateral cooperation — top Venezuelan diplomat
Vershininn is taking part in the second meeting of national coordinators of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, which is underway in Caracas
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Ukrainian commanders trading blame with each other over defeats near Kharkov — NYT
Many in Ukraine reportedly believe that their country’s situation in the conflict with Russia has significantly worsened
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Annual inflation in Russia to reach 7.7% in Q2 2024 — Bank of Russia
Meanwhile, in quarterly terms Q2 inflation will total 4.6%, while in Q1 it equaled 5.7%
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NATO unable to prevent GPS jamming in Baltic region — retired Polish general
Waldemar Skrzypczak said he believes Russia is involved in the suppression of the GPS signal over the Baltic Sea to "test the alliance's reaction"
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Western strikes on Yemen have no excuse — Russia’s ambassador to UN
Vasily Nebenzya also noted the failure of attempts "to justify this aggression by Security Council Resolution 2722 or by references to the right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter"
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Battlegroup North liberates four settlements in Kharkov Region in past day
Russian air defenses also downed a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet
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Switzerland conference on Ukraine aims to issue ultimatum to Russia — Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov stressed that "the conference has long been the talk of all those who are trying to defeat Russia on the battlefield"
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Kharkov authorities acknowledge advance of Russian troops
The head of the military administration cited the delay in Western arms deliveries as the reason for the Ukrainian forces' failures
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Mauritius working on Mir system introduction — Russian Ambassador
Mir cards are now accepted in nine countries but operations of the system are limited in six of them
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Ukraine’s shelling of civilians backfires, unites Russians against common enemy — envoy
Rodion Miroshnik cited as an example this March, when during the presidential election in Russia's regions bordering Ukraine the number of shellings increased significantly, especially in the Kursk Region
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Russian troops wipe out 10 pieces of Western armor in DPR
It is noted that the number of destroyed Western armored vehicles could be considerably larger
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Protesters in Georgia reconvene to rally against foreign-agents bill
The Georgian parliament's Legal Affairs Committee endorsed the third reading of the bill on foreign agents on Monday
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Russia didn’t invite officials from unfriendly countries to victory parade, diplomat says
Maria Zakharova said veteran organizations in unfriendly countries weren’t affected by the decision not to invite officials
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Russian diplomat says NATO sees Ukraine as tool against Russia
Zakharova expressed confidence that Stoltenberg is interested in Ukraine's future only in the context of confrontation with Russia, while he "takes no interest at all" in the future of Ukrainians
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Russian robotic drone jammers shield evacuation groups in Ukraine operation
The innovation was prompted by the existence of gray zones in areas of combat operations that are dangerous for groups to evacuate wounded personnel, Denis Oslomenko noted
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Expert: Middle East conflict makes NSR global priority logistics route
The Middle East conflict affects directly the global logistics flows, Alexey Fadeev noted
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Six of those wounded in shelling attack on Belgorod taken to hospitals in Moscow
According to Alexey Kuznetsov, seventeen people were taken to hospitals following the shelling attack and nine more received outpatient assistance
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Polish authorities persecute supporters of relations with Moscow, Minsk — ex-judge
Tomasz Schmidt sees some "positive" trends in Polish society, which, unlike the authorities, is determined to restore relations with Moscow and Minsk
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Russia remaining second largest supplier of LNG to Spain
In the first four months of 2024, Madrid purchased 26,854 GWh of gas from Russia, according to data provided by Spanish energy company Enagas
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Kharkov regions aspiring to join Russia — interim administration
According to Head of the Kharkov Region’s interim civil administration Vitaly Ganchev, residents are already making numerous enquiries about receiving the Russian citizenship
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Russia’s upgraded Tu-160 strategic bomber prototype to perform debut flight in 2018
Serial production of Tu-160M2 bombers should begin in 2023
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North Korean delegation arrives in Russia’s Primorsky Region — news agency
Bilateral exchanges between Russia and North Korea have intensified since the second half of 2012
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Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister highlights EU’s double standards to Ukraine, Gaza Strip
Alexander Grushko discussed with Deputy Foreign Minister of Egypt Khalid Emara in Cairo "the processes of formation of a multipolar world, key trends in the evolution of international relations, and the changing role of international organizations and associations"
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Motor rifle troops in Urals receive upgraded T-72B3M tanks
The T-72B3M is a heavily upgraded version of the T-72 main battle tank
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US veteran calls Washington’s decision to drop Elbe Day celebrations with Russia ‘dumb’
That was the last good link that we had, Frank Cohn said
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Russian official lauds defense industry as world’s most powerful in basic arms output
Denis Manturov noted that the geopolitical situation was prompting the need constantly to improve operational characteristics of armaments and military hardware
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Ukraine shells Krasnodon in LPR due to Russia’s successes in Kharkov area — ruling party
"They think that they can intimidate us but we know that our victory is near," Ivan Sanayev noted
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Ukrainian military redeploys reserves towards Kharkov
"Depending on the development of the situation the build-up of the group will continue," according to the report
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Russia prioritizes relations with Africa — Putin
Putin recalled that the countries had established a new form of dialogue, namely a ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum
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US forms new anti-China, anti-Russia proxy alliances in APR — expert
Alexander Stepanov noted that the Pentagon has formed a kind of strike group comprising Japan, the Philippines and Australia, which includes high-accuracy and long-range weapons systems and components of the US missile defense and air defenses
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Poland cancels talks with Ukraine over corruption allegations
It is reported that the Polish Agriculture Ministry failed to solve all the problems of the farmers, which led to their mass protests
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Press review: Russia installs new defense minister and Ukrainian terror in Belgorod
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, May 13th
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Swiss singer wins Eurovision 2024 contest
Nemo Mettler won with The Code song
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Ukrainian drone drops on parking lot in Belgorod, eight cars damaged
Vyacheslav Gladkov added that another drone fell down near a multi-apartment building
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Macron denies death of French troops in Ukraine out of fear of protests — SVR head
According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine
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Payments in national currencies prior for BRICS member states — VEB.RF senior banker
According to Sergey Storchak, BRICS nations are facing the task of integrating existing systems with each other instead of creating a new one
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Police in Tbilisi starts dispersing protesters near Georgian Parliament’s building
Protestors refuse to follow the instructions of the police, a TASS correspondent reported
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Russian troops destroy over 30 Ukrainian observation posts in Kherson area over past day
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on May 12 that Russian troops had inflicted roughly 50 casualties on the Ukrainian army in the Kherson direction over the past 24 hours
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Russia’s S-300PS in Tajikistan confirm combat readiness
In April, at a meeting of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the CIS armed forces special attention was paid to the development of the joint communication and air defense systems
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St. Petersburg Exchange will act as platform for exchange of Yandex N.V. shares
Acceptance of applications will begin no later than May 16
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Experts of Ukraine’s Energoatom inspecting Belene NPP equipment for purchase — news portal
The Ukrainian side expressed hope of signing an agreement on the purchase of the equipment in June
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Protesters in Cyprus call for end to funding Kiev following terrorist attack on Belgorod
The terrorist acts committed by the regime of Ukrainian President Vladimir "Zelensky against the civilian population of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and other Russian border territories are criminal," said Mikis Filaniotis head of the Cypriot branch of the International Russophile Movement
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Sullivan, Austin, Brown spend 90 minutes discussing military assistance with Ukrainians
The officials on the Ukrainian side were Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and the presidency’s chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, the US official said
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US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace six times in past day
Apart from that, in his words, one shelling attack on positions of Syrian government troops by militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra was reported in the Aleppo governorate in the Idlib de-escalation zone
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France sends outdated missiles to Kiev in move to save money, expert believes
However, these missile systems should not be underestimated as they are high-precision weapons that have an operational range of up to 560 kilometers, depending on specific modification, Alexander Stepanov said
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S-500 system to be supplied to Armed Forces after 2015
Victor Gumenny said the advanced systems may solve the tasks of air-space defence and may fight hypersonic weapons
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Fit nation: Russia to see widespread increase in people exercising by 2036 — official
"We will build at least 350 sports facilities per year in our regions for all age categories until 2030," Dmitry Chernyshenko noted
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Gazprom builds up gas supplies to China via Power of Siberia by 37.4% since year’s start
Gazprom regularly provides daily supplies above contractual obligations, the company noted
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One in two Germans believe Russia unlikely to attack NATO, poll shows
Only two percent of respondents are confident that the German army is well prepared to defend the country, while 39% believe the armed forces are in poor condition.
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All blazes caused by Ukrainian attack on industrial zone in Krasnodon localized — LPR head
"As many as 28 people have been evacuated from buildings," Leonid Pasechnik said
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Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet crashes in Far East
The pilot ejected and was not injured in the accident
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Putin approves structure of new government
According to his decree, the distribution of authority between deputy prime ministers has changed
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Developer shows first image of Russia's new Sarmat ballistic missile
The RS-28 Sarmat is the newest heavy liquid-propelled intercontinental ballistic missile currently being co-developed to replace the world’s largest and most formidable ballistic missile, the Voyevoda
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Multiple deaths, at least 20 wounded in Ukraine’s shelling of Belgorod
At least eight people were reported to have been killed and 20 - wounded, including two children
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Conference in Switzerland pointless without Russia — Turkish diplomatic source
"However, the talks’ success will rest on Kiev’s willingness to hold dialogue, which is absent judging by the recent statements by Ukrainian leaders," the source added
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Russia always prefers talks to fighting, wars, says Lavrov
The first Russian-Ukrainian negotiations after the launch of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine took place in Belarus in early March 2022 but the talks yielded no tangible results
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Russian stock indices in the green as trading on Moscow Exchange closes
The dollar-to-ruble rate was down by 0.98% to 91.35 rubles, while the euro-to-ruble rate decreased by 0.95% to 98.55 rubles
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Russian, Bolivian presidents discuss bilateral relations — Kremlin
Vladimir Putin and Luis Arce focused on "the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects in trade, economy and energy"
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Russia’s onslaught on Kharkov may compel Ukraine to truce — NYT
On May 11, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported liberating several populated localities in the Kharkov Region
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Formidable Sarmat: Satan’s successor that can pierce any defense
TASS’ military analyst fills us in on one of the greatest secrets of Russia’s defense industry
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Kiev describes situation in Volchansk as extremely challenging
According to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, "fierce fighting" is taking place in the Kharkov Region
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Georgian legislature to pass foreign-agents bill in final reading on May 14 — PM
According to Irakli Kobakhidze, it "will play a crucial role in ending the so-called polarization that was imposed from the outside"
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Russian troops destroy Ukrainian army positions in area bordering Belgorod Region
"The personnel of the Battlegroup North actively employ FPV drones in the special military operation to eliminate the Ukrainian army’s dugouts, manpower and various military equipment," Russia’s Defense Ministry reported
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Russian protective service uses unique domestic innovations, says official
According to Deputy Director of the FSO Lieutenant General Viktor Shlemin, the service's resources are sufficient to complete its assigned tasks in full
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Figure skater Valieva to play several roles in Tatiana Navka’s ice show
Earlier, Navka’s team said on its social networks that the Ruslan and Lyudmila ice show will be performed in Sochi in the summer
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Ukraine replaces Kharkov group commander for second time in two months
Mikhail Drapaty, who continues to be a deputy chef of the general staff, replaced former Kharkov group commander, Yury Galushkin, who was appointed to the post in early April 2024 to succeed Andrey Gritskov
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Russia-Ukraine draft peace treaty was 75% agreed in April, Russian envoy says
Russia handed over the document to the Ukrainian side on April 15, Vladimir Medinsky recalled
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Europeans go for broke seeing risk of collapse for Kiev in special op situation — Kremlin
According to Peskov, currently, "the moment is crucial."
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US ready to do utmost relieving Kiev of responsibility for atrocities — Russian ambassador
"The reaction of American officials to the deadly strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on residential areas, or rather the absence of even a hint of condolences, is very telling," Anatoly Antonov said
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Scientists plan large-scale studies of musk ox population on Taymyr
The research will be supported by the RN-Vankor grant program
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Clean Arctic expedition to bring to Tofalar people books in native language
According to Olesya Polunina, leader of the Expedition for Books project, in the 1980s, scientists Valentin Rassadin and Vadim Shibkeev wrote Literary Reading textbooks
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