Military drills in Central Asia to be held in 2015 — CSTO secretary-general

There is concrete, there are concrete fortifications, as it is not a bare steppe, said Viktor Vodolatsky

Mikhail Razvozhayev urged city residents and guests to remain calm, observe security measures and stay in temporary shelters or safe places

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, July 3rd

DPR defense circles told TASS on July 3 that Ukrainian troops had abandoned their positions in the east of Chasov Yar and were trying to reinforce defenses in the town’s western part. Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on July 3 that Russian troops had fully liberated the Novy neighborhood in Chasov Yar

Veniamin Kondratyev offered condolences to the girl’s family

In the course of the special military operation, Russian air defense systems confirmed their potential to repel strikes by all types of enemy air attack capabilities, Andrey Semyonov said

Ballistic missile delivered at the base in the Dnepropetrovsk region

According to the Financial Times, some donors are reluctant to support the Democratic Party until Biden withdraws from the race

Russian servicemen also destroyed a recovery detachment that came to save the vehicle’s crew, the Defense Ministry said

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, July 5th

The Russian president said that Moscow ultimately "faced deception again as all agreements [involving the troops withdrawal], which had been reached in Istanbul, were thrown in the trash"

Janos Boka said that Orban sent a summary of the trip to the EU Council immediately after his visit to Kiev, thus demonstrating "room for maneuver"

Moscow can give a mirror-like response in case US short-and medium-range missiles are placed in any region of the world, the Russian leader noted

The opposition party is projected to win 410 seats in the parliament

The US presidential candidate said that it will be easier to compete against Harris whom he considers "pathetic"

According to Martin Jaeger, the crew of the system had completed training in Germany

Details are being verified

"The battlefield and point air defense of the Russian military has shown itself to be up to the task during large-scale combat operations in the zone of the special military operation," Russian Air and Missile Defense Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Andrey Semyonov said

"Payments are made while they are needed, and economic entities in many countries need our market; the economic interest is in place," Governor Elvira Nabiullina said

According to Vladimir Kupriyanyuk, Belarus has not and will not "raise tensions in any way" despite a difficult situation on the border with Ukraine

Rodion Miroshnik mentioned how a shell fell on a section of an apartment building, completely destroying it, in the Belgorod Region and how a long-range ATACMS missile hit a crowded beach in Sevastopol on June 23 in a terrorist attack

Andrey Semyonov added that crews of radar stations and anti-aircraft missile systems have been constantly adapting to new threats, improving the existing ways of countering air-borne enemy capabilities and developing new ones

"According to first responders, the aerial attack and falling drone fragments sparked wildfires on the left bank of the Don River in Rostov and in the Azov district," Vasily Golubev noted

Maxim Likhachev described it as a "long-awaited document"

The use of factory-made and improvised unmanned aerial vehicles, which are made with special composite materials to reduce their visibility and are capable of flying at extremely low altitudes, has become unprecedented, Andrey Semyonov said

Rishi Sunak also took responsibility for his party’s defeat

During the investigation, five people were detained, their names have not been disclosed yet

The Russian-Chinese joint naval group is set to conduct anti-submarine and air defense drills and practice search and rescue measures at sea during their joint patrol, the Fleet’s press office specified

The Russian president asked Mohammad Mokhber to "pass along his wishes for good health and prosperity to Iran's Supreme Leader" Ali Khamenei

Earlier, the Hungarian prime minister proposed to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky ceasefire terms, but the latter rejected them

Russia attaches great importance to cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which "continues to develop progressively on the principles of equal rights, consideration of each other's interests"

Russia’s Southern Battlegroup inflicted roughly 450 casualties on the Ukrainian army and destroyed two enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Earlier, several European media outlets reported the Hungarian premier’s potential visit to Moscow on July 5, citing officials

According to preliminary results, Labour Party members have already won 55 parliament seats, the Conservative Party got only six

Mikhail Ulyanov said Russia is convinced that "sooner or later" evidence will emerge, and then the organization's secretariat will have to name the culprit

During the hearing, the prosecutor asked for 12 years in a penal colony

Vladimir Kupriyanyuk said such actions not only pursue reconnaissance purposes, but also are part of attempts to get explosives and other capabilities into Belarus to support potential sabotage activities

Uralkali has already sent a letter to Haas with details for delivery of the race car used in the 2021 season

The court ruled that the Austrian company will have to pay Gazprom Export about 623.2 mln euros, if it violates the ban

The Russian president noted that "an increasing number of countries are calling for a fairer world order and express determination to defend their legitimate rights and traditional values; new centers of power and economic development are emerging and growing stronger"

Ukraine is using ATACMS missiles as well in an attempt to intimidate its people, Andrey Semyonov said

However, Wang Wen noted that China is not afraid of such steps and will continue to prove that the production of electric vehicles in the country is not developing through subsidies

Dmitry Peskov confirmed that at today’s meeting, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Vladimir Putin touched upon the conflict in Ukraine

The leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Abdel Malek al-Houthi, advised Arab and Muslim countries to show caution so that Washington could not launch its attacks on Yemen from their sovereign territories

Vasily Nebenzya does not believe that the potential election of Donald Trump as the next US president will cardinally change the American policy in this area

According to the Russian leader, "this should not be merely a truce or a temporary ceasefire, nor some kind of pause that the Kiev regime could use to recover losses, regroup and get rearmed"

In the course of the special military operation, it was confirmed that Russian air defense systems have the potential to repel strikes by all types of enemy air attack capabilities

"The enemy is actively probing the peninsula's defense system now," Mikhail Razvozhayev said

Viktor Orban believes that Hungary "can be a tool in the hands of those who seek peace"

According to Nikol Pashinyan, "Armenia greatly values the role of the United States in the peace-building process in our region and deeply appreciates the US support for the sovereignty, independence, democracy, territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of the Republic of Armenia in accordance with the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration"

Orban’s spokesman Bertalan Havasi announced earlier that the Hungarian premier had arrived in Moscow to discuss ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Meanwhile, according to Dmitry Peskov, "this does not mean that more reasonable people in the collective West and in Ukraine itself have not considered this plan"

He is the third UK prime minister during the reign of Charles III who took the throne less than two years ago

"First they will talk in the attendance of the accompanying persons that you saw," Dmitry Peskov said

Earlier, the media reported explosions in Odessa, as well as in the port of the city of Chernomorsk

Konashenkov also said that several Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner

The talks between Putin and Orban took place with the participation of delegations which included the top diplomats of both countries

Tamas Menczer, spokesman for the Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Alliance ruling party, also said that the premier’s efforts could produce positive results

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 4th

The Russian leader named both Ukraine and bilateral relations among the points of discussion agenda

Josep Borrell emphasized that the fact that Hungary currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU does not entitle it to represent the union on the international stage

According to regulator's Governor Elvira Nabiullina, discussions on the rate increase will be on the agenda in July

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 13,525 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past week, according to the Defense Ministry’s latest data

They US military destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vessels

Viktor Orban is the first Western leader to visit Russia since April 2022

In the conditions of ever increasing use by Ukrainian forces of modern missile weapons produced by NATO countries, air defense forces promptly develop methods and adapt air defense systems to counter enemy missile attacks, Andrey Semyonov said

The Chinese president underscored the need for close contacts between Beijing and Ankara

"It was Ukraine that rejected negotiations, and it did so publicly and on direct instructions" from London and Washington, the Russian leader stressed

"It can be said now that none of the world's other militaries has experience in creating air defense concentrations of this magnitude," Russian Air and Missile Defense Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Andrey Semyonov said

It is not for the first time that the Kiev regime "clearly demonstrates its complete disregard for the safety of peaceful nuclear facilities," Mikhail Ulyanov said

Isenmann testified during his interrogation that his platoon, part of the Wiking Division, arrived in Lvov immediately after the Germans occupied it - at the end of June and the beginning of July 1941

According to the Russian president, the situation "could be resolved in principle only if the corresponding UN decisions are implemented"

The ban on distributing information in the Internet that advertises or popularizes tools to bypass blockings is effective in Russia since March 1 of this year

The spokesman pointed out Moscow’s principal position, which says that these agreements may become a basis for the settlement, which, however, "does not mean that they may become a basis point by point"

Viktor Orban told the media that he would like to convince Ukraine and Russia to "embark on a long journey which may end in a ceasefire and peace talks"

According to Apty Alaudinov, officials in Kiev have figured out that the war is nearing an end

Russian president and his chinese counterpart held negotiations in Astana on July 3

In all, aircraft of the US-led international coalition violated Syrian airspace in the Al-Tanf zone 12 times over the past 24 hours

Meanwhile, Viktor Orban pointed out that Hungary "would like to encourage the parties" to launch talks

Earlier on Friday, Viktor Orban told the media that he would like to persuade the parties to the conflict - Ukraine and Russia - to embark "on a long journey that can lead to a ceasefire and peace talks"

According to the statement, the Turkish leader affirmed Ankara's intention to "continue to strive for peace"

The Russian leader doubted any mediator would be delegated enough powers to bring the matters to signing the final documents

Hungary currently holds the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union

The document starts from stating that "tectonic shifts are underway" in global politics, economy and other areas now

Russia’s Dnepr Battlegroup inflicted roughly 140 casualties on the Ukrainian army in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported

"We have repeatedly put on the negotiations table our concrete proposals regarding this issue," the Russian president noted

"I am grateful to you that you agreed to receive me even in such challenging conditions," the Hungarian Prime Minister addressed the Russian leader, meaning the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

Viktor Orban also noted that he would like to get a feel for how committed the parties to the conflict are to achieving peace and what kind of concessions Russia and Ukraine are willing to make

Lord Richard Balfe also emphasized that the West will have to "come to terms with the reality," admitting that Crimea and Donbass are now Russian constituencies

On Friday morning, Keir Starmer should be received by King Charles III who will instruct him to form a new government

According to the news agency, the plant manufactures 105mm to 155mm artillery shells

The meeting will also involve Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Presidential Foreign Policy Aide Yury Ushakov and Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky

It is noted that before destroying an enemy UAV, the Vogan must get a corresponding command from an operator who makes a decision based on the image from the drone’s video camera

Both politicians appear to be incompetent about some important issues, according to the professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island Nicolai Petro

Hungary will hold the rotating presidency of the EU Council for the next six months

Elvira Nabiullina added that the business is adapting to the situation and the Central Bank is helping it in this aspect

The exact date when the interview will be published was not disclosed

A three-storey apartment building and a power substation were damaged

On June 2, Viktor Orban visited Kiev as the leader of the European Council presidency nation, where he met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

In order to address its troop shortage, Kiev reportedly needs to recruit at least 50,000 people every quarter