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According to the designer company, the laser beam destroys the drone body, propeller, engines, battery

The agency did not address the question regarding the potential for expanding cooperation between the two countries, particularly concerning missions to Mars

Chinese seismologists believe the epicenter lay at a depth of 30 km

Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia's plan would mean ending the conflict once and for all, not freezing it

No details were given about specific commodities to be affected by the reduction or how much imports will plunge

Russian diplomats stressed that "instead of making far-fetched claims against Russia, London should stop covering up its Kiev minions" and "finally pay attention to the Ukrainian army’s ongoing attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, let alone the hunt for Russian journalists that Ukrainian terrorists organized"

Additionally, Ukraine is required to make its own contributions to this fund

"Go ahead!" the Russian leader said

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said earlier that the fate of nine doctors detained by Israeli troops remained unknown

Among the returnees there are several elderly individuals, with the oldest being 92 years old

Mark Carney said earlier that Canada’s authorities did not intend to cooperate with Russia on the Arctic-related issues as it is not a like-minded nation

The ministry’s task force includes 120 rescuers from the Tsentrospas airmobile squad and the Leader Center for High-Risk Rescue Operations

Andrey Marochko said that development of combat power is registered in this area, including by assault teams

According to Yiannis Antonio, Christodoulides said Cyprus is willing to contribute to the creation of a UN-mandated force to monitor security in Ukraine after a peace deal is signed, similar to the one inked before the deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel

He underscored that "of course, the situation has changed"

The latest aftershock with a magnitude of 4.9 was recorded at 11:46 p.m. local time (4:46 p.m. GMT)

Ukrainian military commanders of various ranks have been characterizing the operational and strategic situation as complex lately

"It is supposed to enter service with the Russian Navy and to start performing its combat tasks next year," the president added

"It seems to us that no one in the region - neither the United States nor China, of which Taiwan is a part - is interested in a military solution," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told

TASS has compiled the main information about the special operation progress over the past 24 hours

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that the battlegroup North had liberated the village of Gogolevka in the Kursk Region

US president noted that Washington is "not relying on Denmark or anybody else to take care of that situation"

The Russian president reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia

There were both wheeled and tracked vehicles with Ukrainian crews and military personnel blown up on the minefields, he specified

The Defense Ministry also said that Russian servicemen had liberated the Veselovka settlement in the Sumy Region

"Regions of Siberia, Ural, Northwest Russia will have the direct access to the north, to Arctic ports, making it possible to reduce the load on the Trans-Siberian Railway," the Russian leader stressed

The leaders also pointed to "the need to render all possible assistance to its government and people with a view to enhancing political stability and observing the legitimate rights and interests of all ethnic and confessional groups there"

Russian troops are engaged in fighting in the center of Guyevo in the Kursk Region, facing the most skilled units of the Ukrainian army's special operations forces

The traveler was going to get from South America to Australia, covering a distance of 18,000 kilometers in 200 days

According to the sources, all USAID overseas missions will be shut down in fiscal year 2025, which ends on September 30

Graham Fuller did not rule out that Europe would also move towards normalizing relations with Russia in the foreseeable future

"I think we're making progress, but there's a lot of ill will between the parties," the US leader said, commenting on the situation in Ukraine

1,670 people were wounded

Lula da Silva also said that he plans to discuss the potential peaceful settlement in Ukraine with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his visit to Russia in May

According to Evghenia Gutsul, Moldova’s Party of Action and Solidarity, which controls the parliament and government, is behind the court’s decision to send her to custody

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Ukrainian authorities fear that the terms of the agreement will limit their ability to attract other investors and rebuild infrastructure

According to the source, the EU’s foreign service and the European Commission are actively engaged in this effort

According to Yahya Saria, by striking the aircraft carrier, the Houthis prevented "the enemy's attempts to redeploy its warships to the southern Red Sea and expand its aggression against Yemen

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 27th

The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier that assault units of the Don Cossack air assault regiment based in Feodosia had taken an important fortified strongpoint of the Ukrainian army in the borderline

TASS has gathered key remarks by the US vice president

Viktor Orban reminded that the two largest European countries - France and Germany - had once participated in the preparation of the Minsk agreements on the settlement in Ukraine, but they failed to be implemented

According to the military agency, the Kiev regime has just increased the number of attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, despite claims by Vladimir Zelensky about the purported cessation of attacks on Russian energy facilities

The drones were targeting the infrastructure of the Saratov oil refinery

"The objectives of the operation have been successfully achieved," the movement’s military spokesperson said

"The enemy expects to hold off the advance of the Russian armed forces as long as possible, hoping to escape through the forest to the Sumy Region," the source said

Russian Foreign Minister noted that Mark Rutte 'does not want even to speak on the subject'

Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, was also shelled and attacked at least eight times

TASS has compiled main facts from the statements by the Russian Defense Ministry

A total of 51.9% expressed approval of how the Russian government is managing the country

On March 24, representatives of Russia and the United States met in Riyadh to discuss the resumption of the Black Sea initiative

Archaeologists first discovered a pharaoh's tomb at Abydos more than 10 years ago, providing evidence of a "lost" royal dynasty at the site

This advanced fourth-generation multipurpose nuclear submarine entered service with the Russian Navy on December 27, 2024

"We are waiting for the European Commission to answer the question of why we now need to develop a 72-hour survival plan," the Hungarian foreign minister said

"The arbitrary deadlines Starmer hastily devised in his remarks to journalists are completely unfounded — especially given London’s clear intent to derail any peace initiatives," the statement reads

To date, her best result in Grand Slams was in 2022 when she reached the semifinals of the French Open

US Presidential National Security Advisor Mike Waltz stated on February 23 that Washington was considering all options regarding Iran’s nuclear program

The quake caused casualties in Myanmar, and the United States Geological Survey predicts that the death toll could surpass 1,000

The duty on the export of barley will total $2.59 per metric ton, the duty on corn will be $14.32 per metric ton, according to the Ministry of Agriculture

Michele Geraci noted that many Italians oppose anti-Russian actions

Andrey Marochko noted that due to the ongoing active fighting in Chasovy Yar, it is currently difficult to count the area liberated and mopped up of Ukrainian troops

While Europe continues to speculate that the Ukrainian conflict could spread across the continent, the Hungarian prime minister dismissed this notion, stating, "This is not true"

Units of Battlegroup South took more advantageous military lines and positions in 24 hours, inflicted damage on troops and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army

This will bring the total disbursements under the IMF-supported program to $10.1 billion

The foreign det of Russia stood at $318.289 bln as of January 1, 2024

"Both sides stressed that such provocative actions threaten peace and stability in Northeast Asia," the ministry stated

Pal Johnson noted that in order for a military contingent to be sent, several conditions must be met

They are acting inconsistently, constantly trying to fool, Russian President said

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Channel One that the US wants to engage China in the strategic stability negotiations with Russia but the decision to do so is up to Beijing and Russia will respect its choice

According to Andrey Safonov, in the most extreme scenario, there could be an orchestrated conflict along the Dniester, on orders from the Euroglobalists to Chisinau

Earlier, the Russian leader said that external governance has been introduced globally before and that the practice could pave the way for legitimate talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict

According to the Russian president, "along the entire line of engagement, the strategic initiative is fully with the Russian Armed Forces"

Russia already has the largest icebreaker fleet globally, the head of state noted

"There are grounds to think that we will finish them off," the Russian leader said

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin also congratulated Min Aung Hlaing on the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Myanmar Armed Forces and handed over a congratulatory letter from Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov

Putin emphasized that for eight years, Russia has been trying to settle the Ukrainian issue peacefully

The previous version of the deal was not signed because of a verbal spat between Vladimir Zelensky and US leaders at the White House

The businessman was granted Russian citizenship in October 2016. In 2022, after the onset of the special military operation, he applied to the Russian embassy on renunciation of Russian citizenship

According to the ministry, the Kiev regime has just increased the number of attacks on energy infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions, despite Zelensky’s claims

Russia and the US held consultations in Riyadh on March 24

According to the minister, European countries "must one way or another take more responsibility in regard to ensuring the security" of the continent

The radicals need a ceasefire for a few days to quell protests that Palestinians staged this week against Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip, sources told Kan

Asharq also reported that Qatari and Egyptian representatives held a series of meetings with the Hamas leadership in Doha, as well as talks with the US and Israel to agree on the details of the agreement

The plant was producing washing machines and refrigerators

Andrey Marochko added that some of the Ukrainian army units, which had become fragmented following the breakthrough by Russian Armed Forces, retreated and reinforced their positions south of Katerinovka

According to Maria Zakharova, the guidance and targeting of the strikes were conducted using French satellite systems, while UK specialists provided the coordinate input and carried out the launch

Warehousing facilities are ablaze, no one was hurt

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted more than 545 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks and two US-made armored personnel carriers in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported

Ruslan Pukhov also warned that the Ukrainian army could become a global concern once the conflict concludes

The Greater Eurasian Partnership is an initiative proposed by Putin, which he put forward in an address to the Federal Assembly in 2015

It became known earlier that the Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Communist Party To Lam would be present at the parade

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Channel One that Moscow and Washington were discussing the Nord Stream issue

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the message comprises two documents

"It’s a good thing that such appeals and calls are being made," Grigory Karasin said

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 28th