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Alexander Rapolyuk noted that they had originally been sent to the Kursk Region under the pretext of replacing their comrades, but upon arrival, they found that the servicemen they were meant to replace had already been killed

Steve Bannon noted that Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement seeks to completely cut funding to Ukraine. According to Bannon, Europe, including Italy, will follow Trump’s lead, and, if "they [Europe and Italy] truly believe what they have been saying in recent years, they should be ready to pay"

Department’s Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh expects that for the 'next coming months of this administration'

The circumstances of the incident are being established at the moment

"We are witnessing the culmination of the Anglo-Saxons' systematic efforts to vilify our country, exerted over decades, and maybe even centuries," Maria Zakharova said

Based on the FIFA rankings, the team of Brunei will be Russia’s weakest opposent ever

While public anxiety remains high, the percentage of Russians who view the situation as catastrophic or as a crisis has noticeably decreased, and the share of citizens who accept the current circumstances as a new normal is rising

According to the plan, 360,000 people are to be mobilized in October; 325,000 and 300,000 in November and December, respectively

Damage will be assessed, and local authorities will provide assistance with restoring the damaged buildings

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said that Israeli troops have detected the movement's use of Syrian-produced weapons in its attacks on Israel

Doug Collins is a former lawmaker representing Georgia in the House of Representatives

According to the report, the meeting took place in New York on Monday and lasted for more than an hour

The phobia is so strong that special precautions need to be taken before her meetings

The country’s opposition said the election may take place in January 2024

On November 13, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian Armed Forces had liberated the settlement of Rovnopol in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), located near the administrative border with the Zaporozhye Region

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that by placing the missile defense system in Poland, the United States is bringing its military infrastructure closer to Russia in an attempt to curb its potential

Mihail Vlah told TASS in an interview that the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity 'has started urgent preparations'

The press service of the Military-Civil Administration of the Kharkov Region clarified that the Ukrainian militants view such people as traitors, "waiting for the Russians," so they are not entitled to either humanitarian aid or human dignity

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Baku

At the same time, the president noted that once upon a time "Vladimir Lenin gave away the whole of Ukraine when he created the Soviet Union"

"A car and a truck were on the bridge at the moment of collapse. Russian Emergencies Ministry rescuers retrieved two injured people," the ministry said

"The sides indeed touched upon the topic of the conflict. We have nothing more to say," Dmitry Peskov said

The Axios portal reported earlier that Musk took part in a phone call between Trump and Vladimir Zelensky

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, November 14th

At least ten Ukrainian troops were killed

The official part of the summit will be held, resulting in the adoption of the final declaration

At the same time, the official evaded a direct question of whether the facility is capable of protecting country from missiles

Prior to the event, leftist politicians and activists staged a protest at a square in Paris’ northern suburb of Saint-Denis

The soldiers studied the hardware, including the drones’ electronics, internal systems and rules of operation

Lack of due support, and accommodation issues, are the reason

Previously, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the enemy lost 10 tanks in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours

According to the source, the job is not expected to be a salaried role

Emil Bove will be nominated to be principal associate deputy attorney general and Todd Blanche to the post of the US deputy attorney general

In a separate development, a total of 3,516 people crossed into Syria from the territory of Lebanon in the reported period

The document points out that 'civilians have been indiscriminately and disproportionally killed en masse in Gaza'

According to Miroslav Borisenko, there are "almost no" residents of major cities among the forcibly mobilized, although in 2022 the "social composition was entirely different" in the Ukrainian armed forces

116 countries, including Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Serbia, and Syria, supported the document

According to the report, about an hour prior to the attack, an Israeli military command spokesperson posted a warning in Arabic about the upcoming strikes on social media

"Russian President Putin has repeatedly said that we have never refused to negotiate," the Russian foreign minister reiterated

The top Colombian diplomat went on to say that his country has been following the BRICS expansion and activities carefully

The forum kicks off on November 15

He assured that Kennedy Jr. will "end the Chronic Disease epidemic"

According to VCIOM Director General Valery Fyodorov, 83% of respondents think public opinion polls are fairly necessary

Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that over the past three years frequency, scale and impact of attacks on healthcare has increased

Ukraine’s "overall population had declined to 29 million people in 2023 - compared to 48.5 million in 2001," Responsible Statecraft writes

"Israel, by the standards it set itself, has accomplished the goals that it set for itself," the US Secretary of State noted

US President-elect Donald Trump announced earlier that Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy would lead the Department of Government Efficiency in his new administration

Alexander Mikheyev also explained the expectations and effect of the demonstration of Russian military hardware at Airshow China in Zhuhai

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that European support to Ukraine should continue and that should intensify

The Russian diplomats also said that IAEA experts will stay at the ZNPP as long as Russia deems their presence there necessary

Earlier, the entrepreneur opined that the bloodshed in Ukraine would end soon

As for global gas demand, gas consumption in January-October increased by 80 bln cubic meters year-on-year, the company noted

Troops from various Russian army units are engaged in battles in the outskirts of Kupyansk, Andrey Marochko said

Most of the intercepted talks deal with military issues, using a special talk chart, Andrey Marochko specified

According to the investigation, the defendants, acting as part of a Ukrainian sabotage group, armed with firearms and explosives, illegally crossed the Russian border and infiltrated two settlements in the Bryansk Region, opening fire at civilian cars and people

Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated current US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s contender, in the November 5 presidential election

Russia has become India's fourth largest trading partner after the US, China and the UAE

A Su-57 multirole fifth-generation fighter jet (NATO codename Felon) was designed to eliminate all air, ground, and water surface targets

According to Basem Naim, the last "well-defined, brokered deal was the deal of July 2"

According to Alexander Lavrentyev, the top priority today is to prevent such attempts

Vyacheslav Gladkov noted that the windows of 11 apartments in six apartment buildings were damaged in Belgorod

On October 16, Andrey Marochko informed TASS that Ukrainian forces were still operating near three key towns in the LPR’s west: Svatovo, Kremennaya, and Lisichansk

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 655 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

According to the Turkish leader, Israel "will become more and more aggressive if arms and ammunition supplies continue"

"A call was made to the international community to contribute to the achievement of this goal," Maria Zakharova added

Masoud Pezeshkian accused the US of derailing the agreements around Iran's nuclear program

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, November 13th

On Wednesday, Hezbollah reported attacks on Israel’s Glilot military base in the Ramat Hasharon

Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said two municipalities in the region - the town of Krymsk and the Krasnoarmeisky district - came under attack

According to Alexander Lavrentyev, there are "in fact Russian troops stationed" in Syria

The brigade is equipped with French weapons

Ukraine and Germany also discussed further defense cooperation

The Russian foreign minister stressed that reputation matters the most to the United States which does not care about the real fates of peoples, in particular the Ukrainian one

Trump's participation in the next US election would be against the Constitution

In addition, a power transmission line was reportedly damaged in the Dnepropetrovsk Region

No official statements have been received so far from European automakers regarding the return to the Russian market, Dmitry Peskov noted

According to Irakli Kobakhidze, increasing national GDP by some $14.6 bln will be the Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia ruling party’s goal for the next four years

The Belarusian leader noted that they want to go to Warsaw

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

Roman Pukalov noted that the blast killed many fish in the reservoir, washed away fertile soil, and inundated potentially hazardous sites, including cemeteries, cattle burial grounds, and fertilizer depots

"This concentration camp was organized by SBU Head Ivan Bakanov and his first deputy Vasily Malyuk," Alexander Dubinsky claims

The official announcement will be made on Friday

Reuters wrote with reference to anonymous sources that the sides would also discuss what Trump’s return to the Oval Office could mean for the world

According to the political scientist Boris Mezhuyev, in all likelihood attempts to replace the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, and pit India, Russia and China against each other are coming

Over the day, the enemy lost more than 430 troops, ten tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 19 armored combat vehicles, 33 motor vehicles, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station

In terms of weapons, the plan will focus on production in Ukraine and cooperation with partners

In addition, the United States is influencing the global gas market with its verbal interventions regarding the possible withholding of LNG supplies to China, as well as a temporary suspension of the issuance of export licenses, Deputy Head of the Department - Head of the Directorate at Gazprom Kirill Polous said

Sergey Bogdan emphasized that the newest Russian fighter was a "magnificent platform for a future generation of configurations, just as the Su-27 aircraft in its heyday"

The match is taking place a week after a Europa League match involving Maccabi Tel Aviv football club wreaked havoc in Amsterdam

Washington will always seek to control everything that is happening within NATO’s orbit, especially on NATO territory, the Russian foreign minister said

According to Sergey Bogdan, this fighter jet flies smoother than anything out there today

Four of the victims were rescue workers

As Yoon Suk Yeol said, the reported dispatch of North Korean servicemen to participate in Russia’s special military operation "poses a serious security threat not only to the Korean Peninsula and Europe but also to the entire world"

In April, the astronomer said that he had discovered a large asteroid with a diameter of about 200 meters, potentially dangerous for the Earth

According to Sue Gough, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, an office at the US Department of Defense that investigates unidentified anomalous phenomena, "is continuing its review of the historical record of US government UAP programs"

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that transition periods in the US 'have historically been time periods when the DPRK has taken provocative actions'

The commission concluded that Ukraine had satisfactorily fulfilled the nine agreed reform indicators for this payment

Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev did not rule out the possibility that the incident was the result of sabotage

Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Baltic Sea "will always be a common space for all of the region’s countries without exception"