Russian flag taken down at embassy in Ukraine, TASS correspondent says

At the same time, he pledged that Germany would continue its assistance to Kiev but admitted that the results of the regional elections in Germany, where parties opposing weapons supplies to Ukraine won the majority, "stem from the fact that some people are against support for Ukraine."

"We continue to have regular communication at various levels, including in very, very sensitive areas," Dmitry Peskov noted

Roksolana Pidlasa clarified that the difficulties regarding the payments arose as the US did not provide military assistance to Kiev in the first quarter of 2024 due to delays in the approval of the relevant bill in Congress

The official emphasized that he "cannot imagine" a situation in which Serbia would survive the current winter without Russian gas

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 6th

The ban on export of gasoline from Russia has been extended from September 1 until the end of 2024

Russian President said it in his congratulatory telegram to Kim Jong Un on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of founding of the republic

Maria Zakharova noted that the EU distorted facts and spread direct disinformation to portray Russia as an unreliable energy supplier

According to the Defense Ministry, after receiving confirmation from the intelligence service that the targets had been destroyed, the crew returned safely to the airfield

"This is not the first time that Russia has been blamed for interfering into America’s elections," Dmitry Peskov told

Apart from Paris, massive rallies took place in Nantes, Nice, Marseille, Rennes and other major cities

"The person concerned refused Russian consular protection and an Emirati consular visit but agreed that the Emirati embassy be kept up to date on his situation," the official said

The Egypt International Airshow 2024 is taking place for the first time on September 3-5. Russia is represented by a joint exposition organized by Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation). What samples of weapons and military equipment are on offer from Russian manufacturers to foreign customers, how Russia's military-technical cooperation with other countries is developing and more in this TASS factsheet

A similar incident was reported in Lithuania

Local legislative elections took place in 13 Russian regions

In August 2023, six new members were invited to join the BRICS group, including Argentina, but in late December it refused to join

If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years

The minister noted making an exception while visiting Antalya - there were no plans to participate in this diplomatic conference, because it did not fit into the schedule

Maxim Oreshkin stressed that the gradual loss of all these elements leads to long-term stagnation of the European economy

Denis Pushilin said Russian soldiers were very resourceful in selecting methods and tactics of liberating the city, as well as rescuing the local population

Vladimir Saldo stressed that the military bloc is providing both financial and administrative support for the operation of such centers

"But, whereas they launched a campaign for those they support in Moscow, they opted for a different tactic in St. Petersburg - against those they did not like, the so-called anyone-but.. action. A range of illegal canvassing materials were published," he noted

The Single Voting Day is being held throughout Russia on September 6-8, when almost 4,000 election campaigns being underway

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Direct Line session would be held closer to the New Year and would again be combined with the year-end press conference

Russian servicemen repelled five Ukrainian attacks, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Thirty-three out of 36 deputies voted for him

The key principles in designing the new financial system are decentralization of international interaction and the use of digital technologies, Andrey Mikhailishin said

Under the document, such foreign nationals will have the right to apply for temporary residence in Russia "outside the quota approved by the Russian government and without providing documents confirming their knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and basic laws"

The movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saree said earlier that a US MQ-9 drone had been downed when it was carrying out hostile actions over the airspace of the Marib province

The first commercial specimen of the lithographic printer operating on the 350 nm topology already appeared this year

The intensification of the strategic dialogue occurs amid an objective global trend of strengthening of new centers of growth and development beyond the historic West

He had been in declining health for the past 5-6 years

"I'm one of these guys, it's kind of odd, my hope is that at some point we'll reach out and bring the Chinese into the collaboration, the partners in space flight," the former chief of the US space agency said

He said that he doesn’t understand "why Europe as yielded to America’s globalist interests and is doing everything it can to let America stage a catastrophe that would affect not only Russia and Ukraine, but also entire Europe."

A meeting of BRICS and BRICS+ high representatives in charge of security issues will be held in St. Petersburg on September 10 through 12

The flotilla chief told Putin about the troops and means from his unit as well as their operational procedures

According to Alexey Chadayev, the new method has an advantage in that a mining device can be produced directly at the site of combat

Ramzan Kadyrov noted that there is no need to worry about hostilities currently happening on Russian territory

American historian and political scientist Allan Lichtman explained that he bases his predictions on his own system, which takes into account 13 key factors

In an interview with the ZDF television channel, he was asked whether he trusted Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky following reports about Kiev’s involvement in the blasts

Alexander Schetinin told Izvestiya that the work is underway

Bloomberg reported that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev could use the situation in the Kursk Region "as a bargaining chip in talks"

If Nord Stream 2 is brought back online, 27.5 bln cubic meters of gas would immediately go to Europe, the Russian leader stressed

A 9-year-old boy with a head injury and a laceration of the left shin and his 7-year-old brother with a closed head injury are in serious condition, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported

"At about 4:30 p.m. Moscow time (1:30 p.m. GMT) on September 8, 2024, another Kiev regime’s attempted terrorist attacks on facilities in Russia’s territory with the use of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles was thwarted. A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the Kursk Region," it said

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 810 servicemen in the area of responsibility of Russia’s South battlegroup over the day

The closing ceremony is being held at Paris’ Stade de France stadium

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, September 4th

Earlier, the Russian leader said ironically that after incumbent US President Joe Biden "had been withdrawn" from the presidential race, Moscow came "to back" his successor Kamala Harris

The enemy has lost more than 7,800 troops since fighting began in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region

The heads of the delegations will also discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, developments in Syria, Yemen, and Libya

It is reported that France strategically calls its military specialists in Ukraine mercenaries to avoid responsibility

According to the governor, a minivan was damaged in the village of Dronovka, two single-family houses were damaged by in the villages in Novopetrovka and Murov

An emergencies situation was declared in 61 cities and municipalities

The ship's crew continues to fulfill the mission it was given for the long-range voyage

According to Volfovich, these violations are committed with the tacit connivance of Ukraine’s Western partners

"We are going continue to work to put Ukraine in the best possible position" for peace talks, Lloyd Austin pledged

The Single Voting Day is being held throughout Russia on September 6-8, when almost 4,000 election campaigns being underway

Ukraine’s former Interior Minister Yury Lutsenko said that the best Ukrainian units and equipment had been deployed to the Kursk Region

"It is very difficult to end this war diplomatically without the Russian side," Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said

The Single Voting Day was held throughout Russia on September 6-8, when almost 4,000 election campaigns held

The Russian Security Council deputy chairman pointed out that no one could have imagined that drone usage would become so widespread before the special military operation

Melnikov said earlier, that the Vietnamese parliament speaker would pay a visit to Russia from September 8 through 10 to discuss aspects of interbank cooperation, trade, and joint projects

"The great majority of Israel's citizens are not falling into this Hamas trap," he stressed

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, September 3rd

According to Zakharova, such contacts are maintained via the foreign ministry, "via embassies, via exchanges of notes, via isolated targeted missions."

According to the order, the Russian Foreign Ministry is to determine the number of the embassy staff and to endorse the schedule

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan earlier ordered to allocated $5 million to support the campaign

Earlier the Russian leader said ironically that after incumbent US President Joe Biden "had been withdrawn" from the presidential race, Moscow came "to back" his successor Kamala Harris

When asked why so many countries are seeking BRICS membership, Zakharova said that the world is tired of "America’s claims," attacks and "implicit or even explicit aggression."

Also the Defense Ministry said that Russian servicemen have hit a temporary deployment site of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center South

The Russian president joked that Harris’ "laughter is so expressive and contagious," that you can assume "she’s doing well"

However, the former chief of the US space agency was skeptical about the prospect of a private company’s capability of sending humans to Mars alone

According to him, it is necessary to remove existing legislative barriers, primarily in the area of taxation and currency control

There Masoud Pezeshkian plans to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Kazem Jalali said

According to the minister, the country’s oil sector has reserves of two million tons of gasoline and 3.5 million tons of diesel fuel and manages to offer high supply on the market

Daily volume of purchase of foreign currency and gold will equal 8.2 bln rubles

The future production facility will reduce the import dependence of many sectors of the Russian industry, from steelmaking to aerospace

This is the eighth drone of the US air forces of this type downed by the rebels over the airspace of Yemen since the start of escalation

Earlier, Western media outlets reported that Ukraine had failed to fully replace Soviet-made S-300 missile systems with Western-manufactured ones

Dmitry Peskov noted that unfortunately the issue of Russia is an integral part of the political struggle in the United States

The Russian air defenses also destroyed five French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, an Olkha rocket and 27 unmanned aerial vehicles in the past day

The voter turnout was 48.03%

Against this backdrop, Jean-Luc Melenchon, founder of the leftist France Unbowed party, said about the onset of the "right of the strongest" in France and called on supporters for a "long-term struggle" against Macron’s policy

Residents of 25 Russian regions will have an opportunity to cast their ballot in an online vote

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 5th

The ministry said that, in cooperation with forward reconnaissance teams and unmanned aircraft, Grad crews strike enemy locations, strongholds and observation posts

The region’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, wrote on his Telegram channel earlier that a fuel storage facility had been attacked by a Ukrainian drone in the region

The match ended 7-5, 7-5 in favor of Arina Sobolenko, who was seeded number two at the tournament

The radiation background in the area is normal, with critical infrastructure facilities not at threat

The deputy prime minister pointed out that the presence of high-ranking officials at the meeting was meaningful for Serbia

However, according to Maria Zakharova, this will turn out to be "a plan of trouble" for Kiev rather than "a plan of victory"

A pair of the coalition’s F-15 fighter jets (three times), a pair of Rafale fighter jets, as well as a pair of A-10 Thunderbolt attack bombers (two times) violated Syria’s airspace in the al-Tanf area

Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechayev emphasized that the project involves not only Russia, but also many other countries as well

According to the report, the Russian military repelled two attacks by enemy assault groups towards Matveyevka and Olgovka, and foiled Ukrainian attempts to attack three settlements

Meanwhile, the headquarters’ chief, Vadim Kovalev, said that no serious violations or incidents that might impact the outcome of the voting have been reported in Moscow

According to the statement, the two suspects sought to "launder funds obtained from that scheme"

According to the commander of the Akhmat special forces commando unit Apty Alaudinov, there were no large-scale attacks on Wednesday

Currently, in Russia, only 50-60% of the port capacity for energy exports is used