Helicopter crash kills former Chilean president Pinera — media

Battlegroup Center units fully liberated the settlement of Novokalinovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic and battlegroup West units fully liberated the settlement of Kislovka in the Kharkov Region

Canoe rowers Mikhail Pavlov and his teammate Zakhar Petrov were scheduled to participate in the 500-meter distance Olympic qualifying distance race for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games

According to the IDF, Ahmed Ali, who has been involved in steering operations of Hamas' naval unit in the Gaza Strip in recent years, was eliminated as a result of an air attack

The Armenian prime minister thanked the Russian leader for the warm reception and perfect organization of the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union

"If I were 10 years younger, I’d go right away," 98-year-old Frank Cohn said

Correspondingly, specialists are carrying out preliminary pre-emptive planning, Sergey Ryabkov said

According to the politician, the cause of the discussion on dispatching Western troops to Ukraine, launched by French President Emmanuel Macron, is a "shameless calculation for political bonus points"

He specified that his group took the helmet as proof of the elimination

Maria Zakharova said veteran organizations in unfriendly countries weren’t affected by the decision not to invite officials

According to Maria Zakharova, it is shocking that the statement was made by a European official who "in general speaks on behalf of the entire European Union"

The cabinet will continue to carry out its duties until a new government is appointed

Dmitry Peskov noted that it was impossible to combat the deepfake technology

He stressed that during the war, the qualities of a multinational people were revealed — its strength and fortitude, incredible mutual support, and a commitment to fight for the ideas of justice and humanism

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller had no specific announcements to make

Since April 15, opposition and civil activists have been holding rallies in Tbilisi against the adoption of the law on foreign agents

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported earlier that the General Staff had launched preparations for drills with missile formations of the Southern Military District jointly with aircraft and naval forces

The key topics of talks in Budapest are expected to include bilateral economic ties and the conflict in Ukraine

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, May 7th

Putin’s meeting with Pashinyan lasted a little more than an hour

According Russian President, the Cuban people have been fighting this for decades and they are confident

Nine Su-30SM heavy multirole fighter jets and MiG-29 frontline fighters flew over Moscow’s Red Square, performing the Kubinka Diamond stunt

We have to state that not only does the UK government intend to abandon its policy of provoking Russia, but it also exerts substantial efforts to raise the degree of confrontation, Maria Zakharova said

The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Kupyansk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 55 personnel and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified

Meanwhile, "despite increased geopolitical risks, the latest data show that the US dollar remains dominant," Gita Gopinath noted

According to the Miguel Diaz-Canel, it is necessary to improve coordination of actions to give impetus to joint projects in areas of mutual interest

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine

The Russian leader noted that the combined GDP of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, according to available estimates, increased from $1.6 trillion to $2.5 trillion

A traditional friendly dinner for the heads of CIS delegations took place on Tuesday night

The Russian people show their best qualities in difficult moments, their courage and heroism, which is confirmed by the special military operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with military on May 7, following the inauguration ceremony

Maria Zakharova also asked a rhetorical question about what these countries’ new ambassadors would do when they have to hand over their credentials to the president

According to the source, there are currently about 28,000 inmates, and this number includes women, people unfit for military service due to health conditions, age and their criminal offenses

Frank Cohn said the people that refuse to do justice to the Soviet role in the war simply don't understand what was going on

The European Parliament adopted a resolution at a plenary session in Strasbourg on April 25 alleging that the recent presidential election in Russia was undemocratic

Attempts are currently underway in the West, following the logic of "containing Russia," to hush up the Soviet Union’s decisive contribution to the 1945 Victory over Nazi Germany

Maria Zakharova noted that the West was preparing "historical amnesia" for Russia, as happened with Ukraine, but Russian President Vladimir Putin managed to restore the country's memory and dignity

Maria Zakharova called Germany’s decision to ban the symbols of the Victory "a most shameful page" in the republic’s history

"Missiles hit an oil storage facility within city limits," Vladimir Rogov said

Earlier on Tuesday, Elon Musk spoke at a conference in Los Angeles, during which he suggested that humanity could find evidence of ancient civilizations existing on Mars

Christelle Neant said that the Ukrainian armed forces is drafting people with no military experience as part of its mobilization campaign and sends them to the frontline after "just two or three weeks of training"

He also noted that countries need to fight global challenges and threats together

At least 30 children died of malnutrition

Now Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Alexander Grebenkin are onboard the International Space Station

Su-35S have passed ground and flight trials and flew from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the deployment airfield

The escape gives only a few a chance to survive as frequently incessant Russian artillery accurate strikes rule out this option for Ukrainian troops, Yury Yurechko noted

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes were carried out with drones as well as sea-and air-launched precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles

According to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the country’s trade turnover with the member countries of the union increased 1.7 times, reaching $28.5 billion, and exports more than doubled

The government is tasked to present eleven new National Projects by September 1 of this year

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian pointed out that the US was supplying Ukraine with arms and ammunition and at the same time making unfounded accusations regarding trade between China and Russia

Russian troops advanced to better positions and inflicted casualties on four Ukrainian army brigades in the Donetsk area over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine

Moscow has repeatedly officially stated that Russia is taking all necessary measures to guarantee national security, but at the same time is firmly committed to the principle of the inadmissibility of nuclear war

According to the report, imports from Russia over four months increased by 10.2% to $43.85 bln

Earlier in the day, UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announced in parliament that the British authorities will expel Russia’s defense attache, impose new restrictions on Russian diplomatic visas and remove diplomatic status from some Russian properties

Christelle Nahan noted that people were tired of the fact that there was not enough money for the development of infrastructure, hospitals and schools, for pensions and benefits for children

"We consider the bans discriminatory and contrary to the spirit of post-war historical reconciliation of the peoples of Russia and Germany," the Russian diplomats pointed out

"History repeats itself," Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Department, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Hero of Russia Admiral Kostyukov said

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that his country cannot rely on the CSTO and he cannot answer Armenian society’s question why the country should be its member

We are a small country, which has been under the [US] economic, trade and financial blockade for more than 60 years, Miguel Diaz-Canel said

"Russia also continues to develop and test novel experimental weapon systems, like the nuclear-armed Poseidon transoceanic weapon and the Burevestnik nuclear-propelled cruise missile," said General Gregory Guillot, commander of the US Northern Command

Miguel Diaz-Canel said that Moscow can always count on the support of Havana

The Russian leader noted that those tasks that until recently were solved exclusively with the help of aviation systems are now being solved with small means, but with great effect

Most Ukrainian refugees live in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic

In Moscow, the celebration will open with a ceremonial parade on Red Square at 10 a.m.

In particular, Ukrainian nationalists carried out terrorist acts in small groups of 3-5 members and sometimes engaged in individual terrorism

The Chinese president said he is eager to bring relations between Beijing and Budapest to a qualitatively higher level

This decision must now be approved by the EU Council at ministerial level

According to Euroclear's new chief executive Valerie Urbain, the likelihood that the depository will win these cases is quite low

"We are following the situation in accordance with a number of parameters we have set in order to avoid a nuclear accident there," IAEA director-general said

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, May 8th

In the food products sector in the reporting week, price growth slowed to 0.02%

According to the journalist, everything that Washington does shows that it wants this war

Festive processions, gatherings, assemblies and reception ceremonies are held across Russia on May 9 to honor veterans of the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War

Deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund Gita Gopinath said that rebuilding mutual trust among countries requires a lot of time and effort and called for preserving "some of the enormous gains from economic integration"

It is noted that any Ukrainian activity on this section of the front is immediately suppressed by Russia’s precise and coordinated actions

Xi Jinping is on a state visit to Serbia on May 7-8

The Interior Ministry said that this procedure does not cover the citizens who were released from imprisonment, who pose a threat to national or public security, who presented forged IDs or reported false information

Putin is confident in ensuring free and safe future of Russia and its united people

As part of the No Limitations Period project, the FSB department for Crimea and Sevastopol declassified archival documents about the Great Patriotic War, including reports, reconnaissance data, protocols of interrogations of German captives

"It is of existential importance that President Putin reiterated, in his inauguration speech, his openness to have a dialogue with the West," Helga Zepp-LaRouche said

The US’ image saw the biggest dip in the Middle East and North Africa (12 percentage points on average), as well as in Europe (seven percentage points)

Project 22800 ships with Kalibr missiles are brown-water multirole missile-artillery boats designed to destroy surface warships and boats and repel air attacks

According to Roman Kodryan, enemy losses totaled up to 55 servicemen over the past day

In Peter Kuznick opinion, the world is on the verge of a most serious conflict while "NATO is conducting massive war games"

"Armenia’s trade with the EAEU countries has rocketed 14-fold," the president said

Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Jose Tavares said that around 30% of weapons in service with his country’s armed forces are Russian-made

Ethnic Poles and Georgians account for the largest groups of mercenaries in the Ukrainian army

The parade began with the march of the banner group of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Honor Guard’s unit carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square

Peter Szijjarto pointed out that NATO is crossing its own red lines by stating that "the war in Ukraine is our war"

In Peter Kuznick opinion, despite Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's assertions, "Ukraine is not going to drive every Russian soldier from the country"

The president noted that Israel has not yet crossed the red line in the Gaza Strip conflict as it has not started the operation in Rafah

According to the law, within two weeks after the inauguration, the president must submit to the State Duma a nominee for prime minister

Maria Zakharova described British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s remark that London considered it legitimate for the Kiev regime to use British weapons for strikes on Russian territory as "something absolutely insane"

According to Home Secretary James Cleverly, this is a message to Moscow in response to its actions allegedly aimed at undermining British assistance to Ukraine

Russian troops gained better positions in the south Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported

Payments under the 50 bln euro program will be issued to Kiev in stages, as its obligations are fulfilled

Russian Foreign Ministry’s mission in Vladivostok that "not following the case of the US citizen closely"

Armenia remains a member state of the CSTO, the source stressed

There are no dates for the event on its official website

No shelling attacks on the positions of government forces were reported in the Idlid de-escalation zone

The Russian leader noted that the current summit was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the signing of the treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union