South Ossetia recognizes independence of Donetsk People’s Republic

The story says that the US pays about $1 trillion annually in interest on the national debt

Apty Alaudinov says Israel’s objective is to drag both the US and the entire NATO bloc into the struggle

Mandela died in his home outside Johannesburg in the company of his family

Over the course of his career, del Monaco has directed more than 100 operas in major theaters around the world

Russia expects to resolve its fuel shortage issue by importing more and producing lower-class fuel, Alexander Novak said

US Vice President JD Vance did not disclose details of the plan

Russian forces struck a Fire Point plant, a Kiev-based assembly site owned by the Antonov aircraft manufacturing factory and an arsenal with M-900 thermobaric bombs and munitions for Baba-Yaga drones

According to the article, the pressure directed at Ottawa has not proven effective

No abnormal situations were recorded at the nuclear facilities, the fire service reported

The sole occupant of the plane was taken to hospital

There are far more similarities than differences between the two nations, Diane Sare said

According to Alexander Dudchak, a leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries, Vladimir Zelensky puts too much into his pocket

It was the third Abrams tank to be struck near Avdeyevka

Two of them are in critical condition, Governor Alexander Shuvayev said

If the current rates are maintained, Ukraine will put no more than 12.1 bcm into the storages by November 1 out of the required 13.2 billion cubic meters

The Russian president pointed out that "Akhmat-Khadzhi was a courageous man, who understood very well how hard the burden was and what risks he was going to take on"

Maxim Ryzhenkov added that the agreement is ready, with only several technical aspects remaining

According to the Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov, the high precision of payload delivery into near-Earth orbit is what makes the carrier rocket special, and its carrying capacity is 17 tons

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hold an in-person operational meeting of the Russian Security Council

Maria Zakharova noted that the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant is a "system-forming element in the republic’s energy balance"

As for the state of Russia-UK relations across all areas, they have deteriorated to an unprecedentedly low level entirely on London's initiative, the Russian Embassy said

The Russian defense minister unveils army plans for 2018

It is difficult to project further development of the situation on Russia’s business market, the Japan External Trade Organization stressed, but it admits that the number of firms deciding to suspend operations in the country rose over the past six months

It would target those responsible for that, the Israeli prime minister’s office said

There are no casualties

Rodion Miroshnik said that after the 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine was approved by the EU in April, a sharp escalation began

Medvedev, the situation in the region, related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, is very difficult

U.S. forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance

Andrey Marochko says Russian troops are advancing towards Bugayevka and Goptovka

The tournament was held in Shanghai

TASS outlines domestic electronic warfare systems

Over 1,500 targets of various sizes and dimensions have been made to simulate adversary manpower and armor and more than 30 simulation fields have been set up, according to the Fleet's press office

No casualties of damage were reported

The entire mission is expected to take 45 days

Leonid Slutsky emphasized that the Kiev regime has a history of attempting to sabotage diplomatic efforts through terrorist acts and provocations

Rodion Miroshnik added that his working trip to Novorossiya confirmed information about attempts to blockade entire cities, complicate logistics, disrupt the delivery of food, priority goods and medicines, and the supply of energy and water

In Hossein Mohebi's words, the Iranian authorities "are developing economic ties right under the United States' nose, bypassing them, and the results will be seen in the near future"

This visit is unlikely to take place before the end of August, the source said

The field also contains gas condensate

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf illustrated the boomerang effect by several photos showing that economic pressure on Iran and disruptions in energy markets would ultimately have consequences for the United States

The basis of the Ukrainian statehood today is based on this neo-Nazi ideology, Russian President said

Rodion Miroshnik said that Russian authorities are finding ways to reduce the pressure from Ukraine and to create acceptable living conditions for the civilian population

Earlier this week, the US state debt exceeded record $40 trillion

According to the media, the Telegram messenger founder might be charged with terrorism, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering and child pornography

In May, the EU imported a total of 1.5 bln euro worth of Russian gas

The Italian team took second place, athletes from Great Britain came in third

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko, Moscow hopes for a swift resolution of the situation and the restoration of peace and stability in the Persian Gulf region

The Russian president noted that initially the Nord Stream-2 route was planned to stretch across Poland

Russian President said that the upcoming election also will reaffirm the maturity of russian political system

Maria Zakharova noted that Warsaw is benefiting from re-exporting US liquefied natural gas to Ukraine

In the next round, PSG will play against Lille

Despite the well-known Russophobia in Polish politics, the Polish authorities are paying serious attention to the fundamental foundations of today's Ukrainian statehood, Russian President said

The current Ukrainian government has laid the foundation for the state the neo-Nazism ideology, Russian President said

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko, Moscow believes that all parties should be interested in a swift peaceful settlement

The Russian armed forces keep successfully coping with their tasks until the goals of the special military operation are achieved, Russian President said

Sergey Lebedev recalled that congressional elections in the United States are drawing near, so "the Trump administration and the Republican Party need to demonstrate some tangible results to voters"

Nikolay Azarov added that the new scandal involves "people who came to his office almost every day"

Her condition is stable and not life-threatening, local doctor Lida Akhmadova said

That is cooperation to protect our precious little planet from being struck by an incoming asteroid or comet, Diane Sare said

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stressed that the use of US dollars in trade as an outdated method of payments

According to Dmitry Peskov, The Ukraine process is currently on hold

The Russian defense ministry said that "regular strikes on rail infrastructure and locomotives used for supplying troops, disrupt the logistics of the Ukrainian armed forces"

According to the Russian president, wheat is among the main items of Ukrainian exports, but logistical problems caused by Russia’s retaliatory strikes, will not lead to a shortage on global markets

In his opinion, learning from Russia’s military experience is useful for Belarus

The media published FSB-intercepted communications on the matter between employees of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said that "not a single drop of oil will be shipped from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz" if Iran's neighbors join the sanctions

Upgrade works on Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will begin in May

Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Crimea, the Arkhangelsk, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Smolensk, Tula, Moscow, and Krasnodar Regions, and the Black Sea, he Russian defense ministry said

The victims suffered mostly bruises, the fire service reported

Ukrainian authorities consistently monitor the activities of Russian archaeologists in Novorossiya and Crimea, frequently accusing them of illegal operations

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized Western policies, suggesting that the West has little genuine interest in Ukraine as an independent or prosperous nation

The blackout has become the longest nationwide internet disruption ever recorded worldwide

According to Yury Ushakov, there are no signals or hints in this regard yet as the summit is still three months away

Director of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia Alexander Smekalin emphasized that various Russian regions are pioneering their own unmanned technologies

According to the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the United States’ new anti-Iranian course is doomed to failure, as were all of its previous attempts

Germany was much better off before the introduction of the euro, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany Alice Weidel said

Earlier, the Russian top diplomat said that he had cut down on smoking

The regional emergency headquarters reported that a woman sustained shrapnel wounds to her shoulder, thigh, and knee joint, and was hospitalized

US President said he has never seen a happy communist

According to Andrey Marochko, there is an influx of enemy personnel and equipment both in the settlement of Raiskoye and in Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka

The Russian defense ministry published footage of Geran drones hitting two rail locomotives

Moreover, seven fuel storage tanks were hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Andrey Marochko says almost all Ukrainian units have retreated from the settlement

Russian Foreign Minister pointed out that Russia will be taking into account everything that "openly Russophobic elites are doing now in Britain, in Brussels, in Paris, in Berlin, in other NATO and EU countries, in the vast majority of these countries"

Voting at overseas polling stations continue

Russian troops delivered one massive and nine combined strikes by precision-guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, logistics centers and cruise missile launch sites over the week

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, August 20th

Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut noted that the volume harvested this year is higher than last year

A source close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told the newspaper that they are not sure how long their stay would last

Donald Tusk opined that those who built the pipeline should be held accountable, not those who destroyed it

"God bless Putin," the rapper said after his concert in Moscow

At the moment of the attack, the clergymen were at a parking lot in front of the church

The Adilet party scored more than 70% of votes

According to sources cited by the newspaper, the deal will allow the company to use AI startup Poolside’s technologies and hire most of its engineers

Targets attacked by operational/tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery

Throughout the day, the Russian armed forces continued to strike drone launch sites, as well as ships and seaports used by the Ukrainian military, the Russian Defense Ministry said

The warehouse building measures 680 by 120 meters

It was clarified that two of those injured had been discharged following a medical checkup

According to head of the federal Agroexport center Ilya Ilyushin, exports of grain and pulses rose by 43%, oil and fat products by 22%, fish and seafood by 28%, dairy products by 20%, confectionery by 13%, and processed food products by 15%

The enemy is trying to intimidate Russians and disrupt the upcoming parliamentary elections, due in September, but these attempts will fail, the president said