Relatives of Malaysia Airlines Boeing crash victims

According to Al Watan newspaper, Abu Qasra was the commander of the military wing of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham movement

It is expected that about a third of the future effect of the tournament will come from the development of tourism

Currently, the Oryol Region is yet again under a massive enemy UAV attack

The Russian Defense Ministry has also purchased more than 100,000 units from small design bureaus and civilian manufacturers, the statement said

Andrey Marochko noted that Russian forces had "slightly advanced" in the northern and southern parts of Chasov Yar

There is a growing consensus within the US administration that such a scenario is becoming increasingly likely, an unnamed US official told CNN

Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov also informed of the death of the deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko, who led the efforts of the personnel

Reporters are ramping up Russophobia, distorting the facts while writing on this matter, the Russian Embassy in Portugal said

Dmitry Medvedev noted that Ukraine will never join NATO

In general, "quite active hostilities" are taking place near Dvurechnaya and Lozovaya in the Kupyansk sector of the line of engagement, Andrey Marochko noted

Nobody was injured

The previous generation of Russian politicians chose the course towards the country’s destruction for the sake of joining the so-called civilized world but this was what the West wanted, President Vladimir Putin

The new special envoy will be in charge of trade and investment issues, as well as the cultural exchange between the two countries

According to Jacques Sapir, the decision not to extend transit contracts was no surprise given the political landscape

The president noted that Russia had become much stronger over the past two or three years as it became a truly sovereign country

"We will oppose this in every possible way. We will support the legitimate Syrian government. And at the same time, of course, we will actively advocate the need to resume dialogue with the opposition, as required by [UN] Resolution 2254," Lavrov continued

The Bank of Russia also expects that inflation will slow down and amount to 5.7% in quarterly terms in the Q1 of 2024

The Ratnik is a system of advanced protective and communication equipment, weapons and ammunition

According to the source in the Kremlin, Russia has granted asylum for Syria’s former President Bashar Assad and his family members

The father said that his son would like the unit where he had served to be disbanded

Ahmed аl-Sharaa expressed hope for building strategic relations with Lebanon

The politician emphasized that "the president of a major country should be extremely polite and amiable"

Victor Orban also said that hopes for the development of economic cooperation with the United States after President-elect Donald Trump takes office

"All international mechanisms need to be effectively employed in order to prevent Israel from exploiting the situation in Syria," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said

Putin also took part in the ceremony of opening international airports in Magadan, Cheboksary, and Stavropol

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, December 18th

The Bank of Russia has taken a pause in raising the key rate, though a long period of tough monetary policy will be required to bring inflation back to the target

The motive for committing the crime could have been dissatisfaction with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, Dr. Horst Nopens, Head of the Magdeburg Public Prosecutor’s office, said

According to Putin’s press secretary, the meeting is being held one-on-one

"We will not only restore the damage that some attempt to cause to us but will also move forward even at a faster pace as we are doing now," Russian President said

Research is in progress into using powered exoskeletons, micro-drones and new weapons, the Rostec official said

TASS has gathered the main information about the incident

More than 107,600 people received wounds

As preliminary data suggest, the ISS orbit was raised by 2.3 km to 416.43 km above the Earth’s surface

The regulator expects that banks will be more conservative in the next year in building up their loan portfolios

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 480 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Reuters reported earlier that oil supplies to Belarus and EU countries via Druzhba had been suspended on December 19 due to technical problems

The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has been under repairs at the Sevmash Shipyard since 1999; real work on the warship has been carried out since 2013

Vasily Nebenzya warned as he denounced the attack as yet another unambiguous step by the Kiev regime toward escalation

The Arkhangelsk submarine was rolled out from the slipway of the Sevmash Shipyard on November 29, 2023 for completing its construction afloat

According to Andrey Kelin, the UK’s official reaction to the launch of the Oreshnik missile was rather vague

Salome Zourabichvili also promised to announce her further plans on Monday

Dmitry Peskov added that it is not planned to issue any joint statements

According to the Turkish newspaper, the former Syrian president did it to ensure his own safety

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, December 19th

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also emphasized that Moscow is outraged by the hypocritical silence of the West and its media on the terrorist attacks in Russia

According to the press service of the regional Emergencies Ministry, all three people onboard the plane survived the emergency landing

It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025

This was Putin’s first personal meeting with Fico since 2016

Project 885M nuclear-powered submarines carry Oniks and Kalibr-PL cruise missiles as their basic strike weapons

"We’d better wait for the meeting to end to learn what they discussed," he Dmitry Peskov said

Russian President also said that he had handed down direct instructions to produce and test-fire the Oreshnik hypersonic missile

The vessels are designated to sealift and land an assault force, provide fire support for the landing party, participate in anti-saboteur measures

According to Dmitry Peskov, although the upcoming meeting will be informal, its agenda is going to be quite busy

According to Russia's Defence Ministry, attempts to conduct attacks against facilities on Russian soil were thwarted

Now it takes quite long to build personalized vaccines because computing of how a vaccine should look like uses matrix methods, Alexander Gintsburg said

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 20th

The Ukrainian military also admitted the Russian army’s supremacy in terms of military equipment and the size of personnel

"Israel must return to the full compliance with the well-known 1974 agreement with Syria," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stressed

It is noted that China is trying to displace the US dollar as the number one currency throughout the world

"It is not our business to forecast," he said

The Russian leader also agreed with Sergey Mironov, head of the "A Just Russia - For Truth" faction in the Duma, who said that "the birth rate is insufficient, because the matter concerns extinction"

Alexander Stepanov emphasized that both Kiev and its Western allies are closely scrutinizing the consequences of the strike on the plant

Eight motor vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were also destroyed? the ministy added

According to the source, various trials of core components of Poseidon underwater drones, including the nuclear power

According to US Central Command, the incident occurred during airstrikes on Houthi facilities

The law also introduces an 8-to 15-year prison term with a fine of 300,000 to 700,000 rubles for persuading, recruiting or otherwise drawing in a person to commit sabotage, including for financing a subversive act

Syrian army units withdrew from some suburbs of the Syrian capital, Al Jazeera said

According to Hakan Fidan, during his contacts with al-Sharaa he "saw the Syrian leadership’s strong will and commitment in this area,"

The ministry clarified that Ukraine launched a missile strike against the Kamensky Integrated Plant in the Rostov Region using six US-made ATACMS missiles and four Storm Shadow cruise missiles

Countries shouldn’t rely on terrorists for achieving their goals, in contrast to what is now happening in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the Doha Forum

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, December 16th

"Russia’s position is well known, it was voiced by Putin back in St. Petersburg," Dmitry Peskov stressed

SVR Director Sergey Naryshkin said on March 19 that Paris was already preparing to send some 2,000 troops to Ukraine

According to Alexander Stepanov, strikes are systematic efforts to gradually wipe out the military capabilities of Ukraine

The Al Arabiya television channel said that, citing a source

According to Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin has several closed-door meetings slated for December 22

The restart of transit via the Ukrainian gas transportation system is possible at a request of the European Commission if this is not Russian gas, Denis Shmygal said

Aleksandar Vulin noted that he is "not optimistic about prospects for the United States changing its policy toward Serbia" after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov praised the new mechanisms for accelerating the introduction of advanced weapons and equipment developed by the civilian defense industrial complex in the interests of the Russian army

"The enemy lost up to 285 troops, two armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles, a D-30 122 mm howitzer, a US-made M119 105 mm howitzers and five field ammunition depots," the ministry added

Earlier, an air raid alert was declared in the Kiev, Sumy and Chernigov Regions

Both freight trains loaded with coal collided at the Bushulei-Zhireken railway section

CENTCOM forces also shot down several Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea

The search effort is hampered by foul weather, blizzards and low clouds

The Foreign Ministry noted that the facts of discrimination and persecution of Russians are often ignored by the official leadership of countries and international human rights agencies, leading many victims to remain silent

According to the schedule, seven sections of the highway will be commissioned by December 2020

The Russian president pointed out that this desision damaged the US economy and undermined the power of the United States across the world

Ahmed al-Sharaa also said he will not "tolerate uncontrolled arms trafficking" across the country

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"

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"

"As part of the project, it was assessed under what conditions the virus’ transmission would become uncontrolled, cause economic damage and create risks for food security," Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Force Igor Kirillov said

The Russian Aerospace Forces downed two Su-27 fighter jets of Ukraine’s air forces in 24 hours

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin thus meant that the Oreshnik missile is a generation ahead of all existing weapons, while not being a nuclear weapon itself

Maria Zakharova stressed that such statements by Israeli officials shed light on the true reasons why Tel Aviv was opposing the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East

The regulator said earlier following its board meeting that the cooling of credit activity has already encompassed all segments of the credit market

The range of the Oreshnik system is up to 5,500 kilometers

According to the Houthi spokesman, the strike on US vessels was delivered with the use of "eight cruise missiles and 17 drones"

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized that the rhetoric about "inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia" is firmly rooted in the mentality of the NATO regimes not at all as hypothetical assumptions