Ukraine gives green light for upgraded nuclear fuel supplies from Westinghouse

"It is unnecessary to explain to any normal person that this is pure Satanism and is beyond human comprehension," the Russian Foreign Minister added

The Russian troops also identified and destroyed 56 UAV control posts, 32 robotic systems and three mortars

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, August 17th

The radicals reiterated that they "accept the roadmap proposed to them," but did not revealed its details

"From 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. GMT), Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 72 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Crimea, the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Regions, and the Black and Azov Seas

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian troops also struck the UkrDefens company in Kyiv, which produces components for attack drones, Khrushch interceptor drones, and Harpia anti-aircraft missiles

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has the cheek to lecture Russia about 'hurting Japanese feelings,' while Tokyo has the blood of Russian civilians on its hands by supporting the Kiev regime, the news outlet said

The yuan exchange rate against the ruble gained 3.25 kopecks

The main challenge for countries in the Arabian Peninsula is the enormous gap between the cost of attack weapons and interceptors, experts of the Center for Analysis of World Arms Trade said

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, August 13th

According to Andrey Marochko, the sector near Olkhovatka is being cleared of Ukrainian troops

According to Alexander Pataman, Ukraine has ceased to be a secular state, and the leader of the Kiev regime still has not understood his place

Akhmat Special Forces Commander Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov opined that the West is preparing for a future conflict with Russia

The Ukrainian army also lost five ATVs, eight ground robotic systems and four mortars

Laurent Braillard said that he counted the equivalent of 106 battalions across 85 units

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces also hit assembly facilities and storage sites for long-range drones and unmanned boats, as well as temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries in 159 areas

Sihasak Phuangketkeow noted that Thailand met about 50% of its energy needs through Middle Eastern countries

Russian attack drones has also struck fuel tanks in Odessa port

Representatives from the Pentagon, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, as well as the US Navy and Air Force are taking part and are cooperating with Ukraine's NABU, SAPO, the police, and the prosecutor general’s office

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, August 14th

Flights will be performed on Sundays, a spokesman for Syrian Airlines said

Western sanctions have heightened interest in business networking among business representatives at major international events in Russia, such as the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) and the Russian Economic Week, Russian Presidential Aide and Executive Secretary of the Eastern Economic Forum Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said

North Korean leader wished Russian President good health and success in his work

According to its sources, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law met with mediators in the indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, with Hamas leaders, and with Nickolay Mladenov, the Gaza Board of Peace high representative

Mysl Polska editor Tomasz Jankowski said that after every scandal, Western partners ask Zelenskyy to "tighten controls" and fight corruption

The battlegroup East’s assault troops were located a few dozen meters from the Ukrainian fighters attempting to flee and were covertly monitoring their movements

The Russian athlete covered the distance in 52.57 seconds

A building was destroyed by fire and a car was damaged at the scene

Alexander Stepanov noted that the prolonged at-sea deployment and the inherent vulnerabilities of the ships had taken a toll on the crews

The epicenter was located 175 kilometers east of the city of Labuan Bajo

The German Chancellor said that Russia always was a reliable supplier

Asia has not forgotten the lessons of history, and nobody will allow them to be rewritten to serve political ambitions, Natalya Nikonorova said

Makhachev won by unanimous decision at the UFC 330 tournament in Philadelphia

Judging by documents recently released by the US Congress, the matter concerns a formidable arsenal that includes offensive weaponry, she said

The United States wanted to organize closed-door bilateral settlement talks in Iraqi Kurdistan’s administrative center, the city of Erbil

No country wants to voluntarily build an autarky, Anton Kobyakov said

The ash trail stretched 10 kilometers to the northeast of the volcano

The Russian team of Angelina Melnikova, Anna Kalmykova, and Liudmila Roshchina scored 165.430 points

The victims range in age from four to 86

According to a reconnaissance rifleman, Russian units moved into areas where Ukrainian soldiers were without armor and were moving freely in the open

The Russian Foreign Ministry has requested clarifications from Washington and Ankara regarding information released by the US Congress, according to Zakharova’s commentary

Russian drones struck facilities for the production and storage of components for uncrewed boats used by Ukraine to attack Russian coastal cities, ships and infrastructure facilities in the Black Sea, the Russian defense ministry said

On-duty air defense systems intercepted a total of 205 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over nine Russian regions

Member of the Freedom Alliance national conservative party Armando Mema pointed out that the Finnish leader has repeatedly made political decisions aimed at pleasing American diplomats

Turkey does not plan to supply domestically produced weapons to Ukraine

Last week freight rates for transporting oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia reached $15.22 per barrel

The units of the battlegroup also destroyed four ATVs, 46 ground robotic systems and 135 rotor drones

A fire crew was attacked by a drone in one of the liberated settlements, leaving two Russian emergencies ministry’s employees wounded, DPR’s head Denis Pushilin said

The destroyed targets included bulk carriers and patrol boats

By 8:25 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX Index declined by 2.14% and stood at 2,090.68 points

According to Andrey Marochko, the heaviest losses on the enemy were inflicted by fighters of Russia’s Battlegroup Center

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

Compared to July 2025, Russia's oil export revenues in July 2026 were lower by $720 million

The Russian team of Kliment Kolesnikov, Ivan Kozhakin, Andrey Minakov, and Egor Kornev covered the distance in 3 minutes and 28.67 seconds

Sergey Lavrov stressed that Moscow will not stoop to Kiev’s methods but will take much tougher measures to destroy everything that fuels the Ukrainian military machine from the West

It allowed the Battlegroup East to expand its zone of control northwest of Novoye Pole, the Defense Ministry reported

Chinese Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui noted that Sino-Russian trade and economic cooperation was demonstrating steady growth

According to the SVR, a Western country plans to accuse Russia of supplying arms to drug cartels and other organized crime groups in Latin American countries

Ivan Timofeyev, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, said that Turkey has maintained quite a close and long-time relationship with Ukraine in the military-technical sphere

"Brave Iranian women who will do this will receive double the reward", the Iranian army commander Amir Hatami said

Fuel tanks were also destroyed, the Russian defense ministry said

Kaja Kallas expressed hope that the EU and US positions on sanctions against Russia would converge

The Russian leader emphasized that the two countries' relations had been developing most successfully

Multifaceted damage resulting from such supplies is inevitable, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

Bangkok is taking additional measures to ensure the safety of all travelers, said Sihasak Phuangketkeow

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that everyone involved in commercial shipping operations must bear legal and moral responsibility for clearing the aftermath in the region

Yulia Mendel noted that the escalation strategy Vladimir Zelensky had chosen had yielded no positive results

The source recalled that France was one of the few NATO countries that did not shy to send its career servicemen to take part in combat operations

Ukrainian farm exports have dwindled by approximately 60%

Reports indicate that one civilian was killed and ten were injured, including a child

The US leader stressed that it shows how the Middle East is coming together, and how countries will finally be able to defend themselves in a more meaningful way

The White House should seek to expand trade and joint projects in the spirit of Anchorage, said Diane Sare

The candidate has already been selected

According to Alexander Pataman, head of the secretariat of the Zaporozhye Region office of the World Russian People’s Council, Russia has sufficient resources and logistical alternatives to minimize the consequences of this scenario

The Russian army also destroyed 14 guided air bombs, a HIMARS projectile and 9 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles

An informed source said that questions of putting the journalist on an international wanted list and choosing his pretrial detention measure in absentia are being decided

According to Sergey Sobyanin, emergency specialists are working at the scene where drone debris fell

Ivan Timofeyev, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, said that the US is not seeking a military defeat for Ukraine

Admiral Brad Cooper stressed that the issues related to food, hot water and other concerns raised months ago were addressed by leadership and resolved

Special attention is always focused on the Russian president's speech at the plenary session, Advisor to the Russian President and Executive Secretary of the forum's Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tambov and Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea, as well as over the Azov and Black Seas

According to the news agency, the movement of such vessels carries the risk of attacks

The direct air link between the cities was suspended in December 2024 amid the situation in the Arab republic

According to Yury Slyusar, more than 150 UAVs were destroyed over three cities and nine districts in the region

Ivan Noskov added that a crisis management center has been set up at the scene

The newspaper noted that Tehran believes that the memorandum signed was likely just an attempt by the US and Israel to take pressure off the global economy and buy time for a bigger attack down the road

As a countermeasure, Russia may close the Goethe-Institut, said Sergey Nechaev

Earlier, Andrey Marochko said that Russian forces are on the offensive on a front of 10 kilometers near the town

According to the AP, the earthquake left some 5,000 people homeless, with more than 900 buildings being ruined and some 450 damaged

Mostly Russian-speaking residents in Donbass, southern Odessa and central Ukraine fell victim to repressions, Laurent Brayard revealed

Denis Pushilin stated that the Russian forces had the opportunity to move forward after the liberation of Konstantinovka

The first Konteiner radar went on combat duty in the Volga area region of Mordovia on December 1, 2019

The US leader noted that South Korea sends a hostile signal to North Korea

The enemy stronghold was destroyed with a salvo of 300-mm guided rockets with high-explosive fragmentation warheads from a distance of approximately 100 kilometers

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law plans to discuss with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the implementation of the next stage of settling the situation in the Gaza Strip, Axios said, citing its sosurces

The winnner received the crown and the opportunity to shoot a music video as prizes

Earlier, US President Donald Trump stated that he had ordered a reduction in the scale of the exercises

According to the authorities, 160 firefighters and 54 pieces of equipment have been deployed to fight the fire

The volunteers are currently being recruited from among Russians who have relocated abroad

According to the Thai Foreign Ministry, participants of the 9th joint Russian-Thai commission on bilateral cooperation placed emphasis on promoting economic cooperation, particularly expanding trade and investment