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Fight against Islamic state
Islamic State formations comprise up to 70,000 gunmen — Chief of Russia's General Staff
Islamic State is turning into a key element of radical Islam in the Middle East
Islamic State militants seen in Syria's Kobani (archive)
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Islamic State militants behead 15 people — media
Russian MP accuses US of secret financial support of Islamic State
Islamic State named world’s wealthiest terror network
Chechen leader says Islamic State on western secret services’ payroll
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Nord Stream gas leak investigation
US blew up Nord Streams fearing to lose its influence on Europe — Hersh
"Given Russia’s vast stores of natural gas and oil, American presidents since John F. Kennedy have been alert to the potential weaponization of these natural resources for political purposes," the journalist wrote
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Press review: US parks missile launcher on Baltic Sea island and new Kosovo crisis brewing
Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, September 26th
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Russia condemns attack on Cuban embassy in United States — diplomat
"We express our solidarity with the brotherly people of the Republic of Cuba and our full support for their government," Maria Zakharova added
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Hainan’s administrative center set to stimulate tourism with rich cultural program
Haikou Daily reports that the city authorities are striving to create new quality tourism products, which will contribute to the dynamic development of the regional consumption sphere
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Russia, China team up to fight against West's information war
As an example of this cooperation, Bella Cherkesova cited the updated agreement between TASS and China's Xinhua news agency, which was signed in March during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia
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‘Farce’: Russian MFA on Nazi being honored in Canadian parliament
An official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry believes that such situations can lead to a global tragedy
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Russia to retaliate immediately if Kiev gets ATACMS missiles — diplomat
Konstantin Gavrilov also noted that the "manic efforts" of some Western OSCE member countries to isolate Russia "are futile and will backfire on their initiators"
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Russia eliminates over 17,000 Ukrainian soldiers in special op this month — Shoigu
According to the defense chief, the Ukrainians have sustained heavy military losses along the entire line of engagement amid an effective fire defeat
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Putin to give interview to Western media when time is right — Kremlin spokesman
According to Dmitry Peskov, for the time being, seeing as how the public is seriously brainwashed by Russophobic propaganda in one way or another, hardly anyone is capable of taking an objective view of what the Russian President thinks about the situation or what his vision of the future is
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US wants to create military base on territory contested by Venezuela, Guyana — minister
"We denounce that the government of the United States of America intends to militarize the situation," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said
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Russian Su-34 bombers take out Ukrainian drone control centers in Krasny Liman direction
According to the ministry, Su-34 crews are on combat duty round the clock as they carry out air patrol and cover missions for Russian ground force battlegroups from the air
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Russia running out of options except to engage in head-on clash with NATO — Medvedev
Russian Security Council deputy chairman listed several events that make a direct clash between Russia and NATO more likely, including deliveries of US-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine
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Nuclear weapons do not guarantee North Korea’s security, South Korean president says
"Based on combat readiness and capabilities, our military will respond immediately to any North Korean provocation," Yoon Suk Yeol added
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FACTBOX: What is known about destruction of Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines
Construction on Nord Stream 2 began in 2018, but was interrupted due to sanctions imposed on the project by the Trump administration, and the gas pipeline was built by December 2021
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US was turning Ukraine into base for strikes on Russia — former US military adviser
"The Russians has finally felt compelled to intervene and they have," Douglas Macgregor added
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Azerbaijan 'forced' to conduct operation in Karabakh — Erdogan
"This Azerbaijani victory has opened the door for full-fledged normalization in the region. I am convinced that we must capitalize on this opportunity," the Turkish leader underlined
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Swiss authorities approve sale of 25 Leopard 2 tanks to Germany
At the beginning of March, Germany asked Switzerland to sell 96 Leopard 2 tanks taken out of service by the federal government to Rheinmetall, the company that had manufactured them
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Hainan authorities issue yuan bonds worth $695 mln in Hong Kong
The maturities of these securities are two, three and five years
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Two more Ukrainian drones downed over Kursk Region — Defense Ministry
Earlier, the ministry reported that two Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Kursk region at about 10:30 p.m. local time
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Russian forces eliminate seven Ukrainian troops, capture another two near Maryinka in DPR
It is specified that the Ukrainian troops tried to attack Russian positions without fire support
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Russia’s Tornado-S, Malka weapons help wipe out foreign armaments in Ukraine — Shoigu
The 2S7M Malka self-propelled artillery gun is considered among the world’s most powerful cannons
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Moscow, Minsk ‘extremely concerned’ about fate of Ukrainian children in Europe — diplomat
Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov said that “for several months now, the West has been conducting a campaign to bring unfounded accusations against Russia and Belarus for the allegedly forced deportation of children from Ukraine”
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Fighting to flare up as Ukrainian reinforcements arrive in Krasny Liman area — DPR head
Denis Pushilin added that the fighting was expected to escalate across various segments of the line of engagement
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France withdrawing troops, recalling diplomats from Niger on humiliating terms — Le Pen
The leader of the National Rally faction in the lower house of France’s parliament said that it was a serious fiasco for French diplomacy
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Omani Sultan receives top Russian security official
The parties discussed a range of problems on the regional and international agenda, as well as prospects for the development of cooperation between Moscow and Muscat
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IN BRIEF: Talks on Ukraine without ceasefire and ‘empire of lies’: what Lavrov told UN
"A new world order is being born right before our very eyes," Russian Foreign Minister said
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Armenian PM pointing finger at Moscow unacceptable — Russian MFA
The ministry stressed that "Russia has always remained committed to its allied obligations and respected Armenia's statehood," with Moscow providing large-scale assistance to Yerevan
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Finland has ruined its neutral status, joined 'US project' — Lavrov
"Once again, I would like to emphasize that Finland is making seven-league strides towards joining the frontrunners of the West's anti-Russian, Russophobic campaign," the Russian foreign minister pointed out
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Press review: Uncle Sam seeks Suomi bases and Zelensky’s tin cup giving some in US allergy
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, September 25th
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Russian adventurer set for solo ocean crossing aboard solar-powered catamaran
In the first stage of the expedition, the adventurer plans to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to islands in the Caribbean Sea, while the second stage will entail the mariner’s Pacific crossing from Chile to Australia
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Gold jewelry maker ZiJin OG opens its first blockchain store in Hainan
According to Lun Tao, chief inspector of ZiJin OG, the main advantage of blockchain technology is that the buyer can verify that the material used to make the item being purchased has never been used by anyone before
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Armenia not ready to pay the piper and leave CSTO — experts
After what happened in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on September 24 that he considered the security organizations his country was affiliated with to be ineffective
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Ethiopia sees no problems for introduction of Mir payment system — Ambassador
The Ambassador of the Republic to Russia, Cham Ugala Uriat, noted that the implementation of Mir will help smooth out difficulties in financial transactions caused by sanctions against the Russian Federation
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Global community making 'terrible mistake' by ignoring neo-Nazism — MFA
Maria Zakharova noted that it was Russia alone that stood against "this terrible phenomenon of neo-Nazism and neo-fascism"
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Dollar up to 96.49 rubles, euro down to 101.7 rubles at Moscow Exchange opening
The yuan remains unchanged at 13.14 rubles
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Russian forces take out two Ukrainian tanks in Orekhov area, Zaporozhye politician says
According to Vladimir Rogov, reports claiming that Ukrainian troops had broken through Russia’s first line of defense, which have repeatedly appeared in the Western and Ukrainian media, do not comport with reality
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Migrant issue must not destabilize Russia - Security Council
The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation noted that the presence of hundreds of thousands of migrants in Russian regions gives rise to several significant problems, including crime
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Hainan authorities may launch direct flights between Moscow and Sanya
Local hotels are putting up signs and markers in Russian and are preparing their staff to receive Russian-speaking tourists
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Russian fleet should have priority access to cargoes — Sovcomflot
The local fleet not only competes with the foreign fleet in Russian ports now, but it also faces unequal terms, Igor Tonkovidov added
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Azerbaijani president expecting successful reintegration of Karabakh Armenians
According to Ilham Aliyev, although it has been only five days since the end of an anti-terrorist operation in Karabakh, Azerbaijan is already sending humanitarian aid to Karabakh Armenians
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Russian forces expand gray zone near Rabotino, Verbovoye — DPR’s leader
Denis Pushilin reported that Russia's counterattack operations resulted in the increase of the gray zone by about 200 meters
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Top Russian security official discusses cooperation between special services in Oman
Also, Nikolay Patrushev met with Secretary-General of the Omani National Security Council Idris Al Kindi
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Russia forced to begin special operation after Ukraine escalated hostilities — diplomat
Maria Zabolotskaya stressed that Ukraine’s allegations that Russia violated international law and its sovereignty "do not fall under the convention on genocide" and Kiev and its Western allies sought to mislead the court
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Russian married couple appeals court ruling to extradite them from Italy to France
The Russians' lawyer said that they were detained at the end of August when they arrived on vacation
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Russian Black Sea Fleet commander taking part in Defense Ministry board meeting
Earlier, a number of Ukraine mass media and Telegram channels claimed that the Black Sea Fleet commander had allegedly been killed in an attack on the fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol, along with other high-ranking officers
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Mirage, F-16 jets unable to challenge Russian fighters — senior legislator
Andrey Kartapolov also remarked that the US F-16 fighter was quite difficult in terms of repairs and maintenance
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Macron suffers fiasco in Niger, Africa to go more independent in security matters — expert
"Macron invested a great deal of his political capital in the reassembly of Franco-African relations, but failed to achieve their overall stabilization," Vsevolod Sviridov said
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Taliban foreign minister flies to Moscow — TV
It is reported that Amir Khan Muttaqi will stay in Russia's capital for two days and then he will go to Kazan
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Igdir-Nakhchivan gas pipeline will contribute to Europe's energy supply — Erdogan
According to the Turkish leader, Nakhichevan "now represents great potential for the development of energy and transport routes" in the context of a logistics corridor from east to west
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Russian Interior Ministry puts ICC president, vice-president, judge on wanted list
On March 17, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian presidential commissioner for children's rights
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Russian forces hit concentrations of Ukrainian troops near Krasny Liman
The artillery crew arrived at the area of combat after having received information about the location of Ukrainian soldiers from drone crews
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Russian air defense systems engaging targets in Kursk Region
The Russian Defense Ministry earlier said that air defense systems intercepted one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the Kursk region
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Zelensky, entourage embezzled at least $400 mln from aid sent to Ukraine — Hersh
According to Hersh’s sources, the level of corruption in Kiev is "approaching that of the Afghan war, although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from the Ukraine"
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Nord Stream sabotage shows EU totally controlled by US, expert says
According to Wang Zaibang, politicians and mass media in most countries are well aware of who is behind the gas pipeline sabotage
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Kiev acknowledges Abrams tanks unlikely to make difference on battlefield — newspaper
The media reports that the situation on the battlefield may also be complicated by the onset of the fall rainy season, which will make it more difficult for heavy armored vehicles to maneuver
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Addis Ababa could become logistics hub for Russian business — envoy
Cham Ugala Uriat also welcomed the decision made by the Russian government that Moscow now should look forward to work and make business with Africa, Asia, and Latin America
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Russian forces push Ukrainian troops out of village northwest of Artyomovsk, official says
According to Vladimir Rogov, the liberation of the village has significantly improved Russian forces’ tactical positions along this stretch of the combat line of engagement
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Russian, Tunisian foreign minsters in talks in Moscow
The meeting started around noon Moscow time
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Russian Embassy to send note to Canadian Foreign Ministry on Nazi appearance in parliament
"By honoring a member of this criminal community, the Canadian cabinet and members of parliament violated not only moral, but also legal norms," Russian Ambassador to Ottawa Oleg Stepanov said
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West wants to use situation around Ukraine to push Russia out of South Caucasus — minister
Vladimir Kolokoltsev said that relations between the law enforcement agencies of Russia and Armenia have traditionally been characterized by mutual understanding and partnership both on international platforms and in bilateral cooperation
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Hungary not to support Ukraine until Kiev restores rights of ethnic Hungarians — Orban
Tensions between Budapest and Kiev escalated after Ukraine adopted a law making Ukrainian the country’s official language
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Russian forces eliminate most Ukrainian drones, measures to reduce attacks taken — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov replied to a question as to whether the Kremlin was concerned that the intensity of attacks on energy infrastructure would intensify with the onset of cold weather
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Range of Russian EMP weapons increased to 10 km — sources
Фn electromagnetic pulse lasts a fraction of a second and reaches the target almost immediately, travelling with the speed of light
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Ukraine virtually cancels counteroffensive due to heavy losses — Hersh
According to the journalist, the source told him that Ukrainian troops would have mutinied if they had been ordered to continue the offensive
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Musk calls into question Canadian PM Trudeau’s accusations of Russian 'disinformation'
Earlier, Justin Trudeau claimed that Russia could stand to benefit from the scandal surrounding the standing ovation given to an elderly Ukrainian-Canadian veteran of the Nazi Waffen SS
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US-Vietnam military cooperation must not lead to arms race — Chinese Foreign Ministry
It was earlier reported that the US administration is negotiating to supply Vietnam with a large arms package, including F-16 fighter jet
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IN BRIEF: What is known about missile attack on Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol
The city’s residents are strongly advised not to visit downtown Sevastopol, where firefighting efforts continue
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West punishing Serbia for independent stance by fanning tension in Kosovo - diplomat
This was stated on Monday by Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko
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Twenty injured in Karabakh fuel depot blast die in hospital — agency
It is reported that a total of 290 injured people were taken to the hospital after the explosion
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Russian forces entrench themselves near Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Berkhovka — DPR head
According to Denis Pushilin, the actions of the Russian forces on this section of the line of engagement came as a surprise to the Ukrainian units
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Belarusian minister sees preparations for war in neighboring countries
Viktor Khrenin pointed out that the intensity of operational and combat training is growing, and infrastructure is being developed
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Russian diplomat blames Kosovo authorities’ policy for escalation
Maria Zakharova noted that due to the escalation in the region, there is a direct risk of renewed ethnic cleansing by Kosovo Albanian radicals against Serbs
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US to help Karabakh refugees, USAID head says
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Russian Security Council secretary arrives in Egypt for security meetings
Nikolay Patrushev last visited Egypt in January 2019
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China opposes expansion of military blocs at expense of third states’ security — Wang Yi
According to the Chinese top diplomat, the international community must strengthen cooperation on biological security, security of the Internet, data and the AI, as well as in other areas
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Kadyrov admits his son beat up man kept in custody on charges of burning Quran
The head of Chechnya called his action correct
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Niger closes its airspace for French aircraft — agency
According to ASECNA, Niger’s airspace is open for all internal and international commercial flights
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Western flaunting of global norms impeding routine work of Russian consuls — top diplomat
Sergey Lavrov stated that Western countries allow themselves to arbitrarily interpret or even openly ignore the founding elements of the the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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US must avoid dangerous words increasing anti-Russian sentiments in Armenia — envoy
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov emphasized that the Russian Federation "has been and remains a reliable ally of Armenia"
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Oleg Kononenko replaces Dmitry Petelin as chief of TASS bureau on ISS
The deputy head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Center promised to report breaking news to keep the audience and readership well up on what was new on board
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Missile that landed in Poland last year confirmed to be Ukrainian — newspaper
It is noted that the conclusions are categorical and exclude the possibility of the missile being launched from Russian territory
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Haikou starts issuing work permits and visas to foreigners on same day
The documents can now be obtained at he Haikou Foreigners Comprehensive Service Window at the same time
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Russian government approves list of unfriendly countries and territories
The countries and territories mentioned in the list imposed or joined the sanctions against Russia after the start of a special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
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Ukrainian drone attack leaves 7 localities in Russia’s Kursk Region blacked out
There are no casualties among the residents as a result of the attack
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Russian soldiers repel attack by superior Ukrainian force in south Donetsk area
The Russian servicemen were presented with awards for their courage and professionalism
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Over 200 people injured in gasoline tank blast in Stepanakert
The condition of most of them is assessed as serious or extremely serious
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Lada cars will be produced in Ethiopia for African market — envoy
In particular, Russian cars may be supplied to Sudan and South Sudan, Kenya and Somalia
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Envoy Antonov blasts US’ refusal to condemn Nazi’s appearance in Canadian parliament
The Russian Ambassador to Washington stressed that this is a betrayal of the memory of American soldiers and officers who gave their lives for the independence of the United States
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Ukrainian drone downed over Kursk Region
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Kiev's attempt to commit a terrorist attack was stopped on September 26 at about 05:30
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Hungarian PM praises his country’s steps to ensure its energy security
Viktor Orban recalled that Hungary has achieved exceptions from EU sanctions and continues to receive Russian gas through the Turkish Stream pipeline and its branches through Bulgaria and Serbia, and oil through the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline
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Zelensky says first Abrams tanks delivered to Ukraine
According to earlier reports, the delivery was made months ahead of schedule
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Ovation to Nazi in Parliament to forever become history of Canadian democracy — embassy
The diplomatic mission emphasized that “the citizens of this country should think about whom their leaders glorify”
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Russia says its forces improved their tactical position near Vesyoloye in Donetsk area
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian military repelled four attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 24 hours near Vesely, Krasnogorovka, Marinka, and Khimik
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Putin, Raisi discuss smoothly integrating Iran into BRICS — Kremlin
The country will become official member of the organization effective January 1, 2024
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Moscow will not leave Canada's hostile actions without retaliation — Foreign Ministry
The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow had no intention to "tolerate the Canadian liberals’ flirtation with Nazism"
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Missile shot down near Belbek airfield in Sevastopol
Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev added that work continues
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No plans to use ATACMS missiles for launching attacks inside Russia, Kiev official claims
According to the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council secretary, the missiles will "be used solely to defend" Ukraine’s territory
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Hainan presents new yuan-denominated bonds issue worth $695 mln in Hong Kong
According to Hainan Daily, the presentation of the bonds was successful
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Ukraine to either surrender on Moscow’s terms or cease to exist — top Russian lawmaker
According to Vyacheslav Volodin, the outcome also includes economic problems in Europe and the US, as well as a lack of manpower for the Ukrainian armed forces
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Ukraine shells Russia’s Belgorod Region more than 120 times over day
It is reported that the Ukrainian forces also fired 21 artillery shells at the village of Shchetinovka and four shells at the village of Nekhoteyevka
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