The Ukrainian army has lost 674 aircraft since the start of the Russian special military operation, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry earlier reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 fighter of the Ukrainian air force.
“Since the start of the special military operation, Russian forces have destroyed a total of 674 Ukrainian aircraft, 284 helicopt…
▶️ Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Myanmar counterpart Min Aung Hlaing at the Kremlin, a TASS correspondent reported.
Putin said Russia and Myanmar have good prospects for developing economic ties.
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A court in Damascus sentenced Syria’s former President Bashar Assad’s cousin to death, Syria TV reported.
The court found Wasim Assad guilty of the deliberate killing of several people, killing through torture, and acts aimed at inciting civil war and sectarian conflict, according to the news outlet.
▶️ Chinese company Unitree unveiled a robot that surpassed Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record.
The robot reached a top speed of 12.66 m/s, compared with Bolt’s 12.42 m/s. However, the robot still has trouble braking.
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At least 18 logistics centers and warehouse complexes linked to the Ukrainian armed forces on an area potentially exceeding 500,000 square meters have been destroyed in Ukraine since August 1, according to TASS calculations based on Kiev’s data.
The actual number of destroyed logistics facilities is much higher since the Ukrainian authorities often only report the type of facility struck without …
▶️ Russian troops gained direct access to a major Ukrainian defense hub after liberating Krasnopodolye, located 3 km from Dobropolye, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States fulfills the terms of the Tehran-Washington memorandum, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said.
“The Strait of Hormuz will not open until the blockade against Iran is lifted, frozen Iranian assets are unfrozen, the oil embargo is removed, threats and military operations on all fronts cease, and other conditi…
Russia’s Central Election Commission has excluded the Yabloko party from the federal ballot for the ninth State Duma (parliament) elections, a TASS correspondent reports.
The Central Election Commission has presented an adjusted ballot without any information about the Yabloko party, with the list now comprising ten parties. The changes have been approved at the commission’s meeting and introduce…
❕Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, August 18:
▪️Russian forces liberated Orekhovatka and Krasnopodolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)
▪️Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29
▪️Russian forces used attack drones to strike fuel storage tanks intended for Ukrainian troops at the port of Odessa on Monday evening
▪️Russian air defenses shot down 10 …
The number of European politicians advocating for dialogue with Russia is growing, a source in Western diplomatic circles told TASS.
According to him, although communications are currently taking place only at the unofficial level, the climate for negotiations “has truly changed.”
The source added that Europeans realize that if they “want to become a significant player again” in world politics, …
