Eleventh Eastern Economic Forum starts in Vladivostok
The eleventh Eastern Economic Forum opens Tuesday on Russky Island in Vladivostok, gathering guests from about 70 countries.
The eleventh Eastern Economic Forum opens Tuesday on Russky Island in Vladivostok, gathering guests from about 70 countries.
World politics enters a decisive phase: Russia conducts an air operation in Ukraine, and the conflict with Iran shifts to the economic sphere. The West faces zugzwang, losing initiative on the ground and in the information space.
Governor of Sverdlovsk region Denis Pasler said drones and their debris hit residential buildings and a logistics center; no casualties reported.
Russian security forces told RIA Novosti that the command staff of Ukraine's 159th Brigade was eliminated during an attempt to break out of the Volchansk pocket in Kharkiv region.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the elimination of positions where fighter jets were stationed at two US air bases in Jordan, according to Press TV.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said NATO openly declares its goal to turn the Arctic into a new theater of confrontation to contain Russia and its like-minded countries.
Acting Governor of Belgorod Region Alexander Shuvaev reported that two civilians were killed in a targeted missile attack by Ukrainian forces on Belgorod.
Russian military struck a transport and logistics center in the Kyiv region, which, according to the Ministry of Defense, stored and distributed dual-use goods, including components for medium- and long-range UAVs.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said European states, facing the need to increase defense budgets, are artificially creating an image of an enemy in Russia to justify tax increases to their populations.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Armed Forces have begun preparations for massive strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in response to continued attacks by the Kyiv regime on Russian civilian and fuel-energy facilities.
A bus traveling from Georgia to Moscow collided with a KamAZ truck in the Stavropol region, killing five and injuring 24, including five children.
Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozenko said air defense forces have destroyed 30 drones over the region, with combat work ongoing.
Kyiv's military administration reported a fire at a warehouse in the Podilskyi district and damage to a warehouse building in the Holosiivskyi district.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a group strike on military industry facilities and port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian forces are wrapping up the summer campaign, maintaining the initiative and advancing in Donbass, Zaporozhye, and the border areas. Details in a RIA Novosti report.
At a meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo, Putin said trade and economic cooperation with Belarus is developing successfully, noting growth in trade turnover.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part via video conference in the opening of schools in five regions and also visited Moscow State Pedagogical University.
Russian troops carried out group strikes on logistics centers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Seven people, including a child in serious condition, were injured in a massive drone attack on the Rostov region, according to Governor Yuri Slyusar.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an oil deal with Venezuela, calling it the largest in history, giving Washington control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven reserves at no cost to U.S. taxpayers.
Powerful explosions occurred near Kyiv, causing a large fire and leaving part of the left bank without electricity.
In the village of Gruzskoye, Belgorod region, a Ukrainian drone struck a minibus belonging to a local enterprise, killing two and wounding six.
Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov shared information on how Vladimir Putin's schedule will be structured during the SCO summit and the Eastern Economic Forum.
Ahead of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov spoke about growth in gold, oil, gas and diamond reserves, geological exploration in Africa, tourism potential of North Korea and Mongolia, and measures to preserve rare animals.
Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Evkurov said the Russian Armed Forces are increasingly using FPV drones equipped with artificial intelligence elements.