Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of the military-industrial complex, said that Russia has a stock of Oreshnik systems, and testing of these missiles will continue “including in combat conditions.” The meeting was broadcast by Russian state media. “As has already been said, we will continue these tests, including in combat conditions, depending on the situation and the nature of the security threats that are created for Russia.

Belarusian volunteer Vasily Veremeychik, who fought for Ukraine, is recognized by Lithuania as a threat to national security. Now he is in a Minsk pre-trial detention center Vasily "Patsuk" Veremeychik at a position in Severodonetsk. Photo: svaboda.org On the evening of November 20, Belarusian television showed a propaganda film about “terrorists” from the Kalinovsky regiment, a Belarusian unit within the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Photo: EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV Photo: EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV The State Assembly of the Russian republic of Mari El in the Volga region has published a draft of a bill it has begun debating on a ban on “inducement to abortion”, independent news channel 7x7 said Friday. An explanatory note to the bill said it was required to combat “the spread of destructive ideologies”, “the growth of selfishness” and “immorality”.

A military parade in Pyongyang, 10 October 2010. Photo: EPA/STF A military parade in Pyongyang, 10 October 2010. Photo: EPA/STF Russia has provided North Korea with surface-to-air missiles and air defence systems in exchange for Pyongyang sending its troops to fight in the Ukraine war, Yonhap news agency quoted South Korea’s top security adviser as saying on Friday.

A criminal case was opened against gallery owner Marat Gelman under the article on justification of terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by Mediazona, citing a source familiar with the essence of the matter. It is unknown what exactly the gallery owner is charged with. As part of this case, searches were previously carried out at the Perm Museum of Contemporary Art PERMM.

Yulia Latynina on why Biden allowed Ukraine to attack targets in Russia before Trump’s inauguration Interior view of the Soratte bunker in Sant'Oreste (Rome), Italy, April 5, 2022. Photo: Riccardo Antimiani / EPA-EFE President Biden nevertheless gave permission to launch long-range missile strikes against targets on Russian territory.

46 residents of the Kursk region, whom the Ukrainian military took to Ukraine after the offensive, returned from Ukraine to Russia. Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova reported this on her Telegram channel. In particular, 12 children returned to Russia, the ombudsman noted. According to her, among them is one newborn, another child under three years old, as well as a minor with a disability.

Emergency release of “Terrible News” with Kirill Martynov - about a new round of escalation in Ukraine Usually, new “Terrible News” about major events in Russia and the world comes out on Saturdays. But we decided to release this issue a day earlier to discuss the next escalation of the war in Ukraine. On November 21, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had struck the Dnieper with a medium-range ballistic missile called the Oreshnik.

54% of Russians surveyed by the research company Russian Field in November were in favor of a transition to peace negotiations. This is the maximum figure since the beginning of the war, as follows from published data . 36% of Russians surveyed were in favor of continuing hostilities - this is the minimum figure for the entire observation period since March 2022.

Igor Baryshnikov. Photo: OVD-Info A man convicted of spreading “false information” about the Russian military risks going blind in prison due to prolonged stress, his lawyer told human rights group OVD-Info on Friday. Maria Bontsler said her client, Igor Baryshnikov, could barely see in one eye, while the second eye continued to deteriorate, adding he needed urgent medical attention to stop him losing his vision altogether.

Military parade in Pyongyang, October 10, 2010. Photo: EPA/STF Russia provided North Korea with anti-aircraft missiles and air defense systems in exchange for the use of North Korean military personnel in the war in Ukraine. This was announced by South Korean National Security Advisor Shin Won-sik. He added that, most likely, the DPRK will receive military technology from Russia to develop its satellite program.

Russia fires ballistic missile at Ukraine in a desperate show of force A woman watches Vladimir Putin’s televised address on Thursday evening. Photo: EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY Vladimir Putin confirmed in a sabre-rattling address on Thursday evening that Moscow had fired a medium-range ballistic missile at a Yuzhmash defence industry plant in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, warning the West that Russia was “entitled” to use more of its weapons against Ukraine and its allies.

In the second round of elections in Moldova, the candidate from the pro-Russian party could gain 12 thousand votes, New Europe calculated. But this was not enough to change the result Photo: Dumitru Doru / EPA-EFE The second round of elections in Moldova took place on November 3. They were won by the pro-European candidate Maia Sandu.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has prepared a draft order that will change the norms for the provision of clothing for people in pre-trial detention centers, colonies and prisons. The document was published on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts, Kommersant noted . According to the draft order, in particular, men and women in colonies and pre-trial detention centers will receive knitted winter hats, scarves and T-shirts.

Tennis player Rafael Nadal has retired. How will the world remember the path of the legendary “king of soil”? Rafael Nadal after defeat by Botik Van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup quarter-final between the Netherlands and Spain, Malaga, Spain, November 19, 2024. Photo: Daniel Perez / EPA-EFE On November 20, 38-year-old Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal officially ended his 24-year career.