In Kopeisk, Chelyabinsk region, a spontaneous memorial appeared in memory of those killed in the explosion at the Plastmass plant. Local authorities and the management of the enterprise spoke at the rally on the day of mourning, October 24. The director of the plant called fulfilling the state defense order “our main task.” “Our comrades died. I'm so shocked by what happened. Good, good people died. We will never forget you. And whatever needs to be done, we will do from the factory.

US forces have struck another ship in the Caribbean that was allegedly carrying drugs. Defense Minister Pete Hegseth announced this on Friday. According to him, the attack killed all six people on board, CBS News reports . This is the first strike struck at night. The minister said the boat allegedly belonged to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. These types of attacks began in September, when the Donald Trump administration announced a military campaign against drug smugglers.

On October 23, a court in Tbilisi decided to arrest Russian citizen Nikolai Belikov, and after serving his sentence, to expel him from the country to Russia, where he faces criminal prosecution for his anti-war views. There have already been deportations of Russians, but this is the first case of deportation under a new article of Georgian legislation - for going to Georgian protests, lawyer Daria Samodurova told The Insider and Dozhd , she is helping the main defender Mariam Chkheidze.

Vladimir Putin appointed Vadim Titov as head of the Presidential Office for Strategic Partnerships and Cooperation. Previously, Titov worked for the Rosatom state corporation and headed the Rusatom International Network company, which manages Rosatom regional centers around the world and is responsible for promoting its interests abroad. Titov began working at Rosatom in 2009 as a department specialist for working with regions.

The Chairman of the Soviet District Court of Krasnodar, Roman Kolonichenkov, submitted his resignation; it was satisfied by the Qualification Board of Judges of the Krasnodar Territory.

Russian forces carried out a strike on Kherson on the morning of Oct. 24, injuring more than 20 people and killing two, according to a report by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. A total of 21 people were wounded, including three children, the agency said. The regional military administration reported that apartment buildings and private homes were damaged in the attack. The Korabelnyi District, located in the western part of the city, came under fire.

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation lowered the key rate by 50 basis points - now it is 16.5% per annum, Interfax reports . The decision was unexpected for the market: most experts predicted that the regulator would leave the indicator unchanged, although some assumed an easing of monetary policy by 50 or 100 bp.

Contents 1. How a former regional minister became a Czech entrepreneur 2. A partnership to bypass sanctions 3. How Reltec supplies Russian missile and nuclear weapons manufacturers 4. Euros are euros Доступно на русском The sanctioned Russian Federal Nuclear Center (RFNC) is responsible for developing more than half of the Kremlin’s nuclear arsenal. Nevertheless, RFNC deputy director Alexander Petrov owns a 43% stake in the Czech factory Roboterm.

Paleontologists have described a new species of predatory dinosaurs that lived 231 million years ago on the territory of modern Argentina. At the same time, the lizard Anteavis crurilongus had a number of anatomical features that were previously considered characteristic only of later ancient predators. The work was published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.

A Russian deserter who leaked a Defense Ministry database of military hospitals has been found hospitalized in France with memory loss, according to an Oct. 22 report by the independent outlet Ekho . The man, identified as Alexei Zhilyaev, is a former military medic who provided journalists with a database from the Main Military Medical Directorate of Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD). Ekho cited sources saying Zhilyaev had not been in contact for several months.

Unusual Machines, a company associated with the son of US President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., received the largest contract in its history with the Pentagon to supply motors and other parts for drones. The Financial Times reports this.

The Russian government has introduced a bill to the State Duma that allows Russians from the mobilization reserve to be involved in ensuring security at critical facilities. The corresponding bill was submitted to the State Duma the night before.

The largest Indian buyer of Russian oil, Reliance Industries Ltd, said it would comply with Western sanctions against Moscow, but “will maintain relations with existing oil suppliers.” This was reported by Reuters with reference to a company representative. “As is common practice in the industry, supply contracts are adapted to changing market and regulatory conditions. Reliance will address these changes by maintaining relationships with its suppliers,” the company said in a statement.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadefuhl has canceled his trip to China, which was due to take place early next week. Der Spiegel reports this. As the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman explained, Wadeful’s visit was postponed “to a later date” because the Chinese side did not confirm any events with his participation, except for a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. It is unclear on whose initiative the cancellation occurred.

The US Secretary of War ordered the dispatch of an aircraft carrier strike group led by Gerald Ford to the Southern Command area of ​​responsibility, the Pentagon reports to Reuters. The decision comes amid an escalation of Washington's military campaign in the Caribbean and President Donald Trump's threats against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Maduro issued an appeal to the United States on Thursday in English: “Yes to peace, peace forever. No crazy war, please!