According to emergency response services, one employee was killed
The exact number of casualties is now being clarified
"They include countries that were originally part of BRICS, countries that joined the association in 2023, as well as countries interested in active participation in one or another format," Konstantin Kolpakov noted
The circumstances of the incident are being established
The Armenian Cabinet also said that the sides agreed to meet in the near future "to discuss issues on the bilateral agenda between Armenia and Russia"
Florian Philippot expressed regrets that "European countries are insufficiently independent to stop Kiev’s attacks on the Kursk Region as soon as possible"
"We have common interests and we share ways to develop further cooperation," the press service quoted the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration's Deputy Director Lin Taiyong as saying
The draft document states as prohibited any activities in the national park that may damage the natural complexes and flora and fauna, cultural and historical sites, and that contradict with the national park's goals and objectives, including mining and road or pipeline construction
According to Zhang Jie's estimates, a military buildup in the disputed territory may indicate Manila's intentions "to potentially invite warships and warplanes from countries outside the region, such as the US and Japan" to this zone
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, August 23rd
The 2024 Monterrey Open, which has the WTA 500 category, is played on outdoor courts on August 19 and 24
Vitaly Ganchev also hopes to hold a survey by the end of the year in order to gauge public interest in becoming a part of Russia
The Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate covered 32,000 nautical miles, and the cruiser Varyag covered 28,000 nautical miles
A total of 48.3% of those polled said they approved of how the Russian government was running the country (a 2 p.p. drop), while 51.3% approve of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s job performance (a 0.6 p.p. drop)
The RTS Index was down by 1.01% at 931.07 points
Huseyin Bagci added that no signs of a wish to achieve a settlement in Gaza has been seen in the US actions so far
The Spasskaya Tower Festival is Russia’s oldest military music festival established in 2006
On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces said it had increased its operational intensity in the areas of the city of Khan Yunis and around Deir el-Balah after receiving intelligence indicating the presence of Hamas militants there
European UGS facilities are currently 90.54% full (7.93 percentage points higher than the average as of this date in the past five years), with 99.72 bln cubic meters of gas stored in them
Earlier, law enforcement agencies told TASS that on the night of August 22, the Kiev regime attempted to attack a nuclear power plant located in the town of Kurchatov in the Kursk Region with a kamikaze drone
As trading opened, the MOEX lost 0.28% to 2,718.11 points, the RTS fell by 0.28% to 937.98 points, while the yuan exchange rate against the ruble was flat at 11.84 compared with previous closing, according to trading data as of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (07:00 a.m. GMT)
A total of 52% of those polled said they approved of how the Russian government was handling its job (no change), while 56% approve of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s job performance (a 2 p.p. drop)
The telephone and online survey of around 1,900 likely voters was conducted on August 15 and 18-21, the pollster said
At the same time, Igor Krasnov emphasized that "in accordance with their obligations, they are obliged to investigate, obliged to identify those responsible, but this is not happening"
Anatoly Antonov emphasized that Moscow was not the one to sever bilateral ties
