Russia

MOSCOW, November 3. /TASS/: As many as 107 Russian service members returned from Kiev-controlled territory as a result of negotiations, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

"As many as 107 Russian service members, who had been facing mortal danger in captivity, returned from Kiev-controlled territory on November 3 as a result of negotiations," the statement reads.

MOSCOW, November 3. /TASS/: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 6,375 over the past day to 21,447,518, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Thursday.

A day earlier, 6,385 daily cases were recorded.

As many as 1,235 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down 6.4% from a day earlier. The number of hospitalized patients increased in 34 regions, while in 40 regions the figure decreased. The situation remained unchanged in eleven regions. A day earlier, 1,320 people were rushed to hospitals.

MOSCOW, November 3. /TASS/: The proportion of Russian citizens' confidence in President Vladimir Putin dropped by 0.3% and stood at 80.1%, according to the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center that published the results of a survey conducted from October 24 to 30 among 1,600 respondents aged over 18.

"When asked about trust in Putin, 80.1% of respondents answered positively (-0.3% over the week), the approval rate of the Russian president's work was 76.5% (-0.4 % over the week)," the pollsters noted.

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it had delivered a protest to the British ambassador after summoning her over its allegation that British specialists had been involved in a Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.

"The demarche stressed that such confrontational actions by the British threatened to escalate the situation and could lead to unpredictable and dangerous consequences," the ministry said in a statement.

02 Nov 2022; MEMO: Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, told his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday that Western media had launched a campaign that could trigger an escalation in the Gulf, his Ministry said, Reuters reports.

In a telephone call with Hossein Amirabdollahian, Lavrov commented on "the harmfulness of the information campaign that has been launched by Western media", the Ministry said in a statement summarising his remarks.

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 6,385 over the past day to 21,441,143, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Wednesday.

A day earlier, 5,252 daily cases were recorded.

As many as 1,320 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down 11.1% from a day earlier. The number of hospitalized patients increased in 35 regions, while in 41 regions the figure decreased. The situation remained unchanged in nine regions. A day earlier, 1,485 people were rushed to hospitals.

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/: Natalia Vovk, a suspect in the murder of Russian journalist Daria Dugina, has been put on an international wanted list, the press office of the Moscow Basmanny District Court told TASS on Wednesday.

"The suspect is on an international wanted list," a spokesman for the court said.

Earlier in the day, the court satisfied a motion submitted by investigators and ruled to put Vovk in custody in absentia for a period of two months starting from the day of her arrest or extradition to Russia.

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the country’s readiness to provide a significant grain volume to the poorest countries free of charge in a telephone conversation with President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, the Kremlin’s press service said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/: Russia perceives Norway's military preparations near its borders as a course on escalation of tensions in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday.

MOSCOW/MINSK, November 2. /TASS/: The West seeks to destroy Russia’s economy and military potential, making it impossible for the country to pursue an independent foreign policy, Russian defense chief Sergey Shoigu said at a joint board meeting of the Russian and Belarusian defense ministries on Wednesday.