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MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/: The Russian Foreign Ministry, alongside national specialized agencies, is working on practical measures concerning the involvement of British specialists in plotting the terrorist attack on Sevastopol, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement on Saturday.

SEVASTOPOL, October 29. /TASS/: A surface drone and a UAV were destroyed in the waters of the Sevastopol Bay, there were no casualties, Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev wrote in his Telegram channel on Saturday.

"In addition to the UAV, our military, according to preliminary information, also destroyed a surface drone," he wrote.

He added that the attacks started at 04:30 in the morning. "Various air defense systems in Sevastopol repelled drone attacks. All UAVs were shot down," the governor said.

MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/: Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev wished US entrepreneur Elon Musk good luck in overcoming the political dictatorship on the Twitter social platform. He also suggested he "quit" the "Starlink in Ukraine business."

"Good luck @elonmusk in overcoming political bias and ideological dictatorship on Twitter. And quit that Starlink in Ukraine business," Medvedev tweeted Friday, tagging Musk’s account.

NOVO-OGAROVO, October 28. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu that only well-trained mobilized reservists should be sent to the front line in the special military operation in Ukraine.

"Actually speaking, 41,000 [fighters] are operating as part of combat units while all the rest are still undergoing combat training in one way or another," Putin said, after listening to the defense chief’s report.

MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/: The Bank of Russia is interacting with foreign partners on alternatives to the Mir payment card, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said on Friday at the press conference after the regulator’s Board meeting.

"We are interacting with all the partners. It depends on each party, each party is special. We will not probably comment on details now but we endeavor to establish various alternative opportunities for our citizens frequently going to tourist trips, on business, to have the opportunity of using modern payment methods," she said.

NOVO-OGARYOVO, October 28. /TASS/: The partial mobilization has ended in Russia, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

"The deployment of citizens called up for mobilization was completed today. The conscription of citizens has stopped. The target you set - 300,000 people - has been met. No additional assignments are being planned," the Russian defense minister said.

MOSCOW, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The historical period of boundless Western domination in world affairs is coming to an end and the unipolar world is becoming the past, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

The West aims to maintain hegemony on global economy and politics with so-called "rules" they created, Putin said at the plenary session of the 19th meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in the Moscow region on Thursday.

MOSCOW, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that various countries around the world are choosing not to succumb to Washington's demands despite pressure.

"Previously, only a few countries could afford to argue with America, and this seemed almost like a sensation," Putin said at the plenary session of the 19th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow.

MOSCOW, October 27. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin did not convey any special message on possible dialogue between Moscow and Kiev to his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky via President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Thursday.

MOSCOW, October 27. /TASS/: Russia will determine its position regarding the food deal extension by November 18, official spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday.

"We will establish our position by November 18, based on the actual data," Zakharova said.

Problems arising in respect of the food deal should be overcome cooperatively, the diplomat added.