Russia

MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/: Russian forces delivered eight multiple-launch strikes by Iskander-M tactical missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukrainian military sites over the week in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"In the period of October 7-13, the Russian Armed Forces delivered eight multiple-launch strikes by Iskander-M tactical missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.

MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/: The Russian government has fixed the share of currency revenues to be sold by individual exporters from October 16.

"In accordance with the approved presidential decree, the resolution of the government sets forth that starting from October 16 of this year, individual Russian exporters are obliged to credit at their accounts with Russian banks at least 80% of total foreign currency received in accordance with terms of their export contracts," the office of the government said.

MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/: Although Russia’s stance on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has not changed, attempts are being made to call into question its important role, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.

13 October 2023; MEMO: Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised calls to the Palestinians to leave the besieged Gaza Strip and head to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as “something that could lead to peace”, adding that Gaza is part of the historical land of Palestine.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/:  It is necessary to move toward restoring the work of the Middle East "quartet" in order to settle the current crisis in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: Russian forces destroyed an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson area, eliminating roughly 50 enemy troops over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

"The following targets were destroyed: an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot near the town of Berislav in the Kherson Region," the ministry said in a statement.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) until further notice after the Russian organization included Olympic councils of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) as well as of the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, the IOC said in a statement on Thursday.

"The Russian Olympic Committee is suspended with immediate effect until further notice," the statement reads.

MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/: The lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, has approved a federal constitutional law rescinding the requirement to officially inform the secretary general of the Council of Europe concerning the imposition or revocation of martial law and states of emergency in Russia.

MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and two others injured when a drone was shot down by air defense forces over southern Russia's Belgorod region on Thursday, the regional governor said.

"The bodies of two people were recovered from the rubble by operational services -- a man and a woman," Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod region, said on his social media channel, adding that a child could still be trapped under the rubble.

12 October 2023; MEMO: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his country’s support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and the implementation of the relevant United Nations resolutions.