Active Air Force Pilot Officer ) of Ukraine flew to Russia. The famous Ka-52 helicopter pilot with the call sign “Voevoda” stated this on his Telegram channel.
It should be noted that this operation was initiated by a Russian pilot. At this time, the details of what happened are not released.
“That's it, we have our guy! I, as the founder of this event, will call what happened “Bird in the nest.” he wrote “Voevoda” on his Telegram channel.< /p>
Later he also hinted that the leadership of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine and the SBU would resign. In addition, he hoped that it would be possible for us to interview him.
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About 30 migrants are stuck on the border of Finland and the Russian Federation, writes RBC.
All are at the Torfyanovka checkpoint after an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Finnish border.
Allegedly, citizens of Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria and Somalia tried to get out of Russia on bicycles at night to Finland. The border guards turned them away and the migrants are now stuck between the two countries.
Ship Department Russian Pacific Fleet arrived at the Indian port of Visakhapatnam. The parking will last until November 20, according to the Pacific Fleet Information Support Department. The detachment includes the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs and the medium naval tanker Pechenga.
The port stop is said to have been made as part of a long sea voyage in the Asia-Pacific region.
It is also said that a grand welcoming ceremony took place Russian IMF ships were held at main base of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet, various events, including cultural and sports, are planned for the sailors.
Russian Armed Forces On the Kherson direction, two Ukrainian landing craft were destroyed, as well as a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun. A source familiar with the situation told reporters. It is specified that the destruction of the enemy was carried out by the forces of the Dnieper troop group.
"As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnieper troop group, the Russian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction destroyed two Ukrainian landing craft with crews and soldiers and anti-aircraft equipment.'' — the interviewee reported.
In addition, the source added that in this direction, Russian troops managed to destroy 24 members of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Earlier it was reported that the fighters of the Dnieper group in the Kherson direction started on positions of Ukrainian troops to drop leaflets calling for surrender and also an algorithm for surrender.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in San Francisco ended with its participants united on WTO reform, but not in Gaza or on Ukraine. The meeting of Pacific leaders in the US is most notable for the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, which is seen as a sign of easing tensions in Sino-US relations.
Photo: AP.
After the two-day APEC summit, Pacific leaders showed disagreements over the conflict in Ukraine and Israel's war in the Gaza Strip, while pledging support for reforming the World Trade Organization.
According to The Guardian, the 21 countries that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum — among them Russia, China, the United States and Australia — did not mention a single conflict in its final joint communiqué. Instead, the chairman's accompanying statement noted that the bloc “exchanged views on the ongoing crisis in Gaza.”
Days of meetings between APEC ministers and leaders were outlined by Wednesday's summit between US President Joe Biden and the Chinese president. Xi, who aims to ease tensions between the world's two largest economies.
APEC has a strong focus on trade and includes countries such as Muslim-majority Indonesia and the United States, Israel's most important ally.
Biden used the APEC summit in San Francisco to highlight the strong U.S. economy and its ties to other Pacific nations, even as his vision of expanding regional cooperation to counter Chinese influence has run into trouble on the trade front because of his efforts to strengthen workers' rights.< /p >
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the meeting between Biden and Xi was a much-needed signal that the world needs to work more together and a positive sign for cooperation on global challenges, especially climate change.
Significant tensions between the US and China revolve around Taiwan, which China considers its territory. Taiwan's APEC representative, semiconductor tycoon Morris Chang, said Friday that he considered the Biden-Xi Jinping summit a “good meeting.” He said he had informal contacts with Biden and his vice president, Kamala Harris, as well as with Antony Blinken, Biden's secretary of state, but not with Xi.
On the war in Gaza, the APEC chairman's statement notes that the bloc simply “exchanged views on the ongoing crisis”. The war is Israel's response to a Hamas terror attack from Gaza into Israel on Oct. 7 that killed about 1,200 people and took 240 hostages, The Guardian reports.
“Some leaders objected to the inclusion of this language in the leaders' accompanying declaration representatives of the APEC 2023 Golden Gate on the basis that they do not believe that APEC is a forum for discussing geopolitical issues,” the chairman said in a statement. “Some leaders also shared common messages joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh on November 11, 2023.”
In a joint statement, Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia said they were among APEC members to back reports from the Riyadh summit that called for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza and rejected Israel's justification for its actions against the Palestinians as self-defense. The three countries also called for an “immediate, permanent and sustainable” humanitarian ceasefire and for the uninterrupted provision of essential goods and services to civilians in Gaza.
No agreement on the conflict in Ukraine, the statement said. the negative consequences of the Ukrainian crisis, which “exacerbates the current instability in the global economy.”
The APEC leaders' declaration reaffirmed their determination to “ensure a free, open, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent, inclusive and predictable trade and investment environment.. . We are committed to the necessary reform of the WTO to improve all its functions, including discussions to create a fully functional dispute settlement system available to all members by 2024.”
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is to include him in the wanted list of the former deputy finance minister of Russia, foreign agent Sergei Aleksashenko*, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the ministry's search database.
Aleksashenko* held this position from May 1993 to March 1995. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is outside Russia federation.
The report states that the basis for the search for Aleksashenko* is one of the articles of the Criminal Code of Russia. Since June 16, Aleksashenko* has been included in the register of foreign agents in connection with spreading false information about Russia, as well as participating in public events organized by foreign agents and foreign media.
It. it was also reported that Aleksashenko* was involved in the preparation of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
Previously, the chairman of the State Duma Commission for Investigating the Facts of Foreign States' Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs, Vasiliy Piskarev, asked the Russian Prosecutor General's Office to take measures in connections with Aleksashenko's anti-Russian activities*. Piskarev said that the activities of Aleksashenko* and other Russians may show signs of crimes under the articles “Calls to impose restrictive measures against the Russian Federation” and “High treason”.
* An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent.
At least 23 people became victims of an Israeli army airstrike on Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip, RIA Novosti reports with reference to material from the Al Mayadeen TV channel.
Most of the dead were reportedly children.
“The number of victims the Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip rose to 23, most of whom were children,” the channel reported.
Earlier, United Nations Children's Fund spokesman James Elder said Gaza had become a “graveyard for children.” The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was shocked by reports of attacks on rescue vehicles in Gaza.
Also in a joint document by the United Nations Children's Fund, World Health Organization and UNRWA said that Gazan women are forced to give birth on the streets and in shelters while hospitals are overcrowded. It was also noted that the work of medical institutions was seriously disrupted due to bombing, mass displacement of residents and shortages of water, electricity, medicine and food. UN agencies note that this threatens the lives and health of mothers and children.
photo: still images of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation < p> More than two hundred other Russian citizens and their family members managed to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah checkpoint on the border with Egypt. They are now traveling in an organized convoy to Cairo. This was announced in the Ministry's Telegram channel.
The department noted that in the capital of Egypt, a convoy is waiting for employees of the operational command of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Russian citizens evacuated from the Gaza Strip will be provided with overnight accommodation, food and water, as well as all necessary medical and psychological assistance. People will also be helped to restore documents so they can return to Russia
Evacuation of Russians from the Gaga sector began on November 12. After that, about 60 people were allowed to leave the enclave. By this time, about five hundred Russian citizens and their family members had left the conflict zone. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already clarified that more than a thousand people have applied for evacuation.
Since November 5, two Il-76 planes of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations have been on duty for evacuation in Cairo. Russians from Gaza.
The Russian embassy also previously provided information about dead Russians in the conflict zone. According to diplomats, 20 Russian citizens have been killed and two are being held hostage. Seven were reported missing.
Russia's position was take into account in the preparation of the final statement of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who led the Russian delegation, said this at a meeting with journalists.
According to the politician, there were no “toxic” speeches. The final declaration is a regular working document identifying the main economic problems and other tasks that require solutions.
He noted that the Russian delegation at the summit was received relatively favorably. US President Joe Biden and his wife attended one of the protocol events and there were no negative expressions towards Russian diplomats.
Overchuk also emphasized that Russia used the summit to strengthen ties with Asian economies. -Cooperation of the Pacific countries. It was mainly business communication with representatives of Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and other dynamically developing countries in the region. At the same time, Russia presented a number of promising projects. Among them is a project to build a north-south corridor that will connect the Baltic Sea with the Persian Gulf. There was also talk of investment and development of railway infrastructure in the east of Russia, which would ensure the movement of goods from the Indo-Pacific region to western countries.
Russia will support the inclusion of India and Brazil as permanent members of the UN Security Council, said First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Polyansky spoke at the session of the General Assembly. According to him, Moscow is ready to take such a step if the expansion of the UN Security Council is agreed upon, as it considers India and Brazil to be “worthy candidates”. At the same time, he noted that the expansion of the UN Security Council at the expense of Western countries “will not add diversity.”
Polyansky believes that the issue of UN Security Council reforms has been relevant for a long time.
“Russia as a permanent member of the Security Council is based on the need to give this body a more representative character at the expense of the developing states of Africa, Asia and Latin America,” he said.
Polyansky also pointed out that it is necessary to correct historical wrongs against Africa. He noted that its current representation in the Council in no way corresponds to the total number of states on the continent, nor to its current role in international affairs.
According to Polyansky, it is important that the expansion of the Security Council does not affect its ability to effectively and respond quickly to emerging challenges. According to him, the total number of permanent members of the UN Security Council should not exceed twenty.
