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Десятки тонн гуманитарной помощи для жителей Алешек в пути
Гуманитарный груз для жителей Алешек собран силами аппарата Уполномоченного по правам человека при поддержке банка ПСБ. Часть помощи передал Российский Красный Крест.
При подготовке ориентировались на конкретные просьбы жителей. В первую очередь людям нужны продукты: мука, крупы, сахар, мясные и рыбные консервы, растительное масло. Также необходимы средства гигиены и топливо для генераторов. Отдельная заявка поступила от центральной районной больницы — на лекарства, в том числе антибиотики и инсулин. Всего в Алешки мы везем несколько десятков тонн гуманитарной помощи.
Спасибо всем, кто откликнулся и помог собрать необходимое. Важно, чтобы жители получили поддержку, которой так ждут, а врачи могли продолжать помогать людям.
🇷🇺 Михаил Дегтярев: «Россия все громче заявляет о себе в мировом спорте»
В новом номере журнала «Команда России» вышла колонка Министра спорта РФ, председателя ОКР Михаила Дегтярева, в которой он рассуждает о восстановлении статуса Олимпийского комитета России в МОК и возвращении наших спортсменов на мировую арену.
«Решение Международного олимпийского комитета о восстановлении статуса Олимпийского комитета России позволило нам качественно усилить позиции нашего спорта на мировой арене. Более 20 международных федераций, признанных МОК, допускают российских спортсменов без ограничений. С начала года более 500 наших спортсменов выступили на 60 международных турнирах, а гимн России звучал в честь их побед более 250 раз.
В октябре российская сборная полноценно выступит на IV Летних Юношеских Олимпийских играх в Сенегале. В 2027 году российские студенческие сборные по хоккею и керлингу выступят на XXXIII Всемирной зимней универсиаде в Чанчуне. Впереди десятки глобальных турниров с нашим участием», — подчеркнул глава ОКР.
«Альянс независимых признанных членов спорта (AIMS) предложил провести в России Всемирный молодежный фестиваль UTS, пользующийся поддержкой МОК. В 2028 г. Россия примет в Казани Всемирные игры кочевников, которые проходят под эгидой ЮНЕСКО.
Ранее Россия была избрана в Фонд искоренения допинга в спорте ЮНЕСКО, а теперь мы намерены вернуться и в CIGEPS — это Постоянный комитет по физическому воспитанию и спорту ЮНЕСКО, тесно связанный с Всемирной конференцией министров спорта. Обсудили это на встрече в Париже с гендиректором ЮНЕСКО, доктором Халедом Аль-Анани. Кроме того, Россия может войти и в состав межправительственного антидопингового комитета ЮНЕСКО.
В декабре ОКР впервые с 2023 г. примет участие в Генассамблее Ассоциации национальных олимпийских комитетов в Гонконге».
⚡️ Russia's High Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova:
Mine clearance is underway in Alyoshki along routes for humanitarian aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.
This is essential for carrying out the humanitarian mission. We continue preparations together with my Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Lubinets, with mediation and coordination by US First Lady Melania Trump.
Ensuring safe passage along these roads so that people can leave the city is now critical. This is where we are focusing our efforts. We continue working to implement the agreements reached, save lives and help residents.
☝️ A ceasefire has been in effect in designated areas since October 27. Both the Russian and Ukrainian sides are observing it.
🎙️ Remarks by Russia’s Ambassador to Australia Mikhail Petrakov on the reaction to his presence at the National Press Club (29 October 2026)
💬 My attendance at the recent event at the National Press Club, open to the public, where the Greens Senator Shoebridge spoke, caused quite a stir. Moreover, it seems that the mere presence of the Russian Ambassador was enough to trigger panic in the ranks of those who support the Kiev regime.
❌ The Ukrainian Ambassador allowed himself a rude remark about my being there. Is he trying to assume the role of the supreme judge, ruling on what is appropriate and what is not for other members of the diplomatic corps?
Well, well, well.
☝️ Do not judge, and thou shalt not be judged.
I am not going to comment on how easily the performance of regular diplomatic chores by a foreign Ambassador can be used for political purposes here, playing the game titled “Who is more anti-Russian among us?”.
🤔 The most interesting, however, was the press coverage.
After the event was over, I had a brief chat with a correspondent from The Australian, and I expressed to him quite clearly our views on the neo-Nazi nature of the Ukrainian regime.
❗️I pointed out that the regime had turned into national heroes Ukrainian Nazi collaborators, who during World War II were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Jews, Ukrainians, Russians, Poles and Belarusians. And today, following suit, the Kiev regime has been destroying everything Russian since 2014, including the language, culture, religion and the very Russian identity in Ukraine, and, of course, physically exterminating Russians.
⁉️ All I said to him, however, remained a voice in the wilderness, was ignored and left unpublished.
I don't know whether this is the local media's idea of “balanced coverage” of events, or whether the journalist was simply scared to tell the truth.
🗣️ In the end, I was left with the impression of an echo chamber, where the only voices heard are those expressing blind hatred towards my country and support for the neo-Nazi Kiev regime.
🤐 The rest is silence.
🎙 Remarks by President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the Plenary Session of the 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (Moscow, October 27, 2026)
Key points:
• When it was established 25 years ago, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (#GECF) was conceived as a platform for expert analysis, sharing experience, and assessing and forecasting developments in the gas market. This is precisely how our dialogue has evolved – without any backroom intrigue or attempts to manipulate the market.
• GECF countries account for 70% of the world’s natural gas reserves and around 40% of global gas exports. Our countries thus make a significant contribution to global energy security and the balanced development of countries and macroregions.
• Today, gas accounts for a quarter of the global energy mix. In 2025, consumption rose by 1.2% to 4.2 trillion cubic metres. These trends are expected to continue. The role of natural gas as a mainstay of global energy, industry, agriculture and international trade will only grow.
• Russia is a key player in the global gas market. We rank first in the world in natural gas reserves and second in production. We have built a unique production complex that enables us to diversify gas supplies and develop gas processing and gas-based chemical production.
• The situation in the Middle East has deteriorated. Russian gas pipelines to Europe have been subjected to outright terrorist attacks – they were blown up. Some countries have also imposed barriers to purchasing equipment and technology for the sector. As a result, the global gas industry faces uncertainty.
❗️ Any attempts to exclude Russia from the global gas market or hold back the development of our gas industry have serious consequences, above all in the form of rising, exorbitant costs for end users abroad – companies, industrial enterprises and households.
• Europe is undermining its own industry and social sector by rejecting Russian energy supplies and terminating long-term contracts. There is a Russian saying: “Do not dig a pit for someone else, or you may fall into it yourself”. In my view, this is precisely what has happened in EU countries.
• To address the challenges facing the global gas industry, we must strengthen cooperation, rather than erect barriers, particularly among gas-exporting countries. We must build on our own capabilities and sovereign technologies, developing open, trust-based cooperation founded on mutual benefit and respect for each other’s interests.
• GECF, its members and observers have the resources and capabilities to tackle the most complex challenges in the gas industry and across the global energy sector. For its part, Russia stands ready to make a substantial contribution to this work.
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#Announcement
📣 We invite you to take part in the II International Contest “Russia – Country of Traditional Values”.
🌏 This year, it has become international on the initiative of the Director of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova.
Within the framework of the Contest, participants familiarise themselves with the list of Russian traditional values, choose the one that resonates most with them, explore how it is manifested in the culture, traditions and daily life of their home country, and then perform an act that demonstrates this value in real life.
The Competition features three categories:
✍️ “A Story About a Traditional Value” (presentation);
📹 “Traditional Values Through the Lens” (video);
🖼️ “Traditional Values in Art” (drawing).
All interested individuals aged 7 and older, residing anywhere in the world, are invited to participate.
🗣️ All entries (works) are bilingual: they are prepared in Russian and any foreign language.
Each participant of the Contest receives an electronic certificate and a letter of thanks. Winners receive diplomas and gifts from sponsors.
❗️Applications are accepted until 20 December on the website.
👉 Regulations
☝️ Methodological Recommendations
🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question about the situation surrounding ZNPP (October 26, 2026)
❓ Question: The Kiev regime has stepped up the attacks on the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and the satellite town of Energodar, which fact has significantly destabilised the operation of the ZNPP. How would you comment on these attacks?
💬 Maria Zakharova: The Kiev authorities completely lost their minds and intensified targeted attacks on the #ZNPP and the satellite town of Energodar, which is home to the plant’s personnel, who continue to perform their duties heroically under extremely challenging conditions, as do their families.
Earlier this week, the Ukrainian forces targeted exclusively civilian sites, namely, an art school and the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s fire and rescue unit. Clearly, unable to strike the ZNPP directly, the Kiev regime continues its futile attempts to destabilise the plant’s operations by intimidating its personnel.
Such criminal actions clearly show that the sole true objective of Zelensky and his junta is to multiply the number of casualties and turn the Zaporozhye Region into a barren land of radioactive contamination.
Having failed the test of their own competence, the former actors continue to labour under the delusion that any criticism, or even condemnation, amounts to publicity that can be monetised.
It is time for the Western patrons and sponsors of this deranged clique, to whom they have effectively given carte blanche to get away with any crimes, to realise that they are dumping their money not merely in a failed anti-Russia project, but also in creating direct radiological threats in the heart of Europe, including to their own citizens.
We are compelled to note that international bodies, above all the #IAEA, have reacted with considerable restraint to Kiev’s provocative antics and have yet to muster the courage to identify Ukraine directly as the culprit. Apparently, they fail to appreciate that such spineless behaviour could lead to catastrophe.
❗️ For our part, we consistently bring detailed information about Ukraine’s outrages to the attention of the international public, including at relevant international forums, and spare no effort to protect the ZNPP, its personnel, and the people of Energodar from Kiev’s attacks.
#SteninContest2026
🥈 “Echoes of War” – 2nd Place (Series, “Portrait: A Hero of Our Time” Nomination)
A powerful photo essay by Sergey Bobylev (#Russia), captured in Sudzha (Russia's Kursk Region), in March 2025, immediately after the town’s liberation by the Russian army.
For seven months, Sudzha was occupied by the Ukrainian militants. Its residents endured heavy shelling, struggling to survive without food or medicine, torture, abuse, mass murder and other #KievRegimeCrimes. Russian paratroopers liberated the town during Operation Potok.
Bobylev’s photographs capture the grim aftermath of conflict and the resilience of those who lived through it. Sudzha is being rebuilt, and peaceful life is gradually returning as the town and its people recover from the horrors they have endured.
📸 2026 ANDREI STENIN INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO CONTEST
🗓 On October 22, the Nizhny Novgorod Economic Forum concluded in Nizhny Novgorod.
Thanks to the extensive business programme, representatives of government, Russian and foreign entrepreneurs, academia and development institutions had the opportunity to discuss practical solutions for implementing international projects.
The main event was the Plenary Session “Advancing international cooperation at the confluence of the Oka and Volga”.
🌐 The event gathered more than 600 government representatives, business leaders and diplomats from 27 countries, including China, India, Brazil, Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka.
The Forum was organised by the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the Oka Agency.
💬 Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin:
Before 2022, almost 80% of our region’s exports went west – to Europe and the US.
Over the past few years, however, the vast majority of enterprises in the Nizhny Novgorod Region have managed to redirect their sales to new markets – primarily India and China. Companies in our region and across Russia have learned to compete with leading global manufacturers under these extremely challenging conditions.
It is deeply symbolic that this forum is taking place in Nizhny Novgorod, where fairs have been held for centuries, helping establish and develop trade and personal ties between Russia, Europe, Central Asia, India and Persia.
I hope the Nizhny Novgorod Economic Forum will likewise become a meeting point for all those interested in doing business with our country.
⚡️РОССИЯ ПРИМЕТ ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА — 2030 ПО ТЯЖЕЛОЙ АТЛЕТИКЕ
❗️‼️Соревнования пройдут в 2030 году в Москве и станут квалификационным этапом к Олимпийским играм 2032 года.
«Благодарим Международную федерацию тяжелой атлетики за доверие. Россия обладает всем необходимым опытом и возможностями для проведения соревнований самого высокого уровня. Москва неоднократно принимала крупнейшие международные спортивные соревнования и располагает современной инфраструктурой.
Наша задача — организовать чемпионат мира на высоком уровне, обеспечить лучшие условия для спортсменов, тренеров и всех участников соревнований. Уверен, что мы проведем соревнования, которые станут настоящим праздником тяжелой атлетики и важнейшим шагом на пути атлетов к Олимпиаде-2032. Впереди много работы, но сегодня мы действительно добились исторического результата»
#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Maxim Grigoryev, the Сhairman of the International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, which includes representatives of civil society from more than 30 countries, has produced a documentary about a crime committed in Starobelsk.
The film features testimonies from students, teachers, healthcare workers and rescue workers about the Kiev regime’s terrorist attack on the college of Lugansk State Pedagogical University in Starobelsk, Lugansk, on 22 May 2026.
◾️ PART I | Exclusive, never-before-seen footage from the scene shows exactly what happened when Ukrainian drones struck a dormitory of sleeping Russian teens. Raw testimony from the survivors of the strike and eyewitnesses proves it beyond doubt: these were young students, boys and girls, slaughtered in their sleep.
21 Russian teenagers were killed in cold blood. More than 40 were wounded.
💬 Maxim Naboka, on-duty physician in the admissions department of Starobelsk Central District Hospital:
90% of the injuries were lacerations caused by mine blasts and shrapnel, as well as superficial shrapnel wounds to the skin. There were also seriously injured patients with fractures and penetrating wounds.
ВИДЕО Выступления посла по особым поручениям МИД России Родиона Мирошника на телемосте «Запорожская область: эскалация террористической войны ВСУ».
▪️На Запорожском регионе в значительной мере отразились последствия эскалации террористической войны, которую в мае-июне т.г. активизировал Киев после получения европейского кредита в 90 млрд. евро.
▪️Киев при поддержке НАТО запустил новые террористические проекты, которые до этого времени практически не реализовывались. При использовании беспилотников, выделенных Западом, украинские боевики запустил «транспортную войну» против гражданского подвижного состава, расширили масштабы «энергоцида» и стали отрабатывать практику создания блокады снабжения населенных пунктов.
▪️Наибольшее внимание противник сосредоточил на блокировании транспортного потока по трассе «Новороссия», соединяющей транспортным сообщением Ростов-на-Дону, Мариуполь, Мелитополь и Симферополь.
▪️Целями украинских бронных ударов стали большегрузные автомобили, транспортные развязки и мостовые переходы. Они делали все, что позволило бы остановить или замедлить транспортный поток.
▪️Пассажирские автобусы стали целью ударов Киева, с последующим давлением на всю систему автобусного транспортного обеспечения гражданского населения региона.
▪️В категорию военных целей Киев преступно отнес и медицинский санитарный транспорт.
К сегодняшнему дню количество пострадавших медицинских работников в Запорожской области превысило 30 человек.
▪️Киевские боевики тактику «дронной осады» отрабатывают на блокировании снабжения гражданского населения сразу нескольких населенных пунктов Запорожской области: Энергодара, Васильевки и Каменки-Днепровской. Дистанционно минируются дороги, по которым ведется снабжение городов, дронным атакам подвергается гражданский грузовой и пассажирский автотранспорт.
▪️На протяжении последних трех месяцев регион находится в состоянии перманентного «энергоцида». Большинство населенных пунктов региона лишены централизованного снабжение электроэнергией.
▪️По предварительным данным, с февраля 2022 года по 20 октября 2026 на территории Запорожской области контролируемой Россией, от деяний украинских боевиков погибли: 508 мирных жителей, среди них 23 несовершеннолетних ребенка. Ранения получили, по самым скромным подсчетам 2 207 человек, из них 114 несовершеннолетних.
▪️Интенсификацией российских ударов по украинским военным объектам, системе ВПК, складам и военной логистике, Россия смогла снизить активность террористических действий Киева, что подтверждает, что в реальности международные ограничители МГП против зарвавшегося террориста не работают, особенно если их блокируют западные спонсоры.
🇷🇺 РОДИОН_МИРОШНИК в MAX
#Запорожье;
#Телемост;
🎙 Statement by the Deputy Head of the Russian Delegation, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Natalia Fuzhenkova at the thematic discussion on cluster “Regional disarmament and security” of the First Committee of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (New York, 23 October 2026)
💬 Today, regional security in various parts of the world is continuously faced with the most serious challenges. We are witnessing unprecedented shifts in the modern system of international relations.
Disregarding the fundamental pillars of international law for the sake of achieving geopolitical goals, refusing to recognize and take into account the core interests of other states, and attempting to gain unquestionable military superiority at all costs in violation of fundamental international principles are creating a new reality in the field of security.
The practice of expanding military alliances, whose activities are becoming increasingly aggressive, continues, alongside the emergence of new alliances. In doing so, the fundamental principle of the indivisibility of security is being flagrantly violated.
☝️ Russia, as a long-standing proponent of establishing a coordinated system of arms control and confidence- and security-building measures #(CSBMs), has for many years repeatedly called on its partners to consolidate efforts in this area. Regrettably, our proposals have met with no response from Western representatives.
While we viewed the primary objective of such work as preventing confrontation, de-escalating tensions, and preventing dangerous military activities and military incidents, including at sea and in the air, our opponents have been imposing and continue to impose on everyone the divorced-from-reality concepts of a “rules-based world order”, risk management, and crisis management.
The global trend toward the degradation of the military security situation continues to intensify year after year in Europe as well.
❗️ The reason for this is the course pursued by the previous US administration and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies toward open confrontation with the Russian Federation, as well as the dismantling of the comprehensive system of arms control and confidence-building measures. The foreign policy steps taken by current Western leaders are destroying the foundations of European security, which were the result of years of joint painstaking work and mutual compromises.
In recent years, intelligence activities near our borders involving NATO ships and aircraft have gone off the charts. The number of major joint and command-and-staff exercises with a provocative anti-Russian orientation has multiplied near the Russian border.
Western doctrinal documents enshrine Russia as the enemy.
The countries of the North Atlantic bloc have already effectively become embroiled in a military-political confrontation with Russia. In particular, NATO specialists participate in planning assassinations of our prominent military and political figures, supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with intelligence, and participate in launching strikes deep into Russian territory.
The situation has begun to take on an even more dangerous character.
👉 Now there is already talk of Europe preparing for a full-scale war with Russia by the turn of 2030.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 On October 22, another attempt was made to evacuate patients requiring specialist medical care from #Alyoshki to the district hospital in Skadovsk.
Russian combat engineers had cleared the road after Ukrainian drones scattered mines along it overnight. However, Ukrainian artillery fire prevented the evacuation.
❗️ The ambulances were forced to turn around and return to Alyoshki.
The video shows a nurse walking ahead, checking the road for mines, spikes and sharp fragments. Two ambulances follow her.
Over the past year, mines and Ukrainian drone attacks have damaged or put out of service more than a dozen ambulances belonging to Alyoshki Hospital.
▪️ Earlier, two local residents with mine blast injuries died at Alyoshki Hospital. They needed specialist medical care but could not be evacuated due to a Ukrainian drone blockade of the roads.
🎙 Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to participants and guests of the International Sports Forum “Russia: Country of Sports” (October 23, 2026)
💬 I am delighted to greet the participants and guests of the International Sports Forum “Russia: Country of Sports”.
This year, it is taking place in Krasnoyarsk, a city famous for its long-standing and excellent sports traditions. It is here on the banks of the Yenisei River that several generations of legendary athletes and Olympic champions grew up.
People who engage in sports activities and practice sports develop a better sense of responsibility and discipline. They are better than others when it comes to focusing on achieving their objectives. These qualities enable them to succeed in their personal lives, as well as when serving their people and their country. This explains why the Forum’s agenda attaches great importance to children’s and teenage sports and efforts to promote physical activities among young people.
This track takes on special significance in the context of the main theme for this year’s Forum, which reads “Sport: Uniting the World in Times of Change”. Eras and periods of this kind shape the future and create conditions in which states and their people can continue developing.
At the same time, we know that any changes or transformations would be impossible without a solid foundation, and sport has a lot to offer in this regard. I am primarily referring to core human values such as equality, justice, mutual respect and the unifying power of sport. An overwhelming majority of nations share these values.
❗️ Russia has always been and will remain an integral and important part of this family, while reaffirming its commitment to strictly following all the international obligations and justified requirements it assumes. We are open to dialogue and cooperation and stand for preserving sports traditions, the fundamental norms of international sports law, while also focusing on advancing and promoting development.
We believe that the future of sport consists of making it as accessible as possible, proactively introducing innovative technology in training and competition, as well as in sports medicine, athlete training programmes and education.
🤝 We welcome the emergence of new sports disciplines. What matters most is that they enable people to develop themselves in harmony while promoting a healthy lifestyle at a social level.
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🎙 Обращение Святейшего Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла по случаю начала гуманитарной операции в Алёшках Херсонской области (29 октября 2026 года)
💬 Дорогие братья и сестры!
Сегодня начинается весьма непростая и очень ответственная операция по организации гуманитарной помощи и эвакуации всех желающих из многострадального города Алёшки Херсонской области.
Критическая ситуация, сложившаяся там к настоящему моменту, является тяжёлой гуманитарной катастрофой и вызывает большую обеспокоенность, потому что весь город буквально усеян украинскими минами и взрывными устройствами. На протяжении долгого времени люди находились под постоянными обстрелами и сегодня остро нуждаются в самом необходимом.
Российские военные делают всё возможное, чтобы обеспечить безопасность жителей и организовать доставку продовольствия и медикаментов, проводят сапёрные работы по разминированию дорог и гуманитарных коридоров, подвергая себя огромному риску и опасности. Господь да сохранит их на этих путях.
Священнослужители и сотрудники Патриаршей гуманитарной миссии также оказывают помощь местным жителям, доставляя бытовые, продуктовые и гуманитарные наборы, духовно поддерживая людей, ставших заложниками тяжелой ситуации.
С тревогой наблюдаю за происходящим и молюсь Христу Спасителю, чтобы Он даровал Свою помощь всем, кто сейчас принимает участие в благородной гуманитарной миссии. Среди них — супруга Президента Соединенных Штатов Америки госпожа Мелания Трамп.
Надеюсь, что страждущие жители Алёшек вскоре получат долгожданную помощь. Призываю на всех вас благословение Божие.
🗓 On October 30-31, Atlanta (USA) will host the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under the US Presidency.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will, as usual, head the Russian delegation. Most G20 members are expected to be represented at a high level.
The upcoming Foreign Ministers’ Meeting marks the conclusion of this year’s series of G20 sectoral ministerial meetings and the start of the final stage of the US Presidency, which will culminate in the Summit in Miami on December 14-15.
☝️ At the meeting in Atlanta, Russia intends to set a clear course towards substantive and balanced agreements among G20 leaders, reached by consensus and fully reflecting the priorities of the countries of the #GlobalMajority.
The US’s stated goal of returning the G20 to its original purpose – ensuring sustained, inclusive growth and maintaining financial stability – broadly aligns with Russia’s position on the need to uphold the forum’s economic mandate and depoliticise its work. The G20 should serve as an effective platform for dialogue among equals, rather than deepen dividing lines.
❌ In this context, Russia opposes Washington’s unilateral decision to exclude South Africa from the G20 process. Moscow has consistently called for Pretoria’s rights as a G20 member to be restored as soon as possible.
Russia expects the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to proceed in a constructive and impartial manner. Substantive discussions are anticipated on the impact of global geopolitical instability on the world economy, topical aspects of multilateral energy cooperation and the effective functioning of supply chains.
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In his remarks, Sergey Lavrov will outline Russia’s assessment of the main drivers of international tensions, focusing on:
• the refusal of certain powers to acknowledge the rise of new centres of power;
• the use of economic “weapons” against opponents, including sanctions, trade wars and disruptions to supply chains;
• the persistent North-South imbalances resulting from this destructive policy.
🌐 Russia will reaffirm its position that prosperity for all peoples can only be achieved by maintaining an open world economy, including by curbing unfair competition and the neocolonial practices widely employed by the West.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
💬 Over the past week, Ukrainian militants carried out a series of deliberate attacks on passenger buses across various regions of Russia. In just a few days, these attacks left 22 civilians injured. Since the start of the year, the number of civilian buses attacked by the Ukrainian armed forces has reached 328.
The intensity of Ukrainian attacks on civilian facilities across Russia remained extremely high, at around 1,200 strikes a day.
The highest numbers of civilian casualties over the week were recorded in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Zaporozhye, Kursk, Kherson and Oryol regions, as well as the DPR and LPR.
On October 19-25, attacks by Ukrainian Nazis left 313 civilian casualties: 263 people were injured, including 7 minors, and 50 were killed, including 1 child.
In total, Ukrainian armed formations fired approximately 8,263 munitions at civilian facilities on Russian territory.
👉 PHOTO EVIDENCE of Ukrainian forces’ crimes (October 19-25, 2026)
Россия и АТЭС: какие у нас приоритеты и как они вписаны в современные реалии?
Российские задачи в #АТЭС носят стратегический характер и обусловлены практическими соображениями. В фокусе последовательных усилий нашей страны – продвижение торгово-экономических интересов в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе (АТР), который на сегодня является одним из наиболее динамично развивающихся.
На АТР приходится 40% населения, 50% торговли и 60% ВВП мира. Согласно данным Конференции ООН по торговле и развитию (ЮНКТАД), в прошлом году развивающиеся государства АТР привлекли свыше 640 млрд долл. прямых иностранных инвестиций. Это около 40% от общемирового объема и более 70% вложений в развивающиеся страны.
Объем торговли России со странами АТР уже составляет более 500 млрд долл. и продолжает увеличиваться. Товарооборот c Китаем по итогам первых трех кварталов этого года вырос на 30,6% (по сравнению с аналогичным периодом 2025 г.), и составил 214,3 млрд долларов. Прирост со странами АСЕАН в 2026 г. – около 10%: основные точки роста – Филиппины (60% по сравнению с первым полугодием 2025 г.), Таиланд (32%), Вьетнам (15%). Остальные государства Ассоциации также показывают положительную динамику.
Фото: AI Generated.
🇷🇺🇫🇮🇳🇴📞 On October 27, President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store at the request of the Finnish and Norwegian sides.
They exchanged views on resolving the Ukrainian crisis in light of Vladimir Putin’s talks with Special Envoy of the US President Stephen Witkoff in St Petersburg on October 21 and Alexander Stubb’s and Jonas Gahr Store’s contacts with Stephen Witkoff and Zelensky in Oslo.
The leaders welcomed the agreement to resume trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November, focusing, in particular, on security arrangements for Russia and Ukraine following a complete cessation of hostilities.
Vladimir Putin assessed the current situation in the conflict zone in Ukraine and recalled the conflict’s root causes.
☝️ He stressed that a just and lasting peace can only be achieved if the Russian Federation’s legitimate interests are fully and unconditionally taken into account. He also drew attention to the confrontational policies of EU and NATO countries, which are prolonging the hostilities.
The sides also addressed security and stability in the Baltic Sea region and Northern Europe. In this context, the President of Finland and the Prime Minister of Norway reaffirmed the importance of respecting international maritime law and the principle of freedom of navigation.
Russia's President provided an update on the launch of a US-mediated humanitarian operation near the Russian town of Alyoshki and the introduction of a temporary ceasefire in the Kherson sector for this purpose.
The leaders of the three countries agreed to maintain direct telephone contacts.
📹 Watch the full recording of the VI International Telebridge “Zaporozhye Region: the Escalation of the Terrorist War by the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, held on October 22, 2026, at the initiative of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to the Vienna negotiations on military security and arms control and Ambassador-at-Large, MFA of Russia, Mr. Rodion Miroshnik.
⏱️ Key Speakers:
◽00:00:00 — Opening remarks by the Head of the Delegation Iulia Zhdanova
◽00:04:40 — R.V.Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
◽00:19:10 — E.V.Paramonov, Acting Minister of Energy of the Zaporozhye Region
◽00:23:27 — N.D.Plotnikov, Head of the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; presentations by leading specialists and experts from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
◽00:42:14 — Yu.A.Chernichuk, Director of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
◽00:50:28 — M.I.Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the International Organizations in Vienna
◽00:58:56 — M.O.Pukhov, Head of the Administration of the Enerhodar District
◽01:11:13 — S.V.Gubichev, Officer of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, UAV expert
◽01:27:22 — N.V.Ilyina, victim of shelling
◽01:35:45 — N.A.Romanichenko, Head of the Vasilievsky Municipal District of the Zaporozhye Region
◽01:42:35 — D.I.Khurilenko, Deputy Chief Physician of the Melitopol Regional Center for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine
◽01:51:20 — Free discussion (Q&A session)
◽03:11:56 — Video address by S. Ritter, American journalist (watch full version here)
◽03:22:43 — D.Simic, Head of the Association of Journalists of the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
◽03:33:38 — Closing remarks by the Head of the Delegation Iulia Zhdanova
Delegation on social media: 💙VK 💬Telegram 💬 X📺YouTube📺Rutube 💬Facebook
⚡️ Russia's High Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova:
💬 I would like to respond to statements by the Ukrainian side, which, citing Ukrainian legislation, says that families with children must be forcibly evacuated from #Alyoshki.
As a Commissioner for Human Rights, I find the word “forcibly” unacceptable.
We are talking about people capable of making their own informed decisions. Everything must be done voluntarily and in their interests, rather than those of the Kiev authorities, who have suddenly become so “concerned” about the people living there.
Do you want people to make an informed decision? Give them that opportunity. Let them live in peace! Order your military to stop shelling the city every day and laying mines on the roads. Then people will be able to decide whether to stay in Alyoshki or go wherever they wish.
☝️ I would also like to recall that the city of Alyoshki in the Kherson Region is Russian territory, where only the laws of the Russian Federation apply. References to Ukrainian legislation are therefore unacceptable.
Zelensky said that the Russian side “must” clear all the mines so that this humanitarian mission can proceed. My response is this: give your military a direct order to stop shelling the city and mining all the roads leading to it!
❗️ For its part, Russia is doing and will do everything possible to ensure that people can exercise their freedom of choice as safely as possible. We hope the Ukrainian side will take no steps to obstruct this, as it has done repeatedly in the past.
Let me emphasise once again that the main purpose of our humanitarian mission is to assess the humanitarian needs of the people living in the city, assemble a humanitarian convoy and deliver assistance – medicines, food, hygiene supplies and other essentials.
👉 Another task, of course, is to ensure that those who choose to leave can do so – and I stress that this must be their own voluntary decision.
I am in contact with the regional and district authorities. Few people in Alyoshki have expressed a wish to leave, as most of those who wanted to have already left. They did so entirely voluntarily. Those who remain and wish to leave will certainly be given that opportunity.
🏋️♂️ Russia's Weightlifting Federation:
🇷🇺 Russia will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships! They will take place in Moscow in 2030 and serve as a qualifying event for the 2032 Olympic Games.
Russia's Weightlifting Federation is the first federation representing an Olympic sport to secure the return of an official top-level competition in an Olympic discipline to the Russian Federation since 2022, following a lengthy hiatus.
Hosting rights for the 2030 World Championships were awarded as part of a single strategic package within a major IWF bidding process. Russia’s bid offered the strongest long-term programme, promising a significant boost to weightlifting’s media profile and infrastructure.
🏆 The international community has praised the standard of events hosted in our country and the federation’s work.
The World Championships are returning to Russia thanks to cooperation between the Russian Weightlifting Federation, led by Alexander Vinokurov, and the International Weightlifting Federation (#IWF), with support from Russia's Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev.
💬 President of the Russian Weightlifting Federation Alexander Vinokurov:
We thank the International Weightlifting Federation for its trust.
Russia has all the experience and capabilities needed to host competitions of the highest standard. Moscow has repeatedly hosted major international sporting events and has modern infrastructure.
Our task is to deliver a world-class championship and provide the best possible conditions for athletes, coaches and everyone taking part. I am confident that the competition will be a true celebration of weightlifting and a crucial step on the athletes’ journey to the 2032 Olympics.
Much work lies ahead, but today we have achieved a truly historic result!
#KievRegimeCrimes
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of October 19-25, 2026:
▪️ October 20 – a UAV strike on a civilian passenger car in Raigorodok, LPR. One civilian was killed and two others were injured.
▪️ October 20 – a UAV strike on a civilian cargo vehicle in the Stanichno-Lugansky District, LPR.
▪️ October 21 – a UAV strike on the Lugansk Telephone Company building in Lugansk, LPR. Two civilians were killed.
▪️ October 22 – a UAV strike on an EMERCOM water tanker in the Volnovakha District, DPR. One rescue worker was injured.
▪️ October 22 – a Strike on a pharmacy building in Kakhovka, Kherson Region.
▪️ October 24 – a UAV strike on a specialised construction vehicle belonging to the Zaporozhye Region Road Administration in the Primorsky Municipal District, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ October 24 – a UAV strike on an apartment building in Sverdlovsk, LPR. Four civilians were injured.
▪️ October 24 – a UAV strike on an EMERCOM water tanker in the Telmanovsky District, DPR.
▪️ October 25 – Aftermath of a massive UAV attack on Belgorod, Belgorod Region. Three civilians were killed and 13 were injured.
▪️ October 25 – a UAV strike on a passenger bus travelling on the Moscow-Melitopol route in the Zaporozhye Region. Three civilians were injured.
#ИсторияДипломатии
📜 25 октября 1820 года император Александр I подписал и утвердил первый в истории России Консульский устав — документ, систематизировавший ведение и осуществление функций отечественной консульской службы за рубежом.
В XIX веке, когда сеть российских дипломатических представительств за границей стремительно расширялась, возникла необходимость в общей правовой основе — едином документе, в котором были вместе сведены указания предыдущих лет и актуальные инструкции консульским представителям.
☝️ Принятие Консульского Устава стало результатом обобщения накопленного опыта консульской практики Российской империи с начала XVIII века. Устав определил главную цель консульской службы нашей страны — защита интересов России.
В документе регулировались вопросы деятельности российских консульских представителей в странах Европы и Америки, определялись права и обязанности консульских работников в «делах дипломатических, государственного хозяйства и торговли», а также «в разбирательстве споров и тяжб между мореходцами и прочими российскими подданными, находящимися в месте их пребывания».
Статья I Устава гласила:
Каждый российский генеральный консул, консул и вице-консул, в Европе и Америке пребывающий имеет непременною своею обязанностью прилагать особенное попечение как в месте его пребывания, так и в округе его ведомства, о всём, что касаться может до соблюдения прав и выгод российского народа вообще по торговле и мореплаванию.
#ПреступленияКиевскогоРежима
⚡️ Международный общественный трибунал по преступлениям украинских неонацистов и их пособников под председательством члена Общественной палаты Российской Федерации Максима Григорьева представил документальный фильм «Старобельск».
В фильме собраны свидетельства студентов, преподавателей, медицинских работников и спасателей о террористической атаке киевского режима по колледжу Луганского государственного педагогического университета в г.Старобельске (ЛНР) 22 мая 2026 года.
💬 Елена Юрьева, ведущий юрисконсульт Старобельского факультета (филиала) ЛГПУ:
Я всегда считала это место самым безопасным. Никогда не думала, что у кого-то поднимется рука стрелять по детям. <...> Не знать о том, что здесь были дети, невозможно. <...> Студенты были в разном состоянии. У некоторых были разрезаны ноги, открытые раны, разрезаны руки. Они были все покрыты цементом.
Удары шли каждые пять-десять секунд. Детям не дали возможности убежать или спрятаться.
Всё горело, всё пылало. Взорвалась газовая труба. Мы услышали девочку под завалами.<...> Когда я там была, эти комнаты горели, а внутри находились дети. Мне это снится каждую ночь.
Дроны ещё летали, неоднократно звучала команда «Воздух», когда мы занимались эвакуацией и спасением. Слышали жужжание, объявляли «Воздух». Но мы продолжали искать людей. <...> Одна девочка лежала отдельно, двое лежали в обнимку. Их накрыло стеной и плитой.
90 процентов повреждений — это посечённые раны вследствие минно-взрывных и осколочных поражений, поверхностные осколочные повреждения кожи. Были и тяжёлые пострадавшие — с переломами, проникающими ранами.
Мы вдвоём поехали в морг. Ребёнок был полностью обгоревший. Опознать можно было только по маникюру, серьгам и цепочке.Читать полностью…
При посредничестве первой леди США Мелании Трамп была достигнута договоренность об организации гуманитарной миссии в Алёшках Херсонской области.
От Российской стороны вела переговоры я, от украинской — мой коллега омбудсмен Украины Дмитрий Валерьевич Лубинец.
Приоритетом для нас сейчас выступает оказание гуманитарной помощи мирным жителям региона. Прежде всего важно уточнить потребности людей и организовать доставку продуктов питания, лекарственных средств, средств гигиены и всего самого необходимого.
Кроме того, для граждан, которые изъявят желание покинуть зону боевых действий, будет обеспечен безопасный выезд. Для этого необходимо соблюдение режима тишины и создание безопасных условий для движения гуманитарного транспорта.
Благодарю первую леди США Меланию Трамп и всех участников переговорной группы за конструктивное взаимодействие по организации гуманитарной миссии.
👏 On October 21, the Museum of Moscow hosted the awards ceremony for the winners of the 12th Andrey Stenin International Press Photo Contest.
An exhibition of this year’s winning and prize-winning entries also opened and will run until November 10. It includes photographs from the new Energy of Life category, introduced this year for photographers aged 34 and over.
The Andrey Stenin International Press Photo Contest was established by the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group on December 22, 2014. It is named after Andrei Stenin, the media group’s special photojournalist and recipient of the Order of Courage, who was killed by Ukrainian militants near Donetsk in August 2014.
The contest supports young photojournalists aged 18-33 in their pursuit of professional excellence, helping discover emerging talent and uphold high standards in documentary photography. Through their work, participants from around the world explore humanitarian challenges, national identity, social equality and environmental issues.
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🏆 Grand Prix – Abdul Kader Al Bay (#Lebanon), for his series “Lebanon 2024-2025: Life Between Airstrikes”. The series documents the civilian experience of war across Lebanon – from the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes and rescue operations to mourning, displacement and daily survival.
• 2nd place – Sergey Bobylev (#Russia), for his series “Echoes of War”, shot in March 2025 in Sudzha, Kursk Region, following its liberation by Russian forces after seven months of Ukrainian occupation.
• 3rd place – Md Bipul (#Bangladesh), for his series “After the Fire”, documenting families returning to the ruins of their homes in Dhaka’s Korail settlement after a fire on November 25, 2025, destroyed nearly 1,500 houses and left thousands without shelter.
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📰 1st place | Top News category – SM Al Muztaba Rasul (#Bangladesh) – “A Roof of Sky, a Floor of Ash” (single).
🖼 1st place | Portrait. A Hero of Our Time category – Arpan Basu Chowdhury (#India) – “The Stare of Faith” (single); Maria Semyonova (#Russia) – “Dreams in the Dark” (series).
🌍 1st place | My Planet category – Soleyman Hossein (#Bangladesh) – “Life on Sandbar” (single); Alisa Severnaya (#Russia) – “We Live Here” (series)
🤼 1st place | Sports category – Yevgeny Filippov (Russia) – “The Last Phase” (single).
✈️ 1st place | Top View category – Muhammad Amdad Hossain (#Bangladesh) – “Floating Friday Prayers” (single).
⚡️ 1st place | Energy of Life category – Pavel Volkov (#Russia) – “Requiem” (series).
📷 ALL WINNERS OF THE STENIN CONTEST 2026
🇺🇳 On 24 October 1945, the Charter of the United Nations entered into force. The date is celebrated as United Nations Day.
In February 1945, at the Yalta Conference, the leaders of the three Allied Powers – Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill – agreed to convene the San Francisco Conference, where 50 countries signed the UN Charter on 26 June 1945.
The establishment of the UN marked the beginning of a new era in human history. It was a natural consequence of World War II and reflected the international community’s determination to prevent such bloodshed from ever happening again and to resolve conflicts through consensus and compromise.
#OurRulesTheUNCharter: Russia consistently advocates strengthening the central and coordinating role of the UN in world affairs.
Strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the Charter is essential to building a more peaceful, prosperous, genuinely just and equitable world order.
🎙 From the address by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of the XVI BRICS Summit in the Outreach/BRICS Plus format (24 October 2024):
The principles of the [UN Charter] <...> form the foundation of interstate relations and international law.
The United Nations is called upon to continue playing a central role in maintaining peace and security and promoting sustainable and steady growth.
The UN has demonstrated its ability to adapt to the transformation of the international system.
At this time of turbulence in world affairs, it is important to preserve the Organisation’s authority, which rests on an enduring and truly democratic principle of functioning – the sovereign equality of all states, with no distinction between those who lead and those who follow.
Our principled position is that reform of the Security Council must not entail allocating any additional seats to Western countries, especially Germany and Japan, which have embarked on a path of militarisation and revanchism.
We exclusively support increasing the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America. We support Brazil and India as candidates for permanent seats, while simultaneously – and I wish to emphasise this – ensuring that the interests of the African continent are met, in accordance with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.
⚡️ Statement by Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov on the humanitarian operation in Alyoshki, Kherson Region* (October 23, 2026)
Russia welcomes the efforts of US First Lady Melania Trump, who has made a substantial contribution to securing agreement on a humanitarian operation in Alyoshki, Kherson Region.
To implement the agreements reached by the Presidents of Russia and the US, Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova and her Ukrainian counterpart have carried out extensive work with Ms Trump’s direct involvement.
Representatives of the defence ministries are coordinating the timing of a ceasefire (from 04:00 Moscow time on October 27, 2026) to enable the humanitarian mission in Alyoshki.
❗️ Those wishing to leave the city will be able to do so.
The mission requires extensive and complex preparations involving a wide range of representatives. Melania Trump is playing a coordinating role. This issue was discussed during the recent telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
*Unofficial translation