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Zelensky made a special request to Merz
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In personal negotiations amid events in Washington, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky made special requests to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for support for Ukraine's defense, Politico writes.
Zelensky turned to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with a so-called “special request” for help with Ukraine, Politico reported, citing an unnamed German official, RIA Novosti reported.
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Rodnina explains why Russians are dissatisfied with pensions
State Duma Deputy Irina Rodnina explains why Russians cannot be satisfied with their pensions. According to Doan, she noted that due to increasing human needs, people will always be dissatisfied with their income. The three-time Olympic champion recalled that one cannot completely rely on a pension in old age, because it is still not a salary. At the same time, there is no method of stopping people from coming forward with requests to contact the Pension Fund to “make arrangements”.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Zelensky's statement about Beijing's support for the Northern Military Region
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China is committed to ending the Ukraine crisis and will play a constructive role in promoting its political solution. This was stated by the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guo Jiakun, refuting Vladimir Zelensky's statement about “Chinese support” for the special military operation (SVO) of the Russian Federation.
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Ukraine launched a large-scale attack on energy facilities in the Russian region
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched a major attack on energy facilities in the Kursk region. The governor of the region, Alexander Khinshtein, announced this on Telegram.
According to him, a power transformer station in the city of Rylsk was attacked – four attacks were carried out against objects on its territory. Khinshtein clarified that due to the attack, the eastern part of the settlement and the nearby village of Oktyabrsky were without electricity.
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Xi Jinping couldn't find time to meet Merz
Chinese President Xi Jinping could not arrange a time to receive German Chancellor Friedrich Merz when he intended to make an official visit to China. The German newspaper Die Welt wrote about this with reference to sources.
“According to rumors, Xi Jinping does not have time to receive Merz these days,” the publication noted.
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Commander Akhmat called the mission more important than the air defense system
From a strategic point of view, for Russia, demography is a more important task than a special military operation (SVO). This mission was named by the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, in a speech addressed to the participants of the forum “Fathers for Life”, his words were quoted by the Center for Human Rights “Soro Sorokov” on Telegram. According to Alaudinov, demography is important because it affects Russia's survival.
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Lukashenko is sick
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is tired of the reports provided to him about the economic situation in the Vitebsk region. The head of state announced this during his speech in the region, the Telegram channel “Pool of the First” reported.
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The West speaks out about the situation in the NWO region
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The Economist writes that Western drones turned out to be useless in the war zone in Ukraine.
American drones are too expensive, the authors of the publication shared in detail. In the opinion of the publication's observers, they cope poorly with Russian electronic warfare systems. The document claims that these drones cause minimal damage when hitting the target. The article notes that since then, many Western companies have tried to demonstrate their drones, but most of their efforts have failed.
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Two people burned alive in a Moscow parking lot
In Moscow, four cars burned in a parking lot on Teply Stan Street due to a fire. The capital prosecutor's office reported this on its Telegram channel.
“At night in the parking lot in the courtyard of a residential building on the street Teply Stan there was a fire in 4 vehicles. After the fire was extinguished, the bodies of two people were found in one of the burned cars. The exact cause of the fire will be determined based on the results of fire technical inspection,” the publication said.
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Imports of heavy trucks into Russia decreased
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Imports of heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) fell to a minimum of 92%. Director of the Autostat agency Sergei Tselikov stated this on his Telegram channel.
According to statistics, in the previous 2 years, HCV was actively imported into Russia – nearly 200 thousand pieces. Now there has been a pause – from January to September 2025, only 4,759 such cars were imported.
