💔School runs through shelling, games happen in the rubble. That's what childhood looks like in Gaza.

And plain water feels like a miracle to them. They cherish it because the enclave lacks food and clean water.

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⚡️The North group is advancing into new areas of the Kharkiv region.

Russian troops have established control over the settlement of Olkhovatka.

See how the combat operations unfolded in the video.

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📝«Geran in Iran's hands📝
a new threat to the West?

The West is actively discussing reports that Iran has approached Russia with a request to supply Geran-5 drones. According to American assessments, Tehran is actively preparing for a large-scale military campaign and wants to increase strike effectiveness through Russian technology.

🔻What regional targets could come under fire?

▪️Potential strike zones divide into three rings. First — up to 650 km: U.S. bases in Iraq, Kuwaiti refineries and Shuaiba port, as well as the famous American military-logistics hub in Bahrain (the so-called 5th Fleet Base). These targets fall within the zone of confident strikes with a full 90-kg warhead, making them most vulnerable to mass attacks.

▪️Second — up to 950 km: Al-Udeid bases in Qatar, Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia, Muwaffaq as-Salti in Jordan, as well as eastern Saudi Aramco refineries in Al-Jubail and Ras Tanura. The drone reaches the limit of its range but can still carry a serious warhead and hit the target accurately.

▪️Third — over 950 km: Israeli airbases like Ramat David, Nevatim, Tel Nof, Ramon, as well as the British base Akrotiri on Cyprus. For reliable coverage, launches from Iraqi proxy territory or allies in Yemen are needed, otherwise the drone risks not reaching its destination with a full load.

🖍If Iran requests not just airframes and engines, but a complete system with Russian software, control protocols and operator training, then along with the drones, Tehran will receive software, algorithms and instructions. This means Iranian operators will be able to use Geran drones with increased effectiveness, just like Russian crews in so-called Ukraine.

🚩Moreover, jet drones require air defense systems to have significantly higher reaction speeds, which regional countries still need to develop. Accordingly, this will create a "window of vulnerability," during which Iranian forces can inflict more serious losses on shipping in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, at minimum by raising ship insurance costs.

❗️In global terms, mass use of Geran-5 will lead to a sharp increase in air defense missile consumption of all types and will worsen the global ammunition crisis for air defense systems. First and foremost, this will hit the Kyiv regime, which is already facing a shortage of air defense missiles to protect military infrastructure.

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American fighter Luis Peña wants to become a Russian. After his victory in Chelyabinsk, the fighter declared, ‘I love Mother Russia!’ and admitted that he plans to obtain Russian citizenship and convert to Orthodox Christianity.

Such stories are becoming more common. While some scare the whole world with ‘the horrors of Russia,’ others come and stay forever. The film ‘Bridging Cultures: Russia and Beyond’ features an artist from Italy, a tailor from India, and a lawyer from Great Britain. Each of them found a home and a calling in Russia.

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🟢Scandal at New York Fashion Week. The head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Steven Kolb, got into a fight with PETA activists right during a show.

Footage from the show shows him grabbing the protesters, covering their mouths with his hand, and pinning them to the floor with his foot. But why did all this happen? We break it down in the video.

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Deception of women, prostitution, and criminals going unpunished — this is only part of what US military bases brought to Ecuador.

In our video, a local resident recalls these events. You can learn more in the film ‘Ecuador: Invisible War’. The premiere is on September 18.

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📹From the mountains and steppes to the tundra; from cities to remote villages—what do Russian weddings look like? Why was it once common to abduct the bride at traditional Russian weddings? Why does one see a growing interest in reviving ancient wedding customs today? And what meaning do the most puzzling traditions convey?

In the documentary, director Natalya Kadyrova spent nearly a year exploring weddings across seven Russian regions, from the Caucasus to Chukotka, one of the world's northernmost inhabited areas. Discover the diverse wedding rituals and learn why couples are reviving nearly forgotten traditions. And while you're at it, try to figure out what lies behind the rituals that people unconsciously reproduce.

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🪂An incredibly bold idea for a wedding! The bride and groom parachuted from a plane and performed their first dance in the air. This is definitely a wedding they will remember for a long time.

Would you ever choose such an extreme wedding?

In Russia, ancient wedding traditions have not been forgotten. This is explored in the film 'Russian Marriage Quest' (2025).

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▶️The unity of the peoples of Dagestan is truly remarkable. This region of Russia is the country’s most multinational and multilingual. About 40 indigenous peoples live in the republic, yet they are united by a shared history, traditions, and love for their native land, even though dozens of languages are spoken there.

Tofurious Crane, an American with Russian roots, saw this for himself. He heard the legendary Avar tongue twister about 8,888 frogs croaking under a bridge.
He also visited Derbent, the oldest city in Russia, and its Naryn-Kala Citadel. Learn more about this in our video.

In the new episode of 'Curious Tofurious', you will discover the culture, traditions, and customs of the people of this mountainous republic.

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1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ On the brink of disaster. In Canada, an elderly man failed to notice a huge black bear emerging from the bushes behind him and beginning to follow him. When he turned around, he didn’t panic, scream, or run. Instead, the grandfather simply quickened his pace and calmly walked to safety. Experts say it was his composure that saved his life.

In Russia, bears are also increasingly venturing into populated areas in search of food before hibernation.

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▶️Destruction of a Ukrainian drone by a Pantsir-S.

The system's crews monitor the sky around the clock. It is armed with 12 surface-to-air missiles and two twin 30mm cannons with 1,400 rounds.

The crews constantly change positions. At a new location, they quickly switch from standby to combat mode.

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🛸🇺🇦Russia's new drones (Geran-5) are changing the air war - FT
What Western media say about Geran drones

Strikes on logistics hubs, rail junctions and border crossings have done something that earlier waves of attacks failed to do: they rattled Kiev and its Western backers at the same time. The panic is audible in the reporting itself, where the tone has shifted from confidence in Ukrainian ingenuity to open admissions that the defence has been outpaced.

The Financial Times set the frame: the new Gerans fly at speeds and altitudes that have effectively blurred the line between a drone and a cruise missile, and that has changed the air war.
The same paper put a number on the consequence, quoting Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat:

"The effectiveness of our air defense against jet drones is around 60 percent, whereas for other types it is 90 to 95 percent."

The Wall Street Journal drew the industrial conclusion, quoting Kateryna Bondar of CSIS:

"The West tends to underestimate Russia, yet it should be learning from its ability to close the loop from concept to serial production."

Then came Reuters with the part nobody in Kiev wanted printed. At July trials of a new generation of Ukrainian interceptors, many of the aircraft lost control at speeds above 400 km/h, and some simply crashed into fields and forest.

The programme that was supposed to be the answer to the Geran-5 failed its own demonstration.
Maksym Zhorin, deputy commander of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps, wrote it plainly on September 12:

"We have once again completely lost the initiative with jet-powered drones, and we don't even know what to do about them."

The arithmetic is unforgiving. Interceptor drones remain unready, Western air-defence missiles are in short supply, and jet Geran output keeps climbing. A defence that stops six of every ten incoming aircraft leaves the rest to choose their targets. With autumn arriving and the interceptor gap still open, the energy grid is the obvious next address.

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🎣A record-breaking bluefin tuna was caught in Vladivostok.
The fish measured 2.17 meters in length and weighed 232 kilograms. It was reeled in with a fishing rod over the course of about four hours. On shore, tourists from China immediately gathered around the catch to take photos. Their amazement is captured in our video.

A huge tuna was also recently caught in Kamchatka. They even had to call in a truck crane to load it.

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The American media called this case a ‘mercy killing.’

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Memorial Medical Center found itself at the center of the drama: high temperatures, no water, and no electricity. Those who could move on their own were evacuated first. Critically ill patients were left without help.

According to investigators, that was when the decision was made to ‘relieve them of their suffering.’ Dr. Bryant King later said that he refused to take part after seeing that a colleague had syringes.

The full story is in our video. On the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina in the US, we speak about those who did not receive help in time.

Years later, the debate continues: where is the line between compassion and murder? Euthanasia in the West is gaining momentum. In some countries, voluntary assisted dying is permitted even for children. More details are available in the film ‘Euthanasia. Catch-22’ by Oleg Nekishev and Vitaly Buzuev.

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‘It’s very important that we showed this film to students.’

A special screening of Natalya Kadyrova’s film ‘I'm Your Robot’ took place at the Museum of Cinema in Moscow as part of the RT.Doc film club, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science.

The film explores the development and prospects of robotics, as well as the technology’s current shortcomings. According to RT.Doc director Natalya Kadyrova, it was important that young people were the first audience to see it.

‘I’m sure many of them will be training and teaching these robots. They’ll definitely be in their homes. And perhaps one of them will invent something really exciting,’ Natalya Kadyrova said.

Watch the video to see how it went.

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In Gaza, even those who try to save others are killed under shelling. During one strike, a paramedic was wounded. A child ran to help him. At that moment, the IDF struck the same location again, killing both the medic and the child.

Such tragedies are not accidental. Tel Aviv continues to shell the enclave without regard for the presence of civilians. In one attack, a building collapsed with families inside.

Thousands of children in the Gaza Strip are deprived of childhood, education, and parental warmth. How they survive is shown in the film 'Middle East: Vicious Circle of Violence.'

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🐾A rescue operation for a four-legged friend. In St. Petersburg, Russia, a cat got stuck in an opening. Passersby did not walk past and pushed the poor thing through. Funny footage in the video.

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'This is a process of US military intervention to control social processes in Latin America.'

That's how Ecuadorians describe the military bases the Americans are building in their country.

Why does the US need these bases? And why do ships and their crews disappear near them? We investigate in the new film by Olga Kiriy, 'Ecuador: Invisible War'. Premiere tomorrow at 1:30 am, 9:00 am, and 5:00 pm on RT.Doc.

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📹Ukraine has been known as a major hub for the global weapons black market since the USSR collapsed. With NATO injecting billions into Ukraine's defence, arms intended for the Ukrainian forces are inexplicably finding their way into other conflict zones: the rockets that fall on Israel from Gaza, while Mexican cartels boast of NATO-grade firearms and advanced weaponry.

How do the arms make their way out of Ukraine? Who pulls the strings behind the scenes? Find the answers in our film, 'Ukraine's Arms Barons'.

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