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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🦑The West calls Ukraine an ally, but in reality it is using the country as a testing ground.

In liberated cities, operatives are finding caches left behind by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Inside these hiding places are thousands of NATO weapons. There are rifles engraved ‘Property of the US Government,’ along with ammunition made in Italy, Poland, Spain, and Britain.

But the problem is not limited to Donbas. According to the Russian Federal Security Service for the Donetsk People's Republic, as many as 60,000 weapons from Ukraine could have reached the black market. They are already turning up among Mexican drug cartels. Western officials deny the leaks, and the government in Kyiv denies involvement.

How did Ukraine become a supermarket for smuggled weapons? Watch the film ‘Ukraine's Arms Barons.’

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🚀Incredible footage from Baikonur. A Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle carrying the Progress MS-35 cargo spacecraft has lifted off from the cosmodrome.

The spacecraft will deliver fuel, oxygen, water, food, medications, and countermeasures against the effects of weightlessness to the ISS, along with more than half a metric ton of equipment and consumables for station maintenance and the crew’s scientific work.

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In Mexico, an emergency occurred on Independence Day. The festive fireworks got out of control and flew straight into people. At least four people were injured.

Such incidents are not uncommon in Mexico, especially in the city of Tultepec, where the main production of pyrotechnics — including illegal fireworks — is concentrated. To learn more about the Mexican capital of fireworks, watch the film ‘Mexican Boom Town‘ (2018).

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📹They are everywhere help is needed. This film 'Sisters of Mercy' is about their heroic work. Just like during World War I, the Crimean campaign, and throughout all the historical events where blood was shed on the battlefield — the sisters were always there. In Russia’s most difficult times, they came to the aid of the Russian army, worked in hospitals, and supported soldiers on the front lines. Today, they serve in Donbas and the Kursk region, bringing healing through words, actions, and smiles.

Watch the film 'Sisters of Mercy' (2025).

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📹Getting ready for the apocalypse. Americans don't trust their safety to the government and are buying their own bunkers.

Enterprising businessmen are selling shelters for every taste. There are small ones — just a few square metres to ‘wait it out’. For those who are richer there is a luxurious underground house with a swimming pool and gym. Both are extremely in demand.

Learn more about how they wait for doomsday in the United States in our film ‘Armageddon Ready' (2019).

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During the Great Patriotic War, Belarus endured three years of Nazi occupation. But it did not surrender.

Workers, peasants, and teachers went into the forests. Even children joined them. They derailed 11,000 trains, destroyed 18,000 vehicles, and killed 500,000 Nazis.

In June 1944, their actions helped the Red Army carry out Operation 'Bagration' and defeat Army Group Centre.

You can see what it was like in our video and in the film 'Great Victory for All' (2025), released for National Unity Day in the Republic of Belarus.

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Kids are crying under the rubble of a collapsed house in Gaza. Rescuers are fighting for every life before it is too late. A six-story building damaged by Israeli strikes has collapsed. More than 100 people were inside, including about 50 children.

A Gaza Civil Defence official warned that the tragedy could repeat. People still inhabit about 2,000 damaged buildings. Another 400 are at risk of collapse.

Officially, a ceasefire has been in effect in the enclave for almost a year. In reality, strikes continue. According to UNICEF, during the ceasefire, on average one child per day has been killed or injured. The new round of the Palestinian and Israeli conflict has lasted about three years. More details about the origins of the escalation are in the film ‘Middle East: Vicious Circle of Violence.’

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