🎙 Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the Kiev regime’s attempted terrorist attacks in Crimea

💬 The Kiev regime once again attempted a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, this time by launching an S-200 surface-to-air guided missile converted to a strike munition. According to the Defence Ministry of Russia, the missile was promptly spotted and intercepted in the air by Russian air defence systems. There are no victims or destroyed property. Later, yet another enemy missile was shot down by the Russian air defence forces over the Kerch Strait.

In addition, Crimea came under a mass Ukrainian drone attack. Fourteen out of the 20 drones were destroyed by the air defence, with another 6 neutralised by EW systems.

❗️ We resolutely condemn these terrorist attacks. The Crimean Bridge is a purely civilian infrastructure facility, and attacks on it are inadmissible. It has been exposed to such attacks since last autumn, and they led to civilian casualties.

Thus, unable, despite the massive Western aid, to change the situation on the contact line, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are attempting to retaliate against civilian infrastructure and peaceful civilians by using underhand terrorist methods.

☝️ These acts of sabotage provide the international public with yet another opportunity to see the true nature of the Kiev regime. There is no excuse for these barbarous actions and they will not be left without a response.

📹 Address of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the opening of the Army 2023 International Military Technical Forum

💬 Vladimir Putin: Over the past years, the forum has rightfully earned high prestige and broad recognition. The event has become one of the world's largest venues for showcasing innovations and modern military products, has made a significant contribution to the development of military technical cooperation, and overall, to the expansion of Russia's multifaceted ties with foreign countries.

<...>

☝️ Russia is open to deepening its technological partnerships and military-technical cooperation with other countries on equal terms, and to working with all those seeking to assert their national interests and independent development path, all countries that believe that working together to build an equal and indivisible security framework is essential as a reliable safeguard for every state.

We are also pleased with more and more foreign defence companies joining the forum. Last year, 32 foreign participants exhibited their products here; this year, their number has grown to 82.

We intend to continue taking advantage of the already established cooperation ties as well as to create new ones based on many years of successful experience of mutually beneficial partnerships.

🤝 We propose developing cooperation in a variety of areas, including personnel training, training foreign military personnel and improving their qualifications, conducting joint command post and other joined exercises. And we expect that, as before, important agreements and export contracts will be signed on the sidelines of the forum.

Read in full

Good morning, India! 🌞 शुभ प्रभात, भारत!

📸 Can you guess location on the photo?

The correct answer will be posted in comment section later today!

🇷🇺 President Putin Congratulates 🇮🇳 on Independence Day - calling relations with New Delhi of 'great strategic importance'

Vladimir Putin highlighted India's successes, adding that the country rightfully enjoys great prestige on the world stage, and plays a key role in addressing international issues.

The Russian President's telegram wished all Indian citizens happiness and prosperity.

Celebrate @RT_India_official

🇮🇳 On August 15, India marks the 76th Anniversary of Independence gained in 1947 following a long and hard struggle against the British colonisers.

Over the years of independent development, the Indian people have travelled an impressive path, created a democratic society, and achieved significant success in the socioeconomic, scientific and technical fields, while maintaining a vibrant identity based on centuries of history and rich cultural heritage.

Currently, India is one of the leading states in the world, which enjoys well-earned respect in the international arena and has a serious impact on regional and global processes.

🤝 Diplomatic relations between the USSR and India were established on April 13, 1947. With the political and economic support of the Soviet Union and later Russia, the country became an influential member of the international community.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 Our countries have been linked by decades of strong friendship. Today, Russian-Indian relations have the advanced status of a specially privileged strategic partnership. Moscow and New Delhi maintain an intensive political dialogue and strengthen interaction within multilateral formats such as the UN, SCO, BRICS and G20 in the interests of achieving a truly multipolar, just international order.

🎉 Heartfelt congratulations to our Indian friends on their national holiday. We wish you peace, prosperity and new achievements.

🔴 #LIVE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the XI Moscow Conference on International Security

📍 Moscow, August 15, 2023

🔗 https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video

🔗 https://www.ruptly.tv/en/events/202308150700-live15211-xi-moscow-conference-on-international-security-kicks-off-outside-moscow-

📹 President Vladimir Putin’s video address to the participants and guests of the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security (August 15, 2023)

💬 Vladimir Putin: We see a multipolar world order gradually take shape. Most countries are ready to assert their sovereignty and defend their national interests, traditions, culture and way of life. New economic and political centres are consolidating their standing.

⚠️ At the same time, long-standing hotbeds of conflict are simmering in various parts of the world, and new ones are being provoked.

NATO member states persist in ramping up and upgrading their offensive capabilities, striving to bring the military confrontation into outer space and the cyberspace. They use military and non-military means to pressure others. And all this is taking place amid a disintegrating arms control framework.

The United States is intent on reformatting the existing system of interstate relations in the Asia-Pacific region as it deems fit. In fact, efforts to promote these so-called Indo-Pacific strategies are aimed at creating US-led military and political associations.

There are simmering hotbeds of tension in other regions of the world too. Every region may be special in terms of the security challenges it faces, but all these issues stem from the West’s reckless geopolitical undertakings and selfish neo-colonial actions.

☝️ Let me reiterate that it is only by having the international community work together that we can lower the degree of confrontation on the global and regional levels, neutralise challenges and risks and build confidence between states, while also creating broad development opportunities. This is rather obvious today.

Read in full

🇮🇳स्वतंत्रता दिवस की आपको बधाई!

भारत के 77वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस के मौके पर RT डॉक्यूमेंट्री, विविध संस्कृतियों और लोगों के अद्भुत संगम की भूमि भारत के देशवासियों को, रूस की तरफ से आज़ादी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं व बहुत-बहुत बधाई देता है! दो ऐसे देश जो इतिहास और दोस्ती के गहरे संबंधों को साझा करते हैं। आइए हम स्वतंत्रता की उस भावना का जश्न मनाएं जो हमें सीमाओं के पार एकजुट करती है। हम दिल से दुआ करते हैं कि इन दो महान राष्ट्रों का भविष्य सदैव उज्ज्वल हो!

आप सभी को स्वतंत्रता दिवस की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं!


@RTDocumentary_India के साथ
डॉक्यूमेंट्री इतिहास के बारे में और जानें