#KievRegimeCrimes
📸 “Kursk Character. Post Scriptum”
The photo project “Kursk Character. Post Scriptum” documents the events that took place in the Kursk Region during 2024–2025 — a period marked by terrorist attack carried out by Ukrainian neo-Nazis and the subsequent liberation of the region by Russian military personnel.
The story is told through the powerful images captured by photographs Sergey Venyavsky, Ekaterina Zatolokina, Danila Dmitrakov, and Anna Dolgareva.
The subjects of the photographs include volunteers, rescuers from Russia's EMERCOM, doctors, local government employees, clergy, and everyday residents of the region. These are people who demonstrated exceptional courage and resilience, who refused to give in to fear, and who continue to live and work with faith and hope.
The project was initiated by Sergey Venyavsky, editor-in-chief of The 'New Regions of Russia' journal and a member of the Russian Union of Journalists. It was created with the support of Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Military Historical Society, the Presidential Library and the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region.
Online exhibition (pdf)
📸 “Kursk Character. Post Scriptum”
The photo project “Kursk Character. Post Scriptum” documents the events that took place in the Kursk Region during 2024–2025 — a period marked by terrorist attack carried out by Ukrainian neo-Nazis and the subsequent liberation of the region by Russian military personnel.
The story is told through the powerful images captured by photographs Sergey Venyavsky, Ekaterina Zatolokina, Danila Dmitrakov, and Anna Dolgareva.
The subjects of the photographs include volunteers, rescuers from Russia's EMERCOM, doctors, local government employees, clergy, and everyday residents of the region. These are people who demonstrated exceptional courage and resilience, who refused to give in to fear, and who continue to live and work with faith and hope.
The project was initiated by Sergey Venyavsky, editor-in-chief of The 'New Regions of Russia' journal and a member of the Russian Union of Journalists. It was created with the support of Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Military Historical Society, the Presidential Library and the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region.
Online exhibition (pdf)
🎙 Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova:
In response to President Vladimir Putin’s instruction, we are working to reunite children with their families in Russia, Ukraine, or other countries. The first reunions took place in 2022.
Since then, we have received a steady stream of requests and lists – in total, processing records for over 1,100 children. After verifying the details, only a small portion of cases required our direct assistance with reunification. Some families reunited or found each other independently; others needed no intervention because the children were already living with relatives.
❗️ To date, since the beginning of the special military operation, our efforts have helped reunite 25 children from 17 families with relatives in Russia, while 112 children from 88 families have been reunited with relatives in Ukraine and third countries.
Each story is unique. In most cases, children were living with one parent or relatives but wished to join the other parent. There were also instances where children had been placed in institutions, but their mother, father, or other close relatives sought to bring them home. We facilitated these reunions.
We began working on the list received during the Istanbul talks as soon as it was available. Most individuals on the list are adults or children already living with their parents or close relatives in Russia. For some children, Russian law enforcement has no record of them being on Russian territory.
Some children were reunited with relatives through our assistance even before we received the list – some as recently as this summer. Our work continues.
🤝 Over the past years, we have developed a clear-cut reunification process – working alongside international partners, including the State of Qatar, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Ukrainian side. Typically, family reunification requires extensive preparation and often multiple approvals. Where needed, we assist families in gathering the necessary documents and arranging logistics. We also meet arriving parents and accompanying persons, given the vast geographic scope involved.
In accordance with the Presidential instructions, children may only reunite with families upon receiving an application from a parent or other close relative with the appropriate legal capacity.
During the talks, the Ukrainian side was also provided with a list of 20 children living in Ukraine and the European Union whose relatives in Russia are awaiting reunification. We hope this step will bring them closer to being reunited. Unfortunately, in some cases, we have seen no progress – even when the request came directly from parents.
In response to President Vladimir Putin’s instruction, we are working to reunite children with their families in Russia, Ukraine, or other countries. The first reunions took place in 2022.
Since then, we have received a steady stream of requests and lists – in total, processing records for over 1,100 children. After verifying the details, only a small portion of cases required our direct assistance with reunification. Some families reunited or found each other independently; others needed no intervention because the children were already living with relatives.
❗️ To date, since the beginning of the special military operation, our efforts have helped reunite 25 children from 17 families with relatives in Russia, while 112 children from 88 families have been reunited with relatives in Ukraine and third countries.
Each story is unique. In most cases, children were living with one parent or relatives but wished to join the other parent. There were also instances where children had been placed in institutions, but their mother, father, or other close relatives sought to bring them home. We facilitated these reunions.
We began working on the list received during the Istanbul talks as soon as it was available. Most individuals on the list are adults or children already living with their parents or close relatives in Russia. For some children, Russian law enforcement has no record of them being on Russian territory.
Some children were reunited with relatives through our assistance even before we received the list – some as recently as this summer. Our work continues.
🤝 Over the past years, we have developed a clear-cut reunification process – working alongside international partners, including the State of Qatar, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Ukrainian side. Typically, family reunification requires extensive preparation and often multiple approvals. Where needed, we assist families in gathering the necessary documents and arranging logistics. We also meet arriving parents and accompanying persons, given the vast geographic scope involved.
In accordance with the Presidential instructions, children may only reunite with families upon receiving an application from a parent or other close relative with the appropriate legal capacity.
During the talks, the Ukrainian side was also provided with a list of 20 children living in Ukraine and the European Union whose relatives in Russia are awaiting reunification. We hope this step will bring them closer to being reunited. Unfortunately, in some cases, we have seen no progress – even when the request came directly from parents.
Forwarded from Russian Embassy in South Africa
⚡️ Plenary sessions of the #G20 Development Ministerial Conference have opened in Skukuza (#G20SouthAfrica).
A Russian delegation, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander #Pankin, is participating in the event.
The conference agenda includes discussions on illicit financial flows, social protection, and the implementation of the #SDGs, including in the context of reforming global institutions, development financing, and strengthening multilateral cooperation.
🇷🇺 Russia will deliver statements on all thematic discussion points.
Source: Marat Berdyev, Ambassador-at-Large, Russian Foreign Ministry
A Russian delegation, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander #Pankin, is participating in the event.
The conference agenda includes discussions on illicit financial flows, social protection, and the implementation of the #SDGs, including in the context of reforming global institutions, development financing, and strengthening multilateral cooperation.
🇷🇺 Russia will deliver statements on all thematic discussion points.
Source: Marat Berdyev, Ambassador-at-Large, Russian Foreign Ministry
🎙 Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
(from the weekly briefing on current foreign policy issues, July 24, 2025)
July 21 marked 85 years since the establishment of the Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian Soviet Socialist Republics.
Since the Soviet Union's collapse, the political elites of the three Baltic republics – which formally gained 'independence' (though in reality, lost it) – never miss a chance to throw mud at their Soviet past in the never-ending anti-Russia frenzy. Understandable, it's the only way to whitewash their own failures.
But let's look at the facts 👇
🇷🇺 How did Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia really fare as part of the Soviet Union?
👉 During the Soviet period, these republics were dubbed a showcase of socialism – and for good reason. Thanks to the unprecedented large-scale Soviet-wide efforts, their industrial capacity was build from the ground up: factories emerged, energy and transport infrastructure, seaports in the Baltic Sea were created – most of them still in operation to this day and of strategic importance – this is how the republics gained a solid socioeconomic foundation.
This rapid economic growth was further bolstered by lavish government funding and qualified personnel coming from across the Soviet Union to help develop the economy.
• 20+ major plants were built in Latvia, creating tens of thousands of jobs – including flagship enterprises like VEF, Radiotekhnika, RAF, Dzintars, and the RVR rolling stock plant in Riga, which became Europe’s largest manufacturer of trams, commuter trains, and diesel trains.
• Lithuania’s industrial sector expanded at a similar pace, with key complexes such as Žalgiris, Elfa, Azot, and the Šiauliai Television Plant driving growth.
• Estonia, meanwhile, developed its mechanical engineering and electrical industries in Tallinn, along with the world’s first gas shale plant in Kohtla-Järve, among other facilities.
🌾 The three republics also achieved a high level of food security and agricultural development.
🏭 By 1965, industrial output in the three republics had grown 15 times compared to their pre-war levels.
Once again: in 20 years after the devastating World War II the three republics' industry not just doubled or tripled, which would've been a huge accomplishment in itself, but had grown x15 TIMES. It's an unprecedented case of economic success.
🔬 Scientific and academic capabilities also saw dramatic expansion. Before 1940, Lithuania had just 600 researchers and 6,000 university students; by 1973, those numbers had risen to over 10,000 researchers and 43,000 students.
📈 This progress translated into higher living standards. By 1961, the average per capita income in the Baltic republics exceeded 700 roubles, well above the USSR average of 547 roubles.
This represents just a fraction of the overwhelming statistical evidence demonstrating the Soviet Union’s immense material, human and intellectual investment in the Baltic republics’ development.
❗️ Much of this industrial and scientific potential was created from the ground up during the Soviet era, with significant resources allocated without compensation, just to stimulate regional growth.
***
Yet despite huge advantage & legacy of the Soviet-era, modern Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have fallen off the map and have been reduced to EU’s economic periphery since casting off their “shackles of Soviet occupation.”
The numbers don’t lie.
Here’s another important and telling indicator of the current situation in these republics.
During the Soviet era, these republics enjoyed rapid population growth.
📉 Today’s demographics tell a shocking story:
• Since gaining “independence,” Latvia’s population has plummeted by -33% (from 2.7 million in 1990 to just 1.8 million).
• Lithuania saw a -32% drop (from 3.7 million in 1990 to 2.5 million),
• Estonia’s population fell by -17%(from 1.57 million in 1990 to 1.3 million).
❓ A “flight” to freedom?
▪️ More like a nose-dive into the abyss.
(from the weekly briefing on current foreign policy issues, July 24, 2025)
July 21 marked 85 years since the establishment of the Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian Soviet Socialist Republics.
Since the Soviet Union's collapse, the political elites of the three Baltic republics – which formally gained 'independence' (though in reality, lost it) – never miss a chance to throw mud at their Soviet past in the never-ending anti-Russia frenzy. Understandable, it's the only way to whitewash their own failures.
But let's look at the facts 👇
👉 During the Soviet period, these republics were dubbed a showcase of socialism – and for good reason. Thanks to the unprecedented large-scale Soviet-wide efforts, their industrial capacity was build from the ground up: factories emerged, energy and transport infrastructure, seaports in the Baltic Sea were created – most of them still in operation to this day and of strategic importance – this is how the republics gained a solid socioeconomic foundation.
This rapid economic growth was further bolstered by lavish government funding and qualified personnel coming from across the Soviet Union to help develop the economy.
• 20+ major plants were built in Latvia, creating tens of thousands of jobs – including flagship enterprises like VEF, Radiotekhnika, RAF, Dzintars, and the RVR rolling stock plant in Riga, which became Europe’s largest manufacturer of trams, commuter trains, and diesel trains.
• Lithuania’s industrial sector expanded at a similar pace, with key complexes such as Žalgiris, Elfa, Azot, and the Šiauliai Television Plant driving growth.
• Estonia, meanwhile, developed its mechanical engineering and electrical industries in Tallinn, along with the world’s first gas shale plant in Kohtla-Järve, among other facilities.
🌾 The three republics also achieved a high level of food security and agricultural development.
🏭 By 1965, industrial output in the three republics had grown 15 times compared to their pre-war levels.
Once again: in 20 years after the devastating World War II the three republics' industry not just doubled or tripled, which would've been a huge accomplishment in itself, but had grown x15 TIMES. It's an unprecedented case of economic success.
🔬 Scientific and academic capabilities also saw dramatic expansion. Before 1940, Lithuania had just 600 researchers and 6,000 university students; by 1973, those numbers had risen to over 10,000 researchers and 43,000 students.
📈 This progress translated into higher living standards. By 1961, the average per capita income in the Baltic republics exceeded 700 roubles, well above the USSR average of 547 roubles.
This represents just a fraction of the overwhelming statistical evidence demonstrating the Soviet Union’s immense material, human and intellectual investment in the Baltic republics’ development.
❗️ Much of this industrial and scientific potential was created from the ground up during the Soviet era, with significant resources allocated without compensation, just to stimulate regional growth.
***
Yet despite huge advantage & legacy of the Soviet-era, modern Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have fallen off the map and have been reduced to EU’s economic periphery since casting off their “shackles of Soviet occupation.”
The numbers don’t lie.
Here’s another important and telling indicator of the current situation in these republics.
During the Soviet era, these republics enjoyed rapid population growth.
📉 Today’s demographics tell a shocking story:
• Since gaining “independence,” Latvia’s population has plummeted by -33% (from 2.7 million in 1990 to just 1.8 million).
• Lithuania saw a -32% drop (from 3.7 million in 1990 to 2.5 million),
• Estonia’s population fell by -17%(from 1.57 million in 1990 to 1.3 million).
❓ A “flight” to freedom?
▪️ More like a nose-dive into the abyss.
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🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin took part in a ceremony to raise the naval flag on the Knyaz Pozharsky nuclear-powered submarine cruiser, which is entering service with the Navy, held at the Sevmash plant ( July 24, 2025, Severodvinsk).
💬 President Putin: Comrades,
Today, here in Severodvinsk, one of Russia’s leading shipbuilding centres, we are raising the naval flag on the Knyaz Pozharsky strategic submarine cruiser and officially put it in service with the Russian Navy. I sincerely congratulate the shipbuilders and navy sailors on this significant and historic event.
In the very near future, this new missile-carrying submarine will take up duty to safeguard our maritime borders and strengthening the security of the Fatherland. This is already the fifth serial missile carrier of the Borei-A class delivered to the Navy over the past six years.
Such submarines form the core of the naval strategic nuclear forces. With their extensive modernisation potential, they will ensure the security of our state for decades to come.
The Knyaz Pozharsky is equipped with the most advanced radio-electronic systems and strike weapons, such as Bulava ballistic missiles, modern torpedo weapons, and sonar countermeasure systems.
Thanks to cutting-edge design solutions, the submarine features advanced power plants and navigation systems, while also offering significantly improved conditions for the crew’s service and rest.
Today, there are more than 70 vessels at various stages of construction at Russian shipyards. Here at Sevmash alone, six new nuclear submarines are scheduled to be built by 2030.
This rhythmic and consistent work will strengthen the economic stability of shipbuilding enterprises and their industrial partners, but, most importantly, it will help attract highly qualified personnel and further develop new high-tech solutions.
We will fully implement our plans to create a modern, powerful Navy, capable of ensuring Russia’s security and defending our national interests across all areas of the World Ocean. There can be no doubt about this.
I wish the crew of the Knyaz Pozharsky submarine success in fulfilling their assigned missions. And, in keeping with the good naval tradition – fair wind and seven feet under the keel!
(The ceremony of raising the naval flag on the Knyaz Pozharsky nuclear submarine cruiser. The Russian national anthem is played.)
Comrades, congratulations on the first raising of the naval flag!
***
ℹ️ The Knyaz Pozharsky is a Borei-A class nuclear-powered submarine of the fourth generation. It is equipped with up-to-date missile and torpedo weapons, navigation, radio engineering and sonar systems, has high manoeuvrability characteristics and acoustic stealth.
The cruiser became the 142nd nuclear-powered submarine built at the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (Sevmash), the largest shipbuilding plant in the country, which is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. There are plans to build six more nuclear-powered submarines there by 2030.
💬 President Putin: Comrades,
Today, here in Severodvinsk, one of Russia’s leading shipbuilding centres, we are raising the naval flag on the Knyaz Pozharsky strategic submarine cruiser and officially put it in service with the Russian Navy. I sincerely congratulate the shipbuilders and navy sailors on this significant and historic event.
In the very near future, this new missile-carrying submarine will take up duty to safeguard our maritime borders and strengthening the security of the Fatherland. This is already the fifth serial missile carrier of the Borei-A class delivered to the Navy over the past six years.
Such submarines form the core of the naval strategic nuclear forces. With their extensive modernisation potential, they will ensure the security of our state for decades to come.
The Knyaz Pozharsky is equipped with the most advanced radio-electronic systems and strike weapons, such as Bulava ballistic missiles, modern torpedo weapons, and sonar countermeasure systems.
Thanks to cutting-edge design solutions, the submarine features advanced power plants and navigation systems, while also offering significantly improved conditions for the crew’s service and rest.
Today, there are more than 70 vessels at various stages of construction at Russian shipyards. Here at Sevmash alone, six new nuclear submarines are scheduled to be built by 2030.
This rhythmic and consistent work will strengthen the economic stability of shipbuilding enterprises and their industrial partners, but, most importantly, it will help attract highly qualified personnel and further develop new high-tech solutions.
We will fully implement our plans to create a modern, powerful Navy, capable of ensuring Russia’s security and defending our national interests across all areas of the World Ocean. There can be no doubt about this.
I wish the crew of the Knyaz Pozharsky submarine success in fulfilling their assigned missions. And, in keeping with the good naval tradition – fair wind and seven feet under the keel!
(The ceremony of raising the naval flag on the Knyaz Pozharsky nuclear submarine cruiser. The Russian national anthem is played.)
Comrades, congratulations on the first raising of the naval flag!
***
ℹ️ The Knyaz Pozharsky is a Borei-A class nuclear-powered submarine of the fourth generation. It is equipped with up-to-date missile and torpedo weapons, navigation, radio engineering and sonar systems, has high manoeuvrability characteristics and acoustic stealth.
The cruiser became the 142nd nuclear-powered submarine built at the Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (Sevmash), the largest shipbuilding plant in the country, which is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. There are plans to build six more nuclear-powered submarines there by 2030.
❗️ Russia's Foreign Ministry statement on the Israeli Parliament’s adoption of a declaration on extending sovereignty to the territory of the West Bank
On July 23, the Knesset (Parliament) of Israel adopted a declaration on extending the sovereignty of Israel to the territory of the West Bank.
• While not a legislative act, the document urges the Government to “extend, as soon as possible, Israeli sovereignty, including Israeli law, judicial authority, and administration, to the entire Jewish settlement area in all its diversity in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.”
• It also describes the creation of a Palestinian state as an “existential threat to Israel, its citizens and the entire region.”
This move by Israeli lawmakers has been received with deep concern in Moscow. It effectively predetermines the outcome of talks on the final status of the Palestinian territories and contradicts Israel’s commitments under the Oslo Process, as well as the provisions of relevant United Nations General Assembly and Security Council resolutions.
Russia remains committed to facilitating direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, with the goal of establishing an independent Palestinian state that coexists in peace and security with Israel – a cornerstone of long-term stability in the Middle East.
We proceed from the assumption that the adopted declaration will not be followed by concrete steps from the Government of Israel aimed to facilitate its actual implementation. Should such steps be taken, they would inevitably lead to a further escalation of tensions in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, with unpredictable consequences for both Israel and the entire Middle East.
Russia continues to prioritise an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages and detainees, and the relaunch of the peace process, while avoiding unilateral actions that seek to create irreversible facts on the ground.
On July 23, the Knesset (Parliament) of Israel adopted a declaration on extending the sovereignty of Israel to the territory of the West Bank.
• While not a legislative act, the document urges the Government to “extend, as soon as possible, Israeli sovereignty, including Israeli law, judicial authority, and administration, to the entire Jewish settlement area in all its diversity in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.”
• It also describes the creation of a Palestinian state as an “existential threat to Israel, its citizens and the entire region.”
This move by Israeli lawmakers has been received with deep concern in Moscow. It effectively predetermines the outcome of talks on the final status of the Palestinian territories and contradicts Israel’s commitments under the Oslo Process, as well as the provisions of relevant United Nations General Assembly and Security Council resolutions.
Russia remains committed to facilitating direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, with the goal of establishing an independent Palestinian state that coexists in peace and security with Israel – a cornerstone of long-term stability in the Middle East.
We proceed from the assumption that the adopted declaration will not be followed by concrete steps from the Government of Israel aimed to facilitate its actual implementation. Should such steps be taken, they would inevitably lead to a further escalation of tensions in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, with unpredictable consequences for both Israel and the entire Middle East.
Russia continues to prioritise an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages and detainees, and the relaunch of the peace process, while avoiding unilateral actions that seek to create irreversible facts on the ground.
🎙 Briefing by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Moscow, July 24, 2025)
• Ukraine crisis
• Kiev regime crimes
• Developments in Moldova
• Restrictions on Russia backfire on their originators
• The UN General Assembly resolution on countering hate speech
• The 80th anniversary of Nuremberg trials
📰 Read
📺 Watch
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#KievRegimeCrimes #Terrorism
The Kiev regime continues to carry out terrorist attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Russia.
Over the past week, 127 people have been injured in shelling and drone attacks. Seven of them have died and 120, including 11 minors, have been wounded.
#Ukraine
According to Ukrainian statistics, since the beginning of 2025, the number of service members who have left military units without permission has exceeded 110,000, meaning more than half of the recruits rounded up by Zelensky’s hunters and forcibly sent to the army – to slaughter – have fled. In total, since February 2022, official data alone records more than 230,000 desertions from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Experts believe the real number could be significantly higher.
#EU #Sanctions
According to Eurostat, since sanctions had been imposed on Russia, the EU has paid nearly 200 billion euros extra for gas. Companies with the capital exceeding $1 billion are steadily moving from the EU the US jurisdiction, among others.
Energy price hikes have imposed a heavier toll on public budgets, further exacerbating the debt issue. In countries like Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal, public debt has exceeded 100% of the GDP for more than one year now.
• Ukraine crisis
• Kiev regime crimes
• Developments in Moldova
• Restrictions on Russia backfire on their originators
• The UN General Assembly resolution on countering hate speech
• The 80th anniversary of Nuremberg trials
📰 Read
📺 Watch
***
#KievRegimeCrimes #Terrorism
The Kiev regime continues to carry out terrorist attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Russia.
Over the past week, 127 people have been injured in shelling and drone attacks. Seven of them have died and 120, including 11 minors, have been wounded.
#Ukraine
According to Ukrainian statistics, since the beginning of 2025, the number of service members who have left military units without permission has exceeded 110,000, meaning more than half of the recruits rounded up by Zelensky’s hunters and forcibly sent to the army – to slaughter – have fled. In total, since February 2022, official data alone records more than 230,000 desertions from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Experts believe the real number could be significantly higher.
#EU #Sanctions
According to Eurostat, since sanctions had been imposed on Russia, the EU has paid nearly 200 billion euros extra for gas. Companies with the capital exceeding $1 billion are steadily moving from the EU the US jurisdiction, among others.
Energy price hikes have imposed a heavier toll on public budgets, further exacerbating the debt issue. In countries like Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal, public debt has exceeded 100% of the GDP for more than one year now.