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[00:00:53] hello, on the Russia TV channel, an hour to report, all the most interesting and relevant news
[00:00:57] that happened up to this minute is in the studio with Nikola Zubsik, here's what will be
[00:01:00] in the program:
[00:01:05] terrorism in its purest form, the second anniversary of the large-scale invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the
[00:01:09] Kursk border region, hundreds of peaceful civilians killed, 300
[00:01:12] criminal cases, sentences for militants and the fate of those residents who
[00:01:15] remain in Ukrainian captivity.
[00:01:19] Tricks are over, resources are exhausted. The old commander-in-chief, new
[00:01:23] complaints about the state of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
[00:01:26] Railway legacy from Ukraine remained
[00:01:29] quite. Because you need to hit correctly,
[00:01:32] Grigory Vdovin at the work of the railway troops on their
[00:01:35] anniversary, we immediately prepare a second
[00:01:38] gift,
[00:01:42] they themselves came out in communication, a miracle, faith and a concurrence
[00:01:45] of circumstances in the Irkutsk taiga saved pilots who went missing 3 days ago, who
[00:01:49] heard them in the sky first,
[00:01:52] they remember, but they are silent, here they buried bodies that were collected
[00:01:56] all over the city, why is it so uncomfortable to talk about...
[00:02:31] Our army today launched new penetrating strikes on Ukrainian
[00:02:34] rear areas. This night, explosions were heard in Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa
[00:02:38] regions, where industrial infrastructure became the targets.
[00:02:42] At the same time, in the Black Sea water area, two more dry cargo ships with
[00:02:45] weapons were hit. And in Pokrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk region, the Bogdanovskaya
[00:02:49] electric substation ceased to exist, which, among other things,
[00:02:52] ensured the movement of electric trains to supply
[00:02:55] the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
[00:03:02] In the near defeat zone, front-line aviation operates effectively. At
[00:03:05] dawn, a Mi-28 helicopter of the "South" group destroyed
[00:03:09] a camouflaged UAV control point, and several
[00:03:12] more such command bases, from where the flights of enemy
[00:03:16] drones were controlled, were destroyed in the area of Alekseevka
[00:03:18] Druzhkovka.
[00:03:24] Pressure on the defense of the Kyiv regime is increasing in the Dobropol direction,
[00:03:27] where tasks are carried out around the clock. The
[00:03:30] operators of FPV drones hunt for equipment and the remnants
[00:03:34] of enemy formations. As soon as reconnaissance detects firing points or
[00:03:38] dugouts, a copter is immediately sent there. This is how,
[00:03:41] in the Krasny Liman sector of the front, a Bogdana self-propelled gun,
[00:03:44] an American howitzer, three axes, and a pickup truck were hit. And for better
[00:03:48] coordination between units, signalmen increased the range
[00:03:52] of the radio station by 10 times. For this,
[00:03:55] the ground robot
[00:03:57] courier was modernized.
[00:04:02] Today, the details of the liberation of the settlement
[00:04:06] Zornitsa in the Zaporozhye region, which is located on a strategic
[00:04:09] height, became known. Militants turned the village into an impregnable fortress with
[00:04:13] a system of underground communications, but our fighters carried out a lightning-fast
[00:04:17] sweep and took control of more than 11 km
[00:04:20] of territory.
[00:04:22] Hundreds of dead civilians, thousands of crippled destinies,
[00:04:25] countless war crimes. Today
[00:04:29] is the second anniversary of the terrorist invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into
[00:04:32] the Kursk region. On August 6, 2024,
[00:04:36] Ukrainian armed formations entered the Russian region, occupying
[00:04:39] 59 villages and the large city
[00:04:42] of Sudzha. Under shelling, without food, water, and medicine, dozens
[00:04:46] of border residents were forced to survive
[00:04:48] in the occupied territories. The scale of destruction and the brutal
[00:04:52] crimes committed by Kyiv militants. The Investigative
[00:04:56] Committee is still investigating them. The lion's share of them
[00:04:59] are qualified under the article "terrorism."
[00:05:02] At the moment, the investigation of more than 300
[00:05:05] criminal cases has been completed, and court verdicts have been handed down
[00:05:09] against 280 militants. Work continues.
[00:05:22] Their testimonies are carefully analyzed to identify previously unknown facts about the illegal actions of Ukrainian servicemen.
[00:05:25] More than 80 Ukrainian militants have already received life sentences.
[00:05:29] Neo-Nazis shelled residential buildings, artillery, Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks hit
[00:05:33] shops, kindergartens, and hospitals. Civilians
[00:05:36] were separated from their families, kidnapped to the territory
[00:05:39] controlled by the Kyiv regime. 170 reunited with relatives and
[00:05:43] loved ones. Attempts to obtain information about those who still remain in
[00:05:47] Ukrainian captivity do not cease.
[00:05:50] The fate of about 300 residents of the Kursk region
[00:05:53] still remains unknown. We continue
[00:05:57] to use all possible humanitarian mechanisms
[00:06:00] to establish the fate of every person.
[00:06:04] For eight months, our fighters liberated one after another
[00:06:08] settlements of the Kursk region. The final turning point in the battles was
[00:06:11] the operation. Then Russian units in full
[00:06:14] ammunition and equipment went behind the lines of
[00:06:18] Kyiv formations through a gas pipe. Terrorists fled Sudzha, and then
[00:06:21] from Gornal, a small village right on the border.
[00:06:25] On April 26, 20 25, the Russian
[00:06:29] flag was raised over the commanding
[00:06:31] height.
[00:06:33] Nationalists continue to launch terrorist attacks on peaceful
[00:06:36] residents of the Kursk region, as reported by the regional governor Alexander
[00:06:39] Khinstein. Yesterday, an enemy drone attacked a
[00:06:43] private house in the village of Kozyrevka, resulting in one person
[00:06:46] killed and six injured, three of them in serious
[00:06:49] condition. Russia has found countermeasures to all
[00:06:52] of Ukraine's tricks in the military sphere. This is how the former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, now
[00:06:56] the ambassador of the Kyiv authorities to Great Britain, Valery
[00:06:59] Zaluzhny, commented on the situation at
[00:07:02] the Ukrainian army's innovation resource is exhausted. Zaluzhny made
[00:07:05] this statement at a meeting of Ukrainian ambassadors, where
[00:07:08] he was asked to explain his previous statement that
[00:07:11] NATO membership is a myth, as is an attempt to compete with Russia
[00:07:15] in military-technical terms. After such
[00:07:18] words, the ex-commander-in-chief was forbidden to attend Zelensky's meeting with
[00:07:21] the British Minister of Defense.
[00:07:24] Since February 2022, the West has directly invested 200
[00:07:28] billion dollars in Ukraine. This figure was announced by the head of the National Bank
[00:07:31] of Ukraine. He called the amount colossal. At the same time, Kyiv
[00:07:35] demands increased funding. The Zelensky regime
[00:07:38] has completely exhausted its own resources; the budget has long depended on
[00:07:41] Western subsidies. Thus, yesterday the European Commission sent
[00:07:45] Ukraine another financial tranche. These are revenues from frozen assets
[00:07:48] of the Central Bank of Russia, which Brussels continues to
[00:07:52] effectively steal.
[00:07:54] The owner of the White House clashed with the head of the Pentagon. According to
[00:07:58] the Washington Post, Trump demanded an explanation from Austin regarding
[00:08:01] the acute shortage of ammunition, which limits the capabilities of the United States
[00:08:05] for further escalation of the conflict with Iran. Meanwhile,
[00:08:09] over the past day, at least 10 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz,
[00:08:12] CNN reports. In Tehran, it was stated that Iran and Oman
[00:08:16] have agreed on routes for commercial shipping, a temporary scheme
[00:08:20] for several months. Iran has faced the most
[00:08:23] difficult period since the Islamic Revolution,
[00:08:26] President Masoud Pezeshkian said. The head of state
[00:08:29] emphasized that the country withstood sanctions and military pressure thanks
[00:08:33] to the resilience of the people. The United States is still aimed
[00:08:36] at an agreement with Iran, Donald Trump
[00:08:39] said. In Hiroshima. from the victims
[00:08:43] of the nuclear bombing. 81 years ago, the United
[00:08:46] States wiped the city off the face of the earth. The world learned what
[00:08:50] an atomic bomb is. In recent years, official Tokyo
[00:08:53] has carefully kept silent about which country committed this monstrous
[00:08:56] crime. And today, the Prime Minister of Japan, the Mayor of Hiroshima, and
[00:09:00] also in his message, the UN Secretary General never mentioned
[00:09:03] the USA. However, Americans still have not apologized
[00:09:06] to the Japanese. Report by Sergey
[00:09:09] Mengazhev. The main burial.
[00:09:33] leaves nothing of people except a stain on the ground. The remaining shadow of a person sitting on the stone steps of a ruined bank is among the exhibits of the local
[00:09:37] museum.
[00:09:40] The mushroom cloud from the uranium
[00:09:45] bomb dropped from an American bomber at 8:15 AM on August 6,
[00:09:48] 1945, leveled half the city with
[00:09:52] a population of 400,000 people. Americans later
[00:09:55] meticulously recorded horrifying injuries, including those of Japanese
[00:09:58] children, as evidence of the power of American
[00:10:01] weapons. Hibakusha, as survivors of the explosion or those suffering from the consequences
[00:10:05] of radiation sickness are called in Japan, annually
[00:10:09] replenish the mournful list of victims.
[00:10:12] Bakuse. 8 years ago he died of cancer. He managed to survive the
[00:10:16] explosion, but the symptoms of radiation sickness haunted him throughout his life.
[00:10:20] His name is included in the official list of victims. I always
[00:10:23] come here to pray.
[00:10:35] The strokes of the memorial bell sound exactly at 8:15 AM, after which
[00:10:39] all those present bow their heads for a minute of silence, then
[00:10:43] the procedure refined over the years, the traditional declaration of peace from
[00:10:46] the Mayor of Hiroshima, in which he calls on all countries to abandon
[00:10:50] nuclear weapons and stop conflicts, but he does it
[00:10:54] in a peculiar way. The Hiroshima authorities in 2022 banned the Russian delegation,
[00:10:57] the only country, from participating in the ceremonies. For example, in the case
[00:11:01] of Israel or the USA, such principledness is not observed,
[00:11:05] and out of all current conflicts, the mayor mentioned again
[00:11:08] only the Ukrainian one. Instant destruction by atomic fire of tens
[00:11:12] of thousands of people, about 70 thousand in Hiroshima died immediately, and another
[00:11:15] same number by the end of 1945. The thirty-third President of the United States
[00:11:19] Harry Truman called it the greatest thing in history. He said this phrase on
[00:11:23] board the cruiser Augusta.
[00:11:32] Since then, not a single American leader has uttered even a hint of repentance or regret, and the current forty-seventh US President Donald Trump, when he visited Japan last year, called
[00:11:36] the bombing of Japanese cities a small conflict, after which
[00:11:40] the United States and Japan became the closest friends. All
[00:11:44] speeches by Japanese officials at memorial ceremonies are united
[00:11:47] by a delicate silence about who actually destroyed
[00:11:51] the civilian population of Japanese cities with nuclear explosions.
[00:12:14] I interpret this as an appeal to humanity. America dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, but Japan also
[00:12:18] bears responsibility for the fact that it came to war. So this whole
[00:12:21] situation was a common mistake.
[00:12:26] In 3 days, a similar memorial ceremony will be held in Nagasaki. The authorities
[00:12:29] of this city have once again started inviting Russia since last year, so
[00:12:33] a Russian ambassador is also expected among the foreign guests.
[00:12:37] Sergey Mengazhev, Alexey Pichko, Vesti East Asian Bureau, Hiroshima,
[00:12:41] Japan. Thunderstorms and squally winds,
[00:12:44] the Ministry of Emergency Situations warning about bad weather is valid in Leningrad, Kaluga,
[00:12:47] and Tula regions. An unfavorable forecast remains in
[00:12:50] Kabardino-Balkaria, in Nalchik, the consequences of the downpour are being eliminated.
[00:13:25] Our correspondent Pavel Marchukov followed the rescue operation, here's
[00:13:29] what he reported to the editorial office:
[00:13:31] A helicopter from the aviation rescue center delivered the surviving crew to
[00:13:35] Bodaibo. The first words after landing from the aircraft commander
[00:13:38] Alexander Nazarov and observer pilot Philipp Zykov were
[00:13:41] "thank you." First, they thanked their rescuers, and only
[00:13:45] then talked to us. During aerial monitoring of forest fires, visibility
[00:13:48] suddenly disappeared in the fog, the plane landed on a rock. These
[00:13:52] photos show that the impact was softened by trees. The tracker
[00:13:55] stopped sending a signal, so no one knew where to look for the crashed
[00:13:58] plane. The crew was immediately taken to the Bodaibo district hospital, where doctors
[00:14:02] examined the pilots. They did not have serious injuries. Pavel
[00:14:06] Marchukov, Eduard Chuzhiy, Vesti Irkutsk
[00:14:08] region. This is Vesti, here's what's next in our
[00:14:12] program. Steel main lines of Victory.
[00:14:15] The confident path of Russian railway troops. Today is their
[00:14:18] anniversary. Watermelons - a beautiful report from
[00:14:22] Volgograd, where it's harvest time now. Not only after
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[00:14:26] wait for it.
[00:14:30] Back then, it truly seemed like something incredible. Bombs on
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[00:14:39] heroes. We understood that if we gave up the airport, we would give up
[00:14:43] Donetsk. And for Donetsk airport, we already
[00:14:46] clashed seriously, terribly.
[00:14:49] Freedom, homeland, faith, family must always be defended.
[00:14:53] So we took up arms and...
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[00:19:43] More than a thousand representatives of Russia and Kyrgyzstan gathered today at
[00:19:47] Issyk-Kul, where an interregional conference is taking place. Vladimir
[00:19:50] Putin has already addressed the participants. The President emphasized that Moscow and
[00:19:53] Bishkek closely cooperate in the humanitarian sphere, education,
[00:19:57] science, culture, and sports. Coordinated efforts of governments
[00:20:01] and businesses have made it possible to build a solid economic base for bilateral
[00:20:04] cooperation. The range of topics
[00:20:08] of the forum and conference is wide and diverse, this
[00:20:12] includes deepening trade, investment, and industrial cooperation,
[00:20:16] cooperation in agriculture, transport,
[00:20:19] digitalization, and tourism. Russia
[00:20:23] takes an active part in the development of Kyrgyzstan's
[00:20:26] energy infrastructure and the creation of new generation facilities. In
[00:20:30] the current year, we plan to launch into operation a solar
[00:20:33] power plant with a capacity of 300 megawatts in the east
[00:20:38] of the country, preparations are underway for the construction
[00:20:40] of a modern wind power plant
[00:20:43] in the same region. Russia and Kyrgyzstan are closely
[00:20:47] cooperating in the humanitarian
[00:20:50] sphere. We continue the construction in Kyrgyzstan of nine schools with
[00:20:54] instruction in Russian, and also the campus of the Slavic
[00:20:58] University in Bishkek. In general, Russia and
[00:21:01] Kyrgyzstan have the widest prospects for mutually beneficial
[00:21:04] cooperation. And I am convinced that acting
[00:21:08] further together as partners, Russian and Kyrgyz business
[00:21:12] circles and regions will continue to contribute
[00:21:15] in every possible way to ensuring the economic growth of our countries
[00:21:18] and the social well-being of our citizens.
[00:21:21] Steel from 1851,
[00:21:24] that is the official motto of the railway troops of the armed forces
[00:21:28] of Russia. Today, active representatives and veterans of these units
[00:21:31] celebrate a round date - 175 years since their
[00:21:34] creation. For the anniversary of this special branch of troops, the Ministry
[00:21:38] of Defense presented the project "Steel Main Lines of Victory," based on
[00:21:42] declassified documents from the central archive. The exhibition
[00:21:45] included the first orders and directives from the time of the Great Patriotic War, award
[00:21:49] materials, and... photographs of track schemes.
[00:21:52] Warrior railway workers have always participated in armed
[00:21:56] conflicts, providing forward positions with everything necessary:
[00:21:59] equipment, ammunition, and provisions. They make a great
[00:22:02] contribution to the special operation zone. How
[00:22:05] railway troops operate at the front today - military
[00:22:09] correspondent Grigory Vdovin found out.
[00:22:12] This is a crutch, this is a crutch hammer. They are used
[00:22:16] for assembling a sleeper grid.
[00:22:20] all 150 years, all 150 years, yes, come on,
[00:22:23] how many blows do you need to hit, well, usually three, but I won't hit it in three,
[00:22:26] to hit it in three blows, albeit with some
[00:22:30] nuances, it works out. The railway
[00:22:34] troops this year are celebrating, strictly speaking, not
[00:22:37] 150, but 175 years. Everything is as always,
[00:22:41] rails-rails, sleepers-sleepers, and also in conditions
[00:22:44] of combat operations, the railway legacy from
[00:22:47] Ukraine remained quite...
[00:23:00] and worn out to such an extent that they cannot be used; nothing has been repaired here, effectively since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and it is precisely here
[00:23:03] that a comprehensive military, railway approach is very necessary.
[00:23:07] This path is being revived by the guys from the combined restoration
[00:23:10] railway battalion of the "Center" group of forces, and passing
[00:23:14] train drivers, of course, welcome the work of the military
[00:23:18] with a festive congratulatory honk.
[00:23:23] After all, they also cover their work. Here are shots of how
[00:23:26] the railway soldiers shoot down one of the most harmful enemy drones
[00:23:30] to date, the
[00:23:32] Hornet.
[00:23:35] In addition, sapper railwaymen daily check hundreds
[00:23:38] of kilometers of tracks and sidings in the SMO zone, using
[00:23:42] drones and, as they say, on foot in special equipment, because
[00:23:45] anything can appear here and in any way.
[00:23:49] And... In the most dangerous sections of the SMO,
[00:23:52] railway builders are already on stream, building network
[00:23:55] tunnels that turn death roads into corridors of life.
[00:23:59] Structurally, all this is not as simple as it seems, and here
[00:24:03] a thorough approach, almost two centuries of Russian
[00:24:06] engineering school with iron traditions, are needed more
[00:24:10] than ever.
[00:24:14] But their main task is, of course, the rails and to ensure that everything is on
[00:24:17] schedule, especially in the SMO zone. Despite everything,
[00:24:21] we can carry out track repairs of any
[00:24:24] complexity. How soon can a steam locomotive
[00:24:28] pass here? A steam locomotive can pass here in
[00:24:31] half an hour. Airplanes? No, no, only railways, that's our
[00:24:35] everything. Our interlocutor came to the railway troops after
[00:24:38] a civilian railway institute and a military department,
[00:24:42] and now, with the stars of a senior lieutenant, he successfully commands his
[00:24:45] platoon. Let's get
[00:24:46] connected!
[00:24:52] You have fire, the dive has begun, and you finish it
[00:24:55] here, understood? Well, of course, a railwayman is a warrior, he is first and foremost a warrior, he
[00:24:59] must be prepared for modern combat operations no
[00:25:03] less than for changing sleepers. We are preparing the first
[00:25:06] gift, after throwing the first grenade, we immediately go down to
[00:25:10] cover, we immediately prepare the second
[00:25:12] gift.
[00:25:15] To the personnel, I want to wish them, first and foremost, strong
[00:25:19] health.
[00:26:02] closed a potentially dangerous area for civilian ships and
[00:26:05] aviation.
[00:26:07] Issues of interaction between the fleets of Russia and Brazil for
[00:26:11] security in the world ocean and cooperation in the field of education and science
[00:26:14] are at the center of attention today in Rio de Janeiro, where Nikolai
[00:26:18] Patrushev arrived. The President's aide visited the main
[00:26:21] shipbuilding and ship repair complex of the republic called
[00:26:25] Arsenal, where the Russian delegation assessed the possibilities for
[00:26:28] cooperation between the two countries. In particular, Moscow is ready to share experience
[00:26:31] in the project.
[00:26:59] tests of the Inguri HPP power units. The tests
[00:27:02] were to establish the cause of previous emergency shutdowns
[00:27:05] on July 24 and 25, resulting in a new
[00:27:09] blackout. Extreme heat and drought in Europe
[00:27:13] are hitting the economy and forcing a reduction in electricity consumption.
[00:27:16] Thermometer readings are approaching 40 degrees. The water
[00:27:20] level in major rivers is decreasing. In Germany,
[00:27:23] the shallowing of the Rhine could lead to inflation, it's a key
[00:27:27] route for transporting grain and gasoline. In Slovakia, large
[00:27:30] ships cannot pass along the Danube. Sections of the rocky bottom are already visible,
[00:27:34] residents of Bratislava can walk through the shallows. Neighboring
[00:27:38] Hungary has introduced restrictions on light consumption. The Paks
[00:27:42] nuclear power plant is close to shutting down. Signs and night lighting
[00:27:45] have been turned off, employees have been transferred to remote work. And
[00:27:49] the Moldovan authorities are urging residents to save water. The Dniester level
[00:27:52] is below normal levels. The republic has switched to
[00:27:55] using strategic water
[00:27:57] reserves.
[00:28:00] In the southern regions of Russia, the watermelon harvest is in full swing.
[00:28:03] Heavy trucks deliver sweet and juicy berries across the
[00:28:06] country, but before they reach store shelves or
[00:28:10] fair stalls, watermelons must undergo strict selection.
[00:28:14] Which varieties are already ripe, and which will appear on the shelves later, found out
[00:28:18] Maxim Akhmetov. The variety you mentioned, the variety
[00:28:21] is early,
[00:28:24] delicate. The symbol of summer, the watermelon loved by all, is already
[00:28:28] being harvested by Volgograd melon growers. Here's
[00:28:38] varieties, juicy, sweet, and perfectly quenching thirst on a
[00:28:41] hot day. We're trying it with the whole
[00:28:57] accepts harvests not only from Volgograd melon fields, but also
[00:29:00] sugar watermelons from Astrakhan region. In essence, these two neighboring
[00:29:04] regions have long been among the leaders in growing this
[00:29:07] juicy giant
[00:29:09] berry.
[00:29:18] flat green blanket. In diverse varieties grow here.TELEVISION NEWS TRANSCRIPT:
[00:29:22] different watermelon hybrids, differing not only in taste and
[00:29:26] color, but in other characteristics. For example,
[00:29:29] Karistan is one of the most transportable. These are varieties.
[00:29:36] That is, it's a variety that is in demand due to its transportable characteristics, you can transport it to the Urals, and Siberia,
[00:29:40] it's very unpretentious, and its taste is also not bad, and this
[00:29:44] is a hybrid called Bedouin, sugary and tasty, but it's unlikely to reach
[00:29:48] Siberian cities, they start harvesting watermelons
[00:29:51] from 5 am, before it gets too hot, to
[00:29:55] load such a twenty-ton truck,
[00:29:58] it will take about 2 and a half hours.
[00:30:02] Huge trucks kick up dust on the steppe roads, people come here to the Bakcha of Trans-Volga region
[00:30:06] for watermelons from almost all over the country. Where will you take
[00:30:10] the watermelons? Saint Petersburg?
[00:30:13] And then Volgograd and Astrakhan watermelons can be found in
[00:30:16] many chain stores, but to get on their shelves, you need
[00:30:20] to pass a real selection process. Well, now both the caliber and the taste, everything must
[00:30:24] pass. Mhm, that is, it must be sweet, and also look beautiful
[00:30:27] externally. Well, yes, that's the requirement. Following the early varieties,
[00:30:31] by the end of August, dry-farmed watermelons, grown
[00:30:35] without artificial irrigation, are considered even more
[00:30:38] sweet. Maxim Akhmetov, Dmitry Shutos and Dmitry Belyansky.
[00:30:42] Vesti Volgograd region. Next are your
[00:30:45] regional news, and we will continue with the residents of Moscow and the region.