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[00:01:07] Today is the final day of elections. Russia is determining the composition of the State Duma
[00:01:11] plus regional and municipal levels. According to
[00:01:14] the Central Election Commission, voter turnout exceeded
[00:01:17] 45%. The electronic voting format is available in
[00:01:20] 33 regions, more than 6 million Russians have already voted
[00:01:24] online. According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, almost 27
[00:01:28] people have cast their votes at polling stations abroad.
[00:01:42] Georgy, good morning, I will cast my vote right after the live broadcast, but for now
[00:01:46] I want to tell you that in Novosibirsk, the final day of voting is already
[00:01:49] in full swing, and I would like to note the variety
[00:01:53] of polling stations. For example, we are in a
[00:01:56] polling station located on the territory of the Meshalkino clinic, which is one of...
[00:02:30] a polling station was created
[00:02:30] here,
[00:02:35] and what else is important to note is that patients don't even have to come down
[00:02:39] here to the Polyclinic; they can cast their vote right in their wards, where
[00:02:43] election commission staff come, give them ballots
[00:02:46] and then collect them back, so that patients with limited mobility, for example,
[00:02:50] don't have to come
[00:02:52] here.
[00:02:55] I really liked it, I'm very glad that
[00:02:59] out of...
[00:03:30] a thousand polling stations, all of them are located
[00:03:33] in completely different organizations,
[00:03:36] precisely so that it is convenient for people to cast their vote, maybe
[00:03:39] someone is currently on a business trip somewhere, someone is currently at work
[00:03:43] at some stadium, and that's
[00:03:46] precisely why we currently have quite good turnout, especially if
[00:03:50] we talk about remote voting, which 82%
[00:03:53] of voters have already used. Georgy, I'm handing over to
[00:03:56] you. Yes, thanks for the voting process in the Novosibirsk region, if.
[00:04:16] Explosions rocked the Kiev region last night, in Boyarka, the warehouses of the Vensk factory, where
[00:04:19] weapons were stored, were hit, and additionally, hangars with military cargo in Konotop,
[00:04:23] Sumy region, and a bridge in the area of Kamyshevakha, Zaporizhzhia region, which
[00:04:27] was used. Air raid alerts were
[00:04:30] declared in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and other
[00:04:34] regions. I will note that Russian military exclusively target objects
[00:04:38] associated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And, as previously stated by the Ministry of Defense, this is a response
[00:04:41] to terrorist attacks by Kyiv on our civilian
[00:04:45] infrastructure.
[00:04:48] In the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, where units of the "Sever" grouping
[00:04:51] are expanding the security zone of the Russian borders, the logistics
[00:04:54] of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit. The enemy's movement routes were detected by our reconnaissance
[00:04:58] drones, Orlan-10.
[00:05:00] 10.
[00:05:03] In the Dobropol direction, units of the "Center" grouping are operating.
[00:05:06] Russian military are preparing to storm the powerful fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
[00:05:10] The movement of ground robotic systems, which
[00:05:13] the enemy uses to deliver food and ammunition, was detected there.
[00:05:17] The equipment
[00:05:17] was eliminated.
[00:05:21] The North Atlantic Alliance is ready for a possible conflict on the eastern
[00:05:25] flank, stated the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee,
[00:05:29] Admiral Giuseppe Drago. At a press conference after the meeting
[00:05:33] in Copenhagen, he noted: "There are 400-page plans." He claims
[00:05:36] that it is exclusively about certain deterrence
[00:05:39] measures.
[00:05:44] The State Department and the US Embassy in the Middle East warned Americans
[00:05:48] about a possible increase in tension in the region. The day before, Saudi Arabia
[00:05:51] struck Yemen after the Houthis attacked Riyadh airport and
[00:05:55] oil facilities. Meanwhile, Iran sent a proposal to the US
[00:05:59] on how to stop hostilities on all
[00:06:01] fronts. Ruslan Sleptsov
[00:06:04] will continue the topic.
[00:06:06] Urgent warnings were published by American embassies in
[00:06:10] nine countries of the region at once. The list includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
[00:06:14] Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain. US citizens
[00:06:17] were notified that due to the ongoing conflict
[00:06:20] between Riyadh and the Ansar Allah movement. Houthi targets
[00:06:24] could include American diplomatic missions, as well as
[00:06:27] civilian airports and energy infrastructure.
[00:06:31] Tourists were urged to cancel their trips if possible. Against
[00:06:34] this backdrop, Donald Trump, after a meeting with the military at his
[00:06:37] residence in Camp David, cancelled all events scheduled for
[00:06:41] today and returned to the White
[00:06:44] House early. As I said last night, I was informed that
[00:06:48] the meeting with the President at Camp David was devoted
[00:06:51] to discussing and considering options for strikes on Yemen. Today
[00:06:54] the US Embassy in the Middle East, which will likely
[00:06:58] be targets of retaliatory strikes, issued
[00:07:00] a warning. Perhaps Saudi Arabia finally convinced
[00:07:04] Trump to join the military campaign against the Houthis. Before that,
[00:07:08] Riyadh had already made several attempts to persuade the American
[00:07:12] president, but apart from sending military advisors, he achieved
[00:07:15] nothing. The kingdoms of Syria, Egypt, and Britain refused to help,
[00:07:19] and even partners in the so-called Mican pact, Pakistan and
[00:07:22] Turkey, stayed on the sidelines, citing that the
[00:07:26] military alliance only acts in case of a direct invasion by the Ansar
[00:07:30] Allah movement into the territory of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh
[00:07:33] also sought mediation from Beijing for China to persuade
[00:07:36] Iran to moderate the Houthis' claims. And it seems that
[00:07:40] this actually worked. Tehran on Saturday evening... made a proposal
[00:07:43] to the US to cease hostilities on all fronts, including
[00:07:46] between the Saudis and the Ansar Allah movement. For
[00:07:50] the start of direct negotiations with Washington, Tehran put forward seven
[00:07:53] conditions, among them the lifting of the naval blockade and the unfreezing
[00:07:57] of Iranian assets. The international reaction is purely
[00:08:00] positive. The conflict, due to its economic and logistical
[00:08:03] consequences, has long since extended beyond the region.
[00:08:05] региона.
[00:08:44] On his True Social page, he announced the creation
[00:08:47] of AI forces in the USA, comparing them to the Space
[00:08:51] Force, which he himself organized in 2019.
[00:08:54] He promised to name the head of this unit
[00:08:57] in the near future, and also expressed confidence that AI would account
[00:09:01] for up to a quarter of US GDP. However,
[00:09:04] Middle Eastern themes were present here too. Bloomberg
[00:09:08] agency learned that it was due to an AI error that
[00:09:11] on a school in Minab, Iran, which resulted in
[00:09:15] the deaths of 180 people, including children. The Pentagon, during
[00:09:19] preparations for bombings, used an intelligence
[00:09:22] platform from the company Palantir. It is designed
[00:09:26] for automatic object recognition from satellite images. Due to
[00:09:30] the large number of planned targets, American military
[00:09:33] analysts simply did not have enough time to verify and update
[00:09:36] the data. In addition, as CNN reported, due to
[00:09:40] a report written by artificial intelligence, Americans almost
[00:09:43] attacked a Chinese vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, thinking
[00:09:47] it was transporting components for Tehran's nuclear program.
[00:09:50] Ruslan Sleptsov,
[00:09:52] Vesti.
[00:09:54] In Germany, less than an hour remains until the start of the state elections in
[00:09:58] Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin. They could become
[00:10:01] a turning point for the ruling coalition and its leader Friedrich
[00:10:04] Merz. The CDU risks showing its worst result
[00:10:08] in history, and Merz could even lose the chancellor's
[00:10:10] chair.
[00:10:55] Shamanic ritual at the new bridge in Tuva, taiga all around, a summer
[00:10:58] cobalt sky. It's still warm during the day, but real
[00:11:02] autumn is already descending from the mountains. The weather will soon
[00:11:05] change, winds will blow, snowfalls and
[00:11:07] frosts will begin.
[00:11:13] Not only shamans participate in the ritual, but also builders, investors, authorities and
[00:11:17] local residents. Products from milk are placed in the sacrificial
[00:11:20] bonfire, as well as kurdyuk, many sweets and nuts. All this is
[00:11:24] loved. It is believed that shamans do not choose places
[00:11:28] for rituals by chance, and this place is one of them: the forest
[00:11:31] does not close in so thickly here, but nevertheless, it is clearly visible, as is the
[00:11:35] river and the bridge itself, above us is a blue
[00:11:39] sky. Shamans believe that by performing a ritual here, they will be able to
[00:11:42] invoke blessings from all spirits of the entire
[00:11:45] area. So that storm,
[00:11:49] rain, wind bypass the
[00:11:53] bridge, and the bridge served. and connected two banks, and not
[00:11:57] only two banks, but also the hearts of people. The banks were connected
[00:12:00] by Arial company, a bridge across the river Khamsara, a large tributary
[00:12:04] of the Great Yenisei, was built quickly in 8 months.
[00:12:08] The active phase started during
[00:12:11] the frosts, because it was very important for us
[00:12:14] to install the piles, to drill the wells, precisely during the cold
[00:12:18] season. The bridge consists of four spans,
[00:12:21] each 63 meters long. It was built by almost 200 people.
[00:12:25] Trucks are the first to test
[00:12:27] the new crossing.
[00:12:33] The investor is implementing not only industrial projects in the region, but
[00:12:37] also investing in the infrastructure of a remote area. In the
[00:12:40] Todzha district, almost 700 people live in six
[00:12:44] villages. The most remote is Irban, which is practically
[00:12:47] cut off from the other villages during the ice drift on the Khamsara
[00:12:50] River. In winter, yes, people
[00:12:54] are waiting for the ice to
[00:12:57] set, then they give
[00:13:00] the go-ahead, yes, when they arrive
[00:13:03] in summer by boat, it was also difficult.
[00:13:07] The ferry is still operating on the river, the crossing takes
[00:13:10] 5 minutes one way. Only a seasonal crossing always operated
[00:13:14] here; in winter, an ice crossing. To cross to the other bank, cars had
[00:13:18] to crawl right across the frozen Khamsara, and in summer,
[00:13:21] a ferry always operated. The length of the new bridge is 200...
[00:13:25] 56 meters, the permitted speed on it is 50 km/h,
[00:13:29] this is much faster than on the ferry. This
[00:13:32] is a test launch of the structure, for some time we will still have
[00:13:35] to be content with the ferry, work on improving the new
[00:13:39] crossing is ahead, but soon the passage over the bridge will be
[00:13:42] open. Anton Pasokhin, Ama Kular, Buyansundui,
[00:13:46] Vesti, Todzhinsky district.
[00:13:50] Well, now the news coming to the summer news agency with reference to
[00:13:53] the Ministry of Defense in...
[00:14:04] and also there in Kyiv, a data center was hit,
[00:14:07] which provided data storage, including intelligence data, as well as
[00:14:11] the functioning of network equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We
[00:14:15] are following the developments, and we will return to this topic. Meanwhile,
[00:14:19] a joint Russian-Chinese enterprise began operating in Birabidzhan, producing
[00:14:23] Китая, выпускать.
[00:14:55] today, what is happening is that the promise has been kept. For us,
[00:14:59] this is a very significant example of cooperation, an example to
[00:15:01] follow, and I am confident that other regions will follow
[00:15:05] such an example of cooperation between the two countries. In addition, the opening
[00:15:08] of the enterprise proves that partnership ties are strengthening, and cooperation with
[00:15:12] China, which we have been deepening for many years, is bearing fruit, both
[00:15:16] in the cultural and social, and in the industrial spheres. The consequence
[00:15:19] of this is the development of trade; last year,
[00:15:22] mutual trade reached three.
[00:15:40] cars per year. Currently, it produces motorcycles, ATVs, and road
[00:15:44] equipment. For now, parts are delivered from China, and assembled
[00:15:48] at the enterprise in Birabidzhan. Next year, we want to build another
[00:15:52] metal processing workshop, then there will be full-cycle production
[00:15:55] here, and only engines will be brought from China. Another of
[00:15:59] the upcoming stages of the enterprise's development is the production
[00:16:01] of agricultural machinery. The products are manufactured to meet the needs of the residents
[00:16:05] of the Jewish Autonomous Region. We didn't have such
[00:16:08] equipment in this region, but we have already tested it, and as far as I
[00:16:11] understand, it has proven its high efficiency, which is
[00:16:15] why we are now starting to produce it
[00:16:18] here in the Jewish Autonomous Region. The implementation of the
[00:16:21] machine-building plant project contributes to the creation of new jobs
[00:16:25] and opportunities for development. Diana Skorik, Oleg Gritsenko, Vesti
[00:29:44] a diamond-cutting cluster is being created. Future specialists for this
[00:29:48] industry are being trained here in the republic. A report
[00:29:51] by Inna Udovkina
[00:29:55] on the skillful
[00:29:55] cutting of personnel and precious
[00:30:00] With a steady hand and a keen eye, transforms a transparent stone into
[00:30:04] a Yakutian diamond. Fourth-year student Lilia Kuznetsova
[00:30:07] continues a family tradition: her grandmother, mother, and sister
[00:30:11] work in the jewelry industry. The girl knows for sure that cutting
[00:30:15] is a whole art. We always
[00:30:17] control the angle, we always control
[00:30:20] the girdle, so that our stones are
[00:30:23] flawless. Each design for
[00:30:26] a stone is made individually, not only by us, but also by
[00:30:30] nature. In the laboratory at the base of the Physics
[00:30:33] and Technology Institute, future specialists in the diamond industry are trained.
[00:30:37] Students are taught not only cutting, but also the entire production process. Our
[00:30:41] students are future engineers of the grinding
[00:30:43] production, that is, they, during
[00:30:47] their studies, must know, first of all, of course,
[00:30:50] about diamonds from beginning to end. The goal
[00:30:54] is for them to learn to be people
[00:30:57] who understand this. The educational process is built on
[00:31:01] real production. With the support of Komdrak-Metal, the largest
[00:31:04] diamond producer in Yakutia. Everything necessary
[00:31:08] is available: modern machines, equipment, raw materials. In the hands
[00:31:11] of students is not just a training sample, they work with real
[00:31:15] diamonds, turning them into sparkling brilliants. In training,
[00:31:18] it is important not only to give the mineral many
[00:31:22] facets, but also to know it down to the smallest detail. But
[00:31:25] before proceeding to the cutting, the stone is carefully studied.
[00:31:29] We determine the habit of the diamond, this is
[00:31:32] the shape of the diamond, it turns out, our given
[00:31:35] diamond has an octahedron
[00:31:38] shape. In Yakutia, over
[00:31:41] 90% of Russian diamonds are mined. Interest in this industry
[00:31:45] extends far beyond the region. Students from
[00:31:48] Cameroon are mastering the Yakutian school of diamond cutting; for them, this is an opportunity
[00:31:52] to gain unique experience and apply it in their
[00:31:55] homeland. I chose this direction because
[00:31:59] Yakutia is one of the leading regions in the diamond
[00:32:01] industry.
[00:32:05] The demand for such specialists will only grow. In Yakutia, by decree
[00:32:09] of the Russian president, a diamond-cutting cluster is being created. It
[00:32:12] will help develop the processing stones.
[00:32:45] in the profession. Inna Udovkina, Vasily Solovyov,
[00:32:49] Vesti Yakutsk.
[00:32:52] Next, a special report by Anastasia Ovsyuk, about the work of the Front-line Creative
[00:32:56] Brigade in the special operation zone.
[00:33:21] There is no stage, no spotlights, no curtain, only
[00:33:25] music.
[00:33:35] Every day, artists come to a new unit, unpack equipment,
[00:33:38] tune instruments, short breaks to regain strength, and then back into
[00:33:42] battle.
[00:34:21] The artists walk through the wards, and then organize a general concert in the
[00:34:25] corridors. Many listeners cannot get out of bed
[00:34:29] after injuries. Even a few minutes of conversation are not
[00:34:32] easy for them.
[00:34:39] For artists, such performances are always a difficult conversation. Here,
[00:34:43] you don't just need to go out and perform a number,
[00:34:45] but to choose words that will help at least for a short time to distract from the
[00:34:48] pain. There were very seriously injured guys, and
[00:34:51] mothers were standing nearby, supporting
[00:34:55] their sons. They even allowed some mothers and
[00:34:58] wives to be right next to the cots, cot to cot,
[00:35:01] I was really at a loss how to start, how
[00:35:04] you won't start, "you are welcomed by," yes, like when you are at the training ground,
[00:35:08] when you are in dugouts, you see burning eyes, but here the guys are lying and don't
[00:35:11] know and are afraid. Friends, our front-line creative...
[00:35:16] For the fourth year, it has been traveling along the fronts of the special operation.
[00:35:19] The concert is hosted by Evgeny Pavlov, a professional actor, served in the
[00:35:22] Moscow Sovremennik Theater, starred in TV series. Here, he had to
[00:35:26] leave his big roles. Now his stage
[00:35:29] is a training ground, a hospital, a dugout. Almost every
[00:35:33] concert he starts the same way, with a smile and
[00:35:36] kind words. Well, yes, we will return with victory. Well,
[00:35:39] this must definitely instill in our guys, we need to talk about
[00:35:43] this, mother at home.