Former Donbas separatist commander Igor Strelkov, with reference to his own sources, reported the loss of numerous Russian soldiers in Syria.

On his page on the social network Vkontakte, Strelkov cited the evidence of several sources who have fought in Syria

Strelkov’s first source has fought as part of the Wagner private military company, and has recently returned from Syria.

“According to him, in the last week three people in his platoon were killed and many were wounded,” Strelkov states. …

On Tuesday, October 10, a speech was given by Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic, at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Members of the Ukrainian delegation said that he advised Ukraine to abandon the Crimea in exchange for compensation from Russia.

“The Czech president just insulted Ukraine at the PACE meeting in Strasbourg. In response to my question about the Crimea, he said that the Crimea was illegally annexed, but it is not necessary to …

Ilya Shablinskiy, a member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, admitted that Russia has effectively annexed and is controlling a part of the Donbas. Shablinsky made a statement to this effect in a broadcast of the “60 Minute” talk show on the Russian TV Channel “Russia 1”.

“These territories are controlled by our [Russian] armed forces. The ruble circulates, the territory is controlled by the Russian Federation, the leaders of these republics implement our …

Turkey has decided to tighten the criteria for the supply of Russian agricultural products, said Andrey Sizov, director of the SovEcon analytical center, Fontanka news website reports.

In his opinion, the restrictions could be related to the ban on the supply of tomatoes from Turkey.

“Yes, it's probably a matter of allowing Turkish tomatoes to enter the Russian market,” he said.

According to him, from now on, Russian companies will need to get invoices certified by Turkish officials.

“Now, …

Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine proposed a draft bill which proposes the introduction of a temporary restriction on Ukrainians travelling to Russia, as published on the parliament's website.

"Departure from Ukraine into the aggressor state is temporarily restricted to citizens who are civil servants (except for employees of diplomatic services, or in cases of departure with the purpose of urgent medical assistance or participation in the burial of a close relative)," the document …

The decision taken by the Russian Federation to suspend payment of membership dues to the budget of the Council of Europe jeopardizes the functioning of the organization, stated the Acting Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek.

"This decision jeopardizes the proper functioning of the Council of Europe," he stressed. "This contribution is an unconditional commitment by the Russian Federation," the minister added.

Zaorálek did not predict whether this …

The Kremlin said that members of the Normandy format and the US cannot provide a change in the situation in eastern Ukraine, as stated on October 9th at a briefing held by the Press Secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov.

"Changes ‘on the ground’ cannot be achieved by the efforts of the countries participating in the Normandy process or other countries, in particular the United States," Peskov said.

At the same time, the representative of the Kremlin said that the changes "on the …

The news agency Ruptly, a member of Russia Today (RT) removed a video about the "Putin burger" from its YouTube channel, Ruptly TV. The “Putin burger” was presented at the New York restaurant Lucy's Cantina Royale on the occasion of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday.

In the video, which was published on the channel on Friday, October 6, the restaurant waitress said that the burger with five cutlets was served with potatoes, sauce and salad and it weighed 1,952 grams, a reference to …