A woman stands in front of the police cordon near the government building during a protest demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan amid the recent escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, in Yerevan, Armenia. Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said on September 19 that Baku had launched local "anti-terrorist activities" in Nagorno-Karabakh to "restore the constitutional order" after four soldiers and two civilians died there in landmine explosions.20.09.2023#8521314
Smoke rises after shelling on the outskirts of Stepanakert, the capital of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said on September 19 that Baku had launched local "anti-terrorist activities" in Nagorno-Karabakh to "restore the constitutional order" after four soldiers and two civilians died there in landmine explosions.19.09.2023#8520438
Emergency specialists work inside an apartment block damaged following a suspected gas explosion in the city of Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia. Three people died and four others were injured as a result of a gas explosion in a nine-story residential building in Moscow region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Services said on September 20. The explosion occurred on the fourth floor of the building. The third and the fourth floors collapsed.20.09.2023#8521059
Artists of Vuyani Dance Theatre perform in the production Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero staged by South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma during the 16th Chekhov International Theatre Festival at the Mossovet Theatre in Moscow, Russia.19.09.2023#8520873
A serviceman of an Air Assault Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces takes part in a combat coordination exercise at a training ground, in the course of Russia's Military Operation in Ukraine, in Luhansk People's Republic, Russia.20.09.2023#8521341
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, right, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi greet each other before the start of Russian-Chinese consultations on strategic security, in Moscow, Russia.19.09.2023#8520262
Combines harvest wheat in a field owned by the "Yarkovskoye" farming company in Novosibirsk region, Russia.19.09.2023#8520352
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Moscow Mayor-elect Sergei Sobyanin attend an inauguration ceremony at the Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia.18.09.2023#8520098
Ice dancers Sofia Leontieva and Daniil Gorelkin perform their free dance during preseason test skates of the Russian national figure skating team at the Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia.17.09.2023#8519394
Northern lights, also called Aurora Borealis, is seen in the sky over the Solovetsky Monastery on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island of the Solovetsky archipelago in Arkhangelsk region, Russia.14.09.2023#8519722
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a woman evacuated from one of districts of the Nagorno-Karabakh is treated at the location of the Russian peacekeeping contingent amid the recent escalation in the region, in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Since the start of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated as many as 5,000 civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran districts. All evacuees are being provided with resting places and hot meals, and Russian military medics are providing them with medical treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 21. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.21.09.2023#8521664
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, civilians evacuated from districts of the Nagorno-Karabakh arrive at the location of the Russian peacekeeping contingent amid the recent escalation in the region, in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Since the start of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated as many as 5,000 civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran districts. All evacuees are being provided with resting places and hot meals, and Russian military medics are providing them with medical treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 21. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.21.09.2023#8521660
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, civilians evacuated from districts of the Nagorno-Karabakh arrive at the location of the Russian peacekeeping contingent amid the recent escalation in the region, in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Since the start of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated as many as 5,000 civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran districts. All evacuees are being provided with resting places and hot meals, and Russian military medics are providing them with medical treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 21. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.21.09.2023#8521659
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, civilians evacuated from districts of the Nagorno-Karabakh arrive at the location of the Russian peacekeeping contingent amid the recent escalation in the region, in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Since the start of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated as many as 5,000 civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran districts. All evacuees are being provided with resting places and hot meals, and Russian military medics are providing them with medical treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 21. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.21.09.2023#8521658
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, civilians evacuated from districts of the Nagorno-Karabakh arrive at the location of the Russian peacekeeping contingent amid the recent escalation in the region, in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Since the start of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated as many as 5,000 civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran districts. All evacuees are being provided with resting places and hot meals, and Russian military medics are providing them with medical treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 21. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.21.09.2023#8521657
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, civilians evacuated from districts of the Nagorno-Karabakh arrive at the location of the Russian peacekeeping contingent amid the recent escalation in the region, in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan. Since the start of active hostilities, Russian peacekeepers have evacuated as many as 5,000 civilians from the Mardakert, Martuni and Askeran districts. All evacuees are being provided with resting places and hot meals, and Russian military medics are providing them with medical treatment, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 21. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.21.09.2023#8521656
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a State Council Presidium meeting on development of labour market, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov, is at right.21.09.2023#8522127
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a State Council Presidium meeting on development of labour market, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. Labour and Social Protection Minister Anton Kotyakov, is at left.21.09.2023#8522093
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.21.09.2023#8522057
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.21.09.2023#8522048
Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.21.09.2023#8522054
Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.21.09.2023#8522051
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with winners of the High Tech Championship at the innovative scientific-technological centre "Intelligent Electronics - Valdai", in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.21.09.2023#8522088
