Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Andrei Serdyukov delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) military drills in the Pobedy (Victory) Square, in Vitebsk, Belarus. Three CSTO drills, codenamed Interaction 2025, Search 2025 and Echelon 2025, began in Belarus on August 31. Interaction 2025 will drill a joint response by Collective Rapid Reaction Forces to a crisis situation in a CSTO member state. Search 2025 aims to optimize cooperation between reconnaissance forces, while Echelon 2025 involves logistic support forces.31.08.2025#8992361
Chief of the General Staff of the Belarusian Armed Forces Pavel Muraveiko delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) military drills in the Pobedy (Victory) Square, in Vitebsk, Belarus. Three CSTO drills, codenamed Interaction 2025, Search 2025 and Echelon 2025, began in Belarus on August 31. Interaction 2025 will drill a joint response by Collective Rapid Reaction Forces to a crisis situation in a CSTO member state. Search 2025 aims to optimize cooperation between reconnaissance forces, while Echelon 2025 involves logistic support forces.31.08.2025#8992353
Belarusian guards of honour and officials lay flowers to the wartime memorial complex honoring the city's liberators during the opening ceremony of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) military drills in the Pobedy (Victory) Square, in Vitebsk, Belarus. Three CSTO drills, codenamed Interaction 2025, Search 2025 and Echelon 2025, began in Belarus on August 31. Interaction 2025 will drill a joint response by Collective Rapid Reaction Forces to a crisis situation in a CSTO member state. Search 2025 aims to optimize cooperation between reconnaissance forces, while Echelon 2025 involves logistic support forces.31.08.2025#8992344
Belarusian guards of honour and officials lay flowers to the wartime memorial complex honoring the city's liberators during the opening ceremony of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) military drills in the Pobedy (Victory) Square, in Vitebsk, Belarus. Three CSTO drills, codenamed Interaction 2025, Search 2025 and Echelon 2025, began in Belarus on August 31. Interaction 2025 will drill a joint response by Collective Rapid Reaction Forces to a crisis situation in a CSTO member state. Search 2025 aims to optimize cooperation between reconnaissance forces, while Echelon 2025 involves logistic support forces.31.08.2025#8992343
A visitor attends the 2025 Archstoyanie International Festival of Landscape Objects at Nikola-Lenivets Art Park, in Kaluga Region, Russia.25.07.2025#8971804
A visitor attends the 2025 Archstoyanie International Festival of Landscape Objects at Nikola-Lenivets Art Park, in Kaluga Region, Russia.25.07.2025#8971807
Visitors attend the 2025 Archstoyanie International Festival of Landscape Objects at Nikola-Lenivets Art Park, in Kaluga Region, Russia.25.07.2025#8971805
Orthodox believers attend a service on the Holy Trinity Day at the Church of the Holy Prophet Elijah in Lokti village, Novosibirsk Region, Russia.08.06.2025#8941288
Supporters of the Russian Communist Party (KPRF) lay flowers during a May Day rally, in Moscow, Russia.01.05.2025#8914697
Supporters of the Russian Communist Party (KPRF) lay flowers during a May Day rally, in Moscow, Russia.01.05.2025#8914683
People walk in Stoleshnikov Lane decorated for the upcoming New Year and Christmas season in Moscow, Russia.28.12.2024#8837503
People lay flowers at the Gorod Angelov (City of Angels) memorial cemetery, where victims of the deadly school siege are buried, on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy in the town of Beslan, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. On September 1, 2004, more than 30 armed terrorists took hundreds of hostages at School No. 1 in Beslan during celebrations marking the start of the school year. As a result of the three-day siege, 334 people were killed, including 186 children.03.09.2024#8755872
A girl wearing a wreath of apples attends the celebration of the Transfiguration of Jesus in the village of Krasnovidovo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.17.08.2024#8745245
An elderly woman wearing a wreath of apples attends the celebration of the Transfiguration of Jesus in the village of Krasnovidovo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.17.08.2024#8745247
An elderly woman wearing a wreath of apples attends the celebration of the Transfiguration of Jesus in the village of Krasnovidovo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.17.08.2024#8745246
A visitor attends the 2024 Archstoyanie International Festival of Landscape Objects at Nikola-Lenivets Art Park, Kaluga Region, Russia.28.07.2024#8735709
A visitor attends a fire show during the 2024 Archstoyanie International Festival of Landscape Objects at Nikola-Lenivets Art Park, Kaluga Region, Russia.27.07.2024#8735720
People lay flowers during a ceremony to unveil a monument on the grave of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730205
People lay flowers during a ceremony to unveil a monument on the grave of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730197
People attend a ceremony to unveil a monument on the grave of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730188
Lyudmila Zhuravleva, mother of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, attends a ceremony to unveil a monument on his grave at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730190
Lyudmila Zhuravleva, mother of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, attends a ceremony to unveil a monument on his grave at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730196
Head of the Middle East and Africa editorial office of the Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group, military correspondent Mikhail Alaeddin, centre in the background, delivers a speech during a ceremony to unveil a monument on the grave of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730199
Head of the Middle East and Africa editorial office of the Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group, military correspondent Mikhail Alaeddin attends a ceremony to unveil a monument on the grave of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730198
Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Gornostayev attends a ceremony to unveil a monument on the grave of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730195
People attend a ceremony to unveil a monument on the grave of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730191
Lyudmila Zhuravleva, mother of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, attends a ceremony to unveil a monument on his grave at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730185
Lyudmila Zhuravleva, mother of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, who died during evacuation from injuries in the special military operation zone on July 22, 2023, attends a ceremony to unveil a monument on his grave at Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg, Russia.17.07.2024#8730186
The International RUSSIA EXPO Forum and Exhibition. Russia Has No Borders concert to mark the closure of the exhibition.06.07.2024#8724045600x400 PXJPEG800x533 PXJPEG7454x4969 PXJPEG16 Mb
A participant of the traditional Belorussian Kupalye summer solstice folk festival is pictured at the open-air historical and architectural museum of the Archeology and Ethnography Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences near the Academic Town, in Novosibirsk, Russia.06.07.2024#8723634
A participant of the traditional Belorussian Kupalye summer solstice folk festival is pictured at the open-air historical and architectural museum of the Archeology and Ethnography Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences near the Academic Town, in Novosibirsk, Russia.06.07.2024#8723655
A view shows the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723715
A view shows the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723714
Servicemen take part in a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723695
Honour guards salute during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723685
Honour guards carry a wreath during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723699
Honour guards carry a wreath during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723707
Coffins are seen during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723698
Servicemen carry a coffin during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723693
Servicemen lower a coffin to a grave during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723708
Servicemen lower a coffin to a grave during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723686
Servicemen lower a coffin to a grave during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723711
An Orthodox priest prays during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723709
An Orthodox priest prays during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723712
An Orthodox priest prays during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723697
An Orthodox priest prays during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723687
Servicemen take part in a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723705
An Orthodox priest prays during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723689
Servicemen take part in a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723692
Servicemen take part in a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723691
Coffins are seen during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723694
Servicemen take part in a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723704
Coffins are seen during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723690
Servicemen take part in a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723700
Servicemen carry a coffin during a ceremony to rebury the remains of 20 unidentified Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation near the Donbass Nonhealing Wound Memorial, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia.06.07.2024#8723702
A visitor attends the Russian Folk Festival "Karavon-2024" in the village of Nikolskoye, Laishevsky district, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.26.05.2024#8692478
A man pays his respects at a memorial during commemorative events to honour the memory of the Crimean deportation victims, in Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russia. Since 1994, May 18 has been celebrated in Crimea as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Peoples of Crimea, in honour of the Russian Germans, Crimean Italians, Crimean Tatars, Armenians, Crimean Bulgarians and Soviet Greeks who were deported from Crimea in 1941-1944.18.05.2024#8686928
People lay flowers at a memorial during commemorative events to honour the memory of the Crimean deportation victims, in Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russia. Since 1994, May 18 has been celebrated in Crimea as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Peoples of Crimea, in honour of the Russian Germans, Crimean Italians, Crimean Tatars, Armenians, Crimean Bulgarians and Soviet Greeks who were deported from Crimea in 1941-1944.18.05.2024#8687480