In this handout video grab released by Russian Defence Ministry, Russian servicemen of the Vostok (East) Group of Forces hold a banner and national flag in a street of the city of Gulyaipole, amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in Zaporozhye region territory, that has accessed Russia. According to the commander of the Vostok (East) Group of Forces, Russian forces took control of the city on December 27.27.12.2025#9081403
In this handout photo released by United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Head of the Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) Dmitry Yadrov, centre left, and First Deputy Managing Director at Tupolev – Director of the Gorbunov Kazan Aircraft Plant Zufar Mirgalimov, centre right, pose during a ceremony awarding approval for a major design modification of the Tu-214 aircraft fitted with domestically produced systems and components at the Kazan Aviation Plant in Kazan, Russia's Republic of Tatarstan.27.12.2025#9081172
A woman places flowers by the poster for the Madame Rubinstein production at the Pushkin Drama Theatre, featuring actress Vera Alentova, in Moscow, Russia. Soviet and Russian actress Vera Alentova, best known for her starring role in the Oscar-winning film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears", has died at the age of 83 on December 25.25.12.2025#9080344
Law enforcement personnel work at the site of a car bomb attack that killed Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the Operational Training Department of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, in Moscow, Russia.22.12.2025#9077864
Supporters of the Russian Communist Party take part in a flower laying ceremony at Joseph Stalin's grave by the Kremlin Wall to mark the 146th birth anniversary of the Soviet leader in Moscow, Russia.21.12.2025#9077114
Ambulance vehicles and police cars are seen outside a school, where a schoolboy stabbed a security guard, sprayed pepper spray canister, and then stabbed a ten-year-old boy, who died from his wound, in the settlement of Gorki-2, Odintsovo district, Moscow region, Russia.16.12.2025#9072528
A view shows the Central road bridge, the fourth bridge in the city over the Ob river, which was opened for traffic on December 15, in Novosibirsk, Russia.15.12.2025#9072109
Children watch the Project 12700 Dmitry Lysov mine countermeasures vessel launching ceremony at the Sredne Nevsky Shipyards in St. Petersburg, Russia. The minesweeper was named after Dmitry Lysov, a Soviet captain-lieutenant and commander of the Northern Fleet minesweeper T-120, who died in 1944.05.12.2025#9064959
A cross at the grave of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, is pictured during a funeral ceremony at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061339
A view shows the building of an industrial enterprise damaged in a reported Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in Taganrog, Rostov region, Russia. Ukrainian air strikes killed one person and wounded three others in Taganrog, the city's mayor Svetlana Kambulova said on November 25.25.11.2025#9053864
In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and Chinese Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia attend a welcome ceremony before a meeting in Moscow, Russia.20.11.2025#9051051
A speaker speaks during the International Symposium in the BRICS–Europe Format at the Sirius Federal Territory, Krasnodar Region, Russia.15.11.2025#9046788
Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Director General Alexey Likhachev talks to the media following a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi in Kaliningrad, Russia.14.11.2025#9046294
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu and Omani Minister of the Royal Office Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani attend a meeting in Muscat, Oman.13.11.2025#9045636
Used imported cars from South Korea are parked at the port of Vladivostok, Russia. Imports of used cars from Japan and South Korea have increased by 1.5 times in the Far East due to changes in the calculating the recycling fee on passenger cars, which will take effect on December 1.09.11.2025#9042756
Azerbaijani Security Council Secretary Ramil Usubov, Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan, Belarusian Security Council Secretary Alexander Volfovich, Kazakh Security Council Secretary Gizat Nurdauletov, Kyrgyz Defence Minister Baktybek Bekbolotov, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, Tajik Security Council Secretary Yusuf Rahmon, Moldovan Parliament's lawmaker Bogdan Tirdea, Uzbek Security Council Secretary Viktor Makhmudov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary, Denis Trefilov and CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov pose for a family photo after the 13th annual meeting of Security Council secretaries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) members in Moscow, Russia.05.11.2025#9040308
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the People's Assembly House in Beijing, China.04.11.2025#9039641
In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a view shows the Khabarovsk nuclear submarine during its launching ceremony at the shipbuilding enterprise Production Association Sevmash in the port city of Severodvinsk, Russia. This submarine was specifically designed and built by Rubin Central Design Bureau of Marine Engineering to carry Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle with a nuclear power installation.01.11.2025#9038491
World leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose for a family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week in Gyeongju, South Korea.01.11.2025#9038032
