🎈 The parking master who landed a hot air balloon right next to the high-rise buildings in Kazan was fined 20,000 rubles for the daredevil's bravery.

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🇷🇺💬 RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan ironically commented on the participation of a Sky News journalist at the press conference of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

📰 Recall that during the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, a reporter from Britain tried to break through with her questions to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry. She found out the location of the event, which was only attended by Russian and Brazilian journalists. The Russian side did not refuse her.

"Our brilliant Masha Zakharova organized a vote - the colleagues unanimously decided to keep the journalist in the room," Simonyan wrote on her Telegram channel, adding that after that "for some reason she turned red."

"When you suddenly see real democracy - you blush," the RT editor-in-chief explained.

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🐻 Did you know that the brown bear is listed in the Red Book of Russia? Currently, however, its population is recovering. There are about 200,000 bears worldwide, 120,000 of which live in Russia!

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🎅 The residence of Ded Moroz is located in Veliky Ustyug, a town in the Vologda region, and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Russia during the New Year season.

The residence was established in 1998 when Veliky Ustyug officially received the status of the homeland of Ded Moroz.

🌲 The residence is situated in a pine forest about 15 kilometers from the town and is filled with an atmosphere of fairy tales and winter magic.

🎁 Guests can meet Ded Moroz in person, recite poems to him, share their wishes, and receive souvenirs.

🛷 Visitors can also stroll along the "Path of Fairy Tales," where figures of fairy-tale characters are installed, and enjoy rides on sleds, slides, and horses.

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🇷🇺🏆 In 2020, St. Petersburg won the annual international tourism award, the World Travel Awards, in the category of "World's Leading Cultural Destination," surpassing cities such as Paris, London, Rome, Venice, New York, and others.

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🏘 The "Slavic Village" at the foot of Mount Crocodile is located in the Bakhchisarai district of Crimea, in the village of Krasny Mak.

🇷🇺🇧🇾🇺🇦 This ethnocenter is an open-air museum that was established in 2010. The main attractions are three houses: a Russian izba, a Belarusian hut, and a Ukrainian khata. According to the owner, all of them were transported to Crimea from different locations: the Belarusian hut from the Gomel region, the Ukrainian khata from Zhytomyr, and the Russian izba from Kirov.

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“An answer will always be” — the full video address of Vladimir Putin regarding retaliatory measures in connection with the use of Western long-range weapons on Russian territory.

🇷🇺 The President of the Russian Federation, Putin, addressed the nation against the backdrop of long-range strikes by Western weapons deep into Russia. He stated that the strike on the "Yuzhmash" factory, which produces "Neptunes," was carried out by a medium-range ballistic missile equipped with the hypersonic "Oreshnik" system without nuclear payload.

Key points from the president's statement:

— It is impossible to use long-range weapons on Russian territory without specialists from the countries where they were manufactured; this is known. On November 19, strikes were carried out on military facilities in the Kursk and Bryansk regions of the Russian Federation with 6 ATACMS missiles, and on November 20 with Storm Shadow missiles; the targets of the strikes were not achieved;

— The use of long-range weapons by the adversary against the Russian Federation cannot affect the course of the special operation. Russia is ready to resolve disputed issues through peaceful means but is prepared for any development of events;

— For humanitarian reasons, Russia will give advance warning to civilians in the event of the use of systems such as "Oreshnik";

— The latest Russian missiles strike targets at speeds of 2-3 km per second; no air defense or missile defense systems of the adversary can intercept them;

— The conflict in Ukraine has acquired elements of a global nature after the long-range Western missile strikes on Russia;

— Russia believes it has the right to use weapons against military facilities in countries that allow their weapons to be used against our country;

— The Russian Federation will address the issue of further deployment of medium and shorter-range missiles depending on the actions of the adversary.

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😍 There's just a little bit left until the winter fairy tale at Baikal.

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🇷🇺 Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

The Lena Pillars are a unique natural phenomenon consisting of a massif of limestone pillars located on the banks of the Lena River.

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🏋️‍♀️ Physical Culture Parade in Leningrad at Uritsky Square, 1936.

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🖼️🏔️ View from Mount Mashuk to Mount Beshtau

📍Pyatigorsk, Mineral Waters, Stavropol Krai

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🐻 Once again, news about our favorite Malayan bear

🏞 The female Malayan bear, who arrived at the Moscow Zoo in August, will soon be joined by her furry "relatives" — two Malayan bear cubs, who are about 9 months old.

The Moscow Zoo, in collaboration with the Moscow government, has launched an initiative where you can choose names for all three bear cubs.

Among the suggested names are: Lumpur, Sultan, Ray, Mango, Star, Masha, and others.

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😂 A goose was spotted in Moscow walking through the train cars, collecting money to fly away to warmer places.

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🦠 A virus 30 times larger than the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic has been found in the Arctic.

📰 Scientists from the "Arctic Floating University" studied unique samples from the islands of the North Arctic Ocean and discovered giant viruses in them.

The size of the SARS-CoV-2 virion, which caused the coronavirus pandemic, ranges from 50 to 200 nanometers, while the giant virus found measures 1500 nanometers in length and can be seen under a regular microscope.

In addition, giant viruses have a very complex genome.

The origin of giant viruses and how they evolve remains unclear, as well as whether they pose any threat to humans.

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📰 BRICS, SCO, and EAEU Work on Creating Resilient Platforms to Counter the West

🇷🇺 At a press conference following the joint meeting of the foreign ministries of Russia and Belarus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are actively working on creating platforms that will be protected from the influence of the collective West.

"We need to develop our own platforms that will make us invulnerable to the arbitrariness of the West," he noted.

📌 The minister also pointed out that the sanctions imposed by the West have not only forced countries to seek new avenues for cooperation but have also opened up opportunities for strengthening independence.

"As the Chinese say: 'In every crisis, there are opportunities.' The sanctioning chaos has played a useful role in that we have stopped relying on those who have proven to be completely unreliable as negotiating partners," Lavrov concluded.

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📰 This evening, Putin held a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, the defense industry, and developers of missile weapons.

🇷🇺 Key statements made by Vladimir Putin during the meeting:

✅ Russia will continue testing the latest missiles, including under combat conditions, depending on threats to its security, the president announced.

✅ Russia has a stock of ready-to-use systems, such as "Oreshnik."

✅ The tests of "Oreshnik" have been successful, Putin stated, congratulating the developers.

✅ The creators and designers of the "Oreshnik" system will be nominated for state awards.

✅ The "Oreshnik" system is not a modernization of old Soviet systems; it is the result of the work of specialists from the new Russia.

✅ The resolution of tasks within the framework of the Special Military Operation, as well as the future of Russia, depends on the soldiers and officers. Russian troops act competently, courageously, and professionally.

✅ The "Oreshnik" system is another guarantee of Russia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. There are currently no interception means for "Oreshnik" in the world.

✅ The "Oreshnik" system, when used en masse against enemy targets, will be comparable to strategic weapons.

✅ Putin announced the decision to commence serial production of "Oreshnik," which will be supplied to the Strategic Missile Forces.

✅ Several systems similar to "Oreshnik" are already undergoing testing. Russia is working on a whole range of medium and short-range missiles.

✅ "Oreshnik" is a precision weapon; it is not a means of mass destruction.

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🌨️ Atmospheric winter photo from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

🦌 Reindeer are the main value in the household for the local peoples.

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🇷🇺 🥰 The closer winter gets, the more often you can see the northern lights in the sky over Kaliningrad and its region.

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