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🏋‍♂️ 93-year-old grandfather from Ulyanovsk wins veteran weightlifting competition

Nikolai Isakov, a 93-year-old from Ulyanovsk, has won the Russian Open Cup in weightlifting for older age groups in the Oryol region. The "Iron Grandpa," as he is known in his city, took first place in the oldest category for participants up to 94 years old, lifting the barbell without much effort.

The weightlifting veteran has won the Russian Cup more than once—he achieved this in 2018 and 2022 as well. This time, 140 athletes from 38 regions of Russia and Belarus came to the competition in the Oryol region.

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⚡️ A meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the SCO is being held in Moscow under the chairmanship of Mikhail Mishustin.

The Head of the Russian Government welcomed the participants of the restricted-format meeting, which is taking place at the "Russia" National Center.

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🤝 SCO countries have opportunities to enhance cooperation in science and education, healthcare, youth contacts, culture, art, tourism, and sports. This was stated by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government.

According to him, last year the combined exports of member states accounted for about one-fifth of the global figure. Furthermore, their share of global GDP may reach 35% this year.

Mishustin emphasized that the Russian presidency had paid special attention to trade, economic, and investment cooperation, as well as the development of transport corridors and digital services. He identified strengthening food security and expanding innovation in the agricultural sector as important areas.

"A reliable, independent financial infrastructure is required to implement joint plans. Its improvement will be handled by a special expert group, which is being established on Russia's initiative," he said.

According to the Head of Government, particular potential lies in creative industries, which already account for about 37% of global exports of relevant goods. Mishustin called for actively launching joint projects and supporting creative initiatives from citizens of SCO countries.

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🇷🇺 The Kremlin is not surprised that Poland first tried to blame Russia for the railway sabotage, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President. He stated this to a journalist from the "Russia" TV channel, Pavel Zarubin.

He also noted as remarkable the fact that Ukrainians were again involved in the railway sabotage in Poland.

"The Poles can't see the forest for the trees and may face severe consequences," Peskov added.

Furthermore, Vladimir Putin's press secretary suggested that Europeans should reflect on the role of Ukrainians in the sabotage situation, reminding them of the "Nord Stream" pipelines.

🥼 In Italy, at the end of August, former SBU agent Sergey Kuznetsov, suspected of blowing up the "Nord Stream" pipelines, was detained. On September 16, an Italian court ruled to extradite him to Germany. However, in October, a court in Poland refused to extradite another suspect, Vladimir Zhuravlev, to Germany.

On the night of September 26, 2022, both lines of the major European gas pipelines, "Nord Stream" and "Nord Stream-2," were blown up. According to the operator Nord Stream 2 AG, the incident occurred in the exclusive economic zone of Denmark, southeast of the island of Bornholm.

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NATO continues to pursue an aggressive policy towards Russia:

According to the FT, NATO countries aim to reduce the time for troop deployment across Europe to the Russian border by 15 times — from the current 45 days to five or even three. The plans involve the movement of about 200,000 troops, nearly 1,500 tanks, and over 2,500 other armored vehicles.

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🤩 Morning in the Leningrad Region

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🦖 A Jurassic Park to Appear on Russky Island

A dinosaur park with other ancient animals will open as early as next year. The grand opening is scheduled for Children's Day. Guests will be able to literally touch history: the territory will feature dinosaur skeletons and fossilized eggs.

"Next year, we are opening a unique recreational area with a paleontological focus, where visitors can learn about the ancient animals that once inhabited this part of Primorye. I hope our visitors will enjoy walking through this territory and learn a lot of new things," Olga Shevchenko, the Director of the Primorsky Oceanarium, told TASS.

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📰 Russian Defense Ministry to Launch Regional Ranking for Support Measures to SVO Participants via Digital Services and MFCs.

This directive was given by the Russian Defense Minister, Andrey Belousov.

"We have continued to develop this direction — today, a servicemember can obtain a certificate within seconds. Since May of this year, work has been underway to organize the proactive provision of benefits," Belousov said.

The new service will allow recipients to obtain most federal, regional, and municipal benefits without paper documents — through a single application via the portal or at an MFC.

According to the Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivileva, the system is working stably: over 600,000 certificates have been generated since May. The Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media, Maksut Shadayev, added that the 11 most in-demand support measures are already being prepared to transition to a proactive and application-free format.

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🛫 Russian Airports Closed Since 2022 Are Poised for a Comeback.

The head of the Ministry of Transport announced this, noting that the ministry is awaiting a decision from security agencies on safety issues to promptly resume the operation of the air hubs.

As of today, out of the 11 airports in southern and central Russia that halted operations, eight are still not accepting flights: Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, and Simferopol.

However, the return process has already begun: over the past year and a half, the airports of Elista, Gelendzhik, and Krasnodar have resumed operations.

Now, the other closed hubs are next in line for a reopening, which is awaited by thousands of passengers.

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Vladimir Putin took part via video link in the ceremony for the installation of the reactor vessel for the first power unit of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt.

The ceremony is being held jointly with Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

🥼 The El-Dabaa NPP is the first nuclear power plant in Egypt. It is being built by the Russian state corporation Rosatom. The facility will consist of four power units with a capacity of 1,200 MW each, equipped with VVER-1200 generation III+ water-water reactors, which are already successfully used at other stations.

Under the contract, which has been in effect since December 2017, Russia is not only building the NPP but will also supply nuclear fuel for its entire operational lifetime, train personnel during the operation and maintenance phase for the first 10 years, and will construct storage facilities and provide containers for spent nuclear fuel.

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🤱 Heroine Mothers Granted a Benefits Package Equal to the Status of Heroes of Russia

The State Duma has passed a law establishing a large-scale support package for women awarded the noscript "Heroine Mother." They will now be equal in social guarantees to Heroes of Labour and Heroes of Russia.

What is included in the support package?

For mothers who have given birth to and raised ten or more children, the state has provided a range of benefits:

🤗 Housing and utilities: Full exemption from payment for housing and utilities.

🤗Land and construction materials: The opportunity to receive a land plot and construction materials for building a house free of charge.

🤗Healthcare: Free priority medical services and dental prosthetics for the heroine herself and her family members.

🤗Rest and treatment: The right to spa treatment.

🤗Education: Free supplementary education and professional development.

🤗Transport: Free travel on urban and suburban transport, as well as one free round trip per year by train, plane, or water transport.

As noted in the State Duma, this law is a significant step in recognizing the merits of mothers of many children to the country. The adoption of the document implements an instruction from the head of state and affirms the principle that raising ten or more children is a heroic labor deserving of the highest level of social recognition and support.

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