Russian Tu22M3 and Su-34 bombers that are based at the Hamadan airfield in Iran have conducted airstrikes in Syria, Interfax reported. The sorties were the first time Russian aircraft had taken off from Iranian territory and carried out airstrikes in Syria.

The bombers were covered by Su-35 fighters which are based in Syria.

"On August 16, Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft, travelling with full bomb loads from the Hamadan airbase (in the Islamic Republic of Iran), carried …

The former leader of separatists in eastern Ukraine, Alexander Borodai, who led the separatists in the Donbas region at the beginning of the war and now heads Russia's "Union of Volunteers of Donbas", was interviewed by the Russian Free Press portal. During his interview he criticized the idea of the nationalization of Ukrainian businesses in the Donbas region. He has also recognized that the separatist republic exists thanks to the Ukrainian oligarchs and also said that Russia does not need …

The petition, published on the website of the Russian public initiative, has been supported by 100,098 people; 1,439 people have opposed the petition. Expert decision should be taken less than two months from the day it was sent for consideration, the website says. The package of anti-terrorist laws, drafted by the United Russia Party member of the State Duma, Irina Yarovaya, and Senator Viktor Ozerov, was signed by the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on July 7.

Advocates believe that …