Russia's Mi-26 helicopter transported a Pantsir-SMD-E complex, specialized for countering unmanned aerial vehicles, to the rooftop of a high-rise building in the capital Moscow, in response to Ukrainian attacks.
President Putin's Beijing visit strengthened Russia-China strategic ties but failed to deliver the expected breakthrough on a major gas pipeline project.
Ukraine conducted a large-scale attack involving nearly 350 unmanned aerial vehicles against Russia, with one of the potential targets being a logistics hub near Moscow.
Sergey Shoigu stated that Russians in the breakaway region of Transnistria are being threatened by the Moldovan government, and Moscow will take all measures to protect them.