Russian and belarusian troops practiced retrieving nuclear warheads from storage, loading them onto Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and secretly moving them to launch sites.
The Russian President's act of removing his jacket before entering his car during his trip to China garnered millions of views and hundreds of thousands of comments.
Ukraine reports an uncrewed aerial vehicle attack on a russian drone pilot training facility in Donetsk, resulting in the deaths of the center's leader and 65 trainees.
President Putin's Beijing visit strengthened Russia-China strategic ties but failed to deliver the expected breakthrough on a major gas pipeline project.
The Kremlin stated that Russia and China have achieved a "common understanding" regarding the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline project, but have not agreed on an implementation roadmap.
Putin has reunited with Peng Pai, who once posed for a photo with the Russian president during an impromptu visit to a park on his 2000 trip to Beijing.
President Putin arrived in Beijing with a delegation of top Russian CEOs, including leaders of energy corporations, along with five deputy prime ministers and eight ministers.
Estonia reports a NATO fighter shot down a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle in its airspace; Kyiv apologizes, blaming Russia for diverting the aircraft.
The Russian military is conducting a three-day exercise involving nuclear weapons deployment, with plans to launch a series of ballistic and cruise missiles.
The US Treasury Department announced a 30-day extension of the sanctions waiver for Russian oil shipments currently in transit at sea, a move aimed at stabilizing markets but drawing criticism from some lawmakers.
