[{"id":2220,"time":"2022-12-26T07:01:55+03:00","body":[{"type":"html","body":"<p>Unconfirmed reports said the Engels airfield, a strategic bomber military base in southwestern central Russia&rsquo;s Saratov region, was attacked for the second time in less than a month early Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Baza Telegram channel, which is believed to have links with Russia&rsquo;s security services, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/bazabazon\/15158\">said<\/a> three people were allegedly killed and four wounded. Footage depicted the moment of an explosion and loud sirens in what is presumed to be Engels.<\/p>"},{"type":"embed","embed":"<script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?21\" data-telegram-post=\"astrapress\/18178\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script>"},{"type":"html","body":"<p>Saratov region Governor Roman Busargin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/busargin_r\/4142\">said<\/a> security forces were inspecting the reports while strongly denying that civilian sites were at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&rsquo;s Defense Ministry previously confirmed that the Engels air base was subjected to a drone attack alongside the Dyagilevo airfield in the Ryazan region on Dec. 5.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Three soldiers had been killed in the twin attack deep within Russian territory that Kyiv has not acknowledged.<\/p>"}]},{"id":2221,"time":"2022-12-26T08:00:15+03:00","body":[{"type":"html","body":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russian \"terrorists\" and thanked all his compatriots &mdash; including soldiers, doctors, volunteers &mdash; involved in defending Ukraine in his daily address on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\"Thank you... to everyone who came to Kherson to help. To save the wounded from the terrorists' strike on Christmas. Artillery and mortar against ordinary Kherson streets... monsters!\" Zelensky said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deadly Russian shelling on a busy market in the city center in&nbsp;Kherson, the only regional capital that was held by Russia,&nbsp;left 10 people dead and 55 injured on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian-installed head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram the shelling was \"a disgusting provocation\" by Ukraine used to blame Russia.&nbsp;<\/p>"},{"type":"embed","embed":"<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fzelenskiy.official%2Fvideos%2F723224222846358%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>"}]},{"id":2222,"time":"2022-12-26T09:20:23+03:00","body":[{"type":"html","body":"<p>Russia&rsquo;s Defense Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rian_ru\/189782\">confirmed<\/a> Monday that an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels strategic bomber airfield left three soldiers dead, saying they were killed by fallen debris.<\/p>\n<p>The military said its air defense systems shot down the low-flying drone as it approached the airfield in the Saratov region around 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.<\/p>\n<p>It added that no aircraft were damaged at the airfield that serves as a base for Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bombers.<\/p>"},{"type":"article","article":{"title":"Three Dead as Ukrainian Drone Shot Down Over Russian Airbase","url":"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2022\/12\/26\/three-dead-as-ukrainian-drone-shot-down-over-russian-airbase-a79801"}}]},{"id":2223,"time":"2022-12-26T09:57:21+03:00","body":[{"type":"html","body":"<p>Russia's nuclear arsenal and the rules Moscow has established for its use are the only things preventing the West from starting a war against Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, a top ally of President Vladimir Putin, <a href=\"https:\/\/rg.ru\/2022\/12\/25\/nashi-liudi-nasha-zemlia-nasha-pravda.html?tgm\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rg.ru\/2022\/12\/25\/nashi-liudi-nasha-zemlia-nasha-pravda.html?tgm\" title=\"said\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rg.ru\/2022\/12\/25\/nashi-liudi-nasha-zemlia-nasha-pravda.html?tgm\">said<\/a> in an article published Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, also stated that Russia will continue its war in Ukraine until the \"disgusting, almost fascist regime\" in Kyiv is removed and the country is completely demilitarized.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Medvedev, who served as president from 2008 to 2012 and has been a vocal supporter of the war, accused the West of wanting to divide Russia in order to benefit Ukraine. He argued that the only thing preventing Russia's enemies from starting a war, including a nuclear war, is the understanding that Russia will use its nuclear deterrence policy in the event of a real threat.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Medvedev claimed that if Russia does not receive the security guarantees it is seeking, the world will continue to be on the brink of World War III and nuclear disaster. He also stated that Russia may have to abandon the hope of normal relations with the West for years or even decades and instead focus on relations with the rest of the world.<\/p>"}]},{"id":2224,"time":"2022-12-26T10:33:12+03:00","body":[{"type":"html","body":"<p>Russian investigators and intelligence services <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsb.ru\/fsb\/press\/message\/single.htm%21id%3D10439638%40fsbMessage.html\">said<\/a> Monday they have eliminated a &ldquo;terrorist&rdquo; group that had sent &ldquo;fighters&rdquo; from central and southern regions to Syria and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&rsquo;s Investigative Committee and the Federal Security Service (FSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/sledcom.ru\/news\/item\/1752317\/\">said<\/a> the group&rsquo;s ringleader and 10 members have been arrested since December 2021. Eight others, which the FSB said were currently in Syria, were put on an international wanted list.<\/p>\n<p>The FSB said the group provided &ldquo;resource support&rdquo; to the Islamic State, claiming that its agents had uncovered during raids video evidence of members taking part in Syrian and Ukrainian combat operations. The Investigative Committee alleged that the 19-member group was active since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Two unnamed members have been sentenced to &ldquo;lengthy prison terms,&rdquo; the FSB said without specifying further.<\/p>"}]},{"id":2226,"time":"2022-12-26T11:51:33+03:00","body":[{"type":"html","body":"<p>Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on Monday that Russia will decrease its natural gas production by 12% and exports by 25% in 2022 due to the closure of export infrastructure,&nbsp;according to the TASS news agency.<br \/><br \/>Novak also mentioned however that Russia will increase its LNG production by 8.7% this year. Despite Western sanctions, he reported that Russia has managed to maintain its oil output and will increase&nbsp;production by approximately 2% to 535 million tons in 2022, with exports rising by 7.5% to 242 million tons.<br \/><br \/>Novak previously indicated that Russia is willing to resume gas supplies to Europe through the Yamal-Europe Pipeline. The Yamal-Europe Pipeline typically flows westward but has been mostly reversed since&nbsp;December 2021 as Poland stopped buying from Russia and instead drew on stored gas in Germany.&nbsp;<br \/><br \/>In addition, Novak also mentioned that Russia is in talks about increasing gas supplies to Turkey through the creation of a hub there.<\/p>"}]},{"id":2227,"time":"2022-12-26T14:40:19+03:00","body":[{"type":"html","body":"<p><span>Russia&rsquo;s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that its agents had killed four alleged Ukrainian saboteurs attempting to cross into Russia&rsquo;s Bryansk region on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" aria-label=\"\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"><\/span><span>Footage&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rian_ru\/189832\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rian_ru\/189832\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">published<\/a><span>&nbsp;by news agencies showed four blood-stained bodies in camouflage with automatic rifles and what the FSB described as improvised explosive devices stacked next to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" aria-label=\"\" data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\"><\/span><span>Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on the FSB&rsquo;s claims, which came hours after the intelligence agency said it eliminated a terrorist group that had sent fighters to Syria and Ukraine since late 2021.<\/span><\/p>"}]}]