a symbol of several generations, we loved him for his roles in films such as black tulip, tehran-43, zorra and many, many others, but in recent years, this is probably the main tragedy of this man, the already aged actor succumbed to russophobic sentiments in europe. delon shouted: "glory to ukraine", declared that if he were younger, he would gladly go to serve in the ranks of the armed forces of ukraine, against us and even communicated with zelensky, it is a pity to watch how a man who for many years was our symbol crossed out all the good that he created in throughout his life in recent years, but nevertheless we express our condolences to the relatives and fans of his talent. then news on the first. this is news on the first. hello, in the studio of valery korablyov, in this issue. politics, economics, culture.

vladimir putin in azerbaijan state visit, course on deepening strategic partnership. before the start of negotiations, a special ceremony. in the case of grenade flame, a warm welcome for the armed forces of ukraine, border areas of the kursk region, and the special operation zone. orekhovskoye direction. our tank crews are stationed here. precise strikes on enemy strongholds and powerful support for assault groups. admissions campaign, expansion of recruitment for targeted training, new national projects in the field of education, what else mikhail mishustin discussed at a meeting with deputy prime ministers. theater marathons and more. the most unexpected places become locations for the play. for example, an abandoned hydroelectric power station on the nerl. what else is on the program? many

gifts for suzdal, celebrating in style millennia. and at the beginning new footage from baku. vladimir putin on a state visit to azerbaijan. the president took part in the ceremony of laying a wreath at the grave of the national leader of the country heydar aliyev. the alley of honor is located in the center of baku, next to the memorial eternal flame, the russian leader honored the memory of the fallen. vladimir putin arrived in azerbaijan the day before, immediately a conversation took place in an informal setting, in the residence on the shore of the caspian sea, the president of russia was met by the head of azerbaijan ilham aliyev and his wife mehriban aliyeva, she holds the post of first vice president. third-party relations on

the agenda are also current international and regional issues, it is planned that following the visit a joint statement will be adopted and cooperation agreements will be signed, a cultural program is also envisaged. news comes from the border areas of the kursk region. our fighters have completed an important task. intelligence discovered the place where the ukrainian infantry group had settled. then the grenade launcher calculation worked flame. and in this footage the destruction engineering vehicle, with the help of which the ukrainian armed forces were going to clear the way. our military used the lancet loitering munition. a strong explosion, the militants' attempt to extinguish the fire failed. and the work of aviation. the su- 34 fighter hit the enemy's armored vehicles. the renovosti agency publishes footage of our soldiers capturing ukrainian saboteurs. 19 people. everything happens near a populated area. well

, these footage are posted by telegram channels, allegedly the first hours of the invasion of isa in this region, indiscriminate shooting at the windows houses, over fences, through trees in the garden, behind which there may be peaceful people. a resident of the village, who miraculously managed to escape, says that foreign mercenaries took part in the attack. they had a lot hanging on their chests, so much. i don’t know, weapons, they said something to you tray, not in russian, most likely in polish, because i later found out that there were not only ukrainians, french , poles, it has already been established that the militants who invaded our territory are using nato equipment, including british tanks, this was confirmed by official london, to word, at least two challengers have already been shot down in the kursk region, and the orekhovo special operation zone. our fighters

are moving forward in a strategically important area, the assault groups have powerful support, the tank crews are working like jewelers, they are not leaving the enemy the slightest chance, they have destroyed quite a few of... western equipment from the front line, valentina solovyova's report. orekhovo direction, our tank crews are here, be careful. it is these t-90a and t-90m tank crews that are breaking through. now they are dismantling the enemy's stronghold after stronghold, expanding bridgehead for rabotin. supporting the attack aircraft in the dnepr group. the enemy is hunting. well, of course, i think so, even specifically for this machine, because it goes out very often, they probably already remembered it, made some noise, yes, we made a good disco there, these machines are called legendary by the tankers themselves, they were the first to enter the special operation zone, they have destroyed nato equipment and taken

trophies, which is what your crew is famous for, they stole a polish t-72 tank from the front bradley. bradley himself personally went in ... tried launch, it didn't work, well and i also tried the 72nd deuce, it didn't work, i had to pull it away with ropes, the unit commander with the call sign compatriot, the order of courage, his crew went out against two enemy tanks, destroyed both, he himself was wounded, but as soon as he recovered, he immediately returned to the front, now one of the tasks of the unit is to pass on experience to volunteers who decided to sign a contract, what field of activity are you in as a civilian, i'm for...

the poles show themselves in battle no worse than experienced contract soldiers, says the battalion commander with call sign bors. they have their native land behind them. people are trying to do their best to fulfill the task, well, to show their skills that we taught them. valentina solovieva, sergey kuzentsov, islam mustarkhanov, tatyana shilina, channel one, orekhovskoye direction. and urgent messages are coming in at this moment from the ministry of defense. a russian su-34 fighter destroyed a zenit in the kharkov region. s-300 missile system, which was striking civilian targets in the belgorod region. the enemy's air defense position was discovered by reconnaissance, on objective control footage, ignition and detonation of the launcher. in order to protect people working in the danger

zone in the belgorod region, doctors, electricians, representatives of many other professions, the federation of independent trade unions sent an important cargo to the region, bulletproof vests, helmets, everything was purchased with funds collected. as part of the action trade unions of russia for their own. it has been going on since january. we appealed to workers, to union members, to transfer their one-day earnings to the fund. with this money we will order those items that do not serve protection of the civilian population, the working population, again those territories that are currently under fire. we are sending another batch, it includes civilian bulletproof vests. those that are necessary for protection against possible strikes, drones, shrapnel, and so on. in the kurovsk and belgorod regions , special conditions for admission to universities are in effect. this topic was discussed at a meeting between mikhail mishustin and deputy prime ministers. students from dangerous areas will be given priority to being accommodated in

a dormitory. in addition, at the institutes of kursk create temporary accommodation centers. the same centers are being opened on the basis of higher educational institutions in the belgorod, oryol and voronezh regions. the cabinet of ministers also focused on the admissions campaign. the number of students enrolled in targeted training has been expanded - this is a very good opportunity for many students to receive higher education, a promising profession, and, what is important, to immediately get a guaranteed job after graduation. these quotas are formed on the basis of applications from regions in several hundred areas, more than twenty of of them, in the most popular, engineering , the number of places has increased. by 10%. this year , a new admissions mechanism is in effect through a digital platform for work in russia, where employers post their offers, applicants can study them and submit an application to the appropriate agency. the admissions campaign for the upcoming academic year is already in

its final stages, its main task is to meet the country's personnel needs for engineering, medical and other specialties, and to solve these problems, the government is forming on your instructions. two new national projects: personnel, youth and children. in the new academic year, more than 620 thousand budget places are provided, including about 30,000 in new regions, in total in... trade turnover between russia and china in 2024 may update last year's record, and the bar of 240 billion dollars was exceeded. the head of the ministry of finance, anton siluanov, spoke about the prospects. he, together with his colleague from the prc, lan fuan, is holding a conference called the russian-chinese financial dialogue. the most important economic indicators of the two countries are growing, despite pressure from sides of the west.

in education, large joint projects, also in the field of medicine, and also art,

twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth years of culture, russia and china. sailors of the northern fleet conducted an exercise in the arctic, personnel from the krasnoyarsk territory according to the legend of the port dudinka were captured by saboteurs, explosives were planted, an operation to liberate began, an assault from water, air and land, one group of soldiers landed on the territory of the port, conducted demining, from the bank of the yenisei river operated. pilots of deck aviation. revived a fairy tale for suzdal on a grand scale celebrating the millennium: a large theatre marathon, performances in the most unexpected venues, but also fashion shows, exhibitions of works by the best masters and, of course, a spectacular sports battle, original and interesting, our correspondent lyubov filippova, confirm. the most unusual way to... to the place of the performance not on foot, not by car and not even by boat, although it would seem, here i am in a life jacket,

there is water around me, we are crossing to the other side of the river on a raft, and oh, little by little we begin to join the rural life, like the rest of the spectators, then through the fields and meadows we get to the village of famihi in the vladimir region, the sinokos theater festival, part of the program for the millennium of suzdal, from the usual auditoriums, the productions move to nature, to beautiful courtyards and ... unusual houses, and this is cool, the location helps, this is, while you get there, the crossing, nature, all this is wonderful, the most unexpected places become locations for the performance, for example, an abandoned hydroelectric power station on the nerl, it used to work in the fifties, and now they are literally breathing a second life into it, but inside everything was left as it was, even the inscriptions on the walls, history is preserved by these patchwork panels laid out on the grass in the center of sultala, there are exactly a thousand of them here, the masters pass on sewing techniques from generation to generation, from colorful fabrics, the underwater world, birds,

animals, intricate patterns. we came here specially from the arkhangelsk region, to get inspired, to look. that's it, this is the festival of the soul of russia with fashion shows and an exhibition of the best work sewing from all over countries. on each label we have not only the author written, but also a qr code. you hear the author's voice, sometimes, of course. it is nagged, sometimes you can hear his speech, he says something that carries a very important essence, and what is the soul of russia, and i immediately recognized her, my grandmother, i learned to sew on her old foot machine, from the skill of handicraft to the skill of strength and dexterity, we move to the festival of the heroic battle, here are athletes from all over russia, here is an ancient form of wrestling, a fight on belts, they got into a grip, this is the position in which the fight begins. whistle, who the first to throw the opponent. the 11.5-ton tractor must be pulled to the finish line. in power

extreme sports, everything is the most spectacular. we came to prove that youth is not a death sentence, we will fight with experienced, professional, strong athletes. and where would a heroic competition be without a wall-to-wall battle, these athletes have little strength and youthful prowess. lyubov filippova, andrey podgornov, svetlana vedyashkina, channel one, vladimir region. a hot anticyclone covers russian regions, siberia, central russia, as for resorts, krasnodar region, north caucasus, there under 40, even for these latitudes such figures. day of august exceeding the norm in the capital region hot week, today under 30, from tomorrow a little cooler about 25. orthodox christians celebrate one of the important church holidays today: the transfiguration of the lord or apple savior. solemn services are held throughout russia today, the patriarch held the divine liturgy in the cathedral of christ the savior.