Russian Embassy in Cambodia

🇷🇺🇰🇭 On September 8, H.E. Mr Anatoly Borovik, Russian Ambassador, met with Cambodian participants attending the International Festival of Youth 2026, which will take place in Ekaterinburg on September 11-17.

The discussion touched on the upcoming trip to Russia and the opportunities presented by this unique event. The head of the diplomatic mission also conveyed the Festival program to the delegates and wished them a safe journey, memorable experiences exploring Russia, and fruitful interactions with young people from around the world.

Mrs Irina Tsatsulina, Director of the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Phnom Penh, and H.E. Mr Gnel Rattha, President of the Association of Former Cambodian Students from the Soviet Union and Russia, also took part in the meeting.

The International Festival of Youth will bring together over 10,000 participants from 191 countries worldwide. The events cover a wide range of areas, including science and technology, entrepreneurship, public administration, media, sports, and creative industries. As part of the Festival’s regional program, attendees will visit 30 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as the Republic of Abkhazia.

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🇷🇺🇰🇭 8 сентября Посол России А.В.Боровик встретился с камбоджийскими участниками Международного фестиваля молодёжи – 2026, который пройдёт в Екатеринбурге 11-17 сентября.

Беседа коснулась предстоящей поездки в Россию и возможностей, которые открывает это уникальное мероприятие. Глава дипмиссии также передал делегатам программу Фестиваля и пожелал им доброго пути, ярких впечатлений от знакомства с Россией и плодотворного общения с молодыми людьми из разных стран мира.

Во встрече также приняли участие руководитель Российского центра науки и культуры в Пномпене И.А.Цацулина и Президент Ассоциации бывших камбоджийских студентов из Советского Союза и России Нел Ратха.

Международный фестиваль молодёжи объединит свыше 10 тыс. участников из 191 страны мира. Мероприятия охватывают широкий круг направлений, включая науку и технологии, предпринимательство, государственное управление, СМИ, спорт и креативные индустрии. В рамках региональной программы Фестиваля участники посетят 30 субъектов Российской Федерации, а также Республику Абхазию.

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នៅថ្ងៃទី៧ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ នៅវត្តដូនធី មានពិធីគោរពវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធ លើកទី៤៣ឆ្នំា អតីតអ្នកជំនាញការកសិកម្មនៃសហភាពសូវៀត៨រូប ដែលបាត់បង់ជីវិត នៅខេត្តកំពង់ចាម។ ពិធីនោះត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងនៅក្បែរទីកន្លែងសោកនាដកម្ម។

នៅថ្ងៃទី២៣ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ១៩៨៣ ខណៈសហភាពសូវៀតកំពុងបានផ្តល់ជំនួយដល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក្នុងការស្តារសេដ្ឋកិច្ចឡើងវិញ ក្រុមអ្នកជំនាញការកសិកម្មពីសហភាពសូវៀត ត្រូវបានបាញ់ផ្លោងវាយប្រហារដោយពពួកចោរ ខ្មែរក្រហម។ ជាលទ្ធផលនៃការវាយប្រហារដ៏សាហាវនោះ អ្នកជំនាញការកសិកម្ម៨រូបត្រូវបានសម្លាប់ គឺលោក Tikmenov វិស្វករបច្ចេកទេស លោក Lysenko ក្សេត្រវិទបច្ចេកទេស លោក Gribov វិស្វករម៉េកានិច លោក Akhundov ក្សេត្រវិទ លោក Chernov និង លោក Fayziev អ្នកឯកទេសម៉េកានិច លោក Nazarov អ្នកជំនាញក្សេត្រវិទ និងលោក Saatov វិស្វករ-អ្នកបកប្រែ។ ក្នុងចំណោមជនរងគ្រោះមានលោក សូ សុខឃាង មន្ត្រីការិយាល័យស្រាវជ្រាវខេត្តកំពង់ចាម។

ព្រះសង្ឃឧទ្ទិសកថាបុណ្យកុសលជូនវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធជនរងគ្រោះទាំងនោះ។

ឯកឧត្តម អាណាតូលី បូរ៉ូវីក ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតរុស្ស៊ីប្រចាំកម្ពុជាបានថ្លែងអំណរគុណចំពោះរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ដែលជួយថែរក្សាការចងចាំអំពីជំនួយដ៏ធំធេងរបស់ប្រទេសយើងក្នុងការកសាងកម្ពុជាឡើងវិញ បន្ទាប់ពីការរំដោះពីរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ខ្មែរក្រហម។ ឯកឧត្តមឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត បានបញ្ជាក់ថា សោកនាដកម្មដ៏ជូរចត់នោះគ្រាន់តែជាផ្នែកមួយនៃសម័យកាលដ៏លំបាកនៃសង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលនៅកម្ពុជា ដែលរំលឹកអំពីទង្វើល្អរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលសូវៀត និងប្រជាជនសូវៀត ដែលទោះបីជាមានគ្រោះថ្នាក់ក៏ដោយ ក៏បានចូលរួមក្នុងការស្តារ និងអភិវឌ្ឍសេដ្ឋកិច្ចជាតិចាប់ពីឆ្នាំ១៩៧៩មក។ អ្នកជំនាញការរបស់យើងបានធ្វើការនៅក្នុងតំបន់ផ្សេងៗនៃប្រទេស ដោយជួយប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាកសាងជីវិតថ្មី។

ឯកឧត្តម ឌិត ទីណា រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទនៃកម្ពុជា និង លោក ចាន់ រ៉ាន់ អភិបាលរងនៃគណៈអភិបាលខេត្តកំពង់ចាម បានថ្លែងសុន្ទរកថាដែរ។
ប្រជាពលខេត្តកំពង់ចាមបានចូលរួមក្នុងពិធីនោះ។

On the morning of September 7, Wat Daun Thy hosted a commemorative ceremony to mark the 43rd anniversary of the deaths of eight Soviet cotton-growing specialists in Kampong Cham Province. The event took place near the site of the tragedy.

On August 23, 1983, during the period when the Soviet Union was assisting Cambodia in rebuilding its economy, a group of agricultural experts from the USSR was attacked by a Khmer Rouge unit. Among our compatriots killed as a result of this heinous act were process engineer Tikmenov, agronomist-engineer Lysenko, mechanical engineer Gribov, agrochemist Akhundov, mechanic specialists Chernov and Fayziev, agronomist-specialist in plant protection Nazarov, interpreter-engineer Saatov. A local specialist, So Sokkheang, who was accompanying his Soviet colleagues, also lost his life.

Representatives of the Cambodian Buddhist Sangha conducted a ceremony to honor the murdered victims.

H.E. Mr Anatoly Borovik, Russian Ambassador, extended gratitude to the Royal Government and the people of the Kingdom for preserving the memory of our country’s large-scale assistance in restoring the Cambodian state after its liberation from the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime.
“This poignant episode is just part of the bigger picture showing the hardships of the civil war in Cambodia,” stressed the head of the diplomatic mission. “It serves as a reminder of the good deeds undertaken by the government of the USSR and the Soviet people, who, despite the dangers, participated in the reconstruction and development of the national economy since 1979. Our specialists worked in various parts of the country, helping the Cambodian people build a new life.”

H.E. Mr Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Kingdom, H.E. Mr Chan Ran, Deputy Governor of Kampong Cham Province, also delivered remarks. Local residents took part in the ceremony.

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Утром 7 сентября в храме Даунтхи состоялась памятная церемония, посвящённая 43-й годовщине гибели восьмерых советских специалистов-хлопководов в провинции Кампонгтям. Мероприятие прошло недалеко от места трагедии.

23 августа 1983 г., в период оказания Советским Союзом помощи Камбодже в восстановлении её экономики, на группу командированных из СССР экспертов в области сельского хозяйства было совершено нападение отряда «красных кхмеров». В результате гнусной атаки были убиты наши соотечественники: инженер-технолог Н.В.Тикменов, агроном-технолог Г.А.Лысенко, инженер-механик Ю.И.Грибов, агрохимик К.Х.Ахундов, специалисты-механики А.Г.Чернов и Т.Файзиев, агроном-специалист по защите растений Н.А.Назаров, инженер-переводчик С.Саатов. Лишился жизни и местный специалист Со Соккхеанг, сопровождавший советских коллег.

В честь погибших представители камбоджийской буддистской сангхи провели церемонию.

Посол России А.В.Боровик выразил благодарность правительству и народу Королевства за сохранение памяти о масштабном содействии нашей страны в деле восстановления камбоджийского государства после его освобождения от режима геноцида «красных кхмеров».
«Этот горький эпизод – лишь часть общей картины тяжёлого периода гражданской войны в Камбодже, – подчеркнул глава дипмиссии. – Нам он служит напоминанием о добрых делах правительства СССР и советских людей, которые, невзирая на опасности, с 1979 г. участвовали в восстановлении и развитии народного хозяйства. Наши специалисты работали в различных уголках страны, помогая камбоджийскому народу строить новую жизнь».

С обращениями также выступили Министр сельского, лесного и рыбного хозяйства Королевства Дит Тина и заместитель губернатора провинции Кампонгтям Чан Ран. В церемонии приняли участие местные жители.

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🇷🇺🇰🇭 On August 24 in Phnom Penh, H.E. Mr Andrey Rudenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, held consultations with H.E. Mr Meas Kim Heng, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia. He was also received by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, and Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister. A separate meeting was held with H.E. Mr Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

🤝 During the talks, the Sides discussed in detail the current state of Russian-Cambodian cooperation and prospects for its development in various fields, including trade and economy, science and technology, and humanitarian issues.

❗️ The exchange of views on key issues of the international and regional agenda confirmed the proximity of the positions of the two countries. Emphasis was placed on the importance of strengthening foreign policy coordination on various international platforms, primarily the UN and within ASEAN-centric frameworks.

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⚡️ https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/reports/2134826/ – “On the Kiev Regime’s Unlawful Actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Its Clergy and Parishioners” (as of June 2026)

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/reports/2134826/( https://mid.ru/upload/medialibrary/08b/woemfxox22d2lf28b78zh5flowbtz1q8/UnlawfulactionsbytheKievregimetargetingtheUOC(Report,2026).pdf)

❗️ The Kiev nationalists, https://t.me/MFARussia, have since systematically built a multi-layered system of severe restrictions on religious freedom, turning the religious sphere into a testing ground for assaults on human dignity.

The religious dimension has become one of the state’s key instruments for influencing social processes and is actively used to falsify history, legitimise and glorify Nazism, and suppress dissent, as well as secular and religious opposition.

Mass violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms have become a defining feature of the Kiev regime’s years in power.

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👉 Zelensky and his entourage are fragmenting the country’s religious landscape, shaping relations with religious organisations and believers according to the degree of their tolerance for the misanthropic ideology imposed by the authorities.

Within this framework, sweeping administrative and legal measures are being implemented to weaken the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (#UOC) to the greatest possible extent in public life, up to and including the dismantling of its governing structures.

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/reports/2134826/ provides numerous documented examples of discrimination, along with public statements by Ukrainian officials at various levels openly spelling out the ultimate objectives of this campaign – to eliminate the country’s largest religious organisation, force its parishioners and clergy to join the so-called “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”, which is controlled by the authorities and interested business circles, and expropriate UOC property, religious objects and holy sites.

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/reports/2134826/ sections cover:
• Ukraine’s discriminatory laws targeting the UOC
• Unlawful actions by Ukrainian special services and law enforcement agencies against the UOC
• Illegal mobilisation of UOC clergy
• Actions by Ukrainian local authorities and self-government bodies against the UOK
• Seizures of UOC churches and illegal re-registration of communities
• Pressure exerted by national and regional authorities on major UOC monasteries
• Hate speech, unprovoked aggression and violence against UOC clergy and believers
• US influence on the evolution of the church crisis in Ukraine
• Response of the international community

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The controlled chaos created by the Kiev regime within Ukrainian Orthodoxy has for years enabled the authorities, the OCU and radical groups to carry out forcible seizures of monasteries and churches, illegally re-register religious communities, cultivate hate rhetoric, and perpetrate unprovoked aggression and violence against the clergy and believers of the canonical Church.

Members of radical nationalist groups are enlisted to carry out such reprisals, with assurances that they will escape legal responsibility when breaking the law. Ukraine has developed and tacitly legitimised an entire system of backroom arrangements that encourages violations of the fundamental rights and freedoms of believers and clergy.

❌ Religious persecution has now not merely intensified – it has become fully systematic, a fact acknowledged even by many Western politicians.

One of the reasons behind the current catastrophic situation facing Orthodox Christians in Ukraine is Western support for the Kiev regime’s religious policy, first and foremost from the US. This issue is also examined in https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/reports/2134826/.

Despite the vast number of documented cases of persecution against the canonical Church and clear violations of Ukraine’s international legal obligations in the field of human rights, these violations have still not received due attention from universal multilateral organisations, including the UN and its leadership, which refrain from issuing detailed reports on the matter or responding firmly, limiting themselves to routine references to the problem.

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📑 Из https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/doklady/2134826/ https://t.me/MID_Russia Министерства иностранных дел Российской Федерации «О противоправных действиях киевского режима в отношении Украинской православной церкви (УПЦ), её священнослужителей и прихожан» (по состоянию на июнь 2026 года)

https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/doklady/2134826/

О неправомерных действиях украинских спецслужб и силовых структур в отношении УПЦ

Наиболее вопиющими примерами политически мотивированных нарушений прав человека в ходе следственного судебного процесса стал ряд сконструированных уголовных процессов против видных иерархов УПЦ.
Например, 20 февраля 2023 года было предъявлено обвинение митрополиту Черкасскому и Каневскому Феодосию по статье «Нарушение равноправия граждан в зависимости от их религиозных убеждений». Предъявленные ему обвинения строились на единственной интернет-ссылке на сайт Московского патриархата, а также на основании его проповедей. 12 апреля 2023 года Сосновский районный суд г. Черкассы избрал меру пресечения митрополиту в виде круглосуточного домашнего ареста с ношением электронного браслета. Собранные более 1500 обращений верующих епархии с просьбой не применять данную меру пресечения были оставлены без внимания. <...> 6 февраля 2026 года Приднепровский районный суд г. Черкассы вынес обвинительный приговор митрополиту Феодосию по сфабрикованному СБУ по инициативе ПЦУ уголовному делу по статье «о разжигании национальной, расовой либо религиозной вражды и ненависти».

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С мая 2022 года СБУ во взаимодействии с другими силовыми структурами под предлогом «контрразведывательных мероприятий» провела более 1 тыс. обысков в монастырях, храмах и административных зданиях епархий УПЦ по всей Украине.

Несмотря на массовость обысков, охвативших все епархии УПЦ, предъявлявшиеся общественности улики сводились к богословской, богослужебной и исторической литературе на русском языке либо к подложным агитационным листовкам. В некоторых случаях материалы подбрасывались в присутствии жертв.
Например, 4 июня 2024 года СБУ сообщила, что заблокировала канал распространения «антиукраинской литературы» в церковных лавках канонической УПЦ в четырех городах страны – Ужгороде, Житомире, Николаеве и Киеве. Среди изъятой продукции были издания, которые якобы пропагандировали религиозную нетерпимость и оправдывали СВО.

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По итогам незаконных мероприятий с целью устранения препятствий в завладении крупнейшими святынями УПЦ власти подвергают репрессиям их настоятелей, а также других иерархов и клириков канонической церкви по надуманным, политическим основаниям.

Помимо многочисленных фактов арестов епископов и клириков УПЦ, имеются случаи исчезновений и похищений духовенства, свидетельства об их пытках и избиениях, а также летальных исходах при невыясненных обстоятельствах.
Например, 16 марта 2022 года в Житомирской области вооружёнными лицами в масках был прилюдно избит и похищен архимандрит Лавр (Березовский). Его местонахождение до сих пор неизвестно. Существует высокая вероятность, что он был убит.

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Подвергаются преследованиям и журналисты, регулярно освещающие творимые киевским режимом бесчинства в отношении канонической УПЦ.
12 марта 2024 года СБУ провела обыски в редакции Союза православных журналистов, предъявила четырнадцати её сотрудникам обвинения по различным статьям УК Украины («государственная измена», «коллаборационизм», «создание и участие в преступной организации», «разжигание религиозной вражды и ненависти, совершённое организованной группой») и задержала четверых из них: А.Овчаренко, В.Ступницкого, В.Бобечко и протоиерея С.Чертилина. В августе 2024 года С.Чертилин был выпущен из киевского СИЗО под залог, в сентябре – В.Бобечко, в ноябре – А.Овчаренко и В.Ступницкий.

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#ПамятиДипломатов

📅 27 августа 1845 года в городе Пернов Лифляндской губернии Российской империи (ныне — Пярну, Эстония) родился известный во всём мире российский дипломат, юрист-международник, специалист в области истории и теории международного права Фёдор Мартенс.

Он известен, прежде всего, как автор «Современного международного права цивилизованных народов» — фундаментального труда, ставшего большим вкладом российской правовой науки в развитие международного гуманитарного права.

По окончании https://t.me/spbuniversity1724 в 1867 году Фёдор Мартенс был определен на службу в Министерство иностранных дел Российской империи.

За https://idd.mid.ru/exhibition_materials_idd/k-180-letiyu-so-dnya-rozhdeniya-rossiyskogo-yurista-mezhdunarodnika-i-diplomata-f-f-martensa-27-8-18/ в отечественном дипломатическом ведомстве Фёдор Фёдорович был советником по международно-правовым вопросам при всех министрах иностранных дел того периода: https://t.me/MID_Russia https://www.mid.ru/ru/about/professional_holiday/history/1713845/ https://www.mid.ru/ru/about/professional_holiday/history/1713887/ https://mid.ru/tv-person/?id=2037566&amp;lang=ru https://www.mid.ru/ru/about/professional_holiday/history/1713897/ https://www.mid.ru/ru/about/professional_holiday/history/1713880/ и https://www.mid.ru/ru/about/professional_holiday/history/1713872/

Фёдор Мартенс прилагал большие усилия в деле укрепления международного мира и безопасности. По его инициативе Российская империя выступила с предложением созыва Гаагских конференций мира https://t.me/MID_Russia и https://t.me/MID_Russia годов. При активном участии российского учёного мировым сообществом было положено начало разработке правовых норм войны, разоружения и мирного разрешения споров — основ современного гуманитарного права.

📑 Так, в преамбуле https://t.me/MID_Russia впервые было зафиксировано сформулированное правоведом положение — знаменитая «оговорка Мартенса», согласно которой сторонам вооружённого конфликта необходимо в первую очередь руководствоваться принципами гуманности, человечности и здравого смысла.

Теоретические разработки российского дипломата легли также в основу https://base.garant.ru/2540206/

#ИсторияДипломатии

🗣️ Excerpt from the article titled https://embrusscambodia.mid.ru/en/news/article_titled_neither_independence_nor_ukraine_by_h_e_mr_anatoly_borovik_russian_ambassador_to_camb/ by H.E. Mr Anatoly Borovik, Russian Ambassador to Cambodia ( https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502010858/neither-independence-nor-ukraine/, August 24, 2026):
Neutrality?

Today’s Ukraine is anything but a neutral country, and its steady drift towards an openly anti-Russian policy began as early as the beginning of the 21st century.

📌 Europe’s complicity in fueling the Ukrainian crisis is undeniable. Together with the United States, European countries orchestrated the Orange Revolution in Kiev in 2004. To create an anti-Russian bridgehead in Ukraine, they spent years buying off politicians and entire parties, rewriting history and educational curricula, cultivating and nurturing Ukrainian nationalism, and went to great lengths to pull away Ukraine away from Russia.

❌ As a result of an armed coup d’état in February 2014, national-radical forces seized power in Kiev and imposed their own order on the multinational people of Ukraine by force, based on an ideology of aggressive nationalism and the construction of an ethnocratic state. Those who did not accept the diktat of the “Maidan victors” and refused to renounce their history, culture, ancestors, the Russian language and the Orthodox faith – millions of peaceful residents of Donbass and Novorossiya – were subjected to multiple forms of repression. A large-scale anti-Russia propaganda campaign was launched, the sole purpose of which was to convince the world that Russians and all those who consider themselves part of the broader Russian World allegedly have no right to preserve their national and cultural identity, whether in Ukraine or elsewhere. This was accompanied by denial of their right to self-determination, to maintain historical unity with Russia, and to secure dignified development and reliable security.

❗️ Moreover, since 2014, with Western assistance, Ukraine has undergone active militarisation and the development of its territory as a potential theatre of war against Russia. This created threats comparable to those posed to the very existence of our country. Taken together with NATO’s relentless expansion, this led to a profound security crisis in Europe.
https://embrusscambodia.mid.ru/en/news/article_titled_neither_independence_nor_ukraine_by_h_e_mr_anatoly_borovik_russian_ambassador_to_camb/

📆 On August 21, H.E. Mr Anatoly Borovik, Russian Ambassador, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the Senate’s Solidarity Palace presided over by His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI, King of Cambodia.

The event was attended by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly, Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister, as well as members of the diplomatic corps and other distinguished guests.

📆 21 августа Посол России в Камбодже А.В.Боровик принял участие в торжественной церемонии открытия Дворца солидарности Сената под председательством Короля Камбоджи Нородома Сихамони.

На мероприятии также присутствовали главы Сената и Национальной Ассамблеи Хун Сен и Кхуон Судари, Премьер-министр Хун Манет, представители дипломатических миссий и другие почётные гости.

📆 24 августа в Пномпене заместитель Министра иностранных дел Российской Федерации А.Ю.Руденко https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2134851/ с Государственным секретарём Министерства иностранных дел и международного сотрудничества Королевства Камбоджа Меас Кимхенгом.

Он был также принят Председателем Сената Хун Сеном и Премьер-министром Хун Манетом, состоялась отдельная беседа с Министром иностранных дел и международного сотрудничества Прак Сокхоном.

В ходе переговоров стороны предметно обсудили состояние и перспективы развития российско-камбоджийского сотрудничества в различных областях, в том числе торгово-экономической, научно-технической и гуманитарной.

🤝 Обмен мнениями по ключевым вопросам международной и региональной повестки дня подтвердил близость позиций двух стран.

Акцентирована важность уплотнения внешнеполитической координации на различных международных площадках, прежде всего ООН и в рамках асеаноцентричных форматов.

#РоссияКамбоджа

#Victory81

On August 23, 1943, the #BattleOfKursk — one of the largest battles in human history — ended with a decisive victory of the Soviet forces, marking a turning point not only in the Great Patriotic War but in the entire #WWII.

As a result of the battle, the strategic initiative was seized by the Red Army that managed to launch the offensive operations to expel the Nazi invaders from our Motherland.

The Battle of Kursk, lasting approximately 50 days, encompassed a defensive phase (July 5–23) and a series of offensive operations (July 12–August 23) by the Soviet forces in the Kursk Bulge. It appeared in the spring of 1943 at the centre of the Soviet-German front, reaching Nazi defensive lines south of Soviet city of Oryol and north of Belgorod to a depth exceeding 150 kilometres. Following the Wehrmacht’s devastating defeat at Stalingrad, the enemy sought revenge at any cost — to deliver a crushing blow on the Red Army positions along the Kursk Bulge, seize the strategic initiative, and launch a counteroffensive deep into the Soviet territory. Had they succeeded, the Nazi aggressor could reopen the path to Moscow.

After the intelligence was secured from abroad, the Red Army General Staff and the Supreme High Command knew beforehand of the enemy’s plans. Our military leadership decided first to destroy Hitler’s armor and aircraft, and to exhaust Nazi manpower in defensive combat before launching a full-scale offensive.

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⚔️ The Battle of Kursk commenced on July 5 with a counter-artillery barrage — at dawn, thousands of Soviet guns unleashed a devastating firestorm on Wehrmacht positions, delaying their advance for several hours. The enemy committed its tank armada to battle: 16 divisions comprising 2'500 tanks — 70% of all German armor formations deployed on the Eastern Front.

❗️ Within days, Nazi forces suffered 50'000 casualties. The enemy offensive failed.

On July 12, the https://t.me/MFARussia unfolded — most brutal armor combat in history, with up to 1'200 tanks and self-propelled guns deployed. The fascists suffered a devastating defeat: losing over 300 tanks (the backbone of their strike force in the Battle of Kursk) and exhausting reserves, their offensive capabilities were diminished, forcing them to retreat to initial positions.

Following Prokhorovka, the Red Army seized full initiative and launched a decisive counteroffensive. By mid-July, under pressure from the Western, Bryansk, and Central fronts, German troops began retreating across the entire Kursk Bulge. On August 5, the Soviet forces liberated the City of #Oryol and #Belgorod; on August 23 — #Kharkov, concluding the Battle of Kursk.

Hitler’s forces (approximately 900'000 soldiers and officers) faced total collapse near Kursk. Thirty elite wehrmacht and SS divisions, including seven panzer divisions, were completely destroyed.

👉 This crucial historic Victory enabled the Red Army to drive the Nazis westward and launch operations to liberate Soviet Ukraine and Belarus.

In the Battle of Kursk, Soviet warriors showed unparalleled courage, resilience, and mass heroism: 231 were awarded the title of #HeroOfTheSovietUnion. Kursk, Orel, and Belgorod were accorded the status of Cities of Military Glory. The Kursk Bulge memorial complex stands as a testament to this heroic triumph.

Today, August 23, is celebrated in Russia as a Day of Military Glory, commemorating the defeat of Nazi invaders in the Battle of Kursk.

#OurVictory

🇷🇺 On August 22, Russia marks National Flag Day, established by a Presidential Decree in 1994.

On this day, we pay tribute to one of Russia’s official state symbols, which, together with the national emblem and anthem, represents the country’s sovereignty and independence and reflects the continuity of generations of its https://t.me/MFARussia

Today, the Russian flag is also a visible symbol of protection and the future. In the special military operation zone, servicemen raise the tricolour over liberated settlements.

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The history of the Russian tricolour spans more than three centuries. In 1693, the young Peter the Great raised it as his personal standard in Arkhangelsk, and in 1705 he ordered the white-blue-red flag to be flown on merchant ships. Until the 19th century, Russian sailors would erect a commemorative cross on the shores of newly acquired territories.

In 1806, a new tradition emerged. A Russian expedition explored the coast of southern Sakhalin and raised two flags on shore. The St Andrew’s Flag symbolised the role of the Russian Navy, while the white-blue-red flag marked the territory as a new Russian possession. The tricolour became the national flag in 1896, on the eve of the coronation of Nicholas II.

⚪️🔵🔴 On December 25, 2000, the Federal Constitutional Law “On the State Flag of the Russian Federation” was adopted. Under the law, the State Flag of Russia is a rectangular cloth consisting of three equal horizontal stripes: white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom.

💬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
Russia is a thousand-year-old country and civilisation, and our national flag is a symbol of our unity.

I am confident that the national flag will always inspire us to move only forward — towards victory — and to uphold the glory of Russia.

#NationalFlagDay

🗣️ Comment by the Russian Embassy in Cambodia regarding The Indian Express article published by the Khmer Times (August 19, 2026)

✏️ We have taken note of an article titled https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502005481/kerch-strait-warning-a-call-for-vigilance/ originally published in The Indian Express and then reprinted by the Khmer Times on August 17, 2026. The piece touches upon the issue of how modern conflicts affect food security.

Tribute should be paid to the author as the topic is indeed highly pressing. However, in an attempt to remain neutral (even though the article mentions “Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine” which is a Western cliche that significantly simplifies the development of the Ukrainian crisis), the role of Kiev regime and its sponsors – the main beneficiaries of the supply chain disruption – remains overlooked. Let’s set the record straight.

⚠️ Over the summer, Ukraine has been using unmanned systems and intelligence it had obtained from NATO and the EU to step up its attacks against coastal transport and logistics infrastructure as well as civilian vessels in the water areas of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Essential agricultural shipments came under attack, including grain and sunflower oil shipped under international trade contracts. Here are just a few examples:

❌ On June 5, drones belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) carried out strikes targeting dry cargo ships Natra and Zirkon under the flags of Belize and Palau in the Sea of Azov. Five people died and three were wounded.

❌ In July, there were at least one hundred reported drone attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces targeting private vessels transporting Russian agricultural products to the global market through the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

❌ On July 18, commercial bulker MV OMORFI was attacked in Russia’s territorial waters while sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands and transporting grain. One sailor, a citizen of India, died. The grain export terminal in Rostov-on-Don suffered damage after it was attacked by the AFU on July 25-27, followed by the seaport of Taman on July 30.

❌ On August 3, Ukrainian drones targeted the Nadezhda, a ship sailing under Cameroon’s flag and owned by a Turkish operator. On the same day, Ukrainian drones attacked Yaȿar, a Turkish bulk carrier.

Being pointless in terms of their military significance, these strikes violated international law which guarantees safety of navigation for civilian vessels. They caused delays in the deliveries of grain, oil and forage crops to international importers who get most of their supplies from Russian companies.

📌 It is obvious that the Kiev regime’s cynical military campaign to sow chaos on the global food market serves the interests of several Western countries. The military campaign goes hand in hand with the illegitimate unilateral financial, economic and energy restrictions as imposed by the Kiev regime’s Western curators in keeping with the logic of imposing a neo-colonial rules-based order. All this worsens the deficit of grain and fertilisers and leads to higher global food prices, while also creating more costs for the countries of the Global South and East, which have become hostage to the irresponsible policies of the abovementioned actors.

❗️ Faced with this situation, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have been working hard to ensure the safety of navigation. They have been carrying out precision strikes against facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Black Sea to destabilise navigation, and targeting infrastructure and ships delivering Western weapons and military hardware to the Kiev regime. These efforts will continue until security threats in the water area of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea are eliminated, and unimpeded exports of agricultural products are ensured.

😃 GAZ Group Continues to Explore Investment Opportunities in Cambodia

🇷🇺🇰🇭 On August 13, representatives of the GAZ Group and the Cambodia-Russia Trade House met with H.E. Ty Nitor, Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, to exchange views on the Russian automobile manufacturer’s plans to expand its operations in the Kingdom.

🤝 On August 17, the delegation held talks with H.E. Dr Hean Sahib, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia and Chairman of the Private Sector Development Working Group. The sides discussed prospects for investment cooperation. A showcase of the GAZelle City and GAZelle Next Citiline vehicles was held.

#RussiaCambodia

😃 Группа ГАЗ продолжает изучать инвестиционные возможности Камбоджи

🇷🇺🇰🇭 13 августа представители «Группы ГАЗ» и Российско-камбоджийского торгового дома встретились с заместителем Государственного секретаря Министерства иностранных дел и международного сотрудничества Камбоджи Ти Нитором для обмена мнениями относительно планов российского автопроизводителя по расширению деятельности в Королевстве.

🤝 17 августа прошли переговоры делегации с Государственным секретарём Министерства экономики и финансов Камбоджи и Председателем Рабочей группы по развитию частного сектора Хеан Сахипом. Стороны обсудили перспективы инвестиционного сотрудничества. Состоялась презентация автомобилей GAZelle City и GAZelle Next Citiline.

#РоссияКамбоджа

🎙 https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2133718/ официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой на вопрос СМИ о заявлении Посла США в Токио относительно принадлежности южных Курил (18 августа 2026 года)

❓ Вопрос: Посол США в Токио Дж.Гласс заявил, что Соединённые Штаты признают суверенитет Японии над островами, которые посетил Президент Российской Федерации В.В.Путин. Как бы Вы могли прокомментировать данное заявление?

💬 М.В.Захарова: Не усматриваем принципиальной новизны в данном заявлении главы дипмиссии США в Японии Дж.Гласса.

Аналогичные слова безоговорочной поддержки позиции Токио относительно его притязаний на российские территории высказывались американскими дипломатами и ранее.

❗️Хотели бы вновь подчеркнуть, что южные Курилы перешли к нашей стране по итогам Второй мировой войны, закреплённым договорённостями Союзных держав, в том числе США, и Уставом ООН.

Полагали бы также нелишним напомнить американскому коллеге, что эти крайне важные по сей день международные договорённости были заключены на завершающем этапе войны, в которой https://t.me/MID_Russia.

В ходе https://t.me/MID_Russia 11 февраля 1945 года СССР пошёл навстречу просьбам США и Великобритании присоединиться к борьбе с милитаристской Японией, а Вашингтон и Лондон согласились на передачу южных Курил нашей стране.

Сразу после https://t.me/MID_Russia от 2 сентября 1945 года генерал Д.Макартур в своей первой директиве исключил упомянутые острова из японской территории.

👉 Суверенитет и юрисдикция России над ними сомнению не подлежат.

Сейчас же подобными заявлениями американский дипломат по сути лишь поощряет японский реваншизм и ревизионизм, которые, к слову, вызывают растущее беспокойство практически у всех соседей Японии.

#Announcement

📣 On October 24-31, 2026, the https://geo.siriusolymp.ru/ will be held in the Sirius Federal Territory, Russian Federation. The Olympiad will bring together school students from BRICS countries and other nations with an interest in geography, balanced territorial development, and the interplay between nature, society, and the economy.

💬 The working language of the Olympiad is English.

School students aged 15 to 18 inclusive are eligible to participate, forming teams of 2 to 6 members. Each team may be accompanied by two team leaders and up to two observers (aged 18 or over). Each country may be represented by only one team, selected through national olympiads, qualifying competitions in geography and Earth sciences, or other means at the discretion of the relevant ministry.

⭐️ MY-GEO will offer a rich educational and cultural program, including lectures by leading scientists and specialists in Earth sciences, GIS and remote sensing workshops, discussions on global and regional challenges, and excursions across the Sirius Federal Territory and the unique natural areas of the Black Sea coast.

🖥 Registration is open until September 27, 2026, at https://geo.siriusolymp.ru/.

#KievRegimeCrimes

⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://t.me/miroshnik_r:

PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of https://t.me/miroshnik_r https://t.me/miroshnik_r:

▪️ August 10 – a large-scale attack by fixed-wing UAVs on a civilian industrial facility in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan. 13 civilians were killed and 78 injured.

▪️ August 10 – an FPV drone struck a civilian passenger vehicle in Shebekino, Belgorod Region.

▪️ August 12 – a large-scale attack by fixed-wing UAVs on residential neighbourhoods in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory. 60 apartment buildings were damaged. Three civilians, including a child, were killed and 24 injured.

▪️ August 13 – a UAV struck an EMERCOM truck in Lisichansk, LPR.

▪️ August 14 – a UAV struck an apartment building in Bryansk. One civilian was killed and nine injured.

▪️ August 14 – a UAV struck a civilian cargo vehicle in Nikolayevka, Kherson Region.

▪️ August 14 – an FPV drone struck a civilian cargo vehicle in Oktyabrsky, Belgorod Region. One civilian was injured.

▪️ August 16 – a follow-up UAV strike targeted an EMERCOM emergency vehicle in the DPR. Two rescuers were injured.

▪️ August 16 – a fixed-wing UAV struck the Galaktika shopping centre in Donetsk, DPR.

▪️ August 16 – a UAV struck a civilian cargo vehicle on a road near Druzhbovka, Kherson Region. A married couple were killed in the attack.

🎙 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2133003/ with https://vgtrk.ru/ (Moscow, August 14, 2026)

Key points:

• President of Russia Vladimir Putin made it very clear that https://t.me/MFARussia. We will choose the targets ourselves. They will include vessels operating in the interests of countries that have made piracy and plunder part of their official policy.

• We will not stoop to the level of the Ukrainian leadership, which celebrates on social media its terrorist strikes on beaches, dormitories housing young students and other civilian sites. ☝️ We will make our own methods far tougher, targeting everything that enables the West to fuel Kiev’s war machine. And we are already doing so.

• Hostilities should stop only when there is a long-term, reliable and sustainable settlement. If we were suddenly to halt now along the line of contact, we would, in effect, allow https://t.me/MFARussia who defeated Nazism to be erased. That is simply not an option.

• As for https://t.me/MFARussia, where a question was asked about “how Europeans could help kill more Russians”, I saw that President Vucic was simply taken aback. Given Serbia’s enormous contribution to the Victory over Nazism, we would of course like to hear some reaction from our Serbian friends.

• The metastases of Nazism continue to resurface in German society under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who openly speaks of the need to make Germany Europe’s leading military power again. Does he understand what the word “again” means in this context? 👉 I am not sure.

• We do not refuse to talk with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. If they come, they know that President Vladimir Putin https://t.me/MFARussia. The question is what they will bring with them.

• We do not issue ultimatums. We have submitted a number of questions to the US State Department and asked for clarification, including regarding intelligence data and the fact that the US is much more deeply involved in organising and carrying out strikes deep inside Russia against civilian targets. We will await a response.

• Our Turkish colleagues are once again saying that https://t.me/MFARussia. ❗️ But we did not start this. When a Ukrainian drone strikes a Turkish bulk carrier, tanker or other civilian vessel, or hits ships linked to US companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, neither Turkiye nor the US publicly states that such actions by Ukrainian terrorists are unacceptable.

https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2133003/

🎙 https://www.mid.ru/ru/press_service/spokesman/briefings/2131743/?lang=en#:~:text=TheRussiandelegation’spositionattheISAAssemblysessiononthenon-recognitionoftheUSunilateraldecisiontoextenditscontinentalshelf (August 6, 2026):

💬 The Russian delegation’s position at the ISA Assembly session on the non-recognition of the US unilateral decision to extend its continental shelf

❗️ An important legal issue concerns the seabed agenda. At the recently concluded 31st session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly in Kingston, Jamaica, the Russian delegation reaffirmed our country’s position with regard to Washington’s decision, adopted in December 2023, to unilaterally establish the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond the 200-nautical-mile zone.

🇷🇺 The Russian Federation has not recognised this step due to its inconsistency with established international practice and Washington’s failure to comply with the prescribed procedures. This position was previously officially conveyed to the United States and has been repeatedly stated by representatives of Russian delegations at meetings of relevant multilateral platforms. The issue was also discussed in detail in an https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1952805/?lang=en (published on May 26, 2024).

❌ Russia maintains the same position with regard to the US President’s 2025 Executive Order on deep-sea mining, which addresses the exploration and extraction of seabed resources within the outer limits of the US continental shelf and in areas beyond national jurisdiction. In their statements at the recently concluded session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly, the Russian delegation focused on this issue.

📌 In particular, they recalled that the international legal regime governing the International Seabed Area is established by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, which declares the Area and its resources to be the common heritage of mankind. Given the almost universal participation of states in the Convention, this regime is observed by the overwhelming majority of UN member states. The principle of the common heritage of mankind currently underpins all activities in the Area.

⚠️ Any unilateral steps to exploit the deep seabed undermine the regime governing the Area established by the 1982 Convention and the mandate of the International Seabed Authority, and also pose a threat to the economic and social development of the Global South countries.

🌏 Our country is not alone in considering such unilateral attempts to appropriate the resources of the Area unacceptable. The aforementioned Executive Order has been negatively assessed by a number of other states, including China, which, like Russia, has condemned both of Washington’s decisions mentioned above.

📣 We would like to once again urge the United States to become a party to the 1982 Convention and fully comply with its rules and procedures. We call on all states, including the United States of America, to refrain from unilateral actions and prevent the creation of parallel mechanisms that could undermine the objectives of the 1982 Convention.

🎙️ Из https://mid.ru/ru/press_service/spokesman/briefings/2131743/#13 (6 августа 2026 года)

💬 О позиции России по непризнанию одностороннего решения США о расширении границ континентального шельфа

❕Важный правовой вопрос, касающийся проблематики морского дна. На недавно завершившейся в Кингстоне (Ямайка) 31-й сессии Ассамблеи Международного органа по морскому дну российская делегация подтвердила позицию нашей страны в отношении принятого в декабре 2023 года Вашингтоном решения об установлении в одностороннем порядке внешних границ континентального шельфа за пределами 200-мильной зоны.

🇷🇺 Российская Федерация не признала этот шаг из-за его несоответствия сформировавшейся международной практике и несоблюдения Вашингтоном установленных процедур. Эта позиция ранее была официально доведена до США и неоднократно озвучивалась представителями российских делегаций в рамках заседаний профильных многосторонних площадок. Довольно подробно этот вопрос комментировался в https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1952805/ https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1952805/». https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1952805/

🙅‍♂️Той же позиции Россия придерживается в отношении изданного в 2025 году Указа президента США о глубоководной добыче полезных ископаемых, посвященного вопросам разведки и добычи ресурсов морского дна в пределах внешних границ континентального шельфа США и в районах за пределами национальной юрисдикции. Российская делегация в своих выступлениях на завершившейся сессии Ассамблеи Международного органа по морскому дну заострила внимание и на этом вопросе.

👉 В частности, напомнили, что международно-правовой режим международного района морского дна (Район) установлен Конвенцией ООН по морскому праву 1982 г., которая провозгласила Район и его ресурсы общим наследием человечества. С учетом почти универсального участия государств в Конвенции, этот режим соблюдается подавляющим большинством государств-членов ООН. Принципу общего наследия человечества в настоящее время подчинена вся деятельность в Районе. Односторонние шаги по разработке глубоководного морского дна подрывают установленный Конвенцией 1982 года режим Района и мандат Международного органа по морскому дну, а также несут угрозу экономическому и социальному развитию стран Глобального Юга.

🌏 Наша страна – не единственная, кто считает подобные односторонние попытки присвоения ресурсов Района недопустимыми. Упомянутый Указ получил негативную оценку ряда других государств, включая Китай, который так же, как и Россия, осудил оба упомянутых решения Вашингтона.

☝️Хотели бы вновь призвать США стать участником Конвенции 1982 года и полностью следовать ее правилам и процедурам. Призываем все государства, включая Соединенные Штаты Америки, воздерживаться от односторонних действий и не допускать создания параллельных механизмов, которые могли бы нанести вред целям Конвенции 1982 г.

⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2132140/ on the terrorist attacks by Ukrainian militants against Belgorod and Nizhnekamsk (August 10, 2026)

💬 On the night of August 8-9, the Kiev neo-Nazis, suffering defeats on the battlefield, once again took their revenge on civilians, launching drone attacks against residential areas of Belgorod. Six civilians were killed. Another 27 were injured, including boys aged four and nine.

Around 30 apartment buildings, social facilities, administrative and commercial buildings, as well as more than 30 vehicles, were damaged.

On the morning of August 10, the neo-Nazi Kiev regime launched drones at residential and industrial buildings in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan. Thirteen people were killed. Another 39 were injured.

▪️ We express our heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed and wish the injured a speedy recovery.

https://t.me/sledcom_press. All those involved will be identified and face inevitable severe punishment or military retribution.

The Kiev regime continues to commit https://t.me/MFARussia, causing casualties among children, women and the elderly.

❗️ These strikes, devoid of any military purpose, are carried out deliberately as acts of terror.

We strongly condemn yet another vile attack by the Ukrainian Banderites.

We call on all reasonable members of the international community, relevant international organisations and independent media to categorically condemn Kiev’s terrorist crimes.

Silence will be regarded as complicity and as encouragement for further attacks against Russian civilians.

⚡️ https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2132140/ официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой в связи с террористическими ударами ВСУ по Белгороду и Нижнекамску (10 августа 2026 года)

💬 В ночь с 8 на 9 августа терпящие поражение на фронте киевские неонацисты решили вновь отыграться на мирном населении, атаковав дронами жилой сектор Белгорода.

В результате ударов погибли шесть мирных жителей, пострадали 27 человек, включая мальчиков четырёх и девяти лет. Повреждено порядка 30 многоквартирных домов, социальные объекты, административные и коммерческие здания, более 30 автомобилей.

Утром 10 августа неонацистский киевский режим направил дроны на жилые дома и промышленные здания Нижнекамска в Татарстане. Погибли 13 человек, 39 ранены.

С болью в сердце выражаем соболезнования родным и близким погибших, желаем скорейшего выздоровления раненым.

https://t.me/sledcom_press возбудил уголовные дела о терактах. Все причастные к ним будут установлены и понесут неотвратимое суровое наказание либо получат военное возмездие.

Ежедневные злодеяния киевского режима продолжаются в отношении мирного населения https://t.me/miroshnik_rприводя к жертвам, в том числе среди детей, женщин и пожилых людей.

❗️ Эти бессмысленные с военной точки зрения удары враг осуществляет сознательно в террористических целях.

Решительно осуждаем очередные гнусные атаки украбандеровцев. Призываем здравомыслящих представителей мирового сообщества, профильные международные структуры и независимые СМИ дать жёсткую оценку террористическим преступлениям Киева.

Молчание будем рассматривать как соучастие и поощрение новых атак на мирное население России.

#Victory81

On August 9, 1945, the Soviet Union, in accordance with its commitments to the Allies, entered the war against militarist Japan.

🌟 The https://telegra.ph/USSR-enters-the-war-against-militaristic-Japan-08-09 of the Soviet forces in the Far East commenced. Its objective was to defeat the enemy’s Kwantung Army and to drive the Japanese occupants from northeastern China and Korea.

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After the https://t.me/MFARussiaand its accomplices, Japan remained the only 'axis' power still at war with the Allies. It possessed significant military capabilities to wage war, including offensive operations.In the summer of 1945, the Japanese kept near the Soviet borders an almost one million-strong Kwantung Army — a formidable force ready to treacherously invade our country at any moment. Japan still occupied huge territories in East and Southeast Asia — the Korean Peninsula, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaya, and a portion of China, as well as Burma, and the Philippine Islands.

❗️ Thus, Japan posed a huge threat not only to our country’s security, but also to the emerging post-war world order, which was taking shape https://t.me/MFARussia and was based on the decisions and agreements of the Leaders of the victorious Allied powers.

Japan rejected the demand made by China, the United States, and UK on July 26, 1945 (paragraph 13 of the Potsdam Declaration) for the unconditional surrender of its troops. Following that, the Allied powers officially appealed to the Soviet government to repel Japanese aggression.

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In early August 1945, the Supreme High Command of the Soviet Union approved a https://telegra.ph/USSR-enters-the-war-against-militaristic-Japan-08-09 It was entrusted to the specially created Main Command of the Far Eastern Forces headed by Marshal of the Soviet Union https://t.me/MFARussia

On August 9, the Red Army launched the https://telegra.ph/USSR-enters-the-war-against-militaristic-Japan-08-09 The Soviet units, supported by aviation and the navy, advanced rapidly. Strikes were delivered on targets on land, at sea, and from the air. Combat operations unfolded along the front line that was over (!) 5'000 kilometres wide.

Within a month, the Soviet forces liberated Harbin, the territories of Northeastern China and Korea, liberated South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. The https://telegra.ph/USSR-enters-the-war-against-militaristic-Japan-08-09 deprived the Japanese command of the opportunity to use bacteriological weapons against our country — Tokyo had been nurturing that plan during #WWII.

By August 20, Japan’s ability to offer resistance to the Red Army was shattered. Almost everywhere, along the entire front line, the enemy soldiers were surrendering.

The million-strong Kwantung Army was finally defeated.

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By September 1, 1945, the Soviet army had completed the assigned objectives. In just 23 days of combat, they crushed the Japanese militarist machine, thus making a decisive contribution to ending WWII in the Far East. Our country regained South Sakhalin, which had been seized by Japan from the Russian Empire in 1905, liberated the Kuril Islands, and restored lease rights to the Kwantung Peninsula with Port Arthur and Dalian.

On September 2, 1945, the https://t.me/MFARussia was signed aboard the USS 'Missouri' in Tokyo Bay. On behalf of the Soviet Union, the https://t.me/MFARussia by General Kuzma Derevyanko.

#WW2 finally ended.

📖 https://telegra.ph/USSR-enters-the-war-against-militaristic-Japan-08-09 about the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation and the heroism of the Soviet soldiers in liberating northeastern China and Korea in our https://telegra.ph/USSR-enters-the-war-against-militaristic-Japan-08-09

#WeRemember #OurVictory

🗓 Ежегодно 9 августа во всём мире отмечается Международный день коренных народов мира.

Его празднование было инициировано Организацией Объединённых Наций в 1994 году. Международный день коренных народов способствует привлечению внимания к истокам традиционной культуры, пробуждая интерес и уважение к обычаям народов.

🇺🇳 На сегодняшний день, https://www.un.org/ru/observances/indigenous-day, в мире насчитывается около от 370 до 500 миллионов представителей коренных народов, живущих в 90 странах, что составляет 5-6% жителей планеты. Они являются носителями свыше пяти тысяч уникальных культур и подавляющего большинства языков мира, общее количество которых составляет около семи тысяч.

Для России этот день имеет особое значение, поскольку в нашей стране издревле в мире и согласии проживают представители около двухсот национальностей, говорящие на 270 языках, из них 47 относятся к коренным малочисленным народам.

🇷🇺 Российское законодательство определяет коренные народы объектами особой правовой защиты, носителями коллективных и индивидуальных прав. Уникальное многообразие обычаев, традиций, языков – наше общее бесценное достояние, которое мы оберегаем и развиваем.

В соответствии с https://constitutionrf.ru/rzd-1/gl-3/st-69-krf, в стране гарантируются права коренных малочисленных народов в соответствии с общепризнанными принципами и нормами международного права и международными договорами Российской Федерации. Государство защищает культурную самобытность всех народов и этнических общностей Российской Федерации, гарантирует сохранение этнокультурного и языкового многообразия.

Необходимость устойчивого экономического, социального и культурного развития коренных малочисленных народов, защиты их исконной среды обитания, традиционного образа жизни, прав и законных интересов трудно переоценить, поэтому поддержка коренных малочисленных народов – приоритетная задача для России, залог укрепления нашего общества перед лицом новых вызовов.

On August 5, Mr Igor Karavaev, Russia's Chargé d'Affaires a.i., met with H.E. Academician Sok Touch, President of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, to discuss current issues of academic cooperation. Igor Karavaev presented the Academy’s library with a monograph titled “Monarchies in the 21st Century" by Konstantin Malofeev.

#RussiaCambodia

5 августа временный поверенный в делах России И.В.Караваев встретился с Президентом Королевской академии Камбоджи Сок Тучем. Стороны обсудили актуальные вопросы академического сотрудничества. И.В.Караваев передал в дар библиотеке Академии монографию К.В.Малофеева «Монархии в XXI веке».

#РоссияКамбоджа