What happened on the night of September 2nd. The main thing

Russian President Vladimir Putin answered questions from the media following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek. FIBA has lifted restrictions on Russian basketball players, coaches and referees. Jordan's air defense forces repelled an attack by 13 ballistic missiles. The United States has completed a new series of strikes on Iran. Read more in the Izvestia article.

Putin's answers to media questions

Putin answered questions from media representatives following the SCO summit and bilateral meetings with leaders of various countries in Bishkek.

Responding to a question from Izvestia correspondent Alyona Nefedova, the President drew attention to the fact that the SCO was not born spontaneously, but was created to work in the field of security. It quickly became clear that other issues could be discussed on such a platform.

Putin, responding to a question from Izvestia columnist Viktor Sineok about the situation at the front, said there was no doubt that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) would begin to "pour in."

Russian troops are currently increasing the pace of their offensive in the special military operation zone, the Russian president said. The liberation of the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) is proceeding as planned. Putin stressed that in August alone, 270 square kilometers of the territory of the DPR and 15 settlements came under the control of the Russian Federation. In the region, Russian military personnel liberated the city of Svyatogorsk.

The president called statements about the alleged planned mobilization in the Russian Federation "bullshit." Putin also added that such information is an information attack on Russia.

Lifting restrictions on players, coaches and referees from the Russian Federation in basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has lifted restrictions for all players from Russia and Belarus. The decision was made during a meeting of the FIBA Executive Committee in Switzerland. Andrey Kirilenko, President of the Russian Basketball Federation, commented on the event. He noted the importance of lifting restrictions and pointed out a number of problems that exist in the issue of athletes' expected participation in tournaments in Europe.

Rocket attack on Jordan

The Jordanian armed forces reported that the kingdom's air defense forces repelled a massive missile attack at night, shooting down 10 ballistic missiles. Three more fell on the territory of the kingdom in uninhabited areas, there were no casualties. As a result of the overnight incident, none of the military and civilians were injured.

US strikes on Iran

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that the United States has carried out a new series of strikes on Iranian territory. It is noted that the strikes followed allegedly recent attempts by the IRGC to attack commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the US military.

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