What happened on the day of October 7th. The main thing

Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated his 74th birthday. Many heads of state have congratulated the Russian leader on his birthday: Chairman of the DPRK Kim Jong-un, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh Leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and others. Congratulations were also sent by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Patriarch Kirill, and Russian cosmonauts addressed the president from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). In Togo, a rap video was recorded for Putin's birthday. Other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to scientists Henri Kagan and Kensho Soai.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2026 was awarded to scientists from France and Japan, Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai. In 1986, a French researcher developed a new way to control chemical reactions, which made it possible to obtain significantly more of one of the two mirror versions of the molecule than previously thought possible. Later, the Japanese scientist continued his research and in 1995 described the first chemical reaction that could lead to the formation of a predominantly single form. A detailed analysis of Izvestia is here.

EU ambassadors have agreed on the 22nd package of anti-Russian sanctions

The ambassadors of the European Union countries have agreed on the largest one-time expansion of the sanctions list against Russia, Euronews reports, citing sources. It is claimed that 1,646 individuals and legal entities will be subject to restrictions. The restrictive measures will also affect defense enterprises and related individuals from a number of countries that, according to Brussels, are engaged in the production of dual-use goods. However, it was reported that this package of restrictions does not contain fundamentally new large-scale trade and economic bans.

The Russian Armed Forces have launched a massive strike on Ukrainian military facilities

The Russian armed forces have launched a series of strikes against the military-industrial complex and infrastructure of Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, enterprises for the production and storage of FP-5 Flamingo missiles, UAVs and ammunition in Kiev, Kremenchuk, Lozovaya, Priluki and other cities, the Danube Ship Repair plant in Izmail, a cargo ship in the port of Odessa, as well as a bridge in Zaporozhye, used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the transfer of personnel and cargo. The full list of goals can be viewed here. In addition, the Russian military reported fighting for five settlements in the Kharkiv region.

Moldova demanded the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria

Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Valery Kiveri said that Chisinau continues to insist on the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria. He commented on the statement by the head of the European Diplomacy, Kai Kallas, that the region would not become an obstacle to Moldova's European integration. Kiver clarified that the words of the EU representative do not mean recognition of the Russian military presence in Transnistria. He recalled Russia's commitments made at the OSCE summit in Istanbul in 1999.

The delegation of the NATO Military Committee visited Kiev

The NATO Military Committee made an official visit to Kiev in full, said its chairman Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. 32 military representatives of the alliance countries took part in the trip, which took place the day before. They discussed current military priorities with the Ukrainian command. No agreements were reported on the results of the discussions. The media called this visit the first trip of the entire NATO military committee to Kiev in eight years. Earlier, in 2024, only the previous chairman of the committee, Rob Bauer, visited the Ukrainian capital. The current visit took place at the invitation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mikhail Drapaty.

Crew Dragon spacecraft with cosmonaut Fedyaev undocked from the ISS

SpaceX's Crew Dragon manned spacecraft with the crew of the Crew-12 mission successfully undocked from the ISS and headed for Earth. On board are Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, as well as European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adeno. They spent 237 days in orbit. Flooding of the ship off the coast of California is expected on October 8.