The talks between Vladimir Putin and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the Kremlin have moved to an expanded format, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania said that at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on October 4, they agreed that Russia would continue to help Abkhazia in providing electricity in winter.

The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Komi Republic and the regional forest fire center intend to purchase 27 drones in the next two years for use in extinguishing forest fires.

The government interdepartmental commission on the implementation of the national project "Unmanned aircraft systems" has been established in Tatarstan.

Russian air defense and electronic warfare systems have shot down and suppressed 320 Ukrainian drones in a week, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev made fun of the forecasts of economic indicators in Germany.

The growth of trade turnover between Russia and Uzbekistan last year amounted to 26%, and in the seven months of this year - more than 14%, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The Estonian Tallinn police have opened an administrative case against two men who allegedly turned on the anthem of Russia in the courtyard of the house while drunk.

The eldest son of the head of Chechnya, 17-year-old Akhmat Kadyrov, for a year became an honored worker in the field of youth policy in the republic

There is a tendency among Russians to "optimize expenses" — now every fifth seeks to reduce their spending on essential goods, said Maxim Protasov, head of Roskachestvo. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.