The air defense forces of the Ministry of Defense shot down another 25 drones that were flying towards Moscow, said the mayor of the capital, Sergey Sobyanin. In the past he reported about 62 such UAVs that were neutralized. Thus, there were 87 of them. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition beat the opposition in the number of seats in parliament, but failed to gain a majority, ynet reported Thursday after 100 percent of the votes were counted. According to the Central Election Commission, Netanyahu's bloc wins 53 seats in parliament, the opposition bloc - 48 seats, and the Arab parties - 19 seats. Firefighters managed to locate a large landscape fire in the Trans-Baikal area; Because of strong winds, its area increased more than 10 times in a few hours, reports the operational headquarters of the region. "The fire was located in the territories of the Aginsky and Mogoiti municipal districts on an area of ​​4.5 thousand dunams," the announcement said. 17 people and six pieces of equipment from the Zabaikalpozhspas Fire Department and Fire Department, 44 people and nine pieces of equipment from Zabaikalpozhspas, as well as experts from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations were involved in extinguishing the fire. European Commission (EC) Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said the EU's plans to abandon Russian gas remain unchanged. "The Commission's position on this issue is very clear. We introduced a ban on the import of Russian gas, which is now being implemented. And that position remains," he said in response to a related question Thursday at a press conference in Luxembourg after a meeting of the EU's Energy Council. Jorgensen recalled the energy crisis in the European Union in 2022. "I was a minister in Denmark in February '22, so I know what it's like to be a minister who has to worry if the gas taps are closed the next day. We had to draw up lists of factories that we would close by force if necessary," said the European Commissioner. He said it was "a very vulnerable situation and we should never put ourselves in that situation again."

The air defense forces of the Ministry of Defense shot down another 25 drones that were flying towards Moscow, said the mayor of the capital, Sergey Sobyanin. In the past he reported about 62 such UAVs that were neutralized. Thus, there were 87 of them. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition beat the opposition in the number of seats in parliament, but failed to gain a majority, ynet reported Thursday after 100 percent of the votes were counted. According to the Central Election Commission, Netanyahu's bloc wins 53 seats in parliament, the opposition bloc - 48 seats, and the Arab parties - 19 seats. Firefighters managed to locate a large landscape fire in the Trans-Baikal area; Because of strong winds, its area increased more than 10 times in a few hours, reports the operational headquarters of the region. "The fire was located in the territories of the Aginsky and Mogoiti municipal districts on an area of ​​4.5 thousand dunams," the announcement said. 17 people and six pieces of equipment from the Zabaikalpozhspas Fire Department and Fire Department, 44 people and nine pieces of equipment from Zabaikalpozhspas, as well as experts from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations were involved in extinguishing the fire. European Commission (EC) Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said the EU's plans to abandon Russian gas remain unchanged. "The Commission's position on this issue is very clear. We introduced a ban on the import of Russian gas, which is now being implemented. And that position remains," he said in response to a related question Thursday at a press conference in Luxembourg after a meeting of the EU's Energy Council. Jorgensen recalled the energy crisis in the European Union in 2022. "I was a minister in Denmark in February '22, so I know what it's like to be a minister who has to worry if the gas taps are closed the next day. We had to draw up lists of factories that we would close by force if necessary," said the European Commissioner. He said it was "a very vulnerable situation and we should never put ourselves in that situation again."