For the main news of the day, big news is on the air, Igor Kozhevin is in the studio, hello there was no chance of salvation. See, here are the parts of the helicopter. A country in mourning, iran confirmed the death of its president and achieved the high title of martyr on the path of serving the people. His last shots. His political testament. The west that is now facing. With a crisis of identity and functionality , he sees the world as a forest, himself as a beautiful garden. World reaction about whats next. Tensions are so high that we need to reduce them. And the nervous response from World Markets about whats going on with oil and gold. The liberated belogorovka provides operational space for further actions. Evgeniy podubny, about our progress in the kharkov direction. Pavel prokopenko. About the terrible truth of avdiivka , graves in the courtyards of residential buildings, signs of avdiivka , trump explained why you cannot vote for biden. Our president is a low iq man and he has to deal with chairman xi with putin. Biden explained why he is afraid of trumps victory. Guys, trump is not seeking to lead america, he is seeking revenge. Most of america is now against biden. His situation continues to deteriorate. Condolences to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, ali khaminiya, and spoke by phone with the acting president of iran, mahammad mahber, noting russias invaluable personal contribution to the development of friendly relations between moscow and tehran. The main version for iranian News Agencies remains that the helicopter was malfunctioning. Bel212. 6 years ago it already crashed in iran last year off the coast of the emirates, the day before. Issued alarms due to a disabled or missing transmission system. Local media emphasize that the dead iranian pilots were experienced air force lieutenant colonels. Questions, rather, to the aircraft fleet, which is outdated due to sanctions. Maintenance problems and lack of spare parts have led to numerous fatal accidents. In 1981, the c130 hercules crashed. The most outstanding commanders died. Iraniraq war in 2005 plane crash the commander of the ground forces, akhmat kazimi, and a number of other guard commanders were killed. About the weather conditions in which the investigation into the disaster begins and what assistance moscow has already sent to tehran. Alexander khristenko. As soon as the rescuers reached the place where the Helicopter Crashed, due to the nature of the destruction, they immediately realized that there were no survivors. The journalists who were allowed to the scene of the emergency could not hide it. You see, here are the parts of the helicopter, in this place it fell apart, here is the engine, you see scattered parts of the crashed helicopter, everything is on your screens, rain, strong wind, fog. And then descended to the mist mountains. In such conditions , the search and rescue operation continued for more than 12 hours. Dozens of units were involved, including special forces of the army and the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps, totaling about 2,000 people. After tehrans appeal, immediately, by decision of Vladimir Putin , two special il76 aircraft with equipment and specialists from the ministry of emergency situations, trained to carry out the most difficult tasks at High Altitude, flew from zhukovsky to iranian tabriz. We would like to express our gratitude. Serving the people. In total , nine people died as a result of the Helicopter Crash, along with the president was the minister of Foreign Affairs, hassein amir abdalahian, the governor of the province of raisi achieved the high rank of martyr on the way , and other officials. Reisis helicopter was discovered at an altitude of 2. 5 km in the forested mountains in the northwest of the country, between the cities of varzakan and julfa. The iranian delegation was returning from an official event on the border with azerbaijan. The leaders of the countries ibrahim raisi and ilham aliyev met there to to inaugurate the hydroelectric complexes at the khudoferinskaya hydroelectric station, located on the border araks river. This is a demonstration of our cooperative and close relationship. There are many examples of cooperation with you. There are light clouds in the sky, the sun is shining, but obviously, by the end of the ceremony the weather began to quickly deteriorate. Raisi often used helicopters, including the russian mi171, but this time he flew an american one. 212. Here are shots from the interior of that same helicopter a few hours before the crash. Bel 212 developed back in the sixties. Board iranian president was made in the nineties in the usa. At first it was assigned to the iranian army, then it was repainted and used for civilian purposes and for transporting top officials. Capable of carrying up to 14 people and reaching a cruising speed of 190 km h. It is known that High Altitude conditions require special skill from helicopter pilots. And during a storm, to navigate by. On the National Airwaves everything is dedicated to ibrahim roysia, people cannot hold back their tears. Prayers are heard in mosques in memory of the deceased president. Ibrahim reisiya was 63 years old from family of a clergyman, studied with the famous aetol in the country, in his youth took an active part in the Islamic Revolution of 79, advocated the overthrow of the prowestern shah pihlivi and even, according to unconfirmed reports, participated in the assault. Embassy in tehran, made a career in the field of law, served as prosecutor general, was known in the country as a tough antiwestern politician, of an extreme conservative bent, with such a program he won the president ial elections in august twentyfirst. Risi made his first visit after taking office to moscow, despite the height of the coronavirus pandemic. And we are in constant contact. But of course, neither video conferences nor telephone conversations can replace at least this, he still. For iran to become a full member of the sco. We have been opposing the americans for more than 40 years and we will never stop the progress and development of our country because of. The next day, the president of the Islamic Republic spoke in the state duma, and contacts between the leaders of russia and iran became regular. Moscow and tehran agreed to develop a northsouth transport corridor, to cooperate in the caspian sea, in bushehr, russian specialists are building the second and third stage of the Nuclear Power plant. Trade turnover increased by tens of percent. And, of course, together the countries resist illegal sanctions. And the hypocrisy of the west. To the nuclear deal, but said his Foreign Policy would put National Interests above all else. Iran is a member of the sco, since january 1 of this year, a full member of brix. The last time putin and raisi met was in december in moscow. Today the flag is flying over the Iranian Embassy in moscow. People carry flowers in memory of president ibrahim raisi. The countrys ambassador thanked the russians for their solidarity. At todays government meeting in iran, reisias empty chair was surrounded by mourning ribbon. Perform temporarily. His duties, according to article 131 of the iranian constitution, will be the first Vice President , sixtyeightyearold mahammad mahber. He is known as a likeminded person of resi, already in the morning he gathered military leaders for an extraordinary meeting, a sign that everything is stable in iran and under his leadership continuity will be ensured course, and it could hardly have been otherwise, due to the peculiarities of the countrys political structure. Iran is a theocracy, the Supreme Leader of the country is aetallah ali khameni, he makes sure that any law or decree complies with the norm. According to the law, a president ial candidate must be of iranian origin, belong to the official religion of the country, the requirements also include age from 40 to 75 years, Management Experience of 4 years, no criminal record, possession of at least a master of science degree, the decision on the admission of candidates to the elections is made by advice guards, a body consisting of 12 people, six of whom. India, syria, iraq, pakistan and lebanon declared mourning as a sign of solidarity with the lost president of iran; the prc Foreign Ministry accompanied condolences to tehran with words about the loss of a close friend. Well, contrasting against this background was the demarche of the head of the Defense Committee of the german bundestag, strack zimmerman, published by the European Union rosoridarnost, she called it pathetic and called not to help tehran even cartographically. French and british media are trying to convince readers of fragility the vulnerability of an orphaned iran, without recalling that tehran was dealing with a more difficult crisis 43 years ago when terrorists killed. President and chief justice. The future of the Islamic Republic through the eyes of the world media in the material of dmitry melnikov. From condolences to curses, the death of the iranian president has illuminated the increased multipolarity of the modern world, while the iranian authorities are looking for answers to the question of what happened, tehrans allies and opponents differ in their reactions to the tragedy. Un Security Council announces a minute of silence in memory of the president of russia and other disaster victims. The second key question is what happens next, and here all eyes are on israel. The death of the iranian president against the backdrop of the middle east conflict has given rise to fears and suspicions. Tel aviv is holding a pause, but the further scenario of the historical confrontation largely depends on it now. The long shadow war between iran and israel went into the open last month, accompanied by mutual strikes. To faraket, while the israeli official said told reuters that israel was not involved in the crash. It wasnt us, said the official, who requested anonymity. At the same time , radical israeli politicians. They do not hide their satisfaction; a member of the ultraconservative party, noam avi moaz, publicly rejoices at the death of the iranian president. Less than a month ago, he threatened that if israel attacked, nothing would be left of him, and now he is a speck of dust in history. The middle east understands that irans policy in connection with the death of racey will not change significantly; they will not change their positions and israel, says the leader of the israeli opposition, avigdor lieberman. It doesnt matter to us, thats it. Will not affect israels attitude towards iran. Irans policy is determined by Supreme Leader ayatallah ali khaminii. However, there is no doubt that the president was a cruel man. We wont shed a tear. The reaction of the official west to the plane crash in iran is chaotic. The head of the european council, charles michel, dared to express condolences only on social networks. The eu expresses its sincere condolences to connections with the death of president raisi and foreign minister abdalahian, as well as. Other members of their delegation and crew in a Helicopter Crash. Our thoughts go out to the families. The reaction in europe to these words is immediate, not on my behalf says farright dutch politician Geert Wilders criticizes a european official for expressing solidarity with iran; in germany, even in this situation, they do not stop looking for the russian trace. The welt publication discusses the prospects for further cooperation between iran and russia against the backdrop of the conflict in ukraine and. Hezbollah and hamas are the Supreme Leader, president and foreign minister. And of course, the whole world is closely monitoring the reaction of the United States, where iran is called one of the main opponents of the west, a participant in the so called axis of evil. We dont want to be. Part of this is that if this accident is the result of wind, fog and a risky helicopter flight, tensions are so high that we need to reduce them, there will be rumors about how it happened, and the United States should not be seen making unnecessary statements. American the media are reporting that the death of the iranian president occurred against the backdrop of secret negotiations that washington was conducting with tehran; whether they will be continued is still a big question. The Helicopter Crash of iranian president raisi comes at a delicate moment for. Peoples relations , just days after senior us iranian officials held proxy talks to try to defuse the threat of wider conflict in the middle east. Official tehran about external has not yet spoken about intervention in the plane crash, but recalls that it was us sanctions that led to the lack of spare parts for helicopters in the Islamic Republic. The white house says it is closely monitoring the situation with the plane crash from the very first minutes. In iran, while racey did not see any signs of external interference in the story of the Helicopter Crash, all accusations of washingtons involvement in the death of the iranian president are called ridiculous here, although it is the United States, along with israel , that are the main beneficiaries of this iranian tragedy. Dmitry melnikov and pavel kostrikov, news from washington. Traders in Commodity Markets reacted to the news of the death of the iranian president. Well talk more about this with our columnist on. Good evening, whats going on with oil quotes . Igor, good evening, oil prices are rising, the brand price exceeds 84 per barrel. Wti reached 80. Iran is a major player in the global oil market. In recent years, the country has been able to achieve the volume of Oil Production and exports that was before imposition of us sanctions. Every time there is some tension involving iran, it pushes up oil and gas prices. It is precisely because of fears that suddenly the current conflict will reach the point of blocking the strait of armuda. Iran exports more than 1 Million Barrels per day, these are decent volumes, but the truth is that everything it sells is exported exclusively to china. China has the opportunity to ignore american sanctions, while before the sanctions iran shipped a lot to europe. Iran participates in the opec plus community, but at the same time it is not subject to restrictions. Quotas, but today the cost of gold has also increased, yes, prices have updated their historical maximum, the cost of gold futures in the morning exceeded 2,454 per ounce. A new maximum has already been set, basically in fear of a further aggravation of the situation in the middle east. In addition, other factors such as the expectation of a fed rate cut and a weakening dollar also affect the price of gold. By evening, the price of gold decreased slightly. Experts do not rule out that this trend may continue. Iran is not a country that would produce a lot, by the way, its statistics on gold, on production, are closed, it is not very big and. A consumer, rather they use gold in such barter calculations, bypassing the dollar, but this is not the same player, which, if we take it purely in terms of gold, can affect the world price or something else, another thing is that the news of death itself does not add stability, which has not been in the middle east for a long time, but we have joint infrastructure projects, last week. An agreement was signed on joint construction of a section of the railway, which will connect the land parts of the International Transport corridor, northsouth, it is expected that the line will be built in 202728, the country is quite stable in terms of economic obligations, which are always fulfilled, and the vector of development of the country is quite a long period, iran always adheres to it, so the risks here. Changes in the timing of the project from the point of view of political circumstances, i think, are extremely, extremely low. The total cost of the project is estimated at 1. 600 million euros. Thank you, it was my colleague nailila askerzade. The number of victims during todays shelling of the luhansk suburbs has increased to 12 people. One of the scalp missiles, the French Version of stormshed, was intercepted by air defense. A series of explosions still occurred in the village of yubileiny. The blows were aimed at the elderly. Three victims were sent for treatment, seven more people were wounded in the city of vasilyevko in zaporozhye, and in makeyevka , five were hospitalized after the shelling. Also during the day , air defense crews shot down a dozen drones and several rockets in the sky over the belgorod and kursk regions. Well, now to the situation directly on the front line. Russian units. The Southern Group of troops liberated the village of belogorovka in the lugansk peoples republic, it is located west of severodonetsk and lisichansk and opens the direction to slavyansk and kramatorsk in the neighboring donetsk peoples republic. At the same time, just to the north, our fighters improved their positions and took new positions near the settlements of chervonodebrovo and kuzmino. During the counterbattery fight , two british howitzers were hit and four ammunition depots were destroyed. In the kharkov region, parts of it. The groups continued to advance into the depths of the enemys defenses near the settlements of glubokaya, volchansk and staritsa. As a result of the fighting, the kiev formations lost up to 380 mercenary fighters in just