Artists of the Vuyani Dance Theatre of South Africa perform in a scene from the "Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero" directed by Gregory Vuyani Maqoma as part of the 23rd Dance Open International Ballet Festival at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.13.04.2024#8661419
A tiger cub plays in a room at the city zoo in Mariupol, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia. Klyopa, Penelope, and Theseus, two female and one male tiger cubs respectively, were born at Mariupol Zoo in February 2024.16.04.2024#8663208
An aerial view shows as athletes compete during the Novosibirsk Region Championship in water-based tourism on the Shipunikha River near the village of Urgun, Novosibirsk region, Russia.13.04.2024#8661037
Evgeny Rylov competes in the men's 50 m backstroke semifinal at the 2024 Russian Swimming Championships at the Palace of Water Sports, in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.16.04.2024#8663453
Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht competes in the women's 12.5 km mass start event of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup final in Murmansk, Russia.14.04.2024#8661906
An owner and her corgi dogs compete during a "Fast Dog" cross-country race at Bitsevsky Park in Moscow, Russia.13.04.2024#8661154
An employee washes the Golden Spike fountain at VDNKh Exhibition Center in Moscow, Russia.15.04.2024#8662371
The Angara A5 rocket blasts off from the launchpad of the Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia. The launch has been previously delayed for two days in a row.11.04.2024#8659382
A view shows a flooded street in Orsk, Orenburg Region, Russia. In early April, the Orenburg region of Russia was hit by flooding caused by snowmelt, rising water levels in the Ural River and increased water releases from a local reservoir. On 5 April, a dam protecting Orsk from the Ural River burst, forcing the mass evacuation of residents.15.04.2024#8662707
A local resident sits on a bench and smokes in a courtyard in Orsk, Orenburg region, Russia. Russian authorities said that water levels had retreated in some areas, like the worst-hit Orenburg region, but that the Kurgan and Tyumen regions were now threatened by rising waters.15.04.2024#8662568
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Council of Legislators of Russia under the Russian Federal Assembly at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.04.2024#8669920
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Council of Legislators of Russia under the Russian Federal Assembly at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.04.2024#8669925
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Council of Legislators of Russia under the Russian Federal Assembly at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.04.2024#8669923
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Council of Legislators of Russia under the Russian Federal Assembly at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.04.2024#8669928
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Council of Legislators of Russia under the Russian Federal Assembly at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.04.2024#8669929
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Council of Legislators of Russia under the Russian Federal Assembly at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.04.2024#8669919
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting of the Council of Legislators of Russia under the Russian Federal Assembly at the Tauride Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.04.2024#8669933
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin holds a strategic session on Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World at the Government's Coordination Centre, in Moscow, Russia.26.04.2024#8669831
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin holds a strategic session on Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World at the Government's Coordination Centre, in Moscow, Russia.26.04.2024#8669833
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin holds a strategic session on Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World at the Government's Coordination Centre, in Moscow, Russia.26.04.2024#8669830
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin holds a strategic session on Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World at the Government's Coordination Centre, in Moscow, Russia.26.04.2024#8669832
Deputy Prime Minister and Government Chief of Staff Dmitry Grigorenko and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wait before a strategic session on Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World at the Government's Coordination Centre, in Moscow, Russia.26.04.2024#8669885
Alexei Likhachev, general director at Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, right, waits before a strategic session on Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World at the Government's Coordination Centre, in Moscow, Russia.26.04.2024#8669900
Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov waits before a strategic session on Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World at the Government's Coordination Centre, in Moscow, Russia.26.04.2024#8669901
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