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Russia and Ukraine have initiated a prisoner exchange based on an agreement established during the peace talks in Turkey last week. Moscow has stated that the first phase targets the repatriation of younger soldiers. During the discussions held in Istanbul on the previous Monday, both parties consented to release all injured troops as well as […]

Russian and U.S. officials may convene “very soon” for another session of discussions intended to restore the functioning of their diplomatic missions, stated Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Tuesday. Representatives from the two nations previously held embassy discussions on February 27 and April 10 in Istanbul, Turkey, following a meeting between Russian Foreign […]

Approximately 30 metric tons of diesel fuel were discharged into the Yenisei River in Siberia after a vessel towing two barges ran aground and disintegrated in shallow waters, as reported by Russian officials on Monday. According to investigators, the ship collided with an underwater obstruction, which caused the barges to separate and puncture the vessel’s […]

Russia launched drone attacks on Kyiv and the southern port city of Odesa early Tuesday, killing one person and damaging a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said. A 59-year-old man was killed and at least four others were wounded when Russian drones struck residential buildings in Odesa, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said. “The Russians hit a […]

President Vladimir Putin has approved Russia’s first long-term naval development strategy aimed at 2050, as stated by Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev in an interview published on Monday. According to Patrushev, the strategy reflects Russia’s aspirations to regain its status as a prominent maritime nation. He elaborated in the pro-government newspaper Argumenty i Fakty that the […]

On Monday, operations at an electronics factory in the Chuvashia republic were temporarily halted after Ukrainian drones collided with the facility, according to local authorities. “This morning, attempts by Ukraine to utilize drones over Chuvashia were detected,” regional leader Oleg Nikolayev announced on Telegram. “Fortunately, there were no casualties from the incident.” As per Nikolayev, […]

A Russian court has mandated the pre-trial detention of an individual suspected of murdering a former military officer who led air operations during the Mariupol siege. Major Zaur Gurtsiyev, who was serving as Stavropol’s deputy mayor at the time of his death, was killed alongside his companion, Nikita Penkov, in a bombing on May 28. […]

Russia’s National Guard reported on Friday that they had killed a man who was attempting to execute an attack on a military installation using drones filled with grenades. This event occurred following a bold coordinated drone assault by Ukraine earlier this week on Russian airbases, which resulted in significant damage to military aircraft valued at […]

The Russian private military company Wagner announced on Friday that it has completed its mission assisting Mali’s military government in combating Islamist militants. “PMC Wagner has fulfilled its primary mission in Mali,” the organization stated on its official Telegram channel. “PMC Wagner is on its way home.” Mali, located in the Sahel region, has been […]

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Pope Leo regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine, during which he expressed a desire for a diplomatic resolution, according to the Kremlin. However, Putin also asserted that “the Kyiv regime is relying on escalating the conflict and executing acts of sabotage against civil infrastructure […]