Category: World

A significant drone offensive launched by Ukraine targeted Zelenograd, often referred to as Russia’s “Silicon Valley,” alongside a machine-building facility situated north of Moscow, as reported by Russian media outlets and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday. In reaction to the attacks, Russian civil aviation authorities temporarily halted flights to and from Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky airports. […]

The spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, ridiculed a viral video featuring French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte as they disembarked from a plane during their visit to Hanoi on Monday. In her post on Telegram, Zakharova joked that Macron received “a right hook from his wife.” She speculated that the president’s […]

On Monday, Russia’s ruble stabilized at around 80 against the U.S. dollar, supported by elevated interest rates, diminished demand for foreign currency, and the anticipation of forthcoming tax payments from major exporters. By 11 a.m. Moscow time, the ruble had decreased by 0.3%, trading at 79.75 per U.S. dollar, as reported by LSEG based on […]

Turkish Airlines suspended almost two dozen flights between Russia and Turkey on Monday due to ongoing Ukrainian drone strikes, which have persisted for the seventh consecutive day. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia reported that at least 13 flights from Vnukovo Airport in Moscow to Turkish destinations such as Istanbul, Antalya, and Bodrum were […]

On Monday, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the dismantling of a terrorist cell in the Nizhny Novgorod area, which was reportedly in coordination with handlers based in Poland. Seven individuals linked to an unspecified “international terrorist organization prohibited in Russia” were arrested on suspicion of attempting to recruit members from the local Muslim community, […]

The global community must intensify its pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to initiate ceasefire discussions regarding Ukraine, Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated to AFP on Monday. Orpo, whose nation shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia, expressed that “without some form of force, Putin will not be motivated to seek a resolution. Therefore, […]

At least 700 construction workers are reportedly trapped and have gone months without pay in a remote town within Russia’s Far Eastern Chukotka region, as reported by the media on Thursday. Zemtek, which provides services to the mining industry, halted wage payments to approximately 1,100 of its staff in March, according to labor rights advocate […]

Austria is sending Chechen asylum seekers back to Russia, despite concerns that they may be forcibly conscripted to fight in Ukraine, according to court documents acquired by AFP. This year, Austria expelled two Chechens who had sought asylum after receiving notices for military conscription from Russia. Authorities maintained that the men, both over the age […]

Law enforcement authorities conducted searches at the residences of several relatives of exiled Pussy Riot members as part of an ongoing criminal probe into the alleged dissemination of “war fakes,” the protest group reported on Thursday. Last year, Russia’s Interior Ministry issued international arrest warrants for Pussy Riot activists Maria Alyokhina, Olga Borisova, Diana Burkot, […]

At least one individual has lost their life and air travel has been affected throughout Russia following Ukraine’s launch of large-scale drone assaults for the second consecutive day, according to Russian officials on Thursday morning. In the western Bryansk region, authorities reported that a civilian was killed and another person injured due to a “targeted […]