Category: World

The Ukrainian military reported on Thursday that Russia’s armed forces attempted a significant offensive in the southern Zaporizhzhia region overnight, but Ukrainian troops successfully thwarted the attack. As per the southern Ukrainian defense forces, around 320 Russian soldiers initiated assaults on five villages southeast of Zaporizhzhia city at approximately 6:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday. […]

Central Russia experienced significant temperature variations throughout April, with levels fluctuating dramatically above and below typical seasonal averages, as reported by the country’s chief meteorologist on Tuesday. “This April has been particularly unusual, marked by swings between extremes,” stated Roman Vilfand, director of research at the Russian meteorological agency, Rosgidromet. Vilfand informed the RIA Novosti […]

The concept of a loyal woman patiently awaiting her husband’s return from war is deeply rooted and idealized in Russian culture. This image is prevalent in Soviet-era songs like “Katyusha” and in films that portray the endurance and pain experienced by the wives of soldiers. In earlier conflicts, women would anxiously await letters from their […]

A senior Russian official stated on Thursday that the United States has indicated it will only consider the resumption of direct air travel between the two nations if tangible progress is made towards a ceasefire in Ukraine. Yury Ushakov, an aide on foreign policy to President Vladimir Putin, shared this information with state television journalist […]

Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they have conducted an exchange involving the remains of 950 soldiers who lost their lives, marking the second such transaction in less than a month. According to Shamsail Saraliyev, a member of the State Duma, Russia received the remains of 41 soldiers, while Ukraine repatriated 909 of its […]

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has temporarily halted the sale of its Russian subsidiary as of February, in light of indications that U.S.-Russia relations may be improving, according to a report from the Financial Times citing unnamed insiders. “Stopping the sale allows us to evaluate the current situation and consider any possible shifts in U.S. […]

Russian officials are preparing for a persistent decline in oil prices, as the Economic Development Ministry has notably lowered its forecast for the average price of Urals crude oil for 2025 to $56 per barrel. This forecast represents the lowest expected price since 2020, during which the Covid-19 pandemic caused a drastic drop in global […]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Friday that Washington must determine within a few days if a ceasefire in Ukraine is a feasible option, following discussions with European officials in Paris. “We need to assess quickly, within the next few days, if this is achievable in the short term, because if it isn’t, […]

A Soyuz spacecraft, carrying one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, successfully returned from the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. According to Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, the capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe in the morning. “At 4:20 Moscow time today, the Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down with crew members Alexei Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, […]

Russia has officially taken the Taliban off its list of designated terrorist organizations, a legal step following years of pragmatic relations with the Afghan militant group. Although the Taliban has been classified as a terrorist entity in Russia since 2003, experts note that the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday does not signify a formal acknowledgment […]