Category: World

On Thursday, a Russian airstrike in northern Ukraine resulted in the deaths of two members of the Danish Refugee Council who were engaged in mine clearance in an area previously under Russian control, according to Vyacheslav Chaus, the regional governor of Chernihiv. The attack occurred near the outskirts of Chernihiv, which is situated 125 kilometers […]

Russian actress Aglaya Tarasova was apprehended at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow and is facing charges of drug smuggling, according to reports from media outlets on Friday. An anonymous law enforcement official informed the state news agency TASS that cannabis oil was found in her vape pen. Another source reported to RIA Novosti that the detected […]

The governor of the southern Samara region has become embroiled in controversy after reportedly making a lighthearted comment online about attending a bathhouse with sex workers and his staff, according to the exiled media outlet Vyorstka. “To the bathhouse! Call the girls,” Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev allegedly posted on Thursday in the comments of a local […]

Russia’s first fully domestically manufactured Superjet airliner successfully completed its inaugural test flight on Friday, as reported by the state defense and industrial conglomerate Rostec. This flight follows previous test flights of the import-substituted Superjet prototype conducted in April and June, which demonstrated the reliable functioning of its domestically produced systems. According to Rostec, the […]

Wholesale gasoline prices in Russia surged to unprecedented levels this week, spurred by a series of Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries coinciding with peak demand during the holiday and harvest periods. Data from the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange, the country’s leading commodity exchange, indicates that the price of AI-95, a standard unleaded gasoline widely […]

On Monday, schoolchildren and university students throughout Russia celebrated the beginning of the new academic year in an event referred to as Knowledge Day. Under President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has sought to shape educational curricula in schools and universities to align with its political agenda, gradually converting these institutions into arenas of ideological influence. […]

A Russian military court sentenced a former general from the Ministry of Defense to nine years in prison on Tuesday for accepting bribes totaling almost $150,000 in exchange for directing state contracts. Prosecutors revealed that Alexander Ogloblin, who previously held the position of communications chief at the ministry, received funds from a telecommunications company between […]

Over two dozen nations have committed to forming a force that will be deployed in Ukraine following a potential peace agreement with Russia, which aims to dissuade Moscow from launching future attacks against its neighbor, leaders announced on Thursday. A “reassurance force” for Ukraine represents a significant component of the security assurances that a coalition, […]

At least seven member states of the European Union have expressed support for Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s attempt to challenge the sanctions imposed on him by the bloc, as reported by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo on Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Hungary, Slovakia, and Luxembourg are said to have urged for […]

On Wednesday, the United Kingdom enacted sanctions against eight Russian individuals and three organizations, accusing them of involvement in the purported forced relocation and “indoctrination” of Ukrainian children. These measures aim to disrupt a network of officials and state-supported entities that the UK claims are integral to a systematic initiative to transfer children from occupied […]