Category: World

Russia is set to implement a 24-hour blackout for domestic SIM cards that have been inactive for over three days or have just come back from international roaming, as reported by the business newspaper Kommersant on Friday, citing sources within the telecommunications sector. During this so-called “cooling-off period,” mobile internet and texting services will be […]

Swiss commodities trader Gunvor has retracted its $22 billion offer to acquire the international assets of Lukoil, a major Russian oil company, after the U.S. Treasury Department indicated it would block the transaction and labeled Gunvor as a “puppet of the Kremlin.” On Thursday, the Treasury announced via X that the United States would “never” […]

At least one civilian lost their life and energy infrastructure was compromised in two Russian regions as Ukrainian drones targeted several locations overnight, according to reports from officials and the media on Thursday. In the southern region of Russia, Governor Andrei Bocharov of Volgograd stated that a 48-year-old man died from shrapnel wounds in a […]

In the early hours, drone strikes from Ukraine impacted oil pumping stations in the Yaroslavl region, situated to the north of Moscow, as reported by local officials on Wednesday. Mikhail Yevrayev, the Governor of the Yaroslavl region, stated, “Enemy drones have targeted our energy infrastructure, resulting in minor damage to oil pumping stations in two […]

Ukrainian drones targeted the Saratov Oil Refinery in southern Russia during the night, according to a report from Ukraine’s General Staff on Monday. This refinery, owned by Rosneft, is one of the oldest in Russia, with an annual production capacity of 4.8 million metric tons. The attack last night marked the fourth occasion this autumn […]

A court in the northwestern Russian city of Pskov has imposed a sentence of 420 hours of community service on opposition politician Lev Shlosberg for not adhering to regulations for “foreign agents,” as reported by the Yabloko party on Wednesday. The court deemed Shlosberg guilty of maintaining five videos on his personal social media account […]

The United States has called off a scheduled summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest after Moscow reiterated its extensive demands regarding Ukraine, as reported by the Financial Times on Friday, citing informed sources. Earlier in October, Trump and Putin had agreed to meet in the Hungarian capital to explore […]

Russian legislators are still utilizing Telegram as their primary means of communication with the public, despite a directive from the Kremlin encouraging a shift to the state-supported messaging app Max, as reported by the Kommersant business daily on Friday, referencing a study. The research conducted by the consulting firm Polilog revealed that lawmakers from the […]

Authorities in a minimum of 15 regions across Russia are enlisting local residents for a newly established mobilization reserve tasked with safeguarding strategic infrastructure, such as oil refineries that have been targeted by Ukrainian drones, according to the exiled news outlet Vyorstka, which examined government recruitment announcements on VKontakte. Calls for reservists have emerged on […]

The Saratov region in southern Russia has become the newest federal entity to cut enlistment bonuses for soldiers signing military contracts, with one of its most populated areas reducing the payments even more, as reported by media on Wednesday. Last week, Orenburg and Saratov joined the ranks of the fifth and sixth regions to decrease […]