Category: World

On Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called on Europe to intensify its response to Russia’s “hybrid warfare” while hosting EU leaders for defense discussions, conducted under strict security measures due to recent unexplained drone activities. A significant police presence was mobilized, civilian drones were prohibited, and NATO allies contributed additional support to ensure the […]

Moscow law enforcement has detained businessman Ibragim Suleimanov on allegations of being involved in the 2004 assassination of Georgy Tal, the former head of the now-defunct Federal Service for Financial Recovery and Bankruptcy, as reported by state media on Friday. Tal was seriously injured in downtown Moscow and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital […]

A Kremlin-appointed official was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the frontline Kherson region of southern Ukraine, according to pro-Russian authorities on Wednesday. Vladimir Leontyev, 61, began cooperating with Russian forces and was named mayor of Nova Kakhovka shortly after the town was seized in April 2022. That same month, Ukraine accused Leontyev of […]

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), the largest Western financial institution still active in Russia, has once again been unsuccessful in its attempt to sell its Russian operations and exit the market, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday, which cited two sources familiar with the situation. The bank had identified a local buyer for its […]

Authorities in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia, have announced the establishment of what they claim to be the nation’s first school focused on teaching children how to assemble and operate drones. The local charity, Dobro i Delo (“Kindness and Action”), inaugurated the school named Dobro i Nebo (“Kindness and Sky”) last Friday, with funding […]

On Wednesday, the Russian military announced the seizure of another village in Ukraine’s eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, marking a significant push into an area that had mostly avoided intense ground operations by Moscow until now. The Ministry of Defense reported that troops had taken control of the village of Verbove, situated approximately 13 kilometers (about eight […]

On Wednesday, the Kremlin affirmed that Russia, akin to the United States, is dedicated to bolstering its military capabilities while also pursuing peace. This statement followed remarks made by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to American troops. During a speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, Hegseth gathered numerous high-ranking generals and admirals and […]

Russia is set to start its military draft for the fall of 2025 by sending out digital summons exclusively in at least four regions, including Moscow, a high-ranking military official announced on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin recently signed a decree calling up 135,000 men for mandatory service from October 1 to December 31, marking the […]

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated on Monday that it is probable that Russia is behind the unusual drone activity observed over multiple Scandinavian airports prior to an EU summit in Copenhagen. Since September 22, there have been numerous reports of drone sightings primarily in Norway and Denmark, leading to the closure of several airports […]

On the occasion of the third anniversary of its annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions, Russia hosted patriotic celebrations featuring schoolchildren, preschoolers, and public sector workers, as reported by the state youth agency Rosmolodyozh on Tuesday. As stated by the agency, approximately 1.6 million individuals participated in over 13,000 commemorative events themed “Thank You, […]