Category: World

Russian exports of natural gas to Europe have reached their lowest levels in 50 years, leaving the state-owned energy company Gazprom with billions of cubic meters of unsold gas, further exacerbating the financial pressures on one of the Kremlin’s key economic pillars. From January to June, Gazprom delivered only 8.33 billion cubic meters of gas […]

Wage debts among Russian firms escalated sharply in early 2025, indicating heightened financial strains on businesses in several vital sectors, as reported by the General Confederation of Trade Unions and published in the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia. Official figures from the government show that wage arrears jumped from 500 million rubles ($6 million) in January to […]

The individual appointed by Moscow as the head of the occupied Luhansk region in Ukraine asserted on Tuesday that Russian military forces now have complete control over the area. “Just two days prior, a report indicated that the region of the Luhansk People’s Republic has been entirely liberated — 100%,” stated Leonid Pasechnik on Russia’s […]

On Wednesday, a court in Yekaterinburg ordered the pre-trial detention of six ethnic Azerbaijani individuals in connection with an unresolved murder case dating back several decades. This development follows the controversial deaths of two Azerbaijani detainees in Russia, which have triggered a significant diplomatic dispute between Moscow and Baku. Local media reported that law enforcement […]

One of the largest coal mines in Kemerovo region of Siberia has halted its operations due to significant financial difficulties, leaving hundreds of employees without wages and underscoring the increasing instability in Russia’s coal-producing area. The Spiridonovskaya mine, which had a workforce of around 900, ceased production at the beginning of June because of insufficient […]

The Russian government is aiming to decrease the number of draft-age men eligible for exemptions from compulsory military service, as reported by the state-affiliated TASS news agency on Sunday, citing a document it acquired. According to existing legislation, Russian males aged 18 to 30 are subject to conscription but can qualify for exemptions due to […]

A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber went down during a training exercise in the Nizhny Novgorod region, as reported by the Interfax news agency on Tuesday, referencing information from the Defense Ministry. The aircraft reportedly suffered a mechanical problem related to its landing gear. Despite the two pilots’ efforts to address the issue mid-flight, they were […]

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, seems to have devised a method to circumvent Western sanctions and SWIFT restrictions by facilitating wire transfers to European banks through third-party intermediaries, as reported by the independent news source The Bell on Friday. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Sberbank and other prominent Russian banks were disconnected from the […]

On Tuesday, North Korean state media released images depicting leader Kim Jong Un mourning over flag-adorned coffins of North Korean soldiers who died while fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. Meanwhile, South Korea’s Defense Ministry stated that they have yet to observe any indications of further troop deployments from the North. North Korea has become […]

Several individuals were killed and numerous others injured in a Ukrainian drone strike targeting an industrial site in Izhevsk, as reported by Russian officials early Tuesday morning. Igor Brechalov, the head of Udmurtia, where Izhevsk is situated, stated that a specific “enterprise” was struck in the city, located approximately 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) from the […]