Category: World

Gas stations throughout Russia have begun to impose restrictions on fuel sales as Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries worsen the existing supply crisis, as reported by the pro-Kremlin daily, Izvestia. Fuel stations in various regions are limiting customers to purchases of 10-20 liters of gasoline at a time or are exclusively providing diesel, according […]

The former deputy governor of Russia’s Sverdlovsk region has been apprehended amid a large-scale corruption investigation involving local utility firms, as reported by Interfax on Monday through his attorney. Oleg Chemezov was taken into custody on accusations of fraud and is anticipated to face formal charges in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, as stated by his lawyer […]

Ukraine announced on Sunday that Russia launched a barrage of “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight, resulting in at least four fatalities in the capital. In response, Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace. This wave of attacks followed Russia’s warning to NATO against escalated actions regarding alleged breaches of airspace within the military […]

At least 19 individuals have died this month after ingesting illegal alcohol in the Leningrad region of northwestern Russia, close to the Estonian border, officials reported on Friday. According to the national police spokesperson Irina Volksaid, two local individuals were arrested on suspicion of providing raw alcohol and using it to create homemade spirits. “An […]

Moldova’s ruling pro-European party has emerged victorious in the parliamentary elections, securing support from over half of the electorate, based on nearly finalized results released on Monday. The elections were marked by claims of Russian interference in the former Soviet nation. The small candidate country for the European Union, neighboring Ukraine and home to a […]

Ukrainian drones have targeted a significant Gazprom oil and petrochemical facility in Bashkortostan for the second time within a week, regional officials reported early Wednesday. Radiy Khabirov, the head of Bashkortostan, confirmed that the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat complex, situated over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Ukraine’s border, was struck during the latest attack. He noted […]

As part of its initiative to combat orphanhood, Russia’s children’s rights advocate, Maria Lvova-Belova, has stated that she is paying “special attention” to families of soldiers involved in the conflict in Ukraine. However, while official narratives suggest that the children of these soldiers are safe and well cared for, reports from regional ombudspersons present a […]

Hopes from Russian authorities to lure Western investments into the domestic stock market have not yet come to fruition, as investors from “unfriendly” nations remain largely indifferent to new government-endorsed accounts aimed at safeguarding their funds from being frozen. In July, President Vladimir Putin issued a decree permitting non-residents to deposit into a new account […]

A drone strike from Ukraine in the southern Krasnodar region early Thursday set off a fire at an industrial site, which multiple news sources have identified as a chemical plant, necessitating the evacuation of personnel. Regional officials reported that the fire ignited when debris from a downed drone hit “one of the largest industrial enterprises” […]

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Ukraine could reclaim all of its territory from Russia and possibly venture beyond that, marking a significant shift following his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky. This remarkable change in tone emerged shortly after Trump urged NATO nations to take action against any Russian aircraft that infringe on […]