Category: World

A judge in the southern Krasnodar region has sentenced an American man to five years in prison for the illegal transportation of firearms after a rifle and ammunition were discovered on his yacht when it docked in Sochi last year. According to a statement from Sochi’s Central District Court released on Monday, “A U.S. citizen […]

The previous governor of the central Ryazan region has been accused of accepting bribes amounting to millions of rubles, as reported by the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee through state media on Wednesday. Nikolai Lyubimov, a notable figure in the ruling United Russia party, held the position of governor from 2017 until 2022. Following his […]

Approximately 422,000 individuals enlisted with the Russian military last year, which represents a 6% decrease from the previous year, according to the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council on Friday. The reasons behind this modest decline are not entirely clear, although reports indicate that some Russian regions reduced their military sign-on bonuses last year due […]

At least two individuals have lost their lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city located in Russia’s Far East, due to snow falling from rooftops and burying them, local officials reported on Thursday. The Kamchatka Peninsula is currently experiencing significant disruptions caused by a sequence of intense winter storms. Since Monday, multiple low-pressure systems emerging from the […]

On Wednesday, the United States announced a halt to the processing of immigrant visas for individuals from 75 countries, including Russia, marking President Donald Trump’s latest action against foreigners attempting to enter the country. Historically, the U.S. has denied visas to applicants deemed likely to rely on government assistance. However, the State Department revealed that […]

Two individuals sustained injuries when a Ukrainian drone collided with a high-rise residential building in Ryazan, local officials reported on Friday morning. Pavel Malkov, the Governor of the Ryazan region, characterized the incident as a “terrorist attack” and noted damage to the exteriors of two apartment buildings. He mentioned that one of these buildings, which […]

More than 200,000 households in the southern regions of Ukraine, currently under Russian control, were left without electricity after an assault by Ukrainian forces, according to officials appointed by Moscow. Yevgeny Balitsky, a Moscow-backed official, reported via Telegram that a significant portion of the Zaporizhzhia region experienced power outages due to the attack on the […]

Updated with further information. Authorities reported that an explosion followed by a fire injured at least 20 individuals on Thursday at a police training facility in the northern Russian republic of Komi. The incident occurred during the day at the Professional Training Center of the regional Interior Ministry, located in the capital city of Syktyvkar. […]

Law enforcement officials in Russia have initiated administrative charges against key executives at several leading online streaming services for purported breaches of LGBTQ+ “propaganda” legislation, as reported by the exiled news source Mediazona on Wednesday. Records of these charges, submitted to a Moscow arbitration court earlier this week, did not specify the content that platforms […]

The Russian Foreign Ministry is urging its citizens to refrain from traveling to Moldova due to purported instances of “discrimination” and “harassment” by Moldovan border officials. In a statement issued on Friday, the ministry criticized the security staff at Chisinau airport for subjecting Russian travelers to “degrading searches and examinations,” which frequently led to entry […]