Russia/Ukraine War
IN BRIEF: Defense Ministry comments on special military op plan, West’s terrorist training
The senior command of the Ukrainian army is not independent, relying heavily on NATO, Deputy Defense Minister, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said
Russia's media watchdog urges news outlets to verify reports from Irkutsk Region
The media watchdog highlighted that false information about the sanitary and epidemiological situation in Irkutsk Region, in southeastern Russia, had been circulating in recent da…
Russian president Vladimir Putin holds bilateral meeting with Turkmen counterpart
The two leaders met at the Avaza complex
Ukraine hit a data center operated by the Russian tech giant Yandex. How vulnerable is Russia’s internet to further drone attacks?
Overnight on October 8, Ukrainian forces struck Yandex’s data center in Sasovo, in Russia’s Ryazan region, with drones, causing a fire. No one was injured, but the data center tem…
Wired for War: The German spymaster caught in Mossad’s web
Former German spy chief August Hanning’s friendship with Mossad’s bungling ex-director has landed him in the dock for treason Read Full Article at RT.com
Wired for War: The German spymaster caught in Mossad’s web
Former German spy chief August Hanning’s friendship with Mossad’s bungling ex-director has landed him in the dock for treason Read Full Article at RT.com
Callous Kallas: The bitter diplomat dragging the EU down the warpath with Russia
As bills rise and industry weakens, many Europeans are asking why Brussels keeps prioritizing escalation over diplomacy and daily needs Read Full Article at RT.com
Callous Kallas: The bitter diplomat dragging the EU down the warpath with Russia
As bills rise and industry weakens, many Europeans are asking why Brussels keeps prioritizing escalation over diplomacy and daily needs Read Full Article at RT.com
Retail trade turnover during 8M 2026 above last-year figure — Russian Industry Ministry
The sector passed through a serious transformation in recent years and accumulated domestic solutions in the sphere of software, equipment and transport, Roman Chekushov said
Russia’s censorship agency bans two dystopian novels by Olga Ptitseva about an alternate Russia ruled by the ‘Party of Cold’
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has banned Olga Ptitseva’s novels “Dvesti trety den zimy” (“The 203rd Day of Winter”) and “Vesna vody” (“Spring of Water”). A noti…
Colombian fighters held hostage in Ukraine – mother of slain mercenary (VIDEO)
Colombians fighting for Kiev are being held hostage by the Ukrainian military, the mother of a slain mercenary has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Colombian fighters held hostage in Ukraine – mother of slain mercenary (VIDEO)
Colombians fighting for Kiev are being held hostage by the Ukrainian military, the mother of a slain mercenary has said Read Full Article at RT.com
‘A complete sham’: European Parliament condemns Russia’s September elections and refuses to recognize its new lower house as legitimate
The European Parliament adopted a resolution rejecting the results of Russia’s State Duma elections. It says the vote was a “sham” held in an atmosphere of fear amid Russia’s ongo…
Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev spent years fighting EU sanctions over Belarus. He finally won (but remains sanctioned over Russia’s war in Ukraine).
EU ambassadors removed Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev from the bloc’s Belarus sanctions list on October 7, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.
Russian stock market closes in decline
The MOEX Index fell by 1.07% to 2,312.35 points, while the RTS Index declined 1% to 852.8 points
Russia would respond with all available weapons to Gulf of Finland blockade — expert
Andrey Klintsevich noted that Baltic politicians do not fully understand the potential consequences of such statements
Siberian governor announces ‘all-clear’ following death of Russian plague research institute employee
Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk region have completed a “series of preventive measures” after the death of Darya Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, Gover…
Ceferin to run for another term as UEFA president
The election will be held at the UEFA Congress in Astana on April 22, 2027
Black smoke rises over Russia’s largest oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike
Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk oil refinery. Astra reported that a column of black smoke rose above the plant.
Expenditures on National Projects in Russia total $52.2 bln as of October 1
This figure amounts to 68% of the planned volume
AI-equipped drones capable of autonomously seeking, engaging targets — top brass
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov noted that "everything on the battlefield appears quite suddenly," and at the start of the special military operation, it was ne…
All three Kyiv subway lines stop running after power loss
All three lines of Kyiv’s metro stopped running during the evening rush hour on October 8.
Flight from Istanbul to Moscow lands in Minsk
The plane was originally scheduled to land in Moscow at 6:30 p.m
Former Kanye West collaborator Gosha Rubchinskiy accused of sexually assaulting a minor. The Russian fashion designer denies the allegation.
Vasily Yeremin, who appeared in Gosha Rubchinskiy’s runway shows, has accused the designer of sexual violence in an Instagram post.