Russia/Ukraine War
India expects Modi, Putin to hold meeting at SCO summit — Foreign Ministry
The SCO summit will take place in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, from August 31 to September 1
General Mladic’s son confirms his death
General Mladic was serving a sentence at a UN detention facility in The Hague
Russian forces hit oil refineries, logistics centers in Kiev, other cities — top brass
West systematically targets Russian intelligentsia — MFA
Maria Zakharova also noted that Kiev’s neo-Nazi ideology is manifesting itself in the academic sphere
MFA comments on viability of hitting British targets, Stubb's shameful Russophobia
Given Ukraine’s strikes with British weapons, Moscow has every right to attack British military facilities, Maria Zakharova stated
Ukraine is now striking warehouses belonging to another Russian online marketplace — Ozon. Here’s every facility targeted so far.
August 22. Samara region. A logistics center in Chapaevsk became the first Ozon warehouse hit in the attacks. The attack sparked a fire and injured several people, the company’s p…
Russia’s GDP growth equals 0.6% in January-June in annual terms — PM
Mikhail Mishustin said that Russia’s economic development continues
Finnish president is terrorist if he justifies Kiev's attacks — spokeswoman
Alexander Stubb should acknowledge that warehouses operated by online marketplaces and other retailers, as well as shopping centers, are strictly civilian facilities, Maria Zakhar…
Human rights commissioner reveals existence of torture basements for prisoners in Ukraine
According to Yana Lantratova, nine Russian servicemen were recently rescued from these torture basements
Trump administration weighing new round of tariffs on semiconductors — Politico
The administration is also eyeing a phase-in period for the new tariffs
Keel-laying ceremony for Maloyaroslavets submarine held at Admiralty Shipyard
The Maloyaroslavets submarine will be the fifth vessel in the Project 677 Lada-class and the sixth order being built at the Admiralty Shipyard
Decision to grant Assad refuge in Russia humanitarian in nature — MFA
There were and are no political grounds behind his stay in Russia, Maria Zakharova said
Armenia's tactics regarding EAEU and EU membership 'blatantly indecent' — Russian MFA
According to Maria Zakharova, Yerevan seeks "to gain the advantage of membership in the European Union without sacrificing its privileges within the EAEU"
Crews have spent a week battling a wildfire in the mountains near Yalta. It broke out after a Ukrainian drone attack, though occupation officials won’t say what caused it.
Firefighters have been battling a forest fire in the mountains near Yalta, in occupied Crimea, for more than a week. The fire was first reported on August 19, when it covered just…
Fifteen killed in fire at Amur Gas Chemical Complex, including 14 foreigners
All those killed were employees of contractor companies
Russia, Iran discuss visa liberalization — Foreign Ministry
The parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening consular cooperation
Head of Russian intelligence service on meeting with CIA director: ‘We discussed issues that fall within the purview of the intelligence services’
Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said he met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during Ratcliffe’s August 25 visit to Moscow, and that the two discus…
IN BRIEF: Russian intel chief says meeting with US counterpart is "part of job"
John Ratcliffe visited the Russian capital on Tuesday
Tourist flow between Russia, North Korea steady up over past three years — minister
Alexander Kozlov added that general figures are modest so far
Kiev deliberately resorts to nuclear blackmail by attacking Energodar — Russian diplomat
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and the city of Energodar have repeatedly come under attack by the Ukrainian army
Ukrainians massively fleeing training camps in Germany — diplomat
The Ukrainian conscripts who have fled make it clear that they do not wish to fight for the ideas of this Kiev regime in its neo-Nazi guise, Maria Zakharova noted
Kremlin says Russia doesn’t need military escalation because its army is ‘advancing anyway’
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Bloomberg news agency that Russia is delivering a “heavy response” to Ukraine’s strikes on its economic and trade infrastructure, but s…
Death Toll From Fire at Amur Gas Chemical Complex Rises to 15
When the fire broke out this week, the complex was undergoing final testing ahead of its planned launch in early 2027.
Admiralty Shipyard machine shop to be modernized in 2027 — USC head
According to Andrey Puchkov, the modernization will enable the enterprise to "address the challenges it faces even more effectively"