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Russians feel the bite of Moscow's war as petrol crisis worsens

A third of Russia's refining capacity has been knocked out by Ukrainian drone attacks, causing petrol shortages across more than half of Russia's regions.

02/07/2026

Europe News

Putin admits oil deficit amid Ukrainian strikes on refineries

A fresh overnight Ukrainian assault set southern Russia’s major Sloviansk refinery on fire, killing one person.

29/06/2026

Business

Bank of Russia flags risks of faster inflation

Analysts and businesses had expected a sharper key rate cut, but inflationary risks are holding back monetary easing, which the Russian regulator gingerly links to the war.

20/06/2026

Europe News

Russian drones hit two foreign-flagged ships in the Black Sea

Local air defences shot down 79 of 90 Russian drones from Thursday evening into Friday morning, per Ukraine's air force.

19/06/2026

Russia

Video: Hundreds of drones target Russia in major Ukrainian attack

Russian officials said Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks of the war. Images and video released by the Russian media showed massive fires raging at the Moscow Oil Refinery, located about 15 kilometers from the Kremlin. Thick black clouds of smoke rose over the city.

18/06/2026

Russia

Putin meets with ASEAN leaders as G7 vow more pressure on Moscow

It comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with G7 leaders in France. Zelenskyy said on Wednesday they had agreed on the "additional strengthening of Ukraine’s air defense" and new measures against Moscow.

17/06/2026

Russia

Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashes during training flight

Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber has crashed in the Irkutsk region during a training flight, amid reports of engine failure. The Defence Ministry said it was not carrying weapons and the crew ejected safely. Four people were taken to hospital.

16/06/2026

Europe News

Moscow oil refinery ablaze after retaliatory Ukrainian drone strike

Kyiv claimed the attack as retaliation for Russia's intensifying aerial campaign, a day after drones damaged a UNESCO-listed monastery complex in the capital.

16/06/2026

Europe News

French, German and UK envoys hold talks in Russian foreign ministry

Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offer for a face-to-face meeting to end the fighting.

11/06/2026

Culture news

Kremlin-backed artist uses AI deepfakes and stirs controversy

Kremlin-backed artist Yaroslav Dronov, known as Shaman, has made extensive use of AI deepfakes in his latest music video 'Mother Russia' ('Rossiya – Mama'). This has stirred much controversy.

08/06/2026

Europe News

UEFA extends ban on Russian teams in football competitions

UEFA has revised its list of eligible teams, confirming the continued exclusion of Russian representatives from its competitions. Clubs and national teams will miss out on European tournaments, the Nations League, futsal champions and other UEFA events.

07/06/2026

Europe News

Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack as Putin meets Schröder

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said "it is time to end this war" after confirming he had ordered the strike on Russian targets, including naval and energy sites across the west of the country.

06/06/2026

Europe News

Ukraine targets St Petersburg as flagship economic forum opens

The incident comes a day after Russia launched a massive drone and missile barrage at Ukraine, killing at least 23 people.

03/06/2026

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Watch: 7,000 players compete at giant table tennis festival in Moscow

Around 7,000 players took part in a giant table tennis festival in Moscow, with organisers aiming to set a new world record for the largest mass participation tournament ever held.

01/06/2026

Russia

New Russian law allows bank employees to take down Ukrainian drones

Russia moves to arm bank staff with electronic warfare gear against Ukrainian drones, in a sign its military defences are struggling amid its all-out war against Ukraine, now in its fifth year.

28/05/2026

Europe News

Russian energy sites hit in Ukrainian strikes, authorities say

Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that a separate chemical plant in Perm Krai was hit.

23/05/2026

Europe News

Russia's prison population falls by 180,000 since start of Ukraine war

Russia, which has a massive prison network inherited from Soviet labour camps, has one of the world's largest convict populations, though that number has been decreasing in the last 20 years.

14/05/2026

Russia

Russia's Kremlin-made spoiler party is now its second most popular

New People, created by the Kremlin as a controlled outlet for dissent, has doubled its support to 13.4% as internet shutdowns fuel frustration with the Russian state.

14/05/2026

Russia

Russian ship sunk off Spain carried nuclear reactors for North Korea

Spanish investigators have discovered that the Russian cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean in 2024 — originally believed to be part of a weapons retrieval mission to Syria — was secretly carrying nuclear reactor components bound for North Korea.

13/05/2026

Russia

Putin claims Ukraine war could be nearing a surprise end

Putin declared the war in Ukraine was "heading to an end" on Saturday, even though the first day of a US-brokered ceasefire was marred by mutual accusations of violations and a scaled-down Victory Day parade.

10/05/2026

Russia

Putin targets NATO, vows victory in Ukraine at Moscow parade

In Moscow, a scaled-down Victory Day parade was held under tight security, without military hardware, amid fears of possible Ukrainian drone attacks. The Russian president denounced NATO in his speech.

09/05/2026

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Watch: Putin oversees Russia Victory Day military parade in Moscow

The parade kicked off shortly after 10:00 am Moscow time with a formation of soldiers carrying the Russian flag into the square.

09/05/2026

Russia

Who is coming to Putin’s Victory Day parade — and who is not?

For the Russian president, Victory Day is arguably the most important public holiday of the year. But this time, even Russia’s former allies are staying away, leaving the Kremlin alone in its much scaled-down celebration.

08/05/2026

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Russian soldiers rehearse Victory Day parade amid fears of Ukrainian attacks

Russian troops marched through central Moscow during a rehearsal for the upcoming Victory Day parade, which will take place without heavy military equipment.

05/05/2026

Europe News

Drone strikes Moscow building just days before Russia's V-Day parade

Just days before Russia’s Victory Day parade, a drone reportedly hit a high-rise residential building in Moscow, just kilometres away from the Kremlin.

04/05/2026

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Smoke rises over Russia’s Tuapse after Ukrainian drone strikes hit oil refinery

Plumes of black smoke rise over the southern Russian town of Tuapse after multiple Ukrainian drone strikes on a major oil refinery in the coastal area.

30/04/2026