no comment Region in Siberia has longest cold spell for 14 years The mercury is set to plunge to -50℃ and school children have been released from classes until it warms up again. 14/01/2021
Russia Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17 Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17 13/01/2021
Russia Four Russian soldiers killed and 40 hurt in truck crash near Moscow Russia's Defence Ministry said that a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and rammed into a convoy of military buses on a motorway just northwest of the capital. 11/01/2021
Russia Three dead, six missing after avalanche at Russian Arctic ski resort The four found so far are believed to be the ski lift director and his family. There are six others still missing. 09/01/2021
no comment Russia's premier Ice Sculpting competition gets underway in Perm Sculptors will spend five days perfecting their frozen creations before judges choose the winners. 08/01/2021
no comment Putin visits UNESCO-listed church for Orthodox Christmas service During two decades in power, Putin generally has marked Christmas outside Moscow, often at relatively little-known provincial churches. 07/01/2021
Russia Moscow has hired its first female metro drivers after ban relaxation Special uniforms have been designed for the new roster of employees and will allow them to choose between wearing a skirt or trousers in the driving seat. 05/01/2021
no comment Russians enjoy winter weather at snowman festival Dozens of Russian families enjoyed winter weather in Kazan on Sunday while competing at a snowman festival. 03/01/2021
no comment Russians brave an icy dip in Siberia's Lake Baikal ahead of new year The swimmers run several kilometres through a snowy forest in swimsuits and festive costumes before plunging into the world’s largest freshwater lake. 31/12/2020
Russia Top associate of Russia's Navalny released from detention Lyubov Sobol was charged with trespassing after ringing the doorbell of an alleged security operative who inadvertently revealed details of Navalny’s supposed poisoning. 27/12/2020
Russia George Blake, notorious Soviet Cold War double agent, dies at 98 Blake was jailed in the 1960s for betraying the British foreign intelligence service but escaped and spent the rest of his life behind the Iron Curtain. 26/12/2020
no comment Russian Father Frosts surprise children at hospital Russian volunteers dressed in "Father Frost" costumes abseiled down the sides of a Moscow children's hospital on Friday to wish the young patients inside a Happy New Year. 25/12/2020
no comment Parade marks opening of new runway at Moscow airport Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on Thursday opened its newly reconstructed runway. After the official opening and the ribbon cutting by senior managers at the airport, dozens of airfield vehicles marked the event. 25/12/2020
Russia Navalny ally under investigation for 'threatening' FSB agent Police raided the home of activist Lyubov Sobol on Christmas day after she knocked at the door of an alleged FSB agent who Alexei Navalny says took part in the plot to poison him. 25/12/2020
focus Football for Friendship scheme attracts more than a million youngsters Supported by famous athletes, representatives of football academies and journalists, young participants held over 50 events this season and acquired an impressive Guinness World Records title for the largest online football lesson. 18/12/2020
Russia 'It makes no sense': Russia's doping ban halved to two years The Court of Arbitration for Sport had initially slapped the country with a four-year ban but halved it on Thursday "to effect cultural change". 18/12/2020
