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Russia

Information war rages over Russian plane crash

Ukraine says Russia hasn't provided any evidence to prove their claim - that Ukraine itself shot down a Russian plane carrying Ukrainian POWs.

27/01/2024

Russia

Russia marks 80th anniversary of the siege of Leningrad

The siege began in 1941 when German troops surrounded the city and completely cut it off from supplies for two and a half years before they withdrew.

27/01/2024

Russia

American reporter accused of spying in Russia has detention extended

The pretrial detention for Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich has been pushed back to March, which means his stay in prison will have lasted for over a year.

27/01/2024

Russia

Women sentenced to 27 years for death of Russian blogger

Darya Trepova was convicted of carrying out a terrorist attack at a cafe in St. Petersburg, where one man was killed and 52 others injured.

25/01/2024

Russia

Russian separatist who called Putin 'cowardly' jailed for 4 years

Igor Girkin was the most prominent leader of Russian-backed separatist fighters in Ukraine's Donetsk region in 2014.

25/01/2024

Russia

Russia accuses Kyiv of downing military jet, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs

All 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap.

24/01/2024

Business

Apple settles €12 million antitrust fine with Russia's government

A Russian court has ruled that Apple misused its dominant market position through the App Store, resulting in another fine for the tech giant.

23/01/2024

Russia

Officials announce explosion at St Petersburg gas terminal

There have been no reports of injuries at the terminal of gas producer Novatek, in Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland.

21/01/2024

Russia

Ukrainian drone attack on Russian oil depot causes massive blaze

Officials say four oil reservoirs in the west of Russia were set ablaze as Ukraine step up their attacks as the conflict approaches its second anniversary.

19/01/2024

Russia

Vladimir Putin gathers over two million re-election signatures

Under Russian law, independent candidates are required to have at least 300,000 registered supporters.

17/01/2024

Russia

Ukraine launches drone strike on Russian city of Voronezh

Officials in Russia confirmed that Kyiv targeted the southwestern city early on Tuesday.

16/01/2024

Russia

Wives of Russian soldiers lay flowers to protest against the Kremlin

Women have been visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in the Alexander Garden near the walls of the Kremlin, to pay tribute to the fallen and as a form of protest aimed at the authorities.

15/01/2024

Russia

Convicted Russian ex-mayor freed after agreeing to fight in Ukraine

The former mayor of Vladivostok, who had been sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery, was reportedly freed after agreeing to be sent to the frontline in Ukraine.

15/01/2024

Russia

Huge fire engulfs a warehouse outside St Petersburg

No casualties were reported in the blaze in the Russian city.

13/01/2024

Russia

Russia extends pre-trial detention of theatre director and playwright

In the Kremlin's latest move to crackdown on dissent, the Russian women are accused of justifying terrorism and will be held in detention until March, 2024.

10/01/2024

Russia

Kremlin critic Navalny held in 'tiny Arctic punishment cell'

Alexei Navalny was recently moved to a high security prison in the Russian Arctic to serve his 19-year sentence.

09/01/2024

Russia

Russia approves candidates to run against Putin in March election

It will be almost impossible for any serious rival to beat Putin, who has been in power for 24 years.

05/01/2024

Russia

Putin signs decree offering citizenship to foreign fighters

Russia is increasingly reliant on foreign supplies of both manpower and material to continue its war in Ukraine after two years of heavy losses.

04/01/2024

Russia

Russia 'will answer' for Ukrainian lives lost, warns Zelenskyy

Following Russia's recent wave of intense aerial attacks, President Zelenskyy thanked international allies who have provided air defence capabilities to Ukraine.

03/01/2024

Russia

Russia could see 500,000 war casualties by 2025 - UK

UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has called Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as "Putin's pointless war".

31/12/2023

Culture news

Russian poet jailed for reciting verses against war in Ukraine

Between late February 2022 and early December 2023, an estimated 19,847 people have been detained in Russia for speaking out or protesting against the war, according to a rights group.

28/12/2023

Russia

Russian presidential hopeful banned from running in election

Yekaterina Duntsova has lost her Supreme Court appeal against authorities' refusal to register her for the race.

27/12/2023

Business

Russia claims majority of oil exports redirected to Asia

The announcement comes amid unprecedented Western sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.

27/12/2023

Europe Decoded

Did celebrities like Taylor Swift and Ronaldo criticise Ukraine?

Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Richard Branson... All these stars seem to have something to say about Ukraine. Turns out darker forces are at work.

27/12/2023

Russia

Russian opposition Alexei Navalny located 3 weeks after losing contact

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been located, associates say, 3 weeks after losing contact

25/12/2023

Russia

Moscow bars pro-peace candidate from running in presidential election

Yekaterina Duntsova, a former journalist and city councillor campaigning for peace and "democratic processes", was rejected by the Russian Central Electoral Committee as a potential candidate due to "errors in documents".

24/12/2023