Russian President Vladimir Putin hit the ice on Friday (May 10) in a hockey game in which he showed off his puck-handling skills and scored eight goals, a display that reinforced his image as a man of action.

A report analysed 3.5 million social media posts spreading disinformation ahead of the EU elections.

Russian troops celebrated the 74th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.

Footage has emerged from inside a burning plane as it made an emergency landing in Moscow on Sunday.

At least 41 people died, including children, after a Russian Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet plane made an emergency landing due to fire on board in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, investigators said in a statement,

Experts say climate change and deforestation mean the mammals are struggling to hibernate properly.

An underwater hockey champion started last week at one of the oldest diving clubs in Moscow.

Military vehicles carrying missile launchers and weapons paraded through the streets of Moscow on Monday as the country geared up for its annual Victory Day parade on Red Square.

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Russian Orthodox believers came to Vysokopetrovsky Monastery in Moscow on Saturday on the eve of Easter to prepare for the holiest day in the Orthodox church calendar.

The move is likely to further inflame tensions with Kiev, just days after Russia eased the path to citizenship for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine,

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Far East Federal University campus on Russky Island, in the city of Vladivostok on Thursday.

The North Korean leader is to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin as he seeks to build his reputation on the global stage.