Tag: Russia News
Russia to support Pakistan’s inclusion in BRICS
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said on Thursday that Moscow would support Pakistan’s inclusion in BRICS. “We would be supportive of [Read More…]
St. Petersburg Court Charges Son of Anti-War Candidate With ‘Discrediting’ Army – The Moscow Times
A St. Petersburg court has pressed misdemeanor charges against the son of a Leningrad siege survivor who is running to unseat the pro-Kremlin incumbent governor [Read More…]
Moscow Says U.S. Drones Over Black Sea Risk Direct Clash With NATO – The Moscow Times
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday that it had seen an increase in the number of U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea and vowed a [Read More…]
Belousov Discusses Ukraine War With U.S. Defense Secretary – The Moscow Times
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin spoke by phone on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry [Read More…]
ISS Crew Takes Shelter as Russian Satellite Breaks Up in Space – The Moscow Times
Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) briefly took shelter after a Russian satellite broke into pieces in Earth’s orbit, the American space agency [Read More…]
Russia Sent 10K Naturalized Citizens to War in Ukraine, Top Investigator Says – The Moscow Times
A senior federal law enforcement official said Thursday that Russia has sent 10,000 recently naturalized citizens to fight in Ukraine amid Moscow’s manpower shortage. Male [Read More…]
Russian POWs Arrive in Moscow After Latest Prisoner Swap – The Moscow Times
Dozens of Russian soldiers who were released as part of a recent prisoner exchange with Ukraine arrived in Moscow on Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. [Read More…]
Police in Russia’s Dagestan Arrest Man for Active Shooter ‘Joke’ – The Moscow Times
Police in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have arrested a man after he made false claims on Tuesday night that a shooting in the [Read More…]
Russia Says 20 Injured in Train Derailment in Far North – The Moscow Times
At least 20 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Russia’s Far North on Wednesday, authorities said. The train was going from the [Read More…]
Kadyrov Urges Killing Relatives of Gunmen Behind Dagestan Attacks – The Moscow Times
Сhechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has called on law enforcement and security officials to kill the family members of suspected Islamic militants following deadly attacks on [Read More…]
‘Daily Reminder Not to Give Up’: Unable to Speak Out Against War, Some Russians Tattoo Their Views on Their Bodies – The Moscow Times
MOSCOW — “I will get an anti-war tattoo for every year of the war. Since the war never ends, I will mark each anniversary,” said [Read More…]
2 Arrested After Deadly Office Fire Near Moscow – The Moscow Times
Two people have been arrested in connection with the deadly fire at a former electronics research institute outside Moscow, Russian investigators said Wednesday. At least [Read More…]
Elderly Woman Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Western Russia, Officials Say – The Moscow Times
Updated with attack on Voronezh region munitions depot. Overnight drone attacks against southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region have left at least one person dead and scores [Read More…]
Kremlin Says Unable to Confirm Reports of U.S. Drone Downed Over Black Sea – The Moscow Times
Authorities in Moscow said Tuesday they could not confirm reports that a Russian fighter jet downed an American surveillance drone over the Black Sea after [Read More…]
Russia’s Dagestan to Inspect Local Officials After Attacks on Religious Sites – The Moscow Times
The head of the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Tuesday ordered all regional officials to undergo thorough vetting following attacks on religious sites in [Read More…]
Police in Moscow-Backed Abkhazia Launch Manhunt After Border Shooting – The Moscow Times
Law enforcement authorities in the breakaway Georgian territory of Abkhazia have launched a search for gunmen behind a deadly shootout on the region’s border with [Read More…]
What We Know About the Church and Synagogue Attacks in Dagestan – The Moscow Times
At least 15 police officers and four civilians including a priest are dead after gunmen opened fire at two Orthodox churches and two synagogues in [Read More…]
Bashkir Activist Alsynov Beaten in Jail, Lawyer Says – The Moscow Times
Prominent indigenous rights activist Fayil Alsynov, whose jailing earlier this year sparked mass protests in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, was beaten while serving a prison [Read More…]
Ukraine Missile Attack on Crimea Kills 3, Wounds Dozens — Governor – The Moscow Times
A Ukrainian missile attack Sunday on Sevastopol in the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula killed three people, including two children, and wounded over 100, officials said. Fragments [Read More…]
Russian Attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv Kills Two – Rescuers – The Moscow Times
A Russian strike on a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv killed two people and injured more than 50, rescuers said on Sunday, [Read More…]
