- — 3 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Belgorod, Russia Says
- Russia's Defense Ministry said it had destroyed more than 150 Ukrainian drones over the European part of the country.
- — Russian Drones Kill 3-Year-Old Boy and Grandparents Near Kyiv, Zelensky Says
- Ukraine is chronically short of air defense munitions, making it very difficult for air defense forces to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
- — Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Kyiv Region, Official Says
- Ukraine is chronically short of air defense munitions, making it very difficult for air defense forces to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
- — Ukraine Strikes Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Region in Drone Attack
- The attack is another in Ukraine's campaign against Russia's oil and gas facilities.
- — Deadly Storm Batters Smolensk Region, Leaving Thousands Without Power
- A child and an elderly woman were killed by falling trees in the regional capital as winds reached gusts of up to 20 meters per second.
- — Former Popcorn Books Publisher Receives Suspended Sentence in LGBTQ+ ‘Extremism’ Trial
- Dmitry Protopopov was among three senior managers arrested in May 2025 and charged with “extremism” following a 2023 ruling by Russia’s Supreme Court to outlaw the so-called “international LGBT movement.”
- — Nationalist Rodina Party Sues to Disqualify Yabloko From State Duma Elections
- Rodina leader Alexei Zhuravlyov accused Yabloko members of being traitors “who work for the West” and claimed his party had uncovered financial violations by Yabloko.
- — FSB Raids Moscow City Crypto Exchanges Accused of Laundering Stolen Cash
- The FSB claimed Ukraine-based scam call centers used gray-market exchange offices in Moscow City to convert stolen cash into cryptocurrency and funnel it out of Russia.
- — Ukrainian Attack Sparks Fire at Wildberries Facility in Yekaterinburg
- The online retailer said it evacuated its employees from the logistics center, while most of the inventory remained undamaged.
- — Russia Rolls Back Fuel Quality Standards to Quell Domestic Shortages
- Euro-2, Euro-3 and Euro-4 standard fuels will be allowed to be sold on the market through July 1, 2027, according to a government decree.
- — Russian Foreign Ministry Condemns France’s Order to Deport Former RT Journalist
- French authorities issued a deportation order last month for Ksenia Fedorova, the former head of state broadcaster RT France.
- — Regions Calling: Do Russians Care About Air Raid Alerts?
- We asked Russians from seven regions to share how they learn about incoming Ukrainian drones and missiles — and how they respond to them.
- — Georgia Investigating Social Media Posts Claiming Mistreatment Against Russian Tourists
- Georgia’s State Security Service said foreign-controlled “bot accounts” spread false claims on X boasting about urinating and spitting in food served to Russian tourists.
- — U.K. Sanctions Ozon Bank and ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessels in Latest Crackdown
- Ozon Bank said the move would not affect its operations since it does not hold foreign assets or use the international SWIFT messaging network and conducts business only within Russia.
- — 2 Years After Kursk Incursion, Russia Raises Civilian Death Toll to More Than 600
- Investigators put total property damage at $6.2 billion across the region, with at least 53 cultural heritage sites damaged during the fighting.
- — Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Refineries in Yaroslavl and Bashkortostan
- Authorities in the Tver region, meanwhile, reported damage to a warehouse operated by online retail giant Wildberries.
- — Can ‘Russia’s Amazon’ Survive Ukraine’s Drone Campaign?
- Russia’s online retail sector has thrived since the invasion of Ukraine. The attacks on Wildberries now threaten to disrupt that growth.
- — Fire Breaks Out at Main Roscosmos Research Center Near Moscow
- The complex houses mission control for the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
- — Japan Protests Russian Military Drills Near Disputed Kuril Islands
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military drills will involve dozens of warships and aircraft, as well as more than 13,000 servicemen.
- — Yekaterinburg Drone Maker CEO Wounded in Car Explosion
- State media reported that Vladimir Tkachuk, founder and CEO of Uraldronzavod, is in critical condition and that doctors are “fighting for his life.”
- — Russia Says Its HIV Rates Are Falling. Experts Aren’t So Sure.
- Experts warn that official statistics conceal a public health crisis that has only worsened amid the Ukraine war.
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