A Moscow court has sentenced former top police general Sergei Umnov and several high-ranking Interior Ministry officials to lengthy prison terms for running a multimillion-ruble bribery scheme. 12 Years in Prison and Loss of Rank The Khamovniki Dist...

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has accused former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev of handing over classified information to Western intelligence services in exchange for money and promises of foreign citizenship. According to the statem...

Russia’s Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile is poised to alter the global balance of strategic nuclear power, according to military analysts in China and the West. China calls Burevestnik a "unique weapon" The Global Times, a Chinese state...

Roskomnadzor has confirmed the introduction of partial restrictions on voice calls in foreign messengers, explaining that the measure is aimed at combating criminal activity and is based on materials provided by law enforcement agencies. No other fun...

Russia’s exports of chemical products and rubber surged by 22% in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, totaling $16.2 billion, according to Federal Customs Service data reported by Interfax. June Export Revenues Show ...

Russian political analyst Sergey Markov drew attention to the emergence of a phrase — "plan to end the Special Military Operation" — in Russian media, interpreting it as a deliberate signal aimed at boosting public morale. He shared his insights ...

Russia’s first high-speed rail line between Moscow and St. Petersburg has been officially included in the capital’s transport development map for 2026–2030, according to the High-Speed Rail Information Center. "The inclusion of the high-speed r...

One year after Ukraine launched a bold incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, occupying dozens of villages and the city of Sudzha, the outcome has become clear: the offensive ended in a bloody stalemate, hundreds of civilian deaths, and no strategic...

A total of 129 small towns in Russia, representing a population of approximately 3.4 million people, are at risk of vanishing from the map, according to a report by experts from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administ...

In the first half of 2025, Russian cheese and curd exports experienced a dramatic upswing. According to figures from the Agroexport Center under the Ministry of Agriculture, reported by RIA Novosti, the total value of exported dairy goods rose by 20%...

Russia’s international reserves stood at $695.5 billion as of July 25, according to data from the Central Bank of Russia, setting a new historical record. A week earlier, on July 18, the reserves amounted to $683.7 billion, slightly down from $685 ...

The Russian media and internet watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked access to the popular internet speed measurement platform Speedtest by American company Ookla. The decision was made "due to identified security threats to the operation of the public c...

North Kurilsk on the Kuril Islands was struck by multiple tsunami waves following an 8.7-magnitude earthquake in Kamchatka—the region's most powerful seismic event since 1952. A second quake of magnitude 7.9 soon followed, prompting a state of emer...

The Russian government has announced a full ban on the export of gasoline until August 31, 2025. The temporary measure, unveiled by the government’s press service, now applies to both producers and non-producers of fuel products. Previously, only n...

On the morning of July 28, Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot canceled dozens of domestic and international flights due to a major failure in its information systems. Preliminary reports suggest the disruption was caused by a cyberattack, which two...

The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, the sole vessel of its kind in the Russian Navy, may soon be scrapped. Speaking with Kommersant, Chairman of the Board of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), Andrei Kostin, revealed that restoring the sh...

During a visit to Arkhangelsk Region, President Putin discussed the progress of Russia’s next-generation nuclear submarine program, including both strategic and non-nuclear platforms. During a working trip to the Arkhangelsk Region, President Vladi...

President Vladimir Putin took part in a solemn flag-raising ceremony aboard the nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Pozharsky in Severodvinsk, according to a statement released by the Kremlin press service. The President delivered opening remarks, listen...

The State Duma of the Russian Federation has passed a new bill in its second and third readings that prohibits the distribution of films seen as discrediting traditional values. Under the law, such content must be removed from online platforms at the...

The Russian Supreme Court has officially recognized the International Satanism Movement as an extremist organization and banned all of its activities throughout the country. The ruling, which was delivered behind closed doors, is effective immediate...