Grape Production in Temryuk District Hits All-Time High The Temryuk district has recorded a historic peak in grape harvesting. In 2025, farmers in the Taman region collected 215,600 tons of grapes—a result that surpasses previous records from bo...

The authorities of Russia's Orenburg region imposed emergency fuel restrictions on August 12 after a supply shortage threatened to paralyze road transport across the region. The regional government capped retail purchases at 30 liters of gasoline or ...

Buyers Shift from Capitals to Russian Regions Russian primary housing buyers are increasingly bypassing Moscow and St. Petersburg in favor of regional provinces. According to data from Cian, the share of real estate transactions in Russian regions...

The Belgorod region (the region borders on Ukraine and regularly suffers from missile and drone attacks) recorded 379,200 square meters of new housing during the first half of 2026. The vast majority of this growth occurred in the private sector, wit...

Fuel Shortage and Price Spikes Hit Karelia Village Residents of the Lendery settlement in the Republic of Karelia are facing a winter heating crisis driven by a sudden lack of affordable firewood and steep price increases. Emilia Slabunova, a depu...

Russia is developing a comprehensive strategic project to integrate the development of the Arctic Zone and the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor through 2036. The initiative synchronizes the economies of Northern and Far Eastern regions with national s...

The Russian Ministry of Transport has approved a transport infrastructure development plan running through 2036. The strategy focuses on expanding maritime capacity through the construction of 17 new terminals and the modernization of 25 existing por...

Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped his motorcade on the way to the airport at the end of his visit to Novosibirsk and spoke with local residents. The video of the encounter appeared on journalist Pavel Zarubin's Telegram channel. "People have g...

Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade has designated cargo vessel construction as the priority focus of state support for the shipbuilding sector, Deputy Minister Albert Karimov told TASS. The policy aims to renew an aging fleet through a comprehen...

The Gross Regional Product of the Republic of Buryatia doubled over a five‑year period, reaching 600 billion rubles compared with 300 billion rubles at the start of the interval, the region’s head, Alexey Tsydenov, reported during a meeting wit...

Over 100 Russian Settlements Vanish From Maps in One Year More than 100 villages and settlements across Russia have ceased to exist over the past year—a trend driven by a lack of jobs, disappearing social services, and failing basic infrastructu...

The Extra Cinema network has launched 95 movie theaters across seven Russian regions, extending cinema infrastructure to an estimated 245,000 residents. The project targets small settlements where public access to large-screen screenings was previous...

 Russia's federal budget recorded its highest monthly oil and gas revenue of the year in July, with proceeds reaching 934 billion rubles (approximately $11.9 billion), the Finance Ministry reported. The figure exceeded the ministry's own forecast by...

Family mortgage loans now account for nearly 90% of all mortgage issuances in the Astrakhan region, the highest share among Russian regions, according to data from the Domclick service. The trend is concentrated in southern territories. Along with As...

Average nominal wages in the Kursk region reached 80,477.9 rubles ($990) for the period of January to May 2026, according to Kurkstat data. This represents a real increase of 14.3% compared to the first half of 2025. For the month of May specifically...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a broad reshuffle of senior military leadership following a meeting with top Defense Ministry officials, introducing new commanders for frontline operational groupings while appointing the head of Russia...

Russia's aviation industry has reached a major milestone with the first serial test flight of the fully import-substituted MC-21 passenger aircraft. Equipped exclusively with Russian-made systems and components, the jet represents a significant step ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing broad restrictions on Russian citizens who remain outside the country while evading criminal or administrative penalties for a number of offenses. The legislation was published on Russia's...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the country's first comprehensive law regulating digital currencies and digital rights, creating a legal framework for cryptocurrency trading, custody, and investment. The legislation, which takes effect on...

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched an antitrust case against Apple, saying the company failed to fully comply with a regulatory warning that required it to eliminate what the agency describes as discriminatory practices affectin...