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...

The Russian State Duma has approved amendments to the Administrative Offenses Code (KoAP), introducing fines for individuals found to be intentionally searching for extremist materials on the internet. The penalty for ordinary citizens will range fro...

MAX, a domestic messenger app, has become the most popular application in the Russian App Store, surpassing competitors such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and VK Video. The app is poised to serve as the foundation for a national communication platform with ...

Beginning in 2026, individuals and legal entities in Russia will face administrative fines for using cryptocurrency to pay for goods and services. The proposal was announced by Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets. T...

Anton Gorelkin, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma’s IT Committee, has said that WhatsApp should start preparing to leave the Russian market. The messenger, owned by Meta — a company officially banned in Russia and labeled as extremist — i...

Russian lawmakers are preparing legislation that would impose fines on individuals for searching extremist materials online, even when using VPN services. The same legislative package would also introduce penalties for promoting or advertising tools ...

The world’s first international cable car system will begin operating in spring 2026, connecting Blagoveshchensk in Russia with Heihe in China across the Amur River. The groundbreaking infrastructure project is part of a bilateral agreement signed ...

Russia is witnessing a troubling increase in meningococcal infections, a dangerous bacterial illness that can lead to life-threatening complications. Health officials are increasingly concerned by a shift in the pattern of infections—what was once ...

A military court in Moscow has sentenced acclaimed Russian writer Boris Akunin (real name Grigory Chkhartishvili) to 14 years in prison in absentia. The 2nd Western District Military Court found him guilty of aiding terrorist activity, publicly justi...

Introducing a childlessness tax will not solve Russia’s demographic problems but will only deepen social injustice, warned State Duma deputy Svetlana Bessarab in an interview with Pravda.Ru. Bessarab, a member of the Duma Committee on Labor, Social...

A farewell ceremony for Roman Starovoit, the former Russian Minister of Transport whose death was reported just days ago, took place on Thursday, July 10, at the Central Clinical Hospital (TsKB) in Moscow. The event drew high-ranking officials, close...

Gelendzhik Airport will reopen on July 9 and resume flights on July 18, marking its first operation since the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Russia’s Gelendzhik Airport is set to reopen in July, more than two years after flights...