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- Russia and Belarus Stage Simulated Nuclear Strike During Zapad-2025 War Gameson 16 September 2025 at 14:20
Russia first unveiled the Oreshnik, a hypersonic ballistic missile, during a highly publicized strike on Ukraine last November.
- Italian Court Orders Extradition of Ukrainian Suspected in Nord Stream Explosionon 16 September 2025 at 13:20
The man’s lawyer said that he would appeal the Bologna court’s decision to Italy’s highest court.
- Ukraine’s Military Claims Responsibility for Explosions Near Vladivostokon 16 September 2025 at 11:47
Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee said the blasts were caused by gas equipment, damaging vehicles but leaving no casualties.
- Moscow Court ‘Can’t Explain’ Why Activist Ilya Yashin Was Labeled ‘Stateless’on 16 September 2025 at 10:52
Yashin said last week that Russian authorities had effectively stripped him of citizenship after court papers filed by his lawyer described him as stateless and barred from entering Russia.
- FSB Arrests Woman Accused of Bombing Trans-Siberian Railwayon 16 September 2025 at 10:38
The woman, said to be in her fifties, was allegedly working on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence, according to Russian law enforcement.
- EU Delays New Sanctions on Russia – Politicoon 16 September 2025 at 08:52
The reported delay comes amid new pressure from Donald Trump, who called on NATO members to halt purchases of Russian oil.
- 2 Killed in Russian Overnight Attacks on Southern Ukraineon 16 September 2025 at 07:48
Among those wounded in an airstrike in southeastern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region was a four-year-old girl.
- U.S. Military Officers Visit Belarus to Observe Zapad-2025 Exerciseson 15 September 2025 at 14:49
Video released by Belarus showed two men in U.S. Air Force uniforms shaking hands with Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin.
- Krasnoyarsk Mayor Resigns 3 Months After Arrest on Bribery Chargeson 15 September 2025 at 14:09
Vladislav Loginov was arrested in June on suspicion of accepting more than $2.3 million in bribes between 2018 and 2024 from the CEO of a company.
- Police Detain Chairlift Company Employees After Deadly Accident Near Mount Elbruson 15 September 2025 at 13:10
In the accident last week, a single-seat chairlift along the slopes of Mount Elbrus slipped off a support roller, killing three people and injuring several others.
- Moscow Court Jails 5 Pussy Riot Members in Absentia Over ‘War Fakes’on 15 September 2025 at 12:04
Maria Alyokhina, the most high-profile member, received the highest prison sentence of 13 years and 15 days in absentia.
- Judicial Board Backs Candidacy of Russia’s Top Prosecutor for Supreme Court Chief Justiceon 15 September 2025 at 10:37
Igor Krasnov is the only candidate for the Russian Supreme Court’s top post, which has remained vacant since late July.
- Pro-Kremlin Incumbents Sweep to Victory in Russia’s Regional Electionson 15 September 2025 at 09:47
More than 45,000 seats were contested nationwide, including 19 governorships, 11 regional legislatures and 25 city councils.
- Ukrainian Drone Attack on Belgorod Region Kills 2 Womenon 15 September 2025 at 09:09
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted and destroyed six drones over the Belgorod region between Sunday night and Monday morning.
- Drone Incursion Into Romania a Ukrainian ‘Provocation,’ Moscow Claimson 15 September 2025 at 08:02
Romania’s Defense Ministry said two of its fighter jets had intercepted a drone in Romanian airspace amid Russian attacks on neighboring Ukraine.
- 2 Trains Derail in Northwestern Leningrad Region, 1 Killedon 14 September 2025 at 11:16
Two trains in separate parts of Russia's Leningrad region derailed early Sunday, leaving a train driver dead and disrupting railway traffic.
- Ukraine Hits One of Russia’s Largest Oil Refining Complexeson 14 September 2025 at 08:53
The complex lies around 1,400 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine in Russia's republic of Bashkortostan.
- Putin’s Musings on Immortality Highlight His Glaring Succession Dilemmaon 13 September 2025 at 17:14
Putin has remade the Russian political system in his image. What happens when he is no longer in power?
- Russia Claims Another Village in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Regionon 13 September 2025 at 10:54
The Russian defense ministry said its troops had seized the village of Novomykolaivka near the border with the Donetsk region.
- Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes Off Russian Far Easton 13 September 2025 at 07:53
In July, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, triggering tsunamis across the Pacific.