Russia

A Ukrainian drone attack hit a gas storage tank in Russia’s Tatarstan region on Tuesday, sparking a huge blaze, authorities said. Local media published images showing flames and black smoke billowing toward the sky near the...

The Kremlin said Monday that Iran and Russia will sign a “comprehensive strategic partnership” deal on Friday while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is in Russia. Moscow and Tehran have increased their military and political collaboration in...

Days before departing President Joe Biden’s term ends, the United States and Britain announced penalties on Friday targeting Russia’s energy industry, notably the oil company Gazprom Neft. Along with Russian oil giants Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas,...

Russia on Saturday vowed to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing US-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day. Outgoing US President Joe Biden authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons...

Sales of new passenger cars in Russia increased by 47% year on year to 1.55 million units in 2024, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday, citing industry and trade ministry data. New sales in 2025 are...

Russia’s once-dominant gas supply to Europe via Ukraine, which flowed for decades, is set to end on New Year’s Day with the collapse of a contract between the two warring countries that paid out billions to...

In an agreement mediated by the United Arab Emirates, Russia announced on Monday that it had exchanged 150 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken captive for an equivalent number of Russian forces. As a consequence of the...

The operation to clean up oil that has washed ashore from two oil tankers was criticized by Russian scientists on Wednesday, who said that it lacked the necessary tools. The Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, two Russian oil...

Russia unleashed dozens of missiles and drones on Ukraine’s war-torn country’s electrical grid on Christmas Day, a “inhumane” strike that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned on Wednesday. The nation was alerted to an air raid at...

The presence of North Korean soldiers alongside Russian troops in the Russian region of Kursk has not yet had a major impact on the course of the fighting, a Ukrainian military intelligence official told AFP on...