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Russian Strikes Kill Five in Ukraine, Cause Power Outages

Russian Strikes Kill Five in Ukraine, Cause Power Outages

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 5, 2025 - 05:35

Thousands of people were left without power in Ukraine's south and west after a ...

Georgia Ruling Party Wins Local Polls as Mass Protests Flare

Georgia Ruling Party Wins Local Polls as Mass Protests ...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 4, 2025 - 22:52

Police fired tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protesters who tried ...

'A Bit Unusual': Russia's Sochi Resort Grapples With Ukrainian Drones

'A Bit Unusual': Russia's Sochi Resort Grapples With Uk...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 4, 2025 - 09:31

Disruptions to daily life have become more frequent in this summer escape on the...

Russian Strike on Ukraine Train Station Wounds at Least 30, Zelensky Says

Russian Strike on Ukraine Train Station Wounds at Least...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 4, 2025 - 08:00

A drone strike on a railway station in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy...

Macron Blames Russia as Drone Kills French Photojournalist in Ukraine

Macron Blames Russia as Drone Kills French Photojournal...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 4, 2025 - 03:32

Antoni Lallican is at least the 17th journalist killed in Ukraine since Russia l...

The terror of ‘Tolerance’. Russia’s government funded a propaganda film this summer that sold 192 tickets on its opening weekend. The movie presents Europe as a nightmare of liberal values.

The terror of ‘Tolerance’. Russia’s government funded a...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 21:00

Close your eyes and feel yourself transported to mythical “Franglia,” where libe...

Russian activist who works with POWs stays in Ukraine as her husband returns in prisoner swap

Russian activist who works with POWs stays in Ukraine a...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 14:06

On October 2, as part of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine, Russian serviceman Ye...

‘I won’t send any more’. Putin’s jokes about drone incursions in the E.U. call to mind his denial of Russia’s ‘little green men’ in Crimea

‘I won’t send any more’. Putin’s jokes about drone incu...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 14:06

Speaking at Russia’s annual Valdai Discussion Club Forum in Sochi on Thursday, V...

Russia arrests billionaire Ibrahim Suleymanov on suspicion of contract killings after alleged gunman dies in police custody

Russia arrests billionaire Ibrahim Suleymanov on suspic...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 14:06

On Friday, a Moscow court ordered the detention of billionaire Ibrahim Suleymano...

Moscow Businessman Arrested Over Decades-Old Contract Killings

Moscow Businessman Arrested Over Decades-Old Contract K...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 14:06

Ibragim Suleimanov was arrested after the alleged gunman reportedly testified ag...

Russia launches largest strike on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure since start of full-scale war, inflicting ‘critical’ damage

Russia launches largest strike on Ukraine’s gas infrast...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 11:06

On Thursday night, Russian forces carried out their biggest strike on Ukraine’s ...

The weapons of tomorrow . The ‘drone revolution’ rewrote the battlefield in Ukraine. Will they upend the West’s way of war?

The weapons of tomorrow . The ‘drone revolution’ rewrot...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 11:06

Russia’s recent drone incursions into Poland and Romania set off alarm bells in ...

Citibank to Stop Servicing Client Accounts in Russia – Reuters

Citibank to Stop Servicing Client Accounts in Russia – ...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 11:06

The bank, one of the largest Western lenders on the Russian market, advised clie...

Both Pilots Dead After Small Aircraft Crashes in Remote Siberian Region

Both Pilots Dead After Small Aircraft Crashes in Remote...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 11:06

The Soviet-designed Antonov An-2 aircraft went down around 5:00 p.m. local time ...

European ‘hysteria,’ Trump’s ‘paper tigers’ comment, and MAGA values. Putin’s messages for the West at this year’s Valdai Discussion Club Forum

European ‘hysteria,’ Trump’s ‘paper tigers’ comment, an...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 09:01

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for nearly four hours at the annual Valda...

Moscow Businessman Arrested Over Unsolved 2000s Murder of Ex-Russian Official

Moscow Businessman Arrested Over Unsolved 2000s Murder ...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 09:01

Ibragim Suleimanov is suspected of involvement in the 2004 murder of Georgy Tal,...

Kyiv Says Russia Launches Largest-Ever Attack on Gas Sites

Kyiv Says Russia Launches Largest-Ever Attack on Gas Sites

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 09:01

Around 35 missiles and 60 drones were fired at facilities in the Kharkiv region ...

Death Toll in Leningrad Region Bootleg Alcohol Poisoning Rises to 41

Death Toll in Leningrad Region Bootleg Alcohol Poisonin...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 09:01

The spate of deaths marks one of the deadliest mass poisonings linked to Russia’...

Daughter of Late Russian Journalist Irina Slavina Detained While Laying Flowers in Her Memory

Daughter of Late Russian Journalist Irina Slavina Detai...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

Irina Slavina, editor-in-chief of the independent outlet Koza Press, died five y...

Russia-Linked Tanker Stopped by France Resumes Voyage – Vessel Trackers

Russia-Linked Tanker Stopped by France Resumes Voyage –...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

The ship, blacklisted by the EU for being part of Russia's sanctions-busting "sh...

Finland Dismisses Case Over Baltic Cable Cuts

Finland Dismisses Case Over Baltic Cable Cuts

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 06:11

Many experts and political leaders had viewed the suspected sabotage as part of ...

Munich Airport Resumes Flights After Drone Sightings Trigger Closure

Munich Airport Resumes Flights After Drone Sightings Tr...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 3, 2025 - 04:11

Drone sightings near airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have heightened fear...

Conscientious objection rejected. Even legal applications for alternative civilian service can lead to criminal charges in Russia. Meduza spoke to three men targeted for draft evasion.

Conscientious objection rejected. Even legal applicatio...

Meduza, Oct 3, 2025 - 02:35

Russia has initiated its autumn conscription campaign, meaning 135,000 men will ...

Send in the cavalry. The Russian army plans to formalize its use of horses on the battlefield in Ukraine, media reports

Send in the cavalry. The Russian army plans to formaliz...

Meduza, Oct 2, 2025 - 15:02

Russian assault troops fighting in Ukraine may soon find themselves on horseback...

Russia’s Zaporizhzhia savior scheme. How Moscow could use an ongoing blackout to switch Europe’s largest nuclear plant from Ukraine’s grid to its own

Russia’s Zaporizhzhia savior scheme. How Moscow could u...

Meduza, Oct 2, 2025 - 15:02

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine has been cut off fr...

Putin Says Responsibility for Peace Lies With EU, Vows Response to Europe’s ‘Militarization’

Putin Says Responsibility for Peace Lies With EU, Vows ...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 15:02

In a wide-ranging address, the president also lambasted Western countries for th...

How Putin's Spiritual Adviser Uses Charlie Kirk to Court U.S. Conservatives

How Putin's Spiritual Adviser Uses Charlie Kirk to Cour...

The Moscow Times - Opinion, Oct 2, 2025 - 11:09

When Metropolitan Tikhon hails Charlie Kirk as a Christian model, it’s less theo...

Regions Calling: Altai Protests, Kamchatka Bear Attacks and More

Regions Calling: Altai Protests, Kamchatka Bear Attacks...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 11:09

We zoom back in on Altai to see how this vast but sparsely populated republic co...

Thousands of Trucks Stuck at Kazakhstan-Russia Border Amid Customs Crackdown

Thousands of Trucks Stuck at Kazakhstan-Russia Border A...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 09:35

Transport operators see the situation as a sign that Kazakhstan is moving toward...

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Captured Soldiers, Civilians in New Swap

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Captured Soldiers, Civilian...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 09:35

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 185 captured soldiers each, the Defense Ministry said.

Europe’s Top Rights Body to Create ‘Platform for Dialogue’ With Exiled Russian Opposition

Europe’s Top Rights Body to Create ‘Platform for Dialog...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 09:35

The platform will seek to strengthen Russian democratic groups' capacity to brin...

Russia Upgrades Missiles to Evade Ukraine’s Patriot Defenses – FT

Russia Upgrades Missiles to Evade Ukraine’s Patriot Def...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 07:36

One Ukrainian official speaking to FT called the upgrades a “game-changer for Ru...

Modified Russian ballistic missiles now able to evade Patriot defense system — FT

Modified Russian ballistic missiles now able to evade P...

Meduza, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

Russia has likely modified the ballistic missiles it is using against Ukraine so...

Russia Arrests Yabloko Deputy Head Over ‘Army Fakes’

Russia Arrests Yabloko Deputy Head Over ‘Army Fakes’

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

Maxim Kruglov joins a long list of people jailed for speaking out against the wa...

U.S. to Share Intelligence With Kyiv for Strikes on Russian Energy Sites – WSJ

U.S. to Share Intelligence With Kyiv for Strikes on Rus...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 2, 2025 - 05:12

The Trump administration is also reportedly weighing whether to supply Ukraine w...

Putting the Romanovs to rest. Why the Russian Orthodox Church refuses to recognize the remains of the Tsarist Empire’s last royal family

Putting the Romanovs to rest. Why the Russian Orthodox ...

Meduza, Oct 1, 2025 - 16:21

Ten years ago, Russia’s Investigative Committee reopened the investigation into ...

‘He just decided not to tell anyone?’. Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he suspects he was poisoned in 2018. Not everyone believes him.

‘He just decided not to tell anyone?’. Telegram founder...

Meduza, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

In a recent interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman, Russian-born billiona...

‘Branding people with a stigma’. HIV and hepatitis are spreading rapidly in the Russian army. What does that mean for the soldiers living with these diagnoses?

‘Branding people with a stigma’. HIV and hepatitis are ...

Meduza, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

Viral hepatitis and HIV are spreading quickly in the Russian army, according to ...

Germany reports multiple drone groups spotted in northern regions, likely spying on infrastructure

Germany reports multiple drone groups spotted in northe...

Meduza, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

Unidentified drones were spotted in northern Germany in late September, Der Spie...

China's Visa-Free Policy for Russians Isn't the Win Moscow Says It Is

China's Visa-Free Policy for Russians Isn't the Win Mos...

The Moscow Times - Opinion, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

Russia trumpets any chance to cozy up to China. But for Beijing, Russia is not t...

Russian-Installed Official Killed in Occupied Ukraine

Russian-Installed Official Killed in Occupied Ukraine

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

Vladimir Leontyev, 61, started collaborating with Russian forces and was appoint...

France Probing Russia-Linked Tanker for 'Serious Offenses' – Macron

France Probing Russia-Linked Tanker for 'Serious Offens...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

Macron stopped short of confirming reports of a connection between the tanker an...

Denmark Warns EU Over Russian 'Hybrid War' as Leaders Talk Defense

Denmark Warns EU Over Russian 'Hybrid War' as Leaders T...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

EU leaders in the Danish capital were pressing to flesh out details for priority...

Russia to Scrap Gasoline Import Tariffs, Additive Ban in Bid to Stabilize Fuel Market

Russia to Scrap Gasoline Import Tariffs, Additive Ban i...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

Analysts told Kommersant the steps could ease short-term pressure but would not ...

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Ramps Up Output to Record Levels – Bloomberg

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Ramps Up Output to Record Levels ...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 11:45

Average daily output in September reached 17.9 million cubic meters, about 14% h...

‘They’ll be ready’. First Russian drone training school for children opens in southern Krasnodar region

‘They’ll be ready’. First Russian drone training school...

Meduza, Oct 1, 2025 - 08:38

The Russian city of Krasnodar has opened the country’s first extracurricular sch...

Russia Intensified Drone, Missile Strikes on Ukraine in September – AFP Analysis

Russia Intensified Drone, Missile Strikes on Ukraine in...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 08:38

Russia fired some 5,638 long-range drones and 185 missiles in overnight attacks ...

Russia Claims Fresh Push Into Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Region

Russia Claims Fresh Push Into Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk ...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 08:38

Russia's forces have reportedly advanced around 10 kilometers in the last 10 day...

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Fails Again to Exit Russia as Authorities Block Sale – Reuters

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Fails Again to Exit Russia as...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 08:38

Moscow blocked the sale because it wants to preserve remaining economic ties wit...

Russian Children Form Human ‘89’ to Mark Anniversary of Unrecognized Annexation of Ukraine

Russian Children Form Human ‘89’ to Mark Anniversary of...

The Moscow Times - News, Oct 1, 2025 - 08:38

The number “89” references Russia’s tally of its federal subjects after annexing...