The overnight Russian attack on Ukraine, which centred on the capital, Kyiv, reportedly involved some 90 missiles, including a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile and 60 drones. The senior UN official in the country called for an end to civilian harm.
The Foreign Ministry emphasized that "strikes will also be directed at decision-making centers and command posts"
The Russian Foreign Ministry advised foreigners to leave Kiev as soon as possible and its residents not to approach military and administrative infrastructure sites
According to the top Russian diplomat, the continentâs economic and demographic trends, as well is its commitment to contribute to the resolution of the present-day pressing problems "determine Africaâs role as one of the pillars of the emerging polycentric world order"
Sergey Lavrov stressed that broader Russian diplomatic presence on the continent helped to strengthen strategic cooperation with Africa
The basis of trade is the supply of all types of Russian fertilizers and diesel fuel, Russian Ambassador to Brazil Alexey Labetsky said
The agreement should create conditions for further development of trade and economic cooperation between the EAEU member-states and Indonesia
Maxim Reshetnikov said the Russian companies are implementing comprehensive investment projects
the Russian gas holding said that Rehden, the largest UGS in Germany, is just 4.2% filled, which is one of the lowest levels for May 22 throughout the history of observations
Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov noted that Rosatom fully meets the needs of Brazilian nuclear power plants
According to the Avtostat analytical agency experts, premium cars account for a tenth of the Russian auto market
The Russian Embassy in Dhaka said this is the largest contract throughout the history of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the fertilizer sphere
Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine on May 24, using drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as the Oreshnik missile system. A day earlier, officials in Kyiv had warned that Russia was preparing to deploy the weapon following a Ukrainian strike on a college in thâŠ
Apple removed 2,045 apps from the App Store in 2025 at the request of government authorities â in more than half of those cases, at the direction of Roskomnadzor. The figures come from Appleâs annual transparency report, which the independent Russian investigative outlet iStories was among the firstâŠ
Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev), the former head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, has been detained in the Czech city of Karlovy Vary, according to his Telegram channel.
Russiaâs Federal Security Service said magnetic mines were found on the hull of the gas tanker Arrhenius after the vessel arrived at the Russian port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region from Antwerp.
Russian officials and bankers are privately debating three likely candidates to succeed Elvira Nabiullina as head of Russiaâs central bank, the independent Russian news outlet The Bell reports. Her term expires on June 24, 2027.
Russiaâs Foreign Ministry warned that Russian armed forces would strike defense enterprises, âdecision-making centers,â and command posts in Kyiv in retaliation for a strike on a dormitory in the self-proclaimed Luhansk Peopleâs Republic.
Vladimir Putin has signed a law giving the president authority to deploy the armed forces to protect Russian citizens abroad.
John Healey was returning from visiting British troops deployed in Estonia when the interference took place.
Russian President Vladimir Putinâs visit to China last week saw the signing of some 40 documents and a joint statement on strengthening the Beijing-Moscow partnership. The visit, just days after US President Donald Trumpâs Beijing trip, is more than a diplomatic coincidence. It is a vivid reminder tâŠ
Kyiv is using the Lima electronic warfare system to divert attacks by Russian drones and missiles.
Russia suspected of obstructing signal on flight bringing John Healey home from visit to British troops in EstoniaAn RAF jet carrying the defence secretary, John Healey, had its signal jammed for the entire three-hour flight after it flew near the Russian border.Healey had been visiting British soldâŠ
Russia has launched one of its largest attacks on Kyiv since the war began, firing hundreds of drones and missiles.
That was response to terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian military against civilian facilities located on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
The telephone call took place at the initiative of the French side
The French artist stated that his family members opposed his choice, while his "heart" prompted him to make such a decision
According to the Russian Security Council, there will be unofficial representatives from 12 unfriendly countries, who "stand for the development of constructive relations with Russia", among the participants
Ukraine is calling for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council and a gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) following massive Russian air strikes, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sunday.
In a statement published on social media, Sybiha aâŠ
Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozens Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four peopleâŠ
Russia says the large-scale attack, using drones and missiles, was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on 'civilian facilities on Russian territory'
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The world needs peace to avoid a catastrophic, irreversible collapse, Kirill Dmitriev stated
The tournament will be held in Varna from May 27 to 31
Seven guided aerial bombs and six Czech-made Vampire MLRS rockets were also destroyed during the day
Russia pounded Kyiv with a massive missile and drone attack that killed four people early on Sunday, authorities said, after President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation for strikes in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
Multiple rounds of explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital throughout tâŠ
On April 1, 2026, Russian officials announced the liberation of the so-called Luhansk Peopleâs Republic â for the third time. The first announcement came under then-Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in July 2022. The second one, in July 2025, came from the ârepublicâsâ own head. By that point, Shoigu hâŠ
Buildings rattled in the Ukrainian capital for hours early Sunday. It was unclear if Russiaâs Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile had been used.
Two âpeople are killed in â the âcapital itself and two â in the Kyiv region while 40 locations are damaged.
Russian private military companies, now more aligned with the Kremlin's agenda and less focused on profit and equipped with a full suite of subversive capabilities, could help steer their African hosts away from the U.S. and impede African progress toward economic prosperity.
The strike has drawn a strong reaction from top Russian officials, with President Vladimir Putin ordering the Army to prepare a response
"As a result of falling UAV debris, a fire broke out at the oil depot." Mayor Andrey Kravchenko wrote on Telegram.
Lithuaniaâs foreign minister says the EU loan deal only postponed the fight over whether to tap frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine and pressure Moscow.
The Security Council is meeting at the request of Russia which on Friday accused Ukraine of targeting a student dormitory overnight in the occupied Luhansk region, reportedly killing six people â including children â and injuring dozens. Kyiv has denied targeting the civilian building, saying it hadâŠ
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The Russian president said that everything that could and should be said has been said
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing in a much weaker position than he did more than four years ago, when he launched his invasion of Ukraine shortly after his last visit.
US President Donald Trump left Beijing after much fanfare. However, he was criticised back at home for failing toâŠ
It has long been known that the Russian messenger Max is an unreliable and even dangerous service that constantly spies on its users. But IT specialists continue to find new vulnerabilities and surveillance tools in the app. In mid-May, a user of the IT site Habr shared the results of his own analysâŠ
Thirteen-year-old figure skater Alexander Plushenko is changing his sporting citizenship and will now compete for Azerbaijan. This is a common practice among figure skaters who feel they have little chance of making the Russian national team â they switch to countries where figure skating is less deâŠ
VTB bank chief Andrei Kostin closed his remarks at a conference of the Association of Russian Banks with a joke about an 80-year-old man who visits his doctor to complain about a ringing in his ears. The radio station BFM published video of Kostinâs appearance.
"This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
Experts unpack the international law implications of recent incursions of Ukrainian drones into the airspace of Baltic countries due to Russian electronic warfare tactics.
The post Ukrainian Drone Incursions into Baltic States, Russian Electronic Warfare Countermeasures, and International Law appearâŠ
Ukrainian drone strike on a college dorm in Russianâoccupied Starobilsk killed four and wounded at least 35, while Russian drones also hit residential areas in Kherson.
The strike in Yaroslavl is the latest attack on Russian oil facilities this year. Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces had struck another oil refinery in Syzran for the eleventh time
The warehouse containing âemergency shelter materials, including sleeping mats, and hygiene kits âwas destroyed and âtwo â people were killed
This is seriously irritating the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the Russian foreign minister said
According to Director of the Russian Foreign Ministryâs Department for New Challenges and Threats Pyotr Ilyichev, it is important that the BRICS countries are united in their understanding that "the root causes of the terrorist threat must be addressed first and foremost"
The Russian president called this incident tragic
The Russian president said the reasons for criminal behavior by the Kiev regime are clear
No leniency will be shown to anyone guilty of the attack on the college in Starobelsk, the Russian foreign ministry said
The MOEX Index fell by 1.48% to 2,624.83 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index dropped by 2.06% to 1,161.2 points
As soon as pricing is agreed upon with the Indonesian colleagues, shipments will start immediately, Sergey Dankvert said
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his military to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine for what he described as a drone attack on a student dorm that killed six people and wounded dozens, with 15 still unaccounted for.
Putin said the attack had struck the dorm in Starobilsk âŠ
Security personnel raided the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences as part of a fraud investigation into funds allocated for a translation of Aristotle. The pro-government Telegram channels Zapiski Traditsionalista (âNotes of a Traditionalistâ) and AGDChan â the latter linked tâŠ
St. Petersburg State University has ordered students and staff to use the Max messenger as its internal communications platform âfor online communication and information sharing,â the independent Russian news outlet T-invariant reported.
Independent gas station chains, which handle about 40% of fuel sales in Russia, can no longer restock their gasoline supplies. Chats used by oil traders and managers at those chains are âin a panic,â the independent Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe reported.
Police in an unidentified Russian region filed reports against a 13-year-old boy on charges of âLGBT promotionâ and displaying extremist symbols, the independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported.
A committee of Russiaâs State Duma has recommended advancing a bill that would make Russian citizens liable for âcommitting offenses against Russiaâs interests abroad.â
Ukraineâs General Staff has dismissed Russian claims that Ukrainian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine as âmanipulative.â
A Ukrainian strike collapsed a five-storey college dormitory in the Russian-occupied city of Starobilsk, killing four.
Ukraine said six people, including a child, were injured after a Russian strike hit Sumy on Thursday. Firefighters spent hours tackling flames in residential and industrial areas damaged in the attack.
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, May 22nd
Russia has a firm position and will achieve it, the Russian foreign minister noted
The money will be used to restore competencies for the military-industrial complex and to launch a new line of prefabricated modular buildings
According to Head of the Laboratory for Integrated Studies of Eurasian Forest Dynamics at the Siberian Federal University Alberto Arsak and his colleagues, the Russian Arctic and mountainous regions presently are facing the most rapid climate change
The Russian foreign minister noted that Western policies result in number of unprecedented sanctions that undermine core principles of the Western order, such as free trade, market forces, and the inviolability of property
The launch of the updated procedure in the troops is planned for July 1, 2026
The Russian foreign minister expressed concern over the West's continued use of "the same methods of self-superiority that have been repeatedly employed in Europe"
Nikolay Patrushev noted that the reformat of the global architecture that had begun would be accompanied by a further increase in naval importance
In particular, the drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula and Moscow Regions
Thirty-five students were injured when a strike hit a college building and dormitory in Starobilsk, in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraineâs Luhansk region, according to local officials.
Russia-appointed head of the parts of the Southern âKherson region held by Russian âforces, â Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram that â nine areas were cut off the power grid after drone attacks, says sources
Anton Alikhanov also recalled that the ministry is preparing support measures for companies registering drugs that meet first-in-class requirements
The Figure Skating Federation of Russia has authorized Alexander Plushenkoâs transfer to Azerbaijanâs team, a source told TASS
Dmitry Polyansky explained that Kiev was actively working out scenarios of sabotage attacks on Russia from Latviaâs territory
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov also adeed that "nothing is impossible, but success here will require both parties to demonstrate political will and a realistic approach"
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov that the United States continues to conduct the policy of sanctions on Russian partners by prohibiting them from buying Russian fuel and preventing cooperation in other areas
It's about the atmosphere of trust that emerged between the presidents of Russia and the US, which, in the context of last yearâs Alaska summit, allowed to shape the basic contours of the Ukrainian peace process, Sergey Ryabkov said
In line with the schedule, Turkmenistan holds the rotating CIS presidency in 2026
The press service of the Russian Security Council said the sides "will discuss the current situation worldwide from the perspective of the Middle East conflict and the situation in Asia-Pacific"
A leading Chinese university has given a Russian banker sanctioned by the United States a prestigious honorary academic title, soon after they signed a partnership agreement on innovative development.
German (also known as Herman) Gref, CEO and chairman of Russiaâs Sberbank, has been given the titleâŠ
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Russiaâs Figure Skating Federation has granted 13-year-old skater Alexander Plushenko permission to compete for Azerbaijan, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing sources. Plushenko could represent Azerbaijan at international competitions as early as next season, the agency said.
Workers have begun pulling up the plastic lavender from Lubyanka Square, an installation that drew divided reactions from Muscovites. The Russian news outlet Msk1.ru published video footage from the square showing the artificial flowers being replaced with pots of what appear to be live plants.
Over the past several days, Russian Telegram channels and pro-Kremlin commentators have reported that several people connected to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia have been detained. It has been officially confirmed that two people were detained: the Mufti of Mordovia, Rail AsâŠ
A Russian strike on Dnipro wounded at least 14 people, Dnipropetrovsk region administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said.
A Moscow lawyer named Igor Popovsky has been detained on fraud charges, according to the Russian security services-linked Telegram channels Baza and 112 and the Federal Investigative Committee, which has not identified the detainee by name.
While hundreds of civilians are still dying in Russiaâs ever-increasing attacks, which are designed to overwhelm Ukraineâs defense systems, Kyiv is getting better at defending its citizens.
The drone attack sparked a fire at a factory in the Saratov Region's Engels
The lawsuit was filed in the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
The majority also endorsed of the presidentâs job performance
Russia is not the only country to see the problem here, Sergey Ryabkov emphasized
According to Sergey Ryabkov, it would take rebuilding Russian-US relations from rubble to reset the START Treaty
Respect for the Russian language, the great culture created on its basis, and the people who speak it are very important for Russia, the Russian foreign minister said
The strikes by Russian forces destroyed a considerable part of the Ukrainian armyâs battalion deployed to hold defense in that frontline area
"When asked directly if they trusted Putin, 80% of participants responded affirmatively," the service said
The yuan exchange rate was up by 3.1 kopecks at 10.999 rubles.
The official designation of Kiev regime as a terrorist organization is merely a matter of time, Andrey Klischas stated
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, June 6th
Russian President Vladimir Putinâs visit this week offered China another opportunity to showcase its diplomatic weight after hosting US President Donald Trump.
But behind the display of solidarity and trust, the packed trip appeared to yield few concrete gains for Moscow â notably no deals on the clâŠ
Three sources in Russiaâs telecom industry told the Russian business news outlet RBC that the deadline for introducing an additional charge for mobile data consumption of more than 15 gigabytes of international traffic per month would be delayed.
Three Russian Railways employees were killed when a Ukrainian drone struck a switcher locomotive at Unecha station in the Bryansk region, the company said.
Beijing is increasingly seen as key to securing international stability and economic opportunities, a status which both Washington and Moscow are converging on. Chinese President Xi Jinpingâs recent foreign policy interactions with the leaders of the United States and Russia highlight Chinaâs risingâŠ
The Kremlin sees no risk of a fuel shortage from Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
What happens when the Arctic starts to look like the South China Sea?Historically, a neutral region where cooperation prevailed, the Arctic is quickly becoming a contested space. This is no more evident than in the increasing scope and volume of Russian and Chinese lawfare affecting the region. ThroâŠ
The Representative of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in Ukraine has strongly condemned the deadly and destructive Russian missile and drone strikes in Dnipro on Tuesday night.Â
According to former CIA analyst Larry Johnson, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are signaling to the West that they are establishing a new world order free from its dominance
The acting commander of a technical maintenance unit of the Russian Battlegroup Eastâs 29th Army added that the fiber optic cable length varies depending on the nature of the combat mission
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman stressed that any attempts to whitewash such actions with pseudo-legal statements, wording or invented slogans are untenable
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow strongly condemns any attempts to blatantly interfere in the internal affairs of the sovereign state
According to Junge Welt columnist Arnold Scholzel, the alliance is struggling to maintain anti-Russian sentiment in the region, and US-China negotiations are creating doubts among the political elite about the confrontation with Beijing
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, May 21st
Dmitry Peskov noted that talking is always better than leading to complete confrontation
Russian private and public companies interested in developing cooperative chains took part in Drone World Congress 2026 in Shenzhen
The countries in these alliances understand they will have to feed and rebuild Ukraine, which they donât want to do, Georgy Muradov said
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,205 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours
Particular attention is being paid to the development of hydropower, Russian Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov stressed
China and Russia released a joint statement on Thursday in the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinpingâs summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier, during which the two leaders signed an agreement to boost strategic ties and a separate declaration to push for a multipolar global order âŠ
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys gave a wide-ranging interview that drew sharp criticism from Russian politicians over his remarks about Kaliningrad. Moscow called his words âmadness.â The interview was published in the Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung on May 18. Here is what the miniâŠ
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on May 20. The two leaders signed roughly 40 documents, including a joint declaration âon the formation of a multipolar world and international relations of a new typeâ and a joint statement âon further strengthening comprehensive partnership and sâŠ
Nato chief delivers speech in Sweden as Latvia confirms another drone incursion into its spaceJust as Pavel was speaking in Prague, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was pursuing escalation of the conflict between the twâŠ
Critics from the opposition and Ukraine's backers push back after London issues a license allowing refined Russian oil imports via third-party nations
Paris is using production capacities of major civilian companies for large-scale production of defense products, Yulia Zhdanova said
An important milestone was the inspections of the Russian facility conducted by Indonesian representatives in March and October 2025
Russia and China are interested in building normal relations among all states, including between the SCO and BRICS, the Russian foreign minister said
Great powers and peoples, such as the Russian and Chinese cannot be enslaved, Sergey Lavrov said
They demanded that the Americans change course, the Russian foreign minister said
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing.
The closure of Strait of Hormuz and fears of fuel shortage have pushed Britain to temporarily ease sanctions on Russian oil refined in third countries
In line with the document, the Russian president is allowed to send Russian military units to defend Russians from being tried by foreign and international courts, whose authority is not recognized by Russia
Sergey Ryabkov said that Finland is examining the modalities of nuclear weapons transit through its territory
According to Sergey Ryabkov, time will tell how realistic it is to reach a comprehensive agreement in the spirit of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
The Russian president stressed that Moscow and Beijing had carried out productive and substantial work
A brief farewell ceremony was organized for the Russian leader upon his arrival at the airport
According to Sergey Shoigu, this is how Moscow views the decisions to join the International Criminal Court, to extradite Russian citizens to third countries, and to make things harder for Russian economic entities
Belgrade is hoping for understanding from the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Serbian president added
MOEX Index fell 0.87% to 2,640.32 points, while dollar-denominated RTS Index fell 0.39% to 1,172.3 points
The Russian president announced agreement on forty bilateral documents
The Russian foreign minister reiterated that "Russia is the leading supplier of pipeline natural gas to the People's Republic of China"
China and Russia issued strong warnings over the US Golden Dome missile defence system and military deployments in the region in their latest joint statement, just days after a summit between Beijing and Washington aimed at stabilising Sino-American ties.
The two countries accused the United States âŠ
Days after US President Donald Trumpâs visit framed around managing risks, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached a raft of agreements and pledged deeper cooperation as they met in Beijing.
An analyst in China captured the stark contrast between the two visits as aâŠ