2 Feb, 15:45

Three civilians wounded in Ukraine’s drone attack on two farms in Belgorod Region

According to region’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, an administrative building and a truck were damaged

BELGOROD, February 2. /TASS/. Two farms were attacked by Ukrainian drones in Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region, three people were hurt, the region’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said.

"Two farming companies in the village of Repyakhovka were attacked by FPV drones. Three employees of one of these companies were wounded," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Apart from that, according to Gladkov, an administrative building and a truck were damaged.

Militants capture 450 train passengers in Pakistan — AFP quotes rail official

According to Geo TV, the extremists blew up the railway tracks and then opened fire on the train

Yesterday, 14:14

Exporters boost net forex sales by 25% in February — Bank of Russia

The ratio of net forex sales to largest exporters’ foreign currency export revenues amounted to 102% in December 2024, having increased by 26 percentage points compared to November 2024, the Central Bank said

Over 20 Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Kursk Region since March 8 — security services

In the period between March 8 and March 9, decisive actions by units of Russia's Battlegroup North led to the liberation of seven Kursk region settlements

4 Nov 2023, 14:12

Russia's construction industry rises by 24% under sanctions

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin stated that sophisticated constructions, such as skyscrapers, have the highest share of imports at 40%

Canadian response to American tariffs to have maximum impact in US — Carney

On March 4, the US administration imposed 25% tariffs on almost all imports from Canada and Mexico, and it also raised tariffs on goods from China from 10% to 20%

New anti-Russian sanctions to influence global oil supply routes — EIA

New sanctions against Russian oil did not significantly influence forecasts on the oil market balance and oil prices, the US Energy Information Administration said

Ukraine’s strikes on Russia indicate Zelensky does not want peace — Zaporozhye governor

On March 10, the Kamenka-Dneprovskaya, Kuibyshev, and Pologi municipal districts of the Zaporozhye Region faced intense artillery bombardments and drone strikes

Trump threatens Canada to ruin its automobile industry

On February 1, Trump signed an executive order imposing higher tariffs on goods from Canada, China, and Mexico

Zelensky in extreme stage of agony, ready for nuclear terrorism — MP

"The international community must stop turning a blind eye to the terrorist nature of the regime in Kiev," Leonid Slutsky stressed

Russian foreign trade surplus down 4.82% to $7.9 bln in January 2025 — customs

Russian exports to African countries increased by 42.07% to $1.4 bln

Two days ago, 08:36

Ukrainian army’s group surrenders near Cherkasskoye Porechnoye in Kursk Region

The Russian troops are in fierce action in several directions in the border area of the Kursk Region, the source noted

UAV wreckage injures 6 people, including one child, in Moscow Region — governor

There is no threat to life of the injured

Ukraine's Air Force has admits it has nothing to counter Russia’s Su-35s

Ignat emphasized that confronting the Su-35 requires a comprehensive strategy, which includes the deployment of ground-based air defense systems and electronic warfare capabilities

EU seeking to hinder Russian-US dialogue on Ukraine — Russian diplomat

US President Donald Trump said on March 5 that he had received "strong signals" from Russia that it was "ready for peace"

Yesterday, 19:56

Rubio calls on Ukraine to be ready to make ‘difficult’ concessions to get US aid back

Rubio said the White House first needs to understand what concessions Kiev will be willing to make before restarting military aid

Almost 100 foreign reporters visit Kursk Region since Ukraine invaded area

Alexander Khinshtein noted that in March, the US broadcaster NBC received accreditation to work in the Kursk Region

24 Feb 2022, 10:14

Russian forces do not rocket, bomb, or shell Ukrainian cities — Defense Ministry

Igor Konashenkov also noted that the positions of Ukrainian military units that had agreed to lay down arms were not being attacked

Yesterday, 22:31

It will be hard for Ukraine to return to 2014 borders — US state secretary

The US-Ukrainian negotiations in Saudi Arabia are expected to take place on March 11

Yesterday, 17:02

Britain does not want peace in Ukraine because of its interest in Odessa seaports — expert

Vladimir Karasev further elaborated that the British authorities were also interested in Ukraine's resources, which have been handed over to them by Vladimir Zelensky under a 100-year agreement

9 Mar 2024, 18:55

French neo-Nazi ringleader liquidated near Avdeyevka — sources

There is confirmed evidence of his connections with French secret services

Yesterday, 20:54

Zelensly sends letter to Trump with apologies over Oval Office blow-up — US diplomat

"Zelensky sent a letter to the president. He apologized for that whole incident that happened in the Oval Office," the US official said, without providing any details

Batch of BMW cars assembled from SKD sets supplied in 2022 in Kaliningrad — expert

The cars have been assembled in 2025, with all necessary papers and certificates in place, Kirill Chernov noted

Russia’s budget deficit in January-February preliminarily totals over $30 bln

According to preliminary estimates, federal budget expenditures increased by 30.6% in the reporting period to 8.05 trillion rubles

Oil supplies to Hungary suspended due to Ukraine’s attack on Druzhba pipeline — Szijjarto

Hungary considers the Ukrainian army’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline or any other energy infrastructure used for delivering supplies from Russia to Europe unacceptable, the minister noted

Liberation of 12 settlements, Ukrainian losses: situation in Russia’s Kursk Region

According to the Defense Ministry, Russian forces liberated more than 100 square kilometers of the region’s territory

Russian troops liberate Gorkogo community in Donetsk region over past day

Russian forces struck Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas over the past day, the ministry reported

US Department of Energy slightly downgrades outlook on Brent price for 2025 to $74.22

The price of WTI crude oil is projected at $70.68 per barrel in 2025, and at $64.97 per barrel in 2026

Romania tramples on democratic norms by removing Georgescu from polls — Kremlin

Georgescu led in the first round of the Romanian presidential election that took place on November 24

Yesterday, 13:09

Nord Stream destroyed by the US, truth is hidden — Slovakian lawmaker

One more route for Russian gas supplies to Europe was through Ukraine but Kiev halted in use on instructions of its sponsors, Lubos Blaha said

West should take drone attack on Moscow as signal of Kiev’s madness — Russian diplomat

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 337 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions last night, with 91 unmanned aerial vehicles downed over the Moscow Region

Yesterday, 12:37

Russian army may launch large-scale operations in several directions — expert

According to Vitaly Kiselev, the command of the Ukrainian forces is attempting to transfer newly formed units from the Rovno, Volyn, and Kiev regions to the Sudzha area

Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate to 86.57 rubles for March 12

The official yuan exchange rate has been lowered by 23 kopecks to 11.8458 rubles

Russia, Belarus reach new level of economic integration — official

Deputy head of the Russian presidential administration Maxim Oreshkin noted that the issue of technologies was one of the key ones from the standpoint of moving up and achieving results

Cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route should reach 40 mln tons in 2025, official says

According to Gadzhimagomed Guseynov, over the past ten years, cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route has doubled

Construction and installation completed at Unit 1 of Akkuyu nuclear plant

Construction of marine waterworks is completed by 95%, Sergey Butskikh said

Yesterday, 09:52

Russia's coexistence with West to depend on its readiness to recognize mistakes — Lavrov

The top Russian diplomat emphasized that the past three years have marked a "moment of truth"

Exporting countries see development of Northern Sea Route as very promising — official

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev reported that the cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Route in 2024 amounted to 37.9 million tons, exceeding the previous record result by more than 1.6 million tons

Proposals for peacekeepers in Ukraine look like attempt to save regime’s remnants — Lavrov

The top Russian diplomat said that the process of settling the Ukrainian crisis had not yet started

Experts from Russia, US, China submit initiative to UN to clean up space debris

According to the text of the proposal, TCTB asks the UN Office to review the initiative during the session, which will be held from June 25 to July 4

21 Feb 2022, 20:17

Russia ready to show what true de-communization means for Ukraine - Putin

Present-day Ukraine was wholly created by Communist Russia, Putin said

Gas reserves in European storage facilities drop to 36.7%

The rate of withdrawal from EU’s UGS on March 9 amounted to 152 mln cubic meters, according to GIE

Russia gave OSCE chief proof organization provided data to Ukrainian forces, Lavrov says

"Of course, Mr. Sinirlioglu's predecessors, who were in charge of the special monitoring mission, grossly violated their obligations, overstepped their authority, made the staff work in a nontransparent manner, and a number of staff members simply assisted one of the opposing sides in gross violation of their mandate," the top Russian diplomat said

Russian stocks close in the green on Tuesday

Freedom Finance Global projects the MOEX Index at 3,150-3,250 points on Wednesday

Kiev attacks Russian regions with UAVs on eve of talks with US — Russia’s top brass

Negotiations between the delegations of Ukraine and the US are being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 11

Railway traffic restored in Domodedovo outside Moscow — authorities

The Moscow Railway company said earlier that an overnight drone attack had damaged railway infrastructure at Domodedovo Station

Russian troops liberate 12 communities in Kursk Region over past day — top brass

On March 8-9, Battlegroup North units liberated seven settlements in the Kursk Region through decisive operations: Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Kositsa, Lebedevka, Viktorovka, Nikolayevka and Staraya Sorochina

Canada becoming the 51st US state would solve all tariff issues — Trump

The US president has repeatedly expressed the opinion that many Canadians are in favor of their country becoming the 51st state of the United States

Russian Su-34 bomber strikes Ukrainian army’s stronghold, troops in Kursk Region

After receiving a confirmation based on reconnaissance data that the targets had been destroyed, "the crew safely returned to its airfield," the ministry said

Zelensky says Ukraine will not cease fire unilaterally

At a high-level meeting with Russian foreign ministry officials in mid-June 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined Moscow's preconditions for resolving the conflict

US lobbyist to establish contacts with officials and business for Lvov region — documents

Lvov region is the first in 33 years in Ukraine to decide to establish its own contacts in the US

Russia, US could communicate in next few days — Russian MFA

Trump also said he planned to call Russian President Vladimir Putin in the next couple of days to discuss the situation around Ukraine

US to resume intelligence sharing, security assistance to Ukraine - statement

A Pentagon spokesperson responded to a TASS request to clarify whether the US was providing intelligence to Kiev by saying that the Defense Department had received orders to pause all assistance to Ukraine

Ukraine, US discuss security guarantees in second round of talks — report

The closed-door Ukraine-US talks in Jeddah are lasting about six hours so far

NATO plotting major smear campaign against Zelensky — Russian intelligence

Thus, according to the SVR, it is planned to "make public information that the 'president' personally and his team have misappropriated more than $1.5 billion only from funds meant to buy munitions"

Russia is winning in special military operation — MEP

Lubos Blaha expressed hope that Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will be able to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

Two days ago, 12:01

Russian army liberates Konstantinopol in DPR — top brass

The Russian forces hit gas refining facilities that ensured the operation of Ukraine’s military enterprises

Ukraine admits attack on Druzhba oil pipeline

Earlier, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest considers Ukraine’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline, or any other infrastructure that transports energy from Russia to Europe, unacceptable

Russia open for peace talks on Ukraine — Kremlin spokesman

Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russia preferred to reach its goals through peaceful and diplomatic means

Yesterday, 14:00

US never halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine — special envoy Witkoff

In his words, intelligence sharing will be among the topics raised during a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah on March 11

Lvov region hired lobbyist in US autonomously from Kiev - document

This is the first case in 33 years when an individual Ukrainian region officially ordered lobbying services in the US

Oil supplies to Hungary from Russia via Druzhba pipeline resumed — Szijjarto

Budapest considers the Ukrainian army’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline or any other energy infrastructure used for delivering supplies from Russia to Europe unacceptable, the minister noted

Kremlin spokesman accuses France of lying, violating agreements

Dmitry Peskov made the statement in response to comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said Russia wasn’t honest about the Ukrainian crisis

Dollar drops below 86 rubles in interbank market

The euro edged down by 1.1% to 93.916 rubles at the same time

Press review: EU boosts Kiev’s military power while London disrupts Ukraine peace talks

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 7th

Ukraine’s fortifications compromised in two months without US intelligence — US expert

US President Donald Trump suspended military assistance to Ukraine several days after his verbal spat with Vladimir Zelensky during the latter’s visit to the United States on February 28

Ukrainian grouping in Sudzha loses contact with its Kiev command — law enforcers

It is noted that fierce fighting continues in the forests of the Sudzhansky district, "where Russian units are advancing in all directions through relentless battles, driving the enemy out of their fortified strongholds"

IN BRIEF: What is known about this year’s largest drone attack on Russian regions

Drone attacks on the Moscow Region killed one person and left another three injured

Prisoner swap between Russia, Ukraine discussed at talks in Jeddah — Waltz

The parties have moved "from the question of whether the war will end to the question of how it will end", US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said

Ukraine expresses readiness to agree to immediate 30-day ceasefire — statement

"The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace," said the statement published on Vladimir Zelensky's website

Two days ago, 11:18

Russian army liberates Lebedevka in Kursk Region, Novenkoye farmstead in Sumy Region

Ukraine’s armed forces lost over 350 troops and a tank in the Kursk area in the past 24 hours

Sheremetyevo Airport resumes inbound, outbound flights

Eighteen airplanes performing flights to Sheremetyevo flew during the period of restrictions to alternate airfields

Russia’s Battlegroup West causes Ukraine to lose over 250 troops, two Starlink terminals

The battlegroup’s air defense units shot down 12 fixed-wing drones

Kremlin spokesman refutes allegations of Russia making impossible demands on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said earlier that he had received "strong signals" from Russia that it was "ready for peace"

More than 100 square kilometers liberated in Kursk Region

Russian units retook Agronom, Bogdanovka, Bondarevka, Dmitryukov, Zazulevka, Ivashkovsky, Kolmakov, Kubatkin, Martynovka, Mikhailovka, Pravda and Yuzhny settlements

Zelensky doesn't want peace in Ukraine, 'for now everything is not serious' — Lavrov

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the settlement in Ukraine should bring about not a brief "respite" but long-term peace

Agriculture trade between Russia, Uzbekistan up 20% in 2024

"We consider the market of Uzbekistan very promising for our exporters," Patrushev was quoted as saying

All OSCE fundamental principles severely violated, ignored — Lavrov

The top Russian diplomat said that Sinirlioglu took charge of the entity in "challenging times"

Number of individual investors on Moscow Exchange up to 35.98 mln

Investments by individuals in bonds on the Equity Market of MOEX reached a record of 224.7 bln rubles ($2.5 bln) in February

Trump decides to resume military, intelligence aid to Kiev immediately — Waltz

"The President has decided to lift the pause on aid and on our security assistance to Ukraine going forward, and that's effective immediately," he said

US hopes it would not have to tighten sanctions against Russia — Rubio

US-Ukrainian talks on resolving the conflict are expected to take place in Jeddah later on Tuesday

Yesterday, 10:27

Yakutia allocates $460,000 to reimburse expenses to bring construction materials to Arctic

The subsidies will be payable to the Arctic Trade and Logistics Company

25 Dec 2020, 11:38

First batch-produced Su-57 delivered to regiment in Southern Military District — source

The source added that another four such jets would be provided for the Aerospace Force in 2021

Airports function normally after drone attacks, says Russian Transport Ministry

Vladimir Poteshkin called on airlines to step up the work of call centers and promptly inform passengers about schedule changes, as well as assist in returning and reissuing tickets if a passenger had to miss a flight due to valid reasons

Kiev may be trying to harm trend toward settlement by UAV attack — Kremlin

"There is nothing to be disrupted yet, but the fact that the emerging trend may be majorly spoiled is true," Dmitry Peskov stated

Yesterday, 18:26

Russian President appoints Deputy PM Novak to RDIF Supervisory Board

Information about the composition of the RDIF Supervisory Board is now closed because of Western sanctions introduced against it in 2022

2 Dec 2024, 15:11

DPR records fewest weekly civilian injuries since February 2023

Five civilians died in Ukrainian strikes over the past week

Confiscation of frozen Russian assets to erode EU’s financial stability — French minister

Confiscation of assets of other country’s central banks does not conform to international rules, the minister noted

FACTBOX: Russia’s ties with OSCE

In recent years, Russia has been pointing out that the West was pursuing an aggressive course of using the Forum for Security Cooperation as a Russophobic platform and had been boycotting its work

Yesterday, 13:20

FACTBOX: Ukrainian forces’ atrocities, enemy losses: situation in Russia's Kursk Region

Russian troops repelled three Ukrainian counterattacks in the Kursk Region over the past day

Drone attack on Russia exposes Zelensky’s agony — Russian foreign ministry

Shelling attacks on Russian settlements, brutal and atrocious killings of civilians expose the agony of Zelensky’s neo-Nazi regime, the ministry said

Around 90 Russians injured in Ukraine’s attacks over week, another 10 people killed

The largest number of civilians suffered in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Kherson region

Dollar exchange rate down below 85 rubles on interbank market first since last August

Meanwhile, the euro exchange rate in the Russian interbank market was down by 2% at 93.061 rubles as of 6:18 p.m. Moscow time (3:18 p.m. GMT)

Two days ago, 00:45

China, Russia to optimize visa regime — Chinese Embassy

"We are now discussing these issues and will endeavor to optimize the visa regime and create more comfortable conditions for trips of citizens of the two countries and expansion of exchanges and cooperation," Zhang Wei told

Ukraine’s gas production falls 40% as result of infrastructure damage

Ukraine needs at least 4.5 billion cubic meters of imports for making sure that the next winter passes smoothly regarding gas, Director at the Energy Industry Research Center Alexander Kharchenko said

Witkoff expects to meet with Putin on March 13 in Moscow — Axios

The White House and the State Department have not yet responded to TASS's request to confirm this information

Russia’s West battlegroup destroys M113 armored personnel carrier, 18 drones

Over the past day, the enemy's losses amounted to 210 servicemen

9 Feb 2024, 02:04

Ukraine’s 2014 coup was CIA’s political mistake — Putin

The Russian president noted that the US agency had achieved its goal of changing the government but failed to see what it would evolve into

Kremlin has no information on US-Ukraine talks so far — spokesman

The closed-door Ukraine-US talks in Jeddah are lasting about six hours so far

Russia, Qatar discuss potential cooperation in energy sector

The parties also stressed the importance of joint efforts on protection of the interests of gas exporters on global energy markets, noting the creation of new financial instruments as one of policies

US move to suspend military aid to Kiev may facilitate peace process — Kremlin spokesman

"Undoubtedly, we have yet to figure out the details but if it’s true, then this is a decision that really can push the Kiev regime towards a peace process," Dmitry Peskov said

US, Ukraine to set up negotiating teams for peace talks — statement

"The Ukrainian delegation reiterated that European partners shall be involved in the peace process," the statement reads