Oil depot burning in Russia's Rostov Oblast amid drone attack, local media reports

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A large fire has engulfed an oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast overnight on Nov. 29, local media reported. Eyewitnesses reported seeing large clouds of smoke over the FDKU Atlas oil …

Can Russia sustain its war effort as ruble plummets, inflation soars?

With the purchasing power of the Russian ruble hitting the lowest point since March 2022, the economic toll of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine becomes glaring. Russia's expanding spending on the war has fueled inflation, prompting Russia's …

Russia and Ukraine to exchange more children after Qatar-brokered deal

Nine children to be returned to their families in Russia and Ukraine in the latest humanitarian exchange. Nine Russian and Ukrainian children will be returned to their families this week in the latest humanitarian exchange between Kyiv and Moscow mediated …

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says massive attack by Russia is ‘despicable escalation’

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called Russia’s massive attack on energy infrastructure a “very despicable escalation of Russian terrorist tactics”. The overnight barrage that left more than half a million in Ukraine’s western Lviv region cut …

Ukraine war latest: Russia's large-scale attack strikes a 'massive blow' at Ukraine's energy system

Key developments on Nov. 28: Russia's large-scale attack strikes a 'massive blow' at Ukraine's energy system 'Putin wants to escalate' before Trump takes office — Zelensky hits back at Oreshnik threats Ukraine destroys Russian $5 …

September Marriages in Russia Fall to 18-Year Low

The number of September marriages registered in Russia dropped to an 18-year low this year, with nearly 92,000 marriages recorded — a 16% decline compared to the same period last year, according to data from the state statistics agency Rosstat. That marks …

Ukraine Faces Power Outages as Russia Targets Energy Infrastructure

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin threatens Kyiv ‘decision-makers’ with new missile as capital hit by blackout

Putin says damage from U.S.-made ATACMS strikes on Russia was minimal Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia suffered only minimal damage from Ukrainian strikes on its territory using longer-range US-made ATACMS. Putin was speaking in Astana …

‘Sophisticated’ spy ring passed secrets to Russia for three years, UK court told

A “sophisticated” UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years and gathered information on targets across Europe, a court has heard. Three Bulgarian nationals – Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39 – …

London trio paid to spy on journalists for Russia, trial hears

Three Bulgarians were paid significant sums of money to spy on targets including journalists, political dissidents, and a US military base as part of a sophisticated Russian spy ring operating from Britain, a court has heard. Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya …