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Ukraine Says Downed Russian Long-Range Strategic Bomber
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The Defense Ministry said a “technical malfunction” caused the crash, which killed at least one crew member.
1 Min read
Top Russian Hypersonic Scientist Sentenced to 7 Years for Treason
Alexander Kuranov, 76, was the head of a St. Petersburg state research institute who oversaw the Soviet-era Ayaks hypersonic aircraft program.
1 Min read
Kharkiv’s Resilient But Exhausted Villagers Need Our Protection
opinion
As more villages suffer blackouts from the bombing, people have to wait in agony for even longer to hear if their loved ones are okay.
5 Min read
overnight strikes
Ukraine Says 8 Killed in Overnight Russian Strikes
"A five-story building is on fire in Dnipro. It is partially destroyed. There may be people under the rubble," Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak said...
1 Min read
appeal rejected
Russian Court Upholds 4-Year Sentence for Prominent Bashkir Activist
Fayil Alsynov's sentencing to four years in January sparked some of the largest protests in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
4 Min read
unconfirmed deaths
Memorial to Russian Sailors Lists 19 Casualties in Moskva Sinking – Reports
Russia’s Defense Ministry has officially confirmed one death and 27 missing sailors in the April 13, 2022, sinking of the Moskva.
1 Min read
Feature
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
'particularly serious case'
Germany Arrests 2 Over Military Base Attack Plot for Russia
The men are suspected of spying for Russia and planning blasts and arson attacks to undermine Berlin's military support for Ukraine.
3 Min read
chechenavto
Palestinian Refugees to Assemble ‘Jihad Mobiles’ for Chechen Military
Around 200 Palestinians have settled in Chechnya since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023.
1 Min read
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EXTREME WEATHER
Russia Battles Historic Flooding
April 18, 2024
What's Causing Russia's Record Floods?
April 17, 2024
Putin Calls To Protect Flood-Hit Areas From Looting
April 16, 2024
Russia’s Orenburg Holds WWII Victory Parade Rehearsals Amid Flood Crisis
April 16, 2024
More Evacuations in Russia’s Urals, Western Siberia as Water Levels Rise
opinion
Ada Wordsworth
Kharkiv’s Resilient But Exhausted Villagers Need Our Protection
5 Min read
Valeria Bezrukova
My Hometown Belgorod Is Under Near-Daily Attack. But Russia Has Forgotten Us
7 Min read
Leonid Gozman
The Self-Obsession at the Heart of Putin’s Wartime Psychology
4 Min read
Nikolaus von Twickel
The World Missed the Warning of 2014 Ukraine Invasion
5 Min read
Ada Blakewell
Why Yulia Navalnaya Could Be the One to Unite Russia’s Divided Opposition
5 Min read
Ian Garner
Putinism Is Set to Live On in Russia’s Youth
5 Min read
Evan Gershkovich's days in Russian prison
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Editor's Pick
Feature
Russia's Emigre Tech Workers Eye Jobs at Western Firms as Moscow Clamps Down on Working Abroad
Western companies are actively targeting the hundreds of thousands of Russian tech workers who moved abroad after the invasion of Ukraine.
5 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
'Devastating to See': Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood
Experts say the floods, which have caught the authorities off-guard and left many to fend for themselves, are just a preview of what is yet to come.
7 Min read
Editor's Pick
interview
‘There Will Be No Beautiful Russia of the Future Unless We Take Responsibility’: Activist Anastasia Shevchenko
The exiled civil activist sees it as her mission to speak to Russians across the political spectrum and win over as many minds as she can.
7 Min read
Editor's Pick
News Analysis
War Escalation, Xenophobia, Death Penalty Talks: What’s Next for Russia After Moscow Concert Massacre?
Experts told The Moscow Times that the attack risks exacerbating already existing tensions.
5 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
A Toxic Invasive Plant Has Conquered Russia. Authorities Want to Fight It by Punishing Dacha Owners.
As hogweed takes over roadsides, fields and dachas, experts question how effective the new law will be without systemic solutions.
5 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
For Veiled Muslim Women in Russia, Prejudice and Harassment Are Part of Everyday Life
Last month's Moscow concert hall massacre has reportedly led to a rise in attacks on Muslim women in central Russia.
6 Min read
Editor's Pick
breakaway region
Moldova Unfazed By Separatist Transnistria’s Call for Russian ‘Protection’
Despite concerns that Russia could use the unrecognized breakaway region to foment regionwide instability, experts largely downplayed the threat of an...
6 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
‘We All Have the Same Face to Them’: Deadly Moscow Attack Magnifies Discrimination Against Central Asian Migrants
In the wake of last week’s deadly shooting at Crocus City Hall, life for many migrants in Russia could take a turn for the worse.
6 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
‘It Could Have Been Me’: Russians Mourn Victims of Deadly Concert Hall Attack
People are laying flowers, toys and candles outside Crocus City Hall in memory of the victims as well as donating blood for the wounded.
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Photos
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Videos
under water
In Photos: Orenburg Flooding Peaks as 'Colossal' Waters Rise in Neighboring Regions
hybrid invasion
In Photos: 10 Years Ago, the War in Donbas Began
UZARA BAYRAM
In Photos: 180K Muslims Celebrate End of Ramadan in Moscow
natural disaster
In Photos: Russia's Orenburg Region Hit With Worst Flooding in Decades
Features
black lungs
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
'irrepressible' journalist
She Photographed Russian Political Prisoners. Now She's Charged With 'Extremism.'
Antonina Favorskaya and her colleagues consider the charges against her to be revenge for her journalism and political views.
4 Min read
firsthand account
‘Nobody Will Ever Find You’: An FSB Torture Survivor Tells His Story
Denis, 34, recounted being subject to brutal treatment on apparent suspicion of involvement in an anti-Kremlin militia.
8 Min read
rising rivers
'Devastating to See': Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood
Experts say the floods, which have caught the authorities off-guard and left many to fend for themselves, are just a preview of what is yet to come.
7 Min read
long search ended
One of the First Russian Soldiers to Invade Ukraine Is Given a Funeral 2 Years Later
Kirill Chistyakov's mother spent two years desperately searching for her son after he went missing in action. He was finally identified last month.
5 Min read
More features
climate
perfect storm
What's Causing Russia's Record Floods?
Above-average snowfall followed by a rapid spring thaw, a warmer planet and human influences have all played a role in the current crisis.
3 Min read
melting ice
Kamchatka's Glaciers Have Shrunk by 36% Since 1950 – Russian Scientists
The rate of retreat of the ice caps in the northern Sredinny Range from 2002 to 2017 was 4.3 times higher than from 1950 to 2002.
1 Min read
Feature
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
devastating floods
More Evacuations in Russia’s Urals, Western Siberia as Water Levels Rise
Authorities in the Kurgan and Tyumen regions have urged residents to flee as the nearby Tobol and Ishim rivers swell to dangerous levels.
2 Min read
More climate
Business
Feature
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
improved outlook
IMF Raises Russia’s Growth Forecast for 2024
Russia’s economy is expected to grow 3.2% this year, up from the previous forecast of 2.6% issued in January.
1 Min read
'highly embarrassing'
Raiffeisen Touts Russia ‘Expansion’ in Job Ads Despite Intended Exit – FT
The Austrian bank has placed more than 2,400 job ads in Russia since December 2023, the Financial Times reported.
2 Min read
More business
arts and life
abrupt cancelation
Russian Ballet Show in South Korea Canceled Amid Ukraine Tensions
The April 16 show's cancelation comes after another planned performance in Seoul featuring Russia's top ballet dancer Svetlana Zakharova was axed in March...
2 Min read
jailed for a play
Russia Adds Theater Director Berkovich, Playwright Petriychuk to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List
The two women were arrested over their award-winning play about Russian women who fall in love with Islamist militants and plan to join them in Syria.
2 Min read
long read
‘I Will Never Trust These People’: Poems About Russia's Social Rift
Three young poets discuss how Russian society has been torn in two by the war Russia is waging in Ukraine.
18 Min read
weekend kitchen
Bake a Cake That is Out of This World
In honor of the first flight into space on April 12, 1961, here's an airy "Flight Cake" that is as delicious as it is light.
6 Min read
More Arts and Life
the new diaspora
'hot pursuit'
Russia's Emigre Tech Workers Eye Jobs at Western Firms as Moscow Clamps Down on Working Abroad
Western companies are actively targeting the hundreds of thousands of Russian tech workers who moved abroad after the invasion of Ukraine.
5 Min read
podcast
Russian Comedians Look for Laughter in Exile
Comedians Ilya Ovechkin and Denis Chuzhoy join us to discuss how they've adapted to life in exile, both personally and in their comedy.
1 Min read
'parallel world'
Russian Entrepreneurship in Serbia Booms as Wartime Emigres Settle Down
Russians registered some 9,000 new businesses in Serbia by the end of 2023, a number that is set to grow in 2024. Serbians have mixed feelings.
4 Min read
pushed away
Eyeing Anti-Kremlin Exiles, Russia Tightens Rules on Voting Abroad
Those hoping to vote from abroad will face a reduction in polling places and an inability to vote online — while political dissidents run greater risks...
4 Min read
More the new diaspora