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Explosion Rips Through Bank Entrance in Northeastern Moscow

Law enforcement said that a 15-year-old had admitted to setting fire to a Rosselkhozbank ATM “following instructions from his handlers over the phone...

Weekend Drone Barrage Targets Moscow as Peace Talks Stall

City authorities said that air defense systems destroyed at least 250 drones bound for the capital between Saturday and Sunday.

In Moscow, a Week of Mobile Internet Shutdowns Makes Life a Real Pain

Everyone from ordinary Muscovites to lawmakers has been grappling with the disruptions, which the Kremlin says are “security measures.”

opinion Tatyana Rybakova

Moscow's Lavish Spending Has Become a Political Problem

What do you do when you're accused of spending too much when the country's at war? Cut the size of the city's workforce, of course.

Russian Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Domodedovo Owner’s Appeal to Overturn State Seizure of Airport

Last June, an arbitration court ruled to transfer Domodedovo’s ownership to the Russian state after determining that its owners were foreign residents...

Mobile Internet Outages Hit St. Petersburg After Days of Disruptions in Moscow

Nearly 2,500 complaints were logged after 6 a.m., with users saying messaging apps, websites and banking services were inaccessible.

Moscow Police Detain Iranians Celebrating Khamenei’s Death – Reports

Participants reportedly shouted “Thank you, United States of America” and ignored officers’ orders to disperse.

Moscow City Government Plans Major Layoffs Amid Budget Strain

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the city government will reduce the size of its workforce by 15% after budget revenues in recent months fell short of projections...

Explosion in Moscow Kills Police Officer After Attacker Detonates Bomb

The blast occurred just after midnight at Savyolovsky railway station square, Russia’s Interior Ministry said.

‘Soviet Genocide’ Museum to Replace Shuttered Gulag History Museum in Moscow

The new Museum of Memory “will cover all stages of Nazi war crimes during the Great Patriotic War,” referring to the Eastern Front of World War II...

Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow and Disrupts Travel in Moscow

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the Russian capital was expecting more than 70% of the monthly average snowfall throughout Thursday alone.

Director Bogomolov Resigns as Head of Moscow Art Theatre School After Appointment Backlash

The well-connected play director’s appointment to the prestigious school last month sparked outrage in the theater community.

Russian General Hospitalized After Attempted Assassination in Moscow

Investigators said a gunman shot Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, who serves as a senior military intelligence official in the Defense Ministry.

Moscow’s Only Anglican Church Is Divided, and Headed to Court

A long-simmering power struggle inside St. Andrew’s Anglican Church burst into public view this week after religious services were suspended.

Sheremetyevo Buys Domodedovo Airport at Auction After Price Cut to $880M – Reports

Domodedovo was nationalized last year after a court determined its two owners were foreign residents who did not have the right to manage the airport.

Moscow Gets Last Brunt of Winter Storm Ahead of Coldsnap

The city recorded a second consecutive daily record for snowfall as the winter storm moved east toward the Ural Mountains.

Major Winter Storm Dumps Snow on Moscow, Disrupts Flights

Snowfall was expected to continue at least into Thursday, followed by very low temperatures over the coming weekend.

Moscow’s Only Anglican Church Suspends Services

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church said the suspension was “due to the absence of persons authorized to conduct them in accordance with Russian law.”

Uzbek Man Who Assassinated Russian General in December 2024 Gets Life in Prison

Igor Kirillov is the highest-ranking Russian general to have been assassinated since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow Military Court Jails 2 Men for Trying to Kill Former Ukrainian Agent With Car Bomb

Vasily Prozorov, a former employee of Ukraine’s SBU security service, was injured in April 2024 after an explosive device placed under his SUV in Moscow...

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