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Moscow Woman Jailed 3 Years for Easter Cake Hookah Video

Ksenia Belousova achieved viral fame in April for an Instagram video showing a hookah with a bowl shaped like a kulich, a traditional Russian Easter pastry...

Moscow Bakes in Record Heat Just Weeks After Late-Spring Snowstorm

Moscow shattered a daily record on Tuesday after the temperature in the city climbed to 30.6 degrees Celsius.

Masked Men Raid Central Moscow Office Building Housing Pro-Kremlin Tabloid

Surveillance footage shared by Moskovsky Komsomolets showed at least four men in masks forcing their way into the lobby of the building.

Mass Ukraine Drone Barrage Kills 3 in Moscow Region

Russian air defenses shot down 556 drones in more than a dozen regions in one of the largest Ukrainian barrages of the ongoing conflict so far.

Russian Dissident Nina Litvinova Dies by Suicide at 80

In a suicide note that her cousin shared on Facebook, Litvinova wrote that life had become “unbearable” since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Kremlin Offers Thoughts and Prayers to Businesses Hurting From Constant Internet Outages

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the government has no plans to provide financial support to businesses that have seen their bottom lines negatively impacted...

Mobile Internet Outages Reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg Amid ‘Security Concerns’

The Digital Development Ministry confirmed restrictions were introduced in the Russian capital, stating that they were a temporary measure.

Mobile Network Operators Warn Customers of Internet and Phone Disruptions Ahead of Victory Day

Beeline sent out a text notification stating that “temporary mobile internet and SMS restrictions may occur” between Tuesday and Saturday due to security...

Ukrainian Drone Slams Into Skyscraper Near Central Moscow

The attack on the Russian capital comes just days ahead of the annual Victory Day military parade on Red Square.

Rare April Snowstorm Shatters Record in Moscow, Leaves At Least 3 Dead in Samara

City authorities have warned residents to brace for more wet snow and wind gusts in the coming days.

Dozens of Israelis Briefly Detained, Questioned at Moscow Airport

Russian media reported that security officials questioned some of the Israeli passengers over the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Technical Malfunction Halts Service on Moscow Metro’s Red Line

Transportation officials said the incident on Tuesday was a “technical malfunction” related to the wheels of a train car.

Russian Railways Puts Moscow’s Rizhsky Station Up for Sale

The historic Rizhsky Station is now available for 4 billion rubles ($52.5 million) on the online marketplace Avito.

Moscow Police Raid Novaya Gazeta’s Newsroom

The police search is reportedly connected to a criminal probe of the newspaper over allegations that it illegally obtained and used personal information...

Moscow’s Mobile Internet Is Back. But for How Long?

Many Muscovites say they are still adjusting to a new reality in which periodic outages are part of daily life.

The Moscow Zoo’s Manul Is a Social Media Star. He Still Can’t Find a Mate.

At least seven countries have declined to provide a mate for Timofei the manul, Russian media reported.

Moscow’s Chief Architect Kuznetsov Steps Down After Nearly 14 Years

A source close to Moscow’s architecture and planning department told The Moscow Times that Artem Dedkov was a likely candidate to take over as Moscow’s...

FSB Says It Defused ‘Scooter Bomb’ Parked Near Moscow Business Center

Russian authorities said Ukraine planned to detonate the bomb in an assassination plot against a high-ranking security official.

In Photos: 250 Years of the Bolshoi Theatre

One of the world’s most celebrated opera and ballet stages has surviving fire, revolution, world wars, the Soviet collapse and the rise of Vladimir Putin...

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...

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