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Kamchatka Tour Firms Say Surprise Military Drills Costing Industry Over $600K

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that the naval drills in the Pacific Ocean would run from June 16 to June 30.

Dozens of Russian Regions Now Face Regular Internet Outages Amid Drone Attacks

At least 30 regions on Thursday faced mobile internet disruptions linked to efforts at combating incoming Ukrainian drones.

Fatima Suleymanova: 'Europeans Have Far More in Common With Chechens Than With Russians'

The activist discusses her advocacy for Chechen independence, her support for Chechen refugees and her fight against misunderstandings about Chechens.

opinion Leyla Latypova

Russia's Opposition Fears the Country's Disintegration. If It Happens, It Would Be Their Own Doing.

A recent opposition event revealed the unhealthy power dynamic between the ethnic Russian majority and the few Indigenous attendees present.

Kremlin-Backed Reforms Spark Protests in Russia’s Altai Republic

Activists blocked off part of a highway to protest Andrei Turchak’s plans for scrapping the two-tier system of local self-government.

News Analysis Samantha Berkhead and Pyotr Kozlov

Why the Families of Russia’s Regional Elites Still Covet Life in the West

Putin's alleged daughter living in France is far from the only example.

Emergency Declared in Parts of Southern Russia as Drought Concerns Grow

Southern Russia, Belarus and much of Ukraine remain under drought warnings, according to a late-May report by the European Drought Observatory.

Governor of Siberia’s Zabaikalsky Region Dismisses Cabinet Over Military Payments Scandal

Widows and other surviving family members of local soldiers claimed they stopped receiving government payouts, known colloquially as “coffin money.”...

Lev Shlosberg Arrested and Charged With Repeatedly ‘Discrediting’ Russian Army

The senior Yabloko party member has remained in Russia despite his open opposition to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Volograd Police Launch Manhunt for Ex-Convict Soldier Suspected of Shooting 2 – Reports

Police reportedly circulated a mugshot and description of 34-year-old Maxim Valkovich, who is accused of shooting and wounding two people in the town of...

Ship Runs Aground in Siberia’s Yenisei River, Spilling 30 Tons of Diesel Into Water

Investigators said the ship struck an underwater obstacle, causing two barges it was pulling to detach and pierce the hull of the vessel.

Krasnoyarsk Mayor Arrested on Bribery Charges

Police investigators said Vladislav Loginov is suspected of having received more than $2.3 million in bribes between 2018 and 2024.

Police Raids, Arrests Reported in Bashkortostan as Tensions Rise Over State-Backed Mining Project

Authorities are cracking down on locals and activists who say the copper-mining project would inflict irreparable ecological damage to their Indigenous...

News Analysis Leyla Latypova

Why Is Bashkortostan Getting a Ukrainian Cultural Center?

Unpacking a mystifying move by the Kremlin-loyal head of Bashkortostan.

Russia Sentences Volgograd Student to 12 Years in Prison for Sending $40 to Ukraine

Andrei Glukhov, a 21-year-old student with cerebral palsy, was convicted of treason for sending two 1,500-ruble transfers to a Ukrainian bank account.

Nearly Half of Russian War Veterans Can't Find Work After Returning from Ukraine, Officials Say

The statistic underscores the Kremlin’s ongoing challenge in reintegrating combat veterans into civilian life.

Russia’s New Indigenous Policy Enables Unchecked Resource Exploitation, Experts Warn

Beneath the lofty language, the policy framework offers few, if any, tangible benefits to Indigenous communities, Indigenous experts told MT.

Chelyabinsk Teenager Jailed Nearly 10 Years for Murder That Sparked Anti-Roma Riots

Yegor Yurchenko, who is deaf and nonverbal, was arrested in October on suspicion of killing 40-year-old taxi driver Yelena Sarafanova.

Number of Injured in Bryansk Region Bridge Bombing Rises to 104, Authorities Say

Seven others were killed late Saturday when a bridge was blown up over a Moscow-bound passenger train carrying 388 people.

Russian Tourists Defy a Toxic Black Sea Oil Spill as Summer Season Begins

Authorities have banned swimming off the coast of Anapa due to December's disastrous oil spill. Tourists have been seen enjoying the waters anyway.

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