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Drones Strike Russian Oil and Gas Facilities, Ukraine Border Regions

Two energy facilities were targeted in overnight drone strikes, officials said Friday amid intensifying attacks in western Russia.

disputed account

Russia Says Repelled ‘Incursion Attempt’ Into Border Region

Two anti-Kremlin units composed of Russian nationals fighting on the side of Ukraine announced fresh incursions into southern Russia hours earlier.

Midnight to sunrise

‘Endless’ Shelling Injures 8 in Russian Border Region

"The lives of civilians and the population are in danger," the regional governor said.

Three Killed in Russian Strike on Kyiv

Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least three people including a child.

ONGOING OPERATION

Anti-Kremlin Russians Call Armed Incursion a 'Success'

Russian nationals fighting on Ukraine's side hailed as a "success" a brazen mission to send volunteers across the border and back.

2 Russian Soldiers Killed in Border Incursion – Reports

Russian media said two Russian servicemen were killed and four wounded in Monday’s shelling of a closed military camp.

Vote of loyalty

Russian Election Authority Unveils Pro-War Logo for Regional Races

Government agencies and officials have increasingly used pro-war imagery to indicate their support of Moscow's invasion.

At Least One Russia Aircraft Crashes Near Ukraine Border

One official said Moscow has lost four aircraft.

Ravaged By Fires, a Tatar Village in West Siberia Calls on Tatarstan to Fund Reconstruction

“There are tears, but [there is] also hope that we will rebuild everything.”

opinion Andrey Pertsev

For Ambitious Russian Officials, the War Has Failed to Become a Career Elevator

Career advancement off the back of Russia's war in Ukraine has proved to be elusive in the increasingly fragile Russian political system.

opinion Alexey Gusev

Why Russia Won’t Disintegrate Along Its Regional Borders

Even amid the tensions unleashed by mobilization, there is simply no national question on the table and no talk of regional federalism.

20-meter crater

Blast Rocks Russian City as Fighter Jet Loses Ammunition

Local officials reported a massive explosion in Belgorod, forming a crater in the city center and injuring two women.

Russia’s Local Activists Find Room for Protest – Just Don’t Mention the War

While the political significance of such protests is close to nil, some experts believe they are helping nurture Russia’s battered civil society.

illegal intrusion

Russia Says Repels Ukrainian Incursion Attempt

Russia said it had repelled a Ukrainian attempt to infiltrate Russian territory in the Bryansk region.

Regional Politics

Putin Promotes Donetsk Official to Be Omsk Region Governor

The reshuffle comes two weeks after Putin named an official from occupied Luhansk to head the Chukotka region.

Bureaucratic limbo

Still No Sign of Integration for Occupied Ukrainian Regions

The Kremlin still maintains direct control over the four Ukrainian regions that it claims as Russian territory.

cementing control

Direct Mayoral Elections Ended in Novosibirsk

The Kremlin has long wanted to end the practice of directly electing regional mayors to ensure total political control.

questionable priorities

Parents' Video Appeal Earns Pledge to Repair Dilapidated Middle School

Parents in the town of Demyanovo in Russia’s central Kirov region released a video appeal last week calling on local officials to make basic repairs...

First President of Russia’s Bashkortostan Murtaza Rakhimov Dies at 88

Murtaza Rakhimov, the first president of Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, died at age 88 on Wednesday in the region’s capital Ufa after...

death by negligence

Twenty Two Killed in Fire at Nursing Home in Russia: Officials

A fire erupted overnight in a private illegal nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 22 people, Russia's investigative committee said Saturday...

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