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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Kill 3 in Russia's Penza, Samara, Rostov Regions

Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defense systems had destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones from Friday night to Saturday morning.

Mudslide Triggers Evacuations, Cuts Water Supply Near Mount Elbrus

Around 3,000 residents in the Elbrussky municipal district were left without access to clean water, emergency authorities said.

Russian Billionaire Faces $50M Environmental Lawsuit Over Mining Disaster

Konstantin Strukov is being sued over his gold mining firm's role in a 2024 dam collapse that released toxic waste into surrounding waterways and farmland...

‘God Help Me’: Kamchatka Residents Recount Massive 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake

Residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky described swaying buildings, falling furniture, “dancing” cars and even shaking harbor cranes.

In Photos: The Aftermath of the Historic Earthquake in Russia's Far East

Russia's Far East regions have been rattled by the magnitude 8.8 earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded.

Kamchatka Capital Declares State of Emergency as Earthquake Aftershock Threat Looms

Russian seismologists warn that tremors up to magnitude 7.5 could occur in the coming days or weeks following Wednesday’s powerful quake.

Voronezh Declares Emergency in Key Farming Districts After Storms Devastate Crops

Voronezh ranks among the country’s top five grain producers and is a major supplier of sugar beets.

Russian Regions Impose Indefinite Mobile Internet Restrictions Over Security Concerns

In the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk, outages stretched into a fourth day on Tuesday, with local authorities calling the measure a security precaution...

Oil Spill Cripples Tourism in Russia’s Black Sea Resort of Anapa

According to regional officials, only 24,000 tourists visited Anapa in July compared to 100,000 during the same period last year.

Billions Spent, Nothing Built: The Deepwater Port in Sakhalin With Links to Russia's Elite

Four years after the government and Gazprombank pledged billions to build a strategic deepwater port on Sakhalin Island, there is not even a construction...

Vologda Region Bans Alcohol Sales at Dozens of Liquor Stores

Vologda region Governor Georgy Filimonov said the ban applies to 58 Krasnoe & Beloe stores across the region.

Russia Plans $65M Patriotic Youth Center in Siberia

The facility will serve as a flagship site for the Movement of the First, a Kremlin-backed youth organization created after the full-scale invasion of...

Severe Drought Threatens 25% of Crops in Russia’s Agricultural Heartland

Regional authorities have declared states of emergency in 30 districts as extreme weather devastates fields of wheat, barley, corn and sunflowers.

Mass Power Outage Hits Dagestan Capital After Substation Fire

The blackout is the latest in a series of power disruptions in Dagestan.

Black Box Recovered From Deadly Plane Crash in Amur Region

Officials in the Far East region, meanwhile, said families of all 48 victims would each receive $63,000 in compensation.

Dozens of Russian Regional Officials Arrested on Corruption Suspicions in 2025 – Report

At least 28 regional officials, including ministers, vice governors and their deputies, have come under investigation since the start of the year.

Regions Calling: Tatarstan’s Viral Demarche, Explained

And what else you missed from Russia's 83 regions and ethnic republics.

Ex-Tambov Governor Arrested on Bribery Charges

Maksim Yegorov, who served as governor from 2021 to 2024, was charged with taking a “large bribe,” the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow said.

'Harmful by Nature': Bashkortostan's Controversial New Mining Project Could Have Global Impacts

Activists warn the planned mine at Kyrktytau could harm ecosystems as far away as Kazakhstan — and its copper could be shipped as far as the EU.

Bryansk Vice Governor Charged With Embezzling Border Defense Funds – TASS

Officers from the FSB and the Interior Ministry’s financial crimes and anti-corruption unit reportedly searched Nikolai Simonenko’s home and office...

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