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Articles with tag "St. Petersburg"

Leningrad Region Port, Oil Terminal Hit in Major Ukrainian Drone Attack

Governor Alexander Drozdenko said drones had struck the port of Vysotsk, which handles oil, grain, coal and liquefied natural gas.

Russia Orders Closure of Romanian Consulate in St. Petersburg

The move comes after Russia’s Consulate General in the Romanian city of Constanta was closed last month following a drone crash in the country.
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FSB Arrests St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber in Murder Investigation

Sources told Russian media that Traber, who has reported ties to Vladimir Putin, is suspected of being involved in the murder of a businessman and politician...
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After Arrests for Anti-War Songs, a Young Street Band Is Rebuilding Its Life in Exile

Stoptime members Diana Loginova and Alexander Orlov spoke to MT about emigration, anti-war sentiment in Russia and their plans for the future.
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St. Petersburg Navy Day Parade Cancelled for Second Year in a Row – Fontanka

“As you can imagine, it’s not the right time,” a Navy spokesperson told local media.
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In Photos: Russia Flaunts Mascots, Cars and Patriotism at Its Premier Economic Forum

SPIEF's elaborate displays and events were aimed at projecting confidence despite Western sanctions and diplomatic isolation over the invasion of Ukraine...
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St. Petersburg Economic Forum Opens Under Shadow of Ukrainian Drone Strikes

Some 20,000 guests from 130 countries are expected to attend SPIEF, a flagship business and investment event known as the “Russian Davos.”
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Pro-War Books, Bomb Checks and Z-Poetry Reign at St. Petersburg’s Literary Fair

While this year’s St. Petersburg International Book Fair celebrated pro-war literature, Russia’s publishing industry is under mounting pressure.
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A Quieter Victory Day in St. Petersburg Hints at the Strains of Russia’s Long War

Yet despite a scaled-down military parade, thousands marched in the Immortal Regiment.
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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.
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St. Petersburg to Restore Imperial Stables Following Decades of Neglect

The complex, known in Russian as the Konnyushennoye Vedomstvo, was established under Peter the Great to house the royal horses, carriages and the hundreds...
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Russian Oil Exports Fall by 1.75M Bpd as Drones Assaults Baltic Ports

Weekly crude flows fell to 2.32 million bpd in the week to March 29, down from 4.07 million bpd the previous week.
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Polish Court Decides to Extradite Russian Archaeologist to Ukraine

Alexander Butyagin faces up to 10 years in Ukrainian prison for "destroying cultural heritage sites" in annexed Crimea.
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Brace for Mobile Internet Outages, St. Petersburg Government Warns

Complaints about mobile internet disruptions in St. Petersburg began around 5 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
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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.
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Gazprom Neft Senior Manager Arrested in St. Petersburg for Bribery

The manager allegedly received a boat and an apartment in exchange for ensuring contract bids with Gazprom Invest and “general patronage.”
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Police Arrest Man Suspected of Kidnapping and Murdering Boy in St. Petersburg

Volunteer search and rescue teams found the missing boy’s body in a frozen pond in the Leningrad region on Tuesday morning.
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St. Petersburg Police Probe Security Guards After Suspected Shoplifter Dies of Asphyxiation

The security guards grabbed and pressed the young man to the ground for several minutes as he shouted that he could not breathe.
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As Visa-Free Chinese Tourism Begins, Russians Reluctantly Welcome the Influx

The return of tourists from China is being welcomed by Russia’s struggling tourism industry even as it revives familiar frictions with locals.
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St. Petersburg Opens First 2 Stations on New Metro Line

Work on the Krasnoselsk-Kalininskaya Line began in 2015 and is expected to continue through the end of the decade, with officials planning to complete...
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