On June 6, the Bank of Russia lowered the key interest rate to 20%. Prior to this, the bank had kept it unchanged at 21% for four consecutive times. The ruble sharply strengthened against the yuan on the Moscow Exchange following the Bank of Russia's...

The diesel-electric Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine carried out a deep-sea dive to its maximum depth in the Sea of Japan, Interfax reports citing the press service of the Pacific Fleet. During the dive, the crew tested all systems and mechanisms a...

The Kremlin has responded to a question regarding Ukraine's recent drone attack on Russian long-range aviation bases. On Sunday, June 2, the AFU launched a large-scale attack on Russian military airfields. The Ministry of Defense stated that the atta...

The Russian Parliament, the State Duma, is ready to support a bill to ban the sale of vapes in Russia, Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said. The announcement follows criticism of vape sales by Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov. Russian MPs will ...

The Russian Navy has launched the Vladimir Andreev, a new large amphibious assault ship of Project 11711. The ceremony took place at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. The vessel is being built under a modernized design by the Nevskoye Design Bureau...

Kremlin's official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that President Vladimir Putin clearly outlined his position regarding drone attacks on Russian territory. According to him, such actions will not go unanswered. “Our president made it clear that no o...

On May 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the supervisory board of the autonomous non-profit organization "Russia — Land of Opportunity.” During the event, where the president and participants reviewed the platform's seven-yea...

Russian military forces are working to establish a security buffer zone along the border with Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced during a meeting with government officials. "A decision has been made to create a necessary buffer security zone...

During a trip to the Kursk region, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joke about a proposal to annex Ukraine’s Sumy region to Russia. At a meeting with municipal leaders, Pavel Zolotaryov, head of the Glushkovsky district, responded to Putin�...

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov inspected the Center group of forces operating in the zone of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said on its Telegram channel. The defense minister's visit to the command pos...

Russia’s Constitution may undergo new substantial amendments, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy said during the session titled The Culture of Legislative Activity at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. According to Tolstoy, f...

The State Duma (the Russian Parliament) has passed the controversial bill on the localization of vehicles used as passenger taxis in both the second and third readings, despite strong criticism from relevant associations, business groups, and the gov...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Western politicians "morons" for actions that, as he believes, harm their own countries in an attempt to hurt Russia. “They do many things to their own detriment. You’d think they wouldn’t do certain thin...

Ten former prisoners who had signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense escaped from a military training ground near Rostov in Southern Russia, where they were undergoing preparation and awaiting deployment to the zone of the special milit...

Following the Victory Day parade held on Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly met with members of the North Korean military who attended the...

Speaking at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the country remembers the lessons of World War II. “We will never accept distortion of its events, attempts to justify executioners and slander the ...

In the days leading up to the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, mobile internet outages have been reported across Russia. The disruptions began on May 5 in Moscow and intensified overnight on May 7, with mobile internet being cut off in more than 30 c...

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, requested to be relieved of his duties, news agency Chechnya Today reports. Kadyrov was responding to rumors suggesting he may step down from his post. He also spoke about the topic of a possible successor. "I my...

Russia experienced a widespread mobile network outage on Monday, May 5. More than 2,000 complaints were registered about issues with Beeline mobile operator, while over 1,500 users reported problems with Tele2. MegaFon also received over 600 complain...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a ceasefire in the area of the Special Military Operation (SMO) to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II, the Kremlin's press service announced on its official Telegram channel. A sim...