On April 19, 1975 a Kosmos-3M rocket of the then USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) lifted off from Kapustin Yar in the Astrakhan Oblast in southwestern Russia with the 360-kg Aryabhata on ...

MOSCOW, 3 April (BelTA) - Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Aleksandr Rogozhnik met with Governor of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia Igor Babushkin, the press service of the diplomatic mission in Russia ...

Ukrainian forces have responded to Russian efforts to expel them from one part of Russian territory by launching a large number of attacks on another border area, using drones, artillery and troops.

Load Map What is the travel distance between Astrakhan', Russia and Lahore, Pakistan? How many miles is it from Lahore to Astrakhan'. 1731 miles / 2785.77 km is the flight distance between these two ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation will soon overwhelm and destroy the Ukrainian military, and suggested the United Nations take control of the country if the war ends. Putin made ...

The small incursion targets the Belgorod region, according to Ukrainian officials, analysts of open-source intelligence and Russian military bloggers. The advance comes as cease-fire talks continue.

The "unconditional withdrawal" of Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine is a key precondition to amend or lift sanctions, the European Commission has said in reply to the Kremlin's demand.

The most successful attack was on Gazprom's Astrakhan gas processing plant. Since the beginning of 2025, Ukrainian drones have been actively and successfully hunting Russian oil refineries, which has ...

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of not being serious about peace talks as they traded blame for attacks on infrastructure. The renewed accusations on Wednesday came a day after the ...

Russia has been accused of making "hollow statements about peace" after launching a missile strike that wounded dozens of people, including children, as it held talks with the US on a proposed ...

Servicemen of the 39th Separate Coastal Defence Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a front line, in the Kherson region ...

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first. By Constant Méheut and Ivan Nechepurenko Constant Méheut ...