A series of drone attacks by Ukraine on Russia's energy facilities have sparked fires in recent days at a major oil refinery in the Volgograd region, as well as at the Astrakhan gas processing plant.

Astrakhan power plant hit by Ukrainian drone, Astrakhan, Russia, 03.02.2025.

Moscow apartment bomb kills pro-Putin collaborator as Kyiv strikes energy plants - A pro-Russian separatist, known to be a ...

Ukrainian forces fighting around Velyka Novosilka claim its Russian takeover will amount to nothing more than a flag-raising ...

The incident prompted Sweden to launch a criminal probe into the matter and seize a "suspect vessel" headed for Russia. Latvia said it had dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a fibre optic ...

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The declining health of Russia's economy is as clear as day — or night, a finance minister said Wednesday. Elisabeth Svantesson, the finance minister of Sweden, said she and her officials were ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, emphasising the two countries’ close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president.

Russia’s budget revenue rose to a record high last month even after the US targeted the banking sector with a new round of sanctions aimed at disrupting foreign trade payments and curbing ...

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Vladimir Putin was "destroying Russia" by not making a deal to end the war with Ukraine. "He should make a deal. I think he's destroying Russia by not ...

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