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Ukrainian Drones Kill 4 and Set Ryazan Oil Refinery Ablaze

Black smoke engulfed the sky above the city of Ryazan after the air attack on Friday morningwith residents reporting darkoily rain droplets.  
2 Min read

Russia and Ukraine Begin First Phase of Large POW Exchange

Volodymyr Zelensky said both sides released 205 prisoners each on Fridaywith more swaps expected in the near future.
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Governor Reshuffle in Border Regions Shows How Kremlin Is Militarizing Russia’s ElitesExperts Say

News Analysis Putin has named a highly decorated army general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
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Putin Expected to Visit China Next WeekReports Say

The Kremlin confirmed that preparations are underway for Putin’s trip to Chinatelling reporters that a date would be announced “veryvery soon.”...
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opinion Boris Bondarev

Kremlin Elites Have No Way to Remove PutinEven if They Wanted To

Russia's elites owe their power and riches to Putin. Unless they see some way to maintain their privilegesnone of them will move to unseat him.
7 Min read

Russian Dissident Nina Litvinova Dies by Suicide at 80

In a suicide note that her cousin shared on FacebookLitvinova wrote that life had become “unbearable” since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
1 Min read

Sanctioned State Duma Lawmaker Appointed as Russia’s Next Human Rights Chief

Yana Lantratova is accused of playing a key role in the alleged systematic transfer of children from occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia.
2 Min read

Russia Is Building ‘Pragmatic’ Partnership With Taliban GovernmentShoigu Says

Russia was the first country to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan last July after removing the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations...
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News Analysis

Has the Iran War Sealed the Fate of Power of Siberia 2?

The pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed a “legally binding” memorandum with Chinaeven despite the global energy crisis.
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Regions Calling

Regions Calling: Who Is Indigenous in RussiaAnyway?
Regions Calling: ‘Pain and Bitterness’ for Russia’s Buddhists
Regions Calling: Spring Floods Catch Russian Officials Off Guard
Regions Calling: Siberian Farmers Abandon Livestock Standoff

opinion
Boris Bondarev

Kremlin Elites Have No Way to Remove PutinEven if They Wanted To

7 Min read
Sergey Chernyshov

Should the Russian Diaspora Have Their Own Schools?

5 Min read
Casey Michel

While the World Watches IranUkraine Is Seizing the Initiative

4 Min read
Valery Panyushkin

Russia's Worship of War Comes With Its Own Idolatry

3 Min read
Sarkis Darbinyan

As Russia Celebrates Victory DaySecurity Is a Facade For Censorship

4 Min read

Editor's Pick

Bulletproof Vests on Red Square: Kremlin Secretly Beefs Up Putin’s Personal Security

The special services control practically every aspect of Putin’s lifedown to testing his meals for poisona source close to the Kremlin said.
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Editor's Pick

‘Nemtsov’s Story Is Russia’s Story’: Mikhail Fishman on ‘The Successor’ and the Russia That Never Was

The exiled journalist’s booknow out in the U.S.is both a biography of Boris Nemtsov and a history of Russia’s failed democratic transition.
6 Min read

Editor's Pick

News Analysis

What’s Behind Russia’s Pared-Back WWII Victory Day Parade?

Speculation has swirled over why the Kremlin broke with its long-standing tradition of showcasing tanksmissile systems and other military hardware.
3 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

At 15He Became One of Russia’s Youngest Political Prisoners. He Now Faces New Charges.

“I’m afraid for my child’s life,” Arseny Turbin's mother has said.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Regions Calling: ‘Pain and Bitterness’ for Russia’s Buddhists

Unpacking the recent police raid on a Tibetan Buddhist festival in Moscow — and what the southern republic of Kalmykia has to do with it.  
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Editor's Pick

‘The People Are Afraid of You’: In Rare AppealsCelebrities Ask Putin to Address Russians’ Suffering

The appeals began when blogger and influencer Viktoria Bonya called on Putin to address mounting social and economic pressures in a now-viral video.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

News Analysis

Zelensky Says Kyiv Seized a Russian Position With Drones and Robots. Is This a Game Changer?

Experts said Zelensky’s statement highlights how unmanned systems “are already transforming both tactics and strategy” in the war.
3 Min read

Stories of Political Prisoners

At 15He Became One of Russia’s Youngest Political Prisoners. He Now Faces New Charges.
St. Petersburg Court Jails Former Members of Youth Activist Group Vesna
Whereabouts of Young Russian Man Jailed for Burning Quran Unknown 3 Months After Prison Transfer
Daria KozyrevaJailed for Anti-War StatementsReleased From Prison

Photos and Videos

In Photos: Russia Marks Soviet WWII Victory With No Tanks

In Photos: Chernobyl40 Years On

Back to the USSR: When Russia Took a Wrong Turn

Features

A Quieter Victory Day in St. Petersburg Hints at the Strains of Russia’s Long War

Yet despite a scaled-down military paradethousands marched in the Immortal Regiment.
5 Min read

Poland and Russia Can’t Stop Arguing Over History. Does it Matter?

More than 80 years after they occurredthe events of World War II are still hotly debated in Russia and Poland.
6 Min read

This Mysterious Occult Healer Is Behind Some of Russia’s Biggest Wartime Protests

Svetlana Lada-Rus defies conventional expectations of who a worthy Putin opponent should be. What's the secret to her popularity?
6 Min read

Black RainToxic Air and Bird Deaths: Russian Black Sea Town Reels From Refinery Strike

The scene in Tuapse has turned apocalyptic in recent days after strikes on a local oil refinery sparked major fires and caused an oil spill.
4 Min read

Novaya Gazeta’s Dmitry Muratov: ‘Cruelty Has Become a Form of Patriotism’

The Nobel Peace Prize winner continues to reside in Moscow despite mounting pressure and attacks on him and his newspaper.
8 Min read
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climate

2025 Was Russia’s Second-Warmest Year on Record

Over the past decadetemperatures in Russia have risen by 0.51 degrees Celsius while the global average increased by 0.2 C.
1 Min read
opinion Vitaly Servetnik

Russia’s Extreme Winter Storms Are a Climate Wake-Up Call the Kremlin Is Ignoring

The Kremlin once suggested climate change could bring Russia advantages. But the chaos from recent storms tells a very different story.
4 Min read

Oil Slick From Sunken Tankers Drifts Toward Russia’s Black Sea CoastKrasnodar Governor Warns

Satellite images recently captured what appeared to be a large dark slick in open waterwhich local authorities said could be a concentration of oil products...
2 Min read
More climate

Business
News Analysis

Has the Iran War Sealed the Fate of Power of Siberia 2?

The pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed a “legally binding” memorandum with Chinaeven despite the global energy crisis.
4 Min read

EU Imports of Russian LNG Surge to Highest Level Since Ukraine Invasion

Several EU countriesincluding BelgiumFrance and Spainhave continued to purchase Russian LNG transported by sea tankers since 2022.

2 Min read

Russia’s Largest Chip Maker Posts 98% Profit Collapse

Angstrem remains a key supplier of microelectronics for the Defense Ministrystate corporations and defense-sector manufacturers.
2 Min read
More business

arts and life

Director Alexander Sokurov Expresses ‘Sympathy’ for Exiled Artists After Venice Event Canceled

Sokurov had been slated to speak at a pre-opening event at the Venice Biennale titled “Dissent and Peace” this weekbut organizers scrapped his appearance...
3 Min read

Ultraconservative Vitaly Milonov Wants Your Kids to Jam Out to Whitney Houston

Milonova lawmaker in Russia’s State Dumais notorious for his anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Western views.
2 Min read

‘Nemtsov’s Story Is Russia’s Story’: Mikhail Fishman on ‘The Successor’ and the Russia That Never Was

The exiled journalist’s booknow out in the U.S.is both a biography of Boris Nemtsov and a history of Russia’s failed democratic transition.
6 Min read
More Arts and Life

the new diaspora

Russia’s Exiled Anti-War Movements Are Learning to Play the Long Game

While grassroots anti-war groups were energized and driven to resist the war at its outseta litany of challenges has reshaped their work.
5 Min read

‘The Motherland Is Catching Up’: Russians in Kazakhstan Feel Moscow’s Reach in String of Expulsions

Kazakhstan's reputation as a safe haven for Russian exiles has been upended by a string of planned expulsions of dissidents.
6 Min read

For Russia’s Wartime DiasporaNew Year’s Traditions Become a Tether to Home

The Moscow Times spoke to Russian emigres who left after the invasion of Ukraine about how they celebrated the new year in their new homes.
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