Sources: RIA Novosti
Ukraine's military says that its missile strikes near Yevpatoriya and Chornomorske in Russian-occupied Crimea damaged three Russian air defense systems. 2024-06-10
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passes a resolution recognising Chechnya as "temporarily occupied" by Russia, as well as condemning war crimes committed by Russia during the First and Second Chechen Wars. 2022-10-18
The European Union accuses Russia of "weaponizing" gas prices in order to "bully" Moldova after negotiations between the two countries failed following the expiration of a Moldovan contract with Gazprom. The Kremlin denied the accusations. 2021-10-28
Eastern Europe surpasses 20 million cases of COVID-19, with Russia, Ukraine and Romania reporting the most deaths. 2021-10-24
Russian anti-corruption activist and opposition leader Alexei Navalny falls ill on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow, and is rushed to a hospital in Omsk after an emergency landing. His spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, says it was suspected that he was poisoned by something mixed into his tea, with Navalny's team suspecting that it was in the airport café shortly before his flight. He is reported to be in a coma. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have offered Navalny medical assistance and unspecified protection in their countries. 2020-08-20
The United States Air Force sends 12 F-15C Eagles and 350 personnel to Iceland and the Netherlands to deter further Russian aggression in Europe. 2016-04-2
Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air strikes, capture another rebel-held village near Aleppo, according to a Russian source. In the last two days, the Syrian Army captured positions at the Hama and Raqqa provincial border, and is set to move against the Islamic State in the Raqqa Governorate, according to a Syrian military source. 2016-02-13
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says NATO will double its high-readiness force to 40,000, and may send ground troops to Turkey as a result of the escalation of Russian military activities in Syria, including violations of Turkish airspace. 2015-10-8
Yulia Tymoshenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, is jailed for seven years for exceeding her powers by entering a gas deal with Russia. 2011-10-11
The ".рф" (".rf" - Russian Federation) Cyrillic country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is officially launched, the fourth internationalized country code. The first two web sites available on “.рф” are 2010-05-13