Sources: rferl
A court in Yekaterinburg, Russia, convicts American journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying and sentences him to 16 years in prison. 2024-07-19
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of "destroying" the front line city of Bakhmut after weeks of relentless shelling by Russian forces. 2022-12-9
Russian authorities say that they have temporarily evacuated the entire populations of two villages after Ukrainian forces allegedly shelled the Russian settlement of Spodaryushino in Belgorod Oblast. 2022-04-14
According to the United States Navy, a Russian SU-35 fighter jet intercepts a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare aircraft, flying over the Mediterranean Sea. 2020-04-15
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will respect the Russian constitution and step down when his term expires in 2024. 2018-05-25
Russia accuses the United Kingdom of withholding information on the investigation into the murder of Russian exile Nikolay Glushkov, which is being probed by counterterrorism officers. Glushkov had political asylum and was wanted in Russia for embezzlement from Aeroflot. 2018-04-8
Russian MPs call for sanctions against Latvia in response to plans to make Latvian mandatory for all students in secondary schools in the country, which is a quarter ethnic Russians. 2018-04-3
Representatives of the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic in Eastern Ukraine say at least five civilians are killed by artillery fire at a checkpoint in the town of Olenivka, with another 10 injured. Kiev denies the accusation. A local border-guard spokesman says there was an explosion at the checkpoint but he saw no artillery fired from either side, suggesting the blast could have been a bomb. 2016-04-27
Russia's lower house gives preliminary approval the New START treaty signed with the United States; full approval will be decided upon next month. 2010-12-24
9 people die and 480 are rescued following a fire at a retirement home in the Tver region of Russia. 2010-08-30