Sources: Space.com
A Ukrainian citizen is detained in Poland and two others are arrested in Romania for allegedly working for Russian intelligence agencies and preparing acts of sabotage on Ukrainian shipping routes. 2025-10-21
The United Nations General Assembly votes 93–18, with 65 abstentions, to pass a resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine. The 18 countries that voted against include the United States, Russia, Israel, Belarus, and North Korea. 2025-02-24
Ukraine says that three Russian sabotage groups have been intercepted in Sumy Oblast. 2024-03-17
Russia warns the United Kingdom that it will bomb British vessels if any further provocative action is taken by the British Royal Navy in the Black Sea. Russia had previously summoned the British ambassador to Russia over this week's incident. The UK says that the vessel was in Ukrainian waters, that it was entirely right to use the route, and that the Royal Navy will always uphold international law and will not accept unlawful interference with innocent passage. 2021-06-24
Russia says that it has started vaccine trials for their Gam-COVID-Vac Sputnik V vaccine in the United Arab Emirates. The announcement comes after President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. 2020-10-12
At least 12 people, including 10 children, are killed in a bus crash in Siberia, Russia. 2016-12-4
Russia launches an intense bombing campaign in the Syrian governorates of Idlib and Hama. The Syrian Army is conducting a ground offensive in the same area. 2015-10-7
Russia abandons its plans for the South Stream pipeline to Bulgaria due to European Union objections instead looking at a pipeline to Turkey. 2014-12-1
The Russian Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Roman Romanenko, Chris Hadfield and Thomas Marshburn for the ISS Expedition 34 and 35 crews. 2012-12-19
NATO and Russia conduct first-ever joint military exercises, codenamed 'Vigilant Skies 2011', to improve cooperation to protect passenger flights between NATO member states and Russia and to prevent hijackings such as the September 11 attacks. [http:--www.google.com-hostednews-afp-article-ALeqM5hQF7VtCdR9EUjyWhPLTni1OqWQlg?docId=CNG.a18ed43041c849816c2cfb3ba8d306c9.621 (AFP)] [https:--www.reuters.com-article-2011-06-07-us-russia-nato-exercise-idUSTRE7564T720110607 (Reuters)] [https:--www.npr.org-templates-story-story.php?storyId=137027665 (NPR)]date=August 2019 2011-06-7