Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

Nakhimov Square in Sevastopol, Crimea, the city at the centre of Ukraine's 40-day drone pressure campaign and now under a state of emergency

Russia Downs 660 Drones as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

Ukraine launched 660 drones overnight in the heaviest barrage of the war as Zelensky formally approved a 40-day SBU campaign targeting Crimea's military infrastructure. Russia claimed to intercept all of them and

June 29, 2026

by Russia Desk

Ukrainian drone strikes have targeted Russian energy infrastructure, including the Moscow Oil Refinery

Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply

Ukraine struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week, part of a barrage across more than a dozen Russian regions. Russia said it downed 555 drones, hit back with precision strikes, and warned the next blows

June 25, 2026

by Russia Desk

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova comments on Armenia's decision to delay initiatives involving Moscow.

Zakharova Says Armenia Is Shelving Some Russia-Linked Initiatives

Russia has delayed or frozen several initiatives involving Armenia because of decisions taken in Yerevan, according

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference amid controversy over Politico Europe's refusal to publish his article

Kremlin Declares Ukraine Facing Looming Frontline Catastrophe After Wave of Russian Strikes

The Kremlin has issued one of its starkest assessments of Ukraine’s battlefield prospects in recent weeks,

What is Threads, how to use it and what the future holds

Meta* CEO Mark Zuckerberg has delivered on his promise to create the Twitter equivalent of the Threads app. We tell you what we know about it and how to use it. Symbiosis

July 9, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Conviction, forehead, injury, new arrest. How was the life of the “Wagnerian” after leaving the PMC

At the end of June, Russia adopted a law allowing defendants and those already convicted to escape punishment. To do this, they need to conclude a military contract – then instead of

July 9, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

House-gallery of Russian culture “Morozkino” together with Arsha Studio and Anastasia Krasikova launch collection sets for the holiday of Ivan Kupala

In early July, the Morozkino house-gallery of Russian culture is launching a summer collaboration with the household souvenir brand ARSHA STUDIO and artist-architect Anastasia Krasikova. The joint project will present sets of

July 7, 2023

News

Doctor Sarafannikov recommends Russians not to go outside in extreme heat

The end of this week pleased the inhabitants of Central Russia with heat, in connection with which the head of the sports medicine department of the Republican Center for Public Health and

July 7, 2023

Climate·News·Sports

Romania to open F-16 pilot training center to train NATO allies

Romania plans to open an F-16 fighter pilot training center to train pilots from NATO allies and partners, including Ukraine. On this subject writing Reuters citing the country’s Supreme Defense Council (CSAT).

July 7, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

OceanGate cancels dives after sinking submersible

OceanGate, whose bathyscaphe sank while diving into the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic, announced the suspension of all its “intelligence and commercial” activities. This message appears on the company’s

July 7, 2023

News

Russia closes Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg since October

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that in response to the confrontational actions of Helsinki, nine Finnish diplomats were expelled. In addition, from October 1, consent to the activities of the Consulate General

July 9, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian women under different names will play for Syria at the Pan Arab Games

Russian athletes will play for the Syrian national team at the Pan Arab Games with changed names and dates of birth, informed telegram channel “Naked Sport” owned by journalist Sergei Lisin. According

July 6, 2023

News·Sports

Kremlin slams publication that Xi warned Putin against nuclear strike as ‘fiction’

The Kremlin cannot confirm the Financial Times (FT) report that Chinese President Xi Jinping personally warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. This was stated by Putin’s press

July 9, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

TNT has announced the reboot of the ‘Happy Together’ series under a different name

Ten years after the closure of the sitcom “Happy Together” will return to TNT. From now on, the series will be called “Bukiny”, and the family of shoe seller Gena and his

July 6, 2023

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Russia Downs 660 Drones as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply

Zakharova Says Armenia Is Shelving Some Russia-Linked Initiatives

Kremlin Declares Ukraine Facing Looming Frontline Catastrophe After Wave of Russian Strikes

What is Threads, how to use it and what the future holds

Conviction, forehead, injury, new arrest. How was the life of the “Wagnerian” after leaving the PMC

House-gallery of Russian culture “Morozkino” together with Arsha Studio and Anastasia Krasikova launch collection sets for the holiday of Ivan Kupala

Doctor Sarafannikov recommends Russians not to go outside in extreme heat

Romania to open F-16 pilot training center to train NATO allies

OceanGate cancels dives after sinking submersible

Russia closes Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg since October

Russian women under different names will play for Syria at the Pan Arab Games

Kremlin slams publication that Xi warned Putin against nuclear strike as ‘fiction’

TNT has announced the reboot of the ‘Happy Together’ series under a different name

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