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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.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaking at a briefing on the Iran conflict June 2026

Russia Warns NATO’s Plans to Arm Ukraine Are ‘Recklessly Aggressive’

Russia's foreign ministry called NATO's plans to develop advanced weapons for Ukraine 'recklessly aggressive,' with spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warning that the enterprises building them could draw heavier Russian fire. The warning comes

June 30, 2026

by Russia Desk

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

Lavrov Says Russia Will Work With Allies to Blunt Western Pressure

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia and like-minded nations would keep countering Western sanctions and pressure he described as violations of the UN Charter, in remarks to a Moscow legal forum.

June 29, 2026

by Russia Desk

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

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

The United States, after Great Britain, will transfer shells containing depleted uranium to Ukraine

The White House will supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells. On this Monday, June 13, informed newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing US officials. A senior official in US President Joe

October 2, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Tourists of the Russian Federation told whether it is worth visiting Turkey in 2023

Edition News.ru collected the opinions of Russian tourists who visited Turkey this year in order to understand whether it is worth going there at all or is it better to pay attention

June 13, 2023

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The Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with seven other volunteer units

Three brigades and four separate detachments of the Volunteer Assault Corps have signed contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. Documents relating to work in the area of military operation, said in the

June 13, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Astronomers have discovered a second planet in the Tatooine star system

British astronomers have discovered a rare planetary system in which two planets orbit not one, but two stars at once, like the planet Tatooine from Star Wars. According to scientists, this is

March 7, 2024

Astronomy·News·Technology

Bloomberg spoke about the EU’s “risky” plan to store gas in Ukrainian storage facilities

The European Union is considering the possibility of storing gas in Ukrainian underground storage facilities to avoid a winter energy crisis. On this subject writing Bloomberg. Gas storage facilities in EU countries

October 2, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

CNN reported the loss of 16 American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles by Ukraine

The Ukrainian armed forces have lost 16 American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles over the past few days. On this subject informed CNN with a link to open source data analysis. The Bradley

October 2, 2025

News

“Useless and dangerous.” Indonesia, Brazil and Africa’s peace initiatives rejected in Kiev

Ukraine called the talks with Russia “senseless” and “dangerous”. As Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the chief of staff of the Ukrainian president, declared on Sunday June 11, Kyiv rejects the peace initiatives

October 2, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

PMC “Wagner” does not plan to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. On the eve of Shoigu ordered volunteers to conclude such contracts

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the private military company Wagner, said on Sunday that his PMC would not sign contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. The day before at the Ministry of Defense

June 11, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

the UN said that 700,000 people had lost access to drinking water due to the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths declared to the Associated Press (AP) that due to the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, 700,000 people in the

October 2, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dnipro could return to normal by June 16

The Dnieper will enter its usual course under the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by June 16. On this subject informed on Saturday, June 10, the acting governor of the Kherson region Vladimir

October 2, 2025

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Russia Warns NATO’s Plans to Arm Ukraine Are ‘Recklessly Aggressive’

Lavrov Says Russia Will Work With Allies to Blunt Western Pressure

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

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

The United States, after Great Britain, will transfer shells containing depleted uranium to Ukraine

Tourists of the Russian Federation told whether it is worth visiting Turkey in 2023

The Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with seven other volunteer units

Astronomers have discovered a second planet in the Tatooine star system

Bloomberg spoke about the EU’s “risky” plan to store gas in Ukrainian storage facilities

CNN reported the loss of 16 American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles by Ukraine

“Useless and dangerous.” Indonesia, Brazil and Africa’s peace initiatives rejected in Kiev

PMC “Wagner” does not plan to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. On the eve of Shoigu ordered volunteers to conclude such contracts

the UN said that 700,000 people had lost access to drinking water due to the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station

Dnipro could return to normal by June 16

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