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Russia’s FSB Says Detains Kiev Agent Plotting Attack on Russian Military in Kherson Region

Russia's Federal Security Service on Monday said it had detained a Russian citizen born in 1976 in Skadovsk in the Kherson region, accusing him of being recruited by Ukrainian military intelligence via

August 10, 2026

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View of Balaklava Bay in Sevastopol, Crimea, as Russian air defenses intercept Ukrainian drones

Russian Military Repelling Ukraine’s Air Attack in Sevastopol, 3 Drones Downed – Governor

Russian air defence forces shot down three Ukrainian drones over Sevastopol on Monday as Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported an ongoing air attack on the Black Sea city. No casualties or structural damage were reported in the governor's initial statement posted

August 10, 2026

by Russia Desk

Russian ambulance and emergency services respond to Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan

Almost 30 People Hospitalized After Kiev’s Attack on Nizhnekamsk – Russian Health Ministry

Ukrainian drones struck the industrial city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on Sunday, killing

Russian precision strike targeting fuel storage tanks northeast of Odessa

Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Fuel Tanks in Belyary, Novye Belyary — Ministry

Russian forces struck fuel tanks for Ukrainian forces in Belyary and Novye Belyary, northeast of Odessa,

US Army soldier conducting maintenance on a Patriot MIM-104 missile system in the Middle East

Ukraine Runs Critically Short of Patriot Interceptors as Lockheed Martin Admits It Cannot Guarantee Missile Deliveries

Ukraine's Patriot air defense batteries are rationing interceptors as Russia escalates its ballistic missile campaign — and Lockheed Martin has told allies it cannot tell them when their missiles will arrive. The

June 14, 2026

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Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin at the port of Matanzas Cuba amid US sanctions waiver debate at G20

G20 Nations Are Quietly Lobbying Washington to Abandon Russia Sanctions, Moscow Says

Major G20 economies are privately telling Washington that sanctions on Russia are destabilizing the world economy, a senior Russian diplomat revealed — a disclosure that exposes a widening fault line between Washington's

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian air defense systems intercept Ukrainian drones across 16 regions overnight June 2026

249 Ukrainian Drones Intercepted Overnight Across 16 Russian Regions, Moscow Says

Russia's Defense Ministry said air defense systems destroyed 249 Ukrainian drones overnight, spanning 16 regions from Belgorod to Yaroslavl and the Sea of Azov — the latest measure of an aerial campaign

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Royal Marines Board Russian Oil Tanker Smyrtos in English Channel in Britain’s First Shadow Fleet Strike

Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officers descended onto the Cameroon-flagged tanker Smyrtos from RAF Chinooks in the early hours of Sunday, seizing a vessel that left the Russian Baltic oil

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Aftermath of Russian FPV drone strike on a car in Kramatorsk Donetsk Oblast May 2026 as Russian operation pressure mounts

Russia Takes Blocks in Lyman, Forces Kramatorsk Industry to Flee West

Russian forces established control over four districts of Lyman and liberated 117 buildings in Konstantinovka on Sunday, forcing Kyiv to begin evacuating key enterprises and more than 3,500 workers from Kramatorsk to

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Royal Marine Commandos boarding the Smyrtos oil tanker in the English Channel during UK's first solo Russia shadow fleet operation

Royal Marines Board Smyrtos in English Channel, Britain’s First Solo Seizure of a Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker

Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officers boarded the Smyrtos in UK territorial waters on Sunday, detaining the Cameroon-flagged tanker that sailed from Russia's Ust-Luga terminal — the first operation of

June 14, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian military advance across the Donetsk People's Republic toward Pokrovsk

Russia Presses Pokrovsk Front as Moscow Reports Fresh Gains in Donetsk

Moscow says its forces are tightening their hold on the approaches to Pokrovsk and grinding through the Kostiantynivka belt. Kyiv says the line is holding, and the gap between the two accounts

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sanae Takaichi after being elected Japan's prime minister in Tokyo

Japan Quietly Reopens Its Channels to Moscow, and Its G7 Allies Are Not Happy

Tokyo sent officials and business leaders to Moscow in May and has returned to Russian oil since the Hormuz disruption. On the eve of the G7 summit in France, the pragmatic drift

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

DNI Tulsi Gabbard releases declassified documents on US-funded biolabs in Ukraine June 2026

US Declassifies Biolab Evidence Zakharova Spent Years Warning About

Outgoing US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard released classified evidence Friday of more than 120 taxpayer-funded biological laboratories across 30 countries, including over 40 in Ukraine — documents that confirm warnings Moscow issued

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

The Bank of Russia headquarters on Neglinnaya Street in Moscow, led by Elvira Nabiullina

A Russian Banker Takes Sick Leave, and the West Writes Her a Coup

Elvira Nabiullina, the central banker who steered Russia's economy through four years of sanctions, missed a forum and a Putin meeting on sick leave. Émigré outlets turned the absence into resignation, martial

June 12, 2026

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Russia’s FSB Says Detains Kiev Agent Plotting Attack on Russian Military in Kherson Region

Russian Military Repelling Ukraine’s Air Attack in Sevastopol, 3 Drones Downed – Governor

Almost 30 People Hospitalized After Kiev’s Attack on Nizhnekamsk – Russian Health Ministry

Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Fuel Tanks in Belyary, Novye Belyary — Ministry

Ukraine Runs Critically Short of Patriot Interceptors as Lockheed Martin Admits It Cannot Guarantee Missile Deliveries

G20 Nations Are Quietly Lobbying Washington to Abandon Russia Sanctions, Moscow Says

249 Ukrainian Drones Intercepted Overnight Across 16 Russian Regions, Moscow Says

Royal Marines Board Russian Oil Tanker Smyrtos in English Channel in Britain’s First Shadow Fleet Strike

Russia Takes Blocks in Lyman, Forces Kramatorsk Industry to Flee West

Royal Marines Board Smyrtos in English Channel, Britain’s First Solo Seizure of a Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker

Russia Presses Pokrovsk Front as Moscow Reports Fresh Gains in Donetsk

Japan Quietly Reopens Its Channels to Moscow, and Its G7 Allies Are Not Happy

US Declassifies Biolab Evidence Zakharova Spent Years Warning About

A Russian Banker Takes Sick Leave, and the West Writes Her a Coup

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