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The Eastern Herald’s Russia Desk covers Russia, the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian foreign policy, NATO-Russia relations, Eastern European security, the Baltic region and major geopolitical developments involving Moscow and its neighbors.

Lead photograph accompanying Al Jazeera's report on the Russian diesel agreement

Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Russia's partial lifting of its diesel export ban will not affect domestic consumers, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, as exports resume under the Putin-Trump deal.

October 10, 2026

by Russia Desk

German security forces at Leipzig Airport following the GRU drone incident in August 2026

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Three European intelligence chiefs issued a rare joint warning Sunday that Russia could test NATO's collective defence in months, not years, citing the Leipzig Airport drone incident as a decisive shift in Moscow's hybrid warfare tactics. Their assessments diverged internally

September 21, 2026

by Russia Desk

Drone strike damage in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 2026

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

Russia launched 172 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, killing two in Zaporizhzhia, where apartment blocks burned

Voters at a polling station in Russia during the 2026 State Duma election

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Russia's Duma election closed September 20 with United Russia leading exit polls at 53.5% as fraud

How the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station dam will affect military operations

On the night of June 6, the Russian authorities in the Kherson region announced the partial destruction of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station as a result of shelling. Ukraine

June 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“It is impossible to guarantee a non-lethal alternative.” Why cheap booze like Mister Cider will keep killing

Stories of mass poisoning with burnt alcohol occur regularly in Russia. In addition, people who have long bought an inexpensive drink from the same manufacturer may one day find themselves in the

June 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Andrologist Mskhalaya in the Russian Federation informed how to maintain sexual activity after 45 years

Georgy Mskhalaya, specialist in the field of male genital health, told the Russians about how to maintain a healthy and active sex life after 45 years. It is important to consider that

June 6, 2023

News

Destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station: flooding, evacuation, consequences. Major

Russian authorities in the Kherson region reported the partial destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, located along the Dnieper upstream from Kherson. Ukrainian authorities blamed the incident on

June 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“Mister Cider”. Russians are dying en masse for the first time from alcohol poisoning

In Russia, the number of victims of poisoning with the low-alcohol drink Mister Cider, which, according to preliminary data, contains methyl alcohol instead of ethyl alcohol, is increasing. Russian media has compiled

June 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Erdogan’s press secretary named head of Turkish secret service

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed his press secretary Ibrahim Kalin as head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT). This was reported on June 5 in the office of the Turkish

June 6, 2023

News

“We can’t get into that.” The governor of Belgorod spoke about the situation in the bombed areas

About 100 residents could remain in the Belgorod village of Novaya Tavolzhanka (Shebekinsky district), which was shelled by the Ukrainian army, but it is not yet possible to verify this information due

June 6, 2023

News

Massive death of fish in Udmurtia and arson of a police car near Volgograd. Regional News

In Udmurtia, due to the dumping of waste into the Vala River, there was a mass death of fish, in the Volgograd region, unidentified persons set fire to the car of the

June 6, 2023

News

“Not squeals, but civil society.” Khinshtein on whistleblowing, censorship, banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ and drones

In connection with the increasing frequency of drone attacks on Russian regions, the State Duma will be able to urgently develop bills relating to the regulation of drone flights. On this subject

June 5, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Astronomers have suggested looking for gravitational waves from stars collapsing into black holes

Astronomers have proposed searching for gravitational waves from a new type of cosmic source – the explosion of supermassive stars. Previously, these waves were picked up only by binary systems of black

June 5, 2023

News

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Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

How the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station dam will affect military operations

“It is impossible to guarantee a non-lethal alternative.” Why cheap booze like Mister Cider will keep killing

Andrologist Mskhalaya in the Russian Federation informed how to maintain sexual activity after 45 years

Destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station: flooding, evacuation, consequences. Major

“Mister Cider”. Russians are dying en masse for the first time from alcohol poisoning

Erdogan’s press secretary named head of Turkish secret service

“We can’t get into that.” The governor of Belgorod spoke about the situation in the bombed areas

Massive death of fish in Udmurtia and arson of a police car near Volgograd. Regional News

“Not squeals, but civil society.” Khinshtein on whistleblowing, censorship, banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ and drones

Astronomers have suggested looking for gravitational waves from stars collapsing into black holes

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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