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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

Surrogate cider poisoning death toll rises to 18

Surrogate cider poisoning death toll rises to 18. 16 people died in Ulyanovsk region writing Governor of the region Aleksey Russkikh in his telegram channel. In the Samara region, two died, reported

June 5, 2023

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Ukrainian Armed Forces counter-offensive or reconnaissance in force? What is happening in the Zaporizhzhia and Belgorod regions

From the early morning of June 4, active operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began in many directions of the front. Some military correspondents have hinted that this is the counter-offensive that

June 5, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“Putin’s call” on the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was broadcast in three regions. Peskov announced a hack

President Vladimir Putin’s “emergency call”, broadcast by radio stations in several regions of Russia, is a fake and the result of “hacking”. On this subject declared press attaché to the head of

June 5, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

these six places in the house can be the source of a strange smell in the house

There are many places in every home where sources of unpleasant odors can hide. RuNews24 named a list of places to check out first. Bin The obvious choice is to throw away

June 5, 2023

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“There will never be a war here again.” Why Russians Don’t Understand Serbia

From Russia, Serbia seems to be a country constantly shaken by some kind of crisis. The question of Kosovo, the recent shooting at a school in Belgrade, the mass protests that followed…

June 5, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Deputy Zatulin may lose his post in the State Duma due to his statements on the military operation

In “United Russia” (ER) consultations began on the statements of a member of the faction, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma committee on CIS affairs, Konstantin Zatulin. About this “Vedomosti”

June 5, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

what governors and heads of administration have written

On Sunday, June 4, news emerged of attacks on a number of Russian regions by Ukrainian forces. How the authorities of the regions affected by the attacks commented on these events –

June 4, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“We have a problem with eggs in our country.” Prigozhin on Governor Gladkov’s response to DRC operatives who offered to take the prisoners

Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said prisoners must be taken away even if “terrorists” express a desire to return them. So, he commented on the response of the governor of the Belgorod

June 4, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Belgium turned to Kyiv because of the use of its weapons to attack the Belgorod region

The Belgian government has turned to Ukraine for clarification due to reports that Belgian-made weapons were used in a raid on Russia’s Belgorod region. On this subject writing Belgian edition of Het

June 4, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Ministry of Defense announced an attempted penetration of saboteurs in Novaya Tavolzhanka

Ministry of Defense of Russia on Sunday reported about an attempted penetration of saboteurs into the territory of the Belgorod region in the Novaya Tavolzhanka region. Earlier, the governor of the Belgorod

June 4, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·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

Surrogate cider poisoning death toll rises to 18

Ukrainian Armed Forces counter-offensive or reconnaissance in force? What is happening in the Zaporizhzhia and Belgorod regions

“Putin’s call” on the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was broadcast in three regions. Peskov announced a hack

these six places in the house can be the source of a strange smell in the house

“There will never be a war here again.” Why Russians Don’t Understand Serbia

Deputy Zatulin may lose his post in the State Duma due to his statements on the military operation

what governors and heads of administration have written

“We have a problem with eggs in our country.” Prigozhin on Governor Gladkov’s response to DRC operatives who offered to take the prisoners

Belgium turned to Kyiv because of the use of its weapons to attack the Belgorod region

The Ministry of Defense announced an attempted penetration of saboteurs in Novaya Tavolzhanka

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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