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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

In the Belgorod region, Shebekino was bombed. The Ice Palace and the Jewelry Store have been damaged

The town of Shebekino, in the Belgorod region, came under fire from the artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) on Saturday May 28. On this subject informed Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. “The

May 27, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Archpriest Leonid Kalinin has been banned from service over his stance on the transfer of the Trinity icon to the Russian Orthodox Church

Archpriest Leonid Kalinin was removed from office and banned from priestly service due to the fact that he prevented the transfer of the “Holy Trinity” icon of Andrei Rublev to the Cathedral

May 27, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A Volgograd resident suspected of burning the Quran was taken to Chechnya

Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel, suspected of burning the Quran near a mosque, was taken to a remand center in the city of Grozny. On this subject informed RIA News. The published video

May 27, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Chinese scientists predicted a doubling of human mortality by 2030

Chinese scientists said that the death rate of people will double due to the wrong lifestyle. Express magazine wrote about it. According to researchers, by 2030 there will be twice as many

May 27, 2023

News

Doctor David Bichenov told under what conditions you can die from sunstroke

Head Physician of the Laboratory “Hemotest Caucasus” David Bichenov in an interview with “Gazeta.RU” told under what circumstances a solar gift can be fatal to a person. According to the specialist, if

May 27, 2023

News

Ukraine tried to attack Ivan Khurs with Western unmanned boats

Ukraine tried to attack the Black Sea Fleet ship “Ivan Khurs” with Western-made unmanned boats, declared Source RIA Novosti. UPDATE. Servicemen of the crew of the ship “Ivan Khurs”, who repelled the

May 27, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Nutritionist Bobrovsky warned citizens in the Russian Federation that pork is the most harmful type of meat

Dietitian Andrei Bobrovsky said that the most harmful type of meat is red meat, including pork. According to the doctor, the harmfulness of pork lies in the fact that it contains a

May 27, 2023

News

The struggle to preserve the ecology can destroy the discovered new habitat

Scientists have found that cleaning water from plastic can lead to the destruction of the fragile ecosystem that has developed in remote areas of the Pacific Ocean. The fact is that garbage

May 27, 2023

News

“RV” showed footage of the last battles on the outskirts of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) DPR through the eyes of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military commissars of the Russian Spring” published a video with footage of the last battles in the ruins of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) DPR through the eyes of Ukrainian soldiers.

May 27, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Two drones attacked an oil pipeline in the Pskov region. Administrative building damaged

The administrative building of the oil pipeline near the village of Litvinovo, Nevelsk district, was attacked by two drones, informed on Saturday morning, the governor of the Pskov region, Mikhail Vedernikov, on

May 27, 2023

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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

In the Belgorod region, Shebekino was bombed. The Ice Palace and the Jewelry Store have been damaged

Archpriest Leonid Kalinin has been banned from service over his stance on the transfer of the Trinity icon to the Russian Orthodox Church

A Volgograd resident suspected of burning the Quran was taken to Chechnya

Chinese scientists predicted a doubling of human mortality by 2030

Doctor David Bichenov told under what conditions you can die from sunstroke

Ukraine tried to attack Ivan Khurs with Western unmanned boats

Nutritionist Bobrovsky warned citizens in the Russian Federation that pork is the most harmful type of meat

The struggle to preserve the ecology can destroy the discovered new habitat

“RV” showed footage of the last battles on the outskirts of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) DPR through the eyes of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Two drones attacked an oil pipeline in the Pskov region. Administrative building damaged

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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