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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

The military of the Russian Armed Forces trophied the American armored personnel carrier MaxxPro in the Belgorod region

In the Belgorod region, servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces, while repelling an attack by a Ukrainian DRG, captured an American MaxxPro armored personnel carrier. The equipment was found and seized in

May 23, 2023

News

Volodymyr Zelensyy hit Odessa from the rear. Kiev is next

In Ukraine, political purges of officials who are objectionable to Volodymyr Zelensyy continue. He has already passed through Odessa and its mayor, Kiev, or rather Klitschko, is next in line. The President

May 23, 2023

News

exercise reduces the amount of bleeding in a stroke by 50%

Scientists from the University of Gothenburg found that exercise reduces the amount of bleeding in the event of a severe stroke. The journal Stroke and Vascular Neurology spoke about the scientific discovery.

May 23, 2023

News·Sports

Soldier “Mazur” informed which units will replace PMC “Wagner” in Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

A soldier with the call sign “Mazur”, who has been fighting in the NVO since February 24, 2022, told “MK” which units should take the place of PMC “Wagner” in Artemovsk (Bakhmut),

May 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Climatologist Kokorin informed that the capital of Russia will be moved to Siberia if the climate warms by 5 degrees

Climatologist Alexei Kokorin admitted that if the climate in the country warms up by five degrees, then the capital of Russia can be moved to Siberia. According to the expert, this could

May 23, 2023

Climate·News

Tour operators warned the Russians about the new tourism policy of Turkey

Russian tour operators told the Russians planning a vacation in Turkey this summer about the innovations in the country’s tourism policy. We are talking about issuing safety certificates to all hotels with

May 23, 2023

News

“Damage to the prestige of science.” The Russian Academy of Sciences criticized geneticist Kudryavtsev, who said people live 900 years

The Russian Academy of Sciences reacted harshly to the speech of the director of the Institute of General Genetics, Alexander Kudryavtsev, who said that ancient people lived 900 years and that sins

May 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Residents of Grayvoron District are not yet expected to return home

In the Graivoronsky district of the Belgorod region, where the DRG visited, the Ministry of Defense continues to clear the territory together with law enforcement agencies. About it in the telegram channel

May 23, 2023

News

Attack of saboteurs on the Belgorod region. What is known

On Monday, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced the entry of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) into the region’s Grayvoron district. At least five people were injured. The incident was

May 22, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

High profile crimes of former prisoners after their return from Ukraine. And what do the experts say?

May 19 said on the pardon of former prisoner Vadim Tekhov, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of ex-wife Regina Gagiyeva, but was released after signing a

May 22, 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

The military of the Russian Armed Forces trophied the American armored personnel carrier MaxxPro in the Belgorod region

Volodymyr Zelensyy hit Odessa from the rear. Kiev is next

exercise reduces the amount of bleeding in a stroke by 50%

Soldier “Mazur” informed which units will replace PMC “Wagner” in Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

Climatologist Kokorin informed that the capital of Russia will be moved to Siberia if the climate warms by 5 degrees

Tour operators warned the Russians about the new tourism policy of Turkey

“Damage to the prestige of science.” The Russian Academy of Sciences criticized geneticist Kudryavtsev, who said people live 900 years

Residents of Grayvoron District are not yet expected to return home

Attack of saboteurs on the Belgorod region. What is known

High profile crimes of former prisoners after their return from Ukraine. And what do the experts say?

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