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Flames and smoke near Moscow after Ukraine launches 400-drone barrage on Russian capital

Ukraine Fires 400 Drones at Moscow in War’s Largest Single Assault

Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow overnight Sunday, the war’s largest single aerial assault, setting fires near the capital and wounding ten across the region. Russia retaliated with 94 drones

July 20, 2026

by Russia Desk

Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region as air defenses intercept 452 drones overnight

Ukraine Launches 400 Drones at Moscow in Largest Strike on Russian Capital

Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow overnight, wounding ten in the Russian capital's suburban belt including a child in Odintsovo. Russia's Defense Ministry said 452 drones were intercepted across 16 regions in one of the largest aerial campaigns

July 20, 2026

by Russia Desk

Firefighters extinguish fires in Kyiv residential building struck by Russian ballistic missiles in largest barrage of the conflict

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Largest Ballistic Missile Barrage of the Conflict

Russia launched its largest recorded ballistic missile barrage against Kyiv overnight, striking twenty locations across five

Smoke rising over Kyiv after Russian overnight missile and drone barrage

Russia Kills Six in Overnight Kyiv Barrage With 41 Missiles and 125 Drones

Russian forces launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones at Kyiv overnight, killing at least six

Russia natural resources minister rare earth deposits licensing SPIEF 2026 St. Petersburg

Russia Has Issued 12 of 18 Rare Earth Licenses — Six Deposits Still Await Investors, Kozlov Says at SPIEF

Russia has licensed 12 of its 18 rare earth deposits on the state balance sheet, but six remain unallocated — waiting for investors to trigger state auctions, Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Damaged Starobelsk college dormitory after Ukrainian drone strike, May 22 2026

UN Human Rights Chief Responded to Russia’s Letter on Starobelsk Attack, Kremlin Adviser Says

Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council chairman Valery Fadeyev disclosed at SPIEF that UN High Commissioner Volker Turk personally responded to his letter on the Starobelsk college attack — a rare acknowledgment from

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kirill Dmitriev, head of RDIF and Russia's special presidential envoy, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026

Russia and US in Active Talks on Joint Arctic Projects, Dmitriev Says at SPIEF

Russia's sovereign wealth fund chief Kirill Dmitriev said on Thursday that Moscow and Washington are actively preparing joint investment projects in the Russian Arctic, high-tech sectors, and infrastructure — with Witkoff and

June 4, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Delegates inside the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum exhibition hall during peace talks discussions

Russia’s Peace Envoy Dmitriev Says US-Russia Dialogue Is Constant, Washington Pressing Kyiv to End Provocations

Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's special presidential envoy and the man who sat with Steve Witkoff at every peace round from Abu Dhabi to Miami, said Thursday that US-Russia back-channel talks on Ukraine have

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian soldier operating a 122mm self-propelled howitzer at the frontline in Donetsk region during the Russian operation in Ukraine

Russia Claims Over 1,420 Ukrainian Troops Killed Across Six Fronts, Vostok Sector Leads Again

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that Ukrainian forces suffered more than 1,420 personnel losses across all six battlegroups in a single day, the highest figure Moscow has published in over a

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia region Ukraine frontline advance Vostok Group

Russia Captures Komsomolskoye as Vostok Group Eyes Orikhiv in Zaporozhye Push

Russian forces have taken Komsomolskoye in the Zaporozhye region, the Defense Ministry confirmed, as the Vostok Group's stated operational objective — the logistics hub of Orikhiv — comes into sharper focus after

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk at the SPIEF 2024 commodity exchange signing ceremony with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Russia-Belarus Trade Could Hit $70 Billion in 2026 as Union State Integration Deepens

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said at SPIEF that bilateral trade between Russia and Belarus could reach $70 billion this year, up from $62 billion in 2025, as the two countries

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Scene from Ukraine following Russian strikes amid ongoing military operation on the eastern and western fronts

Russia Claims 640 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed by Eastern and Western Groups in Single Day

Russia's Defense Ministry said its Eastern Group of Forces killed up to 430 Ukrainian soldiers and its Western Group killed up to 210 more in a single day, claiming a combined toll

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Denis Manturov Russian First Deputy Prime Minister in Beijing China May 2026

Russia to Achieve Full Rare Earth Metal Production Capability by 2028, Manturov Says at SPIEF

Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that the country expects a full spectrum of rare earth extraction capability — from light to medium-heavy metals

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF

Russia Accuses West of Using Film Industry to Stoke Hatred Toward Moscow

Russia's deputy security council secretary used the stage at SPIEF 2026 to charge that Western cinema — operating in coordination with the Pentagon and the State Department — is being systematically deployed

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Ukraine Fires 400 Drones at Moscow in War’s Largest Single Assault

Ukraine Launches 400 Drones at Moscow in Largest Strike on Russian Capital

Russia Hits Kyiv With Its Largest Ballistic Missile Barrage of the Conflict

Russia Kills Six in Overnight Kyiv Barrage With 41 Missiles and 125 Drones

Russia Has Issued 12 of 18 Rare Earth Licenses — Six Deposits Still Await Investors, Kozlov Says at SPIEF

UN Human Rights Chief Responded to Russia’s Letter on Starobelsk Attack, Kremlin Adviser Says

Russia and US in Active Talks on Joint Arctic Projects, Dmitriev Says at SPIEF

Russia’s Peace Envoy Dmitriev Says US-Russia Dialogue Is Constant, Washington Pressing Kyiv to End Provocations

Russia Claims Over 1,420 Ukrainian Troops Killed Across Six Fronts, Vostok Sector Leads Again

Russia Captures Komsomolskoye as Vostok Group Eyes Orikhiv in Zaporozhye Push

Russia-Belarus Trade Could Hit $70 Billion in 2026 as Union State Integration Deepens

Russia Claims 640 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed by Eastern and Western Groups in Single Day

Russia to Achieve Full Rare Earth Metal Production Capability by 2028, Manturov Says at SPIEF

Russia Accuses West of Using Film Industry to Stoke Hatred Toward Moscow

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