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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

Love and care for children: conversation with the head of the Dreamston kindergarten in Sochi, Olga Don

The main question that torments parents of preschool children is where to find the strength to stand in the long queue to kindergarten. Everyone wants to send their child to kindergarten as

April 21, 2023

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Repair of regional and intermunicipal roads of the Tver region has begun

The rehabilitation of regional and inter-municipal roads has been started in the Tver region. According to the government, work is also underway under the national Safe High-Quality Roads project. In the Upper

April 21, 2023

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Chuvashia police uncovered the fraud a year and a half ago

In Chuvashia, employees of the Batyrevsky Ministry of Defense of the Interior of Russia discovered a fraud committed when purchasing goods via the Internet in 2021. In November 2021, a resident of

April 21, 2023

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Sudanese army demands full surrender of special forces

The representative of Sudan’s armed forces, Nabil Abdullah, said that the option of a negotiated settlement of the conflict between the army and the rapid reaction forces (RRF) which opposed it was

April 21, 2023

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Water supply facilities are being upgraded in Tula

On April 20, the head of administration of the city of Tula visited the ironing station in the village of Obidimo. The station will serve more than 3,000 people in the village

April 21, 2023

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186 Vladimir pensioners use the services of a nurse for free

The Ministry of Social Protection of the Vladimir region said that in 33 regions more than 186 pensioners and people with disabilities use the services of nurses completely free of charge. This

April 21, 2023

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Belgorod governor says three injured in blast

Three people were injured in an explosion in Belgorod, as a result of which a huge crater formed in the city street. About the state of the victims reported Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov

April 21, 2023

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“Mazda” flew into a ditch in the Nikolsky district: one person died, four were injured

Yesterday, April 20, around eight o’clock in the evening, a fatal accident occurred on the Totma-Nikolsk highway. There, at the 200th kilometer of the road, the Mazda car flew into a ditch.

April 21, 2023

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Drozdenko addressed the residents of the Leningrad region on the Day of Local Self-Government

Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko addressed local residents on April 21, Local Self-Government Day. His message was published by the administration’s press service. The head of the region noted that the development

April 21, 2023

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In the south of the Kaliningrad region will warm up to +20 degrees

In the south of the Kaliningrad region it will warm up to +20 degrees. In other regions, the air temperature will rise to +15 degrees. This is reported by the local hydrometeorological

April 21, 2023

Climate·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

Love and care for children: conversation with the head of the Dreamston kindergarten in Sochi, Olga Don

Repair of regional and intermunicipal roads of the Tver region has begun

Chuvashia police uncovered the fraud a year and a half ago

Sudanese army demands full surrender of special forces

Water supply facilities are being upgraded in Tula

186 Vladimir pensioners use the services of a nurse for free

Belgorod governor says three injured in blast

“Mazda” flew into a ditch in the Nikolsky district: one person died, four were injured

Drozdenko addressed the residents of the Leningrad region on the Day of Local Self-Government

In the south of the Kaliningrad region will warm up to +20 degrees

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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