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Protesters in Bucharest rally in solidarity with Ukraine holding flags and signs

Ukraine Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow, Targeting Russia’s Amazon

Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries logistics warehouses near Moscow on Monday night, killing at least eight people and leaving marketplace sellers facing more than $1 billion in losses. Reuters confirmed the Kremlin

July 22, 2026

by Russia Desk

Artillery shells at a NATO ammunition plant, as Europe faces a cotton linter shortage threatening nitrocellulose propellant production

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

NATO has acknowledged cotton linter shortages as a critical obstacle to its ammunition build-up, with Europe's nitrocellulose production at just half the target capacity. Germany and Poland are expanding facilities, but the supply gap may prove too wide before reserves

July 21, 2026

by Russia Desk

Ukrainian President Zelensky reviewing candidates to replace Commander-in-Chief Syrsky

Zelensky Reviews 11 Candidates to Replace Syrsky, Drapaty Emerges as Frontrunner

Ukrainian President Zelensky is reviewing 11 candidates to replace Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky, with General Mykhailo Drapaty

Aftermath of Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels in the Black Sea, July 2026

Russian Strike on Corn Ship Off Odesa Kills 10, Including Four Indian Sailors

A Russian missile strike hit a Turkish-owned civilian corn ship departing Odesa on Monday, killing 10

Israeli airstrike targets Hamas military commander in Gaza City amid escalating conflict

Israel Targets Hamas Military Chief in Gaza Strike

Israel launched a major airstrike deep inside Gaza City on Friday targeting Hamas military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in what Israeli officials described as one of the most significant assassination attempts since

May 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian and Ukrainian officials during a humanitarian exchange of fallen soldiers amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict

Russia Transfers 526 Bodies of Ukrainian Soldiers in New Wartime Exchange With Kiev

Russia and Ukraine carried out another large-scale exchange of fallen soldiers on Friday, underscoring the devastating human toll of a conflict that has now entered its fifth year. According to an informed

May 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian troops during frontline operations in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region

Russia Captured Two Settlements in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia Regions

Russia said Friday that its forces had captured two settlements in separate sectors of the Ukrainian front line, signaling continued pressure across both northeastern and southern battle zones as the conflict grinds

May 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dmitry Peskov comments on corruption allegations involving former Zelensky aide Andriy Yermak

Kremlin Distances Itself From Yermak Corruption Scandal, Peskov Says Kiev and Western Sponsors Must Answer Questions

The Kremlin on Thursday publicly distanced itself from the widening corruption scandal engulfing former Ukrainian presidential office chief Andriy Yermak, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov arguing that any accountability over alleged stolen funds

May 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russian intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin speaks about Moscow’s peace proposals amid Russian advances in Ukraine

Sergei Naryshkin Says Moscow Still Offering Peace Proposals, Russian Forces Push Westward in Ukraine

Sergei Naryshkin said Thursday that Russia continues to pursue what he described as diplomatic solutions to the conflict in Ukraine, even as Russian forces intensify battlefield operations and steadily advance westward across

May 15, 2026

Business·Economy

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks about Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange negotiations in Moscow

Russia, Ukraine Accelerate Prisoner Swap Talks, Kremlin Confirms Intensive Coordination

The Kremlin said Thursday that negotiations with Ukraine over a potential prisoner exchange have entered what officials described as the most complicated stage, as Moscow and Kyiv work to finalize the lists

May 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks about accelerating weapons production and defense manufacturing in Moscow

Putin Demands Faster Weapons Production, Russia Races to Outbuild the West

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for sweeping changes to the pace and structure of Russia’s defense manufacturing sector, warning that delays between military innovation and final weapons production could leave

May 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sergei Shoigu praises Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat strategic nuclear missile system

Shoigu Says Sarmat Program Demonstrates Russia’s Military-Technological Resilience

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu on Thursday hailed Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat strategic missile system as a defining achievement for the country’s scientific and industrial base, casting the next-generation nuclear weapon as

May 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sergei Shoigu speaks during the SCO security meeting in Bishkek discussing frozen Russian assets

Shoigu Says West Has Frozen $590 Billion Linked to Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Other Sanctioned States

Western countries have frozen an estimated $590 billion in sovereign assets and national reserves belonging to Russia and several other sanctioned states, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said Thursday, using a

May 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu speaks during the SCO security summit in Bishkek

SCO Can Become a Pillar of the Multipolar World Order, Shoigu Says at Bishkek Security Summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is increasingly positioning itself as one of the central institutions shaping the future global balance of power, as senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu declared Thursday that the bloc

May 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Ukraine Drones Strike Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow, Targeting Russia’s Amazon

NATO Faces Critical Ammunition Crisis as Cotton Linter Shortage Empties Propellant Stocks

Zelensky Reviews 11 Candidates to Replace Syrsky, Drapaty Emerges as Frontrunner

Russian Strike on Corn Ship Off Odesa Kills 10, Including Four Indian Sailors

Israel Targets Hamas Military Chief in Gaza Strike

Russia Transfers 526 Bodies of Ukrainian Soldiers in New Wartime Exchange With Kiev

Russia Captured Two Settlements in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia Regions

Kremlin Distances Itself From Yermak Corruption Scandal, Peskov Says Kiev and Western Sponsors Must Answer Questions

Sergei Naryshkin Says Moscow Still Offering Peace Proposals, Russian Forces Push Westward in Ukraine

Russia, Ukraine Accelerate Prisoner Swap Talks, Kremlin Confirms Intensive Coordination

Putin Demands Faster Weapons Production, Russia Races to Outbuild the West

Shoigu Says Sarmat Program Demonstrates Russia’s Military-Technological Resilience

Shoigu Says West Has Frozen $590 Billion Linked to Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Other Sanctioned States

SCO Can Become a Pillar of the Multipolar World Order, Shoigu Says at Bishkek Security Summit

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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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