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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

Ukrainian drone strikes have targeted Russian energy infrastructure, including the Moscow Oil Refinery

Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply

Ukraine struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week, part of a barrage across more than a dozen Russian regions. Russia said it downed 555 drones, hit back

June 25, 2026

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova comments on Armenia's decision to delay initiatives involving Moscow.

Zakharova Says Armenia Is Shelving Some Russia-Linked Initiatives

Russia has delayed or frozen several initiatives involving Armenia because of decisions taken in Yerevan, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said Armenian authorities continue to deepen engagement with Western partners while putting joint projects with Moscow

June 22, 2026

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference amid controversy over Politico Europe's refusal to publish his article

Kremlin Declares Ukraine Facing Looming Frontline Catastrophe After Wave of Russian Strikes

The Kremlin has issued one of its starkest assessments of Ukraine’s battlefield prospects in recent weeks,

Russian air defense systems intercept Ukrainian drones over multiple regions during a large-scale aerial attack.

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 234 Ukrainian Drones in 13-Hour Barrage Across Multiple Regions

Russia’s air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 234 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over multiple regions

NYT: Data leaks on state of Ukraine’s armed forces have already complicated US relations with allies

Media reports of leaks of classified US information on Ukraine, including the state of the Ukrainian military, have not met with enthusiasm from Washington’s allies. The New York Times writes about the

October 3, 2025

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Russia: Violations were found in famous Kovrov pizzerias

According to the supervisory authority of the 33rd region, violations have been observed in all the pizzerias of the To-to network in the city of gunsmiths. The leaders of each institution “clashed”

April 9, 2023

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Late actor of the film “Little Faith” Alexander Negreba

Actor and director Alexander Negreba died Friday evening at the age of 61. Two weeks ago his wife, theater and film actress Elena Koptseva-Negreba died. It is likely that the cause of

April 9, 2023

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Former U.S. Armed Forces Intelligence Officer Ritter: Irretrievable losses of Ukrainian Armed Forces exceeded 330,000 people

Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have shrunk by more than 330,000 soldiers. This was stated by former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter, clarifying that we are talking

April 9, 2023

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The Russian army in the direction of Kupyansk destroyed two groups of Ukrainian saboteurs

Zybinsky: two groups of Ukrainian saboteurs were destroyed in the direction of Kupyansk Two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the Russian army in the direction of

October 3, 2025

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Former Pentagon adviser: Ukraine could cease to exist as a state this year

There is no guarantee that Ukraine will retain its existence as a state even by the end of this year. Douglas McGregor, a former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense during

October 3, 2025

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Named symptoms of thyroid hormone deficiency

The main symptoms of thyroid hormone deficiency (hypothyroidism) were named by Zukhra Pavlova, endocrinologist at the Center for Research and Education of Moscow State University, candidate of medical sciences, author of the

April 9, 2023

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Zakharova: The West is trying to make Tatarsky murder suspect Trepova look like a victim

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, spoke about the position of the West regarding the alleged terrorist attack in a cafe in St. Petersburg, Darya Trepova, which killed

September 30, 2024

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The Russian armed forces began to train western tank destroyers

As part of a special operation, the Russian Armed Forces have begun preparing for the fight against tanks transferred from Western countries to the Ukrainian regime, said Yevgeny Arifulin, head of the

October 3, 2025

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NYT: Leak of U.S. intelligence on Ukraine ruined relations with allies

Newspaper source in Western intelligence agencies warns of backlash over leak Leak of US classified documents on the Internet provoked the emergence of tensions with the allies. These conclusions were drawn by

October 3, 2025

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Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply

Zakharova Says Armenia Is Shelving Some Russia-Linked Initiatives

Kremlin Declares Ukraine Facing Looming Frontline Catastrophe After Wave of Russian Strikes

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 234 Ukrainian Drones in 13-Hour Barrage Across Multiple Regions

NYT: Data leaks on state of Ukraine’s armed forces have already complicated US relations with allies

Russia: Violations were found in famous Kovrov pizzerias

Late actor of the film “Little Faith” Alexander Negreba

Former U.S. Armed Forces Intelligence Officer Ritter: Irretrievable losses of Ukrainian Armed Forces exceeded 330,000 people

The Russian army in the direction of Kupyansk destroyed two groups of Ukrainian saboteurs

Former Pentagon adviser: Ukraine could cease to exist as a state this year

Named symptoms of thyroid hormone deficiency

Zakharova: The West is trying to make Tatarsky murder suspect Trepova look like a victim

The Russian armed forces began to train western tank destroyers

NYT: Leak of U.S. intelligence on Ukraine ruined relations with allies

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