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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

by Russia Desk

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

by Russia Desk

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

Russian Defense Ministry: Kiev is preparing a large-scale information campaign in the Sumy region to discredit Russia

The Kiev regime intends to attempt a provocation on the territory of the Sumy region in order to discredit Russia on the international scene. On April 8, journalists were informed about this

October 3, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The diplomat spoke about the threat that arose after Finland joined NATO

Finland’s NATO membership increases the threat of direct conflict between nuclear powers, Russian Ambassador to Belgium Alexander Tokovinin said. Speaking on the Russia-24 TV channel, he stressed that the alliance has decided

April 8, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Gershkovich was charged

The investigation charged Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal’s Moscow bureau, who was arrested in the espionage case. Interfax writes about this, citing sources. It is stated that he

April 8, 2023

News

Restaurants in Germany introduce fines for customers

The restaurant business is still not easy. And the first restaurants decided to charge customers up to fifty euros for breaking the rules, thus introducing a system of penalties for customers. The

July 7, 2023

News

Poland and Baltic states seek to include Rosatom in new EU sanctions package

Poland and the Baltic countries are seeking to include Rosatom in the European Union’s eleventh sanctions package against Russia. It is proposed to introduce restrictions against members of the board of directors

April 8, 2023

News

Al-Arabiya: Egypt agrees on de-escalation between Israelis and Palestinians

Egypt has come to understand from the Israeli and Palestinian sides the need to defuse the conflict. This is reported by sources from Al-Arabiya TV channel. Cairo has reached de-escalation agreements between

April 8, 2023

News

How long should you rest in Germany

Germany has nine public holidays. However, federal states differ from each other. If in most localities in Bavaria there are 13 public holidays, then, for example, in Hamburg there are three public

April 8, 2023

News

In the park named after Kirov began to build a sports area

The press service of the Kirov city administration spoke about the preparatory phase preceding the construction of a sports area in the park named after SM Kirov. The preparation consists of work

April 8, 2023

News·Sports

HSE vets methodologist who ‘openly positions herself as a woman’

The Ministry of Higher Education and Science is conducting an audit against the Higher School of Economics (HSE) methodologist who, “being a man, openly positions himself as a woman”. About it in

October 3, 2025

News

Former Pentagon adviser McGregor: Russian army “cornets” will burn the tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the offensive

A possible tank offensive by the Ukrainian army has no chance of success. This was stated by former adviser to the head of the US Department of Defense Douglas McGregor on his

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

Russian Defense Ministry: Kiev is preparing a large-scale information campaign in the Sumy region to discredit Russia

The diplomat spoke about the threat that arose after Finland joined NATO

Gershkovich was charged

Restaurants in Germany introduce fines for customers

Poland and Baltic states seek to include Rosatom in new EU sanctions package

Al-Arabiya: Egypt agrees on de-escalation between Israelis and Palestinians

How long should you rest in Germany

In the park named after Kirov began to build a sports area

HSE vets methodologist who ‘openly positions herself as a woman’

Former Pentagon adviser McGregor: Russian army “cornets” will burn the tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the offensive

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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