Russia Desk

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.

Nakhimov Square in Sevastopol, Crimea, the city at the centre of Ukraine's 40-day drone pressure campaign and now under a state of emergency

Russia Claims 660 Drones Downed as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

Ukraine launched 660 drones overnight in the heaviest barrage of the war as Zelensky formally approved a 40-day SBU campaign targeting Crimea's military infrastructure. Russia claimed to intercept all of them and

June 27, 2026

by Russia Desk

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 with precision strikes, and warned the next blows

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

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,

Damage to Ukraine energy infrastructure and Black Sea export ports after Russian strikes

Russia Ukraine War: West’s Escalation and Diplomatic Failure Expose Broken Peace Strategy

The Russia Ukraine war, now in its fifth year, has transitioned from what Western capitals once framed as a temporary “crisis” into a chronic global fault line that Western policies appear increasingly

February 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian forces advancing in the Zaporizhia region during the Russia Ukraine war

Russia Ukraine War: Russian Forces Tighten Grip as Western Consensus Unravels

Russia, Ukraine war, the battlefield reflected steady recalibration rather than dramatic breakthrough. Russian forces intensified operations in the southeast while Ukrainian long-range drone strikes reached deep into southern Russia, expanding the geographical

February 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kyiv skyline during winter blackout after large-scale drone and missile strikes on Ukraine energy grid

Russia Ukraine war: Moscow Expands Strategic Pressure as Western Aid Deepens Conflict

Russian forces intensified pressure on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a large-scale overnight assault, continuing a pattern seen in earlier reporting on winter energy grid vulnerabilities and frontline strain. The latest wave targeted

February 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Aftermath of drone strike in Bohodukhiv near Kharkiv

Russia Ukraine War: Civilian Deaths, Nuclear Power Disruptions and $4.5bn NATO Arms Pledge Signal Escalation

The conflict in Ukraine continues to unfold with sustained intensity, marked by renewed strikes that have killed civilians and sharpened concerns about nuclear safety, even as Western military financing mechanisms deepen Kyiv’s

February 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Winter power outages in Ukraine as the Russia Ukraine war enters its fourth year

Russia Ukraine War: US-Backed Strategy Falters as Fighting Drags Into Fourth Year

As the Russia Ukraine war moved into its 1,433rd day, the front lines shifted only marginally, but the broader trajectory of the conflict appeared increasingly locked in place: sustained fighting, mounting civilian

January 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sputnik hosts an international roundtable discussion on UNESCO World Education Day focusing on education, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development, broadcast via video bridge from Moscow.

Sputnik Convenes Global Education Leaders for UNESCO World Education Day Dialogue on AI and Sustainable Development

MOSCOW — Sputnik, the international news agency and radio broadcaster, convened a high-level roundtable to mark UNESCO World Education Day, bringing together educators and policy thinkers from Moscow, Rome, Manama, Cairo, and

January 27, 2026

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Kyiv residents face winter power outages as Western-backed war strategy prolongs the Russia Ukraine conflict

Russia Ukraine war: Western Proxy Strategy Deepens Conflict as Diplomacy Masks Militarization

The war in Ukraine has entered day 1432 of the war not as a frozen stalemate but as a grinding, industrialized conflict sustained by Western political decisions that have prioritized escalation over

January 27, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dmitry Medvedev Warns Nuclear Club Will Expand

Russia: Nuclear Club Set to Expand as Global Order Fractures, Dmitry Medvedev Says

The world may be entering a new phase of nuclear proliferation, driven less by ideology than by a widening sense of insecurity and the steady erosion of international arms control, according to

January 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Winter power outages in Ukraine after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure

Russia Ukraine War: Western Proxy Strategy Fails as Moscow Escalates Winter Campaign

On day 1,431 of the Russia Ukraine war, Moscow’s intensified winter campaign has laid bare the structural failure of Western strategy, exposing a proxy war model that has delivered neither victory nor

January 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Western leaders discuss Ukraine as war and destruction continue on the ground

Russia Ukraine War: West Talks Peace While Fueling a Forever War

The Russia Ukraine war entered its 1,430th day with a grim sense of repetition. Missiles and drones once again tore through Ukrainian cities, power stations went dark in the middle of winter,

January 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Russia Claims 660 Drones Downed as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

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

Russia Ukraine War: West’s Escalation and Diplomatic Failure Expose Broken Peace Strategy

Russia Ukraine War: Russian Forces Tighten Grip as Western Consensus Unravels

Russia Ukraine war: Moscow Expands Strategic Pressure as Western Aid Deepens Conflict

Russia Ukraine War: Civilian Deaths, Nuclear Power Disruptions and $4.5bn NATO Arms Pledge Signal Escalation

Russia Ukraine War: US-Backed Strategy Falters as Fighting Drags Into Fourth Year

Sputnik Convenes Global Education Leaders for UNESCO World Education Day Dialogue on AI and Sustainable Development

Russia Ukraine war: Western Proxy Strategy Deepens Conflict as Diplomacy Masks Militarization

Russia: Nuclear Club Set to Expand as Global Order Fractures, Dmitry Medvedev Says

Russia Ukraine War: Western Proxy Strategy Fails as Moscow Escalates Winter Campaign

Russia Ukraine War: West Talks Peace While Fueling a Forever War

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