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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

In Ivanovo, the police deal with the conflict with aggression between spouses

A violent conflict arose between the spouses in Ivanovo. It started with a trifle: the husband could not reach his wife, from Central Asia, who was at work. A worried 38-year-old man

March 29, 2023

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Putin asked not to delay the introduction of industrial mortgages

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked not to delay the introduction of industrial mortgages. Last June, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the Head of State announced the launch

March 29, 2023

News

“Such words are considered treason.” Conversation between Prigozhin and Akhmedov, the split of the elites and the inevitable punishment

In mid-March, a recording of a conversation began circulating on social media, in which producer Iosif Prigogine, the singer’s husband Valeria and billionaire Farkhad Akhmetov would criticize the Russian authorities in an

March 29, 2023

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In Anapa extinguishes the building on Krasnoarmeiskaya Street

On Wednesday, March 29, a fire broke out in Anapa on Krasnoarmeyskaya Street. Around 11 a.m., the fire engulfed the building over an area of 20 square meters. Emergency services immediately attended

March 29, 2023

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Russia entered the “hybrid war” a long time ago

Russia will for a long time be in a state of “hybrid warfare” with “hostile states”. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, his words son

March 29, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Prigozhin: The battle of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) practically destroyed the armed forces of Ukraine

Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said the Battle of Artemivsk virtually destroyed Ukraine’s armed forces and also “rather defeated” its fighters. “The battle for Bakhmut today has already practically destroyed the Ukrainian

March 29, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

because of the poisons, the cockroaches mutated and became more agile in sex

The use of glucose-based pesticides has hit the sex life of cockroaches living in human dwellings. At first, insects began to avoid sweets, which made it more difficult for them to reproduce.

March 29, 2023

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Dagestan will host two international wrestling tournaments

The last month of spring this year will delight all athletes and fans of Dagestan with several sports competitions at once. According to the press service of the Ministry of Sports of

March 29, 2023

News·Sports

The public prosecutor requested life imprisonment for Ilnaz Galyaviev

Prosecutor General, Republic Prosecutor of Tatarstan Ildus Nafikov asked the court to impose a life sentence on Ilnaz Galyaviev, convicting him of the mass murder in a gymnasium in Kazan in 2021.

March 29, 2023

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70% of Volgograd residents opposed the renaming of the city

The majority of respondents in Volgograd (70%) were against renaming the city, 25% of respondents would support such a decision by the authorities. This is evidenced by survey data from the independent

March 29, 2023

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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

In Ivanovo, the police deal with the conflict with aggression between spouses

Putin asked not to delay the introduction of industrial mortgages

“Such words are considered treason.” Conversation between Prigozhin and Akhmedov, the split of the elites and the inevitable punishment

In Anapa extinguishes the building on Krasnoarmeiskaya Street

Russia entered the “hybrid war” a long time ago

Prigozhin: The battle of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) practically destroyed the armed forces of Ukraine

because of the poisons, the cockroaches mutated and became more agile in sex

Dagestan will host two international wrestling tournaments

The public prosecutor requested life imprisonment for Ilnaz Galyaviev

70% of Volgograd residents opposed the renaming of the city

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