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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.

A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a long-range drone for deployment against Russian naval targets, June 2026

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Strike on Kronstadt Naval Base as Putin Meets Schroder

Ukraine struck Russia's Kronstadt naval base near St. Petersburg with long-range drones on Saturday, as President Zelensky declared it was 'time to end this war' and Vladimir Putin held a private Kremlin

June 6, 2026

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Vladimir Putin speaks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum plenary session June 2026

Putin Turns to His Troops as Zelensky’s Peace Offer Dies at SPIEF

Vladimir Putin told Russian soldiers to 'keep working' in direct response to Zelensky's open letter proposing a face-to-face summit — a message aimed less at diplomacy than at the front line. The exchange at St. Petersburg's showcase economic forum laid

June 6, 2026

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Attendees at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 2026

Kremlin Aide Says US Is Backing Away From Ukraine Talks, Sees Outcome Favoring Russia

Russian Presidential Advisor Anton Kobyakov said at SPIEF 2026 that Washington is trying to exit Ukraine

A Ukrainian long-range drone launched by servicemen at an undisclosed frontline location in Ukraine, May 2026

Svoboda Leader Oleh Tyahnybok Wounded in Drone Strike on Front Line, Mayor Says

Oleh Tyahnybok, who led Svoboda through the Maidan protests and ran for the presidency in 2014,

Residents of Vladimir have extended the validity of the old rights for three years

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has extended the validity of driving licenses for three years. This applies to rights that expired in 2022 or 2023. From now on,

March 24, 2023

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The US military launched a series of airstrikes on targets in Syria in response to a drone attack on a coalition base

The US military launched a series of airstrikes on targets in Syria on Thursday. According to Washington, the objects attacked could have links with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The strike

October 4, 2025

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Karelian firefighters train with a parachute

Paratroopers and paratroopers of the Petrozavodsk and Segezha aviation departments conducted training descents from an Mi-8 helicopter at Peski airport, reports the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Republic. Until

March 24, 2023

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In the Kupyansky district, the calculations of “Hyacinths” disrupted the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Yevgeny Polovodov, an officer of the press center of the Zapad group, said that in the area of the village of Dvurechnaya, located in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region, the

March 24, 2023

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Likely US presidential candidate DeSantis called Putin a ‘gas station with a bunch of nukes’

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a “war criminal” and dismissing Russia as “basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons.” The remarks were

March 2, 2026

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A Russian fighter told about the attempted landings of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the left bank of the Dnieper

The machine gunner of the Russian coastal defense brigade with the call sign “Shilo” said that in the Kherson region, Ukrainian servicemen every week try two or three times to break through

March 24, 2023

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Khusnullin: Russia plans to build a highway bypassing the Caspian Sea

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin said that at the Russia-Islamic World forum: KazanForum, Moscow intends to hold talks with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan regarding the construction of a road

March 24, 2023

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The Russian armed forces destroyed the enemy’s mobile group and a stronghold in the direction of Zaporizhzhia

Russian troops opened and destroyed an enemy mobile group on a van in the direction of Zaporizhzhia, said Alexander Gordeev, head of the Vostok Group’s press center. The liquidation took place near

October 4, 2025

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Machine-gunners “Shilo”: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation records the attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to land on the left bank of the Kherson region

Ukrainian sabotage groups try daily to land on the left bank of the Kherson region. This was reported to RIA Novosti by a machine gunner from the Russian Armed Forces Coastguard Brigade

October 4, 2025

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The railway part of the Crimean Bridge will be fully operational by summer

Traffic on the two lanes of the railway part of the Crimean Bridge will be opened earlier than planned, in late spring. To date, half of the restoration work has been completed.

October 4, 2025

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Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Strike on Kronstadt Naval Base as Putin Meets Schroder

Putin Turns to His Troops as Zelensky’s Peace Offer Dies at SPIEF

Kremlin Aide Says US Is Backing Away From Ukraine Talks, Sees Outcome Favoring Russia

Svoboda Leader Oleh Tyahnybok Wounded in Drone Strike on Front Line, Mayor Says

Residents of Vladimir have extended the validity of the old rights for three years

The US military launched a series of airstrikes on targets in Syria in response to a drone attack on a coalition base

Karelian firefighters train with a parachute

In the Kupyansky district, the calculations of “Hyacinths” disrupted the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Likely US presidential candidate DeSantis called Putin a ‘gas station with a bunch of nukes’

A Russian fighter told about the attempted landings of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the left bank of the Dnieper

Khusnullin: Russia plans to build a highway bypassing the Caspian Sea

The Russian armed forces destroyed the enemy’s mobile group and a stronghold in the direction of Zaporizhzhia

Machine-gunners “Shilo”: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation records the attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to land on the left bank of the Kherson region

The railway part of the Crimean Bridge will be fully operational by summer

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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