Russia said Monday that it had repelled an “illegal” Ukrainian attempt to infiltrate Russian territory in the southern border region of Bryansk, 11 days after reporting a similar incident. “The intruder stepped on a mined protection line, which Russian armed forces created to prevent infiltrations of Russian territory and to ensure the security of residents…
U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy said she found journalist Evan Gershkovich “in good health” when meeting him in prison Monday for the first time after his arrest on spying charges. “I visited The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich today at Lefortovo Prison — the first time we’ve been permitted access to him since his wrongful detention…
ROSATOM and the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC) have signed a cooperation agreement to build Russia’s first onshore small nuclear power plant (SNPP) in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The document was signed at the Mining Industry: Investment Projects and Support Measures Forum held in Moscow within the framework of the Russian Business…
The number of prisoners in penal colonies across 35 Russian regions decreased by 17,248 in 2022, according to the report released Monday by independent news outlet Mediazona. The drop, according to Mediazona, was likely the result of the recruitment of prisoners for the Wagner mercenary group. As the Mediazona report only counted prisoner numbers in…
A Russian court on Monday sentenced journalist, activist and Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison on charges of treason. But who is Kara-Murza and for what is he famous? In this short biography, we look at his family history, his entry into politics and the two apparent attempts to poison him. Family…
MOSCOW – Human rights group the Sakharov Center held its final public event Sunday before closing down its premises in the center of the Russian capital as a result of an eviction order from the local authorities. “What I’m feeling is a light sadness — wonderful people have come here and it’s a pleasure to see…
Updates with reaction to the sentencing. A Russian court sentenced opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison on charges of treason and “fake news” Monday, capping a high-profile trial of one of the country’s most defiant anti-war voices. Moscow City Court found Kara-Murza, 41, guilty of treason, “false information about the Russian army,”…
April 17, 2023, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye. – The fourth tier of the inner containment, which relates to basic components of the nuclear power plant’s safety system, was installed in the reactor building of the second power unit of Akkuyu NPP. The inner containment consists of a steel lining and is made of a special…
A Russian mayor wanted on fraud charges has surfaced fighting in the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday. The Russian authorities accuse Rustyam Abushayev, who headed two municipalities in Far Eastern Russia’s Primorye region, of making fraudulent land deals and conducting business illegally. On Monday, Abushayev posted a video of himself…
The number of data breaches in Russia surged last year and is on course to increase further in 2023, the RBC news website reported Monday, citing data from cyber-security firms. According to Group-IB, 1.4 billion pieces of data such as names, phones, addresses and birthdays appeared online in 2022. That marks a 42-fold increase from…
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Sunday hailed ties with Moscow during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. “We have very strong ties. They surpass the military-political alliances of the Cold War era… They are very stable,” he said in translated remarks broadcast on Russian TV. He added that Russia-China ties…