A new swimming facility was built in Samara with Rosneft’s support
A new swimming facility was opened in Samara with the support of Samaraneftegas.
EU Border Agency Deploys Guards at Finland-Russia Frontier
The European Union’s border protection agency has deployed some 50 guards to watch Finland’s border with Russia, it said on Thursday, as Helsinki accuses Moscow of orchestrating a surge in migrants. “Currently we deploy 55 officers in Finland, a majority of them are border guard officers performing surveillance of the border,” Frontex spokesman Piotr Switalski…
Putin Hails Ties With Iran in Meeting With Raisi
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised his country’s relations with Iran at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, as the two discussed the Israel-Hamas war. Since launching its assault on Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has sought to deepen its economic and political ties with Tehran, both of which have been sanctioned…
Russia Outlaws U.S.-Based RAND Corporation as ‘Undesirable’
Russia’s Justice Ministry has added the U.S. global policy think tank RAND Corporation to its list of “undesirable” organizations, banning its activities and putting staff at risk of jail in Russia. RAND’s designation, dated Dec. 6 on the ministry website, is not accompanied by a statement explaining Moscow’s decision to blacklist the research and development nonprofit.…
Russian Soldier Killed in Training Ground Explosion
A member of Russia’s National Guard was killed and two others were wounded in an explosion at a training ground in central Russia, authorities said Thursday. An explosive device “self-detonated” during shooting drills at the Dubrovichi aviation training ground in the Ryazan region, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement. The Investigative Committee, which…
U.K. Accuses Moscow of Cyber Campaign Against Top Politicians
The British government on Thursday accused Russian security services of engaging in a sustained cyber espionage campaign against top politicians, journalists and NGOs. Russia has been suspected of meddling in U.K. politics before, including the divisive 2016 Brexit referendum, however, the Conservative Party-led government has been criticized for failing to investigate. In the latest claims,…
ROSATOM and DP World to create a global logistics operator
The parties agreed to jointly develop logistic integration amongst BRICS members and partner countries. ROSATOM and DP World have signed an agreement on strategic cooperation in the global market aimed at increasing the efficiency of international trade, primarily among the BRICS countries and their partners, and at creating seamless, sustainable global transportation and logistics supply…
Russia Says Arrested Belarusian for Siberia Railway Sabotage
Russia on Thursday arrested a Belarusian man for allegedly placing explosives on two trains on a key part of a Siberian railway near the Chinese border, on Ukraine’s orders. The arrest came around a week after authorities reported traffic complications in a tunnel on the Baikal-Amur mainline, some 5,500 kilometers east of Moscow. Ukrainian sources…
Families Ask Putin to Return Mobilized Troops From Ukraine
The families of mobilized Russian soldiers on Thursday asked President Vladimir Putin to return their loved ones from the front in Ukraine, more than a year after the men were recruited. “We’re against legalized slavery,” said members of Put’ Domoi (“Way Home”), a group of soldiers’ wives and mothers calling for an end to mobilization, in…
Kremlin Says Hopes U.S. Congress Will Block Future Ukraine Aid
The Kremlin said Thursday that it hopes U.S. lawmakers will continue to block White House requests for emergency aid to Ukraine amid a funding row between Republicans and Democrats over border security issues. Republican senators earlier blocked $106 billion in emergency aid primarily for Ukraine and Israel as conservatives balked at the exclusion of immigration reforms…
Navalny Urges Supporters to Vote for ‘Anyone But Putin’ in 2024 Election
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Thursday that Russians should vote against Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential election. “You can do this by voting for any other candidate,” Navalny said in a statement posted on his website. Russia’s upper house of parliament earlier on Thursday officially set March 17 as the date for next…
New Aid Pledges to Ukraine at Lowest Level Since War Began – Study
Ukraine’s allies have drastically scaled back their pledges of new aid to the country, which have fallen to their lowest level since the start of the war, the Kiel Institute’s Ukraine aid tracker showed Thursday. “The dynamics of support to Ukraine have slowed,” the Germany-based institute said, adding that new military, financial and humanitarian aid…
Russia Accuses Ex-Soldier of Helping Ukraine Organize Arson Attacks
Russia’s Security Service (FSB) on Thursday said it detained two people suspected of organizing several arson attacks on behalf of Kyiv and transferring money to the Ukrainian military. A 21-year-old ex-soldier in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad was accused of being paid by the Ukrainian special services to recruit potential arsonists inside Russia. “The suspect involved several…
Russia’s Monthly Income From Oil Exports Surpasses Pre-War Levels – Bloomberg
Russian oil exports have generated $11 billion through a shadow fleet and obscure entities in the year since G7 countries set a price cap on one of Russia’s largest sources of income, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing trade data. In December 2022, the group of rich countries imposed a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, while…
School Shooting in Western Russia Leaves 2 Dead
A Russian teenager has shot dead a classmate and injured five others before killing herself at a school in western Russia, investigators said Thursday. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said a 14-year-old student who brought a pump-action shotgun to the school was among the dead. The Investigative Committee said it had launched a…
Rosneft presented its own cellular communications operator at the Russia international exhibition and forum
Sibintek being an internal IT integrator of Rosneft created a corporate cellular communications operator – RN-Svyaz to provide the Company’s subdivisions and employees with secure mobile communications with an extended coverage area.
Russia Sets Presidential Election for March 17
Russia on Thursday set March 17 as the date for a presidential election which is expected to be another shoo-in for Vladimir Putin, who has silenced opposition during over two decades in power. In a meeting broadcast live on Russian television, the upper house of parliament unanimously approved the date of the vote. The decision…
Putin Visits Saudi Arabia, UAE on Middle East Tour
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday after visiting the United Arab Emirates, making a rare trip abroad as Moscow seeks to reassert itself on the global stage. It is only the third trip the Russian leader has taken outside the former Soviet Union since he invaded Ukraine, following visits to Iran and…
Kyiv Says Organized Killing of Pro-Russian Politician Near Moscow
Kyiv said it orchestrated the assassination of a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian politician on Wednesday after an ex-lawmaker who had defected to Russia was shot dead outside Moscow. Since Russia invaded last February, Ukraine has claimed to be behind a spate of assassinations and attacks on pro-war Russians and former Ukrainian officials who have backed Moscow’s war.…
U.S. Charges 4 Pro-Russian Troops in Ukraine With War Crimes
The United States charged four pro-Russian soldiers with war crimes on Wednesday for the abduction and torture of an American national in Ukraine. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the charges against the four “Russia-affiliated military personnel” were the first to be brought under a U.S. war crimes statute passed by Congress nearly 30 years ago.…
Car Bomb Kills Pro-Kremlin Politician in Luhansk
A Moscow-backed politician in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region has been killed in a bombing attack, Russian state media reported Wednesday. Oleg Popov, a deputy in the pro-Kremlin Luhansk regional parliament, was killed Wednesday afternoon in the city of Luhansk, which has been under the control of Moscow-backed separatists since 2014. “As a result of the car explosion…
ROSATOM manufactures first bundles of BN-800 MOX fuel with minor actinides
ROSATOM’s Mining and Chemical Combine in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk region, has manufactured the first three fuel assemblies with uranium-plutonium MOX fuel, which contain in their fuel matrix not only plutonium, but also other transuranic elements — americium-241 and neptunium-237. The fuel bundles have been successfully accepted and will be loaded into the BN-800 fast neutrons reactor…
‘I Wanted to Be With Ukraine’: Prominent Russian Journalist, Photographer Speaks on Her Life in Kyiv
For the past year and a half, Russian journalist and photographer Victoria Ivleva has been documenting the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the country’s people after she decided to move from Moscow to Kyiv. “I had no other thoughts about where to go. I understood that I didn’t want to be with Russia…
Russia’s State Duma Bans Cellphones in School Classrooms
Russian lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of banning the use of cellphones in school classrooms, a move they argue will help improve the learning process for students. The speaker of Russia’s lower-house State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said cellphones would no longer be permitted in classrooms except for “emergencies.” “Parents and teachers asked us to back this rule. The…
Nepal Detains 12 for Illegal Recruitment of Citizens Into Russian Army
Police in Nepal said Wednesday that they had detained 12 people accused of illegally sending young men to be recruited into the Russian army, days after authorities confirmed the death of six Nepali citizens fighting in the Ukraine war. Nepal prohibits its citizens from joining foreign militaries, except those of countries with which it has…
Putin Lands in Abu Dhabi on Middle East Trip
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday landed in the United Arab Emirates for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union, as Moscow seeks to reassert itself on the global stage. Isolated by the West over the Ukraine war, Putin is courting allies in the Middle East, where he will discuss oil, trade and the…
In First, Russia Jails 2 Soldiers for ‘Failure to Prevent’ Ukrainian Strike – Kommersant
Two senior Russian officers have been imprisoned on charges of failing to prevent a Ukrainian missile strike on Russia, the first such case of its kind, the business daily Kommersant reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the trial. Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Bondarev and Major Dmitry Dmitrakov were accused of allowing a Ukrainian missile strike…
Rosneft presents its IT achievements at the Russia international exhibition and forum
Thematic days dedicated to the Company’s information technologies will be held as part of the Russia international exhibition and forum from December 7 to December 10 in the Rosneft pavilion.
Russia Attacked Ukraine With 48 Drones Overnight – Kyiv
Kyiv said Wednesday that Moscow had launched dozens of Iranian-designed attack drones toward Ukraine overnight from southern Russia and the annexed Crimean peninsula, in its latest aerial barrage. Officials in Kyiv say Russian forces have been stockpiling drones and missiles for systematic attacks on Ukraine’s struggling energy grid over winter months. “A total of 48…
Kremlin Taps ‘Liberal’ Businessman to Oppose Putin in 2024 Election – Report
Russian businessman Alexei Nechaev will stand in as President Vladimir Putin’s “liberal” rival during Russia’s 2024 presidential race, the independent news outlet Mozhem Obyasnit reported Tuesday, citing two anonymous sources in the pro-business political party he created nearly four years ago. Nechaev, who owns one of Russia’s leading cosmetics companies Faberlic, stepped into politics when…
ROSATOM joined the Statement by representatives of the global nuclear industry on efforts to triple generation capacity
The Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge initiative aims to achieve this result by 2050. At the invitation of World Nuclear Association, ROSATOM has joined the Net Zero Nuclear Industry Pledge, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. The pledge, spearheaded by leaders in the nuclear energy sector, underscores the pivotal role…
U.S. Says Russia Rejected ‘Substantial’ Proposal to Free 2 Americans
The United States said Tuesday that Russia rejected a new proposal to free two detained Americans, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan. “We have made a number of proposals, including a substantial one in recent weeks,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. “That proposal was rejected by Russia,” he…
Lukoil Mulls Over Selling Bulgarian Oil Refinery
Russian oil giant Lukoil said Tuesday it would consider selling its oil refinery in Bulgaria following a government plan to end imports of Russian crude oil, which the company called “discriminatory.” “In view of the significant change in the operating conditions of the Lukoil Group companies in Bulgaria, the company has commenced work to review…
Ukraine Says Hit Russian Military Sites in Crimea
Ukraine said Tuesday it had hit Russian military facilities in Crimea with drones, in the latest such operation on the Moscow-annexed Black Sea peninsula. Russia said it had neutralized 35 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and the Sea of Azov, which lies between the warring countries. Kyiv has targeted Crimea throughout Moscow’s offensive but increased attacks…
‘No One Knows Anything’: St. Petersburg’s Queer Community Grapples With ‘Extremist’ LGBT Ban
ST. PETERSBURG — The ban on the “international LGBT movement” by Russia’s top court has thrown the queer community of St. Petersburg, historically one of the country’s most LGBT-tolerant cities, into unprecedented uncertainty and fear. “People are scared,” said Maria, 43, an openly lesbian feminist and LGBT activist who asked for anonymity out of concerns…
ROSATOM completed production of RITM-200 reactors for a series of universal nuclear icebreakers
The second RITM-200 reactor intended for the nuclear-powered icebreaker Chukotka will be delivered to the shipyard by the end of the year. The manufacturing facility of Rosatom’s Mechanical Engineering Division in Podolsk has completed the manufacturing of the second vessel of the RITM-200 reactor intended for the new generation icebreaker Chukotka. This is the last…
Russia Ramps Up Arctic Route Ambitions
Russia has been launching major investments and building up its military presence in the Arctic as it steps up its drive to develop a crucial northern maritime route linking Asia and Europe. In the country’s latest move, Russia’s nuclear agency Rosatom on Tuesday presented its two new RITM-200 reactors that will power the future Chukotka…
Russia’s ‘Extremist’ Ban Fuels LGBT Flight
Russia’s recent “extremist” designation of a loosely defined “LGBT movement” has led to a surge in emergency evacuations from the country, independent media reported Tuesday, citing the European human rights group for post-Soviet LGBT people, Equal PostOst. Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned the so-called “international LGBT movement” — which does not formally exist —…
2 in 5 Wartime Exiles Return to Russia – Izvestia
Two in five Russians who fled the country in the months following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have since returned home, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reported Tuesday, citing data from an immigration support company and job recruitment website. According to official statistics, 668,400 Russians left the country last year as war broke out in neighboring Ukraine,…
‘War, Prison or Disability’: Russian Military Desertions Surge
Russian soldiers’ requests for help deserting their units in Ukraine have almost doubled in recent months, the Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”) group, which helps Russians evade fighting in the war, told The Moscow Times. The project said it received 577 such requests between September and November, an 89% increase from the 305 it received between…
6 Ukrainian Children Returned From Russia Under Qatari Deal
Six Ukrainian children taken by Russia in the wake of Moscow’s invasion are to be reunited with their families after Qatari mediation, officials from the Gulf state said Tuesday. Russia has been accused of forcibly deporting thousands of Ukrainian children from schools, hospitals and orphanages in parts of the country controlled by its forces. The…
Finnish Companies Suspected of Smuggling Drones to Russia
Two Finnish companies are suspected of having exported drones and other military products worth over three million euros ($3.25 million) to Russia in violation of EU sanctions, Finnish customs authorities said Tuesday. “There are altogether six criminal suspects, one of whom has been detained since September,” the country’s customs agency said in a statement. It…
The Environment: Another Victim of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Ravaged forests, flooded towns and dead dolphins: after nearly two years of war in Ukraine, experts say environmental damage is becoming an “enormous” tragedy that will affect generations to come. The invasion of Ukraine has been particularly devastating for nature, said Doug Weir, head of research at the Conflict and Environment Observatory, a British NGO.…
Iranian President to Meet Putin in Moscow on Dec. 7
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin confirmed Tuesday. Iran’s official news agency Irna had earlier reported on the planned visit, saying that the two leaders would discuss “bilateral issues, including economic interactions, as well as discussions about regional and international issues, especially the situation…
Activist ‘Tricked’ Into Leaving Georgia Moved to Central Russian Detention Center
A left-wing activist who was “tricked” by Russian security services into leaving Georgia has turned up at a pre-trial detention facility in central Russia, the human rights organization Perviy Otdel reported Tuesday. Rafail Shepelev went missing in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Oct. 12 and was found a month later inside a detention center in…
Russian Prosecutors Seek 19.5-Year Prison Sentence for Disgraced Ex-Minister
Russian prosecutors have requested a 19.5-year prison sentence for former minister Mikhail Abyzov nearly five years after his arrest in a $62 million fraud case, Interfax reported Monday. Abyzov, 51, had been a close ally of former President Dmitry Medvedev, serving as his minister of open government affairs from 2012-2018. He was arrested in March 2019 on charges…
Putin Tells European Ambassadors He Regrets Bad Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday complained of deteriorating ties with Western countries, which crumbled after he launched a full-scale offensive against Ukraine last year, as he accepted the credentials of several new ambassadors. At a Kremlin ceremony, Putin swore in some two dozen new ambassadors, including from countries such as Britain and Germany, with…
Ukraine Says Exported 7 Million Tons via Black Sea Corridor
Ukraine said Monday that it had exported around 7 million tons of cargo through the Black Sea despite Russia’s blockade — a more than fivefold increase in just over a month. “Two hundred vessels exported 7 million tons of cargo,” Ukraine’s reconstruction ministry said in a post on Telegram. The cargo included “almost 5 million…
‘Everything for the Front!’ How War Is Changing Russia’s Labor Market
A Stakhanovist pace Labor shortages are usually good news for workers. Wages rise, working conditions become more bearable, and workers who are discriminated against have more chances of finding employment. This is the case in Russia at the moment, especially at factories associated with state defense orders, where women, the elderly and people with disabilities…
Russian Officials Visit Niger to Bolster Military Ties
A Russian delegation led by the deputy defense minister met with Niger’s military leaders in Niamey on Monday, Nigerien authorities said, with the two countries agreeing to strengthen military cooperation. The trip was the first official visit by a member of the Russian government since the coup in Niger on July 26, when the army…
Amid Ukraine War, a Quiet Battle of Memorials Unfolds in Russia
Authorities in Russia’s Zabaikalsky region in October unveiled the region’s largest memorial dedicated to Russian soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine: a 3.3-meter-tall stele and a statue of a soldier holding a child erected in the very heart of the region’s capital Chita. The Zabaikalsky region, a swathe of Russia’s Far East with a…
6 Nepalis Killed Fighting for Russia, One Captured in Ukraine
Nepal said Monday that six of its citizens had been killed while serving as mercenaries in the Russian army, while another had been captured in Ukraine, confirming that Nepalis are fighting in Moscow’s invasion. Kathmandu urged Russia to stop the use of Nepali mercenaries and send any men still serving back home. Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said…
Rare Siberian Tiger Kills Man in Russia’s Far East
An endangered Siberian tiger has killed a man in Russia’s Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk, law enforcement officials said Monday. According to the local branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee, a wild Siberian tiger — also known as an Amur tiger — attacked the unidentified man near the village of Obor, which has a population of…
ROSATOM demonstrates progress in implementing low-capacity nuclear power projects at the SMR Day
Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation ROSATOM global leader in nuclear technologies nuclear energy The event became an international platform for discussing the advantages of developing small modular reactors. ROSATOM held the Small Modular Reactors Day (SMR Day) on the sidelines of the COP28 Climate Conference, presenting a full range of technological solutions to achieve…
Ryazan Oil Refining Company ramps up production of winter diesel fuel using modern technology
Ryazan Oil Refining Company (part of Rosneft’s refining complex) ramps up production of winter diesel fuel by introducing a process of catalytic dewaxing of diesel fractions.
Finland Says ‘Aware’ of Russia’s Plans to Incite Protests – Yle
Finland’s intelligence service is aware of plans by Moscow to incite demonstrations in the Nordic country, the Finnish broadcaster Yle reported Monday. Citing a secret Russian intelligence report, Yle said Moscow had planned to organize “disruption campaigns disguised as demonstrations” in Finland and Sweden as the two EU members sought to join NATO following Russia’s…
Moscow Shatters Daily Record Snowfall
Moscow broke a daily snowfall record on Sunday when nearly 11 millimeters of precipitation fell over just 12 hours, meteorologists in the Russian capital said. Sunday’s snowfall, powered by a strong cyclone that formed over southern Europe last week, marked the absolute daily record in Moscow since observations began in 1878, according to meteorologist Yevgeny Tishkovets. The…
More than 500 students from 20 Russian universities took part in the Rosneft’s Future festival
Krasnoyarsk hosted the Rosneft’s Future festival organized by the Company at the Siberian Federal University (SFU).
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Killing Surrendering Soldiers
Ukraine on Sunday launched an investigation into what it said was an “execution” by Russian forces of two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers who had signaled their intention to surrender. The day before, a short video was posted on the messaging app Telegram, showing two men coming out of a shelter, one with his hands above his…
Ukraine Says Blackout at Nuclear Plant Risked Accident
Ukraine said Saturday that two power lines connecting its electricity grid to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant were cut overnight, putting the plant at risk of an “accident.” The plant has been at the centre of fighting since it was captured by Russian forces last year, and both sides have accused each other of compromising its…