Three people killed in Moscow car explosion, Russian authorities say
Three people killed in Moscow car explosion, Russian authorities say Two police officers have been killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators said on Wednesday. Their deaths come just two days after a car bomb killed a top general in the same area of the Russia capital. A third person also died in Wednesday’s explosion. A spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee said the two traffic police officers were approaching a “suspicious individual” when the exp
Moscow Police Arrest Mother of Boy Whose Severed Head Was Found in Backpack
Russian law enforcement authorities on Monday said they arrested the mother of a six-year-old boy whose severed head was reportedly discovered inside a backpack left at a pond in northeastern Moscow over the weekend. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said a backpack containing “a fragment of the child’s body” was recovered at the Golyanovsky Pond on Sunday. Telegram news channels with purported links to law enforcement authorities claimed the bo
Despite Costly Programs and an Intensified Family Values Campaign, Russian Women Aren’t Having More Children
Earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin said that “support for families” and stimulating birth rates were “the most important” of all of Russia’s national projects and strategic plans. “Fatherhood and motherhood are happiness, and happiness should not be postponed,” Putin said at a meeting of the presidential council on Russia’s demographics. Russian officials, who have repeatedly described its demographics and “very low” birth rate as a serious concern, are intensify
Russian Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to 16.5% as Economy Slows
The Russian Central Bank on Friday announced that it was cutting the key interest rate to 16.5%, down half a percentage point from 17%. The quarter-point reduction marks the fourth consecutive rate cut since June, when the bank began easing policy from a wartime peak of 21%. Analysts were split ahead of the decision. Most expected the bank to hold or cut more aggressively — underscoring uncertainty over how long tight monetary conditions can coexist with slowing output a
Both Pilots Dead After Small Aircraft Crashes in Remote Siberian Region
A small utility plane crashed in a remote area of Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region on Friday, killing both pilots on board, Russian...
11 Killed in Ryazan Explosives Plant Blast
At least eleven workers were killed and 130 injured in a blast at an explosives plant in Russia’s Ryazan region southeast of Moscow,...
Guangdong releases Japanese war crime archives donated by scholar ahead of surrender anniversary
The armed forces of Russia and Belarus are preparing to undertake joint military exercises next month for the first time since late 2021....
Russia toughens rules on naturalized citizens, grave crimes could lead to loss of passport
The law will not be applied to those who were granted Russian citizenship on the basis of a federal constitutional law or an...
A Turning Point That Never HappenedEyewitnesses Recall the Wagner Mercenary Mutiny 2 Years Later
A former employee of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s “troll factory,” a graduate student who found himself near the fighting and a soldier from...
Russia’s fertilizer exports to BRICS soaring – industry
Bloc members, especially Brazil, have replaced the EU as Moscow’s top buyers, according to the fertilizer producers’ union Russian...
