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Azerbaijan skips CIS Interior Ministers meeting amid tensions with Russia

Azerbaijan did not participate in the meeting of Interior Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States held Aug. 12 in St. Petersburg, the CIS official portal reported on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 05:42 PM

Russia, India plan deeper defense cooperation for 2025-2026

Russia and India are planning to deepen their military-technical cooperation, sources in Ukrainian intelligence told NV on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 09:45 PM

U.S.-made Tomahawks and ATACMS could bring war to Russia’s doorstep

U.S. President Donald Trump was considering sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine that could hit Moscow and St. Petersburg, The Washington Post reported on July 15, citing a source familiar with the administration's discussions.

15 July 2025, 07:23 AM

Russian airlines lose $254 million in two days—report

Ukrainian drone attacks on July 5 and 6 that disrupted operations at several Russian airports cost local airlines roughly RUB20 billion ($254 million), independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on July 7.

7 July 2025, 09:37 PM

Drone threat paralyzes Russian airports as passengers trapped on planes for hours — video

Air travel across Russia has descended into chaos following widespread drone threats, with nearly 100 flights canceled and hundreds more delayed in Moscow and St. Petersburg alone, the Telegram channel Baza reported on July 5.

6 July 2025, 12:12 AM

Putin adamant on claiming all of Ukraine

Dictator Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia has a right to control “all of Ukraine,” justifying it by claiming that “the Russian and Ukrainian peoples” are “one nation,” Russian news outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported on June 20.

20 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate hacks Russian tax and customs services

Cyber specialists of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate carried out successful cyberattacks on the Russian tax and customs service from June 10 to 12, temporarily paralyzing internal document flow, sources in Ukrainian intelligence told NV on June 13.

13 June 2025, 02:00 PM

Sweden cancels music contest over Russian ties

The upcoming Stockholm International Music Competition (SIMC) was canceled due to uncovered links between SIMC organizers and Russian regime-aligned entities, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported on May 29.

30 May 2025, 02:08 AM

Blaze hits Russia’s strategic defense-linked plant

A fire broke out at the strategically important Avangard plant in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram shortly after midnight on May 29.

29 May 2025, 08:06 AM

Russia jails teenager for expressing solidarity with Ukraine

A Russian court sentenced Darya Kozyreva, a 19-year-old activist who used poetry and graffiti to protest the war in Ukraine, to two years and eight months in prison, Reuters reported on April 18.

18 April 2025, 11:45 PM

Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin’s representative in St Petersburg

Steve Witkoff, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, met with Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, in St. Petersburg on April 11, Russian state media outlet TASS reported.

11 April 2025, 04:21 PM

Microsoft downsizes in Russia, closing 13 branches and units

Microsoft continues reducing its presence in Russia, closing 13 branches and units in December 2024 and January 2025, The Moscow Times reported on April 2.

2 April 2025, 06:38 PM

Preparing for war or blockade? Russia launches ferry service to Kaliningrad

The Kaliningrad Railway, a branch of Russian Railways (RZD), has launched a cargo delivery service from Kaliningrad to St. Petersburg using a rail-ferry route, russian propaganda agency Interfax reported on March 24.

25 March 2025, 01:17 PM

Locomotive carrying Russian military supplies destroyed in fire in St. Petersburg

A locomotive used for transporting Russian military supplies was destroyed in a fire in St. Petersburg, Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense reported on Telegram on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 03:59 PM

GRU runs 'saboteur university' to train recruited foreigners — Christo Grozev

Russia’s GRU military intelligence service has set up a “university” to train saboteurs in Moscow and St. Petersburg, investigative journalist Christo Grozev said on Jan. 17.

17 January 2025, 10:29 PM

Drone attack disrupts flights at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport — Russian media

On Jan. 4, flight restrictions were twice implemented at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, likely due to the threat of drone attacks, according to the Russian Telegram channel Astra, citing Rosaviatsia.

4 January 2025, 01:40 PM

Blast sinks Russian ship off Spanish Mediterranean coast

The Russian bulk carrier Ursa Major sank in the western Mediterranean Sea after an engine room explosion, the Spanish newspaper La Verdad reported on Dec. 23.

24 December 2024, 09:54 AM

St. Petersburg hit by drone attack, explosions and power outages reported

A drone attack in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on the morning of Oct. 19, has caused explosions and partial power outages, according to local Telegram channels and Russian media.

19 October 2024, 01:45 PM

Polish General warns of immediate strike on St. Petersburg if Russia attacks NATO

In the event of an attack by Russia on Poland or the Baltic states, there will be an "immediate response." Allies will "strike directly at St. Petersburg," said Polish Chief of General Staff Raimund Andrzejczak at the Defending Baltics conference, according to Bild on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 02:25 PM

Ukrainian intelligence disables Russian minesweeper Obukhov during Baltic Fleet operations — video

Ukrainian scouts disabled the Russian Baltic Fleet minesweeper Alexander Obukhov, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2024, 05:23 PM

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