RUSSIA

Russia Downs 8 US-Made ATACMS Missiles Warns Ukraine Of Hypersonic Retaliation

04 Jan 2025

Russia took responsibility on Saturday for downing eight ATACMS missiles, provided by the United States to Ukraine, in escalating tensions within the ongoing conflict. The Russian defense forces announced that their air defense systems intercepted 72 drones in addition to the missiles but made no reference to casualties or damage...

Russia Stops Gas Flow To Europe Via Ukraine, Marking End Of Energy Dominance In Europe

01 Jan 2025

On New Year's Day, Russia ended gas exports through Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine, in the most dramatic change yet in the energy landscape of Europe. The halt, expected for months, came after Ukraine refused to renew a transit agreement with Russian gas giant Gazprom. This marks the end of...

Russia Launches Drone Attack on Kyiv, 2 Dead

01 Jan 2025

In the early hours of 2025, Russia carried out an aerial attack on central Kyiv. This marked a rare strike on the Ukrainian capital. The attack claimed two lives, injured six, and left four people trapped under rubble, according to Ukraine's state emergency services. Local authorities said the damage resulted...

Kyiv Faces Deadly Drone Strike As Russia Escalates Attacks To Start The New Year, Killing Two

01 Jan 2025

Russia launched a drone strike on Kyiv early Wednesday, kicking off the New Year with a rather somber mood for the Ukrainian capital. Local authorities said the attack killed two people, left at least six others injured, and caused massive damage to buildings in two districts. Bombards filled the dawn...

Russia-Ukraine Energy Dispute: Moldovan Battles Cold As Russia Halts Gas Supplies

01 Jan 2025

A breakaway region in Moldova plunged into an energy crisis on Wednesday after Russia stopped its natural gas supply through Ukraine. The abrupt halt has left the basically Russian-speaking territory of 450,000 residents in the dark and without heating and hot water as winter looms. The stoppage followed the expiry...

Russia Shifts Focus To Libya, Eyeing New Military Stronghold After Syria Loss

01 Jan 2025

As Russia struggles to maintain its dwindling influence in Syria after the recent collapse of the Assad regime, it is stepping up its military activities in Libya, making the North African country a strategic new base for its operations in West Asia and Africa. Russia used Syria as an anchor...

Russian Drones Strike Kyiv: Residential Tower Hit, Three Injured In Early Morning Attack

01 Jan 2025

Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, early Wednesday, injuring at least three people and causing damage to multiple buildings, according to city officials. Blows started resonating over the city skies almost simultaneously with the message of Ukraine's air force to prepare for incoming drones. Mayor Vitali Klitschko...

Zelensky Blocks Russian Gas Profits, EU Prepares for Transition

01 Jan 2025

Russian gas supplies to the EU will stop on Wednesday as the five-year deal between Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Russia’s Gazprom expires. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine would not allow Russia to "earn additional billions on our blood." He gave the EU a year to prepare for the change....

Vladimir Putin’s 25 Year Rule: Reshaping Russia and Global Politics

01 Jan 2025

Vladimir Putin became Russia's Acting President on December 31, 1999. This happened after Boris Yeltsin resigned on New Year’s Eve, ending his eight-year tenure. At that time, Putin was serving as Prime Minister. Thus, Yeltsin's resignation marked the beginning of Putin's rapid rise in Russian politics, having entered the political...

Prisoner Exchange In UAE Deal: 300 POWs Freed, Russia And Ukraine Mark 2024’s End

31 Dec 2024

A rare and historic breakthrough to mark the close of 2024 was that Russia and Ukraine managed to exchange more than 300 prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). TheDecember 30th exchange comes after months of negotiation, which is hailed as one of the...

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