Moscow, May 13 (UNI) The death toll from the collapse of a multi-story residential building in Russia''s Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling has risen to 19, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Monday.
Moscow, May 13 (UNI) In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday replaced Sergei Shoigu, who has been defence minister for years, with Andrei Belousov, an economist, the Kremlin said.
Moscow, May 13 (UNI) The death toll climbed to 14 from the collapse of the residential building in Russia''s Belgorod, a city some 40 km north of the border with Ukraine, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Sunday.
Moscow, May 12 (UNI) At least 18 people were injured after part of a 10-story residential building collapsed on Sunday in the city of Belgorod in western Russia, reported local media, citing an emergency official.
Moscow, May 12 (UNI) At least seven people were killed and a dozen others injured on Sunday in the collapse of an apartment building in the Russian city of Belgorod, according to the Mash Telegram channel.
Moscow, May 11 (UNI) Russian air defenses shot down several targets near the city of Belgorod, eight civilians were injured, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
Moscow, May 11 (UNI) Russia''s electronic warfare has created problems for US-made precision weaponry in Ukraine, Business Insider reported.
Moscow, May 10 (UNI) Russia has struck the ammunition warehouses of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region, Mykolaiv underground network coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik on Friday.
Moscow, May 10 (UNI) A fire broke out at an oil refinery in the Russian region of Kaluga after a drone crashed there, emergency services told Sputnik on Friday, adding that no one was injured in the incident.
Moscow, May 10 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a proposal to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia, to appoint Mikhail Mishustin as Russia''s Prime Minister, State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday.
Moscow, May 9 (UNI) Russia’s central grouping of forces has repelled 10 Ukrainian counterattacks in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past 24 hours, and Kiev’s casualties reached up to 380 servicepeople, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Moscow, May 9 (UNI) Belarus will join Russia during the second stage of military drills to practice the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, and the defense ministries of both countries have received such instructions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Moscow, May 8 (UNI) Israel''s military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah is an additional destabilising factor in the situation in the Middle East, and Moscow demands compliance with international humanitarian law, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Moscow, May 7 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as head of state at the inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin and takes office for the fifth time.
Vientiane, May 6 (UNI) Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith will, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, lead a high-level delegation to pay a working visit to Russia from May 7 to 11.
Moscow, May 6 (UNI) A Russian national who attempted to blow up two court buildings in the Russian city of Tambov, allegedly tasked by the Ukrainian special services, has been detained, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday.
Moscow, May 6 (UNI) Six people were killed and 35 others injured after a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia''s border region of Belgorod, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Monday.
New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) The Head of the Department of International Relations of the All-Russian political party ‘United Russia’ Valeria Gorokhova visited Chhattisgarh state as part of the international programme ‘Know BJP’ organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Moscow, May 4 (UNI) Five people were injured in an explosion in the western Russian city of Belgorod on Saturday, while 30 private homes were damaged, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
Washington, May 4 (UNI) US officials are becoming concerned that the presence of Russian soldiers on the same base housing American forces in Niger could lead to a miscalculated clash between both sides, Politico reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Moscow, May 4 (UNI) The US State Department''s claims that Russian intelligence services are allegedly involved in cyberattacks in Europe are false propaganda, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday, adding that such activity by Washington will only intensify in the run-up to the US presidential election in November.
Brussels, May 3 (UNI) The representatives of the G7 countries say privately that a complete confiscation of Russia''s frozen assets is no longer on the agenda, with the group now exploring alternative measures to extract funds, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Friday.
Berlin, May 3 (UNI) The German Foreign Ministry has summoned the acting charge d''affaires of the Russian Embassy in Berlin in connection with an alleged cyberattack that took place last year, media reported on Friday.
Moscow, May 3 (UNI) BRICS countries could provide an alternative to the US dollar if the international monetary system collapses, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Director for Russia Aleksei Mozhin told Sputnik.
Washington, May 2 (UNI) The positions taken by European nations on Ukraine and Muslim countries on Gaza prevented the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC) from adopting a joint communique during ministerial meetings in April, IMF Executive Director for Russia Aleksei Mozhin told Sputnik.
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Vladivostok, May 1 (UNI) Seventeen country houses were burnt down in Russia''s Far East with no casualties reported, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said Wednesday.
Washington, May 1 (UNI) The US Senate has approved House-passed legislation to ban US imports of Russian uranium.
Donetsk, April 29 (UNI) Strike launched by Russia on Sunday at hotels in Mykolaiv (Nikolaev), known for housing foreign fighters hired by Ukraine, left 14 mercenaries dead and another eight injured, a source on the ground told Sputnik.
Moscow, April 28 (UNI) Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said that a state commission had accepted the Arktika-M satellite No. 2 into operation, making Russia the first in the world to create a space system for monitoring the Arctic region.
Kyiv, April 27 (UNI) Ukraine lost up to 255 military personnel in clashes with Russia''s Group West in the past seven days, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
Moscow, April 27 (UNI) Russian air defence systems have shot down one MiG-29 fighter jet, one Su-25 fighter jet, 1,659 drones, 35 shells of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of various types, 18 Hammer air bombs, and other targets over the past week, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
Kiev, April 27 (UNI) Four thermal power plants (TPP) of Ukraine''s largest private energy company DTEK were hit during overnight missile attacks by Russia, the company said in a press release on Saturday.
Moscow, April 27 (UNI) Over the past night, Russian air defenses shot down 66 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar Territory and two more drones over the Crimea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Colombo/New Delhi, April 27 (UNI) Sri Lanka has decided to hand over the management of its Chinese-built Mattala international airport, located near Hambantota port, to an Indian and a Russian firm on a 30-year lease.
Tokyo, April 25 (UNI) The Japanese government regrets Russia''s veto of a US- and Japan-drafted UN Security Council resolution prohibiting the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in outer space, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday.
Washington, April 24 (UNI) Commercial aircraft company Airbus has been granted a waiver by Canada permitting it to use Russian titanium in its manufacturing after the country banned the metal in its latest sanctions related to the Ukrainian conflict, the media reported on Tuesday.
Moscow, April 24 (UNI) Fires broke out at fuel and energy facilities in the Smolensk Region in Russia, as the Ukrainian armed forces launched a drone attack, said the region''s Governor Vasily Anokhin on Wednesday.
Kyiv, Apr 23 (UNI) Ukraine has lost almost half a million soldiers since the beginning of the special military operation in 2022, Russian Defence Ministry Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
Moscow, April 22 (UNI) The West is teetering on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers with its support for Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.
Damascus, Apr 21 (UNI) Syrian and Russian forces on Sunday carried out military operations against IS strongholds in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry.
Moscow, Apr 21 (UNI) The Center group of Russian forces has repelled eight attacks by the Ukrainian army and eliminated up to 360 servicepeople over the past 24 hours in the Donetsk People''s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
United Nations, April 20 (UNI) The UN is opposed to the killing of any journalist, UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq told Sputnik.
Moscow, Apr 19 (UNI) A crew member of the Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber died when the aircraft crashed in the Krasnogvardeisky district of the Stavropol Territory, regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said social media on Friday.
Moscow, Apr 19 (UNI) A TU-22M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in southern Russia, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Warsaw, Apr 19 (UNI) Polish aircraft on duty have been scrambled due to the alleged "intensive activity" of the Russian air force, the Polish armed forces'' operational command said on Friday.
Moscow, April 17 (UNI) More than 13,500 people have been evacuated as of Wednesday from towns and villages in Russia''s Kurgan region that were in imminent danger of being inundated by floodwaters, the regional government said.
United Nations, April 14 (UNI) The world is potentially facing a new acute crisis in the Middle East, the fate of which depends on the next steps of the parties involved, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said.