Russia/Ukraine War
FACTBOX: What we know about Russian strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure
Authorities in the Ukrainian capital closed three bridges across the Dnieper river to traffic
Ukraine losing war, must seek peace agreement — Rada lawmaker
A day earlier, Alexey Goncharenko expressed the view that Ukraine’s population should pressure the authorities and demand peace
Europe’s LNG imports hit four-month high in September
In September, LNG flows from European terminals into the EU gas transmission system totaled around 10.6 bln cubic meters
CSTO exercise aims to neutralize threat of terrorist invasion — expert
About 2,000 military personnel and 350 pieces of weaponry, military and specialized equipment are engaged in the CSTO exercise at the Chebarkul training ground
German retailer Globus stayed in Russia after the full-scale invasion. Now its Russian arm has put former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on its supervisory board.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has joined the supervisory board of Giperglobus LLC, which operates the Globus hypermarket chain in Russia. He will help manage the busin…
Russia sentences founder of exile news outlet Astra to seven years in absentia. Her lawyers say she was convicted of violating ‘foreign agent’ regulations despite never being designated one.
Ulyanovsk’s Zavolzhsky District Court has sentenced Anastasia Chumakova, Astra’s founder and editor-in-chief, in absentia to seven years in prison.
One injured, fire in apartment building in Volgograd, 646 UAVs: aftermath of drone attacks
Ukrainian drones attempted to attack industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southern Volgograd Region
Five years under the Taliban: Meduza reports from Afghanistan, where a war on drugs and greater security have come with mass poverty, unemployment, and the loss of women’s rights
In August 2021, after the withdrawal of U.S. troops, the Taliban, an armed religious and political movement, seized power in Afghanistan. Active fighting has since ended, but life…
Ukraine paying price for Black Sea strikes, need for lasting peace: Kremlin remarks
No specific details are available regarding the Turkish and UN initiative to hold talks involving Russia and Ukraine on a ceasefire in the Black Sea, Dmitry Peskov said
Fire guts historic Miller Mansion near St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg
Firefighters have extinguished the flames at the Miller Mansion in central St. Petersburg, the local news outlet Fontanka reported. The historic building near St. Isaac’s Cathedra…
Russian drones strike Kyiv’s Southern Bridge three times in several hours. Traffic restrictions spread to two other Dnipro crossings.
Russian forces continued their drone attacks on Kyiv. One of the targets was the Southern Bridge across the Dnipro River, which drones attacked three times over several hours, Ukr…
Ukrainian drone attacks hit Volgograd and Samara, setting a refinery and a major oil tank farm on fire
Ukrainian drones struck Volgograd and Samara overnight on October 2. Andrey Bocharov, governor of the Volgograd region, said there had been a “massive drone attack on industrial i…
Russian stock market declines at start of trading session
By 09:30 Moscow time, the MOEX and RTS indices declined by 0.18%
Europe enters heating season with lowest gas inventories on record
EU countries are seeking to take advantage of the warm weather in early autumn
Kiev sacrifices entire generations for illusion of victory — Zelensky’s former spokeswoman
According to Yulia Mendel, Ukrainians have grown "tired of militarization" and of "Ukraine’s autocratic system"
Ukrainians tired of Zelensky’s PR built on their blood — former spokeswoman
According to Yulia Mendel, Ukrainians are also tired of the laundering of Western aid
Kyrgyzstan sends its first satellite into space
The launch was performed from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and involved a Falcon 9 carrier rocket by SpaceX
Russian-US economic cooperation to overcome Biden’s short-sightedness — envoy
Earlier, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev continues to discuss prospects for resuming bilateral economic cooperation
Japan mulls new anti-Russian sanctions — newspaper
Yomiuri cited government sources as saying that the restrictive measures may target vessels of the so-called shadow fleet
Macron takes aim at ‘American free speech’
France’s Emmanuel Macron rejected what he called “American free speech” while urging tougher enforcement of the EU’s online regulations Read Full Article at RT.com
I went curtain shopping during a Kyiv air raid. And not because I’m ‘resilient’ | Diana Berg
We can’t count on tomorrow so it would be rational to own less. Yet we make our homes nicer, just to anchor ourselves in the here and nowI was standing in front of a locked baseme…
Ukraine sustained damage of $600 bln during conflict with Russia — diplomat
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Hungary Fyodor Shandor added that the figures are growing day by day
Drone crashes into apartment block in Russia’s Volga area, one hospitalized
First responders are working at the scene, Governor Andrey Bocharov says
US sends two additional Patriot batteries to Saudi Arabia, Qatar — Axios
According to the report, Washington will protect key energy sites