The Economist1h
The warlord, the oligarch and the unravelling of Russia’s Amazon.com
Over the next two decades it became Russia’s equivalent of Amazon. Customers from Siberia to the Crimean Peninsula (which was ...
Russia on fire as massive 16,145 sq ft blaze erupts in city controlled by Putin's ally
The Governor of Voronezh Oblast, Alexander Gusev, claimed on January 20 that Russian forces destroyed several drones in the ...
THE WEEK11d
An unholy war in Chechnya
Chechen identity has traditionally rested on principles of family and clan honor, individualism, and opposition to hierarchy. The rugged mountain tribe has fought Russia’s control of the region ...
The Sun28d
Inside bizarre Russian fiefdom Chechnya run by Putin’s ‘war dog’ where jet was blasted by trigger-happy cosplay soldiers
Reports have been swirling in the days since saying it was shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile believed to have been fired from Grozny - the capital of Chechnya. This has led many to ...
Suspected Russian downing of Azerbaijan passenger plane reflects Ukraine war’s growing footprint
Russia won't say if it mistakenly downed an Azerbaijani plane on Christmas. But it acknowledges the crash came amid a Ukrainian drone attack in its republic of Chechnya.
Putin Apologizes For ‘Tragic Incident’ But Stops Short of Saying Azerbaijani Plane Was Shot Down
Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident." ...
Russia Upholds Life Term For Man Over Bomb Attack On Pro-Kremlin Writer
A Russian court on Wednesday upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of seriously injuring the pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin by blowing up his car in 2023.
Mena FN1mon
Drone Attack Reported In Russia's Ingushetia, Chechnya
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) On Wednesday morning, a drone crashed in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia. A UAV attack was also reported in the Chechen capital of Grozny. This was reported by Kavkaz ...
Azerbaijan Airlines crash probe looks into Russian air control conduct, source says
The probe into the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan is examining the conduct of air traffic controllers after the aircraft encountered difficulty, a source said.
Al Jazeera English28d
Did Russian air defence down the Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan?
Kyiv, Ukraine – Russian air defence officials could very possibly have struck an Azerbaijani passenger jet over Chechnya after panicking during a Ukrainian drone attack, analysts and experts ...