Iran delivers satellites to Russia for rocket launch, media reports
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Iran delivers satellites to Russia for rocket launch, media reports

Iran has delivered two domestically manufactured satellites to Russia for an upcoming launch, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Oct. 12. This marks the latest instance of space collaboration between the two nations, both of which are under U.S. sanctions. The satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, represent Iran’s first significant venture from its private space […]
Zelensky's office deputy head traveled to Russia at least 9
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Zelensky's office deputy head traveled to Russia at least 9 times after 2014, media investigation shows

Oleh Tatarov, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, has traveled to Moscow at least nine times since Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's investigation project Schemes reported on Nov. 7, citing obtained flight data. Tatarov is the most controversial official in President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration. He was charged with […]
Drones target Russia's Tula region, local media says
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Drones target Russia's Tula region, local media says

Explosions were heard overnight on Jan. 14 in the city of Aleksin, Tula Oblast in an alleged mass drone attack, local media reported. Tula region, home to over 1.5 million people, is located south of Moscow. Residents heard at least 10 explosions in different parts if the city. Local Governor Dmitry Milyaev claimed there were […]
Ukraine war latest: Russian air defense may have downed Azerbaijani
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Ukraine war latest: Russian air defense may have downed Azerbaijani plane, media say

Key developments on Dec. 25: Russian air defense missile may have downed Azerbaijani plane, media say Russia terrorizes Ukraine with mass missile, drone attack against energy grid on Christmas morning Ukrainian drones destroy Russian ammunition depot in Rostov Oblast, SBU source claims Ukraine approves homemade Shchedryk aerial vehicle for military use Ukraine hits Russian naval […]
Transnistria head travels to Russia for talks amid energy crisis,
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Transnistria head travels to Russia for talks amid energy crisis, Russian state media claims

Vadim Krasnoselsky, the head of Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria, held talks in Moscow regarding the region’s energy crisis, Russian state news agency TASS claimed on Jan. 14, citing sources within Transnistria's administration. TASS did not specify whom Krasnoselsky met with during his visit. The crisis began when Russia’s state-controlled energy giant Gazprom halted gas […]
Threatening emails sent to Ukrainian organizations after media investigation into
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Threatening emails sent to Ukrainian organizations after media investigation into Russian security services

Hundreds of Ukrainian schools, businesses, embassies, and media outlets, including the Kyiv Independent, received bomb threats via email on Oct. 14, prompting evacuations of state institutions. The threats appeared to be connected to a recent investigation conducted by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) into Russian security services' sabotage efforts in Ukraine. "I have […]
Russia detains suspect allegedly planning to assassinate defense official, pro-war
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Russia detains suspect allegedly planning to assassinate defense official, pro-war blogger, Russian media report

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a Russian citizen who was allegedly preparing an attack on a Defense Ministry official and a popular pro-war blogger, Russian media reported on Dec. 28, citing a statement from FSB. The FSB claimed that the detained man was acting on instructions from Ukrainian intelligence, and had been allegedly […]