Russia needs migrants in order to develop because of its dwindling domestic workforce, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday.“Migrants are a necessity,” he told state news agency RIA Novosti. We have a tense demographic situation. We live in the largest country in the world but there aren’t that many of…
A shocking incident unfolded near Moscow, where a 15-year-old boy confessed to brutally killing his mother after she took away his tablet to encourage him to focus on his homework. The teen, whose identity remains undisclosed, reportedly attacked his 48-year-old mother, Alexandra Gabbasova, in her bedroom with an axe, authorities revealed. Gabbasova, an accountant at…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine breached the United Nations Charter and international law, according to a readout of their meeting. The UN secretary-general met with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, following a speech in which Guterres called…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday he considered Moscow a “valued ally” and friend during talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Kazan. Leaders from two dozen countries are expected to visit Russia for the three-day gathering, as Putin seeks to build an alliance of nations aimed at challenging what…
Russian bombardments left three people dead overnight in the eastern Ukrainian region of Sumy where Moscow has stepped up aerial attacks in recent months, officials said Tuesday. Sumy lies across the border from Kursk in Russia, where Ukrainian troops launched a major offensive in August and have been holding swathes of territory. “Three people, including…
Vladyslav walks past his belongings as he, together with his wife Oksana (not pictured), pack to flee their house in a village that is often under shelling, near Vugledar, Donetsk region, on October 9, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Ukraine’s army announced on October 2, 2024 that it had withdrawn from the eastern town of Vugledar, handing Russia one of its most significant territorial advances in weeks. The coal mining town’s fall raised new questions about Ukraine’s defensive positions along its southeastern front line as Russian forces advance ahead of winter. Around 14,000 people lived in Vugledar before Russia invaded, making it one of Moscow’s more important gains in months of grinding advances across the east. M
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says dozens of his citizens were killed on Tuesday in a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, describing it as one of the deadliest strikes of the two-and-a-half-year war. Zelensky vowed to hold “Russian scum” accountable for the attack on a military education facility and nearby…
Russia on Monday unleashed a powerful wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting Kiev, Sumy and Kharkiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Monday morning confirmed that two people were injured in the capital Kiev, and the attacks caused damage in several neighbourhoods, Several fires broke out in western Kiev, damaging houses and vehicles. The…
Russia has warned the United States of America that permitting Ukraine to launch Western missile strikes into Russian territory could significantly escalate conflict. President Vladimir Putin said there would be a worthy response from Russia to the attack. The comments come as Ukraine is urging Western arms donors to greenlight the use of their weapons…
Russia has attacked Ukraine for the second consecutive night with heavy airstrikes involving various weapon types, initial reports from Ukrainian authorities said on Monday morning At least five people were killed: two from a rocket strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih and three from drone attacks in Zaporizhzhya. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that…
