Two allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navanly won local parliament seats Monday in the Siberian city of Tomsk where he was allegedly poisoned last month, according to early poll results. Andrei Fateev and Ksenia Fadeeva came out on top in two constituencies, while the ruling United Russia party topped the polls overall in Tomsk … Read more
Russia’s new Skyfall missile that will be able to fly around Earth for years and launch a nuclear strike at any moment, Britain’s defence intelligence chief has warned. The 9M730 Burevestnik missile, also known as Skyfall by Nato, has been linked to the deaths of at least five scientists in an accident in Nyonoksa, north eastern … Read more
British boxer Umar Sadiq is ‘hospitalised’ coughing up blood following defeat to Fyodor Chudinov Russian reports claim Umar Sadiq felt ill after his defeat to Fyodor Chudinov The 32-year-old super middleweight was defeated by technical knockout He was given immediate medical assistance by doctors moments after the fight An ambulance was called when Sadiq felt … Read more
Russian police said today they will ask Berlin to question Alexei Navalny in hospital as the Putin critic recovers from a suspected case of Novichok poisoning. The 44-year-old Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner fell ill after boarding a plane in Siberia and was hospitalised there before being flown to Berlin. Germany said there was ‘unequivocal … Read more
If abandoned ghost villages are your thing, this Russian republic does a nice line in them. Nestled in the heart of Dagestan in southwestern Russia are several ancient settlements that have been completely deserted, with residents having fled to bigger towns and cities in search of better opportunities. One of the most impressive is the … Read more
British fighter jets and a warship have deployed to the Arctic Circle amid concerns Russia is exploiting new shipping lanes that are emerging as the ice caps melt. Two RAF Typhoons and the Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland were sent to the ‘High North’ to assert freedom of navigation rights. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said … Read more
Russia warns Germany will be guilty of ‘gross hostile provocation’ if it fails to hand over Alexei Navalny’s medical data after Berlin said the Putin critic had been poisoned with Novichok Russia issued strong protest on Wednesday over alleged poisoning of Navalny Foreign ministry has summoned German ambassador Geza Andreas von Geyr It continues to … Read more
Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ ginger seal pup may have to be rescued by biologists because it is shunned by the rest of its colony and could become an outcast An exceptionally rare ginger fur seal pup has been spotted in the Sea of Okhotsk There are signs of the partial albino pup being slightly shunned on Tyuleny … Read more
A group of leading scientists have questioned the ‘highly improbable’ results of Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine tests. The 19 scientists, who work at prominent universities across Europe and the US, have cosigned an open letter highlighting their concerns over a series of duplications in antibody response results from early-stage Sputnik V vaccine trials. Enrico Bucci, a … Read more
Having a blast despite coronavirus: Spectacular Russian firework display with almost NO spectators is streamed online as part of postponed military festival The Spasskaya Tower military music festival took place online after it was cancelled due to coronavirus The annual festival, which features a combination of music styles took place in Patriot Park, outside Moscow … Read more