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Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Rocket Centre Linked to Starlink-Style Network
Kyiv claimed long-range strikes on a Russian airfield and the Progress rocket and space centre, saying the Samara plant ...
Russia Launches Roy.Market, a Restricted Military E-Commerce Platform for Drones and Tactical Gear
Russia's state-linked Roy.Market is now fully operational, using a warehouse-free 4PL model to supply drone components a...
Ukraine Says Flamingo Missiles Hit Russian Rocket Center in Samara
Kyiv reports direct hits on a military airfield and the Progress rocket plant, targeting a key node in Moscow's Starlink...
Ukraine Says Flamingo Missiles Hit Russian Rocket Plant Behind Starlink-Style Network
Kyiv claims long-range Flamingo missiles struck Russia's Progress rocket centre in Samara, hitting the plant that builds...
Russia’s Halal Fintech Push: Digital Sukuk From Dagestan to Dubai
Russian banks are piloting Sharia-compliant digital financial assets—tokenised sukuk, halal accounts and AI screening—wh...
Russian Lawmaker Calls NASA Map With Crimea as Russian an 'Indisputable Fact'
A Russian State Duma deputy seized on a NASA livestream map that showed Crimea as Russian territory, though the same gra...
Iran Floats a 15,000-Kilometer Missile — and the Real Question Is Who Would Help Build It
A 15,000-kilometer Iranian missile would put all of the US in range. The real question is whether Russia and North Korea...
Syria Reclaims Oil and Port Assets as Western and Gulf Deals Erode Russia's Role
Damascus has retaken key oil and gas fields, replaced Russia's Tartous port deal with DP World and opened onshore and of...
Moscow Exchange Outlines Two-Year Path Toward Near 24/7 Trading
MOEX will first end weekend maintenance halts, then gradually align weekend and weekday sessions, with the full transiti...
Is a New Global Financial Map Forming? IMEMO’s Vladimir Milovidov on Gold, the Dollar and Sanctions
An Interfax interview with economist Vladimir Milovidov argues global finance is fragmenting in limited but visible ways...
Russia's Refineries Are Becoming the Economic Fault Line of the War
Ukrainian long-range drone strikes have knocked a large share of Russian refining capacity offline, forcing fuel rationi...
Arctic Route Open 10 Months a Year as China Cuts Europe Transit to 20 Days
Melting sea ice has turned the Arctic corridor into a 10-month shipping season. A Chinese vessel reached Europe in 20 da...
Zelensky: 10% of US Patriot Missile Stockpile Could Stop Russian Strikes
Ukraine's leader says he has about 1% of the interceptors he needs and wants Washington to approve a 5% or 10% transfer;...
Weak Ruble Keeps Russian Bond Yields Near 15.2% Despite Weekly Deflation
A second week of falling consumer prices was not enough to lift Russian government bonds, as a 2.6% ruble slide, a widen...
Kazakhstan's FDI Turns Negative in 2025 as Oil Project Outflows Hit $7.5bn
Kazakhstan posted a $916.4m net FDI outflow in 2025, the only EAEU economy in negative territory, as large oil projects ...
Ukraine's Air Defenses Are Running Dry as Russia Steps Up Missile Barrages
Kyiv says it has received only a third of the interceptors it got by this point last year, while Moscow fired 198 ballis...
Ukraine Claims Nvidia Jetson Orin Chips Found in Russia's New S-71 Cruise Missiles
Kyiv's military intelligence says Nvidia Jetson Orin modules and other Western components were found in Russian S-71 mis...
Russia's GDP Rebounds 1.3% in Q2 as Higher Oil and Gas Prices Offset Sanctions
Rosstat reports 1.3% year-on-year growth after a 0.2% Q1 contraction, with consumption and a hydrocarbon price windfall ...
Russia’s New-Build Prices Trail Inflation as Mass Discounts Stay Off the Table
Primary-market prices rose 3.6% in H1 2026, below 4.2% inflation. Analysts see no mass discounts, but demand is shifting...
Putin Orders Russian Navy to Mirror Western Seizures of Merchant Ships
Russia says it will detain and confiscate cargo from vessels of unfriendly states in response to Western seizures of its...
Putin Threatens Mirror Response on Ship Seizures and Rebukes Japan During Pacific Fleet Drills
Speaking from the Varyag during Pacific Fleet drills, Putin promised a mirror response to any seizure of Russian merchan...
Syrian Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad to Death in Absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death for murder, torture, and crimes against humanity—a...
Russia’s PSB Touts $140B Turnover for A7A5 Stablecoin, Built to Withstand Sanctions
The rouble-denominated A7A5 stablecoin has processed nearly $140 billion in cross-border payments since launch, with 15,...
Russia Grants Rosstandart Broad Authority to Enforce Industrial Product Standards
A government decree, effective September 1, empowers the standards agency to combat counterfeits and enforce mandatory r...
Low-Cost Destabilization: How Belarus Is Weaponizing Migration Against Latvia
Latvia is facing a record surge of illegal crossings orchestrated by Belarus as part of a Russian hybrid-warfare strateg...
Moscow Aims to Boost Transport Links for 2,160 ‘Anchor’ Settlements
Prime Minister Mishustin orders stronger transport connections for the 2,160 towns and cities where nearly three-quarter...
Russian Academy Head Pitches National Supercomputing Centre to Putin
The president of the Russian Academy of Sciences asked Vladimir Putin to back a joint supercomputing facility with the K...
Russian Authorities Bust $2M/Day Crypto Laundering Ring in Moscow-City
Russian financial intelligence and security services dismantled a network of illegal crypto exchanges with daily turnove...
Russia's Record Cash Demand: Digital Fears and Tax Shifts Fuel a 643 Billion Ruble July Surge
Cash in Russian circulation jumped by a record 643.4 billion rubles in July, pushing the liquidity deficit to a three-ye...
Russia's Parallel Imports Steady at $1.7 Billion a Month, List Unchanged — Official
Deputy Trade Minister Roman Chekushov says monthly parallel imports into Russia have stabilized at $1.7 billion, with no...