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Poland Arrests Suspects Related to Russian Sabotage
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Polish Premier Donald Tusk announced on Tuesday that authorities had apprehended 32 individuals of differing national origins who are believed to have carried out sabotage and arson-related offenses within the country in recent months....
Russia Captures Two More Villages in Ukraine’s Donetsk
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia announced on Monday that its troops have taken control of two additional villages in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region, marking the latest in a series of reported advances on the eastern front. According to a statement from the...
Russia’s Ex-President Voices Support for African Fight Against Neocolonialism
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has voiced robust support for African political parties actively combating neocolonialism, reaffirming Russia’s dedication to deepening political cooperation across Africa. In a message delivered...
Moscow demands ‘International day against Russophobia’
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called for the establishment of an “International Day against Russophobia,” warning that this extremist ideology must not be allowed to spread globally. Speaking at an International...
Russia’s Aeroflot Cancels Over Forty Flights
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia's national airline, Aeroflot, grounded more than 40 flights on Monday after an "information failure." The airline, based at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, made the announcement via its press office, but did not...
Russia’s Aeroflot Grounds Over 40 Flights After Cyberattack
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s national airline Aeroflot grounded more than 40 flights on Monday, citing an “information failure” as the cause. The announcement came via the airline’s press service, based at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. While...
Russia successfully launches Iranian satellite into orbit
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia successfully launched an Iranian communications satellite into orbit on Friday, according to the country’s space agency, Roscosmos. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East, carrying over 20...
Russian FM advices Europe to follow Trump’s view on Russia
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday called on European leaders to adopt the same approach toward Russia as that of US President Donald Trump, criticizing current EU policies for heightening tensions. At a press conference in...
Russia Intercepts 99 Ukrainian Drones Overnight
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that close to 100 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight within Russian airspace. This extensive drone assault signals Kiev’s continued intensification of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
Moscow’s top negotiator voices remarks on recent discussions with Ukraine
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine have fulfilled all humanitarian commitments made during their second round of talks in Istanbul last month, Russia’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky announced Wednesday after the conclusion of the third round of...
Russia arrests nine due to calls to kill soldiers, families
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian security officials have detained nine individuals accused of promoting terrorism and making online threats to kill military personnel, law enforcement officers, and their families. The Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on...
Moscow reports 99 Ukrainian drones downed immediately
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that it had intercepted close to 100 Ukrainian drones overnight in a widespread aerial attack across multiple regions. The drone assault comes as Kiev intensifies its UAV operations despite...
Russian negotiator lists conditions for Putin-Zelensky meeting
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Moscow’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky should meet only once a peace treaty is fully prepared for signing. This comment came after the third round...
Russian war reporter survives Ukrainian suicide drone
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian war correspondent Andrey Filatov released intense footage on Saturday showing him narrowly escaping a Ukrainian FPV (first-person-view) suicide drone attack. The drone exploded just meters in front of him as he rode a motorcycle...
Trump expresses admiration of Russians
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump voiced his admiration for the Russian people during a joint appearance with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland on Monday, stating, “I love the Russian people” and describing them as “a great...
US senator issues warning to Russia
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Senator Lindsey Graham issued a stark warning to Russia on Monday, urging Moscow and its allies to take seriously President Donald Trump’s push to end the Ukraine conflict. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Graham emphasized Trump’s...
Deaths from gas explosion in Russia's town rise to 7
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The death toll from a gas leak explosion in an apartment building in Saratov, Russia, has risen to seven, the Emergency Situations Ministry reported on Saturday. Among the victims recovered from the rubble was a child. Sixteen people were...
2 people murdered in Russia's Rostov zone in sudden drone assault
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Two people lost their lives in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Zimovnikovsky district of Russia’s Rostov region, according to the acting governor. Yury Slyusar reported on Telegram that a car caught fire near the...
Historic Moscow, Pyongyang Flight Lands Successfully
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The first direct flight connecting Moscow with Pyongyang in the era following the Soviet Union touched down successfully in North Korea on Monday morning. This significant event marks the launch of a direct air link between the two...
Passengers die after Russian plane crashes in Far East area
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Officials confirmed on Thursday that all passengers and crew aboard a Russian passenger plane that vanished from radar in the Amur region of the Far East have died. Svetlana Petrenko, spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee,...