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Russia attacks Kharkiv with KAB bombs: nine people suffer acute stress reaction
Russian troops bombarded Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs overnight, affecting nine people, Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov and Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. The strikes targeted the city's Industrialnyi district, damaging private homes....

Why The Russia-Ukraine War Is Worse Than You Think
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the war between the two countries has now run for over 1,300 days as of this writing. There are many tragic details about the last time Russia invaded Ukraine, which marked the beginning of...

Russia ready to cooperate with all countries based on mutual equality and respect — Lavrov
MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Russia is ready to cooperate "with open arms" with everyone who intend to build relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect, but not dictate, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "We are ready to...

Experiencing charm of China-Russia border city Heihe with vlogger Russian ethnic descent Petrov
The aerial view of Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Photo: VCG It sounds exaggerated, but "crossing the border to Russia in just 5 minutes" is a daily reality for residents of the China-Russia border city Heihe, Northeast China's...
Food poisoning cases rise to 121 in Russia's Buryatia republic
MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of food poisoning cases has risen to 121, including 66 children, in the Republic of Buryatia in Russia's Far East, local media reported Tuesday. Sixty-seven people, including 40 children, have been...

Swiss pharma exports to Russia continue despite war
Swiss pharmaceutical exports to Russia continue despite war Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close...

Russian Attack Disrupts Power and Water Supply in Slavutych
As a result of the Russian shelling, Slavutych’s energy infrastructure sustained damage, leaving the city temporarily without power, and water-supply restrictions are in place. The situation was reported in the evening of October 20 by the head of...

World News | European Union Countries Agree to Ban All Russian Energy Imports from 2028
Brussels [Belgium], October 21 (ANI): European Union countries have agreed to ban all Russian energy imports from January 1, 2028, after voting for a European Commission proposal on the same. Energy ministers of almost all EU countries voted in...

Draft Evaders Tracked Down in Moscow Metro Using Facial Recognition
Conscripts who failed to report to the military enlistment office after receiving a summons have begun to be apprehended in the Moscow metro using facial recognition technology. One such case was reported by The Insider, citing the organization...

Russian Rostov Region Massively Attacked By Drones
1 There's destruction. Late in the evening of October 20 and after midnight on October 21, explosions were heard in Russia's Rostov region. Russians complain of a massive drone attack, and also report destruction in a residential apartment...

Russia claims drone attacks hit Bryansk and Rostov regions, injuring two
Photo: Yuriy Slyusar/Telegram Authorities in Russia said overnight drone attacks targeted the Bryansk and Rostov regions, injuring two people and damaging several buildings. In Bryansk Oblast, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said a Ukrainian drone...

Renowned Russian director Sergey Politik stabbed to death in Moscow; Armenian suspect sought
Well-known director and cinematographer Sergey Politik has been murdered in Moscow, APA’s Russia bureau reports, citing local media. He was stabbed to death in the street. It was revealed that last Saturday, 56-year-old Politik went out for a...

Russia Hits Kharkiv With KABs: 15 High-rise Buildings Damaged
There are wounded. At midnight on Tuesday, October 21, a series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv - the enemy attacked the city with KABs. Under attack were Industrial and Nemyshlansky districts, at the moment it is known about nine victims. The...

Russian Drone Strike Injures Three in Kherson’s Korabelnyi District
During the night of October 21, 2025, in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, Russian forces carried out a strike with Shahed attack drones. As a result of the incident, three people were injured. According to the Kherson City Military...

Russia’s new energy assault pushes Ukrainians into another winter of blackouts
SHOSTKA, Ukraine (AP) — As the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think… SHOSTKA, Ukraine (AP) — As the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next...

Photos show Ukrainians dealing with blackouts as Russia strikes energy infrastructure
SHOSTKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians are preparing for another winter of blackouts as Russia renews its strikes on the country’s… SHOSTKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians are preparing for another winter of blackouts as Russia renews its strikes on the...

How Russian officials fly to Europe under sanctions
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed to meet in person in Budapest. One of the many questions is how exactly will the Russian president manage to get to the Hungarian capital under the sanctions? The European Commission has already stated...

Russia’s running out of men and money to crack Ukraine’s ‘drone wall’
When Russian armored columns rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow’s confidence was so high, troops packed ceremonial parade kits instead of combat supplies. Instead, Ukrainian units picked apart a stalled 40-mile-long convoy outside Kyiv,...

Ukrainian drones launch 'massive air attack' on Russia's Bryansk, Rostov oblasts, local authorities claim
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian drones launched a "massive air attack" on Russia's Bryansk and Rostov oblasts overnight on Oct. 21, local authorities claimed, injuring two people and causing limited...

Nighttime Russian drone attack on Kherson injures three
Three people were injured as a result of an enemy drone attack on Kherson overnight. The Kherson City Military Administration reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “It is known that three people were injured during the night attack on...