Yekaterinburg
Photo: Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
Headlines and summaries are written by AI. How it works
- Oct 1
Evan Gershkovich details 491-day Russian detention and recovery in new memoir
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has published a memoir detailing his 491-day imprisonment in Russia, the FSB operation that captured him, and the psychological aftermath of his 2024 release.
- Sep 18
Olympic biathlon champion and Russian lawmaker Sergei Tchepikov dies at 59
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion and Russian State Duma deputy Sergei Tchepikov has died at age 59 following a long illness, the Russian Biathlon Union announced on Thursday.
- Jul 25
Ukraine hits targets deep in Russia and the Caspian Sea as civilian toll mounts on both sides
Ukrainian forces struck targets as far as Ekaterinburg and the Caspian Sea overnight, while Russian bombardment killed six in the east and a Ukrainian attack on a tourist camp in occupied Zaporizhzhia left at least 11 dead.
- Jul 25
Ukrainian drones strike edge of Siberia, 16 killed as deep attacks intensify
Over 300 drones were launched overnight into Saturday, reaching Ekaterinburg and a Siberian refinery 1,700 km east of Moscow. At least 16 people were killed across Ukraine and Russia, including eight at a tourist camp in occupied Zaporizhzhia.
- Jul 4
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner urge compromise in Kyiv after Moscow talks with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, urging both sides to compromise as the war threatens to continue into winter.