Russia news
Today's top stories in Russia's press, ranked by how many outlets and countries independently ran each one.
- Russian Missile Likely Crashed in Eastern Poland, PM Tusk Says (2 outlets)
- For Russians, a Summer Vacation Abroad Is Now a Luxury Few Can Afford
- Is it illegal to pay for Telegram Premium in Russia now that Pavel Durov is on the terrorism list? Not yet.
- Russia Extends Gasoline and Diesel Export Ban Through January 2027
- Reuters: Drones just knocked out one of Russia’s biggest refineries — for the second time this year
- Billionaire Kustov Arrested Alongside Efko Executives and Senior Trade Official
- Zelensky says Russia likely used a North Korean missile in an attack near Kryvyi Rih that killed four children and their parents
- Russia Adds Telegram Founder Pavel Durov to ‘Terrorist and Extremist’ List
- ‘It reeks, pardon me, of shit’: A Siberian city spent two weeks with sewage-smelling tap water while officials insisted that it was safe
- Russia adds Telegram founder Pavel Durov to list of ‘terrorists and extremists’ (11 outlets)
- Prosecutor General Ousts Official Overseeing Wartime Corporate Asset Seizures
- Russia’s FSB says it detained 46 users of a Telegram dating bot, ages 12 to 22, whom Ukrainian intelligence recruited for sabotage. But the chats in the videos offered as proof are on a Russian app.
- A billionaire built Russia’s mayonnaise empire, then bankrolled its battlefield drones. Now Valery Kustov is under arrest on major fraud charges.
- Ukraine Ramps Up Campaign Against Wildberries, Striking Warehouses in Penza and Udmurtia
- Russia’s billionaire mayonnaise king is under arrest, reportedly over a drone project Vladimir Putin toured in 2025
- France Orders Expulsion of Former RT Editor Ksenia Fedorova
- Song by Russian singer Monetochka cut from Ukrainian version of new ‘Spider-Man’ film
- Moscow Court Jails Journalist Daria Shipacheva 12 Years for Treason
- Russian teen, 13, found with 22-year-old man she met online, sent home only a week later
- Russian Fencer Wins World Championship Gold in First Competition Under National Flag Since 2022