Russia's federal government prepares to increase defense costs by about 30% next year as it diverts more resources to money its war in Ukraine, according to Russia's draft spending plan plans, which were published on Monday.Moscow has actually currently ramped up its military spending to levels not seen considering that the Soviet era, as it pumps out rockets and drones to fire at

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Authorities in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia's Far East have launched night patrols to deal with a growing number of bears wandering the location, the city's mayor revealed Monday. Our city has never dealt with bears wandering into town like this, acting Mayor Yevgeny Belyayev stated. It's important to guarantee the safety of the locals of the

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A military court sentenced a previous editor at the independent youth news outlet DOXA to seven years in jail in absentia for justifying terrorism on the web, the digital rights company Network Freedoms said Monday.Maria Menshikova was convicted over two posts she made on the Russian social network VKontakte in the summer season of 2022. The

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin landed in Tehran on Monday to meet Iranian President Massed Pezeshkian, the Russian federal government announced.The visit comes ahead of a scheduled meeting in between Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin throughout the Oct. 22-24 BRICS top in the Tatarstan capital of Kazan.Mishustin's journey also follows W

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A Russian court sentenced Ukrainian nationwide Alexander Permyakov to life in jail for attempting to assassinate nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin, federal detectives revealed Monday. The court sentenced Permyakov to life jail time in a special regime chastening nest, Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major criminal activities, stated. Special r

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Russia's Defense Ministry plans to employ 133,000 boys for necessary military service this fall and winter season, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Monday.Along with the 150,000 males prepared in the spring, the Russian military will have conscripted 283,000 guys by the end of 2024. In the 2023 fall call-up, Russia drafted 130,

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