Russian authorities are considering new payments to the population: officials fear that Russians returning from summer holidays will “notice a sharp rise in prices” and employees of affected industries will face layoffs...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the Ukrainian people on Independence Day and wished "a peaceful sky, tolerance, courage, strength and success in restoring a decent life"...

The courts in Russia have considered about 3,500 cases under the article on “discrediting the Armed Forces” (Article 20...

The governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, said that Yevgeny Roizman, who was detained for "discrediting the Russian army," "deserves justice and respect"...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia deliberately slowed down the advance in Ukraine in order to reduce the number of civilian casualties....

The government actually abandoned a large-scale program to localize the production of gas equipment for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production projects...

The shopping center "Galaktika" came under shelling in Donetsk...

European underwear manufacturer Triumph will close its stores in Russia until the end of the year, as it was unable to arrange supplies under the sanctions, Kommersant reports, citing a retail source....

The ex-dean of the theater department of GITIS, Natalya Pivovarova, was fired from the university, she told about this on social networks...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Ukrainians on Independence Day...