Russia News Reports

Both sides point fingers, but who is telling the truth?

Last night, Ukrainian drones hit a restaurant hosting New Year festivities in Kherson region, resulting in at least 50 injuries and 24 deaths, including a child. The Ministry of Defense claimed to have downed a total of 168 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions during the night. Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin condemned the strike, … Read more

Here’s the latest Russian language news media summary on my Substack. Putin’s meeting was livestreamed and TASS posted a text summary: You can read the whole thing here. What is this page for? I created this account to share media summaries of Russian language news in a neutral tone. You can believe it or not believe it I … Read more

Ukraine claims to control Kupyansk, but that is likely to be an exaggeration. Most of us paying attention to the news can remember Zelensky’s PR stunt last week, sharing a (allegedly) new photo of himself standing outside Kupyansk, though the authenticity of this visit was called into question. Then yesterday, things escalated with Ukrainian armed … Read more

In Russia, my birthday, November 4, is a public holiday. I spent mine with Maria at our vacation home in the Crimean town of Theodosia. you can see all my photos of the day on Substack.