https://www.rferl.org/z/666 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Russia https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/666 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:52:38 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL British authorities say they have tracked three Russian submarines operating near the United Kingdom in what officials described as a suspected intelligence-gathering mission targeting critical undersea cables and energy infrastructure, according to reporting by international media. https://www.rferl.org/a/britain-russia-submarines-healey-undersea-infrastructure-tension/33728781.html https://www.rferl.org/a/britain-russia-submarines-healey-undersea-infrastructure-tension/33728781.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:50:46 +0200 NewsRussiaThe Rundown Stories Hackers connected to Russia’s military intelligence agency snuck into thousands Internet routers used in homes and offices worldwide and secretly monitored e-mail traffic and website logons and passwords for months, authorities said. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-hacker-routers-gru-military-intelligence-forest-blizzard/33728527.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-hacker-routers-gru-military-intelligence-forest-blizzard/33728527.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:56:02 +0200 NewsRussiaThe Rundown Headline Russia's Supreme Court has allowed the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group to be labeled as an "extremist" organization, a move that will allow authorities to go after anyone who contributes to the work of the group or shares materials it has published. https://www.rferl.org/a/nobel-memorial-extremist-russia/33728508.html https://www.rferl.org/a/nobel-memorial-extremist-russia/33728508.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:47:29 +0200 NewsRussiaThe Rundown Stories Russia's main security agency detained a former Russian freelancer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, accusing the man of treason and claiming he allegedly communicated with Ukrainian intelligence. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-fsb-freelancer-rferl-detained-treason/33728421.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-fsb-freelancer-rferl-detained-treason/33728421.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:32:33 +0200 NewsRussiaThe Rundown Stories The drop does not signal a political crisis for Putin. But Kremlin officials are sensitive to shifts in public opinion, and the current trend is being scrutinizing internally by the officials charged with managing Russia’s political system. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-approval-ratings-popularity-falling-war-politics/33727746.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-approval-ratings-popularity-falling-war-politics/33727746.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:05:00 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after a dam burst in Russia's southern region of Daghestan amid deadly floods. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-dam-bursts-flooding-dagestan/33726935.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-dam-bursts-flooding-dagestan/33726935.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:02:20 +0200 VideosRussiaThe Rundown Stories The West “must keep Ukraine as a priority” and increase pressure on Russia amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, which is drawing attention away from Europe’s deadliest conflict since 1945, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna told RFE/RL. He also said the Iran war “is now also a NATO topic.” https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-ukraine-russia-nato-tsahkna-security/33726914.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-ukraine-russia-nato-tsahkna-security/33726914.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:57:24 +0200 IranFeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A Russian drone strike on a civilian bus in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol has killed four people and injured 16 others, Ukrainian officials said, amid a wave of overnight attacks that left civilians, including children, dead or injured on both sides. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-deadly-drone-strikes/33726601.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-deadly-drone-strikes/33726601.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:44:15 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories At least three people, including a two-year-old, were killed in an overnight Russian drone strike on the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa, Ukraine said on April 6. On the same day, Kyiv also said it had hit a Russian missile carrier in an attack on the port of Novorossiisk. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-exchange-drone-strikes/33725871.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-exchange-drone-strikes/33725871.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:09:24 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Serbian military and police officers have found a cache of highly powerful explosives not far from a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas from Turkey to Hungary, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on April 5. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-explosives-gas-pipeline-hungary-balkan-stream/33725278.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:12:37 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineSerbiaHungaryThe Rundown Stories Ukraine has kept up its attacks on Russian oil export and production infrastructure, hitting facilities in two regions, while widespread Russian drone attacks on Ukraine killed at least one civilian overnight and fighting persisted at the front, officials said. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-oil-drone-strikes-donbas/33725223.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:27:30 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Marking the 1,500th day of the full-scale invasion, Russia launched a massive wave of air strikes across Ukraine during the night of April 3–4. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-easter-escalation/33724676.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-easter-escalation/33724676.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:37:21 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineThe Rundown Stories Days after the film ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Won an Oscar for best documentary, a Russian court banned it, and prosecutors labeled its director a “foreign agent.” What does he think about it? “You couldn’t dream up a better advertising campaign." https://www.rferl.org/a/pavel-talankin-mr-nobody-film-putin-interview/33723253.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pavel-talankin-mr-nobody-film-putin-interview/33723253.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:32:21 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline Pavel Talankin, the co-director of Mr Nobody Against Putin, spoke with Current Time about his film after it won the Oscar for best documentary on March 15. Days after the Oscar win, Russia banned the film and labeled Talankin a "foreign agent." Talankin called the ban a "brilliant PR" for the film. https://www.rferl.org/a/mr-nobody-against-putin-co-director-calls-russia-s-ban-on-oscar-winning-film-brilliant-pr-/33723231.html https://www.rferl.org/a/mr-nobody-against-putin-co-director-calls-russia-s-ban-on-oscar-winning-film-brilliant-pr-/33723231.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:26:08 +0200 VideosRussiaVideo Archive Belarus has cancelled the passport of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski and other recently deported political prisoners, in what rights groups say is a new form of pressure on exiled dissidents. https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-nobel-byalyatski-bialiatski-human-rights-exile-lukashenko/33724092.html https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-nobel-byalyatski-bialiatski-human-rights-exile-lukashenko/33724092.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:51:51 +0200 BelarusNewsRussiaThe Rundown Stories In a non-descript warehouse on the perimeters of a Munich-area airport, a joint venture is marrying Ukrainian expertise with German capital, building drones for Ukraine’s military – and eventually global markets. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-germany-drone-production/33723276.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-germany-drone-production/33723276.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:56:53 +0200 FeaturesRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline Residents of Daghestan in southern Russia were evacuating their homes as major floods swept through the region. The disaster is the result of record rainfall combined with melting snow from the mountains, but some residents also blame local officials for mismanaging the region's infrastructure. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-daghestan-floods-emergency/33723519.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-daghestan-floods-emergency/33723519.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:24:48 +0200 North CaucasusRussiaVideo ArchiveVideos As Russia faces a manpower shortage in 2026, reports surface of intoxicated men increasingly being tricked into signing military contracts at local enlistment offices. https://www.rferl.org/a/drunk-sign-here-russia-recruits-intoxicated-men-as-military-manpower-crisis-peaks/33722376.html https://www.rferl.org/a/drunk-sign-here-russia-recruits-intoxicated-men-as-military-manpower-crisis-peaks/33722376.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:20:18 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline The United States has removed sanctions on three Russian-flagged commercial vessels, sparking debate over whether the move signals a shift in US- Russia policy. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctions-russia-vessels-treasury-policy-shift/33722318.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:59:33 +0200 NewsIranRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Israeli strikes on Bandar Anzali shattered the illusion of the Caspian Sea as a "closed" route. By hitting this northern hub, Israel punctured the most secure military link between Tehran and Moscow, proving the Russia-Iran drone route is no longer beyond the reach of Western-aligned power. https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-hits-the-caspian-sea-port/33718210.html https://www.rferl.org/a/israel-hits-the-caspian-sea-port/33718210.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:20:46 +0200 IranRussiaThe Rundown StoriesMiddle East