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89 storiesOne worker injured in rock collapse at Vostochny mine in Russia's Primorye
A rock collapse at the Vostochny mine in Primorsky Krai injured one worker, with no fatalities reported. Twenty-two people were in the shaft at the time; rescuers brought the injured miner to the surface and handed him to ambulance crews. P…
Russian government approves bioeconomy development strategy to 2036
Russia's government approved a bioeconomy development strategy running to 2036, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with deputy premiers, according to official and business outlets. The strategy defines priority areas for bio…
Tanker catches fire in Black Sea near Sochi; Sirius beaches closed
A tanker caught fire in the Black Sea near Sochi, according to Russian state and business outlets. The head of the Sirius federal territory administration, Dmitry Plishkin, said its beaches would be temporarily closed and that water and air…
Netherlands proposes civilian reserve of 150,000 for emergencies
The Netherlands has proposed creating a civilian reserve for crises, with RTL reporting a target of 150,000 reservists for emergency situations, according to TASS. The reported roles include drivers, security guards and mechanics. RBC repor…
Moscow court fines Garage museum security chief 100,000 rubles over LGBT propaganda
A Moscow magistrate court fined Sergei Klyucherev, head of the security service at the Garage museum, 100,000 rubles on a charge of propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations, TASS, Kommersant and RBC reported. Kommersant said the case …
Russian citizen dies after road accident in Phuket, consulate says
Russia's consulate general in Phuket confirmed that a Russian man died after a road accident, saying he died in hospital from his injuries and that the consulate is helping to repatriate the body. Diplomats did not give the circumstances of…
Truck collision collapses pedestrian overpass in Tatarstan, two injured
An elevated pedestrian crossing over the Kazan–Shemordan road in Tatarstan partially collapsed after a truck struck a load-bearing structure, according to the republic's emergencies ministry. Two people — the driver and a passenger of the t…
MTS builds geopositioning network for Yandex autonomous transport on four highways
MTS has built a high-precision geopositioning infrastructure for managing Yandex’s autonomous transport, TASS and CNews reported, launched on the M-11 “Neva”, M4 “Don”, M-12 “Vostok” and Central Ring Road highways and in Moscow, St Petersbu…
Germany sees threefold rise in military service refusal applications in 2026
Applications to refuse military service in Germany in 2026 were three times higher than a year earlier, RIA Novosti and TASS reported. RBC said the filings came after a new military service system was introduced and exceeded all application…
Two killed, including a child, in Moscow region house fire
A fire at a private house in the SNT “Stankoagregat” gardening association in Bogorodsky city district, Moscow region, killed two people, the regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry said. Firefighters found the bodies of a woman born in…
Putin opens first battery cluster complex, urges localization in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the first complex in a Moscow electric battery production cluster that Russia must increase battery output, improve technology and raise localization, including by developing mineral d…
Mi-8 hard-lands in Kamchatka; no injuries as prosecutors and investigators open checks
A Mi-8 helicopter of JSC Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise made a hard landing near the Zhupanova river in Kamchatka's Yelizovsky district on Tuesday, with three crew members on board and no injuries reported. The helicopter tipped onto its sid…
Moscow to require couriers to pass annual traffic rules test from Oct. 15, 2026
Moscow couriers must pass a mandatory test on traffic rules and work standards, and from Oct. 15, 2026 delivery services in the city cannot assign work to those who have not passed it. Couriers need at least 80% correct answers, with the re…
Russia plans to nearly double three-year internet filtering budget to 60 bln rubles
An appendix to Russia's draft three-year budget allocates almost 60 billion rubles to operating the system that filters and blocks internet resources, up from 32 billion rubles planned for the same period two years ago. The money is to go t…
Russian government closes Moscow Ostafyevo aerodrome and border crossing
The Russian government has decreed the closure of Moscow's Ostafyevo aerodrome for the servicing of aircraft, TASS, RBC and Vedomosti reported. TASS and Vedomosti said the air border crossing point through the state border located there wil…
Car hits bear on Tomsk region road, three people hospitalised
A Ford Mondeo hit a bear that walked onto a road in Tomsk Oblast on the evening of 5 October, then went into a ditch and overturned. Three people in the car — a 28-year-old driver, a 19-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man — were taken to h…
Teenager survives cliff fall in Russia’s Perm Krai
A teenager fell from a cliff in Perm Krai, Russia, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. The boy was taken to hospital, TASS reported, and RIA Novosti said he survived. Authorities are establishing the circumstances of the fall.
Russia's draft budget keeps radioelectronics subsidies of up to 35.7 bln rubles through 2029
Russia's draft federal budget for 2027 and the 2028–2029 planning period keeps subsidies for radioelectronics manufacturers at up to 35.7 bln rubles for electronic component base and modules, according to the budget's explanatory note. It a…
Bureau 1440 unveils satellite terminal line, including compact concept
Russia's Bureau 1440, part of IX Holding, presented a line of subscriber terminals for its low-orbit satellite broadband service at the Digital Solutions forum. The serial 1440.ULTRA offers data rates up to 700 Mbit/s, while the 1440.MINI i…
FAS finds cartel in school bread supplies in Voronezh region worth over 650 mln rubles
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has detected a cartel in bread supplies for schools in the Voronezh region, according to TASS and RIA Novosti. TASS reported the collusion involved kindergartens and schools and was worth more tha…