Reuters reports Russia’s NORSI refinery halts operations after Ukrainian drone strike
Russia’s NORSI oil refinery in Kstovo, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, has suspended operations after sustaining damage in a Ukrainian drone strike in the early hours of April 5, the Reuters news agency reported, citing sources.
Russia’s internet regulator blames Rostelecom network fault for widespread outages
Roskomnadzor told the St. Petersburg-based news outlet Fontanka that a fault on Rostelecom’s backbone network caused the widespread disruption to bank websites and apps, telecom operators, and other services in Russia on the evening of April 6.
Russian oil prices hit 13-year high amid Strait of Hormuz closure
Russian Urals crude loaded at the Baltic port of Primorsk was priced at $116.05 a barrel as of April 2, Bloomberg reported, citing data from the Argus Media news agency. That is the highest level since 2013, when prices reached $113–115 a barrel, according to Bloomberg’s infographic.
Russia revises launch timeline for Luna-28, Luna-29, and Luna-30 spacecraft
Russia has revised the launch timeline for the Luna-28, Luna-29, and Luna-30 spacecraft, according to the Russian business daily Kommersant, which cited a presentation by Russian Academy of Sciences Vice President Sergei Chernyshev at a meeting of the academy.
Report: Russian marketplaces begin blocking users who connect via VPN
Russian airline drew almost no tourists on subsidized Moscow-Pyongyang route
Russian airline Nordwind, which received federal aviation authority approval in July 2025 to fly direct between Moscow and Pyongyang, has failed to attract tourists on the route, the Russian business daily Kommersant reports.
Russia has shifted to a year-round conscription system. Here’s what that means for the country’s young men.
April traditionally marks the start of Russia’s spring conscription campaign for mandatory military service. But this year, things have changed — conscription now runs year-round. Much about how the new system works is already becoming clear: restrictions on draft-eligible men are being imposed more often, enforcement is tightening, and the risk of ending up in a combat zone remains high. To understand how the process is changing and what risks potential conscripts and their families face, Meduza spoke with lawyers specializing in military law.
Russian court designates Chechen Republic of Ichkeria a ‘terrorist organization,’ bans its units across Europe
Ukrainian drone strike kills family of 3, including 12-year-old, in Russia
Student stabs teacher to death outside school in Russia
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