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Russia Today
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Fired Russian transport minister commits suicide hours after dismissal
Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit has committed suicide hours after being dismissed from his post by President Vladimir Putin. Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed on Monday that Starovoit's body was found in a private car in Moscow Region with a gunshot wound. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Russia Today
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Woman killed in Ukrainian drone raid on Russia (VIDEOS)
At least one civilian was killed and several others injured as Ukrainian drones targeted multiple regions of Russia overnight, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, local authorities have said. A woman died in Rostov Region when a drone crashed into an apartment building in the village of Dolotinka, acting Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed early Friday morning. The two-story residential block partially collapsed after the impact, killing a retired woman who had worked as a teacher. Twenty residents were evacuated, and emergency teams were dispatched to the site. The drone raids also affected the Azov and Tarasovsky districts in Rostov Region. In Azov, a blast shattered windows in a residential building, and debris from another drone landed on a local stadium. No casualties were reported in those incidents. At least four drones were reported to have crashed in the Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Region, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyov. Two civilians were injured, including a 60-year-old man who suffered a closed head injury and lost three teeth, and a 40-year-old man who sustained an open neck wound and a chest contusion. The drone strike also damaged a local substation, causing temporary power outages in several neighborhoods, according to the head of the Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Oksana Yerokhanova. Emergency services and energy workers remain on-site to restore electricity and assess the damage. Officials said Russian air defenses successfully engaged most incoming targets but acknowledged that some drones penetrated the defenses, causing 'tragic consequences.' The Russian Defense Ministry said a total of 48 drones were intercepted over five regions overnight, including 26 in Rostov, 12 in Kursk, six in Belgorod, three in Oryol, and one in Lipetsk Region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials have claimed that the Russian military launched a wave of missile and drone strikes targeting Kiev. Multiple blurred-out videos shared on Ukrainian social media appeared to show the aftermath, with numerous fires lighting up the city skyline. The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to issue an official statement regarding the reported strike. However, it regularly conducts missile and drone operations against Ukrainian military infrastructure, maintaining that it does not target civilians and accusing Kiev of placing air defense systems in densely populated areas.
Russia Today
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Woman killed in Ukrainian drone raid on Russia
At least one civilian was killed and several others injured as Ukrainian drones targeted multiple regions of Russia overnight, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, local authorities have said. A woman died in the Rostov Region when a drone crashed into an apartment building in the village of Dolotinka, acting Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed early Friday morning. The two-story, eight-apartment residential block partially collapsed after the impact, killing a retired woman who had worked as a teacher. Twenty residents were evacuated, and emergency teams were dispatched to the site. The drone raids also affected the Azov and Tarasovsky districts in the Rostov Region. In Azov, a blast shattered windows in a residential building, and another drone's debris landed on a local stadium. No casualties were reported in those incidents. At least four explosions were reported in the Moscow Region, north of the capital, where one man sustained minor injuries from shrapnel, according to the head of the Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Oksana Yerokhanova. The drone strike also damaged critical energy infrastructure, including a substation, resulting in localized power outages, Yerokhanova said. Authorities closed access to several streets as emergency crews responded. Officials in both regions said Russian air defenses successfully engaged most incoming targets but acknowledged that some drones penetrated the defenses, causing 'tragic consequences.' Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials have claimed that the Russian military launched a wave of missile and drone strikes targeting Kiev. Multiple blurred-out videos shared on Ukrainian social media appeared to show the aftermath, with numerous fires lighting up the city skyline. The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to issue an official statement regarding the latest reported strike. However, it regularly conducts missile and drone operations against Ukrainian military infrastructure, maintaining that it does not target civilians and accusing Kiev of placing air defense systems in densely populated areas.
Russia Today
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Woman apprehended while planting car bomb – FSB (VIDEO)
A young woman in St. Petersburg has been caught placing a bomb under a car, according to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). The suspect allegedly acted on orders from Ukraine and was targeting a defense industry employee. In a statement on Thursday, the agency said that it had 'disrupted the activities of a Russian citizen, born in 2002, who was involved in preparing a terrorist act on behalf of Ukrainian special services.' 'She was detained by FSB officers at the moment she was laying an improvised explosive device under the car of the intended target,' according to the agency, which released the video of the purported act and the arrest. The clip shows the woman walking with a phone in her hand, and then sliding an unidentified package under a Mercedes SUV. After being arrested, she initially claimed she had merely been tasked with tracking the vehicle, but seconds later acknowledged that she had also 'tried to plant some kind of a device' under it. According to the FSB, in June 2024, the woman reached out to Ukrainian special services, telling them 'she was ready to participate in sabotage and terrorist activities in exchange for help leaving [Russia] and obtaining citizenship in an EU country.' While carrying out tasks for her supervising officer, the woman painted pro-Ukrainian slogans in public places in Moscow Region and tried to set fire to a railway facility, the FSB said. In April 2025, she allegedly traveled to St. Petersburg to follow an unnamed defense industry employee, planning to blow up his car with an improvised explosive device. Moscow has accused Ukrainian special services of hatching numerous sabotage and assassination plots targeting Russian officials and opinion leaders. In December 2024, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops, was killed in Moscow by a bomb attached to a scooter; Kiev later claimed responsibility for the assassination.
Russia Today
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian FSB catches woman planting car bomb (VIDEO)
A young woman in St. Petersburg has been caught placing a bomb under a car, according to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). The suspect allegedly acted on orders from Ukraine and was targeting a defense industry employee. In a statement on Thursday, the agency said that it had 'disrupted the activities of a Russian citizen, born in 2002, who was involved in preparing a terrorist act on behalf of Ukrainian special services.' 'She was detained by FSB officers at the moment she was laying an improvised explosive device under the car of the intended target,' according to the agency, which released the video of the purported act and the arrest. The clip shows the woman walking with a phone in her hand, and then sliding an unidentified package under a Mercedes SUV. After being arrested, she initially claimed she had merely been tasked with tracking the vehicle, but seconds later acknowledged that she had also 'tried to plant some kind of a device' under it. According to the FSB, in June 2024, the woman reached out to Ukrainian special services, telling them 'she was ready to participate in sabotage and terrorist activities in exchange for help leaving [Russia] and obtaining citizenship in an EU country.' While carrying out tasks for her supervising officer, the woman painted pro-Ukrainian slogans in public places in Moscow Region and tried to set fire to a railway facility, the FSB said. In April 2025, she allegedly traveled to St. Petersburg to follow an unnamed defense industry employee, planning to blow up his car with an improvised explosive device. Moscow has accused Ukrainian special services of hatching numerous sabotage and assassination plots targeting Russian officials and opinion leaders. In December 2024, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops, was killed in Moscow by a bomb attached to a scooter; Kiev later claimed responsibility for the assassination.
