Monday, October 12, 2026

Russia

  1. Moscow Monday, October 12, 2026

    Rosatom's "victory" in dispute with Finnish company: The Insider says it owes over €600 million

    Kremlin media described the outcome as a win for Rosatom. According to The Insider, the company must in fact pay the Finnish side more than €600 million.

  2. Russia Sunday, October 11, 2026

    Israel declines to intervene for scientist with Israeli citizenship jailed in Russia over FBK donations

    According to Haaretz, Israel will not step in on behalf of a scientist sentenced in Russia to 3.5 years in a penal colony for donating to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

  3. Vladimir Sunday, October 11, 2026

    Yandex restricts file downloads from Yandex Disk after data-centre attack

    The company deliberately limited functions of its cloud storage, Meduza reports. BBC calls the strike the third on Yandex this week.

  4. Vladimir Sunday, October 11, 2026

    Meduza: drones attack Yandex data center in Vladimir

    According to the outlet, it is the third Yandex data center to be targeted. Users in various parts of Russia report service outages.

  5. Irkutsk Thursday, October 8, 2026

    A plague-lab worker's death: the WHO is waiting for answers from Moscow

    Russia says no dangerous pathogen was found and calls reports of a second case false. The cause of death is still unexplained.