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Russia's Investigative Committee said the aircraft was carrying seven crew along with 23 passengers.

Russian military aircraft with 30 on board crashes in Crimean peninsula

April 01, 2026 2:01 pm

Russian An-26 plane crashed in Crimea has presumably left 30 people dead after the military transport aircraft disappeared from radar during a routine mission on Tuesday evening.

gulag, Prisoners transported via ship to a camp on Sakhalin island (Wikimedia Commons)

Russia moves to replace Gulag museum: How did the Stalin-era labour camps operate?

February 24, 2026 2:27 pm

The word 'gulag' has become shorthand for state terror. Behind the acronym lies one of history's most methodical and devastating systems of human punishment, one that shaped modern Russia and left scars that haven't fully healed

Russia's Lukoil says it plans to sell international assets due to Western sanctions

October 28, 2025 4:58 am

The planned sale of the assets is the most consequential action so far by a Russian company in the wake of Western sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine, which started in February 2022.

Blast at factory in Russia's Ryazan kills 11, injures 130

August 16, 2025 1:56 pm

Ryazan region governor Pavel Malkov said on Friday that the incident had been triggered by a fire breaking out inside a workshop at the factory.

Who is Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian President making headlines again?

August 03, 2025 12:52 pm

This week, Medvedev’s threats prompted US President Donald Trump to take a dramatic step: repositioning two US nuclear submarines to unspecified regions.

Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban government of Afghanistan

July 04, 2025 11:07 am

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi welcomed the move, calling it a “courageous step” and expressing hope that it would set an example for other countries.

Two bridges blown up in Russia near Ukraine border; at least 7 killed, 69 injured ahead of planned peace talks

June 01, 2025 2:32 pm

Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed that both blasts were deliberate, linking the two incidents.

North Korea and Russia begin building their first road link

May 01, 2025 11:58 am

Relations and exchange programs between the two countries have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

10 including 5 children dead in Russia apartment collapse

August 03, 2024 6:37 pm

Another 15 people, including seven children, have been rescued, according to officials.

Passenger train carriages derail in Russia's north, injuring 20

June 27, 2024 1:42 am

The Investigative Committee, Russia's most important investigating authority, was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies that no deaths had occurred in the incident outside the town of Inta. Nine carriages left the rails.