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Russias second-largest bank VTB expects to make a record annual profit close to 500 billion roubles this year, CEO Andrei Kostin said, but a decision on paying dividends will ultimately be up to the...

Ruslan Palitsyn was found with serious burns covering 90 per cent of his body after he set himself on fire outside a military enlistment facility in St Petersburg, Russia and has since died

The young man was found with serious burns covering 90 per cent of his body after he set himself on fire outside a military enlistment facility in St Petersburg, Russia

A journalist for a leading St.

One victim, who fell in love with her alleged murderer, died after she was stabbed multiple times before being thrown into a pre-dug hole, covered with brushwood and set alight.

An unknown person broke into the substation at night.

Soviet dissident Alexander Skobov has been detained for “justifying terrorism” in social media posts about last month’s deadly concert attack outside Moscow, the St.

One resident said they woke up with a headache due to a mysterious smell reported across Europe.

Alexander Lapin could head a military district that oversees parts of the nations defense strategy in Russias western region.

A strong smell resembling that of sulphur or burnt rubber was detected in the region around Finland's capital Helsinki, the city's rescue department said on Sunday. The smell has been reported in an area spanning at least 60 km (37 miles) along Finland's southern coastline, the department said. "The rescue department and other authorities are looking into the matter," it wrote in a post on X.