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Russian and Kyrgyz Scientists Explore a Drowned Medieval City

Russian and Kyrgyz Scientists Explore a Drowned Medieval City

Published by Jenni Sidey

Russian and Kyrgyz scientists are exploring the ruins of the medieval trading center of Turu-Aygyr, submerged in the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan for centuries. Their findings were first reported by the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) last November, when it launched a joint archeological mission with the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic to study the drowned city. An important stop on the Silk Road between China and the West, which flourished between the 1st century BCE and the 14th to 15th centuries CE, Turu-Aygyr was destroyed by an earthquake at the beginning of the 15th century and subsequently disappeared under the lake’s surface. According to researcher Valery Kolchenko, head of the Kyrgyz contingent, while the city may have already been abandoned by then, the region’s population changed drastically following the earthquake, with medieval settlers being replaced by nomads. Related Articles From the 10th to the 13th centuries, the Issyk-Kul Lake area was under the control of the Karakhanids, a Turkic dynasty, …

Chairman of US Commission of Fine Arts Attends ‘Russian Davos’

Chairman of US Commission of Fine Arts Attends ‘Russian Davos’

Published by Jenni Sidey

Late last week, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the chairman of the US Commission of Fine Arts, became the first US official to participate in St. Petersburg’s so-called “Russian Davos” in nearly a decade, according to reports. The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is designed to attract foreign investment in Russia, but has seen a drop in attendance of high-profile Western leaders since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. In a stark reminder, Ukrainian drones struck oil and military targets on the outskirts of St Petersburg as the major, four-day forum prepared to open June 3, reported the BBC. “Given such distinguished guests and the importance of the event itself, we couldn’t ignore it — so we rushed off to St Petersburg,” Denys Shtilierman, co-founder of the Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, ironically wrote on X. Related Articles Earlier, on June 2, Democratic Illinois Senator Dick Durbin asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explain the presence of US officials at SPIEF. However, in response, Rubio said he “was not …

Russian drone attack damages site near Chornobyl nuclear plant | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian drone attack damages site near Chornobyl nuclear plant | Russia-Ukraine war News

Published by Sam Flores

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns ‘extremely vile’ attack that did not lead to spike in radiation. Published On 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026 Russian forces have targeted a storage facility ⁠for spent nuclear ⁠fuel near Ukraine’s Chornobyl power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The attack on Sunday significantly damaged a fuel-reception building metres away from where “large amounts of nuclear ⁠material” is stored, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which said it had been briefed by Ukraine. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Russia has regularly attacked Ukrainian cities and infrastructure with drones and missiles since its full-scale invasion of the country in 2022. In February 2025, Russia allegedly used a Shahed drone to damage a containment arch over the Chornobyl reactor that was destroyed in the ‌April 1986 explosion and meltdown. Zelenskyy called Sunday’s attack “extremely vile”, accusing Russia of using a Shahed attack drone. “As of now, there are no readings exceeding normal background radiation levels. But there is ⁠certainly an increase in Russia’s brazenness, which long ago went …

Armenians Vote in General Election Under Russian Pressure Aimed at Preventing a Drift Toward West

Armenians Vote in General Election Under Russian Pressure Aimed at Preventing a Drift Toward West

Published by Sam Flores

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenians voted in a parliamentary election Sunday as the incumbent government, under mounting Russian pressure, sought to loosen ties with Moscow and deepen cooperation with the West. Polling closed at 8 p.m. local time, with preliminary results expected Monday. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his governing Civil Contract party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia. The opposition they face includes some parties that are vocally pro-Russia. Casting his vote on Sunday, Pashinyan said that the country would continue strengthening its independence, statehood, democracy and rule of law. “The European Union is our main partner in democratic reform implementation, and we will continue that path,” he said. He also stressed that there were no tensions between Armenia and Moscow, saying “our relations with Russia are institutional and based on mutual respect,” the Armenpress news agency reported. Russian officials have hit Armenian exports with a barrage of restrictions in recent weeks. President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have made thinly veiled threats comparing Armenia’s path …

Russian Nationalists Slam Zelenskiy Letter as PR Stunt Designed to Stir Discontent

Russian Nationalists Slam Zelenskiy Letter as PR Stunt Designed to Stir Discontent

Published by Sam Flores

MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) – Russian nationalists dismissed on Friday an open ⁠letter ⁠penned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to President ⁠Vladimir Putin as a malicious public relations stunt designed to stir up discontent inside Russia rather ​than end the war.    Zelenskiy published his letter, in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than four years of fighting, ‌as Putin was holding an event with ‌foreign news editors at his showcase economic forum in St Petersburg. Putin stuck to his hardline stance on the war during the meeting and said ⁠his troops were ⁠advancing on the battlefield every day. But he also said U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposals ​for peace could end the fighting if Kyiv was ready to compromise. Both sides accuse the other of refusing to compromise. Putin – who is due to speak later on Friday at the forum – has yet to respond to the letter, but his spokesman said he had been briefed on its contents. Russian nationalists and war bloggers ​were scathing in …

Ukrainian MP Savages Labour Government's Decision To Ease Russian Oil Sanctions

Ukrainian MP Savages Labour Government's Decision To Ease Russian Oil Sanctions

Published by Sam Flores

A rescue worker puts out a fire of a building damaged after a Russian strike on Chernihiv region, Ukraine.  A Ukrainian MP has savaged the UK government’s decision to ease sanctions on oil produced in Russia. Ministers triggered an angry backlash last month after announcing they would allow the import of Russian jet fuel and diesel which has been refined in other countries amid concerns about potential shortages caused by the war in Iran. The move appeared to fly in the face of a previous government pledge to block Russian oil refined in other countries in order to “further restrict the flow of funds to the Kremlin”. The government insisted it was only a temporary measure while tougher sanctions are phased in. But on Sky News this morning, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko hit out at the move, which he said was “a big moral and strategic mistake” which will boost Russia and ensure the war lasts longer. He said: “The United Kingdom, from the very beginning, was one of our biggest supporters, and the United …

New video shows apparent Ukrainian attacks on Russian targets in St. Petersburg

New video shows apparent Ukrainian attacks on Russian targets in St. Petersburg

Published by Sam Flores

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France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked oil tanker

France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked oil tanker

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French authorities have taken into custody the Russian captain of a seized oil tanker believed to be part of Moscow’s shadow fleet, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. The French navy detained the Tagor on Sunday in international waters with the help of Britain on suspicion the ship was flying a false flag after its captain refused to comply with orders. The captain was arrested on Tuesday and faces up to one year in prison and a 150,000-euro ($174,000) fine, said the prosecutor in the northwestern city of Brest, Stéphane Kellenberger. The shipowner, currently being identified, may be subject to the same penalties, he added. Read moreFrance backed by Britain intercepts sanctioned oil tanker sailing from Russia The Tagor is suspected of carrying Russian or Iranian oil despite international sanctions, and is linked to petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, according to open-source database Opensanctions.org. Shamkhani is the son of security official Ali Shamkhani, who was an adviser to the former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, both of whom were killed on February 28, the first …

Ukrainian Drone Smashes Into Russian Passenger Bus, Killing 8 Civilians

Ukrainian Drone Smashes Into Russian Passenger Bus, Killing 8 Civilians

Published by Jenni Sidey

The last 48 hours have seen massive, devastating Russian missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities, which left at 18 dead and over 100 injured. Russia said this was in response to the Starobelsk dormitory attack of last month and other drone attacks targeting Russian territory. But Ukrainian forces have upped the ante once again, this time with a mass casualty event in Russian-control Donetsk region. “A Ukrainian drone strike killed seven people and wounded 11 others in the occupied Donetsk region after crashing into a passenger bus, Kremlin-installed authorities said Wednesday morning, as overnight attacks killed at least two people in Russia,” The Moscow Times reports. State media later revised the death toll up to eight killed. Widely circulated social media image of bus after drone attack in Donetsk. The strike happened in the town of Yenakiieve, while the group was being bussed to Simferopol in Crimea, all the way from Moscow on a long-distance route. “According to preliminary reports, seven civilians were killed,” Denis Pushilin, the Kremlin-installed head of the Donetsk …

Ukrainian drones hit Saint Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in the city

Ukrainian drones hit Saint Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in the city

Published by Sam Flores

Ukrainian long-range drones hit an oil terminal in the Russian city of St Petersburg on June 3, setting the facility ablaze. It came hours before Vladimir Putin’s showcase economic forum got under way in the city, apparently an attempt to embarrass the Kremlin chief. Moscow said it would keep striking Ukraine systematically in response to such attacks. Keywords for this article Source link