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Gas injection into Europe’s storage facilities falls 13% in May, reserves at five-year low
Gas withdrawals from European storage facilities in May totaled 863 mln cubic meters, up 1.5% year-on-year
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•Updated Jun 2, 2026
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What we know about Russia's delivering retaliatory strike on Ukrainian military sites
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the goals of the strike were achieved
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Russia’s victory to ensure full protection for Zaporozhye nuke plant — facility’s chief
According to Yury Chernichuk, all necessary measures have been taken to ensure the plant’s safety
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IN BRIEF: What to know of FSB exposed wiretapping scheme against Russian officials
According to the report, the spyware enabled hackers to wiretap calls and provided audio-and video-control near affected devices
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UAC chief says Russian aircraft could account for up to 100% of country’s fleet
Vadim Badekha also highlighted the current scale and pace of work on the civilian aircraft lineup
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Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys 72 Ukrainian heavy combat quadcopters over past day
Spokesman Ivan Bigma reported that air defense crews and mobile armed units shot down 46 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles
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Serbian president says he has no plans to run for another term in office
Aleksandar Vucic said that he might return as the country's prime minister
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Russian stock market rises at start of trading
As of 10:00 Moscow time, the MOEX and the RTS indices rose by 0.48%, reaching 2,582.33 points and 1,136.9 points, respectively
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Ukrainian attacks kill 35 Russians, injure more than 180 over week — diplomat
The largest number of civilian casualties was recorded in the Belgorod, Kherson, Zaporozhye Regions, as well as in the Donetsk People’s Repu…
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Russia develops drone detectors for intercepting Ukraine’s Hornet UAVs — expert
There are already two detectors operating in the Hornet’s operating zone, Igor Potapov said
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Serbia will not drop plans to join EU, president says
Aleksandar Vucic noted that Belgrade will do its job to meet the criteria for accession
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FSB exposes scheme of wiretapping high-ranking Russian officials
The installation of spyware onto the phones of high-ranking Russian officials became one of the largest operations by foreign special servic…
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Russia to produce around 500 tons of gold in 2026
Alexander Kozlov also said that silver production could increase by 7%
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Full ban on Russian oil will not be included in new EU sanctions package — Politico
Sources indicate that proposals for a full ban on Russian oil and maritime services restrictions do not yet have sufficient support among EU…
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AfD representatives to attend SPIEF to promote Germany’s economic interests
The party representative stressed that the lawmakers’ trip had been approved by the faction
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Su-75 Checkmate fighter developed for Russian Defense Ministry, foreign customers — UAC
According to CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, Vadim Badekha, the main advantage of the single-engine fighter is the lower cost of the…
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IN BRIEF: Ukrainian attacks aftermath, fire at Ilsky oil refinery, 148 downed UAVs
Drone debris also fell on the grounds of a facility in Alekseyevka in the Belgorod Region, causing a building and the equipment inside it to…
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US discussing additional deployments of nukes in Europe — FT
According to sources, the talks may not lead to any changes in nuclear-sharing agreements, as the administration of US President Donald Trum…
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Russia launches massive attack on Ukrainian defense plants — top brass
The attack was launched in response to the Kiev regime’s terrorist acts
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Putin’s instructions to the military following Staroblesk attack already there — Kremlin
The Russian president earlier said that "the Kiev leadership has decided to turn a new page in the series of its crimes"
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Battlegroup Center downs approximately 600 Baba Yaga heavy drones
The Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the battlegroup's unmanned systems personnel support the offensive operations of its assault te…
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EU deliberately turning blind eye to crimes of Zelensky regime — Russian envoy to UN
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya emphasized that the Ukrainian armed forces have been launching strikes on the nu…
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Israel-Lebanon ceasefire became cover for further aggression — Russian envoy to UN
According to Vasily Nebenzya, while the international community awaited the next round of talks scheduled, "the Israelis continued to method…
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Ex-Polish Ambassador refuses Ukrainian Order due to glorification of Banderites
Bartosz Cichocki surrendered the Order of Merit, 2nd Class, which Vladimir Zelensky had presented to him in June 2022
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Romania incident after Zelensky's appeal to Trump no coincidence — Russian Envoy
Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that the drone incident occurred the day after Vladimir Zelensky's appeal …
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Romania convened UN Security Council to fuel another anti-Russian wave — Russian envoy
Vasily Nebenzya stressed that Romania made unsubstantiated and biased accusations against Russia
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Objective probe into Romania incident requires drone debris handover to Russia — envoy
"All the circumstances of the incident should have been established through a thorough, objective, and depoliticized investigation, primaril…
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UN, IAEA trying to play both sides on Zaporozhye NPP issue — Russian Envoy
According to the Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya, vague wording and unsubstantiated calls for peace …
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Iran-US agreement could be finalized next week — Trump
The American leader pointed out that he had not agreed to the previous version of the document because he still has to get a few more points…
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Kiev troops shell DPR nine times over past day
Reports were received on the killing of two civilians and the wounding of four others
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France's statements on Tagor tanker are example of Europe's legal nihilism — Russian MFA
Maria Zakharova also added that the possibility of forcibly rerouting a vessel and escorting it from the high seas to a port of the warship'…
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Russian Embassy in Paris doing everything to protect Russians on Tagor tanker — MFA
Maria Zakharova noted that the vessel was "allegedly flying a 'false' flag"
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Russian diplomat draws UNSC attention to Romanian statements’ inconsistency
Vasily Nebenzya noted that initially Romanian officials spoke about an allegedly deliberate Russian strike on a civilian facility, but just …
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Lebanese parliament speaker tells US that Hezbollah is ready for ceasefire — media
US officials said they don’t think that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would agree on a total ceasefire
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Vucic says Serbia will not abolish visa-free travel with Russia
According to the Serbian President, even if someone makes such a decision, it will be immediately overturned
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Trump says agrees with Israel, Hezbollah on ceasefire terms in Lebanon
The US leader had a very productive call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and highly placed representatives of Hezbollah
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Putin says those responsible for attack on Starobelsk won't escape punishment
The Russian leader asked the prosecutor general and the Investigative Committee chairman to report about the work to identify the criminals
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Ukraine jeopardizes international navigation in Black Sea — experts
The threat to merchant vessels in exclusive economic zones of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Georgia "is assessed as elevated and likely to p…
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Russia to introduce restrictions on fruit imports from Armenia since June 2
Rosselkhoznadzor records more frequent instances of violations during supplies of Armenian fruits to Russia
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Trump says talks with Iran proceeding ‘at rapid pace’
The Iranian news agency reported earlier that Tehran had suspended indirect talks and exchanges of messages with US representatives