Mother’s ultimate sacrifice: Woman dies under collapsed ceiling moments after saving her five children from burning house in Russia Gulnara Kostelnyuk, 31, died in the fire in Yakutsk, east Russia, on Wednesday The mother-of-five rescued her sleeping children from their burning home She was killed by a falling wooden beam in front of her 14-year-old … Read more
Beijing’s new stealth bomber H-20 may have the capabilities of striking US military bases far beyond the Chinese shores with nuclear missiles, according to a report by a UK think thank. The long-range subsonic warplane is one of China’s most mysterious military projects in recent years and currently under development. The Pentagon believes that the bomber would … Read more
Russia has successfully tested a new missile capable of destroying Western satellites, followed by another weapon ‘to be used on US cities in the event of a nuclear war’. The US warned that the first missile tested will be capable of destroying Western satellites in low earth orbit. Meanwhile, Russia today claimed a successful test launch … Read more
Donald Trump is planning to pardon his disgraced national security adviser Michael Flynn, Axios reported Tuesday. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia‘s ambassador before Trump took office. He sought to withdraw the guilty plea in January, arguing that prosecutors violated his rights and duped him into a plea agreement. … Read more
Vladimir Putin cannot take Russia’s ‘safe’ covid vaccine because it is uncertified, Kremlin says Kremlin has said President Vladimir Putin cannot take Russia’s Covid vaccine ‘The head of state can’t take part in vaccination as a volunteer,’ spokesperson said Putin announced last month that Russia had developed a second vaccine The country registered its first … Read more
Russia‘s coronavirus vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V, is more than 90 per cent effective and costs less than $10 (£7) per dose, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund, bankrolled by the country’s own sovereign wealth fund. The update interim results were announced via a hastily arranged virtual briefing and a press release sent out this … Read more
Seven die after drinking coronavirus hand sanitiser when alcohol ran out at a party in Russia Two more people remain in a coma in an intensive care ward, say reports Group of nine people drank the antiseptic hand wash at a party in Yakutia region The first three victims were a 41-year-old woman and two … Read more
A prominent critic of Valdimir Putin has claimed that the Russian president was suffering from cancer and underwent surgery earlier this year. Valery Solovei, who claims to have sources ‘at the epicentre of decision making’, suggested 68-year-old Putin had the operation in February. Another unnmaed source suggested the operation was on Putin’s abdomen. It comes … Read more
Bus passenger is stabbed to death in Russia after berating a couple for not wearing Covid masks Andrey Khabursky, 53, was killed getting off a bus in St Petersburg, Russia He argued with welder Alexey Verbitsky, 40, who was not wearing a face mask Verbitsky allegedly stabbed him in the back and has been taken into … Read more
Giant 200-ton dumper truck reverses off a 80ft cliff and erupts into flames – but driver somehow escapes alive A truck reverses off cliff at the Kachkanarsky Ore Mining and Processing Plant BelAZ dumper truck overturned in at the plant in Sverdlovsk region of Russia The unnamed driver managed to escape the vehicle alive … Read more