Zelenskyy confirms strike on oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces had carried out strikes against an oil refinery in Russia’s Yaroslavl Region and a Tu-95MS strategic bomber in Engels.
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
28.08.2026
Russia plans to mobilise 600,000 troops this year and next, Ukraine says
Ukrainian intelligence said Moscow has already decided to call up 300,000 this year and 300,000 in 2027, driven by massive losses and a collapse in voluntary recruitment. Kyiv expects the announcement
Azerbaijan
euronews.com
28.08.2026
Ukraine shot down a Russian plane at the airfield
The Security Service of Ukraine shot down a Tu-95MS missile carrier at the Engels airfield in the Saratov region of Russia.
Azerbaijan
report.az
28.08.2026
Kazakhstan, Russia seek to boost transport links and border capacity
Azerbaijan
trend.az
28.08.2026
Ukraine struck the Yaroslavl oil refinery in Russia
Ukraine attacked the "Slavneft-YANOS" Yaroslavl oil refinery (NEZ) with drones.
Azerbaijan
report.az
28.08.2026
Ukraine struck the Yaroslavl oil refinery in Russia
Ukraine attacked the "Slavneft-YANOS" Yaroslavl oil refinery (NEZ) with drones.
Azerbaijan
report.az
28.08.2026
Azerbaijan’s trade map is tilting west as Russia commerce slumps
The global economic architecture in 2026 continues to present a complex web of logistical rewiring and volatile commodity flows. For Azerbaijan, a pivotal energy and transit nexus bridging Eurasia, th
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
28.08.2026
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow warns UK ‘playing with fire’ over plans to help Kyiv produce missiles
Andy Burnham says UK will share technology with Ukraine to produce Storm Shadow missiles domestically
World
independent.co.uk
28.08.2026
Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization
A recent spike in traffic on Russia's southern border comes amid increasingly aggressing recruitment measures and worries of another military call-up.
Politics
politico.eu
28.08.2026
Russia threatens strikes on UK military targets, ‘catastrophic consequences’ over Ukraine
Russia threatened to strike British military targets inside and outside Ukraine after Moscow accused Kyiv of using Storm Shadow missiles against Donetsk.
World
foxnews.com
28.08.2026
Kherson residents urged to leave as Russian attacks threaten power and heating
Regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents to leave the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Thursday as Russian strikes damaged a district heating plant and threatened prolonged power and
World
france24.com
28.08.2026
Russian archaeologists found 15th-century silver coins
During rescue excavations in the Russian city of Kolomna, archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences discovered a remarkable hoard containing 2,600 silver coin
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
27.08.2026
Trump: Russia is not planning an attack on NATO countries
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Russia is not planning an attack on NATO countries.
Azerbaijan
report.az
27.08.2026
A fire at a gas and chemical plant in Russia's Far East has killed 15
Fifteen people have been killed in a blaze at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia’s Far East, the company that runs the plant said
World
abcnews.com
27.08.2026
C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit
C.I.A. analysts have questioned whether President Vladimir V. Putin’s advisers have given him honest assessments of the conflict.
Politics
nytimes.com
27.08.2026
Russian military serviceman killed in St Petersburg car blast
This is the latest in a series of blasts targeting military personnel and others linked to Russia's war on Ukraine.
World
aljazeera.com
27.08.2026
Trump thinks Russia has no intention of attacking NATO territory
Azerbaijan
apa.az
27.08.2026
Poland rules out hosting nuclear weapons despite Russian threat
BRUSSELS — Poland “does not want” allied nuclear weapons stationed on its territory, the country’s Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said Thursday, despite growing worries of a Russian incursion
Politics
politico.eu
27.08.2026
Russia’s overnight drone barrage ignites fires across Ukrainian cities
Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s Sumy and Odesa regions overnight on 27 August. At least one person was killed and seven injured, according to regional authorities.
World
euronews.com
27.08.2026
Mapped: The UK military bases threatened by Russia as Kremlin rages over missiles for Ukraine
Russia warned ‘London’s actions will inevitably carry consequences’
World
independent.co.uk
27.08.2026