The blast hit the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant, which produces ammunition and pyrotechnics, according to publicly available information.

He reiterated that Moscow would resort to all weapons in its arsenal, including nuclear ones, if its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad was threatened.

The comments come after special envoy Kirill Dmitriev was in the U.S. for talks this week.

Pro-war Telegram channels reported that Russian forces may have lost the relics during a withdrawal in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

Yury Dmitriev's supporters have warned that his life could be at risk if he is not moved to a civilian hospital immediately.

Major General Sergei Nikitushkin served in Russia’s war against Ukraine and was promoted to major general by President Vladimir Putin in December 2024.

Budapest previously expelled 10 Russian diplomats for activities incompatible with their status, wording that is often used as a euphemism for spying.

A record 34.9% of total budget spending is set to remain classified in 2027.

Poets and authors accused the authorities of failing to promote their work and restricting their access to schools and literary events.

At least 22 people have been killed in bear attacks across Russia in 2026, as climate change has forced bears to find new food sources.

The meetings focused on prospects for a settlement as well as humanitarian issues, including prisoner of war exchanges and displaced children.

Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov said in February that his ministry was restoring more than 20,000 civil defense facilities nationwide.

Experts blame the nationwide spate of killings on climate change and human incompetence.

Payments to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine and their families would also rise.

Rights groups have said that Alexander Kynev was hospitalized at a medical facility inside a Moscow detention center for bone fractures and other injuries after his arrest last week on drug charges.

Moscow accused the alliance of a "dangerous and reckless course" that entailed "high risks of the outbreak of a direct armed conflict."

The government repeatedly imposed curbs on gasoline and diesel exports to rein in rising fuel prices and tackle shortages.

Ponomaryov declined to confirm or deny whether he had been tipped off, but said that the allegations mark “a new level of escalation” by Russia.

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow “categorically denies the existence of any political prisoners” in Russian jails.