A Russian general serving as deputy head of Russian military intelligence was shot and seriously wounded in Moscow on Friday, officials said – the latest in a series of attacks on top military figures.

The Kremlin said Russian and US negotiators agreed on the urgent need to launch new nuclear arms talks after New START expired, as Washington pushed to include China in any future treaty.

Earlier this month, Russia's far east Kamchatka region declared an emergency situation due to a massive snowstorm that left its major city partially paralysed. View on euronews

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has invited Zelenskyy to Moscow for a meeting, promising security guarantees for the Ukrainian president.

One of Moscow’s top universities is offering plush signing bonuses to encourage students to enlist in non-combat military positions, but legal experts warned the recruitment efforts rely on deceptive tactics that instead are thrusting the young academics into the throes of war.

EADaily, February 6th, 2026. In the north-west of Moscow, an attempt was made on the first deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (already GU, renamed) General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant-General Vladimir Alekseev.

A major fire engulfed a Moscow building housing Russian media outlets including Izvestia, REN TV and Channel Five today, forcing an emergency evacuation

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