00:01 (21:01 in your timezone)
THE
HEAR
This page is an archive of main headlines from Russia for 16.11.2025.
It displays 109 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
16.11.2025 ⇢ The Day Ukraine Drone Attacks Continued and Putin-Trump Talks Were Delayed
⌨Russian media began the day reporting a Ukrainian drone attack on Volgograd, injuring three. Throughout the day, further drone attacks were reported across various Russian regions, with 57 downed overnight and another 16 shot down in three hours. Concurrently, Russian media focused on US-Russia relations, with the Russian Embassy in the US noting a "window of opportunity" for normalization. However, the anticipated Putin-Trump meeting was reportedly postponed. The conflict in Ukraine remained a central theme, with reports of Russia seizing two new villages and discussions around Ukrainian military casualties and morale. Towards the evening, an attack on the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery was reported, alongside continued focus on declining Ukrainian troop morale.
16.11.2025
00:01
00:09
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
00:09 (21:09 in your timezone)
00:18
The Kremlin is at fault for a $100 embezzlement scheme recently busted by anti-graft authorities, Mikhail Podoliak has argued
00:18 (21:18 in your timezone)
00:43
RIA Novosti
Повреждения посольства Азербайджана в Киеве указывают на ракеты ПВО Patriot, сообщил источник
00:43 (21:43 in your timezone)
01:00
01:00 (22:00 in your timezone)
01:08
01:08 (22:08 in your timezone)
01:08
RIA Novosti
БПЛА атаковали жилые дома в двух районах Волгограда
01:08 (22:08 in your timezone)
01:08
01:08 (22:08 in your timezone)
01:16
01:16 (22:16 in your timezone)
01:16
01:16 (22:16 in your timezone)
01:25
01:25 (22:25 in your timezone)
01:25
01:25 (22:25 in your timezone)
01:42
01:42 (22:42 in your timezone)
02:07
02:07 (23:07 in your timezone)
02:40
02:40 (23:40 in your timezone)
03:06
Police used tear gas to disperse the rally outside the presidential palace on Saturday
03:06 (00:06 in your timezone)
03:56
03:56 (00:56 in your timezone)
04:12
04:12 (01:12 in your timezone)
04:46
04:46 (01:46 in your timezone)
04:47 (01:47)⇢Drones Attack Volgograd Homes
⌨Russian media is primarily focused on a Ukrainian drone attack in Volgograd, with multiple outlets reporting residential buildings were hit and three people injured (Interfax.ru, Lenta.ru, NTV.ru, RBC.ru, RIA Novosti). Separately, an update on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's power line disconnection has been reported to the IAEA (Rossiyskaya Gazeta).
05:02
The leader discussed the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Kremlin said
05:02 (02:02 in your timezone)
05:10
RIA Novosti
ВС России сожгли машины ВСУ, пытавшиеся прорваться в Купянск
05:10 (02:10 in your timezone)
05:17
05:17 (02:17 in your timezone)
05:18
05:18 (02:18 in your timezone)
06:00
06:00 (03:00 in your timezone)
06:50
Donald Tusk said that the new bombshell corruption scandal makes it harder to rally support for Kiev
06:50 (03:50 in your timezone)
06:50
06:50 (03:50 in your timezone)
07:31
RIA Novosti
Welt: Киев превратился в опасное место для Зеленского
07:31 (04:31 in your timezone)
07:56
RIA Novosti
Над семью регионами за ночь сбили 57 украинских БПЛА
07:56 (04:56 in your timezone)
07:56
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline coalition partner Itamar Ben-Gvir has claimed that the Palestinian nation was “artificially invented”
07:56 (04:56 in your timezone)
07:56
07:56 (04:56 in your timezone)
09:30
09:30 (06:30 in your timezone)
10:13
10:13 (07:13 in your timezone)
10:13
10:13 (07:13 in your timezone)
10:21
10:21 (07:21 in your timezone)
10:22
Kommersant
10:22 (07:22 in your timezone)
10:24 (07:24)⇢US-Russia: A Window Opens
⌨Russian media is primarily focused on the potential for normalizing relations with the US, with the Russian Embassy in the US noting an "opening window of opportunity" (Kommersant, RBC.ru). Concurrently, coverage continues on Ukrainian drone attacks, including 57 downed UAVs overnight in seven regions (RIA Novosti) and previous attacks in Volgograd (Interfax.ru, Lenta.ru).
10:32
10:32 (07:32 in your timezone)
10:32
10:32 (07:32 in your timezone)
11:08
The rally came after the Ukrainian leader’s close associate was implicated in a $100 million kickback scheme and fled the country
11:08 (08:08 in your timezone)
11:27
11:27 (08:27 in your timezone)
11:27
11:27 (08:27 in your timezone)
11:53
11:53 (08:53 in your timezone)
11:53
The Moscow Times
11:53 (08:53 in your timezone)
11:54
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
11:54 (08:54 in your timezone)
11:54
11:54 (08:54 in your timezone)
11:54
RIA Novosti
В Кремле рассказали о контактах России и США по украинскому урегулированию
11:54 (08:54 in your timezone)
11:54
11:54 (08:54 in your timezone)
12:03
12:03 (09:03 in your timezone)
12:03
12:03 (09:03 in your timezone)
12:12
12:12 (09:12 in your timezone)
12:22
RIA Novosti
"Им осталось недолго". От Зеленского отвернулся ближайший союзник
12:22 (09:22 in your timezone)
12:22
12:22 (09:22 in your timezone)
13:00
The Moscow Times
13:00 (10:00 in your timezone)
13:00
13:00 (10:00 in your timezone)
13:19
13:19 (10:19 in your timezone)
13:19
The bloc is wasting money on Kiev despite it having “no chance” of winning against Moscow, the Hungarian PM has said
13:19 (10:19 in your timezone)
13:19
13:19 (10:19 in your timezone)
13:20 (10:20)⇢Ukraine Talks Continue, Putin-Trump Delayed
⌨Russian media continues to focus on US-Russia relations regarding Ukrainian settlement, with Ushakov stating contacts are ongoing and the Putin-Trump meeting postponed (Interfax.ru, Kommersant, RBC.ru, TASS). Concurrently, several outlets criticize Ukraine, suggesting the conflict's end equals the end of Zelenskyy's career and discussing an ally turning away (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, RIA Novosti).
14:17
14:17 (11:17 in your timezone)
14:45
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
14:45 (11:45 in your timezone)
14:45
14:45 (11:45 in your timezone)
14:53
14:53 (11:53 in your timezone)
14:53
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
14:53 (11:53 in your timezone)
15:10
Kommersant
15:10 (12:10 in your timezone)
15:10
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Во Львове развернулась неожиданная «кошачья дискуссия», затронувшая «русскоязычность хвостатых»
15:10 (12:10 in your timezone)
15:10
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
15:10 (12:10 in your timezone)
15:10
NBC’s Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’, the US president has claimed
15:10 (12:10 in your timezone)
15:22
15:22 (12:22 in your timezone)
16:44
16:44 (13:44 in your timezone)
17:21
17:21 (14:21 in your timezone)
17:37
Kommersant
17:37 (14:37 in your timezone)
17:37
17:37 (14:37 in your timezone)
17:37
The Moscow Times (English)
The Russian Ministry of Defense said its troops had taken Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region. 1
17:37 (14:37 in your timezone)
17:37
17:37 (14:37 in your timezone)
17:37
The strike, which also targeted coastal-defense launchers, was carried out in Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Defense Ministry has said
17:37 (14:37 in your timezone)
17:37
17:37 (14:37 in your timezone)
17:39 (14:39)⇢Ukraine War: Frontline Gains and Western Reactions
⌨Russian media continues to focus on the conflict with Ukraine, with reports of Russia seizing two new villages (The Moscow Times (English)) and an Iskander missile strike hitting a HIMARS (RT (Russia Today)). Additionally, Ukrainian forces attacked three municipalities in the Belgorod region (TASS). Some outlets also discuss NATO perceiving Russia's Burevestnik missile as a serious threat (RBC.ru) and Orban assessing the likelihood of a Russian attack on the EU (Lenta.ru).
18:11
18:11 (15:11 in your timezone)
18:12
18:12 (15:12 in your timezone)
18:16
18:16 (15:16 in your timezone)
18:24
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
18:24 (15:24 in your timezone)
18:24
RIA Novosti
ПВО сбила 16 украинских беспилотников над тремя регионами России
18:24 (15:24 in your timezone)
18:46
18:46 (15:46 in your timezone)
19:02
19:02 (16:02 in your timezone)
19:11
19:11 (16:11 in your timezone)
19:11
19:11 (16:11 in your timezone)
19:11
19:11 (16:11 in your timezone)
19:27
Kommersant
19:27 (16:27 in your timezone)
19:27
19:27 (16:27 in your timezone)
19:38
A truce or peace talks could take place by next spring, Alexander Stubb has said
19:38 (16:38 in your timezone)
19:46
19:46 (16:46 in your timezone)
19:55
19:55 (16:55 in your timezone)
20:30
20:30 (17:30 in your timezone)
20:44
20:44 (17:44 in your timezone)
20:47
20:47 (17:47 in your timezone)
21:05
21:05 (18:05 in your timezone)
21:16
RIA Novosti
Над тремя регионами России уничтожили пять украинских дронов
21:16 (18:16 in your timezone)
21:19
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Neue Zurcher Zeitung: российские солдаты держатся там, где другие отступают
21:19 (18:19 in your timezone)
21:21 (18:21)⇢Ukraine War's Bloody Toll
⌨Russian media continues to heavily cover the conflict in Ukraine, with reports of Ukrainian drone attacks on three Russian regions (RIA Novosti, TASS), and discussions about the outcome of the Ukrainian counteroffensive near Kupyansk (Lenta.ru). Some sources also speculate on the possibility of a NATO-Russia war and Russia's military strength (Komsomolskaya Pravda). Additionally, there are reports on Ukraine's President Zelenskyy refusing responsibility for military casualties (NTV.ru).
21:34
The new proposal includes reduced protections for refugees and an end to automatic benefits for asylum seekers, according to Shabana Mahmood
21:34 (18:34 in your timezone)
21:34
21:34 (18:34 in your timezone)
21:51
21:51 (18:51 in your timezone)
22:22
22:22 (19:22 in your timezone)
22:37
Komsomolskaya Pravda
В Балашихе задержаны подозреваемые в убийстве мальчика, чью голову нашли в пруду
22:37 (19:37 in your timezone)
22:52
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Виктор Бут назвал коррупционный скандал в Киеве местью Трампа Зеленскому
22:52 (19:52 in your timezone)
22:52
The Moscow Times
22:52 (19:52 in your timezone)
22:52
Valerie Urbain has warned against the EU using the funds as collateral for a massive Ukraine loan
22:52 (19:52 in your timezone)
22:59
22:59 (19:59 in your timezone)
22:59
The bloc is scrambling to find finance for Ukraine, which faces a $50 billion budget deficit next year
22:59 (19:59 in your timezone)
22:59
22:59 (19:59 in your timezone)
23:15
23:15 (20:15 in your timezone)
23:23
RIA Novosti
Силы ПВО сбили 31 украинский беспилотник над шестью регионами
23:23 (20:23 in your timezone)
23:39
23:39 (20:39 in your timezone)