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18.09.2025

The day of the Kamchatka earthquake and the personnel changes

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Russia for 18.09.2025.

It displays 180 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

18.09.2025The day of the Kamchatka earthquake and the personnel changes
Russian media started the day highlighting the ongoing conflict, with reports of Ukrainian explosions and Russian advances near Melovoye. By late morning, the focus shifted to domestic security, with the FSB claiming to have prevented a terrorist attack against a defense industry chief in St. Petersburg, allegedly by Ukrainian agents. Concurrently, 43 Ukrainian UAVs were reportedly destroyed over Russian regions overnight. In the afternoon, President Putin's statements on the "special military operation" gained prominence, emphasizing participants as the country's "new generation" for leadership roles. The day concluded with multiple reports of a strong earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, leading to a tsunami threat declaration, alongside continued news of Dmitry Kozak's resignation from his deputy chief of staff role.
18.09.2025
00:23
RIA Novosti

Польша подтвердила, что в дом на востоке страны попала ракета из F-16

00:23 (21:23 in your timezone)
01:39
02:04

02:06 (23:06)Russian Army Advances on All Fronts

Russian media continues to focus on the Special Military Operation, with reports from the Chief of General Staff detailing Russian army advances on all fronts (Lenta.ru, Rossiyskaya Gazeta). Concurrently, Komsomolskaya Pravda highlights a perceived shift among Ukrainian youth towards the Russian language, suggesting Ukraine is not lost to Russia. Separately, The Moscow Times reports on anticipated tax increases despite Putin's assurances, while banks express concern over blocked calls impacting client communication (RBC.ru).
03:45
04:11
RIA Novosti

В Киеве прогремели взрывы

04:11 (01:11 in your timezone)
05:36

06:37 (03:37)Kyiv blasts echo across the morning sky

Russian media continues to focus on the ongoing conflict, with reports of Ukrainian explosions (RIA Novosti) and Russian advances near Melovoye (TASS). The US is depicted as having concluded the Ukraine conflict (Lenta.ru), while Moscow dismisses accusations of disinformation regarding the Kirk assassination (Izvestia). Russia also accuses Brussels of pressure over a drone incident in Poland (Vesti).
07:26
RIA Novosti

ПВО за ночь уничтожила 43 украинских БПЛА

07:26 (04:26 in your timezone)
07:52
RIA Novosti

ФСБ сорвала убийство главы оборонного предприятия в Санкт-Петербурге

07:52 (04:52 in your timezone)
08:26
RIA Novosti

"Привилегий больше не будет". Что приготовили Украине в Евросоюзе

08:26 (05:26 in your timezone)

08:46 (05:46)FSB Thwarts Attack on Defense Chief

Russian media is currently dominated by reports from the FSB claiming to have prevented a terrorist attack against the head of a defense industry enterprise in St. Petersburg, allegedly by Ukrainian agents (Interfax.ru, Lenta.ru, RBC.ru, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, TASS, Vesti). Concurrently, several sources report on the destruction of 43 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions overnight (Izvestia, NTV.ru).
10:18
10:24
RIA Novosti

Мишустин рассказал о двух направлениях укрепления финансового суверенитета

10:24 (07:24 in your timezone)
10:44

10:46 (07:46)Woman in disguise, a bomb plot foiled

Russian media is currently focusing on domestic political and economic issues. Multiple sources report on the upcoming "Direct Line" with Putin in December (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Vesti) and the resignation of Kozak as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration (Interfax.ru). There is also a discussion on Russia's economic state, with differing views on recession (Svoboda.org, TASS) and strengthening financial sovereignty (RIA Novosti). Separately, an alleged Ukrainian bomb plot in St. Petersburg is reported (NTV.ru, RT (Russia Today)).
11:11
RIA Novosti

Путин предложил кандидатуру Гуцана на должность генпрокурора

11:11 (08:11 in your timezone)
11:37

12:16 (09:16)New Prosecutor, New Court Head

Russian media is largely focused on personnel changes in government, with multiple sources reporting on President Putin proposing Alexander Gutsan as the new Prosecutor General (Kommersant, Lenta.ru, NTV.ru, RIA Novosti, TASS) and Krasnov as the head of the Supreme Court (Rossiyskaya Gazeta). Concurrently, Dmitry Kozak's resignation as Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff is noted (The Moscow Times, Interfax.ru). Other reports touch upon financial matters and Russia-Finland relations.
12:31
RIA Novosti

Силуанов назвал приоритеты бюджета на ближайшую трехлетку

12:31 (09:31 in your timezone)

14:01 (11:01)New Prosecutor General

Russian media continues to focus on governmental personnel changes, with multiple sources confirming Dmitry Kozak's resignation as Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff (Interfax.ru, TASS, The Moscow Times (English)). Concurrently, President Putin's proposal to appoint Alexander Gutsan as the new Prosecutor General is widely reported (Kommersant, The Moscow Times, NTV.ru). News also includes Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities (Izvestia) and a Ukrainian attack on a Russian petrochemical complex (Lenta.ru).
14:33
14:41
15:42
15:42
15:42
RIA Novosti

Путин встретился с лидерами фракций Госдумы

15:42 (12:42 in your timezone)
15:51
RIA Novosti

"Привилегий больше не будет". Что приготовили Украине в Евросоюзе

15:51 (12:51 in your timezone)
15:59
The Russan Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman has lambasted an icon-like depiction of the Ukrainian leader and his aides as “meme-canonization of the ghouls”
15:59 (12:59 in your timezone)

16:01 (13:01)Fallen soldiers' return

Russian media extensively covers the exchange of bodies of servicemen between Russia and Ukraine (Kommersant, RBC.ru). Concurrently, Komsomolskaya Pravda reports on a foiled Ukrainian terror plot in Russia involving a cemetery cache. Other topics include Zelensky's visit to the DPR (Lenta.ru) and criticism of his portrayal as a saint (RT (Russia Today)).
17:53

19:06 (16:06)Putin: Heroes of War, Our Future Leaders

Russian media extensively covers President Putin's statements on the ongoing "special military operation," emphasizing that participants are the country's "new generation" and should be promoted to leadership roles (Kommersant, NTV.ru). Putin also highlighted victory in the SVO and improving demographics as key national tasks (Rossiyskaya Gazeta), while TASS reports over 700,000 personnel are on the front lines. Relatedly, Svoboda.org portrays life in Donbas under Russian control.
19:23
20:42
21:08
21:21

21:24 (18:24)Putin's Call: Veterans Lead

Russian media continues to focus on President Putin's directives, emphasizing the promotion of "special military operation" participants to leadership roles (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Kommersant, NTV.ru). Putin also discussed economic issues such as preventing printing money (Lenta.ru) and addressing migrant problems (Komsomolskaya Pravda, Vesti). Separately, the UN Security Council will meet on Gaza and Ukraine (TASS), and the EU is considering using Russian assets for Ukraine (RBC.ru).
21:44
22:35
RIA Novosti

У берегов Камчатки произошло сильное землетрясение, объявлена угроза цунами

22:35 (19:35 in your timezone)
23:01