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This page is an archive of main headlines from Russia for 26.06.2026.
It displays 102 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
26.06.2026 ⇢ The Day Sergei Ivanov Died
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The death of former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov dominated the Russian media cycle, with state-aligned and independent outlets alike running obituaries and retrospectives. The news broke around midday and quickly overshadowed other stories, including a record overnight drone attack on Russia (over 600 UAVs), a state of emergency in Crimea due to fuel and food shortages, and the return of 160 Russian POWs. By afternoon, editors shifted to Putin's meeting with Lukashenko on Valdai and a new law creating a state database of mobile phones. The day's secondary threads—Zelensky's 40-day SBU operation, US strikes on Iran, and a drop in Putin's trust ratings—remained peripheral to the Ivanov narrative, which framed him as a loyal Putin ally and potential successor who never reached the presidency.
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RIA Novosti
Дошли до края. Немцы готовятся вступить в неравную схватку
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The Nordic country plans to stop granting emergency residence permits to military-age Ukrainian men
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RIA Novosti
При массированной атаке БПЛА на Тульскую область пострадала женщина
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RIA Novosti
В МИД сообщили о работе над притязаниями России на хребет Гаккеля в Арктике
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06:50⇢Lukashenko's Open Door, Denmark's Closed Gate
⌨Editors focus on Lukashenko's offer to open Belarus borders for Ukrainian men fleeing conscription, contrasting with Denmark's proposal to end protections for Ukrainian draft evaders. State-aligned TASS reports Russian advances in Konstantovka despite Ukrainian attacks, while RIA Novosti highlights Russia's Arctic claims. The Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 235.
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RIA Novosti
ВСУ предприняли массированную атаку на Тульскую область
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RIA Novosti
ВСУ предприняли массированную атаку дронов на Тульскую область
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From monks and empires to memes and wars, the ethnic group remains Europe’s most paradoxical civilization
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RIA Novosti
ФСБ задержала главу крупнейшего сетевого сообщества приверженцев терроризма
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RIA Novosti
ФСБ задержала главу крупнейшего сетевого террористического сообщества
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RIA Novosti
"Всплакнул только Зеленский". Ключевой союзник Украины погрузился в хаос
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09:23⇢The Drone Wave Over Tula
⌨Editors focus on a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian industrial sites, including a chemical plant and power station in Tula, and a separate attack on an unspecified enterprise. State-aligned outlets highlight Russian retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian logistics, while independent sources report over 600 drones launched overnight. A parallel narrative involves FSB detentions of minors linked to terrorist online networks, framed by state media as a Kyiv plot to use children as 'living bombs'.
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Authorities have confirmed at least 235 deaths but that number is expected to rise significantly as hundreds of buildings have collapsed
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Authorities have confirmed at least 235 deaths but that number is expected to rise significantly as hundreds of buildings have collapsed
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RIA Novosti
Лавров ответил на слова Рубио о соглашениях на Аляске
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13:23⇢The Resort Emergency and the Fuel Crisis
⌨Editors focus on a new wave of crises: a state of emergency in a Russian resort region (Lenta.ru), a fuel crisis deepening with record drone strikes on refineries (The Moscow Times), and a diplomatic spat as Moldova's ambassador is summoned (TASS). State-aligned outlets highlight Lavrov's response to Rubio on Alaska (RIA Novosti) and gymnasts boycotting a tournament over flag ban (Interfax). Independent Meduza covers Kremlin's odd wording on a soldier's appeal to Putin.
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Authorities have confirmed at least 235 deaths but that number is expected to rise significantly as hundreds of buildings have collapsed
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The Moscow Times (English)
The annexed peninsula has faced rolling blackouts in recent days as Ukrainian air attacks have targeted energy infrastructure.
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Authorities have confirmed at least 235 deaths but that number is expected to rise significantly as hundreds of buildings have collapsed
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Безуглая: Игнорирование Зеленским ситуации в полку «Скала» говорит о соучастии
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Спецслужбы России раскрыли подростковую террористическую сеть
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RIA Novosti
Умер Сергей Иванов
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15:09⇢The General's Final March
⌨The Russian media landscape is dominated by the death of former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, reported by Lenta.ru, Interfax, TASS, Kommersant, NTV, RIA Novosti, and Meduza. This event overshadows other stories, including the return of 160 Russian prisoners from Ukraine (TASS), a devastating earthquake in Venezuela (RT), and a fuel crisis in Crimea (The Moscow Times).
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The death toll from the disaster that caused major damage along the country’s Caribbean coast is approaching 600
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The Moscow Times (English)
Kremlin-installed officials said the state of emergency will remain in place until the “situation improves,” but did not give a concrete timeline.
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RIA Novosti
Путин встретился с Лукашенко на Валдае в формате "тет-а-тет"
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RIA Novosti
Путин встретился с Лукашенко на Валдае в формате тет-а-тет
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The Moscow Times (English)
Feature In interviews with The Moscow Times, Artyom Vovchenko recounted his improbable and highly risky flight from Russia earlier this year.
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The death toll from the disaster that caused major damage along the country’s Caribbean coast is approaching 600
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20:04⇢Zelensky's 40-Day Operation
⌨Editors focus on Zelensky's announcement of a 40-day SBU operation against Russia, covered by Lenta.ru, Meduza, and The Moscow Times. Simultaneously, state-aligned outlets highlight Putin's meeting with Lukashenko on Valdai (TASS, RIA Novosti). Independent sources report a drop in trust in Putin to a war low (Meduza) and a wave of conscription raids in the Far East (Svoboda.org).
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Yerevan may gain trade and access, but its outreach to Ankara risks pulling the South Caucasus into a deeper East-West clash
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Президент Владимир Путин подписал второй пакет мер для защиты от мошенников
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RT
The chain of earthquakes that shook the planet this week was violent and tragic, but can be explained
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RIA Novosti
Путин и Лукашенко продолжают общаться тет-а-тет, сообщил "Пул Первого"
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The fatally stabbed UK student was treated as the suspect after his murderer misled police
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