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30.12.2025

The Oreshnik Deployment Day

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Russia for 30.12.2025.

It displays 164 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

30.12.2025 ⇢ The Oreshnik Deployment Day
⌨Russian editorial priorities on December 30 focused on the military and diplomatic fallout from the alleged Valdai drone strike. During the morning, state-aligned outlets shifted from reporting the incident to announcing a concrete military response: the combat deployment of the 'Oreshnik' missile system to Belarus. This move was framed as a direct deterrent to Kiev and a hardening of Moscow's negotiating position. Concurrently, the Kremlin narrative focused on President Trump’s reported anger, framing the drone attack as a Ukrainian provocation specifically designed to undermine the American president's peace initiatives.
By early afternoon, media attention pivoted to internal security, with heavy coverage of FSB operations thwarting alleged school attacks and infrastructure sabotage. Simultaneously, editors highlighted President Putin’s decree calling up military reserves for 2026. In the evening, reporting focused on retaliatory strikes against Odesa and the Moscow region's air defense activity, while independent sources emphasized the absence of local evidence for the original Valdai strike and noted growing economic warnings regarding 2026 recession risks.
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00:24 (21:24)⇢The Valdai Strike Ultimatum

⌨Editorial priorities across Russian media have consolidated around the alleged drone attack on Putin's Valdai residence, framing it as a geopolitical turning point. State-aligned outlets emphasize Donald Trump’s condemnation of the strike as non-defensive and Sergey Lavrov's warnings of a non-diplomatic response (Vesti, RIA Novosti, TASS, RBC.ru). Independent and critical sources highlight Putin's warning to Trump that the incident necessitates a re-evaluation of Russia's stance on Ukraine (The Moscow Times, Meduza).
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RIA Novosti

В Одессе прогремел взрыв

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RIA Novosti

В Одессе и Харькове прогремели взрывы

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06:13 (03:13)⇢Trump Refuses Tomahawks Following Valdai Strike

⌨Russian media outlets are prioritizing the fallout from the Valdai drone strike, highlighting Donald Trump's stated anger over the incident and his refusal to supply Tomahawk missiles to Kiev (RT, Meduza). State-aligned sources emphasize international condemnation from the UAE and reports of massive Ukrainian personnel losses (NTV.ru, TASS), while independent outlets focus on Zelensky's denial of the attack and his rumored friction with Trump (Meduza, Vesti, Lenta.ru).
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RIA Novosti

Российские бойцы уничтожили несколько групп ВСУ в Сумской области

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RIA Novosti

Минобороны впервые показало "Орешник"

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10:15 (07:15)⇢Oreshnik Takes Flight in Belarus

⌨State-aligned media prioritize the deployment of the 'Oreshnik' missile system to Belarus, framing it as a concrete response to the Valdai drone incident (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Lenta.ru, TASS, Vesti, RIA Novosti). This deployment, coupled with Trump's anger over the strike on Putin's residence (NTV.ru, RT, Komsomolskaya Pravda), serves to escalate military signaling. Meanwhile, independent outlets pivot to domestic concerns, specifically the increasing difficulty for Russian citizens to evade conscription (Meduza, Svoboda.org).
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RIA Novosti

Сергей Лавров: отношения России и США нельзя сводить только к теме Украины

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12:33 (09:33)⇢Oreshnik Stands Sentry in Belarus

⌨Russian state-aligned media have shifted their focus to the visual confirmation and combat deployment of the 'Oreshnik' missile system in Belarus, framing it as a direct deterrent (Meduza, NTV.ru, Rossiyskaya Gazeta). Simultaneously, outlets are amplifying Sergey Lavrov's warnings that the response to the Valdai drone strike will be 'non-diplomatic,' while framing the attack as a provocation intended to undermine President Trump (RT, RBC.ru, Lenta.ru, Komsomolskaya Pravda).
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RIA Novosti

Целью атаки Киева на резиденцию Путина был срыв переговоров, заявил Песков

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RIA Novosti

Цивилева доложила Путину о работе фонда "Защитники Отечества"

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14:27 (11:27)⇢Valdai Strike Aimed at Trump

⌨Russian media are coalescing around the Kremlin’s framing of the Valdai drone incident as a 'terrorist attack' explicitly targeting the peace process and President Trump (RBC.ru, Lenta.ru, Interfax.ru, Meduza, Kommersant). State outlets emphasize a hardening of Russia's negotiating stance (TASS) and the threat of a non-diplomatic response (RT, Rossiyskaya Gazeta). Meanwhile, independent voices contrast this with Indian oil purchase cuts (The Moscow Times) and local dissatisfaction in occupied territories (Svoboda.org).
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RIA Novosti

Цивилева рассказала Путину о работе фонда "Защитники Отечества" и помощи ветеранам

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RIA Novosti

Альтернативы нет. О чем предупредили мировые лидеры после атаки на Валдай

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15:33 (12:33)⇢Shadows Over the Schoolyard

⌨State-aligned outlets prioritize the FSB's thwarting of a planned terrorist attack against schoolchildren in Adygea (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, TASS, Vesti). Simultaneously, official media amplify Putin's new decree calling up military reserves for training (Interfax.ru, RBC.ru). While pro-Kremlin sources maintain the 'Valdai attack' narrative to pressure Kiev (RIA Novosti, Komsomolskaya Pravda), independent voices highlight looming economic instability and border restrictions for citizens based on birthplace (The Moscow Times, Svoboda.org, Lenta.ru).
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RIA Novosti

Путин и президент Ирана обсудили развитие двусторонних отношений

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RIA Novosti

ФСБ предотвратила подрыв газовой инфраструктуры в Кабардино-Балкарии по заданию Киева

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17:05 (14:05)⇢Steel Walls Against Saboteurs

⌨Russian state media are intensifying reports on internal security, highlighting FSB operations against alleged saboteurs in Kabardino-Balkaria and Adygea (Vesti, RIA Novosti, NTV.ru, Rossiyskaya Gazeta). Simultaneously, the editorial focus remains on the Valdai residence incident, with state outlets framing Trump's anger as a response to Ukrainian 'terrorism' (Komsomolskaya Pravda, Meduza), while independent sources report a lack of local evidence for the strike (The Moscow Times).
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RIA Novosti

Альтернативы нет. О чем предупредили мировые лидеры после атаки на Валдай

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19:58 (16:58)⇢The Invincibility of Iron Shadows

⌨State-controlled outlets are intensifying a narrative of military superiority, citing Defense Minister Belousov's claim that Russia's army is the world's most capable (Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Vesti). This serves to justify 'retaliatory' strikes on Odesa following the alleged Valdai drone attack (Lenta.ru, Komsomolskaya Pravda). Conversely, independent media highlight the economic strain of selling oil at a loss (The Moscow Times) and the exploitation of prisoners for the war effort (Svoboda.org).
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RIA Novosti

МИД заявил протест странам Прибалтики из-за ограничения работы российских посольств

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The Moscow Times (English)

How Did Russia’s War Effort Change in 2025?

While the front line moved more this year than in 2023 or 2024, Russia has yet to achieve anything approaching a decisive victory. 5
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RIA Novosti

Силы противовоздушной обороны сбили 21 беспилотник в Подмосковье

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23:28 (20:28)⇢Invisible Drones Haunt Valdai Heights

⌨Russian state media are intensifying claims of a Ukrainian drone attack on the Valdai presidential residence, framing it as a geopolitical provocation (RIA Novosti, NTV.ru, Meduza). Pro-government outlets focus on the military's interception of drones over the Moscow region and suggest this escalates Russia's security imperatives (Komsomolskaya Pravda, TASS). Conversely, independent and skeptical voices highlight the lack of visual evidence or local confirmation for the alleged Valdai strike (Svoboda.org, Meduza).
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