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This page is an archive of main headlines from Russia for 31.12.2024.
It displays 175 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
31.12.2024 ⇢ The Day Of Last Shells Before Snow
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The morning began with widespread Ukrainian drone attacks across Russian regions, hitting oil facilities in Smolensk and forcing airport closures in Kazan and Vladikavkaz. Russian sources claimed interception of 68 drones over eight regions.
By afternoon, Financial Times' prediction of a Ukraine-Russia peace deal in 2025 gained media traction, while Russian outlets reported cessation of prisoner contract bonuses and new national project implementations. Moscow experienced heavy snowfall, with Roscosmos publishing satellite imagery of the weather system.
Evening brought news of Russian gas transit through Ukraine dropping to zero, marking a significant shift in energy relations. Putin's final address of 2024 avoided direct Ukraine references, focusing instead on Russia's response to challenges. The speech lasted 3 minutes 35 seconds, marking his 25th New Year address as leader.
31.12.2024
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00:04⇢Lgov Under Ukrainian Fire
⌨The newspapers report on several Ukrainian attacks on Lgov in Kursk region, with damage to residential buildings and power lines (NTV, RIA Novosti, TASS, Meduza). New economic developments show Chinese carriers taking over Russia's Far East cargo delivery market (Moscow Times). The Abkhazian parliament approved its 2025 budget, expecting over 5 billion rubles from Russia (Gazeta.ru). Preliminary findings of the Aktau air crash investigation are expected in 30 days (Izvestia).
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RIA Novosti
В Севастополе отразили атаку украинских надводных беспилотников
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RIA Novosti
В Севастополе отражают воздушную и морскую атаку ВСУ
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RIA Novosti
В Севастополе отразили воздушную и морскую атаку ВСУ
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03:49⇢Kim's Victory Wishes For Putin
⌨The newspapers report extensively on Kim Jong Un's New Year greetings to Putin and the Russian people, with specific wishes for "great victory" (Gazeta, Izvestia, Lenta). Russian cosmonauts deliver New Year messages from space (NTV), while Sevastopol reports repelling Ukrainian air and naval attacks (RIA Novosti). Russian specialists are heading to Brazil to decode AZAL aircraft black boxes (TASS), and South Korea issues arrest warrant for former president (RBC).
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RIA Novosti
В Южной Корее выдали ордер на арест президента
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RIA Novosti
В Киеве и Киевской области прогремели взрывы
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RIA Novosti
В Смоленской области после атаки беспилотников загорелся объект ТЭК
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06:04⇢Drones Hit Smolensk Oil Base
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil storage facility in Smolensk region (RBC, RIA, TASS). Other developments include Musk's reported move to Trump's estate (Gazeta), the arrest warrant for South Korea's former president Yoon (Interfax), and a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian hospital administrator's office (Lenta). Kim Jong Un sent New Year greetings to Putin (Vesti), while Russian forces claim control of Novotroitskoye in DPR (Izvestia).
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RIA Novosti
После атаки БПЛА ВСУ в Смоленской области загорелась нефтебаза
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RIA Novosti
ВС России освободили за год 214 населенных пунктов
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RIA Novosti
Над территорией России за ночь сбили 68 украинских беспилотников
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The close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump hailed the AfD as “the last spark of hope” for Germany
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08:44⇢68 Drones Over Russia
⌨The newspapers extensively report on a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight, with 68 UAVs intercepted over eight Russian regions (RIA, TASS, Kommersant, Vesti). The attack led to temporary closure of Kazan airport (RBC). In other developments, German government accuses Elon Musk of election interference over his support for AfD (RT), while phone scammers reportedly defrauded a Russian citizen of 180 million rubles (Lenta).
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Львова-Белова: Не нужно допускать, чтобы дети оказывались в сиротских учреждениях
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RIA Novosti
Белоусов проинспектировал подготовку морпехов Черноморского флота
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Gazeta.ru
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RIA Novosti
"Меч против орков". США переходят на оружие будущего
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Dozens of UAVs were neutralized in multiple regions on New Year’s Eve, the Defense Ministry has said
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10:22⇢Drones Meet Snow On New Year's Eve
⌨The newspapers extensively report on continued drone warfare, with multiple sources covering both Russian and Ukrainian attacks. Russia claims to have shot down UAVs over the Black Sea and multiple regions (RT, TASS, Izvestia, RBC). Moscow expects heavy snowfall for New Year's (Gazeta), while Russian soldiers from the front lines send New Year greetings (NTV). Maria Lvova-Belova discusses new education laws regarding Russian language requirements for schoolchildren (Komsomolskaya Pravda).
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RIA Novosti
С побережья Кубани собрали около 70 тысяч тонн загрязненного грунта
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“We had a rape list on my submarine,” an insider has told the paper
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The Moscow Times
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A total of 26 people remain at the prison that the US promised to shut down in 2009
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RIA Novosti
Российские военные нанесли удар по аэродрому ВСУ и предприятию ВПК Украины
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Опубликованы итоги специальной военной операции в 2024 году
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RIA Novosti
Российские военные нанесли удары по аэродрому ВСУ и предприятию ВПК Украины
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India’s government has canceled an auction for cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel mining sites
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12:05⇢Strikes and Counter-Strikes on New Year's Eve
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Russian military strikes against Ukrainian airfields and defense infrastructure (Izvestia, RIA, Vesti), while simultaneously covering Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory, leading to the closure of Vladikavkaz airport (Moscow Times, RBC). New developments include the rescue of 1,700 birds from an oil spill in the Black Sea (Interfax) and the state transfer of Universal Beverage assets to federal property management (TASS). Ukrainian authorities removed a monument to Vladimir Vysotsky (Gazeta).
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The Moscow Times (English)
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it downed 68 Ukrainian drones overnight, with 10 destroyed over the Smolensk region. 1
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RIA Novosti
Путин дал поручения по реализации новых нацпроектов
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The country’s leadership has hollowed out the nation and turned it into a “concentration camp,” Vladimir Shylov has said
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13:09⇢Drones and Peace Predictions
⌨The newspapers report extensively on overnight drone warfare, with Russia claiming to have downed 68 Ukrainian drones (Moscow Times, TASS) and struck a missile assembly plant (Lenta, RBC). Financial Times' prediction of Russia-Ukraine peace in 2025 gains coverage (Vesti). New developments include government cancellation of payment bonuses for prisoners signing military contracts (Kommersant) and warnings of price wars in Russia's automotive market (Moscow Times).
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Moscow has confidently demonstrated its growing influence in the Global South and its image as one of the leaders of the global majority
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The average annual temperature hit an unprecedented high of 8.2 degrees Celsius
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The Billionaire says he believes the right-wing Alternative for Germany party will win the February vote
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RIA Novosti
Путин выступил с новогодним обращением к россиянам
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15:08⇢Putin's Last 2024 Address
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Putin's New Year address from the Kremlin (RIA, TASS, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Izvestia). New developments include Houthi forces attacking a second US aircraft carrier in two months (Gazeta), and the cancellation of military contract signing bonuses for prisoners (Lenta, Kommersant). RT reports on Musk's prediction of AfD victory in Germany's upcoming election.
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New Delhi has said it is “extending all help” after Yemen’s president approved the death sentence for a woman convicted of murder
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“Our brothers are missing,” an activist from the African nation told Ruptly
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The Moscow Times (English)
The televised New Year’s address did not explicitly mention the war in Ukraine and focused mostly on wishes for the year ahead. 2
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Riyadh faces a choice: continue close ties with the West, or build new partnerships for multipolarity and equal cooperation
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The North Korean leader has accused Washington of building a “military bloc for aggression” in Asia
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The attack is the first such operation since the ousting of the former Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier in December
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17:41⇢Putin's Silent Ukraine Speech
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Putin's New Year address, marking his 25th year in power (RT, Moscow Times, RBC, Gazeta, Kommersant, Lenta, Meduza, Vesti). The speech notably avoided direct mentions of Ukraine, focusing instead on Russia's response to challenges and future prospects. New developments include Financial Times' report about Russia's potential military targets in Japan and South Korea (Moscow Times), and a military medic's desertion from the Russian army (Svoboda).
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A wave of high-precision attacks also targeted an ammunition factory, the Defense Ministry has said
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The Moscow Times (English)
Feature This once-apolitical holiday has become another way to promote the Kremlin's wartime ideology to children as young as three years old. 5
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
Поздравление Владимира Путина с Новым годом 2025 первыми увидели жители Камчатки и Чукотки
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The Pentagon has claimed that the strikes hit Houthi command posts and military factories
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RIA Novosti
Путин заслушал доклады о ходе СВО и поздравил военных с наступающим Новым годом
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The country has managed to “stand up to the toughest of challenges” and looks forward to the future, the president has said
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22:05⇢Gas Transit Falls To Zero
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Putin's New Year's address and military briefings (RT, RIA, TASS, Izvestia). New developments include reports of gas transit through Ukraine dropping to zero (RBC, NTV) and European gas prices reaching yearly highs. Moscow Times reports on how war has transformed New Year celebrations for Russian children, while three 9/11 suspects may avoid death penalty (Lenta).
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
KP.RU ведёт прямую трансляцию поздравления Владимира Путина с Новым годом 2025
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The Moscow Times (English)
News Analysis The war in Ukraine is depleting the Kremlin’s resources at an accelerating pace. 5
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