Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted for the development of a state-backed messaging app that would be closely integrated with government services, as Moscow strives to reduce its dependency on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.

Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv overnight into Tuesday, with air raid sirens blaring for hours and residents hearing regular explosions, and local officials reporting damage to residential buildings and at least two people wounded.

A Russian economist has warned that the country may slide into "stagflation" by the end of the year if its leaders don't take action.

Russia ran a budget deficit of 3.4 trillion roubles ($43.3 billion), or 1.5% of gross domestic product, for the first five months of the year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, citing preliminary data.

Russia claimed Sunday that its forces are for the first time pushing into the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, an area it has been trying to reach for months, in a move that could create new problems for Kyiv’s much-stretched forces.

The London Metal Exchange has reported the biggest drawdown of Russian copper from its network of warehouses since it started reporting the data in 2023, as Glencore Plc bought metal to deliver to China.

A Russian attack overnight damaged Saint Sophia Cathedral in the historic centre of Kyiv, one of Ukraine's most significant monuments and a designated world heritage site, the Ukrainian culture minister said on Tuesday.

North Korea has moved a new warship damaged in a botched launch to a port near the Russian border, a move analysts say could point to a role for Moscow in repairing the vessel.

Iurii Gugnin was charged by the DOJ, which accused him of a $500 million money-laundering scheme that involved payments to Russian-bank-linked clients.

Secret Russian Intelligence Document: Russia’s domestic security agency says that China is spying on the Russian military’s operations in Ukraine to learn about Western weapons and warfare. A secret document shows that Russia’s spy hunters increasingly fear China’s espionage as the countries grow closer. Here’s how we obtained and vetted it.

Officials offered to mediate and even asylum for Elon Musk as many commented how a leader falling out with a top businessman was familiar to Russia.

Former Ukrainian Internal Affairs adviser Anton Gerashchenko, on X: "It is reported that for the first time in history, an F-16 has shot down a Russian Su-35 'Flanker...Thankful to Ukrainian Allies for providing us with the tools!"