Russias

Moscow’s wartime pivot to Beijing has helped keep Russia’s economy afloat under the weight of sweeping Western sanctions — but at a cost.What looks like a lifeline today may lock Moscow into a long-term role as Beijing’s junior economic partner. Russia is now heavily dependent on China for key manufactured…

Russia’s new high-speed attack drones are increasingly appearing on the battlefield, but Ukrainians said they’ve already destroyed some with cheap interceptors.Serhii Sternenko, the leader of a volunteer organization specializing in donating drones to Ukrainian units, said on Sunday that the Sting — a locally built interceptor drone — successfully destroyed…

ABOARD A BRITISH VOYAGER AIRCRAFT — With rows of economy seats, overhead baggage bins, television screens, and illuminated seatbelt signs, the cabin of this Royal Air Force tanker looks nearly identical to that of a commercial jetliner.But out the window, NATO fighter jets are flying just a few feet away,…

Russia’s sole launchpad for sending astronauts into space suffered severe damage during a rocket blastoff on Thursday.Footage of the incident from Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, showed that part of the structure collapsed and fell into a large exhaust trench below.Roscosmos confirmed to state media on Thursday that the launchpad, located…

Don’t try to run before you can walk — or walk before you can stand.One of Russia’s first humanoid robots, known as AIDOL, toppled over in front of a crowd in Moscow during its reveal on Tuesday as “Gonna Fly Now,” the theme song from the movie “Rocky,” played in…

Satellite imagery shows damage at a new Russian drone base near the front lines in the wake of a massive Ukrainian attack on the facility last week.The photos, captured by the US spatial intelligence firm Vantor and analyzed by Business Insider, capture the destruction of several buildings at the main…

Russia’s vital oil and gas revenues tumbled 27% in October from a year earlier, data from the Finance Ministry show — a sharp blow to the Kremlin’s wartime finances just as new US sanctions tighten the screws on its energy exports.Moscow collected 888.6 billion rubles, or $10.9 billion, in oil…

NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Thursday that the alliance is closing the gap with Russia’s advantage in ammunition manufacturing.”We are already turning the tide on ammunition,” Rutte said at a defense industry forum in Bucharest, Romania. “Until recently, Russia was producing more ammunition than all NATO allies put together.…