Head of Russia's Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) Dmitry Yadrov speaks during a meeting between members of the Communist Party (KPRF) faction and candidates for the posts of deputy prime ministers and transport minister at the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia. On October 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Yadrov was nominated to succeed Andrey Nikitin as transport minister.20.10.2026#9268716
Rossiya Segodnya International Media Group Director General Dmitry Kiselev attends a ceremony to unveil a memorial plaque on the wall of the group's headquarters, dedicated to RIA Novosti war correspondent Ivan Zuyev, in Moscow, Russia. Ivan Zuyev died on October 16, 2025, in the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine while on a journalistic assignment.16.10.2026#9265741
Russian conscripts called up for military service sit in a bus before their departure for garrisons at an assembly station of the Novosibirsk Region's recruitment office in Novosibirsk, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.14.10.2026#9264226
A tanker moves along a highway, in Moscow, Russia. On October 9, U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced an agreement under which Russia would supply diesel fuel to the United States and global markets.11.10.2026#9262804
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out in an 18th-century building known as the Miller Mansion in central St. Petersburg, Russia.01.10.2026#9255765
Russian national flags are seen during celebrations marking the Reunification Day, the fourth anniversary since four regions of Ukraine accessed to Russia, in Novosibirsk, Russia. On September 30, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin and heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions, signed treaties on their regions' accession to Russia.30.09.2026#9254407
Pedestrians walk past a branch of the OTP Bank in Moscow, Russia. OTP, Hungary's largest bank, will complete a review of its Russia-related strategy by the end of 2026, including the possibility of a full exit from the country.28.09.2026#9253220
Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chair Ella Pamfilova attends a meeting on the final results of elections to Russia's ninth State Duma, the lower house of parliament, at the CEC headquarters in Moscow, Russia.25.09.2026#9250984
A woman takes pictures of screens showing preliminary results of elections to Russia's ninth State Duma at the Central Election Commission in Moscow, Russia.21.09.2026#9248409
A member of a local electoral commission seals a ballot box during early voting in remote and hard-to-reach areas for elections to the ninth State Duma and the eighth Tyumen Regional Duma, in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, Russia. Russians will vote in State Duma, the lower house of parliament, and municipal elections over three days, from September 18-20.06.09.2026#9237633
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner leaves the Avrora Restaurant in central Moscow, Russia. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump said that his envoys would present proposals for ending the conflict in Ukraine during their upcoming visit to Moscow.05.09.2026#9237192
A view shows an EEF banner ahead of the 2026 Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), to be held from September 1-4 at the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in Vladivostok, Russia.31.08.2026#9231709
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomes Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, left, before a meeting in Moscow, Russia.25.08.2026#9228346
Cars queue to fuel at a Rosneft petrol station amid gasoline shortages in Moscow, Russia.17.08.2026#9223089
An activist of the Young Guard of United Russia lays flowers at a make-shift memorial for the victims of a Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The attack targeted industrial and civilian facilities on August 10, killing 13 people and injuring 78 others.11.08.2026#9220607
A man looks at the board showing currency exchange rates for the U.S. dollar and the euro against the Russian ruble in Moscow, Russia. The Russian rouble has weakened against a basket of major currencies for a third consecutive month, crossing the 80-per-U.S.-dollar mark in early August, according to data from Russia's Central Bank.05.08.2026#9217534