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Ukrainian drones attacked energy facilities in Russia's Astrakhan and Volgograd oblasts overnight on Feb. 3, causing fires, according to local authorities. The news comes as Ukraine ramps up ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China ...

Astrakhan was known to the rabbis of the Talmud, who referred to the “salt of Astrakhan” by name, noting that it was coarser than the “salt of Sodom,” common in the Holy Land (Beitza 39a). The first ...

Astrakhan gas processing plant shut down due to drone strike. The authorities deny the reports of an environmental disaster, ...

This week, Russian Life takes you to the Volga Delta near Astrakhan, where Europe’s largest river flows into the Caspian Sea. This unique environment makes the region a fisherman’s dream. Far from the ...

March 17 (Reuters) - An overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeted energy facilities and other objects in Russia's Astrakhan region, injuring one person and sparking a fire, regional governor said on ...

Central Astrakhan is a great place to walk: there is an old kremlin, merchants' mansions, numerous churches. Astrakhan is often compared to Venice. The Volga overflows here, forming 11 islands within ...