Russian airline Aeroflot cancelled dozens of flights on Monday after what it called a failure in its information systems, and a shadowy hacking group claimed responsibility for what it said was a crippling cyberattack.

DONETSK REGION (Reuters) -For months, Ukraine has picked off Russian soldiers by the thousand around the frontline city of Pokrovsk, using small drones armed with bombs to tie down a numerically superior force.

Moscow cancels Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg as nearly 100 drones reportedly downed across western Russia ・'We assessed your attempt,' — top Ukrainian drone commander hints Russia tried to strike multiple unit leaders at once ・Moscow warns of ongoing war unless Ukraine complies with its maximalist demands ・Rubio

You know, everything you tell us will be used against you,” the interviewer on Russian TV warns Timur Shagivaleev, the man behind one of the country’s biggest drone factories.

Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.

Russia dismissed a senior executive of the TASS state news agency on Friday after he attended an event hosted by the president of Azerbaijan, whose relations with Moscow have deteriorated in recent months.

Vladimir Putin could be getting concerned about a tiny NATO nation on Russia's border which is making open preparations for war. In a David versus Goliath-like scenario, the small Baltic country of Lithuania has begun ramping up military spending and exercises in response to the growing threat from Moscow.