Residents who experienced attacks in recent days were shaken deeply by the conflict coming home to the capital region, the seat of the Kremlin’s power.

Moscow is burning after Ukraine unleashed its biggest strike of the war. Hundreds of drones, glide bombs, and missile hybrids overwhelmed Russian air defenses, hammering missile factories, oil facilities,

But as Mr Morrison shows in his technicolour chronicle of the city, beneath the petro-funded sheen, Moscow is a domain of purges, paranoia and ravenous power. History has shaped its character; equally,

A Moscow court has ruled in favor of Russia’s Central Bank in its lawsuit against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Moscow’s frozen assets in Europe, Russian media has reported.

Ukrainian drones struck Yaroslavl overnight on May 22, prompting authorities to close the road toward Moscow at the intersection of Moskovsky Prospekt and the Southwestern Ring Road.

In the latest episode of Russia Decoded, hosts Andy Kuchins and Chris Monday discuss Russia’s recent ballistic missile test. May 18, 2026: The Boy Who Cried Sarmat The top story in Russian news last week was Moscow’s successful test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.

A massive overnight drone barrage against Moscow underscores Kyiv's growing ability to strike deep inside Russia.

As Ukrainian drones push toward Moscow, Victory Day risks becoming less a show of strength than a test of Russia’s defenses.

Most units are closed in a glitzy shopping mall in a middle-class Moscow suburb – the shuttered storefronts a poignant sign of Russia’s economic malaise.

It brings home the fact Ukraine has the capacity to strike at very significant scale at or around the Russian capital,” taking the war home to Russians in a way that would be “most unwelcome” to the Kremlin,