Russia's Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg briefly halted flights Saturday morning, citing safety concerns amid reports of drones shot down in the Leningrad region.
It did not specify a reason for the decision to halt flights, but Russian airports have previously closed when there is a risk of Ukrainian drone strikes in the area.
Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the northern Leningrad region containing St. Petersburg, said Russian forces had shot down two drones near Luga Bay in the gulf of Finland.
"The airport is temporarily not accepting or dispatching flights," a Rosaviatsia representative wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
"Aircraft crews, air traffic controllers and airport services are taking all necessary measures to ensure flight safety - this is the top priority."
Russia has signalled its willingness to either use or return U.S.-supplied nuclear fuel stored at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with the IAEA offering to mediate the issue.
Protey, a Russian telecom equipment developer, installed 4G mobile network systems in Afghanistan last year, a development reported by the Vedomosti business newspaper on Thursday. The systems are designed to provide mobile services for an estimated 10 million people.
Four people were killed and several others injured as Kyiv came under a wave of missile and drone strikes overnight, in what follows reports of Ukrainian drone attacks on military facilities deep inside Russia.
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has formally declared the activities of the British Council "undesirable" in the country, saying that the organization actively supports the LGBT movement and carries out projects aimed at discrediting Russia’s domestic and foreign policies.
The Russian Ministry of Finance has approved 4.5 trillion rubles for a new national project dedicated to space exploration, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Bakanov announced today.
One of J.M.W. Turner's earliest oil paintings, lost for over 150 years, has resurfaced and is set to be auctioned for up to £300,000 in London.
Powerful storms have swept across southern Poland, leaving tens of thousands without electricity and causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.
Iran on Saturday strongly criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's recently announced travel ban, calling it a demonstration of "deep hostility" towards Iranians and Muslims and a violation of international law.
David Beckham is set to receive a knighthood in the upcoming king’s birthday honours list, recognising his outstanding contributions to football and his charitable work.
Meta and Russian search engine Yandex have been secretly tracking what Android users do on their web browsers—even when users are in private or incognito mode—according to experts from Radboud University and IMDEA Networks.
As peace talks progress, voices from Yerevan, Tbilisi, and Baku reveal hopes, concerns, and expectations for a future shaped by trade, trust, and generational change in the South Caucasus.
A bridge collapse in the Vygonichsky district of Russia’s Bryansk region, near the Ukrainian border, caused a train derailment and a traffic accident early Sunday, killing at least seven people and leaving 30 injured, according to emergency services.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has confirmed it carried out a third targeted attack against the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, early Tuesday morning, marking a new escalation in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture early Monday, causing no reported injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning was issued, officials confirmed.
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended abruptly in Istanbul on Monday, lasting just over an hour amid mounting tensions following a major Ukrainian drone strike on Russian strategic bombers and renewed pressure from the U.S. for a breakthrough.
Powerful storms have swept across southern Poland, leaving tens of thousands without electricity and causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.
Iran on Saturday strongly criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's recently announced travel ban, calling it a demonstration of "deep hostility" towards Iranians and Muslims and a violation of international law.
David Beckham is set to receive a knighthood in the upcoming king’s birthday honours list, recognising his outstanding contributions to football and his charitable work.
]The third annual AI Film Festival opened Thursday night in New York, offering a glimpse into what artificial intelligence can now do on the big screen.
A local dive team has solved a nearly 140-year-old maritime mystery by identifying the wreck of the SS Nantes off the coast of Devon.
One of J.M.W. Turner's earliest oil paintings, lost for over 150 years, has resurfaced and is set to be auctioned for up to £300,000 in London.
Powerful storms have swept across southern Poland, leaving tens of thousands without electricity and causing widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.
Iran on Saturday strongly criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's recently announced travel ban, calling it a demonstration of "deep hostility" towards Iranians and Muslims and a violation of international law.
David Beckham is set to receive a knighthood in the upcoming king’s birthday honours list, recognising his outstanding contributions to football and his charitable work.
Meta and Russian search engine Yandex have been secretly tracking what Android users do on their web browsers—even when users are in private or incognito mode—according to experts from Radboud University and IMDEA Networks.
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