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The Latest Breaking News from Sochi

Naval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi, triggering massive blaze

Russian officials said a Liberian-flagged tanker was attacked and a crew of 23 Indian nationals rescued

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7

Ukraine drone attacks oil tanker off Russia’s Sochi with 23 Indians aboard, all rescued

Ukraine struck an oil tanker off the southern Russian coast on Tuesday evening, triggering a huge fire and black smoke cloud that blanketed parts of the resort city of Sochi. Videos and photos circulated widely on social media from Sochi -- a popular resort city of almost 500,000 people --…

The Economic Times · Oct 7

Ukrainian drone attack sets fire to oil tanker carrying 23 Indians off Russia

The Aframax Rio tanker caught fire off the Russian coast after an attack by unmanned vessels. All 23 crew members onboard, who were Indian nationals, were successfully rescued by emergency crews. The incident occurred near Sochi, leading to the closure of beaches in the area. Authorities monitored air and water…

The Times of India · Oct 6

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From Sochi to a parked car: How Modi-Putin built a private channel

The Modi-Putin relationship has developed an unusual diplomatic rhythm over the past decade: private dinners, boat rides, estate tours and even an extended conversation inside Putin’s limousine. As geopolitical pressures complicate India-Russia ties, this informal channel has helped the two leaders discuss disagreements away from the formal negotiating table.

The Economic Times · Sep 11

The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea

Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan through

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

Inside 'Paranoid' Vladimir Putin's High-Security Fortress: Decoy Offices and Air Defences Guard the Russian Leader

Explore the heightened security measures at Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo estate amid assassination fears, drawing parallels to Khamenei's recent death.

International Business Times UK · Mar 19

Nathan Gill’s sentencing raises fresh questions over European lawmakers’ Kremlin ties

A former British MEP has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for Russia-friendly posturing in the European Parliament. The sentence comes as scrutiny of European lawmakers’ ties to the Kremlin intensifies.

Euronews · Nov 21, 2025

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Putin dismisses fears that Moscow plans to attack Nato as ‘nonsense’

During speech in Sochi, Russian president also strikes conciliatory note towards Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russian war by buying oil

Stephen Miller says it’s astonishing that ‘India is basically tied with China in purchasing Russian oil’; 120 firefighters needed to put out blaze at Sochi oil depot. What we know on day 1,258

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,257

Here are the key events on day 1,257 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025

Ukrainian drone attack sparks blaze at oil refinery in Russia

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an oil refinery in Sochi, Russia.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025

Ukrainian attack sparks blaze at Russian oil depot as countries trade strikes

Video shows black smoke pouring from facility in Sochi, while Russian attack on Mykolaiv wounds seven people

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025

Ukrainian Drones Spark Fire At Sochi Oil Depot

An Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic which is 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday.

International Business Times · Aug 3, 2025

Russian missile and drone strikes injure at least 18 across Ukraine

Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv injured seven people, while Ukraine's air force intercepted 60 drones. Ukrainian forces hit an oil depot in Russia's Sochi.

Euronews · Aug 3, 2025

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Motorsport · Jun 16, 2025

Who slept worst last night: Lando Norris

What on earth was Lando Norris thinking? The way he collided with Oscar Piastri on lap 67 of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix looked, frankly, amateurish. The McLaren driver saw a gap nobody else did – because it wasn’t there – and drove straight into the back of his own team-mate. My…

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

5 leading British hopes to deliver Winter Olympic medal haul at Milan Cortina

A look at the best hopes to emulate the team’s record-breaking five medals in Sochi and Pyeongchang.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2024

Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties

Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by Western sanctions

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024

Watch live: Putin delivers keynote speech at Valdai forum as UK announces 56 new Russian sanctions

Watch live as Vladimir Putin delivers a keynote speech at the Valdai forum in Sochi on Thursday (7 November), as the UK announced 56 new Russian sanctions.

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The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024

Putin said to have demolished holiday home out of fear for his life as Ukraine strikes region

Putin stopped visiting one of his favourite homes due to intensified Ukrainian drone strikes, Russian opposition outlet claims

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2024

Russian media throw shade at Paris Olympics, which TV won't show

Watching the Paris Olympics will be difficult for most people in Russia, and in the view of local media it’s not really worth the effort

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Sochi fuel depot goes up in flames in suspected first drone strike on Putin’s summer resort town

Telegram channel related to Russia’s security services claims cause behind fire in Sochi was a ‘drone attack’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

Belarus leader proposes three-way partnership with Russia and North Korea

Alexander Lukashenko put forward axis plan during summit with Vladimir Putin in Sochi as rumours of arms deal persist

Radio France Internationale · Sep 9, 2023

West looks on as Turkey-Russia relations deepen following Sochi summit

Recent tensions in relations between Ankara and Moscow had stoked hopes among Turkey's Western allies of a rupture in the close relationship. But a summit on Monday between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may have dashed those hopes, as they committed themselves to deepening…

WEKU · Sep 4, 2023

Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2023

Erdogan visits Putin in Russia’s Sochi in bid to revive Ukraine grain deal

Putin says the deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain will not be restored until the West lifts embargo on Russia.

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