Aleksei B. Smirnov, together with his deputy and other accomplices, was accused of embezzling money earmarked for building ...

The former governor of Russia's Kursk region, parts of which were seized by Ukrainian forces in August 2024, has been ...

The former governor of Russia's Kursk region, parts of which were seized by Ukrainian forces in August 2024, was detained on ...

The former governor of Russia's Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of fraud, state news agency TASS reported. Smirnov was head of the western region when Ukrainian ...

Ukraine's military says it has hit the base of the Russian rocket brigade whose forces conducted a deadly missile strike on ...

Alexey Smirnov suspected of $12.1M in fraud linked to construction of defensive fortifications along border with Ukraine - ...

Russian glide bombs and artillery struck a city in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding nine others ...

The Russian military said on Wednesday its air defence forces had destroyed seven Ukrainian drones over Russia's Ivanovo region, the location of one of two missile brigades which Kyiv accuses of a ...

Massive fire in Kursk, Russia. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kursk region, fire and rescue units ...

As many as 120 combat engagements were recorded on the front lines in the past 24 hours, with the most intense fighting ...

"The court granted the petition of the investigation and ruled to take into custody former Kursk Region Governor Alexey Smirnov until June 15 while pending trial," the statement says ...

Van Damme added that he would like to talk with the Russian leadership "only about peace, sport and happiness" ...