Russia is quietly transforming its vast network of rivers and canals from mere transport routes into a strategic lever of influence across Eurasia. The so-called Unified Deep Water System (UDWS) links ...

Among the main risk factors, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu highlighted the region’s industrial and defense potential, noting that it serves as one of Russia’s key logistics hubs ...

The 16th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that the dam near Russia's Belgorod has begun leaking water ...

During a meeting with the region’s deputy governor and minister of industry, Ahmad Heidarian, Iran’s consul general in Astrakhan, emphasized the strategic importance of deepening economic and ...

As winter slowly approached in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, the trees along the River Volga began to change colour (at the time of my visit). Their leaves turned bright red, orange and yellow, ...

An oil slick has been discovered on the Volga. This was reported by Rosprirodnadzor. The service received a message about the contamination of the Volga River with petroleum products in the area of ...

A man fills up his car at a gas station in Moscow on September 8, 2025. Retail gasoline prices have reached new heights and have been growing faster than overall inflation since August. In Moscow, ...

Ukrainian special operations forces struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region overnight, setting off explosions and igniting a fire at the site, Ukraine’s General Staff said Tuesday. The ...

Greg Seitz was 16 when he took his first canoe trip down the St. Croix River. He and other members of the Bio-Earth Club at Stillwater Area High School put in at the Osceola, Wis., landing and paddled ...

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Not everyone knows that the location of the Ravi River is important to South Asia in terms of both culture and geography. The river starts near Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh and flows through the ...