The wooden roofed building in the far eastern city of Blagoveshchensk caught fire and 60 patients were evacuated as it filled with smoke

After the operation, the patient was evacuated from the burning building to another hospital

Russian doctors complete heart surgery during hospital fire

Cabinet of Ministers terminates agreement, saying 'it could harm Ukraine's national interests'

The agreement was signed in Kyiv on July 16, 1999.

Ukraine withdraws from tourism agreement with Russia

Last week the 44-year-old opposition politician, said he was suffering from a pinched nerve that had caused his right leg to go numb

Navalny, who is considered a flight risk by authorities, said last week that he is woken eight times per night by guards announcing to a recording camera that he is still in his cell

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny announces hunger strike

Middle-ranking officer serving as a frigate captain, was caught red-handed after a "clandestine meeting" with the Russian

Special operations Carabinieri police swooped in and stopped both men, but only the Italian was arrested

Italian navy officer arrested for Russia spying

The use of the vaccine, according to Russian scientists, can prevent the development of virus mutations

Russia said mass production of the vaccine for animals could begin in April

Russia registers 'world's first' Covid vaccine for animals

Conditions at the facility have been thrust into the spotlight as Navalny has accused its guards of waking him every hour during the night as a flight risk, and of denying him proper treatment for acute back and leg pain

A general view shows Penal Colony No 2, where opposition leader Alexei Navalny is serving a jail term, in the town of Pokrov, Russia February 28, 2021.

Prison holding Kremlin critic Navalny boosts surveillance

President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence on old embezzlement charges

Navalny, 44, said that in the past four weeks he had received 10 formal reprimands from prison authorities, including six from guards at his current prison in the town of Pokrov outside the Russian capital

Navalny says risks solitary confinement in Russian prison

The West has accused Beijing and Moscow of using their vaccines as tools to win geopolitical clout

Shenzhen Yuanxing Gene-tech Co. "have agreed to cooperate on production of over 60 million doses" of Sputnik in China

Chinese firm to make 60 mn doses of Russia's Sputnik vaccine

Navalny was jailed last month for two and a half years on charges he called politically motivated

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya are seen on board a plane during a flight from Berlin to Moscow, January 17, 2021.

Kremlin dismisses call from Navalny's wife to free jailed critic for medical reasons

The delayed European championship is set to take place across the continent between June 11 and July 11

The Saint Petersburg Stadium has a capacity of 61,000 seats

Russia expects half-full stadium for Euro 2020 games

Lawyers for the jailed Kremlin critic sounded the alarm over his health in prison Wednesday, demanding immediate access, saying he had complained of back pain and leg numbness

Navalny was jailed in February for two-and-a-half years on old embezzlement charges in a move his allies said was a pretext to silence his criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin

Russia prison service says Navalny's health 'satisfactory'

Washington has long criticised NATO ally Turkey's purchase of the advanced S-400 air defence system from rival Russia, arguing it threatens the alliance's defences

Blinken pushes Turkey over Russian missiles

In October, the European Union sanctioned Prigozhin on charges of undermining the peace in Libya by supporting the Wagner group

The FBI last month offered a $250,000 (210,000-euro) reward for Prigozhin, who was indicted by the United States three years ago for meddling in its 2016 presidential vote

'Putin's chef' demands FBI remove him from wanted list

Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment

The watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement that Twitter was too slow in tackling illegal posts

Russia chides Twitter for slow deletion of banned content

Devastating forest fires have ripped across Siberia with increasing regularity over the past few years

Last year, a heatwave caused by changing climate in northern Siberia helped spark forest fires that blanketed cities including Yakutsk in smoke

Russia forecasters warn over Siberia forest fires

US refusal 'one more opportunity missed' to find exit from current impasse in bilateral relations, says official statement

Last week, Putin invited Biden to have a live discussion days after the US president was sharply critical of his Russian counterpart in a televised interview

Russian doctors complete heart surgery during hospital fire

Ukraine withdraws from tourism agreement with Russia

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny announces hunger strike

Italian navy officer arrested for Russia spying

Russia registers 'world's first' Covid vaccine for animals

Prison holding Kremlin critic Navalny boosts surveillance

Navalny says risks solitary confinement in Russian prison

Chinese firm to make 60 mn doses of Russia's Sputnik vaccine

Kremlin dismisses call from Navalny's wife to free jailed critic for medical reasons

Russia expects half-full stadium for Euro 2020 games

Russia prison service says Navalny's health 'satisfactory'

Blinken pushes Turkey over Russian missiles

'Putin's chef' demands FBI remove him from wanted list

Russia chides Twitter for slow deletion of banned content

Russia forecasters warn over Siberia forest fires

Russia regrets US refusal to hold presidential debate

# russia en

Russian doctors complete heart surgery during hospital fire

Ukraine withdraws from tourism agreement with Russia

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny announces hunger strike

Italian navy officer arrested for Russia spying

Russia registers 'world's first' Covid vaccine for animals

Prison holding Kremlin critic Navalny boosts surveillance

Navalny says risks solitary confinement in Russian prison

Chinese firm to make 60 mn doses of Russia's Sputnik vaccine

Kremlin dismisses call from Navalny's wife to free jailed critic for medical reasons

Russia expects half-full stadium for Euro 2020 games

Russia prison service says Navalny's health 'satisfactory'

Blinken pushes Turkey over Russian missiles

'Putin's chef' demands FBI remove him from wanted list

Russia chides Twitter for slow deletion of banned content

Russia forecasters warn over Siberia forest fires

Russia regrets US refusal to hold presidential debate