Intermediate Russian News
Improve your Russian with free news lessons based on real current events. Published daily for approximately B1 to B2 learners, Intermediate lessons feature more detailed reporting, broader vocabulary, and more varied sentence structures, along with optional stress marks, slow natural Russian audio, an English translation, and useful vocabulary in context.
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США уси́лили са́нкции про́тив Росси́и
President Donald Trump signed a U.S. law on September 18 that strengthens sanctions targeting Russia’s war economy. It also gives the White House authority to impose high tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
«Локомоти́в» победи́л «Аванга́рд» и остаётся без пораже́ний в КХЛ
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl beat Avangard Omsk 2–1 on September 18, winning its sixth KHL game in a row. Artyom Kuzin scored his first goal in the league.
Серге́й Кузнецо́в получи́л Европе́йскую пре́мию по архитекту́ре
Russian architect Sergey Kuznetsov was named the 2026 laureate of the European Prize for Architecture. The ceremony and an exhibition of his work are scheduled for September 18 in Athens.
На Луне́ обнаружили но́вый большо́й кра́тер
Scientists have identified a 222-meter-wide crater that formed on the Moon in 2024. The rare impact and its unusually large cold area may help researchers assess risks for future lunar exploration.
Учёные из «Си́риуса» получи́ли магни́тную жи́дкость для ме́дицины
A research team led by Sirius University has made a stable magnetic fluid from water and cobalt-iron oxide nanoparticles. It could support future work on targeted tumour heating and laboratory diagnostic tools, but it has not been tested in people.
ЕС на неде́лю продли́л персона́льные са́нкции
EU ambassadors extended individual sanctions linked to Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine for one week after disagreement over the possible removal of Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list. Negotiations are due to continue before September 22.
Пенсионе́рку с корзи́ной грибо́в эвакуи́ровали из боло́та на вертолёте
An 81-year-old mushroom picker became stuck in a bog in Sverdlovsk Oblast. After a bear prevented rescuers from reaching her on foot, a helicopter team located her by the white handkerchief she waved.
В Росси́и сно́ва обсужда́ют мобилиза́цию
Russian military enlistment offices may have issued mobilization orders to several hundred thousand men, according to an independent legal expert. The Kremlin denies that it is preparing a new mobilization, and the real scale of the practice remains unclear.
ISU отклони́л апелля́цию Ками́лы Вали́евой
The International Skating Union rejected Kamila Valieva’s appeal after withdrawing her neutral-athlete status. Valieva and three other Russian figure skaters cannot currently compete in ISU events as neutral athletes.