Easy Russian news lessons for elementary learners, with optional stress marks, audio, English translations, and vocabulary support.
Authorities in Russia’s Tatarstan region said a drone attack on Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and injured at least 75 on August 10. Ukraine said it had targeted the TANECO oil refinery, but key details could not be independently verified.
Four paddleboarders, including a child, were unable to return to shore in Vladivostok after the wind became stronger. Rescuers brought them safely back by boat.
Russian attacks in Kharkiv and Odesa, and Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia’s Belgorod region, killed seven people overnight. Local authorities also reported dozens of injuries and damage to homes.
Franco Vitali won the Phygital Dancing tournament at the Games of the Future in Astana on August 7. He beat Lina 2–1 in the final and received $20,000.
The first live-action Smeshariki film opened in Russian cinemas on August 6, 2026. Krosh and Yozhik become two boys on a spaceship travelling to Mars.
A used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage struck the Moon on August 5, 2026. South Korea’s Danuri probe photographed the impact site and showed a small new crater.
More than 400 school students from over 100 countries are taking part in the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence in Astana. The competition includes individual and team tasks in machine learning, data analysis, and programming.
Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin said he had left Russia and posted a video from Paris. His departure followed legal measures that prevented him from standing in Russia’s September parliamentary election.
After her release in the August 2024 prisoner exchange, Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko reunited with her partner in Germany. She is enjoying ordinary freedoms and hopes to return to art and music.
A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on August 1 killed at least nine civilians and injured 33 others. Rescuers searched damaged residential areas as officials warned that the casualty figures could change.
