Russia has developed ’first’ coronavirus vaccine: Putin
UTV | COLOMBO – Russia has developed the first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday. “This morning, for the...
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Afghanistan war: Russia denies paying militants to kill US troops
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Russia has denied reports that it offered Taliban-linked militants bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan. Citing US officials, The New...
Russia denies its nuclear plants are source of radiation leak
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Russia has said a leak of nuclear material detected over Scandinavia did not come from one of its power plants. Nuclear...
Paul Whelan, ex-US marine, jailed in Russia on spying charges
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Ex-US marine Paul Whelan has been sentenced to 16 years of hard labour on spying charges in Russia. He was arrested...
US says Russia sent jets to Libya ‘mercenaries’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries there. There was no immediate...
181 stranded Sri Lankans return from Russia
(UTV | COLOMBO) – A total of 181 Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Russia due to the Corona-19 pandemic has arrived in the country...
Number of Coronavirus infected persons in Russia increase to 272,043
(UTV | COLOMBO) – With the identification of 9200 newly infected Coronavirus patients in Russia, the total number of infected persons in that country has...
Five Covid-19 patients die in Russia hospital fire
(UTV | COLOMBO) – A fire at a St Petersburg hospital has killed five coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit. The blaze was apparently...
Europeans tell Syrian regime, Russia: Return to 2018 Idlib deal
(UTV|PARIS, ANKARA) – Foreign ministers from 14 European countries, including France and Germany, demanded on Wednesday that Syrian regime forces and their Russian backers end...
Russia says plane ‘almost hit’ by anti-aircraft fire in Syria
(UTV| Syria) – A passenger plane in Syria was forced to re-route after it was almost hit by the country’s missile defence system, Russia’s defence...