According to a government decree, the New Year holidays in 2025–2026 will last 12 days — from Wednesday, December 31, 2025, to Sunday, January 11, 2026 TASS-FACTBOX. On December 31, 2025, Russia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Deputy Minister of Defence and Chair of Defenders of the Fatherland ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia rang in the new year by launching more than 200 drones at Ukraine, while President Vladimir Putin used his year-end address to rally support for his troops and to assure his ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year’s address to deliver a blunt message to the West and to his own troops: Russia is not backing down in Ukraine. As 2026 arrived in Russia’s far ...

Ryazan has taken on the title of the New Year’s capital for the second time during the project’s existence TASS, FACTBOX. On December 13, 2025, Ryazan launched the festive marathon titled Ryazan – New ...

Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone strike on a hotel and cafe where civilians were seeing in the New Year in a Russian-controlled part of ...