Greenpeace estimates an oil slick reached 25 square kilometers after a tanker caught fire off Sochi. Russian officials deny a major spill.

Yelena Morgunova tells Meduza she was detained twice, threatened over her family and given an ultimatum after returning to Russia.

Kazakhstan police say rapper Navai was detained entering from Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of drug smuggling. His Astana concert was postponed.

A Moscow court ordered a Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent held on espionage charges after his detention in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Bulgaria says two cargo ships were attacked in the Black Sea, leaving five sailors with minor injuries and one vessel sunk. Sofia plans to summon Russia’s ambassador.

A Meduza interview describes near-daily Russian attacks on Kyiv since late August, civilian casualties and residents’ preparations for winter.

EU foreign ministers approved a 22nd Russia sanctions package, adding about 1,600 people and legal entities, the largest single expansion since 2022.