Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about NEWSRU!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Originally it functioned as NTV’s website under the address ntv.ru . site remains part of Vladimir Gusinsky’s media holding . network has a head office in Moscow, Russia the network set up editorial offices in Israel and Ukraine . Among defunct projects is 2004.newsru.com, devoted in due time to 2004 Russian presidential election.