How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine? Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023
Saudi Arabia kicks off Ukraine talks that exclude Russia Some 40 countries will attend a meeting in Jeddah to discuss a set of common principles to end the war in Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2023
Inside Russia’s torture chambers as investigators warn Kherson cells ‘tip of iceberg’ Similarities in accounts from different Ukrainian regions ‘expose deeper concerns that Russia is using torture as a strategy’, UN special rapporteur tells The Independent The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023
Russia reportedly recruiting troops from a neighboring nation with a $5,300 signing-on bonus It is estimated that some 50,000 Russian soldiers have lost their lives in the invasion of Ukraine. Fortune · Aug 4, 2023
Russian court jails opposition figure Navalny for 19 years A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny of extremism charges and sentenced him to 19 years in prison Friday. Navalny is already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated. France 24 · Aug 4, 2023
Russian opposition activist Navalny is sentenced to 19 more years in prison The Russian activist, a fierce opponent of President Vladimir Putin, was sentenced Friday on extremism charges, which he denies. He is already serving prison sentences on other charges he denies. WEKU · Aug 4, 2023
Russian court sentences Alexei Navalny to further 19 years in prison Putin critic faces harsh prison regime after being found guilty of charges decried as politically motivated The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
Russian court hands jailed Alexey Navalny new 19-year prison sentence A constant thorn in Putin’s side, Navalny said he expected a ‘Stalinist’ sentence on a slew of extremism charges. Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2023
Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic Alexei Navalny given 19 more years in prison He is already serving an 11-and-a-half year sentence at a Russian penal colony Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2023
Kremlin says interference of non-regional actors unlikely to help Niger The Kremlin’s comments come amid a pending regional military intervention and President Bazoum’s call for Western help. Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2023
Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Alexei Navalny and his opposition to Vladimir Putin Alexei Navalny was a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
The perplexing aftermath of the Wagner mutiny shows Putin is more vulnerable than ever Yevgeny Prigozhin seems largely unscathed, while faith in the Russian president’s invincibility has taken a battering, says Prof Kimberly Marten The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
Russia to announce a verdict in Navalny's case; Kremlin critic expects lengthy prison term Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is due to hear the verdict in his latest trial on extremism charges The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
White House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has made a pitch to North Korean officials to increase the sale of munitions to Moscow The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023
Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2023 Ukraine keeps up Russia pressure as drone raids intensify psychological war Suspected Ukrainian attacks inside Russia this week have deepened insecurity building up since Kremlin assault in May.
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023 Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO's eastern flank Polish and Lithuanian leaders have held an urgent meeting in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad
The Conversation · Aug 3, 2023 Ukraine war: reports suggest the deaths of some journalists have been deliberate – which is a war crime In a conflict like the war in Ukraine, many journalists risk their lives to report the truth and reveal war crimes committed by both sides. But when journalists themselves are targeted, these war crimes almost always go unpunished. Research from Human Rights Watch has found that a de facto impunity…
The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023 Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023 Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023 Why are Wagner mercenaries in Belarus – and would they try to invade Poland? Fighters from the group are training Belarusian troops near the border with Nato member Poland
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 Russia should expect more drone attacks on its soil after latest Moscow strike, Ukraine warns Skyscraper containing a number of ministries struck for second time in three days
Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2023 Russia responsible for Niger coup, says top Ukrainian official The Russian Wagner Group’s boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has hailed the coup as a move towards independence from the West.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 The Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia The Crimean Peninsula's balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretaries
Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2023 Russia intercepts new wave of drones over Moscow, office tower hit Moscow mayor says the office building damaged was the same one hit in an attack on Sunday.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023 Ukraine: fatalities in Kryvyi Rih and Kherson as Russia plays down drone attack on Moscow Residential buildings and civilian neighbourhoods in Ukraine were targeted by ballistic missiles