The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine drags on for more than 2 ½ years

Russian authorities have ordered the evacuation of “multiple” villages that border Ukraine in the Kursk region, a local governor said on Monday. The news comes as Moscow says its forces have wrested two more villages in the region out of Kyiv’s control. Ukraine’s foreign ministry has invited the UN and…

Ukraine says its ability to hit military targets deep inside Russia is integral to defending against Moscow’s bombing campaigns across the country

Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine.

Each side released 103 people, Russia’s defence ministry is reported as saying

Belarusians are experiencing a new wave of Russification as Moscow expands its economic, political and cultural dominance to overtake the identity of its neighbor

Leaders discuss letting Ukrainians fire long-range missiles into Russia, which Putin says would amount to Nato joining war. What we know on day 934

The controversial documentary "Russians at War" about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine was to be unveiled to North American audiences on Friday but the Toronto International Film Festival paused the screenings after receiving "significant threats."

Zelensky applies more pressure on West to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles on targets in Russia