The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Drone Attack Hits Russian City 1,000km From Ukraine Frontier

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, as Moscow's troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.

International Business Times · Dec 21, 2024

Russia bombards Kyiv with eight ballistic missiles day after Putin speech

Mayor accuses Moscow of ‘genocide’, saying latest strike shows Putin’s indifference to women and children

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks

Ukraine has raised the stakes with its boldest wartime assassination, killing a high-profile general in Moscow.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2024

Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’

Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2024

The Russian tanker disaster and an oil leak in Kerch Strait: What it means

During wartime, the effects on the environment from such accidents are likely to be far worse than usual.

Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2024

UN Security Council told of North Korean missiles used by Russia in Ukraine

Research group tells UN Security Council of irrefutable proof of Russian use of North Korean missiles in war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2024

Putin To Hold Yearly Presser In Third Winter Of Ukraine Offensive

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, almost three years into his Ukraine offensive and two days after a Kyiv-orchestrated killing of a general on the streets of Moscow.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2024

The Guardian view on North Koreans dying for Russia: an alarming alliance gains strength

Editorial: For Pyongyang, dead soldiers are a price worth paying for the rewards of friendship with Moscow

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024

Ukraine war: what chemical weapons is Russia accused of using and why?

An arrest has reportedly been made after the killing of Igor Kirillov, a Russian general, in Moscow on December 17. Kirillov was the commander of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces, and is thought to be the most senior military figure assassinated in Russia since the country invaded Ukraine…

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2024

Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

Russia’s Investigative Committee says 29-year-old Uzbek man confessed to planting and detonating bomb

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024