The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

India says its ties with Moscow were ‘steady and time-tested’ amid threats from Trump

Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv injured seven people, while Ukraine's air force intercepted 60 drones. Ukrainian forces hit an oil depot in Russia's Sochi.

In a social media post, Governor of the Samara Oblast region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, confirmed the drone strike on Novokuibyshevsk, writing "Enemy UAVs attacked one of the industrial facilities in Novokuibyshevsk this morning. Emergency services are working at the scene".

The move escalates tensions between Washington and Moscow

In a social media post, Trump said the deployment was in response to threats from the country’s former President Dmitry Medvedev.

Russia first used the Oreshnik against Ukraine in November, when it fired the experimental weapon at a factory in Dnipro that built missiles when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.

Russia fired a record number of drones at Ukraine in July, an AFP analysis showed Friday, intensifying its deadly bombardment of the country despite US pressure to stop the war.

Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years

Moscow's daily battlefield losses continue to pile at a dramatic rate, as Russian President Vladimir Putin signals no shift in his stance on a ceasefire with Ukraine, despite elevated threats from the U.S. to reach a deal.