The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Shoigu: Who is the Russian defence chief, detested by Wagner?

The general was once seen as being President Putin’s successor. Now his credibility is in question, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2023

Wagner boss who led mutiny is back in Russia, Belarus president says

Yevgeny Prigozhin "is in St. Petersburg," Lukashenko said.

Axios · Jul 6, 2023

Wigs, gold bars and pictures of severed heads: Inside Wagner boss’s lavish Russian mansion

Pro-Kremlin media reported that a raid on the Wagner chief’s flat had been conducted by Russian forces

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

How many casualties has Russia suffered in Ukraine?

Reliable figures difficult to substantiate amid the fog of war

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

To protect against Russian airstrikes, Ukraine's defenders 'shoot and scoot'

When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in a hayfield well outside the city. The protection consists of two soldiers, a Humvee and a Stinger missile.

WEKU · Jul 6, 2023

Now is not the time for Ukraine to join Nato

The alliance must think about more than the narrow parameters of the battlefield and lay the foundations of a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine

The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2023

Wagner boss Prigozhin has returned to Russia, Lukashenko says

Belarus president says head of mercenary group behind failed mutiny is in St Petersburg

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

Mystery over Wagner boss as Putin's pal admits he's NOT in Belarus after mutiny

Today Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told reporters that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia and his troops have also not left the camps they stayed in before the attempted coup

Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2023

Germany did not listen to warnings about Russia, says Annalena Baerbock

Foreign minister says Ukraine war has changed country’s mindset about ‘chequebook diplomacy’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2023

Wagner chief is still in Russia, not Belarus: President Lukashenko

MINSK: According to Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner group, remains in Russia rather than Belarus, despite an agreement with the Kremlin that stipulated his relocation to Belarus after his unsuccessful uprising last month.

The Times of India · Jul 6, 2023