The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Damage to Ukrainian dam a ‘catastrophe’ and an ‘abhorrent act’ – James Cleverly

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023

Nova Kakhovka dam: Everything you need to know about alleged Russian attack

The Soviet-era dam, which is 30 metres tall and 3.2 km long, was seized by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion last year

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023

Kremlin says Ukraine sabotaged dam to cut Crimea's water, distract from own failure

The Kremlin on Tuesday accused Kyiv of sabotaging the Kakhovka hydro-electric dam in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine to cut off a key source of water for Crimea and distract attention from a "faltering" counter-offensive against Russian forces.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Damage to Ukrainian dam ‘abhorrent act’ – Cleverly

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station.

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Russia probe into Navalny poisoning inadequate -European court

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Russian authorities' investigation into the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in 2020 was inadequate and ordered Russia to pay Navalny 40,000 euros in damages.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Firms warned not to give in to blackmail threats after Russia-linked payroll data hack

Russia-linked ransomware group Clop claimed responsibility for the cyber attack, which hit companies including British Airways, the BBC and Boots

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023

Germany's Scholz: Kakhovka dam breach in line with Putin's aggression

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam was in line with Russia's escalating violence in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy of attacking civilian targets.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

‘Dead zone’: How the Ukraine war moved inside Russia

The western Russian region of Belgorod that borders Ukraine has been shelled and attacked by drones hundreds of times.

Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023

Russia fines Wikipedia owner for failing to delete Azov battalion content - Ifax

A Russian court on Tuesday fined the Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, 3 million roubles ($36,854) for refusing to delete an article on Ukraine's Azov battalion, the Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

The U.S.' top general reflects on the changing face of war, 79 years after D-Day

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the D-Day anniversary in Normandy this week. He spoke to NPR about the modernization of warfare and what AI might mean for the future.

WEKU · Jun 6, 2023