The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Counter-offensive on track despite Russian missile barrages, Ukrainian defence official says

Ukraine's plans for a counteroffensive against Russian occupation remain on track, its deputy defence minister told Reuters on Saturday, despite an "unprecedented" wave of missile and drone attacks across the country in recent weeks.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2023

Explosion 'from British Storm Shadow missile' rips through Russian-occupied port

A huge plume of smoke can be seen rising from a port in Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine - and it is reported to be an attack by a British Storm Shadow missile

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2023

Protests, poisoning and prison: A look at the life of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny

In a span of a decade, Alexei Navalny has gone from the Kremlin’s biggest foe to Russia’s most prominent political prisoner

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 465 of the invasion

Kyiv mayor orders air-raid shelters to operate around the clock; Washington says training for Ukraine on advanced US Abrams tanks has begun

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3, 2023

Azeri-Armenian talks to unblock transport links making progress -Russia

Azerbaijan and Armenia have made significant progress in talks designed to unblock transport links between the two neighbours, which are at odds over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia said on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023

Kosovo violence gives Nato, Europe another crisis

When Nato troops first entered Kosovo in June 1999 after 78 days of bombing, no one thought its Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeepers would still be trying to separate ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs 24 years later.

Bangkok Post · Jun 2, 2023

Ballerina 'sacked for being too fat' gives away Putin's military secrets on Instagram

Anastasia Volochkova was sacked by the Bolshoi Ballet for being “too fat”, before she took her former employers to court and won a battle forcing them to reinstate her

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine recruits prepare to retake Bakhmut; three people, including a child, killed in Kyiv; drone attack sees war reach Moscow

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2023

Russian forces tried to blow up my men, says mercenary boss Prigozhin

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with top military brass for months, on Friday escalated the feud by accusing pro-Moscow forces of trying to blow up his men.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023

Tennis: What would Ukraine soldiers think if I shook hands with Russians says Svitolina

Ukraine tennis player Elina Svitolina will not shake the hands of Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the soldiers fighting on the front line following Moscow's invasion of her country last year, she said on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023