The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Uzbeks back President Mirziyoyev’s reforms proposal

Election commission says more than 90 percent of voters back President Mirziyoyev’s constitutional amendments.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

Explosion derails freight train in Russian border region - governor

An explosion in a Russian region bordering Ukraine derailed a freight train on Monday, the local governor said in a social media post, adding there were no casualties.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

Russia launches devastating missile strikes against Ukraine injuring children

Governor Vladimir Rogov said missiles targeted railway infrastructure and fuel depots - there were also 19 high-rise apartment blocks, 25 private houses, six schools and nurseries and five shops also damaged

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023

Ukraine ammunition depot reportedly hit in wave of Russian missile attacks

Ukraine intercepts 15 out of 18 missiles as Moscow launches strikes apparently designed to hamper Kyiv’s plans for a counteroffensive

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

Homes smashed, 34 wounded in latest Russian strikes on Ukraine

Russian strikes injure dozens despite Ukrainian air defence crews managing to destroy most of the missiles launched on the country early on Monday morning.

ABC News · May 1, 2023

‘You’re very fat up here’: was dance god George Balanchine a controlling monster?

He was a trail-blazing genius who electrified US ballet. But he was also a dictatorial grudge-bearer who married four of his dancers. How should we remember the Russian-American choreographer?

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

Ukraine war: Did Putin learn from Bush’s Iraq horrors?

From Wagner’s crimes to the UN’s role, the Iraq invasion offered a preview of the Ukraine war. But not all is the same.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

100,000 Russians killed or wounded in Ukraine in five months, says US

More than 20,000 Russian troops have died and another 80,000 were wounded in five months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, particularly in Bakhmut, a White House official said Monday. The announcement came as overnight Russian missile attacks on the eastern city of Pavlohrad killed two people and injured 40, according…

France 24 · May 1, 2023

Oil depot fire part of Ukraine's preparation for counter-offensive - military

Undermining Russia's logistics is one of the elements of preparation for the expected Ukrainian counter-offensive, a Ukrainian military spokeswoman said on Sunday, after a fire destroyed a large Russian fuel depot in Crimea.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

Russia-Ukraine news live: Putin suffered 100,000 casualties in 5 months, says US

Ukrainian fighters throw Russian forces out of some positions in Bakhmut, says commander

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023