The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Stacey Dooley meets brave Ukrainians who risk their lives for country in new show

Stacey Dooley tells the harrowing stories of a number of Ukrainians who have a crash course in combat fighting as they prepare to give their all against a Russian invasion

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023

Ukraine likely to face bloody Crimea fight, satellite images show

Russian forces have been digging defensive fortifications and trenches in preparation of a Ukrainian offensive.

Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 410 of the invasion

Ukrainian forces strengthen defensive lines along Belarus and Russian border; children illegally abducted by Russia reunited with families

The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2023

Pope appeals to Russians for peace in Ukraine in Easter message

Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world.

The New Daily · Apr 9, 2023

Pope Francis appeals to Russians on Ukraine war, decries Middle East violence, in Easter message

Speaking about "the darkness and the gloom" of the world, Pope Francis said Ukraine should be helped towards peace, with "the light of Easter" shining upon the people of Russia.

ABC News · Apr 9, 2023

‘Savages’: Ukrainian resort town resisting Russian attempts to repeat past glories

Ochakiv was ‘paradise’ before unwelcome visitors began raining down missiles from spit of land nearby

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

Pope appeals to Russians on Ukraine, decries Middle East violence, in Easter message

Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians following recent violence.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2023

Tunisia Plans to Join BRICS Nations

Tunisia said on Saturday that it intends to join the BRICS countries bloc of emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Mahmoud bin Mabrouk, spokesman for the pro-presidential July 25 Movement in Tunisia and pro-Tunisian President Kais Saeid, said his country plans to join the BRICS…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 9, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: two killed in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia; Pope prays for peace – as it happened

Man and his young daughter killed after forces strike residential building in the south-eastern city; Francis references war in Easter message

The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s offensive slowing as forces ‘struggling to advance’

Russian campaign nearing ‘culmination’, say analysts

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023