The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukrainian designers turn crisis into creativity at London Fashion Week

One year on from Russia’s invasion, Soraya Gaied Chortane speaks to some of Ukraine’s rising talents

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

Russia denies plan to test new missile off South Africa

The Russian military has denied it's planning to test its new Zircon hypersonic missiles during naval drills off the coast of South Africa this week

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Russia threatens ‘further countermeasures’ after suspending key nuclear arms deal

Sergei Ryabkov said Russia would be ‘monitoring’ the US

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Blackouts, air raids and reporting by candlelight: The ‘new normal’ of The Kyiv Independent newsroom

Exclusive: A lot has changed for the journalists at ‘The Kyiv Independent’. On the one-year anniversary of the war, editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko speaks to Rachel Sharp about the ‘new normal’ in the newsroom, documenting history, and the news they hope to report in the near future

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

UK holds one minute’s silence for Ukraine on anniversary of invasion

A one minute silence is being held across the UK at 11am to mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

Putin's state of the nation: why Russia hasn't officially declared war and what difference it would make

As Vladimir Putin steps back from his state of the nation speech, it’s important to note that the Russian government has still not formally declared war on Ukraine. But from a Ukrainian and western viewpoint, we can all see that a war is taking place. This apparent contradiction does matter.…

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2023

Russian mercenary boss escalates row with top army brass with image of dead bodies

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin took a bitter public feud with the top army brass to a new level on Wednesday, publishing a grisly image of dozens of his fighters he said had been killed after being deprived of ammunition.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 364 of the invasion

China’s top diplomat meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow; Biden meets leaders of Bucharest Nine; Ukraine seeks extension to Black Sea grain deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

‘It’s a disgrace not to go to war’: muted Russian protest against Ukraine conflict

Families of dead Russian soldiers appear even more supportive of military operation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

‘All of Ukraine is a battlefield’: Lessons about modern war

What has Russia’s war in Ukraine taught us about how future conflicts will be fought?

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023