The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Wagner head warns it could take two years to achieve Moscow’s objectives – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow’s stated aim of capturing eastern regions unlikely to happen in 2023

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2023

Hilltop coal-mining town a tactical prize in Ukraine war

The small coal-mining town of Vuhledar on Ukraine's eastern front line has emerged as a critical hot spot in the fight for Donetsk province

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Russia hits Ukraine power grid and gains ground in eastern Ukraine

Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from a tour of Western capitals and Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited Russian offensive was underway inthe east. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24 · Feb 11, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 353 of the invasion

Wave of Russian missiles hit power facilities across Ukraine, causing blackouts across the country

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2023

Biden to visit Poland as Russia-Ukraine war reaches one-year mark

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Poland this month to mark the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023

TV star reveals how she escaped Russia after anti-war protest live on air

Marina Ovsyannikova feared she was facing lengthy jail time after criticising the war in Ukraine on live TV, so she fled the country

Wales Online · Feb 11, 2023

Halo Trust to double staff in Ukraine as it faces ‘epochal’ mine clearance

The world’s largest demining charity said landmines are being used by Russia on an ‘extraordinary scale’.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Popular Russian singer Zemfira declared foreign agent by government

Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday placed Zemfira, one of post-Soviet Russia's most popular singers, on a list of foreign agents on grounds that she supported Ukraine and criticised Russia's "special military operation" in that country.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

Moldova's government, stressed by war in neighboring Ukraine, undergoes a shakeup

Moldova's president tapped her defense and security adviser, pro-Western economist Dorin Recean, to succeed the prime minister who resigned 18 months into a tenure tested by Russia's war in Ukraine.

WEKU · Feb 10, 2023

'Not so rosy': Russian athletes face prospect of Olympics ban

Russian athletics stars are no strangers to being barred from international competitions, and the prospect of missing next year's Olympics over the invasion of Ukraine has piled onto years of frustration felt towards global sports bodies.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023