The Latest Breaking News from Russia

UN rights chief warns of 'serious deterioration' in Ukraine if strikes continue

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Thursday that further strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure could lead to a serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation and spark further displacement.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

UN details civilian executions in Ukraine

GENEVA: In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

Bangkok Post · Dec 15, 2022

Tensions in north Kosovo – whose agenda does the flare-up serve?

Ethnic fractures in the Western Balkans, including in Kosovo’s Serb-populated area, create trouble for the EU and US.

Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2022

Pro-Vladimir Putin MP calls for direct attack on London as Russia prepares another nuke

Vladimir Putin has warned the West by readying a monster missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon for combat - as a military expert brazenly called for a direct attack on the UK

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

Exclusive-The global supply trail that leads to Russia’s killer drones

The hundreds of Russian drones hovering ominously over the Ukrainian battlefield owe their existence to an elastic, sanctions-evading supply chain that often runs through a shabby office above a Hong Kong marketplace, and sometimes through a yellow stucco home in suburban Florida.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

Vatican in crowdfunding campaign to send thermal underwear to Ukraine

The Vatican on Thursday launched a crowdfunding campaign on Thursday to send thermal underwear to Ukraine to help residents survive the winter as they face power shortages amid the war with Russia.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

First Thing: Blizzard warnings, tornadoes and two deaths as storm marches across US

A young boy and his mother were found dead in Louisiana, where their home was destroyed after a tornado hit, according to police. Plus, how the Buy Black movement could benefit the country

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

The Russian Army Is Preparing for a Fresh Attack

Many of the problems from the initial draft have been solved.

Foreign Policy · Dec 15, 2022

Litvinenko review – this woeful David Tennant drama is nigh-on pointless

This dramatisation of the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy takes a murder and turns it into a plodding police procedural that’s far less interesting than the truth. Why bother?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

Russia preparing for long war, Ukrainian military says

Russia is digging in for a long war in Ukraine and still wants to conquer the entire country, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Thursday.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022