The Latest Breaking News from Russia

As it happened: Russian missiles strike Ukrainian military base near Lviv at Polish border

Lviv's regional governor said on Sunday that at least 35 people had been killed in a Russian missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility in Yavoriv near the Polish border. Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of shooting and killing an American journalist in Irpin later in the day.

France 24 · Mar 12, 2022

Ex-tennis pro Stakhovsky in Ukraine 'with a gun in my hands'

Sergiy Stakhovsky is a recently retired professional tennis player from Ukraine who has left his wife and three young children at home in Hungary to back to his birthplace to help how he can during Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2022

UK to host Baltic, Nordic leaders to find new ways to isolate Russia

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host leaders from countries along Russia's northwestern flank next week to discuss ways they can respond to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, including finding new ways to isolate Russia's economy.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022

UK has been ‘too slow’ and ‘too weak’ on Russia sanctions, Lib Dems claim

Sir Ed Davey is expected to accuse the Home Secretary of ‘turning away the innocent victims of a tyrant’s bombs’.

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2022

Texas congresswoman believes Russian arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner was ‘targeted and purposeful’

Two-time Olympic medalist has been in custody nearly one month as officials and family seek her release

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2022

Putin to launch brutal assault on Ukraine capital Kyiv in 'escalation of horror'

Ukrainian President Zelensky vows to battle to the end as Russian troops bombard besieged cities with shells, and mass graves are dug for more than 1,500 bodies

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2022

Putin's inner circle - inside the lives of the wealthy oligarchs being targeted by UK

Critics have demanded UK sanctions are tougher as sanctioned oligarchs could transfer assets to their children - here we take a look at Vladimir Putin's inner circle

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2022

Ukraine latest updates: 2,187 residents killed in Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 13: About 100 aerial bombs have been dropped on Mariupol as Russian forces blockade the city.

Al Jazeera · Mar 12, 2022

'We know how to fight': Ukraine protesters gather in Piccadilly Gardens for third week in continued show of anger over Russian invasion

Around 100 people came together to support the country on the 17th day of war between Ukraine and Russia

Manchester Evening News · Mar 12, 2022

Some 13,000 Ukrainians evacuated from cities on Saturday, deputy PM says

Around 13,000 people were evacuated from a number of Ukrainian cities on Saturday, said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, almost twice the number who managed to get out the previous day.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022