The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Canada tells citizens to leave Russia due to unpredictable security situation

Canada told its citizens on Saturday to leave Russia "while commercial means are still available," saying security conditions were unpredictable and could deteriorate without notice.

Reuters · Mar 5, 2022

Russian forces lose morale and young recruits surrender in Putin's 'brutal' army

Former British Army chief General Lord Dannatt tells the Sunday Mirror tonight that Russian officers 'have been abandoning their soldiers...in order to save their own skins' as he accuses Russia of a 'moral and military failure of the highest order'

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022

Elon Musk calls for increasing oil and gas output ‘immediately’ in wake of Ukraine invasion

‘Sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to make up for Russian oil & gas exports’

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

More warnings in place for NSW as severe storms strike Queensland – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2022

Ukrainian woman weds Chicago fiancé ahead of return home to fight

When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, Maria decided she had to get there and help defend it — even if it meant leaving her fiancé behind in Chicago days after getting married.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 5, 2022

Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia: What you need to know

WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport last month when vape cartridges were allegedly found in her luggage, according to a report from the Associated Press, leaving the 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury center in Russia while the country wages war in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2022

Zelenskyy 'desperate' plea to US Congress: Send more planes

Fighting for his country’s survival, Ukraine’s president has made a “desperate” plea to American lawmakers for the United States to help get more warplanes to his military and cut off Russian oil imports as Kyiv tries to stave off the Russian invasion

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Russian strikes destroy Vinnytsia airport

Ukraine-Russia news from March 6: Missile strikes have destroyed the international airport in Vinnytsia.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2022

Starlink won't block Russian media unless held at gunpoint, Elon Musk says

Elon proclaims himself a "free speech absolutist."

Input · Mar 5, 2022

The products being removed by UK supermarkets after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Vodka is among the products being targeted

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022