The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Candles of hope lit at Dumfries and Galloway Ukrainian chapel following invasion by Russian forces

The poignant act came just hours after the "worst fears" of the region's Ukrainian community were realised

Daily Record · Feb 25, 2022

Russia’s civil aviation authority bans UK flights; oil and gas prices retreat – as it happened

Brent crude back below $100 a barrel as global shares rebound and Russian stocks, bonds and rouble recover, even as Russian troops advance on the Ukrainian capital

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Indian chess player Anwesh Upadhyaya stuck in Ukraine, says situation scary

CHENNAI: Alone in his apartment and every bit scared, former Indian national rapid chess champion Anwesh Upadhyaya is one among the several of his compatriots stuck in Ukraine amid a Russian invasion and is desperately hoping to be evacuated from the country which has been his home since 2012.

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

Security expert answers 10 questions Ireland has about Russian invasion of Ukraine and if a world war is next?

Putin faces so many variables, risking troop deaths, partial or total failure, and a long and economically crippling war.

Irish Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Glasgow University head 'deeply concerned' about Ukraine as all students have left

Anton Muscatelli confirmed that the University also continues to make contact with students in the Russian Federation and are "supporting them to leave at the earliest opportunity".

Glasgow Live · Feb 25, 2022

Biden Takes Veiled Swipe at China in Condemning Russia Backers on Ukraine

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said any country that backed Russia's onslaught in Ukraine would be "stained by association," after China rejected calling Moscow's move an invasion and instead urged all sides to exercise restraint. Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides after Moscow mounted an assault on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022

Chess: Fide cancels Moscow Olympiad as Carlsen beats Covid to reach final

The global chess body will seek a new venue for the 2022 Olympiad, while the world champion and his recently defeated challenger, Ian Nepomniachtchi, meet in the two-day Airthings Masters final

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

What’s going on inside Putin’s mind? His own words give us a disturbing clue

The Russian president’s dangerous sense of victimhood draws on 20th-century ideas of his country’s frustrated potential, says Miche Eltchaninoff, author of Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine president: We have been left to fight alone against Russia

Ukraine’s president has slammed western allies and said his country had been “left alone” to defend itself against Russian forces.

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2022

Russian flight spotted over East Midlands

The Antonov AN-124 is designed to carry large loads

Nottingham Post · Feb 25, 2022