The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russia’s Investigative Committee says Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, was killed early Tuesday by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow

Tragic incident in Moscow as bomb kills General Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, sparking a criminal investig...

Ukrainian prosecutors had charged Igor Kirillov in absentia over the alleged use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

Chief of Russia’s Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence killed outside an apartment building.

Due to its remarkable complexity, extensive history, and unmatched global significance, Russia has continuously drawn interest from people all over the world. Russia is more than simply a huge country; it is a complex culture that has influenced ...

Russia and North Korea have not commented on Ukraine’s claim some 30 North Korean troops have been killed or injured.

US president-elect calls move by Joe Biden ‘stupid’; North Koreans killed in combat against Ukraine for first time, says Pentagon. What we know on day 1,028

The successor to Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president must "embody the principles of justice" and that means refusing to welcome Russia back into the sporting world, Ukraine's Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi has told AFP. Seven candidates are vying to succeed Bach in an election in March but the…

As Germany heads for elections, its security services warn that Russia and its sympathisers may step up meddling and disinformation to boost extremist parties and sow doubt about the democratic process.

Here are the key developments on the 1,027th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Prime minister tells Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia that Ukraine requires ‘all the capability it can get’