The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russia Promises To Increase Hits On Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure. Concerns Of a Winter Offensive Grow.

Moscow claims it is planning to conduct "massive strikes" against Ukraine's energy infrastructure in response to ongoing drone attacks against Russian economic targets.

International Business Times · Aug 31

Kyiv suffers hours of daytime air raids as Russia deploys new jet-powered drones

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 800 Shahed drones fired into Ukraine in four days in effort to ‘wear down’ country

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31

Why the Baltics are pushing back against new fears of a Russian attack

Officials across NATO’s eastern flank say there is no evidence of an imminent Russian attack, even as they strengthen their defences and warn that Moscow’s campaign of sabotage and provocations against Europe is intensifying.

Euronews · Aug 31

EU expected to lobby member states to give Patriot interceptors to Ukraine

Ukraine is running out of Patriot interceptors to shoot down Russian missiles and other airborne threats. The EU executive is expected to put pressure on Mediterranean nations, like Greece and Spain, to give theirs up at a defence meeting on Tuesday.

Euronews · Aug 31

Yiddish’s ‘revival’ points to its resilience as a portable homeland – and a global reach, from Russia to Mexico to the US

I grew up in Mexico City, and when people find out that one of my native languages is Yiddish, they think I am pulling their leg. Isn’t that a Jewish language? Mexico? Impossible. Maybe you should write a science fiction novel that imagines Yiddish on Mars.

The Conversation · Aug 31

Russian strikes on warehouses leave Kyiv shops empty and destroy 12m school books ahead of new term

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday it is preparing “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Euronews · Aug 31

Russia cements its role as Africa junta protector after helping quell Niger's mutiny

Niger's junta faced a major internal threat when renegade soldiers staged a mutiny over the weekend

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Mayday directors on turning Kenneth Branagh into the Russian John Wick: "He was super hands-on"

Kenneth Branagh turns hard-hitting action hero in Mayday

Total Film · Aug 31

Russia's jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians

Russian forces have relentlessly battered Kyiv and nearby cities for a fifth straight day, hitting warehouse facilities as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Russia prepares for ‘massive strikes’ on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

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The Independent UK · Aug 31