The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukrainian drone attack in Lipetsk, Russia leads to damage and injuries, escalating tensions with Russia. International community closely monitors the conflict.

The world has grown cynical about the integrity of major international sports, and not without reason. From the Olympics bribery scandal of the 1990s – which implicated the hosts of Nagano 1998, Sydney 2000 and Salt Lake City 2002 – we have seen additional corruption scandals in major global sporting…

The Ukrainian offensive into Russia's western Kursk region, launched Tuesday, appears to be the most significant attack on Russian soil since Moscow invaded in February 2022.

The US ambassador to Japan skipped a ceremony on Friday marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in protest at Israel not being invited.

Shipments of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) to France more than doubled the first half of this year, fresh analyses of trade data shows. It comes as Europe seeks to pull back from energy purchases that help finance the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia, where state media and local officials on Friday reported a fire at a military airfield and "massive" drone attacks hundreds of kilometres from the border.

Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres south of Moscow.

Freed last week in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, Orlov is now forced into exile – just like Soviet dissidents of his youth

As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments.

Comments come on third day of Ukrainian attack on southern Russian region, with troops advancing about 10km over the border

Russian forces have been fighting Ukrainian troops since a shock incursion early on Tuesday