The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russian drone operators reportedly received explosive headsets — plans dashed by packaging

Russian authorities intercepted a shipment of FPV drone goggles that were booby-trapped with explosives.

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 9, 2025

Baltic Nations Successfully Synchronize Electricity Systems With EU Grid

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania synchronize electricity systems with the EU, cutting ties with Russia for enhanced energy security.

Top News · Feb 9, 2025

‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools

Two years after he started documenting the effect of the Ukraine war on his pupils, Pavel Talankin reveals how it led to accolade – and exile from home

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025

Baltic states ditch Russian power grid as they move closer to EU

Lithuania’s energy minister declared the Baltic energy system "is finally in our hands, we are in full control".

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2025

Zelenskyy confirms a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian forces there

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2025

Putin's Strategic Advancements In Ukraine

Putin's advancing troops in Ukraine pose challenges for Kyiv amid uncertain U.S. aid. Trump-Putin dynamics complicate peace talks.

Top News · Feb 8, 2025

3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system

The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia has been officially severed

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2025

Baltic states cut last Russian energy link

Ex-Soviet nations warn of sabotage and cyberattack threat as they cut power links with Moscow to hook up to EU network.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2025

Ukraine’s leading rapper is now leading drone warfare against Russia

SPECIAL DISPATCH: Ukraine’s $1.3bn drone war is now being led by a rap artist who has been fighting on the frontline – and in his music - since the start of the war, Sam Kiley reports

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2025

Baltics Begin Decoupling From Russian Power Grid

The Baltic states on Saturday began cutting ties with Russia's power grid in order to integrate with Europe's system, a years-long process that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

International Business Times · Feb 8, 2025