The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile strike kills at least four in central town

Rescue operation under way, Zelenskyy says, after more than a dozen also wounded in Dnipropetrovsk region. What we know on day 1,012

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2024

Trump picks loyalist Kash Patel to run FBI

President-elect Donald Trump wants the author of the book Government Gangsters to bring the FBI ‘to heel’

The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2024

UFO expert not ruling out Russia or China links to drones seen at RAF bases

Sightings over three airbases in East Anglia could relate to foreign powers’ concerns about possible nuclear weapons

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024

Syrian rebels seen toppling statue of Assad’s brother in surprise offensive against regime in Aleppo

Russia and the Syrian government have launched airstrikes targeting rebel-held areas in an attempt to regain ground

Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2024

Zelensky’s latest Ukraine-Russia war plan is a ‘major concession’ to Putin, says former UK ambassador

Ukrainian president ‘playing a very sophisticated game’ with remarks on Nato, says Sir Tony Brenton

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024

Scholz, Rival Trade Blows As German Election Campaign Kicks Off

Three months before elections, Germany's embattled Olaf Scholz kicked off the campaign Saturday by attacking his conservative rival as cold towards the poor but a hothead who would play "Russian roulette" with Moscow.

International Business Times · Nov 30, 2024

Syrian rebels reach central Aleppo as army announces ‘temporary withdrawal’

Military says dozens of soldiers killed in attacks in the northwest, and it was regrouping to launch a ‘counterattack’.

Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2024

Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end 'hot stage' of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says an offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024

Ukrainian men face sexual torture in Russian detention centres: UN

The UN says most reported cases of sexual violence against men occur in detention centres.

Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2024

Poland's prime minister visits defensive fortifications on border with Russia

Poland’s prime minister has traveled to his country’s border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect progress in the construction of military fortifications

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024