The Latest Breaking News from Sergei Shoigu

Russian forces face shortage of tanks as counteroffensive creeps forward

Ukraine forces slowly pushing back Putin’s troops, claims Kyiv, aided by western hardware

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2023

Putin sides with military chiefs over placing Wagner under direct control

Russian leader says move must be made ‘as quickly as possible’ after Wagner boss refuses to sign contracts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says flood evacuees killed by Russian attack – as it happened

Three people killed and 10 wounded after a boat heading to Kherson is shelled; about 100 captured soldiers from each side are returned

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2023

Intense fighting reported as Ukrainian forces go on attack south of Zaporizhzhia

Counteroffensive reported to have begun, with large force pushing assault against Russian positions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

Russia's Shoigu: Ukraine's counter-offensive has been thwarted

Russia's defence minister said on Tuesday his forces had thwarted the first three days of a Ukrainian counter-offensive in battles that had left more than 3,700 Ukrainian soldiers dead or wounded.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Putin ‘private army’ chief accuses Russian troops of ‘running away’ as Ukraine army retakes land near Bakhmut

Western officials estimate Wagner Group and Russia’s regular army was hit with 60,000 casualties in battle for Bakhmut

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023

Explainer-Blood, treasure and chaos: the cost of Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic turmoil across the world.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Russian mercenary boss slams army 'clowns' as he marks birthday at training camp

Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said his Wagner group would fight on in Ukraine if his men got a separate section of the front without having to depend on "clowns" who ran swathes of the Russian armed forces.

Reuters · Jun 1, 2023

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin calls for investigation into 'crimes' of top Russian defence officials

Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, asks prosecutors to investigate whether senior Russian defence officials committed any "crime" before or during the war in Ukraine.

ABC News · May 31, 2023

Russia's Shoigu says West 'stepping up' supplies to Ukraine

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that the West was stepping up equipment and arms supplies to Kyiv ahead of what he said would be a "large-scale" Ukrainian offensive, and said Moscow would strike any supply routes it detected.

Reuters · May 30, 2023