The Latest Breaking News from Sergei Shoigu

An ‘extremely fierce battle’ in the eastern city of Bakhmut and explosions reported near key Crimean bridge

Footage appears to show a strike on the Olenegorsky Gornyak landing ship, which transports troops and military hardware

Russia's defence ministry said early on Friday that it had thwarted an overnight drone attack by Ukraine on Novorossiysk, a Russian naval base on the Black Sea. A Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters that a Russian vessel was damaged in the attack, although the regional governor had earlier stated that…

The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has made a pitch to North Korean officials to increase the sale of munitions to Moscow

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 525th day.

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 524th day.

Ukrainiansoldiers could cross into Crimea “soon” according to one of the country’s top defence officials.

A Russian missile attack killed two people and blew out apartment windows in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, city council official Anatoly Kurtev said. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited “advanced positions” of Ukraine’s special forces near Bakhmut, the eastern city that Russian forces…

Mercenary chief was said to have agreed to resettle in Belarus after June’s dramatic attempted uprising, but now appears to be in St Petersburg attending the Russia-Africa Summit