The Latest Breaking News from the Russian Defense Ministry

Russia launches drone assault on Ukraine, sparking retaliatory strikes. Both sides accuse each other of terrorist attacks. Tensions escalate.

Russian authorities say that Ukraine tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones

Russia says its air defenses intercepted at least 24 Ukrainian drones a day after it launched its largest drone strike on the Ukrainian capital of the war.

Ukraine has confirmed that 19 service members were killed by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia during a military awards ceremony

The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that it intercepted a drone attack overnight.

Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry

There are still no reports of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arriving in Belarus after he reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and ended his rebellion

Earlier this week, Russia unleashed a devastating series of airstrikes on targets across Ukraine - hitting a number of residential buildings and killing at least 23 people, including three children

Russia’s defense minister has hosted his counterparts from Iran, Syria and Turkey for talks as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments

Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea say the military fended off a Ukrainian strike on the port of Sevastopol, while a drone was also reportedly found in a forest near Moscow

Seventeen apartment buildings were evacuated Saturday in a Russian city near the Ukrainian border after an explosive device was found at the site where a bomb accidentally dropped by a Russian warplane caused a powerful blast this week, authorities said. The bomb blast late Thursday rocked part of Belgorod, leaving…