Ukraine’s two spy agencies exchange fire in extraordinary daytime shootout in Kyiv Ukraine’s leadership has described the internal conflict as ‘absolutely disgraceful’ The Independent UK · Sep 3
Russia celebrates assassination of Putin’s ‘personal enemy,’ pays out $500,000 bounty, then realizes they’ve been tricked Putin won’t be happy about this. We Got This Covered · Jan 2
Putin Humiliated: Ukrainian Spies Fake Anti-Kremlin Fighter's Death to Claim £370,000 Bounty Ukrainian intelligence faked anti-Putin fighter Denis Kapustin's death to claim a £370,000 Russian bounty, exposing Kyiv's cunning tactics. International Business Times UK · Jan 2
Teen arrested on way to airport to fight for Russia after plot to sabotage US energy stations Andrew Takhistov, 18, of East Brunswick, New Jersey, was detained on his way to the airport on Wednesday The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2024
Pro-Ukraine Militias Stage Attack On Russian Border Regions Pro-Ukrainian militias staged a brazen cross-border attack on Russia on Tuesday, fighters and Russia's defence ministry said, hours after Kyiv launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war. International Business Times · Mar 12, 2024
‘We are obliged to end the war’: A new Russian unit fights for Ukraine The Siberian Battalion features a diverse set of fighters who risk Russia’s wrath by joining the ‘enemy’. Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2024
Ukraine’s awkward allies: the far-right Russians fighting on Kyiv’s side Notorious former football hooligan Denis Nikitin runs a controversial unit actively engaged alongside Ukraine forces The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023
‘We have ambitious plans’: Anti-Putin forces plan fresh attacks inside Russia Leader of cross-border raids says weapons, not words, are needed to overthrow the regime in Moscow The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023
Paramilitaries in the Russia-Ukraine war could escalate and expand the conflict The war in Ukraine continues more than a year after Russia’s invasion and shows no signs of abating. An attack on a Ukrainian dam is just the latest development in a long and drawn-out conflict. The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023
‘Dead zone’: How the Ukraine war moved inside Russia The western Russian region of Belgorod that borders Ukraine has been shelled and attacked by drones hundreds of times. Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2023
Pro-Ukrainian forces offer to hand over prisoners of war in new clashes on Russian side of border The governor of Russia's Belgorod region has confirmed that fighting was ongoing on his side of the Ukraine border, with pro-Ukrainian forces having taken Russians prisoner during the clashes. ABC News · Jun 5, 2023
Pro-Ukraine group of Russian partisans says will give captives to Kyiv A pro-Ukraine group of Russian partisans on Sunday said it had captured several Russian soldiers during a cross-border raid and would hand them over to Ukrainian authorities. Reuters · Jun 4, 2023
Pro-Ukraine group of Russian partisans plans to give prisoners to Kyiv A pro-Ukraine group of Russian partisans on Sunday said it had captured several soldiers during a cross-border raid into southern Russia and would hand them over to Ukrainian authorities. Reuters · Jun 4, 2023
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Ukraine recruits prepare to retake Bakhmut; three people, including a child, killed in Kyiv; drone attack sees war reach Moscow The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023 Anti-Putin partisans shell Russian town four miles from Ukraine border Governor of Belgorod says attack injured 12 people, in second partisan assault inside Russia in two weeks
The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2023 What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis A daring cross-border raid in Belgorod; Russia and China deepen their economic ties
The Independent UK · May 25, 2023 The Russians out for revenge on Putin The Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion were formed in Ukraine in the wake of Moscow’s invasion. Now, the militias are taking the fight to the Kremlin – and aiming to topple the president. Kim Sengupta reports
Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023 War comes home to Russia: Pro-Kyiv fighters seek Putin’s downfall Russia has been jolted by one of the most daring incursions, allegedly carried out by groups including its nationals.
The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war: Belarus says transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia has begun – as it happened Comments from Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian president, come as Russia and Belarus sign new deal for storage of nuclear weapons
Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023 Leader of anti-Putin force says expect more Russian border raids Denis Kapustin, self-described leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, said his unit will raid Russian territory again.
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023 Wagner chief warns of revolution and says 20,000 fighters killed in Bakhmut Yevgeny Prigozhin says children of Russian elite ‘shook their arses’ in sun while sons of poor returned in coffins
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023 ‘We are Russians just like you’: anti-Putin militias enter the spotlight The paramilitaries who raided Belgorod include guerrillas with far-right connections, anti-Kremlin veterans and former members of Russia’s security services
Reuters · May 24, 2023 Leader of cross-border raid warns Russia to expect more incursions The Russian commander of a militia that conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week said on Wednesday his group would soon launch more incursions into Russian territory.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 Belgorod raid: Who is behind attacks on Russian region bordering Ukraine? Moscow claims that Ukrainian tropps crossed into one of its border towns in the region, forcing an evacution – Kyiv denies any involvement
The Independent UK · May 23, 2023 Who's behind the attack on a Russian region on the border with Ukraine? Russia alleges that dozens of Ukrainian militants crossed into one of its border towns in its Belgorod region, striking targets and forcing an evacuation, before over 70 of the attackers were killed or pushed back by a counterterrorism operation