A year ago, Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin with a mutiny On a lazy summer weekend a year ago, Russia was jolted by the stunning news of an armed uprising The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2024
‘Putin’s patience snapped’: Insiders marvel at Russia’s military purge Under new defence minister Andrei Belousov, FSB is tackling corruption aggressively with serious implications for Ukraine The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024
Putin's Military Purge Continues Amid Ukraine Conflict Putin's purge of high-ranking military officials in Russia amid Ukraine conflict raises concerns about corruption and power consolidation. Top News · May 24, 2024
Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official Russian news reports say a deputy chief of the military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Putin continues his purge as top Russian army general arrested It makes it the fourth arrest of a high-ranking defence figure in the space of a month The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Russia arrests another general on bribery charges Authorities arrest Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, latest in a string of bribery arrests of high-ranking officials. Al Jazeera · May 23, 2024
Kremlin Appoints Economist As Defense Minister Amid Military Reshuffle Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu replaced by Andrei Belousov to align military spending with economy amidst Ukraine conflict. Belousov's appointment signifie... Top News · May 13, 2024
Putin Removes Defence Minister Shoigu Putin proposed economist Andrey Belousov as Shoigu's replacement, according to a list of the ministerial nominations published by the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament. International Business Times · May 12, 2024
Russia creeps forward as Ukraine strikes its air force and navy Russian forces advance as they try to break Ukraine’s defences while Moscow scolds Paris and NATO. Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2024
Putin's regime lacks domestic capacity to supply enough ammunition for his Ukraine forces, say western officials But they doubt he has given up on his ‘maximalist goals of subjugating Ukraine’ Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: head of Germany’s far-right AfD condemns ‘theatrics’ over Navalny’s death – as it happened Tino Chrupalla says it is ‘unbearable’ the extent to which Putin has been blamed, with similar comments from Italian deputy PM Matteo Salvini The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 728 Russia hands back 11 Ukrainian children under deal struck by Qatar; US dual national arrested in Russia over alleged $51 Ukrainian charity donation The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2024
Who is Russian army chief Valery Gerasimov? The country’s top soldier turned Putin’s fall guy Gerasimov has been his nation’s top general for more than a decade. But the invasion of Ukraine – and the attempted mutiny by the Wagner mercenary forces – have left him severely weakened The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023
Who is Russian army chief Valery Gerasimov? The country’s top soldier turned Putin’s fall guy Gerasimov has been his nation’s top general for more than a decade. But the invasion of Ukraine – and the attempted mutiny by the Wagner mercenary forces – have left him severely weakened The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Russia striking Avdiivka ‘with everything they have’, says city official Volodymyr Zelenskiy praises troops for holding their positions in areas including Avdiivka, where fighting is ‘particularly hot’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023 Russia’s Avdiivka offensive is failing, says top Ukrainian officer Major assault in Donetsk launched on Tuesday said to have resulted in serious losses for Moscow’s forces
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023 A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, the Kremlin seems to be succeeding in keeping the demise of the profane and outspoken Wagner chief as low-key as possible
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023 ‘That’s our guy’: how UK military chief became key Nato liaison in Ukraine Adm Sir Tony Radakin recognised in Washington and Kyiv as an increasingly important actor
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Who is Russia’s ousted air force chief ‘General Armageddon’? Sergei Surovikin not seen in public since Wagner Group mutiny two months ago
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin onboard plane in fatal crash, says Russia Officials say Wagner chief behind June mutiny was on jet that crashed in Tver region, killing all 10 onboard
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ removed from post – having not been seen in public since Wagner mutiny Sergei Surovikin has not been seen in public since the short-lived rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Russia's 'General Armageddon' reportedly dismissed after vanishing in wake of Wagner uprising Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of an armed rebellion, has been dismissed from his job as chief of the air force, according to Russian state media
Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023 Russia’s General Surovikin dismissed as head of aerospace forces: Reports Surovikin, former commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, has not been seen in public since the Wagner mutiny in June.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war live: seven dead and more than 100 injured in Chernihiv attack – as it happened President Zelenskiy said a theatre and university were also damaged in the strike on the central square
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023 Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden for the first time since the full-scale Russian invasion of his country