The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russian Missile Takes Out Enemy Drone

This slick footage purports to show a Russian anti-aircraft missile system taking out a Ukrainian drone with a single, precision shot.

Zenger · Jun 13, 2022

The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war

Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Russians Launch Spy Drone Before Unleashing Deadly Strike

This is the moment Russian troops send a drone into the sky to carry out reconnaissance of hidden Ukrainian targets before launching a deadly strike.

Zenger · Jun 13, 2022

Amid fierce fighting, Russian forces cut last Sievierodonetsk escape route

Russian forces tightened their grip on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Monday, a Ukrainian official said, cutting off the last routes for evacuating citizens in a scene that echoed last month's siege of the port of Mariupol.

Reuters · Jun 13, 2022

Vladimir Putin ally warns 'Horsemen of the Apocalypse are on their way'

Dimitry Medvedev has taken an increasingly hard-line stance in recent years, having initially been seen as more moderate than Vladimir Putin when he replaced him as president

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 110 of the invasion

Russian artillery bombarding industrial area of Sievierodonetsk; Finnish president says Russia using ‘weapons of mass destruction’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

Vladimir Putin ally with power to pardon death row Brits 'sees no ground' to save them

Denis Pushilin is one of the few individuals with the power to save Brits, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, after they were sentenced to death, but has pre-empted the legal process to say he won't

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2022

‘Party like a Russian’ turns toxic at Putin’s flagship forum

Vladimir Putin’s annual economic forum in St. Petersburg was always a hot ticket for Russian and foreign business tycoons eager to curry favor with the Kremlin by hosting glitzy parties or announcing major investments. His invasion of Ukraine has made it a radioactive one.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Russia Destroys Bridge over Ukrainian River, Cutting Escape Route

Russian forces have blown up a bridge linking the embattled Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk to another city across the river, cutting off a possible evacuation route for civilians, local officials said on Sunday. Sievierodonetsk has become the epicenter of the battle for control over Ukraine's eastern region of Donbas. Parts…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 12, 2022

Vladimir Putin urges citizens to stand united in speech to mark Russia Day

The Russian president repeated praise for Peter the Great, who he said achieved ‘profound transformations’

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022