The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

CS:GO is being used to bypass Russian media restrictions and report on the Ukraine war

Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat created a hidden room as part of World Press Freedom Day

GamesRadar · May 3, 2023

Explosion hits Russian base as flames erupt into sky after 'Ukrainian drone attack'

The site near Skilne, Crimea, is a Federal Security Service [FSB] building used by Russian border guards who control the movement of people in Vladimir Putin's illegally annexed slice of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2023

Russia scales back Victory Day celebrations amid fears of threat from Ukraine

Some celebratory events have been cancelled over fears they could be targeted by pro-Ukrainian saboteurs

Evening Standard · May 3, 2023

Oliver Stone says nuclear power is ‘the only option’ for society

‘The truth is, we had solutions, and we f***ed it up,’ said the filmmaker

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Ukrainians captured defending Chernobyl nuclear plant starving in Russian prison

After a fierce firefight, Russian troops seized Chernobyl from the hands of Ukraine's National Guard on day one of the war at the end of February before taking over the 19-mile perimeter of the plant for over a month and bunking on the grounds

Daily Mirror · May 2, 2023

Putin claims he’s cancelling public celebrations over safety fears. The truth is more humiliating

With even nationalist pro-war bloggers criticising Putin’s actions in Ukraine, his desperation and paranoia are growing, says Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Ukrainian forces drive out Russian troops from Bakhmut positions, says senior general

Ukrainian forces have ousted Russian troops from some positions in Bakhmut amid fierce battles, says a top general.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2023

‘They don’t know how they are viewed here’: Russians in Georgia revive old tension

Russians in Tbilisi often arrive unaware of historical sensitivities and simmering hostility

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Russian Orthodox choir denounces group of men wearing pro-war Z symbol shirts at Sydney Town Hall event

Several men wearing shirts with the letter Z — a symbol representing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine — gathered at the front of Sydney Town Hall following a performance of the Russian Orthodox Male Choir.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

More than 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in five months in Ukraine, US says

Figure is acceleration in casualties, with most troops killed in brutal trench warfare for eastern city of Bakhmut

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023