The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Putin calls emergency security council meeting after bridge blast humiliation

The Russian president is under pressure as Ukraine forces re-take territory

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2022

Putin says Ukraine planned Crimea bridge explosion, calls it terrorism

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the explosion on a key bridge linking Crimea and the Russian mainland was a terrorist act planned by the Ukrainian special services.

Reuters · Oct 9, 2022

Putin blames Ukraine for Crimea bridge explosion

President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of carrying out an attack that badly damaged a key bridge linking annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland, his first comments on an episode that further highlighted the woes of his military in the eighth month of its invasion.

Tribune News Service · Oct 9, 2022

Russian attack on Ukrainian apartment buildings leaves 12 dead

A RUSSIAN barrage has pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 12 people and wounding…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 9, 2022

US Says It Will Continue Offering Security Assistance to Ukraine

The White House said on Sunday it would continue to arm Ukraine but declined direct comment on an explosion that damaged Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea. "We don't really have anything more to add to the reports about the explosion on the bridge," White House national security spokesman John Kirby…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 9, 2022

U.S. says it will continue offering security assistance to Ukraine

The White House said on Sunday it would continue to arm Ukraine but declined direct comment on an explosion that damaged Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea.

Reuters · Oct 9, 2022

US government orders £260m of radiation sickness drugs as Russian nuclear threat grows

The investment in nuclear resilience comes amid what President Biden has described as the highest nuclear risk since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

Daily Mirror · Oct 9, 2022

Will Vladimir Putin use nuclear weapons? Experts reveal possible Russian targets

Vladimir Putin has suffered serious blows following his invasion in February from the loss of troops and high-ranking military officials to losing gains they made in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Oct 9, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 228

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 228th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Oct 9, 2022

Thousands of Russians continue to arrive in Turkey, fleeing conscription

Antalya is a longtime Russian tourist destination that's become a refuge for those who don't want to fight in the war. But things are getting more complicated for Russians in Turkey.

WEKU · Oct 9, 2022