Russia’s Wagner chief says battle for Bakhmut has damaged his forces
The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group acknowledged on Wednesday that fighting for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut had inflicted severe damage on his own...
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Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front
Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol deep behind the front line on Wednesday amid growing talk...
IOC rules on participation ‘unacceptable’, says Russian Olympic head
The head of Russia’s Olympic Committee denounced as unacceptable” on Tuesday criteria announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) intended to enable Russian and Belarusian...
Russian forces making no headway in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Ukraine says
Russian forces are relentless in their attempts to capture the bombed-out eastern Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Avdiivka but were not making progress, Ukraine’s military...
Russia says it has rerouted all oil exports hit by Western embargo
Russia has successfully redirected all its crude oil exports affected by Western sanctions over Ukraine to “friendly” countries, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said on Tuesday,...
Russian father whose daughter drew anti-war picture given two years’ jail but flees
A Russian who was investigated by police after his daughter drew an anti-war picture at school was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in a...
Belarus says it decided to host Russian nuclear weapons after NATO pressure
Belarus said on Tuesday it had decided to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons after years of pressure from the United States and its allies aimed...
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of holding Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘hostage’
Ukraine’s president said Russian troops were holding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant “hostage” and its safety could not be guaranteed until they left it, while his...
Putin ally says Russia has weapons to destroy US if existence threatened
An ally of President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia has the weapons to destroy any enemy, including the United States, if its own existence...
Ukraine planning response as battle shifts to ‘post-apocalyptic’ Avdiivka
Ukraine’s ground forces commander said on Monday Kyiv was planning its next move after Moscow shifted the focus of its offensive from a flagging assault...
