• Russia downs Ukrainian attack helicopter

    Russia's anti-aircraft division destroyed a Ukrainian attack helicopter in the Artemivsk region on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported, citing the commander of the division. The crew of the Buk-M1 anti

  • Ukrainian military denies Russia's claims that Ivanivske was captured

    On 23 March, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Russian troops had captured the village of Ivanivske , located southwest of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has not confirmed the information put forth by the Russian command. The Russians reported the allegedly "successful" actions of their "South" group units, which they claimed had gained an advantage in "Krasnoye", the term the Russians use for Ivanivske. The Russian Defense Ministry...

  • Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to 'terrorists and extremists' blacklist

    Russia's financial watchdog said Friday it had added what it calls the "international LGBT movement" to its list of terrorists and extremists.

  • Russia adds ‘LGBT movement’ to official list of extremists and terrorists

    MOSCOW — Russia has added what it calls the “LGBT movement” to a list of extremist and terrorist organizations, state media said on Friday. The move was in line with a ruling by Russia’s Supreme Court last November that LGBTQ activists should be designated as extremists, a move that representatives of gay and transgender people said they feared would lead to arrests and prosecutions. The list is maintained by an agency called Rosfinmonitoring that has powers to freeze the bank accounts of the...

  • Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to list of extremist and terrorist organisations

    MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has added what it calls the "LGBT movement" to a list of extremist and terrorist organisations, state media said on Friday. The move was in line with a ruling by Russia's Supreme Court last November that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, a move that representatives of gay and transgender people said they feared would lead to arrests and prosecutions. The list is maintained by an agency called Rosfinmonitoring that has powers to freeze the bank accounts...

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    Wave of Ukrainian drones target Russia on final day of voting

    A wave of Ukrainian drones has targeted Russia on the third and final day of voting in Russia’s presidential election. Ukraine launched a total of 36 drones overnight over Russia, aimed at various parts of the country, including the capital Moscow, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. Russian air defense forces “intercepted and destroyed” four drones over Moscow and Yaroslavl respectively, three each over Belgorod and Kursk, two over Kaluga, single drones over Rostov, Oryol and Bryansk,...

  • Russia thwarts border incursion as Ukrainian shelling kills 2

    Ukrainian shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod killed two people, officials said today, while Russia claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border.

  • Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Kaluga region of Russia

    In the early hours of March 15th, Ukrainian drones struck an oil-refining plant in the Kaluga region, Ukrayinska Pravda reports citing sources from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. According to a source from the publication, the drones successfully hit their target at the Pervy Zavod facility. The Main Intelligence Directorate emphasized that this is one of the plants the Russians use for military purposes. In the morning, Kaluga region’s governor Vladislav...

  • Ukraine spy chief details assassination campaign against Ukrainians collaborating with Russia

    Head of national spy agency says it cannot claim responsibility for the deaths, but is able to share details

  • Fatal Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin's grip

    Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, the second day of showpiece elections guaranteed to cement President Vladimir Putin's hardline rule. Presidential polls opened this week but voting has been marred by an uptick in fatal Ukrainian aerial attacks and a series

  • US disapproves of Ukrainian strikes inside Russia, says State Department official

    The United States of America does not encourage or support Ukrainian strikes beyond its borders, said US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller during a briefing on March 26. Journalists asked the State Department representative to comment on recent media reports that the United States opposes Ukraine attacking oil refineries within Russian territory and has asked Ukraine to cease such actions. "I'm not going to go into specifics about conversations, but from the beginning of this war, our...

  • Russia attacks Ukrainian gas storage site; Ukraine ramps up power imports

    An underground gas storage site in Ukraine was attacked on Sunday in the latest wave of Russian missile strikes on power facilities, while officials restored power in cities, ordered imports and imposed rolling blackouts to deal with shortfalls. Ukraine's state-run Naftogaz energy firm reported the attack on the gas storage