By Andy Carey and Olga Voitovych, CNN Sumy region, Ukraine (CNN) — “Evacuation! Of civilians from the village of Luhivka.” Out of breath, police officer Dmytro Piddubnyi is recording the scene on his phone and providing a commentary. But he’s working, too, and the old lady in front is not moving fast enough. “Grandma, come
By Andy Carey and Olga Voitovych, CNN Sumy region, Ukraine (CNN) — “Evacuation! Of civilians from the village of Luhivka.” Out of breath, police officer Dmytro Piddubnyi is recording the scene on his phone and providing a commentary. But he’s working, too, and the old lady in front is not moving fast enough. “Grandma, come
By Andy Carey and Olga Voitovych, CNN Sumy region, Ukraine (CNN) — “Evacuation! Of civilians from the village of Luhivka.” Out of breath, police officer Dmytro Piddubnyi is recording the scene on his phone and providing a commentary. But he’s working, too, and the old lady in front is not moving fast enough. “Grandma, come
Vladimir Putin's reelection to a fifth term in office comes at a time of geopolitical uncertainty for Russia.
Despite several rounds of sanctions levied by Western powers over the war in Ukraine, the Russian economy registered strong growth in 2023 after a recession the previous year. Fuelled by increased public spending – particularly military spending – other industrial sectors also benefited from the war in Ukraine, with the country's economic resurgence aided by continued revenue from oil and gas exports.It's an electoral race without much suspense for the master of the Kremlin. Russia is holding a...
Observers said that voters were searched and detained at polling stations, a level of pressure unseen before.
To no one’s surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times.
More than 74 people have been detained in 17 cities across Russia for taking part in “Noon against Putin” protests, the human rights group OVD-info reported.]]>
Josep Borrell says 90% should be handed over directly and 10% used by EU to boost capacity of Ukraine’s defence industry. What we know on day 756See all our coverage of the war in Ukraine Continue reading
A series of attacks are launched on polling stations in apparent protests over an election Vladimir Putin is all but guaranteed to win. Meanwhile, Ukraine says Kursk and Belgorod are now active combat zones, after armed anti-Kremlin groups stormed across the border into Russia yesterday.
Allied war planes scrambled to 'ensure the security' of Polish airspace after the incursion of the missile at 4.23am local time.
Vladimir Putin is set to stay in power for another six years. Russians are set to vote in the third day of the nation's elections today. Dissidents have called for Russians to spoil their ballots