Russian president tells Red Square crowd Crimea is ‘pride of Russia’ on 10th anniversary of annexation. What we know on day 755President Vladimir Putin hailed the “return” to Russia of annexed Ukrainian territories, after winning an election slammed as illegitimate by western powers. “Hand in hand, we will move forwards and this will make us stronger Long live Russia!” Putin told a crowd at a Red Square pop concert to mark 10 years since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from...
The annexation of the Black Sea peninsula Crimea in 2014 was a precursor to Moscow 's seizure of four other Ukraine regions in 2022 that it has declared parts of Russia.
This live blog is now closed. For more on Putin’s re-election, you can read our latest reporting:West condemns ‘undemocratic’ Russian election as results show Putin landslideThe EU has said the Russian election took place in a highly restricted environment “exacerbated by Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine”.The EU said it regretted the decision of Russian authorities not to invite international observers to its elections. Continue reading
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
Forced to move from Melitopol, “Nataliia” now risks teaching hundreds of former students online.
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...
Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday approved the creation of its 24th state in a contested area east of the country. The legislative action comes as voters in the South American nation overwhelmingly approved a December referendum to do so. The new territory, Guayana Esequiba, has been internationally recognized as being part of neighboring Guyana for more
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,...
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.
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...
Head of national spy agency says it cannot claim responsibility for the deaths, but is able to share details
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