Russia launches overnight air attack on Ukraine from east to west
Russia launched a widespread overnight air attack on Ukraine targeting the capital and cities from east to west as most of the country spent the night with air raid sirens … Read More
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EU imports of Russian oil plunge by 90% as a result of sweeping bans
It’s official: the European Union is no longer the top client of Russian oil. As a result of the sweeping bans imposed in reaction to the Ukraine war, the bloc’s … Read More
UN complains Russia won’t let aid workers into areas hit by dam collapse in southern Ukraine
The United Nations has rebuked Moscow for allegedly denying its aid workers access to Russian-occupied areas affected by the recent Kakhova dam collapse in southern Ukraine, which stranded residents, threatened power supplies … Read More
Russians send Soviet-era tanks packed with explosives into Ukraine
Russian soldiers are packing defunct, Soviet-era tanks with devastating explosives and rolling them directly into Ukrainian positions in the latest desperate attempt by the Kremlin to gain an advantage on … Read More
African leaders hold first-of-its-kind peace talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin aimed at ending war with Ukraine
The leaders of seven African nations hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine traveled to Russia Saturday to hold peace talks with Vladimir Putin but received a largely … Read More
Putin warns West Russia sent nuclear weapons to Belarus
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, something he confirmed for the first time had already happened, was a reminder to the … Read More
Explosion from drone or sabotage strike at Russian oil refinery
A Russian oil refinery less than 80 miles from Vladimir Putin’s iron-clad Black Sea palace was rocked by a major explosion on Tuesday in a suspected drone or sabotage attack. … Read More
Russian missile attack on Zelensky’s hometown kills at least 6, several trapped in rubble
At least six people were killed when Russian missiles hit civilian buildings in an overnight attack Tuesday in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said, as rescuers … Read More
Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea. The … Read More
US musician, ex-paratrooper Michael Travis Leake arrested in Moscow on drug trafficking charges
An American musician who has lived in Russia for more than a decade has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, Russian news media reported Saturday. The reports said Michael … Read More
