Russia registers two candidates against Putin in upcoming election
Russia's election commission has registered two candidates to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming 2024 election. This week, candidates Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party and Vladislav Davankov of the New People's Party were approved by authorities to take part in the March elections. Danankov currently serves as deputy speaker of Russia's lower […]
Russia Offers to Evacuate Citizens From Belgorod Amid Ukrainian Attacks
(AFP) – Russian officials in the southern border city of Belgorod on Friday offered to evacuate worried residents, an unprecedented announcement following a series of deadly attacks by Ukraine. The Kremlin has sought to maintain a facade of normalcy on the domestic front, but the recent attack on Belgorod has brought the Ukraine conflict closer […]
Russia Approves Two ‘Challengers’ to Putin in Presidential Election
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia's state election commission on Friday registered the first two candidates to run against President Vladimir Putin in March elections, where Putin's victory is all but certain. The commission approved the inclusion of Leonid Slutsky of the Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party and Vladislav Davankov of the New People's Party on the ballot […]
Russia using North Korean-made missiles against Ukraine, White House says
According to the White House, Russia is using North Korean-made missiles to invade Ukraine. National Security Council Press Secretary John Kirby made the assertion Thursday at a White House press briefing. “According to our information, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea recently provided Russia with a ballistic missile launcher and several ballistic missiles,” Kirby told […]
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Missiles, But Front Lines Bogged Down
Associated Press – Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday that its air defense forces shot down 10 Ukrainian military air-launched missiles over Crimea as fighting on the front lines remained largely at a stalemate and both sides of the conflict pummeled each other with long-range airstrikes. Announced. One person was injured by debris from a downed […]
Russia hits Ukraine with North Korean missiles, seeks Iran help as US runs out of aid funds
WASHINGTON – Russia has used North Korean missiles to attack targets in Ukraine in recent weeks, and more ballistic missiles from Iran have dried up as funding for the United States to provide further military aid to Ukraine dries up. US officials said Thursday that they are in talks to secure the weapons. National Security […]
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far
Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners on Wednesday in the largest prisoner release since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian authorities announced that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home in the first exchange in about five months. Russia's Ministry of Defense announced that 248 Russian military personnel have been released under […]
Russia Bombards Kyiv and Kharkiv with Ballistic Missiles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – At least four people were killed in attacks by Russian hypersonic ballistic missiles on two of Ukraine's largest cities Tuesday morning, as the civil war nears its second anniversary and Kremlin forces step up military action. was killed and nearly 100 injured, officials said. Increase artillery bombardment of urban areas in […]
Russia accidentally drops bombs on own village as missiles continue to bombard Ukraine
As the Kremlin continues its assault on major Ukrainian cities, a Russian plane accidentally bombs a village in the country's Voronezh region. The fighter jets were reportedly forced into an “emergency ejection” while flying over the Russian village of Petropavlovka on Tuesday after a crossfire. “At around 9 a.m. on January 2, an air force […]
Russia launches a record 90 drones over Ukraine during the early hours of 2024
Russia launched a record 90 drones over Ukraine early in the new year, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country would step up attacks. The Ukrainian Air Force said it had destroyed 87 of the 90 drones, and that the attacks were carried out in waves from four directions.military shared a message online And […]