MOSCOW — An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces early Tuesday, officials said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the bomb, which was triggered by the device placed in a scooter, killed Lt. General Igor Kirillov and his assistant. Kirillov, who was named the head […]
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Russian attacks leave one million Ukrainians without power in cold temperatures
KYIV – More than a million Ukrainians were left without power in freezing cold temperatures on Thursday after a massive nationwide Russian missile and drone attack. Ukraine is bracing for what could be its toughest winter of the almost three-year war as Moscow steps up its aerial bombardment of the war-torn country and its troops […]
Russia says Ukraine fired US long-range missiles at border military base
MOSCOW — Russia’s military said Tuesday that Ukraine fired US-supplied long-range missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk border region, in what would be the first attack since Washington authorised the use of its weapons. “At 03:25 am (0025 GMT), the enemy struck a site in the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles. According […]
At least 2,406 children killed or injured in 1,000 days of war in Ukraine: UNICEF
NEW YORK — At least 2,406 children have been killed or injured since the escalation of the war in Ukraine nearly 1,000 days ago, according to the latest available verified reports, UNICEF said in a statement on Monday. In addition to child casualties, which include 659 children killed and 1,747 children injured – amounting to […]
“We have such a relationship that I felt you don’t need any translation”: President Putin to PM Modi
KAZAN (RUSSIA) — Reflecting close ties between India and Russia and his personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday that they have such a relationship that PM Modi will not need a translator. “We have such a relationship that I felt that you do […]
PM Modi calls for quick end to Ukraine conflict in talks with President Putin
KAZAN (RUSSIA) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved “quickly” and peacefully as he met President Vladimir Putin at a summit of major emerging economies on Tuesday. Putin is hosting around 20 world leaders including Modi and China’s Xi Jinping at the three-day BRICS gathering, an event […]
Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps
KYIV — Russia on Friday returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers, Ukrainian authorities said, in what appeared to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Most of the soldiers were killed in action in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, mostly around the city of Avdiivka […]
Putin to meet Iran president for talks in Turkmenistan on Friday: senior aide
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks Friday at a forum in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, a senior aide said Monday. Yury Ushakov, Putin’s aide on foreign policy, told journalists the leaders will meet in Ashgabat while attending an event celebrating a Turkmen poet. “This […]
Putin arrives in Mongolia, a member of the ICC that issued an arrest warrant for him
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Monday in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official visit, in which he is to meet Tuesday with Mongolian leader Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, is Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant […]
Over 66,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war: Russian media report
MOSCOW — Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona said Saturday according to its estimates more than 66,000 Russian military personnel have died during the war in Ukraine. Mediazona has been drawing up a list of known soldier deaths in conjunction with the BBC Russian Service using open-source data. Previously in April, they announced they had found […]