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Battle for Konstantinovka: Why Russia-s latest Donbass victory matters

The capture of Konstantinovka could become one of the war’s biggest turning points Last weekend, the Russian authorities announced the complete liberation of the city of Konstantinovka, the battle for which had been raging since the end of last year. Why did the battle for this city take so long? Is Konstantinovka really strategically important? And why was so much time and effort spent on capturing it? We ...

Multiple blasts with secondary detonations rock Kiev (VIDEOS)

There were multiple explosions and fires across the Ukrainian capital, according to local officials and censored footage from the scene The Ukrainian capital and its suburbs were hit by a combined drone and missile strike early Monday morning, according to local officials and media reports. The Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to comment, while footage from the scene showed powerful secondary detonations. The fi...

Three injured in suspected Ukrainian missile strike on Russian city

Initial reports suggest Western-supplied projectiles may have been used in the attack on Voronezh Three people have been injured by a Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Voronezh, Governor Aleksandr Gusev has said. Authorities issued a missile attack warning on Monday morning for the region, which is around 450 km south of Moscow. Gusev later reported that air defenses had intercepted high-speed aerial targets ...

The worst day in Russian history: How the USSR met Hitler unprepared and still crushed him

On the 85th anniversary of the Nazi invasion, a look at why the Red Army nearly broke in 1941 and why the USSR did not Every country has its catastrophic moment – the date that goes down in history as the nation’s darkest day. For Russia, disaster struck on June 22, 1941. The Nazi attack on the USSR resulted in the deaths of 27 million people; around half of them were unarmed civilians – innocent ...

Russia wins third gold at Paralympics

Skier Ivan Golubkov triumphed in the 10 km sitting event, adding to the team’s growing medal tally in Italy Russian cross‑country skier Ivan Golubkov claimed gold in the 10 km sitting event at the 2026 Paralympics in Italy on Wednesday, securing the third top‑podium finish for the Russian team at the Games. This year’s event marks the first Paralympics in over a decade where Russian athletes have been a...

How Russia broke Ukraine-s defensive strategy in year four

Encirclements, buffer zones, and collapsing lines signal mounting pressure on Ukrainian defenses from Kupiansk to Gulaipole The fourth year of the Russian military operation has come to a close. And this was the first year the Ukrainian army has primarily focused on defense, only engaging in occasional operational-tactical counterattacks. In contrast, the Russian military advanced across the entire front:...

Russia launches large-scale ‘retaliatory- strikes on Ukraine MOD

Kiev has imposed emergency power shutdowns across the entire country, local officials say The Russian military has conducted a large-scale missile and drone strike on Ukraine in response to terrorist attacks by Kiev on civilian infrastructure in Russia, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. Russia has struck Ukrainian defense-related facilities for months, including power plants; it maintains that it never targe...

Moscow-s nuclear pact offer still stands Medvedev

New START, the only remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the US, is set to expire this week Russia’s offer to extend the last major nuclear arms agreement with the US, the New START treaty, for one more year remains valid, former President Dmitry Medvedev has stated. The agreement is set to expire later this week. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, told...

Elite Russian drone unit takes out Ukrainian armor (VIDEO)

The Defense Ministry in Moscow has published a compilation of successful strikes by operators of the Rubicon UAV center The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video compilation of successful FPV drone strikes on Ukrainian armored vehicles and military personnel in Donbass. According to the ministry, the attacks were carried out by operators from the elite Rubicon unit, which specializes in testing and de...

Kiev mayor urges residents to evacuate

Half of the apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital have been left without heating, Vitaly Klitschko has said Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has urged the city’s residents to evacuate, stating that some 6,000 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital have been left without central heating. Klitschko blamed the extremely difficult situation in the city on overnight Russian strikes. Moscow has said it targ...

Oreshnik strike a response for attack on Putin-s residence Russia

A number of critical facilities were hit during the overnight strike, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Russia’s cutting-edge Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile system was used in the latest strike targeting drone production facilities, energy infrastructure and other military-related facilities inside Ukraine, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. The overnight bombardment was carried out in resp...

Ukrainian strikes have left 550,000 without power in western Russia governor

Around 2,000 apartment buildings in Belgorod Region currently have no heating, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said Ukrainian strikes have caused massive power outages in Russia’s western region of Belgorod. Belgorod, a city of 330,000 people, has frequently been targeted by Ukrainian drones and rockets since the armed conflict between Moscow and Kiev began in 2022. The regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said Frid...

Suspected Oreshnik missile strike captured in Ukraine (VIDEO)

Unconfirmed reports claim that Russia hit a target in Lviv Region with its newest ballistic weapon An unverified video posted on social media shows a suspected Russian Oreshnik hypersonic missile strike in western Ukraine. CCTV footage shared by RIA Novosti on Friday shows bright projectiles landing in Ukraine’s Lviv region, which borders Poland. Russian officials have not confirmed the strike. Lviv Mayor And...

Western troops in Ukraine would amount to ‘foreign intervention- Moscow

Plans by Kiev’s backers to establish military hubs in the country are equal to an “escalation” of the conflict, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Moscow will treat any deployment of Western troops in Ukraine as a foreign intervention, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned. Her remarks came after UK and French leaders said on Tuesday that they had signed a declarat...

Russia swaps basketball star for suspected French spy

Moscow has secured the return of Daniil Kasatkin, who has been accused by the US of being a member of a ransomware gang Moscow has conducted a prisoner swap with Paris, exchanging jailed French national Laurent Vinatier for detained basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced. Kasatkin, a point guard playing for Russia’s national team, ended up in French custody last Ju...

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