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Russian prisoners who fought as mercenaries in Ukraine given freedom

A number of Russian prisoners who fought for the Wagner group against Ukraine have been stood down from military service and granted an amnesty

05/01/2023

Russia

Putin orders temporary ceasefire to mark Orthodox Christmas

The ceasefire will last from noon on Friday until Sunday night.

05/01/2023

Tech News

Russia risks causing new year IT worker flight with remote work law

Legislation is being mooted for early next year that could ban remote working for some professions.

02/01/2023

Russia

Russia targets Kyiv overnight in latest wave of attacks

Following the New Year's Day strikes, Russia continued its assault on Ukraine in the early hours of Monday morning.

02/01/2023

Russia

Putin, Xi vow closer ties as Russia bombards Ukraine again

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation against the backdrop of Moscow’s bombardment of its neighbour.

30/12/2022

Russia

Moscow calls Kyiv's peace summit proposal ‘delirious’

Russian president Vladimir Putin says his country’s new nuclear submarines will protect it for decades, while his foreign ministry says Kyiv’s call for a peace summit is 'delirious'.

29/12/2022

Russia

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev added to Russian 'wanted list'

The Bellingcat journalist specialises in investigating Russian news.

29/12/2022

Russia

Russian teenager given life sentence for 2021 university shooting

Six people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the attack.

28/12/2022

Russia

Ban in response to $60 cap on Russian oil agreed by Western countries

Moscow has announced a ban on the export of crude oil to countries that have introduced price caps on Russian oil and petroleum products.

27/12/2022

Russia

Moscow says it shot down a Ukrainian drone at air base

Russia said three servicemen were killed at its Engels air base by debris from a Ukrainian drone it said it shot down as it approached the area.

26/12/2022

Russia

Ukrainian drone strikes Russian base, killing three, Moscow says

The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Monday that the three servicemen killed at Engels airbase, more than 600 km from the border with Ukraine, were killed by debris.

26/12/2022

Russia

Ukraine war: Russia 'ready to negotiate' claims Vladimir Putin

A senior adviser to Ukraine's President Zelenskyy said Russia "doesn’t want negotiations, but tries to avoid responsibility."

25/12/2022

Russia

Deadly fire kills 20 at 'illegal' Russian shelter

Investigators think a faulty stove was cause of the fire, and have detained a man in connection with their investigation.

24/12/2022

Russia

Russia's Wagner group received weapons from North Korea, US claims

The private military company is said to have up to 50,000 soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine.

23/12/2022

Russia

Vladimir Putin says there will be no limits on Ukraine war spending

Amid a stalling situation in Ukraine, Moscow’s Defence Ministry has called for the number of military personnel to be increased from 1 million to 1.5 million.

21/12/2022

Russia

Mysterious explosion hits Russian gas pipeline supplying Europe

A blast that ripped through a section of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline has killed three people. The incident occurred in the region of Chuvashia, 700 km east of Moscow, on a pipeline carrying Siberian natural gas towards European markets.

20/12/2022

Russia

Russian mothers alone as mobilisation exiles fathers

Russian mothers try to cope without their husbands after the Kremlin’s mobilisation was announced in September for military-aged men to fight in the war, and tens of thousands of men fled abroad.

15/12/2022

Russia

Putin speech delay shows unease over control of war information — ISW

Russian military failures in Ukraine and criticism of Putin's conduct of the war may explain the postponement of his annual address to parliament, a US think-tank says.

15/12/2022

Russia

High profile Russian opposition figure sentenced to 8.5 years

A high-profile Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after criticising the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin was charged with spreading false information about the military - a new offense added to the country's criminal law after Russia began the war

09/12/2022

Russia

President Putin says more US-Russia prisoner exchanges are possible

After WNBA star and two-time Olympian Brittney Griner returned home to the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin says more prisoner exchanges between his country and Washington are possible.

09/12/2022

Russia

LGBTQ history museum in St Petersburg is shut down

A museum devoted to Russia's LGBTQ history in St Petersburg has opened and closed in the space of a few days after Russia's tough new 'gay propaganda' law came into force.

09/12/2022

Russia

One dead after fire ravages one of Russia's biggest shopping centres

Videos posted on social media showed a massive fire as people fled a burning building towards a parking lot.

09/12/2022

Russia

US basketball star Brittney Griner released in Russian prisoner swap

The two-time Olympic gold medalist had been held in a Russian jail on drugs charges.

08/12/2022

Russia

Vladimir Putin admits fight in Ukraine is taking longer than expected

Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that his “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected but hailed the seizure of his neighbor's territory.

07/12/2022

Russia

Several dead after explosions hit two Russian military airfields

Three Russian servicemen were killed and four injured in the incidents in the Ryazan and Saratov regions. Hours later, Russia launched a wave of missiles at targets around Ukraine, although Kyiv says it shot most of them down.

06/12/2022

Culture news

From museums to books: How Russia's anti-LGBT laws will impact culture

Russia's first queer museum closes its door after Putin approves anti-LGBTQ laws

06/12/2022