No Comment WATCH: Russians fired on central market in Kherson The Russian Federation shelled the Central Market area in Kherson on Tuesday morning. 18/04/2023
Ukraine Defending troops still clinging to Bakhmut, Ukraine's military says Ukraine’s announcement follows Russian claims that assault units from the Wagner group have captured two neighbourhoods in the embattled city. 17/04/2023
No Comment WATCH: Russian village prepares to celebrate Orthodox Easter "Right now the people of both Russia and Ukraine are in need of compassion," said Andrey Lobaschinsky, the Archpriest of the Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary in Karizha. 17/04/2023
Russia Kremlin critic Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison Vladimir Kara-Murza has rejected the charges against him as political and likened the judicial proceedings against him to the show trials during the rule of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. 17/04/2023
China China hails 'new era' of Russia relations The Chinese Defence Minister praised his country's "strong ties" with Moscow on Sunday. 17/04/2023
No Comment WATCH: Ukraine army general visits troops for Easter Many Ukrainian soldiers will spend Easter Sunday away from their families for the second year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country began. 15/04/2023
Lithuania Euroviews. View Q&A: Lithuania led the way in struggle for freedom from Moscow Today, countries like the Baltic states, Ukraine, and Poland threaten the likes of Putin because their progress makes people realise that there's an alternative to the kleptocratic regime in Moscow, Saul Anuzis told Euronews. 14/04/2023
China Germany asks Beijing to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine Pressure is growing on China to use its influence on the Kremlin to end the fighting. 14/04/2023
Culture news The purr-fect crime: Police detain woman smuggling drugs and a kitten After detaining a "mother" whose "child" aroused suspicion in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil, police instead discovered a kitten dressed in baby clothes and a diaper, stuffed away with five packs of powdered methylephedrine, a prohibited stimulant. 14/04/2023
World News Ukraine calls on allies to harden Russian sanctions Ukraine has called on its allies to harden Russian sanctions at a conference in Bucharest and suggests the idea of a 'NATO Black Sea'. 14/04/2023
World News What is Russia's the Wagner Group's role in the fight for Bakhmut? A Russian defense official has claimed that fighters from Russia’s paramilitary Wagner group have seized three districts of Bakhmut, the embattled city that for months has been the focus of Moscow’s grinding campaign in the east. 13/04/2023
Norway Norway expels Russian 'intelligence officers' over security concerns The Norwegian government declared 15 Russian personnel - who were working under diplomatic cover - personae non gratae on Thursday. 13/04/2023
Russia Euroviews. When Russia calls others 'Nazis', it should be looking at itself The Kremlin's need to justify the war grew to embrace the most radical voices, including those peddling Nazi creed, as its ideologues became hell-bent on normalising the aggression, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 13/04/2023
Hungary US sanctions Hungary-based bank with Russian ties US sanctions Hungary-based bank with Russian ties saying it serves as a front for Russian intelligence services. 13/04/2023
Ukraine War in Ukraine: Russia develops its defences in Zaporizhzhia region Russia has completed three layers of defensive zones across approximately 120 kilometres of the region, according to the UK's Ministry of Defence 12/04/2023
Travel News Will Russia’s Shiveluch volcano eruption impact flights? What travellers need to know about this Shiveluch volcano eruption in Russia. 12/04/2023
World News Kyiv to probe video allegedly showing Ukrainian soldier's beheading Ukraine has promised to investigate a gruesome video circulating on social media that purportedly shows the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier. 12/04/2023
Tech News Russian hackers tapping into CCTV in Ukrainian cafes, says US Russia hackers backed by the Kremlin have launched repeated attacks on Ukraine as part of their broader offensive in the country. 12/04/2023
Russia Russia clamps down on draft dodgers with new bill Under the new proposals, the summons will be sent electronically to a potential draftee's personal account on the main government portal. 12/04/2023
Ukraine Western special forces on the ground in Ukraine, shows leak The largest number are from the UK, but other NATO countries have deployed military personnel inside the country. 12/04/2023