The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday was denied access to a morgue where his body was believed to be kept after his death in an Arctic penal colony, and Navalny’s allies accused authorities of trying to…
Ukraine says it shot down 2 Russian command aircraft in blow to Moscow
Ukraine has said it shot down an A-50 Russian reconnaissance plane and an Il-22 airborne command post in a potentially significant blow to the Kremlin’s forces. Ukrainian army chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi announced the aircraft had been hit on the Telegram…
Wagner boss says march on Moscow halted to ‘avoid bloodshed’
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow to avoid “shedding Russian blood”. Prigozhin said while his men are just 200km (120 miles) from Moscow, he decided on Saturday to turn them back…
Kremlin says no positive prospects for Black Sea grain deal renewal
The Kremlin said on Thursday it saw no positive prospects when it came to renewing the Black Sea grain deal given that parts of the accord affecting Russia remained unfulfilled. The agreement allowing Ukraine to resume sea-borne grain exports was…
Russia claims control of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, its 1st victory in months
Russian forces on the front line of the bitter fight for control of eastern Ukraine have claimed their first victory in several months of grinding conflict. After some of the war’s most intense combat, Russia now controls the mining town…
Banker Oleg Tinkov renounces Russian citizenship over Ukraine
A billionaire Russian banker, Oleg Tinkov, has given up his Russian citizenship because of the war in Ukraine and condemned “Putin fascism”. Mr Tinkov founded the online Tinkoff Bank, one of Russia’s largest lenders, with about 20 million customers. In…
Moscow initiates search for son of top official arrested in Italy
Russian authorities have put the son of a senior official on a wanted list for alleged money laundering, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing Russia’s Interior Ministry. The man in question is Artyom Uss, whose father Alexander Uss…
