[ad_1] Russian air defenses on Tuesday foiled a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow that prompted authorities to briefly close one of the city’s international airports, officials said, as a Western analysis said Russia has managed to slow Kyiv’s recently launched counteroffensive. The attack, which follows recent similar raids on the Russian capital, was the first … Read more
[ad_1] The feud between Prigozhin and Russia’s military brass came to a violent head when Wagner’s forces captured a key army headquarters in southern Russia on Saturday. They then turned toward the north to threaten the capital. Moreover, within hours of Prigozhin’s about-face, the Kremlin announced he would leave for Belarus and Russia would not … Read more
[ad_1] President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday to defend Russia against an armed rebellion by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow. The uprising, which Putin called “a stab in the back,” was the biggest threat to his leadership in over two decades in … Read more
[ad_1] Ukrainian drones struck districts of Moscow on Tuesday in what President Vladimir Putin said Kyiv’s ‘response’ to a Russian strike on a military intelligence headquarters in Ukraine that was hit by air for the third time in 24 hours. Tuesday’s early morning raid targeted some of Moscow’s wealthiest areas including where Putin and the … Read more
[ad_1] Authorities in Moscow said the Russian capital was attacked by drones Tuesday. Separately, Russia launched a pre-dawn air raid on Ukraine‘s capital, killing at least one person and again sending Kyiv’s residents scrambling into shelters to escape a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardments, Ukrainian officials said. “This morning the Kyiv regime carried … Read more
[ad_1] Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from US President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such nuclear weapons in Europe. According to interantional media reports, Russia said on Thursday it was pushing ahead with the first deployment of such weapons outside its … Read more
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia on Friday to canvas support for his people, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed his readiness to mediate in the war between Moscow and Kyiv. Also at the Jeddah gathering, Arab leaders warmly welcomed back into their fold … Read more
[ad_1] Ukraine says its forces are gaining ground near Bakhmut – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian military officials say they’ve made gains against Russia near the key eastern city of Bakhmut. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata explains why this is significant and when Ukraine could finally begin its counteroffensive. Be the first … Read more
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at Moscow’s Red Square Victory Day parade that the world was at a “turning point” and claimed a “war” had been unleashed against Russia. He vowed victory and said Russia’s future “rests on” its soldiers fighting in Ukraine. The traditional Soviet-style event celebrating Moscow’s victory over the … Read more
[ad_1] Ukraine has denied that it tried to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin during an overnight drone attack on his official residence in Moscow. Russia claims it foiled a Ukrainian-backed plot to target Putin — but Kyiv rubbished the Kremlin’s allegations which sparked a storm Wednesday afternoon. “We don’t attack Putin or Moscow. We fight … Read more