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Live updates: Russia-Ukraine war rages as Navalny’s death spurs global outcry

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Krynky, a village on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, was “completely” under Russian control at the moment. Shoigu called Krynky “a stronghold” for his troops “for further advancement and deployment of forces.” Ukraine’s Operational Command denied Shoigu’s claim, describing it as […]

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Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border

Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov talks to the media in Belgorod, Russia, on June 2. Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images/File Air defense systems in the Belgorod region were active shortly before the crash of a Russian military transport plane Wednesday morning, according to information from the region’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. On his Telegram channel, Gladkov wrote that

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Live updates: Alexey Navalny, Russian opposition leader, has died

Since he was imprisoned in 2021, Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine via social media and encouraged anti-war protests across the country. The reported death of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most high-profile critic punctuates a crackdown on dissidence in Russia that has accelerated during the war. Here’s the latest on Russia’s war in Ukraine: Attacks

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February 20, 2024 – Russia-Ukraine news

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during the Strong Ideas For The New Times Forum in Moscow, Russia on February 20. Contributor/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin called the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka “an unconditional success” during his meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in the Kremlin on Tuesday. However, Putin said the success

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Live updates: Russia-Ukraine war rages as Navalny’s death spurs global outcry

US officials had been working on a new sanctions package for Russia ahead of last week’s death of Alexey Navalny, and are now supplementing them in the wake of the opposition leader’s death, according to a senior US official. The package will be timed around the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and officials

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