Source link A Ukrainian artillery strike on Tokmak in the Russian Zaporozhye Region has killed multiple people, including a child, local governor Evgeny Balitsky confirmed on Friday. Tokmak is a small town some 50km from the Dnieper River, which currently divides the Russian and Ukrainian-controlled areas of the region that joined Russia following a referendum […]
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Russia tests top secret nuclear-capable missile (VIDEO) — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday that an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test has been carried out from the Kapustin Yar range in Astrakhan Region. According to the Russian military, the Strategic Missile Forces “successfully launched ICBM of a mobile ground-based missile system” from the interservice test facility near Volgograd. The test […]
Kiev to fight assimilation of its citizens abroad – FM — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Ensuring that refugees “remain Ukrainian” is a priority for the government, Dmitry Kuleba has said Kiev is concerned about Ukrainians living abroad integrating into the societies of their host countries too fast, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told a forum in Kiev on Friday. Keeping their compatriots living abroad from assimilating is now one […]
Here’s Russia’s plan for Ukraine for this summer — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The cost to the West of supporting Kiev continues to rise, meaning Moscow’s best option is to wait From time to time, people ask why Russia is not acting more decisively in Ukraine, and why it appears to be dragging its feet. Some say it’s out of weakness, others suspect some secret agreements […]
Kiev’s troops feel betrayed by new conscription rules – media — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Ukrainian troops hoping to be demobilized after three years were in for a rude shock when the provision was left out of the newly adopted mobilization bill, multiple Western outlets reported on Friday. The parliament in Kiev approved the long-debated law on Thursday but without the demobilization clause, reportedly at the urging of […]
Ex-SBU officer’s car blown up in Moscow – media (VIDEO) — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The former Ukrainian lieutenant colonel had previously shared data with Russia and publicly exposed Kiev’s crimes A former senior operative with Ukraine’s security service (SBU) has been injured in a car explosion in Moscow, TASS reported on Friday, citing sources. The ex-SBU agent, identified by local media as former Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel Vasily […]
Flooding sparks evacuations in major Russian city (VIDEOS) — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The water levels continue to rise in Orenburg after the levee holding back the Ural River broke The authorities in Orenburg in central Russia ordered mass evacuations on Friday as flood waters continued to rise after the levee holding back the Ural River broke last week. According to Orenburg Mayor Sergey Salmin, over […]
Additional draft could cause ‘panic’ in Ukraine – WaPo — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The Ukrainian parliament recently passed a bill to significantly simplify mobilization procedures Ukrainian leaders are unlikely to publicly acknowledge the scale of a new mobilization campaign, fearing it would send shockwaves across the country and demoralize the population, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Ukrainian parliament passed a long-awaited mobilization bill this […]
Russian Church slams plan to brand it ‘terrorist’ — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Estonia wants domestic religious leaders to sever ties with the Moscow Patriarchate over the Ukraine conflict Estonia’s plans to label the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) as a “terrorist” organization are reminiscent of a medieval witch hunt, church spokesman Vladimir Legoyda has said. Earlier this week, Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets revealed that he […]
Fast-track Ukraine into EU and NATO or appear weak to Putin – Zelensky — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The West must accommodate Kiev’s membership aspirations to prove it’s not “afraid of itself,” the Ukrainian president has said Western nations must accelerate Ukraine’s accession to the EU and NATO or Russian President Vladimir Putin will consider them weak, Vladimir Zelensky has claimed. Kiev is hoping to join both the European Union and […]
Putin orders funding increase for space-based nuclear energy — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Roscosmos is investigating the possibility of building a nuclear power plant on the Moon in cooperation with China Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the country’s authorities to allocate funds for projects that would allow the country to create nuclear energy facilities in space. In a statement on Wednesday, the Kremlin said Putin […]
Ukraine peace talks without Russia ‘nonsense’ – Putin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Moscow is ready for a peaceful solution, but will not accept imposed agreements, the Russian president has said Russian President Vladimir Putin has mocked a planned Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland, saying that Moscow is ready for a diplomatic solution but that holding negotiations without it is “nonsense.” Russia has not been invited […]
Putin explains strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The Russian military conducted a wave of attacks on targets across the country on Thursday Russia has been forced to repel attacks on its energy facilities in recent months and must retaliate, President Vladimir Putin told his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, during talks in Moscow on Thursday. Since Kiev launched its drone campaign […]
Synagogue attack thwarted in Moscow – FSB — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Russian security operatives have “neutralized” a terrorist suspect, who responded with armed resistance during detention A terrorist attack targeting a synagogue in Moscow has been prevented, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Thursday. The suspect was shot and killed during a standoff with security operatives, the FSB told Russian media in […]
Zelensky’s new ‘offensive’ will be another disaster – Russian MOD — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Ukraine’s previous attempt at beating Russia on the battlefield has been a total disaster and Kiev should not expect anything different the next time, a highly positioned official at the Russian Ministry of Defense told reporters on Thursday. In an exclusive interview published by German newspaper Bild earlier this week, Zelensky revealed that […]