But according to Russian state media, he’s been handed a poisoned chalice: front-line command of a notorious battalion of ex-prisoners that has suffered massive casualties in Ukraine.

The Biden administration sought evidence of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The Trump administration is reportedly undoing those efforts. By Steve Benen After Russia launched an unprovoked ...

April 23 (Reuters) - A Russian journalist caught in a Ukrainian artillery strike last month died of his wounds in hospital, his publication said early on Thursday. Nikita Goldin, who worked for ...

A massive blast occurred at a Russian ammunition depot on Tuesday. The Kremlin said the incident was caused by a fire from the mishandling of explosives. Ukraine has attacked similar sites in the ...

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Explosions have taken place at a Russian ammunition depot east of Moscow, the country's defence ministry has said. The blasts occurred in an ammunition warehouse at a defence facility in the ...