The Latest Breaking News from Dmitry Medvedev

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 517th day.

Russia said Wednesday it had collected more than 2,000 pieces of military hardware from the Wagner mercenary group following the latter’s armed rebellion last month. Ukraine said Wednesday it had shot down 11 Russian drones overnight in a second consecutive night of attacks on the capital Kyiv, as NATO leaders…

The deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council said Western military aid would not stop Moscow’s victory in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has raided museums and rusting storage depots to send Joseph Stalin’s old T-54s and T-55s to fight another day and videos show the rejuvenated Soviet tanks crossing territory

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russian troops have placed ‘objects resembling explosives’ on roof as Russia warns of provocation from Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s disastrous military defeats, his nuclear sabre-rattling and his endless raising of the stakes in Ukraine have forced even staunch pro-Kremlin commentators to question his decisions. 

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was notorious for unbridled and profane challenges to authority even before the attempted rebellion that he mounted Saturday

Dmitry Medvedev said Russia would never allow Wagner's 'crazy criminals' to succeed, prior to the mercenary group's dramatic U-turn on Sunday

So the Ukrainian counteroffensive is well and truly underway, even if progress is measured in metres rather than the rapid advances that characterised Ukraine’s highly successful push last autumn. Volodymyr Zelensky himself has confirmed this, saying progress has been “slower than desired” and noting that the Russian invaders have mined…

In what is more than likely to turn out to be an attempt at escalation in the confrontation between Nato and Russia over the war in Ukraine, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev argued recently on his Telegram channel that Russia should have the right to attack submarine data cables.

Vladimir Putin has marked Russia's national day by appealing to Russians' patriotic pride, saying it is a "difficult time" for the country.