The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

Ukrainian forces recapture territory in the south, threatening supply lines for thousands of Russian troops.

It appears the burden of Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation — and the war itself — is falling on poor, ethnic minority regions. Analysts say the move may avoid triggering a wave of anger in Moscow, but could pose problems for the president down the line.

Ukrainian forces scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front Monday, advancing in the very areas Russia is trying to annex and challenging its effort to bolster its military with fresh troops and its threats to defend incorporated areas by all means, including with nuclear weapons. In their…

Ukrainian forces on Monday achieved their biggest breakthrough in the Kherson region since the war began, bursting through the Russian front and advancing along the Dnipro River to threaten Russian supply lines. In Zaporizhzhia, the UN nuclear watchdog said the head of the Russian-occupied nuclear power plant had been released.…

Vladimir Putin’s military assault has been raging for months killing thousands of Ukrainians and destroying the country

Ukrainian troops have continued to push on with their offensive that has embarrassed Moscow, with Kyiv officials and foreign observers hinting at new gains in the southern strategic region of Kherson

Russia may start providing trade finance to importers of its grain as sanctions imposed on Moscow since it sent troops to Ukraine affect this financial instrument, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said.

Ukraine’s president says progress made in Kherson as well as in Donetsk as Ukraine pushes further into occupied territory Russia intends to annex

Former CIA director and retired army general says Moscow’s leader is ‘desperate’ and ‘battlefield reality he faces is irreversible’