Russia

Russia on Sunday said its forces had actually recorded villages in 2 crucial frontline locations of eastern Ukraine as they advance towards the supply center of Pokrovsk and the commercial town of Kurakhove.The defense ministry stated in a day-to-day rundown that soldiers had actually freed the village of Vesely Gai south of Kurakhove and the village of Pushkine south of Pokrovsk, both in the Donetsk region.Russia has been grinding forward for months in the Donetsk region and its soldiers have actually recently accelerated their advance.They caught more Ukrainian area in November than in any month since March 2022, according to AFP analysis of data from the United States Institute for the Study of War.Ukraines Khortytsia group of soldiers on Sunday reported continuous stressful clashes on the borders of Kurakhove and in the town itself, along with further north in the greatly battered hilltop town of Chasiv Yar.
The circumstance is complex and changing.
Our soldiers are presently taking measures to enhance the tactical situation, the group of soldiers stated on Telegram.A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are dealing with extraordinary difficulties.
Russias Prosecutor Generals Office has actually designated The Moscow Times as an unfavorable company, criminalizing our work and putting our staff at danger of prosecution.
This follows our earlier unjustified labeling as a foreign representative.
These actions are direct efforts to silence independent journalism in Russia.
The authorities declare our work rejects the choices of the Russian management.
We see things in a different way: we make every effort to supply accurate, impartial reporting on Russia.We, the reporters of The Moscow Times, decline to be silenced.
To continue our work, we require your help.Your support, no matter how little, makes a world of distinction.
If you can, please support us month-to-month starting from simply $2.
Its fast to establish, and every contribution makes a significant impact.By supporting The Moscow Times, youre defending open, independent journalism in the face of repression.
Thank you for standing with us.Continue Not prepared to support today? Remind me later.Remind me next monthThank you! Your tip is set.We will send you one reminder e-mail a month from now.
For information on the individual data we gather and how it is utilized, please see our Privacy Policy.





Unlimited Portal Access + Monthly Magazine - 12 issues


Contribute US to Start Broadcasting - It's Voluntary!


ADVERTISE


Merchandise (Peace Series)

 


Russia’s Top Islamic Authority Permits Men to Marry Multiple Women


[Russia] - Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv Kills At Least 1, Cuts Heating to Homes


[Russia] - Kursk Region Construction Boss Arrested Over Border Fortification Fraud Allegations


[Russia] - U.S. Grants Turkey Exemption From Sanctions on Gazprombank, Energy Minister Says


[Russia] - Think in Russian General's Bombing Death Charged With Terrorism-- State Media


[Russia] - A Minimum Of 100 North Korean Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russia, Seoul Says


[Russia] - Abkhaz Lawmaker Gunned Down Outside Parliament Building


Putin Says He’s Ready to Talk With Trump ‘Anytime’ About Ukraine Peace Deal


[Russia] - Far East Court Acquits Human Rights Activist of 'Discrediting' Army Charges


[Russia] - Putin Says Inflation 'Worrying' But Russian Economy Remains 'Stable'Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday acknowledged issues over high inflation but firmly insisted the economy was stable in the face of external threats.Russia's Centra


[Russia] - Ukraine Drones, Missiles Spark Blaze at Oil Refinery in Russia's Rostov Region


[Russia] - 2 Dead, Dozens Injured After Trains Collide in Russia's Frozen Far North


Train Collision Injures 14 in Russia’s Frozen Far North


Russian Air Force Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Alaska


Former Royal Ballet Star Polunin Says He’s Leaving Russia


[Russia] - Abkhazia Appeals free of charge Russian Electricity Supplies Amid Rolling Blackouts


[Russia] - In Photos: Oil Spilled from Wrecked Tankers Washes Up on Russia's Black Sea Shore


Ukraine ‘Obviously’ Ordered General’s Assassination, Kremlin Says


Medvedev Threatens Times Journalists Over Coverage of Russian General’s Assassination


[Russia] - Storm Triggers Flooding in Southern Russia's Sochi


[Russia] - Moscow Bans U.S. Cyber Security Firm Recorded Future as 'Undesirable' Organization


[Russia] - Russian Police Arrest Suspect in General's Killing


[Russia] - 'Several Hundred' North Korean Casualties in Russia's Kursk-- U.S. Official


[Russia] - U.S. Says Not Involved in Killing of Russian General Behind ‘& lsquo; Atrocities'


[Russia] - Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Denies Mother Was Poisoned in Germany


[Russia] - Ukrainian Security Services Arrest Suspected Russian Agents Who Searched for F-16 Locations


Gazprom Shares Tumble to 16-Year Low as Ukraine Transit Winds Down


[Russia] - Moscow Waging 'Intense' Counteroffensive With North Korean Troops in Kursk Region, Kyiv Says


U.K. Expands Russian Shadow Fleet Sanctions


China Gains Foothold in Kazakh Uranium Mining as Russia’s Rosatom Sells Stakes


[Russia] - 3rd Tanker Sends Distress Signal as Russia Deals With Black Sea Oil Spill


[Russia] - Russian Lawmakers Pass Bill Paving Way for Taliban's Removal From Terrorist List


[Russia] - The Pro-War Russians and Ukrainian Defectors Killed Amid Moscow's Invasion


Russia’s HIV Deaths Hit 30K Per Year, Undermining Dwindling Labor Force


[Russia] - Russia Moves to Strip 'Foreign Agents' of Income From Assets


[Russia] - Russian Prosecutors Request 5-Year Prison Sentence for Ex-Navalny Lawyers


Oil Spill Washes Up on Russia’s Black Sea Coast After Storm Hits Aging Tankers


[Russia] - Latvian Basketball Star Found Dead in Moscow After Apparent Suicide


[Russia] - Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Highest-Ranking Assassinated Russian GeneralThe head of the Russian army's chemical weapons department was eliminated Tuesday in an obvious targeted assassination outside an apartment in Moscow.Igor Kirillov and his


Russian Military’s Chemical Weapons Chief Killed in Moscow Blast


Syria’s Islamists Say Under Orders to Stay Away From Russian Forces


Assad Denies ‘Planned’ Exit from Syria, Claims Moscow ‘Requested’ Evacuation


Russian Tankers Caught in Storm May Have Leaked 3K Tons of Oil Products – State Media


[Russia] - Chechnya's Kadyrov Urges Russia to Remove Syrian Rebel Group From Terrorist List


EU Sanctions Russian Military Intelligence Over ‘Hybrid Attacks’


[Russia] - Nordic-Baltic Security Coalition Meets Amid Heightened European Security Concerns


Sberbank Opens First Full-Service Branches in Occupied Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhia Regions


Assad Regime Airlifted $250M From Syria to Russia – FT


Russia Has ‘Strategic Initiative’ Along Eastern Front Line, Putin Says


Russia and North Korea Resume Regular Passenger Rail Service


Fate of Russian Military Bases in Syria Undecided, Kremlin Admits


Exiled Anti-Kremlin Activist Attacked in London – Agentstvo


[Russia] - Chechnya Opens First Gender-Segregated Pharmacy


Repin Painting Returns to Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery Nearly 7 Years After Vandal Attack


[Russia] - Sailors Rescued From Second Russian Oil Tanker Damaged in Storm


At Least 30 North Korean Troops Killed or Wounded in Kursk Region, Ukraine Says


[Russia] - Moscow Says 'Part' of Its Diplomatic Personnel in Syria Evacuated By Plane


Two Russian Oil Tankers Sinking in Black Sea's Kerch Strait


[Russia] - Russia Takes Villages in Key Areas of East Ukraine Front-- Defense Ministry


[Russia] - Russia Using N. Korean Troops in Bid to Reclaim Kursk-- Zelensky


Georgia Ruling Party Installs Loyalist President Amid Constitutional Crisis


Ukraine Says It Struck Russian Oil Terminal


[Russia] - Serbia Warns U.S. Preparing to Sanction Energy Company Backed by Russia


[Russia] - Russia Packs Up Military Equipment at Syrian Base-- Satellite Photos


[Russia] - Secret Donbas Coal Mine Shuts Down as Russian Forces Bear Down Pokrovsk


[Russia] - Deceptive FSB Unit Steers Russia's Sweeping Wartime Spy Crackdown-- WSJ


[Russia] - Ukraine Jails Woman Who Wrote Pro-Moscow Reports for Russian Diplomat


[Russia] - Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov Spearheaded Efforts to Help Assad Flee Syria-- Reuters


[Russia] - Approved Sports Minister Degtyaryov Named Russia's New Olympics Chief


[Russia] - Putin Allows Officials in Occupied Ukraine to Hide Their Work


[Russia] - Detectives Drop Case Into Death of Cat That Sparked National Outcry-- Reports


[Russia] - Moldova Declares Energy Emergency Ahead of Expected Russian Gas Cutoff


[Russia] - Kremlin Says It Agrees With Trump's Opposition to ATACMS Strikes on Russia


[Russia] - Russia Launches Large-Scale Missile Attacks on Ukraine's Power Grid


How Belarus Supported Assad-- While Helping the Pentagon Arm His Opponents


[Russia] - India, Russia Agree Biggest-Ever Oil Deal-- Reuters


[Russia] - Soldier Killed in Russia's Belgorod Region as Military Says Destroyed 17 Ukrainian Drones


[Russia] - Leading Russian Cruise Missile Engineer Gunned Down Near Moscow-- Reports


[Russia] - Russian Lawmakers Expand Criteria for 'Terrorists and Extremists' Registry


Germany’s Scholz Open to More Talks With Putin Despite ‘Frustration’


‘They Are Just Humans’: Exiled Lama on Why Russia’s Buddhist Clergy Support the War


[Russia] - Orban Proposes Ukraine Prisoner Exchange, Christmas Ceasefire-- Kremlin


[Russia] - Russian-Ukrainian Man Jailed 22 Years for Pro-Kyiv Treason


[Russia] - Putin Not Invited to Trump's Inauguration-- Kremlin


Russia Will ‘Definitely’ Respond to Ukraine ATACMS Strike, Kremlin Says


[Russia] - Russia Builds 7 Passenger Planes Since Ukraine Invasion-- BBC Russia


Chechnya’s Kadyrov Nearly Triples Loyal Military Units During Ukraine War – Proekt


Chechen Leader Says Drone Downed Over Grozny


[Russia] - Abkhazia Loses Electricity as Russian Support Dwindles


Russian Inflation Ticks Up Amid Ruble Woes


[Russia] - Russians Urged to Avoid U.S. Travel Amid Fears of Arrest


[Russia] - Russian-Linked U.K. Package Fire Strong Enough to Down Plane-- Guardian


[Russia] - Russia Jails 10 Men for Anti-Israel Riots at Dagestan Airport


Putin and Hungary’s Orban Discuss Ukraine in Call, Kremlin Says


[Russia] - Exclusive: Russia, Reeling from Syrian Regime's Collapse, Bets on Chaos to Preserve Its Foothold


Ukraine Hits Russian Border Regions, Sets Oil Depot Ablaze


[Russia] - Russia's Medvedev in Beijing for Talks With Chinese Leaders


Russia to Introduce Language Exams for Migrant Children to Enroll In School


Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Strike Toll Rises to 8, Rescue Operation Underway


[Russia] - Kremlin Decries 'Destabilizing' Israeli Strikes in Syria


[Russia] - Russia Not Evacuating Key Air, Naval Bases in Syria-- FT


Russia ‘Prepared to Consider’ U.S. Prisoner Swap – Senior Diplomat


Russian Strike Kills 3 in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Says Governor


[Russia] - 11 Russian Regions to Pay Female Students for Early Motherhood


[Russia] - Putin Secretly Awards Swapped Spy Couple-- Reports


[Russia] - 3 Dead in Russian Strikes on East, South Ukraine


Russian Soldiers Ordering Taxis To Evacuate Front Line as Army Bans Private Cars


Assad Chose to Resign From Syrian Presidency, Kremlin Says


Russia Lost 550 Soldiers in 2015-2024 Syria Intervention – BBC


[Russia] - Energy Crisis Grips Abkhazia After Russian Investment Deal Scrapped


Russian Man Jailed for 3 Years for Defacing Army Posters


Russia Arrests German Citizen Over Alleged Sabotage – Reports