Russian military

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow, Kyiv exchange accusations after Ukrainian nuclear plant shelled

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy though said Moscow was responsible and accused it of committing "an open, brazen crime, an act of terror".

Aug 06, 2022, 06:31 AM IST

Zelenskiy seeking 'direct talks' with China's Xi Jiping to help end Ukraine war: Report

"It`s a very powerful state. It`s a powerful economy … So (it) can politically, economically influence Russia. And China is [also a] permanent member of the UN Security Council," the report quoted Zelenskiy as saying.

Aug 04, 2022, 06:24 AM IST

Russian strikes kill Ukrainian grain tycoon; drone hits Russian naval base

"Urgent search operations are being conducted in the city to track down the organisers of this terrorist act. They will be found by the evening," said Olga Kovitidi, a member of Russia`s upper house of parliament. 

Aug 01, 2022, 06:22 AM IST

Ukraine bombs Russian forces in the south, missiles hit near Kyiv

Air raid sirens blared as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed parliament alongside visiting Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, as Ukraine marked its Day of Ukrainian Statehood with a public holiday for the first time on Thursday.

Jul 29, 2022, 08:55 AM IST

Russia captures power station, redeploys troops toward southern Ukraine

Russian forces claimed that they had captured the Soviet-era coal-fired Vuhlehirsk power plant intact, in what was Moscow`s first strategic gain in more than three weeks.

Jul 28, 2022, 06:23 AM IST

Russian missiles hit Ukraine port; Kyiv says it is still preparing grain exports

Ukrainian President called the strike blatant "barbarism" showing Moscow could not be trusted to implement the deal. 

Jul 24, 2022, 06:26 AM IST

Russia-Ukraine War: US pledges more military aid to Ukraine, peace seems far off

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Friday`s agreement as unlocking around $10 billion worth of grain exports, needed to ease a food crisis.

Jul 23, 2022, 06:27 AM IST

Ukraine can inflict major damage to Russian forces: President Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky said three people had been killed when Russia shelled the eastern city of Kharkiv on Thursday.

Jul 22, 2022, 06:33 AM IST

Russia prepares for next Ukraine offensive in face of new Western weapons

As Western deliveries of long-range arms begin to help Ukraine on the battlefield, Russian rockets and missiles have pounded cities in strikes that Kyiv says have killed dozens in recent days.

Jul 18, 2022, 06:40 AM IST

Ukrainian rockets hit Russian-held town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region, kill 52 people

Russia-Ukraine war: The area Ukraine struck is one that Russia seized after launching on Feb 24 what Moscow called "a special military operation" in its fellow ex-Soviet neighbour and is of strategic importance with Black Sea access, a once-thriving agricultural industry and a location just north of Russian-annexed Crimea.

Jul 13, 2022, 07:35 AM IST

Russian military says it destroyed Western arms consignment in Ukraine

In its latest update on the war, which Russia calls a "special military operation", the defence ministry also said Russia had struck numerous Ukrainian command posts, reports Reuters.

May 21, 2022, 18:27 PM IST

'Civilians were crushed by Russian tanks, women were raped in Bucha': Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells UNSC

Zelensky, while addressing the UN Security Council today via a translator, also gave graphic detail about alleged atrocities committed by Russian troops in Ukrainian cities, including Bucha.

Apr 05, 2022, 21:43 PM IST

Nobody briefed me on Russian bounties against US troops: President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he had been briefed on reported US intelligence that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan, and he appeared to minimize the allegations against Moscow.

Jun 29, 2020, 14:44 PM IST

Russia prepares to search nuclear missile lost at sea months ago

Russian experts are gearing up to recover one of the crashed missiles amid fears it is leaking nuclear material into the Barents Sea

Aug 22, 2018, 23:55 PM IST

Vladimir Putin, in decree, says Russia's armed forces are 1.9 million-strong

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday which said Russia`s armed forces numbered just over 1.9 million people, including over 1 million military servicemen.

Nov 17, 2017, 21:37 PM IST

Islamic State left with just 8% of Syrian territory, claims Russia

The Russian military has said less than eight percent of Syrian territory remains in the control of the Islamic State (IS) as Syrian government troops supported by Russian jets have freed most of the country.

Oct 14, 2017, 08:08 AM IST

Russia didn't meddle in US election, Putin tells Trump

An official from the White House, however, later indicated that the President (Trump) had not in fact accepted assurances from Putin that Russia did not meddle in the 2016 election.

 

Jul 08, 2017, 08:52 AM IST

Russia calls Britain's new aircraft carrier 'a convenient target'

The giant vessel, Britain's most advanced and biggest warship, embarked on its maiden voyage on Monday, prompting British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon to say he thought the Russians would look at it "with a little bit of envy."

Jun 29, 2017, 16:55 PM IST

Russia says has stopped bombing proposed Syria safe zones

Russia on Friday said it had already stopped bombing in areas of Syria set to be designated safe zones under an agreement it inked with Iran and Turkey. 

May 05, 2017, 20:14 PM IST

Russia starts scaling down Syria military deployment

Russia, along with fellow regime ally Iran and rebel backer Turkey, is pushing for peace talks to be held later this month in Kazakhstan.

Jan 06, 2017, 17:08 PM IST