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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 15, 2025. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP)
January 28, 2026, 1:08 pm
Syrian leader to meet Putin for second time, as Russian presence in country dwindles
Sharaa has struck friendly tone with Moscow, but still seeks Assad’s extradition from Russia, where he fled after coup
By AFP
This photo provided by the Investigative Committee of Moscow on Monday, Deccember 22, 2025, shows an investigator working at the scene where Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, was killed by an explosive device placed under his car in Moscow. (Investigative Committee of Moscow via AP)
December 22, 2025, 11:42 am
Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing in apparent Ukrainian attack
Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov was head of army’s Operational Training Directorate; investigators say they’re looking if ‘crime was orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services’
By AP
This grab from handout footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry press service on October 22, 2025, shows the launch of a missile during drills of the country's nuclear forces. (Handout / Russian Defense Ministry / AFP)
October 26, 2025, 11:53 am
Putin claims Russia successfully tested new nuclear-powered cruise missile
Kremlin says the 9M730 Burevestnik, which can carry nuclear warheads, has a near-unlimited range, was in the air for 15 hours and traveled 14,000 km during last week’s test
By Reuters
FILE - In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 19, 2024, a Russian tank fires at Ukrainian troops from a position near the border with Ukraine in Russia’s Belgorod region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
May 6, 2024, 1:07 pm
Russia to hold nuclear weapon drills after ‘provocative statements’ about Ukraine
Announcement from Moscow appears to be warning to Ukraine’s Western allies about becoming more deeply involved in the over-two-year-old war
By AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin climbs down from a modernized Tu-160M nuclear-capable strategic bomber, in Kazan, Russia, February 22, 2024. (YouTube screengrab: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 22, 2024, 7:30 pm
Putin rides nuclear-capable bomber as relations with West take nosedive
Flight on modernized Cold War-era plane likely to be seen as reminder of Moscow’s nukes as Kremlin calls foul over Biden ‘SOB’ jibe
By Reuters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his interview with The Associated Press in Kharkiv, Ukraine, November 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
December 2, 2023, 9:55 pm
Zelensky says Israel-Hamas war taking focus off Ukraine, fears aid reduction
Ukraine’s president says conflict with Russia in new phase as winter sets in after unremarkable summer counteroffensive: ‘We must not allow people to forget about the war here’
By James Jordan, SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV
File: Then-deputy Russian military commander in Ukraine Gen. Sergei Surovikin records his appeal against armed rebellion at an unknown location, June 24, 2023. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 23, 2023, 2:40 pm
Top Russian general who vanished in wake of Wagner mutiny reportedly dismissed
Sergei Surovikin, formerly commander of war effort against Ukraine, transferred to new role, amid speculation he may have been detained due to ties with mercenary leader
By Agencies
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during the Victory Day military parade marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II in Red square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
May 9, 2023, 2:56 pm
Marking WWII victory over Nazis, Putin says West has ‘unleashed war’ on Russia
In a sign of Ukraine invasion’s toll on armed forces, Red Square parade smallest in years with no military flyover; 24 Russian cities cancel May 9 events altogether
By AP
The site of the crater after the Russian military accidentally bombed Belgorod, Russia, April 21, 2023. (Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov via AP)
April 21, 2023, 2:21 pm
Russia’s air force accidentally bombs its own city
Blast from Su-34 bomber shatters apartment windows, damages cars, leaves 20-meter crater in Belgorod; social media first blames Kyiv, until Moscow acknowledges mistake
By AP
A pedestrian woman walks in the street in Kyiv on November 23, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (BULENT KILIC / AFP)
November 24, 2022, 12:39 pm
Ukraine scrambles to restore power after Russian strikes leave Kyiv in dark
Moscow has been launching devastating strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure as its forces suffer battlefield setbacks
By HANNA ARHIROVA
A sniper unit aims towards Russian positions during an operation, Kherson region, southern Ukraine, November 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
November 24, 2022, 12:39 pm
Ukrainian military plans its next steps after Russian forces retreat from Kherson
Kyiv is striking back at Russian troops and Ukrainian officers say they want to capitalize on their momentum, amid Moscow army’s artillery barrages
By SAM MEDNICK
A Ukrainian rescue worker stands by after Russian missiles were said to hit a residential building in Kyiv, November 23, 2022. (Twitter/screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 23, 2022, 4:54 pm
Blackouts reported in Kyiv after Russia strikes ‘critical infrastructure’ in capital
Engineers rushing to stabilize the situation amid dropping temperatures; European Parliament recognizes Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
By AFP
Two Russian Su-30 fighter jets take off taking part in a training mission in Krasnodar Region, Russia, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Vitaliy Timkiv)
October 23, 2022, 4:08 pm
2 Russian pilots killed as warplane crashes into Siberia building during exercise
Su-30 fighter jet falls on two-story wooden building, sparking fire; no reports of casualties on the ground in 11th reported noncombat crash since start of Ukraine invasion
By AP
Local residentsv walk past a destroyed Russian personnel armoured carrier in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, on October 17, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)
October 20, 2022, 2:12 pm
As Russian troops retreat, Ukrainians snap up their abandoned military gear
Warring countries are mostly using similar Soviet-era equipment, so Ukrainians often do not need much training to adopt what is left behind
By Didier Lauras and Joris FIORITI
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Astana, Kazakhstan, October 14, 2022. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 14, 2022, 5:47 pm
Putin says Russia’s unpopular mobilization of reservists to end in 2 weeks
President tells reporters after attending a summit in Kazakhstan that 222,000 reservists have been mobilized; tens of thousands have fled Russia to evade draft
By Sabra Ayres
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