Russia, Ukraine clash over bodies of military plane crash victims | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia, Ukraine clash over bodies of military plane crash victims | Russia-Ukraine war News

There has been no official confirmation on who downed the plane, but Russia accuses Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are locked in a dispute about the bodies of people killed in the crash of a Russian military transport plane who Moscow says were Ukrainian prisoners of war. A Ukrainian intelligence official…

Ukraine says ‘destroyed’ Russian ship in underwater drone attack off Crimea | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine says ‘destroyed’ Russian ship in underwater drone attack off Crimea | Russia-Ukraine war News

Military intelligence releases nighttime video showing sinking of ship it said was the missile boat Ivanovets. Ukraine has said it used sea drones to attack and destroy a Russian warship in the Black Sea near the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. The military intelligence agency, known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR, published…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 709 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 709 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 709th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, February 2, 2024. Fighting Oleksandr Prokudin, the governor of the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, said two French volunteer aid workers were killed after a Russian drone attack on the town of…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 708 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 708 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 708th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Fighting A Russian bomb hit a hospital in northeastern Ukraine, forcing the evacuation of dozens of patients, smashing windows and damaging equipment. Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of the Kharkiv regional…

Why does the IMF predict strong Russian growth despite sanctions? | Business and Economy

Why does the IMF predict strong Russian growth despite sanctions? | Business and Economy

IMF upgrades growth outlook for Russia and downgrades expectations for the eurozone. The International Monetary Fund predicts strong growth for Russia’s economy this year, despite sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine. European nations trail well behind Russia in the IMF growth forecast. What’s behind these figures? Presenter: Adrian Finighan…

Russia lawmakers pass bill to confiscate assets of those who discredit army | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia lawmakers pass bill to confiscate assets of those who discredit army | Russia-Ukraine war News

It allows seizure of money, valuables, other assets of those convicted of spreading ‘false information’ about military. Lawmakers in Russia’s lower house of parliament have approved a bill that will allow authorities to confiscate the assets of those convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the military. The State Duma…

Ukraine war critic submits bid to challenge Putin for Russia’s presidency | Elections News

Ukraine war critic submits bid to challenge Putin for Russia’s presidency | Elections News

Putin win seen as forgone conclusion, but Boris Nadezhdin’s opposition to Russia’s war in Ukraine has won him significant support. Boris Nadezhdin, a prominent critic of the Kremlin, has submitted the documents needed to register as a candidate for Russia’s presidential elections in March. The 60-year-old local councillor, who has…

Russian rock band critical of Ukraine war faces deportation from Thailand | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian rock band critical of Ukraine war faces deportation from Thailand | Russia-Ukraine war News

Bi-2 members, held for performing without permits, have criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin. Members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine have been jailed in Thailand, with growing calls to not deport them to Russia. Progressive rock group Bi-2’s members remained…

‘We are obliged to end the war’: A new Russian unit fights for Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘We are obliged to end the war’: A new Russian unit fights for Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv, Ukraine – When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, 31-year-old Johnny, from St Petersburg, set himself a goal. He wanted to overthrow Vladimir Putin’s administration. In fact, he would have liked to kill the Russian president with his own hands, he told Al Jazeera in a cafe at a…