After the failure of last year’s much-heralded Ukrainian counteroffensive and mounting lack of ammunition and manpower, more and more Ukrainian troops are refusing to carry out combat missions. Others are even risking being shot in the back by...
Amid dwindling NATO military aid for the Kiev regime and successful efforts by Russian troops to push through heavily fortified Ukrainian defenses in Donbass, Ukrainian forces have undertaken several attempts to break into Russia's Belgorod and...
Today is the Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland.
Donetsk-born Vladlen Tatarsky, a military blogger and front line correspondent, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, was assassinated in a blast at a café in St. Petersburg on April 2. The suspect in the case, 26-year-old Daria Trepova, has been...
The defense company has been actively providing military support to the Kiev regime, supplying ammunition for German-made Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, sending high-mobility HX swap-body trucks and automated reconnaissance systems,...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Diplomacy is no longer an option for achieving the goals of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
Earlier, amid plans by the G7 nations this month to reevaluate the $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil that went into effect on December 5, 2022 as part of the sanctions campaign, a Russian energy expert has speculated that it would be...
As Western countries have been supplying the Kiev regime with a broad array of weapon systems, including air defense missiles, multiple launch rocket systems, and anti-aircraft guns since Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine,...
The mood first started shifting against the US among its allies on the European continent late last year, as both officials and diplomats began to accuse Washington of profiteering off the Ukraine crisis via energy and weapons sales, while their...
Ever since the 2016 referendum on European Union membership, when Britain opted to quit the bloc, relations between London and Paris have been on a roller-coaster, with issues ranging from illegal migration across the Channel to post-Brexit...
Vitaliy Kochnev, who was forced to abandon a military career in the Russian Army’s special forces after a serious spinal injury, cannot walk without crutches, yet he has become an inspiring example for others, overcoming all odds to master...
The West may have sought to cripple Russia's economy and finances by targeting it with sweeping sanctions over Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine, yet the self-mutilating restrictions failed to inflict damage on the nation, as recent...
Russia's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense (RCB) Troops began exposing the extent of the US bioweapons program in Ukraine last spring, using information obtained in the course of Moscow's special military operation in that country,...
As civilians from Kherson are jump-starting their lives in southern Russia's Krasnodar region after fleeing from Ukrainian troops, many of them say that only Russia has given them the chance to survive.
British PM Rishi Sunak has pledged Challenger 2 tanks and AS90 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. But he and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace have stressed that providing high-maintenance combat aircraft is unrealistic while the conflict continues.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden is traveling to Poland from February 20-22 for talks with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, and NATO officials on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany has lost 100 billion euros (over $106.7 billion) amid the Russian military operation in Ukraine and the related increase in electricity costs, Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research...
Earlier on Friday, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak stressed that Moscow’s move to "voluntarily" reduce oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month aims to help “restore market relations” in the wake of the EU’s price cap on...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave an extensive interview to Sputnik on Thursday, outlining the major points of Moscow's Ukraine policy and the shifting global order. International observers discuss Russia's strategy and its prospects here.
Speaking to journalists at his January 18 presser, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that even though Moscow is ready for serious talks on a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, the West has prohibited Kiev from negotiating with Russia. US...
A swathe of Western fashion brands made a great show of exiting the lucrative Russian market, albeit at their own detriment, following the start of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. They have been counting their...
