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Flight victims’ relatives say it would be a ‘miracle’ if former separatist leader finally faced justice

Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor's office in Donetsk, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists.

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year, the Kremlin has sought by every means to minimise the reality of war. The description of the invasion as a “special operation” and persecution of anyone who dared call it by any other name is intended to underline the supposedly…

The narrative has shifted since September 6, when Ukraine began a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region.

Chechen leader and Putin ally dismisses the loss of Izyum, but concedes the campaign is not going to plan.

Russian nationalists called angrily on Sunday for President Vladimir Putin to make immediate changes to ensure ultimate victory in the Ukraine war, a day after Moscow was forced to abandon its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine.

Thousands of Russian troops retreated in the face of a lightning Ukrainian offensive in the Kharkiv region that threatens to derail the Kremlin’s bid to cement control of Ukraine’s east.

A Ukrainian counteroffensive appears to be progressing in the north, but less so in the southern Kherson region that has attracted greater attention and Russian reinforcements.

Military pro-war bloggers with frontline contacts offer rare insight into Russia’s performance on ground

Russia’s eighth annual International Army Games, a sports event designed to showcase military skills and running from August 13-27, are taking place this year against the tense backdrop of war in Ukraine. FRANCE 24 spoke to Colonel Mark F. Cancian of the US Marine Corps (retired) and now a senior…

Igor Girkin - an intelligence and army veteran who was central to Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014 - has mocked the Russian ruler’s performance