The Latest Breaking News from Russia Defence Ministry

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin accuses Kyiv of ‘large-scale provocation’

As the war enters its 665th day, these are the main developments.

The Moscow Times Russian-language service and a military blogger reported Surovikin’s arrest over links to Wagner force.

The UK announced it will provide Storm Shadow long-range missiles to Ukraine for its defence against Russia.

Constant attacks from Russian troops have made it impossible for Kherson residents to return to their normal lives

Russia has expelled more than 20 German diplomats, its foreign ministry said Saturday, in a “reciprocal” move as Berlin said some Russian diplomats had left Germany. Meanwhile Russia's defence ministry said that its assault troops had captured three more districts in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian authorities have not…

Residents of the small Russian town of Kireyevsk expressed shock and anger on Monday that an alleged Ukrainian drone had been downed over their houses, bringing down roofs and ceilings and putting their lives in danger.

Ukraine and Russia traded almost 200 prisoners of war in a swap announced separately by both sides on Saturday, with the bodies of two British volunteers also being sent back to Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive, even as Moscow was facing some of its biggest internal criticism of the war over a strike that killed scores of fresh conscripts.