The Latest Breaking News from Tass

Sergei Shoigu, Russian defence minister, has recently travelled to North Korea to try to convince them to sell ammunition, says White House

The capture this week of Robotyne village in the Zaporizhzhia region will enable the Ukrainian offensive to more easily push further south towards Crimea, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday. His statement came after two people were killed and two others wounded in a Russian attack on Kyiv.…

Raids come as Russia launches largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine capital in months.

Two dead in Kyiv following ‘most powerful’ barrage since the spring; six regions of Russia targeted by drones; ‘Farewell ceremony’ for Prigozhin

Kyiv says four cargo planes destroyed in city 500 miles from border with Ukraine

As the war enters its 552nd day, these are the main developments.

Poland and Baltic states demand mercenary group leaves Belarus; Ukraine says it has liberated village of Robotyne as counteroffensive continues

Genetic testing confirms identities of 10 people killed in plane crash including Wagner mercenary group boss, says Russia’s investigation committee

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 62, leader of the Wagner Group who challenged Russian President Putin’s authority in June, is presumed dead

A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg has crashed Wednesday, killing all ten people on board, Russian emergency officials said

Russia’s civil aviation agency says the head of the private military company – and co-founder Dmitry Utkin –  among the seven passengers and three crew killed in the crash