The Latest Breaking News from Valery Gerasimov

Russia attacks port and grain storage facilities in Izmail after drones downed during an overnight attack on Kyiv

Belarus rejected claims it violated airspace as ‘far-fetched’; Moscow-installed governor of Crimea says ‘UAV shot down in the Kara-Koba region’

Drones strike Moscow for second successive day; Russia claims to have repelled attack on Black Sea fleet patrol ships

Russia has ended the Black Sea grain deal in retaliation for Ukraine attempting to make a military breakthrough.

Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov said Russia's military leadership was angered by his frank talk about challenges faced by his forces, particularly the shortage of equipment that resulted in Russian casualties.

A Russian general who accused army chiefs of “treacherously” ousting him for criticizing troop losses in the war in Ukraine has sparked a political feud within Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruling party, the latest sign of tensions over the military following the mutiny by Wagner mercenaries.

A voice message from Major General Ivan Popov – a commander in southern Ukraine – exposes the rising tension in the military in the aftermath of the Wagner mutiny

A Russian general in charge of forces fighting in southern Ukraine has been relieved of his duties after speaking out about the problems faced by his troops

A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling Vladimir Putin’s military leadership about the dire situation at the front in Ukraine.

Major-General Ivan Popov, commander of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army, criticised strategy on Ukraine, reports say.

Ivan Popov appears to criticise head of army and defence minister, saying: ‘Our most senior commander hit us in the back’