Russian Defense Ministry

Archive image accompanying BelTA's report on the Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange in Gomel

Russia Says It Exchanged 270 Prisoners of War With Ukraine

Russia says it returned 270 Ukrainian prisoners of war in exchange for 270 Russian servicemen on October 23. The returned Russians are in Belarus; the sources reviewed did not include Ukrainian confirmation

October 23, 2026

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A steelworker in a hard hat guides a ladle hook beside a glowing furnace opening in the open-hearth shop at Zaporizhstal

Moscow Says It Struck Zaporizhstal, a Steel Plant Its Owner Says Is Shut

Russia's Defense Ministry said it struck Zaporizhstal, a Kryvyi Rih metals plant, a transformer factory and a Zhytomyr substation overnight. Metinvest, the steelworks' owner, says production stopped in August, and Ukraine's Energy

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Drone strike damage in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 2026

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

Russia launched 172 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, killing two in Zaporizhzhia, where apartment blocks burned and the city's oldest university was destroyed. The attack is direct retaliation for Ukraine's Moscow barrage

September 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian military operation targeting logistics center in the Odessa region amid Ukraine Black Sea naval drone strikes

Russia Strikes Logistics Hub in Odessa Region, Drones Hit Ukrainian Ships in Black Sea

Russian forces struck a logistics facility in the Usatovo district of Odessa and naval drones hit Ukrainian cargo ships at Yuzhny port and in open Black Sea waters on Tuesday. The strikes

September 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Black smoke billows over residential buildings in Kyiv western suburbs after Russian drone struck ammunition warehouse in Myla village August 28 2026

Russian Drone Strike Kills 27 Near Kyiv, Zelenskyy Orders 1,000 Daily Strikes on Russia

A Russian drone struck an ammunition warehouse in Myla village, five kilometres west of Kyiv, on August 28, killing 27 people and injuring 42 including four children. Hours later, Zelenskyy ordered the

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russia Strategic Missile Forces conduct ICBM mobile launch exercise in field

Russia Launches ICBM as Ukraine Peace Talks Enter ‘Deep Pause’

Russia launched a solid-fuel ICBM from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Friday, hours after the Kremlin declared Ukraine peace talks in a 'deep pause' with no new proposals — and three days after CIA

August 29, 2026

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Russian air defense systems target Ukrainian drones during overnight interception operation August 2026

Russian Air Defenses Down 85 Ukrainian Drones Over 12 Hours, Ministry Says

Russia's Defense Ministry said 85 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across seven regions and the Black Sea in 12 hours Saturday. The geographic spread from Belgorod to Kaluga reflects Ukraine's strategy of simultaneous

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News