Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had captured a string of frontline settlements in eastern Ukraine, a claim Kyiv has either denied or declined to acknowledge.

On November 20, 2025, Russian troops filmed themselves moving unopposed through the devastated streets of Pokrovsk, a city at the heart of Ukraine's embattled eastern front. While Moscow declared total control,

When Russians look back at 2025, they might remember it as the year when the government took even tighter control of the internet.

Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia's general staff, told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Moscow's forces controlled more than 75% of the city of Pokrovsk and were advancing in the face of "stubborn resistance".

Russia’s deepening military ties with North Korea are forcing Washington and Seoul to rethink the direction of their decades-old alliance amid a shifting Indo-Pacific order

Donald Trump would give the impression of independence from the Kremlin, threatening sanctions on Russian fuel importers and muttering insults, but, in the end, Vladimir Putin has snapped the puppet strings tight,

MOSCOW - Russia's defence ministry released video on Thursday showing its soldiers moving freely through the southern part of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, patrolling deserted streets lined with charred apartment blocks.

Verified images and heat-source data show a new fire at one of Russia's largest oil refineries south-east of Moscow