Russian journalists among six reported killed in Ukrainian rocket attack A 14-year-old was also killed in the attack that killed staff from Russia’s Izvestia newspaper and Zvezda TV channel. Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2025
Five things to know about Russia’s upcoming presidential election Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term as Russians vote from Friday to Sunday in an election that has already raised transparency and accountability concerns. After two anti-war candidates were disqualified, the remaining three have all supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine. France 24 · Mar 11, 2024
‘Forged documents’: how Ukrainian grain may be enriching Putin’s circle Bumper grain crop celebrated in Russia can be explained by ‘looting’ of occupied territory, say prosecutors The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023
Russian-installed head of region in Donetsk imposes five-hour curfew and bans assemblies and rallies Civilians forbidden from being on streets and public places from 11pm until 4am, with mass events banned The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023
Russian occupiers rule Ukraine’s nuclear plant through force, fear: Sources Ukrainian insiders talk to Al Jazeera about life at Zaporizhzhia, which was taken over days after the invasion. Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2023
Russia deploys feared Chechen unit to police Ukrainian nuclear town Pro-Russia Chechens accused of atrocities are trusted to work near the Zaporizhzhia power plant, Al Jazeera has learned. Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2023
Russian forces dig in at Ukrainian nuclear plant, witnesses say Russian military forces have been enhancing defensive positions in and around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine in recent weeks, four witnesses said, ahead of an expected counteroffensive in the region. Reuters · May 19, 2023
Russia says Ukrainian rocket attack kills seven civilians in Donetsk The top Russian-installed official in Ukraine's occupied Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, accused Ukraine in a social media post of killing seven people on Friday, including a child, with a rocket that set a minibus alight in the city of Donetsk. Reuters · Apr 28, 2023
Ukrainian shelling kills two civilians, say Russian-installed officials Ukrainian forces killed two civilians late on Monday when they shelled an apartment building in the Russian-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Russian-installed officials said on Tuesday. Reuters · Mar 28, 2023
Ukraine says Russians mounting constant attacks, pouring in forces Russian troops are mounting constant attacks on Ukraine's positions in the east and pouring troops into the region, although forces loyal to Kyiv are holding on, senior Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Reuters · Feb 15, 2023
First U.N. aid convoy reaches sites near Ukraine's frontline A U.N. spokesperson said a three-truck convoy brought aid to around 800 people close to Soledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Friday, the first such delivery to the area by the global body as it seeks to step up front-line aid in the war. Reuters · Jan 20, 2023
People in occupied Ukraine town mark Christmas Eve in home after church is shelled Worshippers in the eastern occupied Ukrainian town of Volnovakha on Friday marked the Russian Orthodox Christmas Eve in a makeshift chapel that was set up in a home after their church suffered shelling damage. Reuters · Jan 6, 2023
Factbox-What do we know about the Ukrainian New Year's Eve attack on Russian troops? A Ukrainian missile strike on Jan. 1 against a vocational school in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine housing mobilised Russian troops has become one of the bloodiest incidents of Russia's nearly year-long war in Ukraine. Reuters · Jan 3, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 291 As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 291st day, we take a look at the main developments. Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2022
Reuters · Dec 9, 2022 Ukraine atomic agency says Russian forces abducted two nuclear plant staff Ukraine's atomic power agency accused Russian forces on Friday of abducting two senior Ukrainian staff at a Russian-occupied nuclear power station and detaining a third.
Reuters · Nov 28, 2022 Student released from pro-Russian forces had to share food and sleeping bag, he says A student newly discharged from Russian proxy forces in Ukraine says he was equipped with a Soviet-era bolt-action rifle, and had to share rations and a sleeping bag when first sent to the front.
Reuters · Nov 6, 2022 In Russian-held Donetsk, freed POWs return to tearful reunions Fighters affiliated with the Russian-installed administration of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region arrived in the town of Amvrosiivka on Sunday after being freed in a prisoner swap with the Ukrainian military.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022 ‘I am staying here’: Kherson residents defy Russian call to evacuate city Those who have stayed behind in first major city captured in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine anxiously await liberation
The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2022 No indication Russia has decided to use nuclear weapon in Ukraine, says senior US official – as it happened US says Russia keeping lines of communication open after meeting between defense secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu
Reuters · Oct 22, 2022 More flee Ukraine's Kherson as Russian occupiers renew warnings Russian occupation authorities in the Ukrainian city of Kherson told civilians on Saturday they should leave immediately because of what they called the tense military situation as Ukraine's forces advance.
Reuters · Oct 22, 2022 Russia says it repelled Ukrainian offensive in Kherson region Russia said on Saturday its forces had prevented an attempt by Ukraine to break through its line of control in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, where it is evacuating civilians in anticipation of a wider Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Reuters · Oct 11, 2022 Explainer-What are the risks to Ukraine's nuclear reactors in war Repeated shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has raised the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (300 miles) from the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Al Jazeera · Sep 29, 2022 Russia’s annexation gamble: Why is Putin raising the stakes? Russian political insiders say move to formally seize Ukrainian territory underscores Moscow’s refusal to back down.
Reuters · Sep 26, 2022 Kremlin says no decision yet on whether to seal Russia's borders to stop men fleeing The Kremlin said on Monday no decision had been taken on whether to seal Russia's borders to stop an exodus of military-aged men fleeing the country, after days of chaotic scenes during its first military mobilisation since World War Two.
Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022 Moscow unlikely to use nuclear weapons, say ex-Russian generals Former Russian generals tell Al Jazeera that while the prospect of nuclear war remains slim, the situation could change.