A Kyiv district court heard charges against a captured Russian soldier, as the country’s first war crime trial of symbolic importance gathers pace. The Russian […]
Continue readingTag: Russia military
Russian soldier pleads guilty during Ukraine’s first war crimes trial | USA TODAY
Russian Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a Ukrainian man in the head. RELATED: Ukrainian soldiers evacuate […]
Continue readingUkraine declares ‘combat mission’ over in Mariupol
Commanders of Ukrainian units stationed in Mariupol's massive Azovstal steelworks plant have been ordered "to save the lives of their personnel," according to the General […]
Continue readingUK: Russia has lost one third of combat forces in Ukraine
Russia may have lost as much as one third of the ground force it committed when it invaded Ukraine, according to an intelligence assessment from […]
Continue readingWar crimes trial for Russian soldier begins in Kyiv
A 21-year-old soldier became the first Russian to be tried for war crimes at a trial in Kyiv. He is accused of killing a 62-year-old […]
Continue readingUkraine blows up Russian helicopter on Snake Island
Ukraine's armed forces released video showing Ukrainian troops destroying a Russian helicopter on Snake Island. Retired US Army Major Mike Lyons analyzes how Ukraine will […]
Continue readingEx-Russian PM analyzes Putin’s Victory Day speech
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who now supports Ukraine, explains to CNN's Zain Asher why Russian President Vladimir Putin can't declare victory in Ukraine. […]
Continue readingAuthor: Putin’s speech was of someone ‘treading water’
Former CIA chief of operations Steve Hall and author Peter Pomerantsev explain what Vladimir Putin's speech on Victory Day could mean for the Russian President's […]
Continue readingReporter held captive by Russian soldiers tells his story
Reporter Reuben Johnson describes the moment he was captured in Ukraine and what he heard while Russian troops held him captive for two weeks. #CNN […]
Continue reading