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LIVE | Ukraine

Russia Strikes Near Lviv Airport as Bombardment Expands Across Ukraine

Russian Missiles Destroy Aircraft Repair Plant in Ukraine's Lviv – Mayor

The Battle to Keep Russia's Internet Free

Search for Ukraine Theater Bombing Survivors as War Crime Claims Mount

Kremlin Warns Against Panic Buying as Food Prices Rise Fast

There is no need to buy large quantities of sugar, buckwheat and toilet paper, the Kremlin has told Russians.

'military operation'

LIVE | Ukraine: As It's Happening

Follow the latest news as it happens.

British Media Regulator Revokes RT License

The Kremlin called the ban a further example of European and American "anti-Russian madness" eroding freedom of expression.

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17,518,699 Total Confirmed Cases

1,115,427 Total Active Cases

34,442 Today's Cases

16,039,709 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

524 Today's Deaths

363,563 Total Deaths

119,957 Cases per Million

2,489 Deaths per Million

API: Open Disease Data API

Putin Lashes Out at 'National Traitors' with Pro-Western Views

He urged Russians to "spit out" those who he called "scum and traitors" from society.

Central Asians in Russia Pressured to Join Moscow's Fight in Ukraine

“I think the Russian government is using labor migrants as cannon fodder in Ukraine,” a prominent migrants' rights activist alleged.

'russians against war'

Russian Rapper Oxxxymiron Stages Anti-War Rallying Cry From Istanbul

Hundreds of Russians who have fled the country since the start of the invasion attended the charity concert supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Orthodox Christian Unity Broken by 'Russian World' Heresy

Orthodox Church clergy and theologians accuse Moscow Patriarch Kirill of heresy.

looming unemployment

Western Companies' Exodus from Russia Leaves Thousands of Russians' Livelihoods on the Line

The business departures are expected to exacerbate what could become the country's worst economic crisis since the end of the Soviet Union.

Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Feb. 24

How to Get a Coronavirus QR Code in Russia

Russia Sees Record 200K Covid-19 Cases

Russia Sees Record Population Decline As Excess Deaths Hit 1M

opinion William Courtney

If Regime Change Came to Moscow

opinion Ivan Timofeev

Why Experts Believed an Armed Conflict with Ukraine Would Never Happen

opinion Nigel Gould-Davies

Putin’s Strategic Failure and the Risk of Escalation

opinion Rev. John Chryssavgis

An Orthodox Christian Standing With Ukraine

opinion Andrei Soldatov

Russia Faces Loss of Digital Sovereignty

opinion Anton Shekhovtsov

Russia’s Big Lie Leads to Immense Human Tragedy

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Russians Stage ‘Funeral’ for Sanctioned Western Goods

Russian Cats Banned from International Shows Over Russia’s Actions in Ukraine

feathered enforcer

At Moscow's Kolomenskoye Estate, a Goose Runs the Show

Russian Man Takes 'Iceberg Car' for a Drive

More meanwhile in russia

Kremlin Warns Against Panic Buying as Food Prices Rise Fast

There is no need to buy large quantities of sugar, buckwheat and toilet paper, the Kremlin has told Russians.

secretive wealth

Russians Have $200Bln in Swiss Bank Accounts – Reuters

The figure reveals the extent to which rich Russians have capitalized on Switzerland’s private financial industry to store their wealth abroad.

'russia blinked'

Russia Makes Bond Payment, Avoids Default – Finance Ministry

The payment staves off what would have been the country’s first default on its foreign debt obligations in more than a century.

UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS

Russia’s Inflation Rate Surpasses Annual Target in Two Weeks

Prices have shot up at their fastest pace in more than two decades since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

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Violin Becomes 'Weapon Of Resistance' in Ukraine Shelters

"I'm not a doctor, a soldier, or a politician. I just play the violin."

Russia To Spend $2.7 Mln on Videos to ‘Maintain Public Safety’

The videos are meant to "form Russian civil identity among students and maintain public safety."

'cannot remain indifferent'

Star Russian Dancer Quits Bolshoi Over War

Olga Smirnova is the first Russian to quit the fabled company over the war in Ukraine.

'russians against war'

Russian Rapper Oxxxymiron Stages Anti-War Rallying Cry From Istanbul

Hundreds of Russians who have fled the country since the start of the invasion attended the charity concert supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Screenwriter and Writer Rustam Ibragimbekov Dead at Age 83

The screenwriter and author was one of the stars of Soviet and Russian cinema.

More Arts and Life

ENERGY TRANSITION

Gold Miner Polyus Tops New Environmental Ranking of Russian Firms

Russian businesses are preparing for how they will be affected by the green energy transition.

Russia Aims to Invest $79M in Climate Research by 2030

The new state-funded research program will focus on studying climate change and strategies for adaptation and decarbonization.

hi-tech agriculture

In the World’s Biggest Country, Vertical Farming Gains Ground

Despite Russia’s status as an agricultural superpower, hi-tech, intensive, indoor farming is gaining a foothold.

Major Disaster Averted in Icy Kara Sea After Two Oil Barges Ran Aground

Russia’s Marine Rescue Service have described an unprecedented salvage operation as "extremely difficult" after two oil barges ran aground in the Kara...

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opinion Dmitry Trenin

What a Week of Talks Between Russia and the West Revealed

If Russia cannot achieve its strategic goals by diplomatic means, it will resort to other methods.

opinion Alexander Gabuev

Turmoil in Kazakhstan Heralds the End of the Nazarbayev Era

The protests in Kazakhstan have shown that the current model of governance has angered millions of people who missed out when the resources pie was shared...

2022 Look Ahead

Foreign Policy Experts Map Russia's Plans for 2022

The Moscow Times asked 10 commentators for their predictions for the coming year.

opinion Mark Kramer

The Derailment of Memorial’s Goals – for Now

Putin’s efforts to curtail scrutiny of the Stalin era may succeed in the short term, but Memorial's work can't be erased from the historical record.