President Vladimir V. Putin of Russian did not address the announced withdrawal, letting others do the talking.Credit…Pool photo by Sergej Bobylev Many of the Russian cheerleaders of the invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday cast the defense minister’s order to withdraw from Kherson City as a monumental defeat — Moscow’s most devastating, according to one of […]
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The War in Ukraine Could Dent Russia’s Clout as an Arms Dealer
During that period, South Korea sent warships to the Philippines and Thailand, submarines to Indonesia, and combat and trainer aircraft to the Philippines and Thailand. Russia also lost a few potential deals. Indonesia canceled an order for 11 Russian fighter jets last year, buying American and French planes instead. For many Southeast Asian nations, the […]
Russia’s Defense Minister Says Draft Is Complete, and No More Are Planned
Announced by Mr. Putin in September, the draft sent shock waves across Russia.
Putin Orders an Expansion of Russia’s Hard-Hit Armed Forces
The decree suggests that President Vladimir V. Putin expects a prolonged war in Ukraine, but he stopped short of full mobilization, and it was not clear how the military would reach his goal.
Ukrainian Strikes May Be Slowing Russia’s Advance
A new strategy of attacks on logistical targets in Russian-held territory is having an impact, analysts say, symbolically as well as militarily.
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Live Updates
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, along the banks of the Dnipro River, is occupied by Russian forces.Credit…David Guttenfelder for The New York Times ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Artillery fire resumed on Sunday from the direction of a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, with shells streaking into a town from which the Ukrainian army has been […]
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Live Updates
An artillery unit from Ukraine’s 58th near the town of Bakhmut in the Donbas region on Wednesday.Credit…David Guttenfelder for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — Despite suffering grievous losses over nearly six months of war, Russia still holds a distinct advantage over Ukraine in a head-to-head fight featuring brutal artillery battles. So the Ukrainian […]
Blinken speaks to Russia’s foreign minister for the first time since the war began.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Friday to his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, and urged him to accept a proposal for the release of Brittney Griner and Paul N. Whelan, but reported no breakthrough. Mr. Blinken told reporters at a news conference that he had spoken to his Russian counterpart […]