Sources: BBC
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy states that the military has attacked several gas facilities in Orenburg Oblast, Russia. 2026-05-12
Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov announces that Russian forces have captured the city of Kupiansk, the administrative centre of Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. The Ukrainian military denies the statement. 2025-11-21
In an address to the European Parliament, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili urges the European Union to economically and politically pressure the current Georgian government into holding new elections, claiming that recent elections represented a "new form of invasion" by Russia. 2024-12-18
Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) say that 53 people were killed and 75 others injured after shelling hit a prison holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in the DPR-controlled city of Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast. Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of carrying out the strike. 2022-07-29
Protests in the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, Russia continue for the fourth consecutive weekend. Protesters demand the release of regional governor Sergei Furgal, who was arrested on charges of murder, which he denies. Thousands of people reportedly join the protest. 2020-08-1
The World Trade Organization rules that the Saudi government violated Qatar’s intellectual property rights by promoting the pirate TV station beoutQ, which aired Qatari programs like beIN Sports after Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries cut ties with the Kingdom during the Qatar diplomatic crisis. The Qatari Communications Minister applauds the decision, while Saudi Arabia denies any involvement. 2020-06-16
Pro-Russian separatist military leader colonel Alexei Mozgovoi is confirmed killed in an ambush on his car. 2015-05-23
Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists conduct peace talks as fighting rages in eastern Ukraine. 2015-01-31
Russia and Georgia strike a deal that will allow Russia to enter the World Trade Organization. 2011-11-2
A Russian military garrison near Naro-Fominsk outside Moscow moves its artillery rockets to a safer location as the wildfires get nearer. 2010-08-5