Search Results: Russian

Inside Ukraine’s Battle for the Skies as Russian Bombardments Hit Records

Moscow fired four times as many drones and missiles this fall as it did the previous year, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis

In Moldova, a Pro-Russian Oligarch With a Criminal Past Tries to Derail Path to Europe

Ilan Shor fled to Russia after being convicted in a $1 billion bank heist. Now he aims to topple Moldova’s government.

The Kids Who Didn’t Know Their Parents Were Russian Spies

Putin romanticizes Moscow’s network of deep-cover operatives, but their missions come with a heavy price

A Key Western Ally Is Buckling Under Russian Pressure

As Georgia’s government draws closer to Moscow, national elections mark a flashpoint for the entire region

Deadliest Russian Missile Strike This Year Highlights Ukraine’s Air-Defense Shortage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for more missile systems and jet fighters to shield the country

Ukrainian Soldiers Describe Rapid Offensive Across Border as Russians Fled

Ukrainian reinforcements are arriving—including from other fronts, where Kyiv’s forces were already spread thin

Ukrainian Forces Push Deeper Into Russian Territory Following Surprise Incursion

KYIV—Moscow battled to regain control of its border region as Ukrainian forces pushed deeper into Russian territory four days after a surprise incursion. As Russia struggled to push Ukrainian soldiers back, Kyiv’s forces struck at least one Russian military column and claimed to be in control of a town in the lightly defended Kursk region. Ukraine […]

Russians, Fleeing War, Find Haven in the Cafes and Beaches of South America

Immigrants are settling in Brazil and Argentina, buying up apartments and opening beauty salons and restaurants

Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction

Sentencing came after a secret trial that the U.S. has condemned as a sham

U.S., Germany Foil Russian Plot to Kill Defense Executive

Plan targeting Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger signals escalation of campaign to weaken Western support for Ukraine

A Den of Spies: Vienna Emerges as Hub for Russian Espionage

Moscow allegedly plotted to kill an investigative journalist in Austria. Now his home is protected by officers with submachine guns.

Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv Children’s Hospital in Deadly Attacks Across Ukraine

The strikes were the largest across the war-torn country in months