An analysis by United24 Media, drawing from data provided by the Russian Ministry of Defence, indicates that nearly 130,000 soldiers have been either killed or injured in the initial four months of 2026 — a staggering rate that surpasses Moscow's ability to recruit new personnel.

Russia has signed a military cooperation agreement with the Taliban, further strengthening ties with Afghanistan's ruling group and reinforcing its position as the only country to officially recognise the Taliban government.

Most analyses of how to end the war in Ukraine focus on the intentions of one man: Russian President Vladimir Putin. This assumes that the person who single-handedly launched the invasion can also single-handedly stop it.

Russia says "nuclear munitions" sent to Belarus for joint drills in the country that Moscow used as a launchpad for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The security provisions in recent agreements with the Taliban may reflect intent, but the more immediate benefit on the Russian side appears to be addressing the labor shortage.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun presiding over a pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine took effect.

It is the highest on-the-record estimate of Russian military deaths to come from any government since the war in Ukraine began.

The Kremlin has warned that cutting defence spending now would hurt Russian businesses dependent on lucrative contracts