The Kerch bridge from Russian to Crimea has reportedly been hit by a massive explosion on the span that carries railway traffic. Social media videos show a fiercely burning fire engulfing at least two railway carriages from a train on the bridge. The expl...

Russian President Putin is celebrating his 70th birthday on October 7 amid mounting domestic criticism of Moscow’s military woes in Ukraine. State media said Putin spent his birthday at work, attending a meeting with Commonwealth of Independent States (CI...

Russian soldiers recently mobilized keep surrendering in Ukraine. The Russian forces keep losing ground both on the Kharkiv and the Kherson fronts. OPEC also announced a reduction in output as global energy demand continues to fall.

Ukraine ‘Liberates’ Kherson Villages, Zelensky Makes World Cup Bid, Putin 'Corrects' Mobilisation

A Russian convoy transporting equipment for Moscow's nuclear weapons programme was reported to be on the move on October 4. The trains were seen carrying a number of rare BPM-97 Vystrel light armoured vehicles with 30mm cannons in central Russia. The BPM-...

Russian mobilization continues to be confusing chaos as social media is flooded with videos of Russian men who are poorly equipped and being given no training before being sent to the front lines in Ukraine. President Zelenskyy is directly appealing to t...

What’s gone on in Ukraine, as far as most Russians are concerned, has been somebody else’s problem. But now mass mobilisation is everybody’s problem." Putin’s mobilisation is ‘backfiring’ on him and will see ‘more Russians getting killed’, Lord Richard Da...

The first Russian men who were mobilized by Putin just last week have already started surrendering in Ukraine. They tell their stories of receiving no training and not being given proper equipment. They were just sent to the front lines to be used as ca...

The momentum of the war in Ukraine has shifted in Kyiv’s favour after it launched a counterattack across Kharkiv & Kherson. However, the Russian military's struggles aren't limited to inside Ukrainian borders. For months now, sensitive sites and impor...

Russia's mobilised soldiers have allegedly been provided old and ‘rusty’ weapons by the Kremlin. Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's internal affairs minister, posted a video showing soldiers handling firearms in rough shape. The recruits expresse...

Protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilisation order continue across Russia. According to the independent monitoring group OVD-Info, Russia has reportedly detained 2,000 people across the country. Hundreds of demonstrators gather...

Heavy rain and Russian resistance seem to have slowed down Ukraine’s counteroffensive to recapture territories from Putin’s troops. In the strategic town of Kupiansk, inclement weather is hampering Ukranian attacks on Russian troops from the Oskil river’s...

Russia has again cited NATO's eastward expansion to justify President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization announcement. In this episode of DeCode, Zakka Jacob looks at the nature of the Western military alliance, along with the all-important question: W...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's favourite army general has been promoted to the post of new deputy defence minister. Mikhail Mizintsev is known for his role in the savage blitzkrieg bombardment of Mariupol in May 2022. Mizintsev’s promotion is seen as...

Russia is concealing the true size of their mobilization and it is more likely 1.2 million Russian men are being sent to Ukraine to fight. If this happens, it will be very difficult for the Ukrainian military to push them all out. What is far more likel...