Russia claims Ukraine and the West are plotting to use a 'dirty bomb' against them in shocking statement. The commander in charge of Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical defence, General Igor Kirillov, echoed remarks by Russian Defence minister Serg...

US Commanders overseeing the joint deployment of troops with Romania are bracing for a potential involvement in the Ukraine war. The US has deployed 4,700 soldiers from the 101st Airborne's home base in Fort Campbell to reinforce NATO's eastern flank. Th...

CBC's David Common gets rare access to NATO's sophisticated surveillance aircraft that monitors Russian war activity in and around Ukraine, and provides information to allies, allowing Ukraine to quickly respond.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus and Russia will deploy a joint military task force in response to what he called an aggravation of tension on the country's western borders, the state-run Belta news agency reported on Monday. Lukashenko...

Russia's Ministry of Defence has named General Sergei Surovikin as the new commander of its troops fighting in Ukraine. His appointment comes in the wake of the Kerch Bridge explosion and other Russian defeats in the country. Russia’s Investigative Commit...

Military analyst Forbes McKenzie looks at the latest Ukrainian advances around Kherson in the south of the country. He also asks whether reports of a nuclear train in Russia are accurate.

"NATO has to be faster" in putting forward a clear response to Putin's illegal annexation of regions in Eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian Diplomat Solomiia Bobrovska tells

Russian men have been fleeing in large numbers since the Kremlin announced a partial military draft to sustain its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Turkey, where some 50,000 Russian nationals have applied for residency since February, is one of their desti...

European Union countries should impose “biting sanctions” on Russian trade and hit officials responsible for “sham referendums” held in parts of Ukraine as Moscow ramps up the war, senior EU officials said Wednesday. European Commission President Ursula v...

Unrest is spreading across Russia over President Vladimir Putin's military mobilisation, with over a dozen conscription centres being set on fire in protest.

Protests against President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization order are spreading across Russia, including to the far east, as many young men are fleeing the country. CNN correspondent Nick Robertson reports

Four occupied regions in Ukraine are voting in Moscow-backed referendums on whether to become part of Russia. The move sets the stage for Moscow to annex the areas amid apparent setbacks in its 'special military operation' in Ukraine. The referendums are...

Citizens worried about Russian President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization and conscription are trying to leave the country by plane or car. CNN's Clare...

"Putin's point of view is once the referendums have taken place...those territories will be part of Russia. So any Ukrainian attack on them supported by the West, is an attack on Russia itself." Putin has announced a partial mobilisation, conscription of...

Vladimir Putin is giving a rare address to his nation. The last time he gave a live address was on 24 February, when Russia invaded Ukraine.