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Topic: Russia

Mass Ukraine drone barrage kills 3 in Russia: Moscow

By AFP   2026-05-17 10:32:51

A huge wave of more than 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three people in the Moscow region, authorities said on Sunday.

Russia, Ukraine resume strikes as truce expires, one dead: authorities

By AFP   2026-05-12 09:43:20

Russia resumed strikes on Ukraine as a three-day truce expired on Tuesday, attacking the capital with drones and killing one person in the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk.

Family conducts mock burial for Kenyan killed fighting for Russia

By Rodgers Otiso   2026-05-10 17:40:57

Tears flowed freely as family, relatives and friends gathered for the symbolic burial ceremony of Oscar Khagola Mutoka, who was killed in Russia.

Russia, Ukraine trade major attacks ahead of Kremlin's WWII celebrations

By AFP   2026-05-08 09:23:57

"As we did over the past 24 hours, Ukraine will respond in kind today as well," Zelensky wrote on X.

"We don't know": Mudavadi admits number of Kenyans in Russia military unknown

By Edwin Nyarangi   2026-05-08 20:19:06

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has confessed that the government is unable to confirm the number of Kenyans recruited into Russian military operations.

IOC lifts Olympic ban on Belarus but Russia 'still suspended'

By AFP   2026-05-07 21:54:31

The IOC on Thursday lifted its ban on Belarusian athletes competing in the Olympics, although restrictions on Russian athletes remain in place.