Ukraine Breaks Through More Occupied Territory As Moscow Attempts To Formalize Illegal Annexation

Topline Russian lawmakers pushed through the final procedural steps needed to annex seized Ukrainian territory on Tuesday, persisting despite Moscow not fully controlling any of the four regions it cl...

Russia Will Annex Occupied Ukrainian Territories On Friday, Kremlin Says—Following ‘Sham’ Referendums

Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin will move to annex four Ukrainian provinces—some of which are not under complete Russian control—by signing a decree Friday afternoon, the Kremlin announced on...

Putin Announces ‘Partial Mobilization’ And Backs Referendums In Russian Occupied Territories

Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin declared “partial mobilization” allowing for the conscription of military reservists, in a pre-recorded televised speech on Wednesday morning, indicating an es...

Russian Military Will Face Challenges Securing Occupied Territory In Ukraine

During their initial invasion of Ukraine, the Russian offense failed to break through a staunch Ukrainian defense. Although the Russians have regrouped and have seized portions of the Donbas region in...

Google Blocked By Pro-Russian Authorities In Occupied Eastern Ukrainian Regions

Topline Pro-Russian authorities have blocked Google in the occupied Eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, accusing the tech company of persecuting Russians, as the Kremlin and its allies c...