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Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
2 days ago · Stay on top of Russia latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
May 17, 2024 · Russia's invasion began with dozens of missile strikes on cities all over Ukraine before dawn on 24 February 2022. Russian ground troops moved in quickly and within a few weeks were in...
Dec 14, 2023 · '617,000 Russians fighting in Ukraine' Mr Putin said that "there will be peace [in Ukraine] when we achieve our objectives". Those "objectives do not change", he said, listing "denazification,...
Russia benefits from a significantly larger population than Ukraine. Some of those in the assaults are former prisoners, but Russia is also able to recruit through making one-off payments ...
1 day ago · Russian forces are advancing slowly but surely in Toretsk, pummelling the devastated eastern Ukrainian town night and day with rockets, artillery fire and air attacks. Time running out for...
2 days ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow.
