Russian forces are trying to create a “buffer zone” in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, its regional governor claimed.

The siege of Leningrad was the most drawn-out and brutal military blockade ever. At stake was the Motherland's survival and as usual civilians paid the highest price ...

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday it was up to residents of Volgograd to decide whether the city should revert ...

Stalingrad, renamed Volgograd in 1961 as part of a process of "destalinisation", was the bloodiest battle of the war, when the Soviet Red Army, at a cost of more than 1 million casualties, broke ...

The new name, “Stalingrad International,” commemorates Soviet WWII victory, reflecting growing Soviet nostalgia and authoritarian symbolism as part of broader efforts to justify Putin’s war in Ukraine ...

Russia's Putin Says Reverting to Stalingrad Name up to City Residents (Reuters) - Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday it was up to residents of Volgograd to decide whether the city ...

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (April 30) it was up to residents of Volgograd to decide whether the city should revert to the name of Stalingrad, as it was called when Soviet ...