MOSCOW -- Russia's special military operation in Ukraine has seized a large quantity of weapons supplied by Western countries in recent months, said Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov on ...

Konashenkov said that storming of Soledar became possible thanks to massive air and artillery strikes and airborne troops’ maneuvers to envelop the city.

Russia has successfully transferred all its armed forces to the left (eastern) bank of the Dnieper River, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced on Friday. "In the Kherson ...

Konashenkov said Russian missile strikes killed 250 Ukrainian soldiers and reservists in and near Sloviansk. Ukrainian officials didn’t comment on the claim, in keeping with their policy of not ...

In a press briefing, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Russian forces had "liberated" Soledar overnight — and insisted the victory carried "important significance" for ...

Konashenkov has been head of the Defense Ministry's Department of Information and Mass Communications since 2017, and in June 2022, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general by ...

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Switch on Russian state television, and the spectacle of war in Ukraine is rather bloodless. But within the country under invasion, the picture of Russia’s military intentions is becoming clearer.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said it was working with Ukrainian guards to ensure the safety of the former plant, while Ukraine said Russian forces were holding the facility’s personnel hostage.