Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, the deputy head of the GRU, Russia’s main foreign military intelligence agency, was targeted at his home in Moscow, officials said.

A U.S. official called the deal a by-product of ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war. It came as a key nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow expired.

President Trump and White House envoy Steve Witkoff have said a deal to resolve nearly four years of war between Russia and Ukraine is close.

Russia’s Belgorod is experiencing the power and heat outages that are normally inflicted by Russian forces on neighboring Ukraine.

One Russian official called the outage “a break from the endless viewing of unnecessary videos” and urged citizens to deliver holiday greetings in person.

Russian allegations of an attack on one of Putin’s residences, denied by Ukraine, injected new uncertainty into U.S.-sponsored peace talks.

Russian allegations of an attack on one of Putin’s residences, denied by Ukraine, injected new uncertainty into U.S.-sponsored peace talks.

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov’s death comes amid U.S.-led peace talks pushing for a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, 56, had headed the Russian army’s Directorate for Operational Training and participated in Moscow’s war in Ukraine, investigators said.

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, 56, had headed the Russian army’s Directorate for Operational Training and participated in Moscow’s war in Ukraine, investigators said.

Ordering rides or groceries, paying by debit card, or just finding driving directions is increasingly out of reach for most Russians as mobile internet networks are shut down.