Ukrainian drones targeted oil depots in the city of Simferopol and the village of Hvardiiske in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on Oct. 29, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported.

Ukraine said Wednesday it had assassinated a Russian officer responsible for war crimes, targeting him in a car bomb inside Russia.

Russian troops are making a concerted push in eastern Ukraine and have gained a foothold in the strategic hub of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says. Moscow's soldiers outnumber Kyiv's 8-1 in the area and Ukraine cannot match that, Zelensky added while insisting Russia had not yet "achieved the planned result".

After more than a year of bloody assaults, hundreds of Russian troops are now fighting inside the city of Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian soldiers told Business Insider the tactic is becoming increasingly frequent and a growing challenge.

As Zelenskyy lauds Europe and the U.S. for ramping up economic pressure on Putin over the war in Ukraine, Moscow dismisses them as a counterproductive "act of war."

Officials say Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20.

Russian ballistic missiles rained down on several parts of Kyiv early Saturday morning and killed at least four while wounding 13 more in Ukraine's capital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now believed to be more dug in than ever, according to a recent intelligence assessment.

LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russian oil from two companies to the whole sector, and appealed for long-range missiles to hit back at Russia.