Putin fumes as Ukraine hits military targets deep inside Russia, while refusing to give up land his forces can't capture

TRUMP’S LATEST PUTIN CALL: President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social last night that he had an hour and 15-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it a “good conversation,

Russia offers cash bonuses, frees prisoners and lures foreigners to replenish its troops in Ukraine

Russian authorities use various strategies to recruit new troops to replenish its supply of soldiers for its nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russia faces a heavy price for limited gains in Ukraine war, death toll estimates suggest

As losses mount, the pace of Russia's advance has at times been slower than the Battle of the Somme during World War I, a report says.

Ukraine war latest: Russian drones strike passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast, 5 killed, 2 injured

This is Yuliia Taradiuk and Polina Moroziuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,434 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian drones struck a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast on Jan.

Russia suffers heaviest losses since WWII as casualties in Ukraine conflict near 2 million

The report said Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties, including up to 325,000 troop deaths, between February 2022 and December 2025
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Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country

Belarus’ authoritarian president said Thursday that Russia had deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system to the country, a move that comes as talks to end the war in Ukraine have entered a crucial phase. President Alexander Lukashenko ...

Russia's 'massive' losses in Ukraine have it heading toward a breaking point, NATO's top official says

Up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed every month, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this week.

Ukraine ready to reciprocate if Russia stops energy sector attacks, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine is ready to reciprocate if Russia halts its attacks on the country's energy infrastructure that has plunged the capital Kyiv into cold, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, adding there was no formal truce between the two countries.