A video recorded by Ukraine's volunteer Belarusian fighters showed the intense operation to repel Russian troops from the trenches near Bakhmut.
Analyst Janusz Bugajwski said internal conflicts within the Kremlin are now reflected in the tensions between different power institutions and purges in the military.
Russia is suffering from its worst labor shortage since 1998.
Russia is now scrambling to accumulate missiles ahead of Ukraine's anticipated counteroffensive.
"If some young men in Russia, just because of this game, happen to think for a couple of seconds what is going on in Ukraine then it's worth it," said Antero Mukka, the editor-in-chief of Helsingin Sanomat.
The large-scale railway network is expected to connect East Asia with Iran, Turkey and Europe through Afghanistan.
A Russian defense official made the suggestion while speaking to a state-affiliated news agency.
At least 2,700 Russians have changed their gender on legal papers to avoid being conscripted into military service.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Russia's threats of using nuclear weapons in response to the alleged Ukrainian drone strikes make Moscow "look like clowns."
The United States dismissed Russia's allegation on Thursday that Washington was behind what it said was a drone attack on the Kremlin, saying Moscow's assertion was a lie.
The spy group, known as Serniya Network, had previously been accused by the U.S. of illegally procuring sensitive information for the Russian military.
More U.S. military hardware is coming to Ukraine as the Department of Defense announced a new security aid worth $300 million to help its war effort.
As of Wednesday, Russia lost more than 191,900 military personnel in the war, says Ukraine
The Kremlin's press service said that Russian air defenses shot down two Ukrainian drones targeting Putin's residence.
Fewer Russian casualties were recorded in April compared to the first three months of 2023, according to an analysis of Ukrainian government data.
The Russian army stored explosives in one of the power units in the turbine section of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine also said Russia's change in war strategy is part of an effort to prompt the West to push for peace negotiations.
The Kremlin said Russia's losses will be "understandable" as it will be going up against both Ukraine and "the entire West."
The United States plans to announce as soon as Wednesday a new $300 million military aid package for Ukraine that will for the first time include a short-range air-launched rocket, two U.S.
China has appointed a senior diplomat, who formerly served as an ambassador to Moscow and awarded with Russian Order of Friendship, as peace envoy to Ukraine.
Putin initially did not appoint any commander to lead his invasion of Ukraine, believing that the conflict would end in mere days, according to the Institute for the Study of War.