The head of Russian paramilitary group Wagner said Saturday his fighters were near the centre of Bakhmut as a top Ukrainian commander insisted it was important to "buy time" ahead of an upcoming counteroffensive.
A fertility center in Kyiv is offering semen cryopreservation to Ukrainian soldiers to help them ensure their legacy amid the war against Russia.
Russia on Thursday launched a new barrage of missiles that killed six civilians and knocked out power in several Ukrainian regions.
Political scientist Thomas Remington said Putin would have to resolve economic pressure and military dysfunction to stay in power.
The rusted ammunitions are part of new batches of ammo taken from various Russian weapon depots.
Despite their relations threatening U.S. national security, intelligence officials said China feels uneasy about assisting Russia.
According to Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines, Russia may shift to a hold-and-defend strategy to achieve its strategic goals in the war in Ukraine.
A U.S. intelligence report also stressed that Russia's nuclear weapons stockpile is "the largest and most capable."
The Ukrainian soldier said Wagner mercenaries attack using irregular patterns.
Former President Donald Trump made the remarks in a radio interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.
The Russian lieutenant said they were ordered to storm villages in Donetsk Oblast without being given training or military intelligence.
The number of fighters Russia's Wagner PMC has lost accounts for a third of the group's troops.
The Kremlin expects better results for Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential election than in 2018, according to a report.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to find those responsible for the death of the Ukrainian soldier.
'Forget the war': Ukraine ski slope offers respite from conflict
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska added that Russia's "very difficult" economic situation could last until mid-2025.
Despite China's assurance that it doesn't plan to send lethal aid to Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said they would continue to monitor the situation.
The conflict began after Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu demanded the 155th brigade to take the city of Vuhledar "at any cost."
Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin also called out Russia for refusing to allow the group to recruit more convicts for its ranks.
The Russian army placed its air defense systems in the residential areas of a town in Kherson Oblast.
In one of the videos, mobilized Russian soldiers said they were being sent to the frontline without support from the command.
China last month proposed a 12-point peace plan to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
