RUSSIA

A new report revealed Russia's assistance to Iran's cyberwarfare initiatives after Tehran supplied Moscow with lethal drones to aid its war against Ukraine.

Russia was estimated to have more than 4,400 nuclear weapons in its stockpile as of 2022.

Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, warned that Moscow will respond in an event of a "threat to its existence."

Two Russian elites were heard complaining about Russia's current political situation amid sanctions from the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to respond if the U.K. arms Ukraine with tank shells containing depleted uranium.

Russian personnel at a camp in Crimea took away children who said they supported Ukraine. It is unknown what happened to the children.

The OHCHR said the report was based on interviews it had with prisoners of war.

More than 166,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the 13-month war, according to a report.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to have broken away from his joint statement with China, opposing the deployment of nuclear weapons beyond borders.

Ukrainian forces have managed to blunt Russia's offensive in and around the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut, where the situation is stabilising, commander in chief General Valery Zaluzhniy said on Saturday.

French retailer Leroy Merlin says to quit Russia

Wagner's head Yevgeny Prigozhin could focus his fighters back to countries in Africa where the group is believed to have a presence.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken shared his insights with some senators on the possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan and China's relationship with Russia.

Russia's T-54 and T-55 Soviet-era tanks were manufactured until 1959 and 1979, respectively.

Former Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev said the consequences Ukraine will likely face in the war "are much more complicated" amid its numerous arms deals with the West and Europe.

A Ukraine-China relations expert said China is trying to determine whether Ukraine is open to peace negotiations aligned with Russia's terms.

The "mothballed" weapons were previously scheduled to be disposed of, along with other leftover intercontinental missiles and fuel.

The Wagner group began recruiting prisoners from Russian penal colonies in the autumn of 2022, a report said.

The U.K. accused Putin of attempting to misinform people about the effects of ammunition with depleted uranium.

The Kremlin has since taken down the original version of Putin's video.

Putin accused Western powers of fighting "to the last Ukrainian," while Xi reiterated China's "neutral position" on Ukraine and called for dialogue.