UKRAINE

Russia began recruiting Central Asian inmates in the summer of 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recounted the experience in a meeting with pro-Kremlin bloggers and correspondents.

A Ukrainian missile strike has reportedly killed a high-ranking Russian military official after Ukraine's major counteroffensive began to roll out.

Russia reportedly carried out this week more strikes against Ukraine, which caused civilian casualties.

Reuters journalists gained access to the newly liberated Ukrainian village of Neskuchne on Tuesday, confirming that Ukraine's forces have been advancing in the early phase of a counteroffensive against Russia's invasion.

Former President Donald Trump tried to spook a Republican audience about the possibility of a Third World War if he doesn't win next year's general election.

Ukraine is estimated to lose approximately $180 million (UAH 4 billion) due to the mass deaths of fish.

Russian propagandist Olga Skabeyeva made the claim after Ukraine launched its highly anticipated counteroffensive.

Three boats were evacuating 21 civilians, most of whom were elderly, from the left bank of Kherson Oblast.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced an additional $2.1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine on Friday, including air defense and ammunition capabilities, amid signs that Kyiv had begun its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia.

One of the websites hacked was a Moscow-based company overseeing the interaction between the Central Bank of Russia and other legal entities.

The Taiwan-based computer manufacturer allegedly supplied computer hardware to Russia between April 8, 2022, and March 31, 2023.

A Ukrainian intelligence official said Russian President Vladimir Putin's body doubles are kept in different places.

Ukrainians abandoned inundated homes on Wednesday as floods crested across the south after the destruction of a huge hydroelectric dam on front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with their presidents trading blame for the disaster.

A retired U.S. brigadier general said the West is incapable of deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin's possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

Russian soldiers have blocked all possible exits out of the village of Kozachi Laheri.

One city in Kherson Oblast is now 90% flooded following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.

Russian forces also lost some military equipment Wednesday in the ongoing war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he never gave out orders to target the gas pipelines.

Most of the 260 animals in Ukraine's Kazkova Dibrova Zoo are feared dead after the zoo was flooded following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.

Some Taiwanese are showing their support for embattled Ukraine by donating to an online campaign that allows them to put their names on an artillery shell.