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Russia and Ukraine have used drones, including large explosive devices with a range of hundreds of kilometres (miles), extensively since Russia launched its military offensive in February 2022.

A state of emergency was introduced in parts of Russia's Voronezh region after a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a warehouse fire, the governor of the western region bordering Ukraine said on Sunday.

Ukraine is struggling with a new wave of rolling blackouts after relentless Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that started three months ago took out half the country's power generation capacity. In its eighth major attack on energy facilities...

Russia launched 100 missiles and drones at Ukraine, damaging energy facilities. President Zelensky called for international support to counter destabilization and chaos.

Germany and the United States have authorized Ukraine to target some Russian positions on Russian soil with long-range weapons supplied by the West, marking a significant policy shift amid the ongoing conflict. This decision, aimed at defending the ...

Ukrainian officials have previously accused Russia of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles - the first one to draw emergency crews to the scene and the second one to wound or kill them. The tactic i...

Viktor Vodolatskiy, a member of Russia's State Duma lower house of parliament, was quoted by Tass news agency as saying Russian forces controlled more than half the territory of the town of Vovchansk, 5 km (three miles) inside the border.

Ukrainian forces have halted a Russian advance in the Kharkiv region and are now counter-attacking. President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region's capital to discuss the battle for Vovchansk.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during a visit to China that Russia's offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone without capturing the city. The offensive began on May 10 and led to intense fighting, displacing thousa...

In a retaliatory move, Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Crimea, causing a power outage in Sevastopol and setting a refinery ablaze in southern Russia. Russian authorities reported downing 101 drones and repelling Ukrainian advances in nort...

Russia captures villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, prompting mass evacuations. Zelensky urges military aid amid ongoing conflict. Evacuees flee border areas as fighting intensifies. International support crucial for Ukraine's defense.

In its briefing on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said that Russian forces had taken the villages of Pletenivka, Ohirtseve, Borysivka, Pylna and Strilechna, all of which are directly on the Russian border.

A drone attack in Russia's Belgorod region targeted vehicles carrying workers, resulting in six deaths and 35 injuries, according to the governor. This incident marks the deadliest attack in weeks in the region, which has seen a rise in Ukrainian dr...

Polish farmers used their tractors to block a major highway crossing the border with Germany on Tuesday in an ongoing protest against European Union agricultural policy and duty-free imports from Ukraine. The demonstration in Swiecko, close to the G...

Vladimir Putin secures fifth term in Russia amid criticism of election fairness and crackdown on opposition. Independent monitoring was limited, and Putin received 87% of the vote with record turnout. Western leaders denounce the election as a sham,...

The Russian Defence Ministry reported downing 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, including four in the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no casualties or damage.

The 71-year-old Russian leader faces three token rivals from Kremlin-friendly parties who have refrained from any criticism of his 24-year rule or his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Putin has boasted of Russian battlefield successes i...

Russia's defense ministry claimed to have thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to launch a cross-border attack on Russia's Belgorod region. The ministry stated that Ukraine used helicopters to land up to 30 soldiers near the border village of Kozinka, but t...

Belgorod lies only 25 miles (40 kilometres) north of the Ukrainian border and has been a frequent target of Ukrainian attacks. Scores of people have been killed in the city in the two years since Russia started its special military operation in Ukra...