War

Expert: Russian army's goals in Kharkiv region offensive remain unclear

To capture the entire Kharkiv region, Russians need 75,000-100,000 troops and heavy equipment

British intelligence: Russian VKS equipped X-101 missiles with a second warhead

The second warhead is designed for increased fragmentation of the target

OPCW doubts US accusations of Russia's use of chemical weapons in Ukraine

The organisation said there was insufficient evidence for such a claim, and no official requests for an investigation had been received

Intelligence spokesman: there is no way for Ukraine to win this war on the battlefield alone

Meaningful negotiations can begin no earlier than the second half of 2025, he believes

"This is a military failure": French Foreign Ministry says 150,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine

Paris wants to use the income from interest rates on frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's defence

HRW: Russian military executes Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered

The organisation has sent a letter to Shoigu asking whether the Russian military receives orders to kill Ukrainian soldiers

Russians hit Odesa with a ballistic missile with a cluster munition

Such missiles are used to hit as many people as possible, not vehicles or buildings

A new military airfield is being built in the Belgorod region, 75 km from the Ukrainian border

The 1800-metre-long strip will accommodate military aircraft, including Su-25 attack aircraft and Il-76 military transport aircraft

The British Ministry of Defence estimated the losses of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine at 450,000 killed and wounded

Back in February, the Pentagon estimated this number at 300,000 people

There is a tendency to escalation: Syrsky tells about difficult situation at the front

Russian troops occupy Solovyove and Semenivka villages south of Ocheretino