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Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Ukraine is to blame for the renewed Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region since Moscow’s goal was to stop cross-border shelling.
A plan to use windfall revenue earned from Russia's frozen assets in Europe, about $300 billion, to help Ukraine's war effort will be backed by the G7.
Seoul and Washington have accused North Korea of sending arms to Russia. Experts suggest that the recent spate of testing may involve weapons intended for deployment on battlefields in Ukraine.
A Russian investigative news site says there has been an epidemic of sexual abuse on children in Russia committed by what it ironically terms returning “heroes of the Northern Military District.”
The governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Synehubov, said Russian forces were trying to surround the town, adding, "It is not just dangerous to be there, but impossible."
The Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief said Moscow has extended the front of active combat operations by almost 70 kilometers attempting to force Kyiv to use its reserves.
While the amount might seem colossal at first glance, it is far from enough compared to the $486 billion needed to fully restore what’s been ravaged by Russia’s invasion.
A poll conducted in April 2024 indicates more than 70 percent of Russians support ending the war in a few days, but the figure drops to 30 percent if the territories captured by Moscow are returned.
On Thursday, Putin arrived in China on a two-day visit as Moscow is seeking more support from President Xi Jinping for the war effort in Ukraine following multiple rounds of Western sanctions.
The head of police investigations in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region reported that "35 to 40" people were being held captive and that Russia was interrogating them.
Confession, communion and Kalashnikovs: it’s one-stop shopping right on the church grounds for Russian children training to rid the world of those pesky NATO-and-gay-infested Ukrainians.
The NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe told journalists that he had been in very close contact with his Ukrainian colleagues, expressing confidence that they "will hold the line."
Putin thanks Chinese autocrat for help in Ukrainian “crisis”; Moscow accuses Kyiv of civilian deaths in Donetsk and Belgorod; Zelensky says the country’s western gas infrastructure is now a target.