It’s getting harder for Kremlin officials to cast the war in Ukraine as something so distant that it doesn’t affect the daily routines of Russian civilians.

Russia is already estimated to have lost more than 1.35 million personnel during the war.

KYIV, May 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine will send reinforcements to its northern regions and step up diplomatic pressure on Belarus to counter what Kyiv believes are Russian plans to launch a new offensive north of the capital,

The Russian Defence Ministry reported on Sunday that its air defenses downed 1,054 Ukrainian drones in the previous 24 hours, one of the biggest tallies reported by the military. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported 81 drones were downed by the capital’s air defenses from late Saturday to early Sunday.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says spike in radiation detected after Moscow arms missiles with uranium - Nato chief Mark Rutte is calling on Ukraine’s allies to increase their expenditure in support

Ukrainian army has achieved its most significant battlefield successes in recent months since the Kursk operation in August 2024. Starting in November 2025, Defense Forces liberated a large portion of Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast.

Russia says "nuclear munitions" sent to Belarus for joint drills in the country that Moscow used as a launchpad for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian MP says lifting sanctions on Russian oil puts ‘question mark’ over friendship with UK - The Ukrainian MP said the decision told Russia that ‘everything can be bought and everything is for sa