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Ukraine's 63rd Mechanized Brigade shared footage that appeared to show an unmanned ground vehicle striking a Russian trench.

An American veteran in Ukraine said he's always voted Republican, but the party blocking Ukraine aid is making him doubt his future allegiance.

In a social media outburst on Thursday, Medvedev advocated for a "no prisoners taken" approach with NATO troops if any are deployed in Ukraine.

Russia's increased strikes may be an effort to get Ukraine to move air defenses so Russia's air force can finally play a bigger role, the ISW said.

Ukraine's artillery disadvantage is now so deep that it has to ration and put soldiers at greater risk, the US veteran said.

Russia is already preparing the battlefield for the F-16s, the officer told Politico, lamenting that Kyiv doesn't get weapons "at the time we need them."

Campbell's assessment is perhaps one of the most optimistic so far for the Kremlin, which is urgently trying to revitalize its hard-hit military.

Russia's economy is thriving amid Western sanctions and the ongoing war with Ukraine, according to the Central Bank of Russia.

Once feted among her international peers, Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina is now seen as a complicit participant in the Ukraine war.

A US veteran in Ukraine says shortages have left Ukraine desperate and rationing and that ammunition and artillery are needed far more than vehicles.

Turkish opposition's win over Erdoğan's AK Party may dampen the president's prestige and influence over Russia ties.

Currencies from other countries "not unfriendly" to Russia are even less stable and liquid than the Chinese yuan, said the Central Bank of Russia.

Vasyl Malyuk said in July that his agency was responsible for a bridge explosion in Crimea, which Russia called a terrorist attack.

Ukraine said its weekend strikes on Russia's Black Sea Fleet damaged two more ships, a total of four, as it continues to harass the Russian navy.

Russian oligarchs' superyachts seized as part of sanctions resulting from Russia's Ukraine invasion remain in limbo. It's unclear if they can be sold.

Secondary sanctions are spooking global banks, as some of them turn away from doing business with Russia.

A group of armed individuals attacked the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on Friday, Russian state media reported. ISIS-K claimed responsibility.

The decision to send Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine sparked debate due to its past performance. The debate is over, experts say.

Ukrainian troops were filmed riding a M1117 Armored Security Vehicle. The US pledged 250 M1117s in November 2022, but delivery was delayed.

The former marine pilot told Politico that Ukraine's Soviet-era MiG jets are more "rough and tumble" and require less maintenance.

Gunmen who attacked Moscow's Crocus City Hall killed 115 dead, as Russian Federal Security Bureau confirms arrests.

Research by WELT shows that the Russian army is increasingly employing Starlink devices on the eastern front, threatening more Ukrainian lives.

A Russian human rights commissioner said some prisons had to be closed due to "a one-time large reduction in the number of convicts."