According to the latest estimates, the Russian forces have sustained approximately 1,140,000 casualties, including killed and wounded troops, since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. Thus far in 2025, the Russian forces have taken approximately 353,000 casualties.

Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight left four people dead and several others injured, days after President Trump issued sanctions on Russian oil companies as peace talks in the region have

China and Russia pledged a joint response to unilateral sanctions during a visit by Russia's Prime Minister, as Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to advancing ties with Moscow despite "turbulent" external conditions.

Russia marked National Unity Day with ceremonies across the country, commemorating the 1612 liberation of the Kremlin from Polish invaders. President Vladimir Putin led the observance in Moscow, laying a wreath at the statue of Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky on Red Square — key figures in the nation’s struggle for independence.

The invasion of Ukraine is becoming a long-range missile war, as both sides seek military advantage away from the blood-soaked, muddy, drone-saturated death traps of the eastern Ukraine trenches.

Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse has suspended fuel exports, while the local oil refinery halted processing crude following 2 Ukrainian drone attacks on its infrastructure, according to two industry sources and LSEG ship tracking data.

Trump's Ukraine policy shifts from strong support to softer stance in recent weeks, reversing tough UN summit rhetoric as Russia war continues.

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged to its lowest recorded level.

Since the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out in 2022, Kyiv’s sunflower oil exports have been largely diverted to Europe, therefore giving Russia a chance to tap into India’s large market