Ukrainian forces were gradually pushing Russian forces out of the border Sumy region, where Moscow was able to establish a foothold in recent weeks, president Volodymyr Zelensky said.“Our units in Sumy region are gradually pushing back the occupiers,

Russian forces have claimed the capture of Yablunivka in the Sumy region, marking advances near the regional capital as part of Putin's "buffer zone" strategy. This offensive follows Kyiv's incursion into Russia's Kursk region,

If anything, we underestimated Putin’s preparedness to kill and maim as many Russian, Chechen, North Korean, Cuban and Chinese soldiers and conscripts as needed to achieve his Peter the Great-like realm. Today, Russian casualties in Ukraine surpassed one million, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

Russia has used its fleet of bombers to rain hellfire on Ukraine. On June 1, Kyiv responded by going after those bombers.

Russian leader has set his five demands to end the invasion, and at the top of the list is a demand of military alliance

A FTER WEEKS of nebulous ceasefire talks at the urging of a semi-engaged President Donald Trump, the war between Russia and Ukraine is intensifying again in savage style and with fast-rising stakes. In the past two weeks there have been record-breaking Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and spectacular Ukrainian drone raids on Russia’s strategic-bomber force,

David French and Megan K. Stack on why Trump’s many promises to end the conflict “in 24 hours” was a fantasy.

Following talks with Trump, Putin consented to collaborate with Ukraine on drafting a peace memorandum, which would map out the terms and timeline for a ceasefire, although no com

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Angela Stent, professor emeritus at Georgetown University, about what motivates Russian President Vladimir Putin as talks to end the war in Ukraine continue.

He highlighted the Kremlin's strategy to create the illusion of diplomacy in order to show US President Donald Trump that “there’s still a diplomatic bridge” between Ukraine and Russia. Read also: Kremlin sees peace talks as smokescreen,