Russia-Ukraine War

Regardless of nuclear threats, Estonia's Hanno Pevkur told Newsweek the West should not "be worried about what the Kremlin will do."

The head of Russia's transportation watchdog organization told lawmakers that 2,000 Russian flights were performed last year using expired parts.

Both sides are believed to have sustained heavy losses, particularly in the fiercely contested Donetsk city of Bakhmut.

A member of Russia's State Duma suggested training "large" and "aggressive" strays for demining and rescue missions.

Film director Karen Shakhnazarov said that unlike in 1941, when Nazi Germany invaded, there was no "unifying" Soviet ideology that could bind people together.

The former ambassador said on Tuesday that Putin's "failure" in Ukraine is placing a "significant and growing strain" on his regime.

Russia's missiles are not as effective or sophisticated as has been claimed, Fabian Hoffman, doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo, told Newsweek.

Russia has said its Killjoy, or Kinzhal, hypersonic missiles are "invulnerable to air defense capabilities deployed in Ukraine."

"I am convinced that Ukraine will be able to liberate all its territories," EU Ambassador to Ukraine Matti Maasikas told Newsweek.

"If we lose, we're taking the whole world with us," Vladimir Solovyov said on the Russia 1 channel.

The former U.S. Special Forces soldier had said that his "moral compass" had guided him to join the Ukrainian war effort.

In April 2021, John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador, experienced symptoms consistent with poisoning, including elevated levels of toxins in his blood.

"Even when people ask me to perform my prewar stuff at concerts," Ukrainian pop star Jerry Heil told Newsweek, "I personally can't bring myself to do it."

The staggering losses have damaged the "organizational integrity" of the Russian Armed Forces, Pavel Luzin, a Russian political analyst, told Newsweek.

The Institute for the Study of War said Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was "gloating" over the death of a former U.S. Army Green Beret in the war-torn city.

The think tank said that Russia was targeting evangelical Christians in occupied Ukraine.

Trump's one-time national security adviser said the former president did not command respect from some world leaders.

In this moment, perhaps the most important thing we can do is to remember, to honor the past by taking the most serious lessons from it.

The agency posted a video online seeking information from Russians that it promises can be shared anonymously.

The U.K.'s donation of Storm Shadow missiles "will demand an appropriate response from our military," the Kremlin said on Thursday.

"The later the contributions come, the less useful they will be," Czech President Petr Pavel said of NATO military aid to Ukraine.

The move comes as Russia's casualty total is set to exceed 200,000, according to figures provided by Ukraine's military.

The news follows reports that officials had been banned from leaving Russia, with some asked to "turn in their passports for storage."

Russia's Defense Ministry has touted the Kinzhal hypersonic missile as impossible to shoot down or intercept.

The Belarusian president seen for the first time since May 9 at an air base on Monday.

"We shouldn't succumb to bravado," one Russian state television guest said in a translated clip.

Drone incidents inside Russian territory have been growing in intensity in recent weeks ahead of an anticipated counteroffensive by Ukraine.

Pro-Moscow accounts also claimed "heightened radiation levels" were detected in the area following a series of Russian missile strikes on Western Ukraine.

A recent attack on a Russian airbase could be a sign that Russia has become vulnerable.

Ukraine has been using the AHS Krab howitzers since the summer of 2022.