Helicopters have become a vital part of Ukraine's air defense amid a worsening Russian drone threat. Ukraine will form new helicopter units to shoot down exploding Russian drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this week, as Kyiv looks to aircraft for support in defending the skies.

Belarus remains one of Russia's closest allies in the war against Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian authorities have reportedly been recruiting Belarusians through draft commissions operating inside Belarus.

Russia's Federal Security Service said on Tuesday it's opened a criminal case against exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, accusing him of creating a "terrorist organization" and of plotting to violently seize power.

A representative of Ukraine's state-owned rail company said the attacks coincide with Russia's "dramatic increase" in drone production.

When Russia destroyed Ukraine’s Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in June 2023, unleashing catastrophic floods across the country’s south, it seemed like such a blatant act of environmental and humanitarian devastation might finally jolt the international community into taking more action to support Ukraine.

First lady Melania Trump said she has been communicating with Vladimir Putin's government about reuniting Ukrainian children with their families.

NATO chief jokes the pursuit of Russia's 'broken' submarine was less Hunt for Red October, more 'hunt for nearest mechanic.'