Russia has responded to the recent ultimatum issued by the U.S., urging an end to the war in Ukraine. This ultimatum came from Donald Trump, who called on Russia to engage in peace talks or face severe consequences.

(Reuters) -Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Friday that air defence units had intercepted attacks by Ukrainian drones at four locations around the Russian capital. Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app,

North Korean troops fighting for Russian President Vladimir Putin are taking heavy casualties. In just a few weeks of fighting, the North Korean contingent in Russia has lost almost 40 percent of its combat fighting capability.

Russian units are advancing in all directions. The opponent is losing ground and retreating from previously held positions, despite additional reinforcements,' according to Defense Ministry - Anadolu

The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor, in Sumy

An official in Russia's Kursk border region partly occupied by Ukraine told AFP that authorities were working "constantly" to secure the return of Russian civilians caught behind the front lines -- after facing rare public criticism.

South Korea's military said on Friday that it suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing some of its soldiers captured.

The scale of the attack represents a significant escalation in the conflict, showcasing Ukraine's increasing reliance on drones.

The Russian army in the Kursk region is advancing in all directions, having liberated 63.2% of the territory initially occupied by Ukrainian troops,

Ukraine, in turn, has tried to secure and extend its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv's missiles and drones also have struck Russian oil facilities and other key targets important for Moscow’s war machine. Both sides have taken tough ...

Russian air defences repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight, intercepting and destroying 121 drones targeting 13 regions, including Moscow, Russia's Defence Ministry

KYIV: A wounded North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region has told interrogators that Pyongyang's troops fighting for Moscow are suffering serious losses, official video published on Monday (Jan 20) showed.