Russia is close to regaining full control of its western Kursk region after pushing Ukrainian forces from one of their last footholds there, the regional governor and state media said on Tuesday. Russia's Defence Ministry released video of what it said was the recapture of the settlement of Guyevo set to dramatic music,

Russian law enforcement authorities on Thursdayaccused Ukrainian troops of killing nine civilians in a Kursk region village that was under Ukrainian occupation until last month. “It was established that Ukrainian servicemen purposefully shelled residential buildings in the village of Makhnovka in the Sudzhansky district no later than March 2025,

A Beijing official says Ukraine’s claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russia’s invading army in Ukraine is “totally unfounded.”