Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday warned allies of Russia against attending its May 9 WWII victory parade, as Moscow doubled down on its threat to strike Kyiv on the day.

Osechkin founded a rights group for prisoners years ago and runs a project that exposes abuses in Russia’s prison system, but he said the threats against him escalated after he began investigating alleged Russian abuses in Ukraine and helping Russian military defectors flee.

Russia and Ukraine launched major attacks on each other today, with a two-day unilateral ceasefire that Moscow had declared around its World War II commemorations appearing to be in tatters.

An estimated 11,000 North Korean soldiers were sent to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine.

In November 2025, Poland faced what Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an “unprecedented act of sabotage,” when explosions and other malfunctions on a section of railway line used for deliveries to Ukraine affected two trains, including a passenger train. There were no casualties.

Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow over a period of about 15 hours, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

Russia and North Korea will soon be connected by road for the first time, as construction on a new bridge comes closer to completion, satellite imagery shows. On April 21, a ceremony marked the

Two people were killed in a long-range missile and drone strike on Russia’s Chuvashia region on Tuesday, marking a rare Ukrainian attack deep inside Russia, more than 600 miles from the border.