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The soldiers are believed to be the first North Koreans taken as prisoners of war by Ukraine.

Ukraine intelligence said the Russian-allied troops faced supply issues and even water shortages.

He was charged with the killings, carrying out a terrorist act and illegally manufacturing explosives

Australia's ambassador will return to Kyiv next month, almost three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine prompted the embassy's evacuation.

Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine, firing 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

A US intelligence assessment has concluded that Russia may use its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again in "coming days", a US official says.

The US president-elect also called for a ceasefire in Ukraine, calling for a "deal" with Russia.

Zelenskyy's remarks during a new interview signalled a possible way forward to the difficult path Ukraine faces to future NATO membership.

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The Russian president said the missile, flying at 10 times the speed of sound, could not be brought down.

The use of a missile designed to carry nuclear warheads is a chilling reminder and a powerful message of potential escalation.

Ukraine's use of the UK-supplied missiles to hit Russian territory was confirmed to Reuters by an official on condition of anonymity.

Employees were instructed to shelter as they prepare for a possible attack.

Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia's Bryansk region, Russia's Defence Ministry said, days after US President Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons.

The change in US policy is an about-face from the White House, which had worried about escalation.

Russia launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine in months, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least five people and causing widespread damage.

A spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his "private calls" with world leaders.

Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia's Kursk region expected in the coming days.

Russia has used more than 800 guided aerial bombs, about 600 strike drones, and nearly 20 missiles of various types in just a week, Ukraine says.

The person, who was not authorised to comment on the matter publicly, confirmed that Zelenskyy and Musk spoke during the call with Trump.

The Russian leader praised the President-elect's courage during the assassination attempt on the campaign trail in July.

The soldiers will join front line fighting "over the next several weeks", according to the Pentagon.

South Korea's spy chief says it's estimated that North Korea aims to deploy a total of 10,000 troops to Russia by December.

The European Union pledged to lend Ukraine up to €35 billion ($57 billion) as part of a loan package organised by the G7 nations, as it seeks to help the country rebuild its economy and its war-shattered power grid.

An anonymous source confirmed the US intelligence finding.

The trip is Russian President Vladimir Putin's first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued the warrant about 18 months ago.

The strike appeared to be one of the deadliest carried out by Russian forces since the war began more than 900 days ago.

The attack struck a high-rise building and a private home, said regional Gov. Vadym Filaskhin, who said the victims were men aged 24 to 38.

The latest Russian bombardment also comes as Ukrainian forces occupy a pocket of Russian territory in the border region of Kursk and as Kyiv carries out its own aerial attacks on targets deep inside Russia.

Ryan Evans, a safety adviser for a team of journalists, died in a missile strike on a hotel.

Pavel Durov - often referred to as the "Mark Zuckerberg of Russia" - was wanted under an arrest warrant by French authorities.

The interior ministry has issued some surprising advice to border citizens as Ukraine takes more and more territory.

As Moscow struggles to contain Ukrainian advances deeper into its territory, families of young soldiers deployed in the area are raising the alarm

The urgency also underscored the high-stakes gamble Ukraine is making by taking the war into Russia with its ongoing Kursk assault.

Natural gas flows from West Siberian gas fields through pipes that pass through the town and cross the Ukrainian border into Ukraine's system.

The blasts disrupted western European energy supplies and triggered a manhunt for those behind it.

Ukrainian forces have pushed on with their major cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region, claiming to have taken more ground, captured more Russian prisoners and destroyed a jet bomber.

A car-mounting rhino and a school of piranhas have joined the street artist's recent artistic zoo.

The surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin.

Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard.

It's the latest sign that Ukraine's assault is probing more deeply and inflicting significant damage on Moscow's troops.

Russia declared a "federal-level" emergency in the Kursk region following a large-scale incursion from Ukraine.

If confirmed, the cross-border foray would be among Ukraine's largest since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, and unprecedented for its deployment of Ukrainian military units.

Ukraine's newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display Sunday by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the planes will boost the country's war effort against Russia.

The vessel's destruction would be another major blow to the Kremlin's naval power.

The US will send $2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, officials announced on Monday, including an array of munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and anti-tank and anti-ship missiles.

The Olympics is all about athletes representing their country on the ultimate world stage, competing under the flag that many call home.

Local artists were in the spotlight for the first Atlas Festival since the Russian invasion.

The call between the two leaders, who have had a complicated relationship, marks their first conversation since Trump left the White House.

Thirty eight Australians were killed when the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down over Eastern Europe on July 17, 2014.