Russia and Ukraine continued to exchange long-range drone and missile strikes on the eve of the summit. Ukraine’s military said on Friday morning that it had hit several targets inside Russia, including an oil refinery and a port that Moscow uses to import military supplies from Iran.

In an indication of Russia’s willingness to accept enormous losses, the country has experienced more than 950,000 military casualties — meaning death or serious injury — fro

Russia is withdrawing some of its military forces from Ukraine. It is the first indication that Kyiv’s incursion is forcing Moscow to reconsider its battle plans. Ukraine’s top military commander claims 100 Russian prisoners of war have been captured since the start of Ukraine’s surprise invasion.