He restricted alcohol sales to two hours on workdays and effectively banned abortions in the region’s private clinics. He erected statues of Stalin and Ivan the Terrible, and his government tried to name a youth group after the medieval czar’s dreaded secret police.

Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in more than a year, killing four people in Russia days after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 civilians, including children.

Belarus' Ministry of Defence says military units are 'training in the combat use of nuclear weapons' in 'cooperation' with Russia

Last month, Ukraine managed to liberate more land than Russia seized – the first time Moscow suffered a net loss of territory since Ukraine’s 2024 Kursk incursion.

According to a post by the popular FighterBomber Telegram channel, Russia has started the taxi trials of a twin-seat variant of the Su-57, with a new cockpit reminiscent of the Su-30 Flanker. Claims emerged on May 16,

Russia and Iran are openly testing – and in some cases humiliating – Washington’s naval blockade around the Islamic Republic. Three U.S.-sanctioned tankers have slipped through the U.S. Navy perimeter to enter Iranian waters.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Estonian leader Alar Karis on April 28, 2026, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Europe may need Ukraine more than Ukraine needs Europe. He called Ukraine’s military “the largest, most efficient and ...