Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a months-long battle.

Russia's ministry of defence claims it has thwarted Ukraine's latest offensive in the Kursk region. This comes after Russian military bloggers discussed Ukraine's "worrying progress" in the region.

The claim, which drew no response from Ukrainian authorities, came a day after the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces had launched a new thrust in Russia’s Kursk border region.

Ukrainian forces have launched a major new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, a region that Ukraine captured parts of over the summer but has in the past few months struggled to hold amid

Ukraine must not accept a "Finlandization" deal struck following a previous invasion by Moscow 85 years ago, experts tell Newsweek.

Russian forces continue to make costly but consistent gains in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. They are steadily grinding down a pocket of resistance around the town of Kurakhove and are also fighting to envelop the larger nearby city of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian soldiers and officials said.

Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of fierce fighting was under way.

Ukraine strikes 3 Russian air defense systems in single day, Navy claims ・3,800 North Korean troops killed or injured in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says ・Ukraine's position in Kursk Oblast important for possible negotiations,

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Ukraine needed to have a realistic position on territorial issues as part of efforts to bring about a negotiation with Russia.

Soon, Europe may face strong pressure to reach an agreement with Moscow. Europe could agree to a deal that will not allow Russia to regain power and Ukraine to capitulate because Kyiv deserves a just peace.