Russia

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara arrived in Moscow on his first official visit to Russia, accompanied by Foreign Minister Assad Hassan Shaybani and Defense Minister Marhaf Abu Qasra. The Kremlin announced that al-Shara will meet with Russian…

Russian forces launched overnight missile attacks on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, targeting key energy infrastructure and leaving 30,000 homes without power. Governor Oleh Syniehubov said guided bombs hit multiple…

Three people were killed and one injured after Ukrainian forces launched a missile attack on the Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the strike hit the village of Maslova Pristan, damaging a…

Russia and Ukraine carried out a new prisoner exchange under the July 23 Istanbul agreement. Both sides exchanged 185 soldiers and 20 civilians each. Moscow said its returnees were taken to Belarus for medical and…

Nearly 50 leaders opened the 7th European Political Community summit in Copenhagen, focusing on European defence and the war in Ukraine. Host Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned Russia “will not stop unless forced to stop” and called…

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Russia is becoming “increasingly aggressive,” citing repeated violations of Polish and Estonian airspace. Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, Pistorius stressed that Moscow is testing NATO’s…

Russia launched 12-hour airstrikes with nearly 600 drones and missiles on 11 Ukrainian regions, killing four and injuring 70. All deaths occurred in Kyiv, including a nurse and patient at the Cardiology Institute. Zaporizhia’s…

Ukraine’s military intelligence announced that two Russian An-26 transport aircraft and two radar stations were destroyed in a drone attack on Russian positions in Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014. The An-26 aircraft, a Soviet-era…