Russia's President Vladimir Putin promised Russian soldiers a hero's welcome when they return from Ukraine, but the BBC has found cases of servicemen robbed and scammed for their salaries and pay-offs by government officials.

Russia has been forced to turn to North Korea for help topping up dwindling military supplies in a fresh blow to Vladimir Putin. According to logistics data analysis by the Kyiv School of Economics Institute,

Vladimir Putin's army has been dealt a major blow in the Sumy region, with Ukrainian forces killing a top commander and wiping out entire battalions in fierce battles

Russian activists are demanding the removal of Vladimir Medinsky from his position as head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul, according to the press service of the Russian movement Nash Vykhod.

NATO member Poland has scrambled fighter jets after Russia's latest attack on Ukraine. The jets took to the skies as Vladimir Putin sent a wave of kamikaze drones and rockets at Kyiv

Putin cancels navy celebration parades as Kyiv strikes near St Petersburg - Kremlin spokesperson says navy day parades cancelled due to security reasons

Russian air strikes on southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people overnight, officials said on Tuesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would shorten a deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace.