Russia said Monday it has captured a settlement in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, the first village in the central region claimed to have come under the control of Russian troops.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is stepping up production of its Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile, which it launched for the first time against Ukraine last November.

An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine. That is scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian region as each side seeks an advantage before the fighting season wanes in the autumn.

Ukraine's president says Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges with Ukraine, describing it as a result of Moscow’s disorganization. Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Russian official claims full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region as Putin intensifies war efforts despite Trump's ceasefire attempts, with NATO warning of potential future attacks on Europe.

A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region says that Moscow’s forces have overrun all of it.

Russia’s state-owned Votkinsk plant produces ballistic and cruise missiles, such as the Iskander weapons used in air strikes against Ukrainian cities. It also manufactures intercontinental ballistic missiles able to deliver nuclear warheads across the planet.

Russia said Monday it captured its first village in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region after grinding towards the border for months, dealing a psychological blow to Kyiv as its worries mount.

Ukraine launched a devastating attack overnight on the army headquarters of Russia's 8th Combined Arms Army. The military HQ was located in the central department store in Donetsk, according to local reports.