The Russian government has decided to officially close 20 border crossing points with Ukraine established by a 1995 agreement, starting from 1 August. Ukraine's State Border Guard Service has emphasised that all crossing points on the border with the Russian Federation have been officially closed since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

The last lifelines into besieged towns along the eastern frontline for Ukrainian troops, caught in a web of increasingly lethal and sophisticated drone warfare, rely on a technology millennia old: a fishing net.

Military production and defense spending are propping up Russia's economy and may shape its future long after the war in Ukraine.

At the end of the day, the EU needs U.S. weapons to keep Ukraine afloat into its struggle for survival against Russia.”

Ukrainian swimmer Vladyslav Bukhov talks to CNN Sports about his unlikely journey to world champion and training in a war zone.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has displaced approximately 36,500 graduating high school students—16% of the country's 2022 senior class—while causing an additional 41,500 students to abandon the traditional pathway to higher education entirely,

DONETSK REGION (Reuters) -For months, Ukraine has picked off Russian soldiers by the thousand around the frontline city of Pokrovsk, using small drones armed with bombs to tie down a numerically superior force.

Russian soldiers call the practice a sacrifice to Baba Yaga, a fearsome witch from Slavic folklore who feasts on her victims.