RUSSIA UKRAINE CRISIS: FULL COVERAGE

He claims several buildings have been damaged, after Russia unleashed a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardments targeting Kyiv.

Lindsey Graham said he regarded the Kremlin's actions as a "badge of honour" for him.

Residents were forced to take shelter in underground railway stations as civilian areas were targeted.

A statement claims Russian forces would strike the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, and then report a radioactive leak in order to trigger an international probe.

Both countries said the move had been prompted by 'western aggression'.

Footage released by the Russian ministry showed the maritime drone dodging gun fire before exploding in a massive fireball

Anti-Putin Russian nationals claimed they were behind the shelling that damaged buildings in southwestern Russia.

The chief of the Russian private military group had claimed his forces took complete control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

It comes as leaders of the world's most powerful democracies worked to toughen punishments on Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world's most powerful democracies.

The sanctions come as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Japan for the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is planning to make a dramatic in-person appearance at this weekend's summit in Japan.

Fierce fighting has made the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut unrecognisable, new satellite imagery shows.

Western-supplied air defences helped Ukraine thwart an 'exceptional' strike on the nation's capital.

The US spy agency believed now offers an "unprecedented" opportunity to convince Russians disaffected by the war in Ukraine and life in Russia to share their secrets.

'Black day' for Russia's airforce could indicate a surprise change in Ukraine battle tactics

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The US ambassador to South Africa accused the country on Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine via a cargo ship linked to a sanctioned company that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town in December.

The new weapons will boost the Ukrainian military's long range strike capabilities in the anticipated counter offensive against Russia.

The Russian army has lost so many modern weapons that is has been forced to bring some decades-old equipment out of storage.

Ukrainian air defences shot down 35 Iranian-made drones over Kyiv in Russia's latest nighttime assault.

In a feisty video message, head of Wagner private military company complains to Moscow there is 'nothing left to grind the meat with'

The owner of Russia's Wagner military contractor has accused Moscow's military command of starving his forces of ammunition and causing them heavy losses.

The iconic venue will not light up on Saturday night to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.

A fight broke out between Ukrainian and Russian delegates after the latter tore down a Ukrainian flag at a conference in Turkey.

The Kremlin promised unspecified retaliation for what it termed a "terrorist" act, and pro-Kremlin figures called for the assassinations of senior Ukraine leaders.

The Kremlin decried the alleged attack attempt as a "terrorist act" and said Vladimir Putin was unharmed.

The new Pentagon estimate comes amid fierce fighting for the small city of Bakhmut.

Almost all of the 23 victims of the attack died when two missiles slammed into an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Uman.

Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early Friday.

A Russian vessel capable of carrying mini-submarines were spotted close to the Nord Stream pipelines days before an explosion crippled the major piece of infrastructure, a Danish newspaper reports.

An update to Google Maps has provided a sobering look at the damage wrought by the Russian invasion of Ukraine on one of its most impacted cities.

It's a long-awaited move after Beijing said it wanted to act as peace mediator in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Several former KFC restaurants in Russia have reopened under brand Rostic's, as local investors fight to bring back the popular fried chicken outlets.

Already the US has shipped more than 1.5 million rounds to Ukraine, but Kyiv is still seeking more.

Russia's military acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city.

There has been a mass flight of multinational companies from Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine. Here are some of them.

A Russian judge has ruled American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges the US has rejected.

The activist and journalist who twice survived poisonings rejected the charges as punishment for standing up to President Vladimir Putin.

According to charging documents, Jack Teixeira held a top secret security clearance and allegedly began posting information about the documents online around December 2022, and photos of documents in January.

The 21-year-old air national guardsman is expected to be charged, US authorities said.

The near-miss over the Black Sea risked all-out war between NATO and Russia.

A leaked Pentagon file shows the lengths the Russian private military group has gone to try to strengthen its capabilities in the Ukraine war.

The Ukrainian president has vowed those behind the purported atrocities will be held accountable.

The military alliance leader invited Anthony Albanese and other leaders of non-NATO nations.

Ukraine is calling on Australia to send a whole new range of armoured vehicles to help fight off the Russian invasion.

The pontiff renewed calls for global peace during the high point of the Christian calendar.

The sensitive documents provide a rare insight into the workings of American intelligence agencies across the globe.

The US Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail US and NATO aid to Ukraine

Russian forces used ground- and air-fired missiles, rocket launchers and weaponised drones to bombard the provinces of Ukraine it has illegally annexed but doesn't fully control