While Ukraine faces a shortage of troops, Russia still hasn’t achieved its long-standing goal of occupying Donetsk - the aim when it launched its invasion in 2014. Its summer offensive, Whiting said, will likely begin with a “soft launch”, ramping up steadily in size and scope.

A Kremlin spokesman says Russia and Ukraine have scheduled no further direct talks on ending their more than three-year war.

On the morning of May 22, loud explosions from air defense forces were heard in Kyiv, and several enemy unmanned aerial vehicles were recorded over the

A sustained overnight Russian drone attack killed a woman in the capital region and injured at least three people, including a child, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, as Moscow stepped up its attacks following peace talks on Friday.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has been briefed on a Moscow move to capture the Ukrainian region of Sumy, next to the frontier.

Kyiv’s European allies slapped new sanctions Tuesday on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a statement on Tuesday that Pope Leo had confirmed during a phone call with her his willingness to host in the Vatican the next round of negotiations to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.