Russia and its ally Belarus will compete in Paris under a neutral flag after a vote to ban them outright due to the invasion of Ukraine was narrowly defeated in September. The vote at the IPC’s General Assembly in Manama, Bahrain, resulted in 74 members opposed to an outright ban, 65 in favour and 13 abstentions.

Vladimir Putin’s troops have been Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered near Avdiivka amid heavy fighting. In a video posted to Telegram, footage appeared to show two men coming out of a shelter, one with his hands above his head,

Ukraine says Russian troops committed war crime as video appears to show two men surrendering before being shot

More Russians are getting blown up by Ukrainian drones while using the latrine outside their positions along the front line of Russia’s 22-month wider war on Ukraine.

Russian forces hit a fortified commander post of Ukraine's "East" air defence and alerting centre in the central city of Dnipro, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.