Moscow’s troops have retaken a few villages in a border area that Kyiv’s forces invaded last month and are also advancing steadily in eastern Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war.

The post suggested that Ukraine had intended for Russia to commit resources to Kursk which may also expose their artillery positions. "Ukrainians now know what the Russian tactica

Russia says its forces have retaken two villages in its Kursk region as part of an ongoing counteroffensive against Ukraine ’s incursion. Ukraine says its forces control about 100 villages in Kursk over an area of more than 1,

Increase of 180,000 would leave Russian army second only to China in terms of number of active combat soldiers.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the regular size of the Russian army to increase by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million soldiers, the third time he has expanded its ranks since sending the military into Ukraine in February 2022.

President Vladimir Putin has ordered an increase of 180,000 troops to the Russian army, making it the second largest globally after China. This expansion aims to strengthen Russia's military amid ongoing conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Putin orders expansion of army by 180,000 to 1.5m soldiers as Ukraine war rages on - The Kremlin said they hoped the new combat troops would be volunteers