One pro-Moscow military blogger has lamented how Ukrainian forces are exerting growing pressure on Russian troops in the Donetsk region, as a map shows the latest state of play. I

The U.S. decision to stop sharing military intelligence with Ukraine hobbles its ability to strike and defend against the Russian army.

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday its forces had captured another village in eastern Ukraine as it advances westward through the region of Donetsk more than three years into its invasion of its smaller neighbour.

Russia claimed on Thursday that it took control of another settlement amid its ongoing offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

"During all this period, and last week, you stayed with us," the Ukrainian president tells European leaders in Brussels.

The U.S. has paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped Kyiv defend against Russian invaders.

1/ Recent Russian setbacks in the Ukrainian city of Toretsk are being blamed by Russian warbloggers on a familiar problem – commanders lying about their successes and taking the city 'on credit' rather than in real life. https://t.co/miaQ48FLDj

The U.S. has halted intelligence-sharing, including crucial targeting data that Ukraine has relied on for months to launch strikes against Russia.

Since his return to office in late January, U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to end the war in Ukraine as quickly as he can, irrespective of what that means for Ukrainians. Breaking with the West’s years-long isolation of Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) eliminated a Russian platoon and weapons storage facilities along the frontlines in Donetsk.

While decoy tanks have been used in warfare for nearly a century, the Russia-Ukraine war is driving significant advancements in their design and effectiveness.

After the invasion, my family moved to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and tried to find a better life. My dad listened to political podcasts and interviews, but my parents didn’t talk to me about the political situation much. I knew there was a war, that Russia had claimed our land, and that the two countries hated each other.