Russia now controls more than two-thirds of Ukraine’s Donetsk region — the main theater of the ground war. Russian forces have carved out a 10-mile-deep pocket around the Ukrainian troops defending the crucial city of Kostiantynivka, partly surrounding them from the east, south and west.

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Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions.

Both Russia and Ukraine are sending more fiber-optic drones to the battlefield, but despite their advantages, they still have their limitations.

A Ukrainian former anti-organized-crime official was found dead in a pool at the same Spanish resort where a Russian military defector was gunned down a year earlier, reports said.

Russia's Shahed-style one-way attack drones are used in nightly bombardments against Ukrainian cities.

The White House has made generous offers to meet Russian demands in a bid to secure an end to the fighting in Ukraine - but has so far got absolutely nowhere.