The United States told China at the United Nations on Friday it should "stop fueling Russia's aggression" in Ukraine, as China accused Washington of trying to shift blame and spark confrontation. Acting U.

Musk reportedly ordered a Starlink communications shutdown over parts of Ukraine during a pivotal 2022 counteroffensive causing confusion on the battlefield.

Western defense companies are increasingly establishing new presences in Ukraine and working directly with Ukrainian companies.

The long-range R-77M air-to-air missile, a much-improved version of the AA-12 Adder, appears to have been used in combat.

Ukraine said it is holding back Russia’s summer offensive in eastern regions but has only received pledges from western allies to provide three of the 10 US-built Patriot air defence systems that it needs to shield its cities from missile and drone strikes.

Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.

You know, everything you tell us will be used against you,” the interviewer on Russian TV warns Timur Shagivaleev, the man behind one of the country’s biggest drone factories.