There had been no official sign from Moscow that it would heed Kyiv’s cease-fire, and there was little hope for a pause in hostilities as the war stretches into its fifth year following Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor.

​On May 4, Russia's attacks killed at least 14 people, Ukrainian officials reported; close to 60 others were wounded. The heaviest toll was reported in Merefa, a town near Kharkiv, where a Russian strike killed seven civilians and injured 32, destroying shops and setting cars ablaze.

Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two and a military parade in Moscow’s Red

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Ukrainian long-range drones now regularly hit targets deep inside Russia, reaching as far as the Ural Mountains, Bloomberg reported. Their strike range extends to 1,600 kilometers. Kyiv plans to scale up long-range strikes,

Ukrainian officials said Saturday that “unusual activity” and “minor provocations” were seen on the Belarusian side of its border, leading to fears of escalation in its four-year long

Ukraine has gone from a nation that was expected to fall in days to one that partners are now coming to for combat and weapons expertise.

The Israeli military is dealing with a new threat from Hezbollah. It faces small drones controlled by fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection.

In Russia President Vladimir Putin announced this year’s 32-hour-long Easter truce in his war against Ukraine in the same manner as in spring 2025. It was, however, not a forerunner to a lasting ceasefire,

Strikes came hours before deadline for Kyiv ceasefire proposal and were one of the worst wave of attacks this year