Russia’s armed forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed Wednesday, but a Kyiv military official denied the claim as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for talks with U.

Russian advances slowing, thinktank’s data shows; 14 killed in Ukraine in massive drone and missile salvo. What we know on day 1,501

An-26 crash in occupied Crimea kills Russian general, BBC reports * Lviv Customs inspector suspected in killing of enlistment officer, police say * Russia's Gazprom

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Students across Russia are being offered large financial incentives to join drone units fighting in Ukraine as operators and engineers, while companies in Russia's central Ryazan region have been given quotas to sign up workers for the army,

Lima Quant, an upgraded version of Ukraine's Lima jamming system, is claimed to neutralize one of Russia's most feared weapons.

Russian drone strikes across Ukraine killed five people and injured 30, hitting cities including Nikopol and Sumy. The attacks came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Istanbul, while both Russia and Ukraine reported drone interceptions overnight.

Russia said drone debris struck a foreign-flagged cargo vessel in a bay of the Azov Sea overnight while Moscow’s forces attacked several Ukrainian regions as the war showing no signs of slowing down.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s advance stalled as Zelensky says frontline has not been better in 10 months - Russia is conducting rolling aerial attack on Ukraine since Thursday