RUSSIA

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin questioned the Russian army's capability to defend itself against Ukraine's counteroffensive.

The Ukrainian military has revealed that members of a Russian army brigade have been caught on video fleeing from the frontlines in the heavily contested city of Bakhmut.

Russia typically uses its Victory Day parade to show off the country's military strength.

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is now accepting Nazi sympathizers to join the war in Ukraine, despite Vladimir Putin's aim to "de-Nazify" the country.

Pakistan, the world's fifth most populous country, faces chronic energy shortages and imports 84 percent of its petroleum products, overwhelmingly from Gulf Arab allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Andrii Yusov, the representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, said Russia used a similar strategy in 2014.

Soldiers are left in a state of "shock" and severely traumatized by shelling during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

"The Russian warplane flew right in front of the nose of the SG plane, crossing its flight path at a dangerous distance," Poland's border authority said.

Jon Wolfenbarger, however, underlined that BRICS still has a long way to go and has to jump several hurdles if it is seriously considering taking on the US dollar by issuing a new currency.

The ongoing armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia poses a significant risk to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a U.N. watchdog claimed.

A video recorded by Ukraine's volunteer Belarusian fighters showed the intense operation to repel Russian troops from the trenches near Bakhmut.

Analyst Janusz Bugajwski said internal conflicts within the Kremlin are now reflected in the tensions between different power institutions and purges in the military.

Russia is suffering from its worst labor shortage since 1998.

Russia is now scrambling to accumulate missiles ahead of Ukraine's anticipated counteroffensive.

"If some young men in Russia, just because of this game, happen to think for a couple of seconds what is going on in Ukraine then it's worth it," said Antero Mukka, the editor-in-chief of Helsingin Sanomat.

The large-scale railway network is expected to connect East Asia with Iran, Turkey and Europe through Afghanistan.

A Russian defense official made the suggestion while speaking to a state-affiliated news agency.

At least 2,700 Russians have changed their gender on legal papers to avoid being conscripted into military service.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Russia's threats of using nuclear weapons in response to the alleged Ukrainian drone strikes make Moscow "look like clowns."

The United States dismissed Russia's allegation on Thursday that Washington was behind what it said was a drone attack on the Kremlin, saying Moscow's assertion was a lie.

The spy group, known as Serniya Network, had previously been accused by the U.S. of illegally procuring sensitive information for the Russian military.