RUSSIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently transferred two sacred religious icons from state-run museums to the Russian Orthodox Church.

Russia launched attacks on the outskirts of Bakhmut as well as in the southern suburb.

Ukraine shot down 29 of 30 missiles launched by Russia in overnight air strikes but one person was killed in an attack on the southern city of Odesa, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday.

Russia has accused the U.S. of destabilization after the Central Intelligence Agency launched its campaign to tap ordinary Russians as spies.

Denys Vatrushev, 39, was abandoned by the Wagner group after sustaining a leg injury caused by a mine explosion.

"This tunnel set-up has all kinds of safety and security. There's a fire system. There's water, there's sewer. This is intended for someone to survive or escape," said structural engineer Thaddeus Gabryszewski.

The companies helping supply Russian army goods were found in Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and other places in Europe.

The expert said Russia should reconsider the survivability of its nuclear delivery vehicles after a failed attack on Kyiv on Tuesday.

In contrast, 56% of Russians said the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine is 'not justified.'

Experts believe Ukraine may try to liberate either one or both occupied regions in its much-anticipated counteroffensive.

The United States publicly released data on its nuclear arsenal Monday and pressed Russia to do the same after Moscow said it was suspending participation in New START.

Kremlin officials who wanted to resign from their positions following the invasion of Ukraine were threatened with prosecution.

The FBI investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was based on flimsy evidence and seriously flawed, an independent US prosecutor said in a report published Monday.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, speculated on how four Russian military aircraft were shot down inside Russian territory.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly extended the offer to Ukraine a number of times but was rejected due to a lack of trust.

"The myth of the mighty Russian army, which has haunted Europe and Germany for so long, is finally being dispelled," Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said.

More than a thousand Russian military personnel perished on the battlefield over the weekend as their death toll continues to inch closer to the 200,000 mark.

Some of the strategic bombers near the border were involved in cruise missile attacks on Ukraine.

A Russian soldier indicated his willingness to surrender to a Ukraine-operated drone despite fears his colleagues in the military would kill him.

St. Petersburg resident Irina Tsybaneva, 60, left the note on the grave of Putin's parents in October last year.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. will continue to 'strengthen NATO's collective defense and deterrence.'