UKRAINE

Russia's army general Sergei Surovikin will now lead all military actions in Ukraine for the invasion.

The Russian military's death toll is now estimated to be at 61,000, according to the UAF General Staff.

Ukrainian officials also found a gas mask that was supposedly "put on the head of a victim who was covered with a smoldering rag and buried alive."

Maps shared by the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday showed that the country's army in Kherson had retreated toward the border of Luhansk Oblast.

The newly-liberated settlements in Kherson Oblast were located in the region's Beryslav district.

"In a few weeks, we have already [received] more than 2,000 such requests," said a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov praised Elon Musk for "looking for a peaceful way out of" the war in Ukraine.

In a Twitter post, Musk suggested re-doing referendums in annexed territories of Ukraine "under UN supervision."

Russia President Vladimir Putin's allies also suggested that Moscow's military commander should be sent to the frontlines armed only with a machine gun.

Former National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster made the remarks following Ukraine's liberation of the city of Lyman.

A report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the Ukrainian soldiers also successfully hit five Russian command posts over the weekend.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also called Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats "illegal" and "irresponsible" during an interview with CNN.

The Biden administration on Friday added further sanctions on Russia and Russian entities following Putin's annexation of four regions in Ukraine.

Tactical nuclear weapons, sometimes called battlefield or nonstrategic nuclear weapons, were designed to be used on the battlefield.

Relatives of the Russian draftees said they were not given any explanation as to what would happen after signing the war forms.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg also said the war will unlikely end anytime soon unless Russia accepts Ukraine as a sovereign nation.

The Russian soldier said his comrades were raping Ukrainian women to vent their despair and hatred over losing against Kyiv's army.

The Ukrainian civilian also said he was also beaten with bats while being interrogated by the FSB.

"The attack was timed to coincide with Putler's speech...and we had to delay the attack when his speech was pushed back," Team OneFist said.

Putin calls up reservists, warns Russia will use 'all means' for defense

"The paradox of the situation we're in right now is the better the Ukrainians do, the more dangerous Putin becomes — the more he's backed into a corner," Sen. Angus King said.