The Kremlin's press service said that Russian air defenses shot down two Ukrainian drones targeting Putin's residence.
Fewer Russian casualties were recorded in April compared to the first three months of 2023, according to an analysis of Ukrainian government data.
The Russian army stored explosives in one of the power units in the turbine section of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine also said Russia's change in war strategy is part of an effort to prompt the West to push for peace negotiations.
The Kremlin said Russia's losses will be "understandable" as it will be going up against both Ukraine and "the entire West."
The United States plans to announce as soon as Wednesday a new $300 million military aid package for Ukraine that will for the first time include a short-range air-launched rocket, two U.S.
China has appointed a senior diplomat, who formerly served as an ambassador to Moscow and awarded with Russian Order of Friendship, as peace envoy to Ukraine.
Putin initially did not appoint any commander to lead his invasion of Ukraine, believing that the conflict would end in mere days, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
Russian casualties in the war in Ukraine are mounting, according to the newly declassified intelligence provided by the Biden administration.
Russia has begun fortifying its defenses on the northern border of Crimea, according to a report.
Foreign fighters who join the Ukrainian army to fight in the war against Russia become part of Ukraine's International Legion.
Expectations of growth were echoed by Ukrainian companies in the industrial, service and retail sectors.
The White House on Monday estimated that Russia's military has suffered 100,000 casualties in the last five months in fighting against Ukraine in the Bakhmut region.
In recent months, Russian commanders began punishing troops committing misdemeanors such as drunkenness by placing them in makeshift underground cells.
According to the Ukrainian military, Russia suffered heavy losses on the battlefield in April, including 17,150 of its military personnel.
Ukraine said on Sunday its troops were holding onto parts of the eastern city of Bakhmut, focus of a prolonged Russian assault, while the head of a major pro-Moscow force said his men were making progress.
Russia's private Wagner militia, which is leading the assault on Bakhmut in Ukraine and has been active in Africa, could soon cease to exist, founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said in video remarks to a blogger that were released on Friday.
A retired Air Force colonel believes Ukraine has a huge chance of defeating Russia in the war if it has modern military hardware.
A correspondent for a Russian state-run newspaper said Putin fired the colonel for logistics.
The first phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been met with skepticism from analysts.
At least 17.6 million Ukrainians require humanitarian assistance this year, according to the United Nations.