Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin says Russian air defense forces shot down 84 drones approaching the capital.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has doubled down on his ultimatum to Belarus, threatening to destroy the Russian ally's border relay stations after targeting a school bus last week.

Russia has restricted fuel sales and introduced rationing in Crimea amid an energy supply shortage after Ukrainian forces strike Russian oil refineries.

Retaliatory attacks are launched on Ukraine’s key energy sites in Kiev, Sumy and Chernigov regions, and the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that a direct military confrontation between NATO and Russia could quickly spiral into a nuclear conflict with catastrophic consequences.

A Belarusian lawmaker says Ukraine is trying to involve Belarus and European countries in order to expand the war.

Leaders of the Group of Seven have agreed to intensify economic pressure on Russia, sensing a shift in US President Donald Trump's approach toward the Ukraine conflict, as Western nations struggle to find a diplomatic path to end the hostilities.