Putin has admitted Russia is facing problems in Ukraine war – are there signs he may be cracking? - IN DEPTH: Russia’s president has made a rare acknowledgement his country is suffering from fuel shortages because of Ukrainian drone strikes.

Once Russian soldiers reach certain parts of the front lines of the war in Ukraine, they can expect to live an average of just 20 to 35 minutes, according to a grim estimate by Russian military bloggers.

The Latgale region, where the new drone factory is to be built, is historically one of Latvia's most economically disadvantaged.

Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said Friday, in what appeared to be one of Kyiv’s biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will ramp up attacks on Russia in an operation "aimed at compelling it to end the war."

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, arrived in Seoul on Tuesday to meet Cho Hyun, his South Korean counterpart. They will talk about the fate of North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukraine while fighting for Russia.

June 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military struck Russia's Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region on Tuesday for the second time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in a widening campaign of strikes targeting such facilities.

Energy shortages have continued to plague Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, following repeated, intensified Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has struck a major industrial facility in the Russian city of Volgograd.

Ukraine said it struck a pair of Russian oil refineries far behind the front lines on Sunday as President Vladimir Putin vowed to ramp up defenses.