Despite the Russian leader's 2022 declaration, Moscow does not fully control these Ukrainian regions but hopes that the U.S.

Ukrainian forces have seized the settlement of Nadiya, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank.

Estonian Intelligence has confirmed that Ukraine is gradually withdrawing its military contingent from Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Russian authorities reported a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast overnight.