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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said stalled US support means that Ukraine is vastly outgunned by Russia, and may be pushed back hard.

The US helped down Iranian drones and missiles fired at Israel, but said it won't do the same for Ukraine, calling it a "different threat picture."

Tensions between the US and Russia are at their worst point since the Cold War, and the International Space Station could be at risk.

UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps aims to accelerate production of the DragonFire laser system for use in Ukraine.

US official warns of a potential Ukraine's army collapse due to ammunition shortage and Congress impasse over US military aid, Bloomberg reports.

Ukraine needs to shift its strategy to defeat the Russian force superior in numbers and firepower, an influential Russia expert says.

"Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent," US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli told Congress.

Ukraine is the better fighter by far, the American trainer said, but its big guns more and more are sitting empty amid overwhelming Russian fire.

The Ladoga was originally intended to be a means of transport for senior Kremlin officials in the event of a nuclear attack.

Ukraine's 63rd Mechanized Brigade shared footage that appeared to show an unmanned ground vehicle striking a Russian trench.

An American veteran in Ukraine said he's always voted Republican, but the party blocking Ukraine aid is making him doubt his future allegiance.

In a social media outburst on Thursday, Medvedev advocated for a "no prisoners taken" approach with NATO troops if any are deployed in Ukraine.

Russia's increased strikes may be an effort to get Ukraine to move air defenses so Russia's air force can finally play a bigger role, the ISW said.

Ukraine's artillery disadvantage is now so deep that it has to ration and put soldiers at greater risk, the US veteran said.

Russia is already preparing the battlefield for the F-16s, the officer told Politico, lamenting that Kyiv doesn't get weapons "at the time we need them."

Campbell's assessment is perhaps one of the most optimistic so far for the Kremlin, which is urgently trying to revitalize its hard-hit military.

Russia's economy is thriving amid Western sanctions and the ongoing war with Ukraine, according to the Central Bank of Russia.

Once feted among her international peers, Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina is now seen as a complicit participant in the Ukraine war.

A US veteran in Ukraine says shortages have left Ukraine desperate and rationing and that ammunition and artillery are needed far more than vehicles.

Turkish opposition's win over Erdoğan's AK Party may dampen the president's prestige and influence over Russia ties.

Currencies from other countries "not unfriendly" to Russia are even less stable and liquid than the Chinese yuan, said the Central Bank of Russia.

Vasyl Malyuk said in July that his agency was responsible for a bridge explosion in Crimea, which Russia called a terrorist attack.