After clinging for more than seven months to a gradually shrinking area, Ukraine has seen its position worsen sharply in the ...

The cutting of US intelligence to Ukrainian soldiers forced a retreat in occupied Russian Kursk, sources tell The Independent ...

Russia has succeeded in making an advance in the war with Ukraine: Moscow troops have recaptured the small town of Sudscha in ...

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, March 14, 2025, a Russian ...

A drone view shows troops waving flags on a water tower in the centre of Sudzha in Russia's western Kursk region on March 12, 2025. On Wednesday, Russian troops raised their flags over central ...

Putin makes surprise visit to Kursk Visit comes after Russian troops make big gains there Russian soldiers fly flag in centre of Sudzha Putin thanks troops for battlefield success March 12 ...

"You don't have the cards right now," U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, late last month.

Kyiv has called on Moscow to respond to the proposed ceasefire - the Kremlin says it is waiting to be briefed by the US.

Russian forces triumphantly raised their flag over Sudzha. Facing encirclement, Ukrainian and Russian sources both reported that Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from Kursk earlier this week.