Putin approves new restrictions on media coverage ahead of presidential elections

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side

Experts say such actions would be an apparent violation of the Geneva Conventions, which forbids POWs from being exposed to combat or from working in unhealthy or dangerous conditions – coerced or not.

Putin calls for closer Russia-China cooperation on military satellites, prospective weapons

The Russian leader emphasized the importance of developing closer military links, noting that cooperation in high-tech spheres now takes priority.

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding a ceremony that was struck by Russia

The missile strike killed 19 Ukrainian soldiers and sparked a wave of criticism among Ukrainians who questioned on social media the planning of an event so close to the battlefield.

Russian missile strikes brigade in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says

Russian forces hit troops of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade with an Iskander-M missile on Friday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a social media post late Saturday.

South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea shipped more than a million artillery shells to Russia

The arrangement has triggered concerns that North Korea may be supplying Russia with badly needed munitions in exchange for advanced Russian technologies that would strengthen Kim Jong Un’s nuclear-armed military.

Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling killed a 91-year-old woman in a ‘terrifying night’

The overnight shelling set fire to a high-rise apartment building, blew out windows and reduced some apartments to rubble.

Ukraine’s leader says Russian naval assets are no longer safe in the Black Sea near Crimea

Ukraine is keen to show that billions of dollars’ worth of weapons supplied by its Western allies have allowed it to make progress in the fighting.

Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny refuses to leave his cell and skips a court hearing as a protest

A Navalny ally said the politician refused to leave his cell after prison officials took away all of his writing supplies. This month the government also arrested 3 lawyers who represent him.

China and Russia plan to work together for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians

Zhai Jun, China’s special envoy to the Middle East, spoke after a meeting Thursday in Qatar with Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian president’s special representative for the Middle East and Africa.