A Russian counter-offensive to recover parts of Kursk lost to Ukrainian forces following a surprise, cross-border attack is underway but is yet to gain momentum.

Moscow threatens to ‘melt’ Kyiv as it quadruples forces for Kursk counterattack - No final decision was made during talks between Starmer and Biden on the use of British Storm Shadow missiles by Ukrai

Russia and Ukraine have announced the exchange of 206 prisoners of war in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Russia's ministry of defence said its 103 released servicemen released came from among those captured during the Kursk incursion.

Kyiv and Moscow have frequently exchanged prisoners since Russia's invasion in February 2022, and Saturday's swap was the third since Ukraine began a cross-border incursion into R

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised powers condemned on Saturday "in the strongest terms" Iran's export and Russia's procurement of Iranian ballistic missiles. Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles,

Iran is sending more missiles to Russia, but their accuracy may be vastly overstated. But ammo is ammo, and Russian missiles are similarly flawed.

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have condemned Iran's supply of ballistic missiles to Russia in the strongest terms. Source: a statement following the ministerial meeting in Rome,