Ukraine claimed on Monday that it has claimed a total of 14 square miles --9 square km of territory in the east and 28.4 square km in the south--from Russia in the past week, CNN reported.
Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, on Sunday, claimed that the country is "threatened" by Ukraine, which can potentially join North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
US President Joe Biden will be heading to Europe for a three-country trip to -- the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Finland--to bolster the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) coalition.
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns has said discontent with the war in Ukraine has created a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" for the recruitment of Russians, CNN reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy on the situation in Ukraine over a telephonic conversation today with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"There were 11 explosions in Berdiansk. There is fire and detonations in the airport area. Ambulances headed in that direction. We are awaiting for official information from the General Staff of the AFU [Armed Forces Ukraine]," said a post on the Ukrainian city administration's Telegram chan
The World Bank's press service said on Friday that the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund approved a USD 1.5 billion loan to Ukraine, reported the Russian News Agency TASS.
Vladimir Putin "is clearly losing the war in Iraq. He's losing the war at home. And he has become a bit of a pariah around the world. And it's not just NATO; it's not just the European Union. It's Japan. It's, it's, you know, it's 40 nations," Biden said during a press briefing.
At least four people, including a child, were killed and several others were injured on Tuesday evening when a Russian missile struck a bustling location in the middle of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, reported CNN citing local authorities.