Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s hometown St Petersburg hit by drones as ‘Russian Davos’ kicks off - Putin believes his forces can achieve his goals despite Russia’s battlefield performance steadily declining in 2026,

The assault follows warnings of an intense new wave of attacks as the Kremlin hopes to change the narrative of a war mired in battlefield setbacks and diplomatic stalemate amid growing signs of domestic disquiet.

Romania says this is the "most serious" incident in its territory since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has seen drones from both sides hit Nato countries in the region.

This was CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's latest appeal for more Western aid and involvement in the conflict is due to Ukraine's "extremely unfavorable ...

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Ukraine’s early embrace of drones, and the mass-industrialization of their accuracy and power, has begun to exact a defining toll on Russia.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, Moscow and Kyiv said, a week after US President Donald Trump announced a large swap would take place between the warring sides. Trump said last week that Russia and Ukraine would carry out a mutual swap of 1,