Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has suffered more than 63,000 casualties in Kursk and that Ukrainian operations there continue, hours after Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the region.

Russian semiconductor plant making missile, jet parts hit in Ukrainian attack, military says Putin visits Kursk Oblast for first time since Moscow claimed its recapture Ukraine dismisses Russian claims of full control over Kursk Oblast,

MOSCOW - Russia said on Thursday it had shot down 105 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, including dozens heading towards Moscow, as the war in Ukraine heats up even as major powers talk about ways to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.

The law to shoot down drones violating Romanian airspace was initially drafted in October following a spate of Russian drones landing in the NATO member. Their target had been southern Ukraine's Odesa Oblast.

Ukraine's 425th separate assault regiment said its troops trained "hundreds of hours" to shoot small arms from atop speeding off-road bikes.

The Russian army lost almost 900 soldiers in Ukraine in just one day, a new report shows. The General Staff of the armed forces of Ukraine claimed that yesterday (May 21), Putin’s military lost 870 soldiers and 32 artillery systems.

Ukraine's military launched what has been described as the largest drone assault on Russian territory since March.

Russia said on Thursday that it shot down 105 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, including dozens heading towards Moscow, as the war in Ukraine heats up while major powers discuss ways to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.