The head of Ukraine's SBU sec urity service, Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk, said on Monday that Kyiv hit 41 aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bom bers Russia has used extensively to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine.

The warning comes after Ukraine blitzed two of Russia's most critical airfields in a devastating drone assault. The audacious strike has been called a 'black day for Russian aviation' - and now defense experts are warning Moscow is 'building up stocks' for a possible offensive against NATO's Baltic state members.

Five people have been killed and six others injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight, ahead of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Istanbul later today.Russian shelling and air attacks killed five people outside the south-east Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia,

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards, according to reports.

Vladimir Putin will attack a Nato country if he wins in Ukraine, former CIA chief David Petraeus has warned. The former US general and intelligence chief claimed Russia could invade Lithuania or another Baltic state following any success in its current military campaign.

Dozens of Russian military aircraft have been destroyed in an unprecedented drone attack deep inside Russia, a Ukrainian official has said, the day before critical peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv resume in Istanbul.

To achieve peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding an end to NATO expansion and the lifting of Western sanctions against Russia. While peace talks remain stalled following a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin,

Russian President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia,

Halt to NATO expansion eastward and the end of all sanctions — these are the main demands of Vladimir Putin for ending the war in Ukraine. This information was reported by the Reuters agency, citing three Russian sources connected to the Kremlin.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Russian President Vladimir Putin a few weeks ago about the potential NATO response in the event of aggression against Poland. "If necessary, Poland will have NATO's support,