Vladimir Putin’s forces are focusing on attacking on the outskirts of a key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk amid reports of heavy troop losses.Around half of Russian attacks across the 620-mile front have focused on the area around the city,

The US has sent to Ukraine, the missile defense systems which were earlier stationed in Israel. Scroll down for more.

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed an attack overnight that hit Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery and the Ryazan Thermal Power Plant, leaving them ablaze Thursday morning.

Russia's Defence Ministry claimed it had repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine on Sunday said that it repeatedly struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region, the second such attack claimed by Kyiv this week. A statement by Ukraine’s General Staff claimed that the country’s armed forces, together with Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, repeatedly struck facilities of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company.

The scale of the attack represents a significant escalation in the conflict, showcasing Ukraine's increasing reliance on drones.

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MOSCOW - An oil refinery in Russia's southern Volgograd region caught fire after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, but the blaze has now been put out, the regional governor said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.

Another exchange of hostages held by Hamas and other militants in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails is scheduled on Thursday.