Russia has lost about 1,409,630 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on July 5. The number includes 1,290 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

CNN’s Chief International Security Correspondent, Nick Paton Walsh, provides his analysis on the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine as Russian attacks kill at least 21 people in Kyiv.

Ukraine struck several substations in Crimea overnight on July 5, plunging the Russian-occupied territory into a blackout, social media channels reported. The Bakhchysarai and the Zymyne substations were targeted in a Ukrainian overnight attack,

So when Volodymyr Zelensky took to social media on June 25th to announce a new drone surge to “compel” Russia to negotiate for peace, he seemed to be telling Vladimir Putin he was already finished. With blunt messages like these,

Ukraine is engaged in a campaign in Crimea to take out Russian air defenses, sever vital supply lines, and cripple the peninsula's energy grid and fuel reserves.

Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital for hours during the night, with many people sheltering at subway stations.

Russia ⁠is targeting ⁠Ukrainian railway locomotives ​and has destroyed or ‌damaged more than ‌200 since ⁠the ⁠start of 2026 alone, Ukraine's Deputy ​Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksiy Kuleba said.

Perezida wa Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky avuga ko aharashwe ari igikorwa-remezo cy'ingenzi "gitanga amafaranga y'intambara y'Uburusiya".