Ukraine has been flying F-16s for roughly two years, often using the jets to intercept Russian missile and drone assaults.

By Julia Payne, Philip Blenkinsop and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, July 23 (Reuters) - The European Union ⁠approved ⁠its 21st sanctions package against Russia over ⁠its war in Ukraine, imposing curbs on the country's banking sector and crypto currency networks,

Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1611.

Ukraine strikes Russian fighter jet, air defense system in Kursk Oblast, General Staff says * Fires break out in Russia's Lipetsk amid reported overnight attack *

Ukraine's dismissal of Oleksandr Syrskyi is the latest in a series of wartime military leadership changes across both Ukraine and Russia. Here's why both sides keep reshuffling commanders.

EU unveils largest package in four years of measures against Russian individuals and interests; Laura Loomer shows up in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,612

Boris Nadezhdin has been an outspoken critic of Moscow’s war in Ukraine but had tried ⁠to work within the rules of Russia’s tightly-controlled political system.

On Saturday, Ukraine hit two warehouses in Russia in strikes that killed at least eight people and injured 62.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky calls for more troops as he claims ‘toxic atmosphere’ among Putin’s allies - Ukrainian president says Kremlin aides signalling Russian leader alone responsible for