Retaliatory attacks are launched on Ukraine’s key energy sites in Kiev, Sumy and Chernigov regions, and the Donetsk People’s Republic.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that a direct military confrontation between NATO and Russia could quickly spiral into a nuclear conflict with catastrophic consequences.

A Belarusian lawmaker says Ukraine is trying to involve Belarus and European countries in order to expand the war.

Leaders of the Group of Seven have agreed to intensify economic pressure on Russia, sensing a shift in US President Donald Trump's approach toward the Ukraine conflict, as Western nations struggle to find a diplomatic path to end the hostilities.

A bus carrying members of a Belarusian youth football team was hit by the Ukrainian drone in a border region on Wednesday, Russian officials say.

The Iranian and Russian foreign ministers discuss the Iran-US MoU, regional issues, and bilateral relations.

The British armed forces intercepted and seized a Russian oil tanker in the English Channel.