Russia warns Western forces deployed to Ukraine under postwar security deal would be "legitimate combat targets" as diplomatic tensions escalate.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region and a number of enemy targets in the temporarily occupied part of Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

Russia doubled down on its longstanding position of declaring Western forces in Ukraine “legitimate targets” on Thursday, days after France and the UK pledged to send troops there in the event of a peace deal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed the head of the country’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff. In announcing the appointment of Gen.

Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that the Coalition of the Willing declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine is far removed from a peaceful settlement, and that Russia will view Western troops deployed in Ukraine as "legitimate military targets".

Europe needs a strong bulwark against Russian aggression, but building and maintaining it will be challenging.

Ukrainian forces are under growing pressure in the south of the country, where less well-equipped units are vastly outnumbered by Russian brigades that have taken hundreds of square kilometers of territory in recent weeks.

Russia’s military has fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.rnrnUkraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place in the west of the country near the EU border.

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a massive barrage of 242 drones and 36 missiles, including one that was nuclear-capable, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday morning.