Russia is attacking Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to choke its economy and boost Moscow’s leverage by inflicting pain on major grain importers in Africa and Asia.

Russian satellite surveillance and signals intelligence are likely allowing Iran to better defend itself against U.S. airstrikes and refine its own aerial assaults, officials said.

Russian billionaire Valery ⁠Kustov, ⁠executives of his Efko ⁠company and a government official responsible for drone ​development have all been detained in a major fraud investigation, multiple ‌news outlets reported on ‌Thursday.

Ukraine's drone attacks on Russia's biggest online retailer, Wildberries, have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow's wartime economy.

Ukrainian drone strikes hit Wildberries warehouses across Russia, with 16 distribution centres damaged or destroyed in the past fortnight. As the country's biggest online retailer faces disruption and a Lukoil oil refinery is also hit, we examine why Ukraine is targeting Russian business infrastructure.

A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and wounded more than 50, officials said Thursday. NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country's western border into Poland.

These attacks are part of Ukraine’s strategy to impact Russia’s economy by hurting small businesses and bringing the war home.

The IIHF made a decision on Russia returning to the international stage, as it determined that it will extend its ban on the country from select competition in 2026-27.