"Putin got a 50-day pass to kill as many people as he can and do whatever he wants in Ukraine," Hope for Ukraine CEO told Newsweek.

VLADIMIR Putin has mysteriously cancelled his annual naval parade at the last-minute as Russia’s war losses continue to mount. Ukraine has managed to destroy over a third of Russia’s

Over the past 24 hours, 153 combat clashes were recorded on the front. Russian troops continue active combat operations in many directions, using aviation, missiles, and suicide drones, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 120 others. In the eastern Donetsk oblast, or province, systematic shelling and glide bombs killed six non-combatants and wounded 44 others.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday its forces had captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, including one in Dnipropetrovsk region where Moscow says its troops have begun to make advances.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds and Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur discuss reaching peace in Europe on 'Special Report.'

In late July 2025, amid high media interest in Derek Huffman, a Texas man who moved his family to Russia to escape LGBTQ+ values in the U.S., a claim ( archived) circulated online that Huffman had died in combat after enlisting in the Russian armed forces.

Pope Leo discussed the war in Ukraine on Saturday with Metropolitan Anthony, a senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church, in a possible effort to ease ties between the churches strained by Russia's invasion.