Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday a three-day cease-fire in its war with Ukraine is set to take place in May, but Ukrainian officials question its timing and validity.

Russia's ejection of Ukrainian troops from the Kursk region ends the biggest incursion into Russian territory since World War Two but it also removes another barrier to a peace deal Moscow was reluctant to conclude with so many enemy troops on its soil.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 166 Shahed-type attack UAVs and decoy drones of various types on the night of 27-28 April. Ukrainian air defence shot down 40 drones. Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram Quote: "As of 17:00,

Russia’s attacks happened just hours after President Donald Trump met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Pope Francis' funeral.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday Ukraine's army was still fighting in Russia's Kursk despite Moscow claiming the "liberation" of its western region, as Washington signalled a "critic