Five people have been killed and six others injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight, ahead of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Istanbul later today.Russian shelling and air attacks killed five people outside the south-east Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia,

Russia Ukraine war is witnessing a watershed moment as Kyiv has launched a surprising counter offensive attacks deep into the Russian territory prompting the frequently asked question -- who is winning the battle - Vladimir Putin or Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The US President’s desire to impose himself as mediator in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia had already been widely ridiculed for several weeks, and today this ambition seems completely discredited.

Vladimir Putin has remained silent for over a day following a series of incidents in Russia. First, in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, railway bridges were blown up. Then, Russian strategic air force bases were subjected to an unprecedented strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has remained silent for over a day following a series of incidents in Russia. These incidents began in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, where railway bridges were blown up, and continuing with unprecedented strikes on Russian strategic air force bases by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

By making harsh, uncompromising demands in peace talks with Ukraine while continuing to pummel it with waves of missiles and drones, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a clear message: He will only accept a settlement on his terms and will keep fighting until they’re met.

A second round of Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations got underway in Turkey on Monday in an effort to find a way forward in ending more than three years of war triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

However, Trump’s rhetoric surrounding Russia, traditionally sympathetic to Putin’s aims, has shifted in recent weeks as his attempts to end the war continue to be thwarted.At the weekend, Trump warned that if Putin threatened to conquer all of Ukraine he would bring about the “downfall” of Russia.

In an operation said to be 18 months in the planning, Ukraine conducted a devastating series of drone strikes against Russia air bases on Sunday.