Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen says Ukraine is holding the cards today as Russia renews talk of negotiations amid Kyiv's military gains.

A rising number of babies are being born prematurely — before 37 weeks of pregnancy — in Ukraine, particularly in regions near the front lines, where some areas have seen rates nearly double since the conflict started with Russia’s invasion in 2022.

As Russia offers large signing bonuses and high salaries to attract new military recruits for its war in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stepped in to address the issue and encourage young men to reject the offer.

The drone, which entered Latvia from Russia, was the latest to violate the airspace of a NATO member during the war.

Russian authorities suspended train service for Crimea after a Ukrainian drone knocked out a locomotive, further squeezing commerce to the occupied Black Sea peninsula struggling with fuel shortages.

A series of drone incursions into countries neighboring Ukraine and Russia is fueling concern that their four-and-a-half year war could spread.

Ukrainian forces struck oil depots in Russian-occupied Crimea as well as other command and ammunition locations in Russia.

Belarusian singer Max Korzh performed in Istanbul on June 6, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine, as he has at his other concerts. Ukrainian and Russian flags filled the venue. Online, the reaction was heated.