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KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine on Monday said its forces clawed back clutches of territory from Russia last week as part of its counteroffensive, as Russia's security service said it foiled an assassination attempt on the head of Moscow-annexed Crimea.

Russian authorities say two drones have crashed outside Moscow as they were approaching the warehouses of a local military unit

A gaping hole punched in Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam that unleashed a wall of floodwater means that the canal which has traditionally met most of Crimea's water needs is receiving drastically less water, the Kremlin warned on Tuesday.

The Russian-backed head of Crimea's administration said on Thursday that air defences had downed six drones overnight in different areas of the region.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday it had arrested seven people connected with Ukrainian intelligence and accused them of planning "a series of high-profile sabotage and terrorist acts" in Russian-annexed Crimea. In a statement, the FSB said the group had planned attacks against Russian-installed officials including local governor…

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday it had arrested seven people connected with Ukrainian intelligence and accused them of planning "a series of high-profile sabotage and terrorist acts" in Russian-annexed Crimea.

Russian defence ministry says it has made progress in heavily contested region

The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea says the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive

Ukrainian forces strengthen defensive lines along Belarus and Russian border; children illegally abducted by Russia reunited with families

Man and his young daughter killed after forces strike residential building in the south-eastern city; Francis references war in Easter message

Lt Gen Serhiy Nayev, commander of Ukraine’s joint armed forces, announced the decision on social media