Ukraine says it struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov and in coastal waters of Russian-occupied territories.

After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of ⁠its ⁠air force, the Swedish fighter jet is finally set to be ⁠tested in the role it was designed for: confronting Russia. Ukraine has allocated €2.

Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded. The assault began overnight and continued during the day.

The bus was travelling between Moscow and Simferopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, an official says.

A Russian ⁠drone ⁠attack on ⁠a food factory in a ​region surrounding the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed ‌four people, Ukrainian officials ‌said on Friday. The attack ⁠caused ⁠a fire at an administrative building on the ​premises of the enterprise,

MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) - Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for a Russian port, in a drone attack which Baku said had killed at least five of its citizens.

The Russian president's refusal comes after his Ukrainian counterpart wrote an open letter calling for face-to-face talks.

​Russia has long held that Western sanctions have failed and that its economy is resilient. Moscow continues to insist that it can fight in Ukraine for as long as is necessary. But at Russia’s flagship economic forum this week,