South Korea warns it could send arms to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia.

South Korea says 1,500 North Korean troops have been sent to aid Russia in Ukraine. Experts say the partnership poses a significant global risk.

The United States “will get Ukraine what it needs” to fight its war with Russia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, but he gave no hint that Washington might endorse key planks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's so-called “victory plan.

If Ukraine takes risks and fights hard with its Western weapons, that could mean most of them don't survive the war, and that's okay, experts said.

Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones Sunday over Russia’s western regions, Moscow officials said, while 17 people were injured in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in a ballistic missile attack.

In Kherson, southern Ukraine, civilians have started to hope for heavy rain – the only weather conditions that prevent Russian drones from flying overhead, they say.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry blasted U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday for what it said was his acceptance of an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to a BRICS summit, while staying away from a "peace summit" on the war in Ukraine.

The BRICS summit in Russia will be the "the largest foreign policy event ever held" by Russia, Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov has said. The summit with include 36 countries with over 20 represented by heads of state.

Russian President Vladimir Putin today opens the BRICS summit with mostly developing economies, reflecting both his diplomatic heft and the limits of his power. The talks will include the group’s original members as well as new joiners Egypt,