Two people injured in Kyiv attack, while early strike on southern port of ​Odesa ​injured 10. What we know on day 1,596

Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million.

Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.

OTTAWA — Canada objected on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee loosening its suspension on Russian athletes.

Peruvians say they were promised jobs in Russia, but landed on the front lines in Ukraine Drone, artillery attacks kill civilians on both sides of Russia-Ukraine border Power outages, fuel bans and no summer camps: Crimea placed under state of emergency as Ukraine steps up pressure on Putin Russia is still inching forward in eastern Ukraine,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is dismissing proposals for peace talks with Ukraine and is likely to escalate the war, the Reuters news agency reported, citing three sources close to the Kremlin.

Moscow moves to support domestic fuel market as drivers ⁠face hours-long lines amid intensifying Ukrainian strikes. What we know on day 1,597

It is simply one more route.” For Pemboura, the war in Ukraine is quietly draining African countries of soldiers, students and skilled workers. “All of that represents a loss for Africa,” she says. For many of us,