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Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi says he wants "clear and detailed planning", including improvements on the front lines and the harnessing of new technology in Ukraine's war against Russian invaders.

An antiwar politician has been rejected as a candidate in Russia's presidential ballot as the country prepares to go the polls next month.

No-one should be surprised Vladimir Putin and Tucker Carlson have agreed to speak to each other — their chat is beneficial for both the long-time Russian autocrat, and the dumped Fox News host.

The highest court in sport rejects Kamila Valieva's claim her positive doping test resulted from a strawberry dessert prepared by her grandfather on a chopping board he used to crush his medication pills.

The missile was among a barrage fired at the Ukrainian capital, with the country's president confirming at least two people had died.

Strikes during the morning rush hour hit residential buildings and infrastructure, leaving many wounded and at least five dead.

Andrei Medvedev, who fought in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group, fled to Norway across its Arctic border with Russia in January 2023.

The anti-war politician, who claims the Kremlin fears him, is awaiting electoral officials' ruling on his eligibility.

Taking on the Russian president can lead to being poisoned or imprisoned, but Boris Nadezhdin believes his anti-war stance is gaining traction among voters in one of the world's most authoritarian regimes.

Ukrainian officials have not responded to the claims.

Oleg Kononenko is expected to reach a total of 1,000 days in space on June 5, and by late September he will have clocked 1,110 days.

Ukraine claims it has used sea drones to sink a small Russian warship in the Black Sea as Russian investigators allege its military transport plane was brought down by missiles fired by Kyiv's forces.

Aleksandr Uman's anti-war posturing drew the ire of the Kremlin, and now, he and his bandmates have found safety in Israel after an international saga that raised questions about Russia's influence abroad. 

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the EU's approval of its aid package to Ukraine would strengthen long-term economic and financial stability as the war with Russia approaches its third year.

A judge throws out a lawsuit by the former US president, who accused a British spy of making "shocking" claims about him.

The young couple were captured separately by Russians early in war when they were both defending Mariupol.

Judges at the top UN court finds that Russia violated elements of a UN anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 207 captured Ukrainian soldiers are back home after the prisoner swap.

Kamila Valieva's ban for doping has led to the Court for Arbitration for Sport stripping Russia of its 2022 Winter Olympics gold for team figure-skating. So who gets the medal now?

Both the Kremlin and Kyiv deny the conflict has reached a deadlock despite the sprawling front line barely moving in months.

Ukraine relied on a huge influx of volunteers from Ukraine and abroad in the first year of the war but now it's facing an array of challenges, writes Mick Ryan. 

Teenage skater Kamila Valieva was the star performer at the Beijing Olympics, just hours before her positive test for a banned heart medicine was revealed.

Former defence force chief Angus Houston told Nemesis Tony Abbott considered sending 'a large military deployment' to Ukraine after MH17 was shot down.

Former defence force chief Angus Houston reveals how Tony Abbott considered sending a "large military deployment" to Ukraine after Russia-backed separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing 298 people including 38 Australian citizens and residents.

Russia and Ukraine are trading claims and counterclaims over the crash of a military plane that killed everyone on board, including Ukrainian prisoners of war. Here's a look at what each side is saying, and what's next.