Russia sent hundreds of drones toward Ukraine overnight into Wednesday, with four key regions coming under heavy attack and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown facing “massive” bombardment, officials said.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union did not approve the 18th Russia sanctions package on Tuesday, the EU's foreign chief Kaja Kallas said after a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Europol has announced a major international operation targeting a pro-Russian cybercrime group. The group, called NoName057(16), has been linked to denial-of-service attacks on Ukraine and

The Kremlin has been left stunned after a former key ally has said it is planning to quit a Russian-backed military alliance. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is Russia 's version of NATO, whose members are mostly former Soviet states.

The EU failed to approve its 18th Russia sanctions package on Tuesday, according to EU foreign chief Kaja Kallas. Slovakia is currently blocking the p

The large-scale long-range attacks targeted energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU countries are close to reaching an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. "We hope to reach a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package.

Clearing house chief executive cautions against move to raise more money for Ukraine by investing in riskier assets

Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, during the night, the Ukrainian air force said. The strikes targeted northeastern Kharkiv, which is Ukraine’s second-largest city, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, Vinnytsia in the west and Odesa in the south.

European Union envoys are on the verge of agreeing an 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine that would include a lower price cap on Russian oil, four EU sources said after a Sunday meeting.