Russia launched a new barrage of drones and missiles in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Saturday (July 12), targeting the west of the country and killing at least two people in the city of Chernivtsi on the border with Romania.

As scattered details of the apparent suicide of Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoit trickled in via state media on Monday, one stood out. Near his body, the Kommersant newspaper reported,

When Ukraine turned a corner of Russia’s Kursk region into a battlefield, it set in motion some of the war’s fiercest fighting. Our photographer documented the aftermath.

US President Donald Trump has called out Vladimir Putin’s “bullshit” and appears to be getting ready to back major US sanctions against Russia. Could this be the end of Trump’s soft spot for the Russian dictator?

A week ago today, Trump had an hourlong phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And after that, everything changed. The end of the affair: The U.S. president — who in January came into office claiming he could strike a peace deal with Putin on Day One;

President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin out for throwing “bullsh*t” on peace talks with Ukraine - hours later, Russia launched its largest ever drone attack on Ukraine. CNN’s Matthew Chance analyzes whether the US leader’s comments have an impact on Russia’s military operations.