On the face of it, Russia has so much to lose. Iran has been a particularly useful “strategic partner” for the Kremlin, not only sharing a disdain for Western values and influence, but also supplying the Russian military with vast squadrons of Shahed aerial drones, enabling the relentless bombardment of Ukraine.

Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Kyiv as G7 Weighs Response to Escalating War | Firstpost America | N18G Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Ukraine’s capital this year, killing at least 15 and injuring dozens in overnight strikes on cities such as Kyiv and Odesa.

Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says North Korea will send thousands of military construction workers and deminers to Russia

The European Union is moving closer to banning all imports of Russian oil and natural gas more than three years after Moscow launched its unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

ASTRA reported that the Ukrainian HIMARS hit the Russian convoy in a strike in Makiivka on June 13 around 20 miles from the front line in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. The strike also destroyed a Russian Defense Ministry bus, and military vehicles.

The Austrian government has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but also stressed the need to maintain diplomatic relations with Moscow.

Kyiv officials said more than 15 people were killed including a 62-year-old U.S. citizen and 124 were injured in an overnight drone missle attacks.

Russian forces have advanced into Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions, in fresh bid for Ukrainian land beyond what Moscow's already annexed.