Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Increased spending on defense and a new Russian conscription law are signs of the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive posture and ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan region - The Kurdish-led administration of northeast Syria (Rojava) on Sunday announced a state of “general ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposes to the Verkhovna Rada to extend martial law and mobilization from February 3 for 90 ...

The Verkhovna Rada has extended martial law and general mobilization from February 3 for 90 days, i.e. until May 4, 2026. The ...

Three and a half years into the Ukraine conflict, Russia has committed itself to a grinding campaign of attrition. Despite catastrophic losses across personnel, equipment, and naval assets, the ...

President Vladimir Putin this week signed legislation allowing Russia’s reservists to be sent to “special training” to protect critical infrastructure. Some fear it could boost the Russian army’s ...

Two million Ukrainians are wanted for evading mobilization, and another 200,000 soldiers are absent without official leave ...

“The Nevsky Battalion is accepting volunteers.” This recruitment ad appeared on Russian social media in summer 2025 and is hardly a one-off. Swap out “Nevsky” for “Wolves,” “Saint George,” or any of ...

Russia will be able to deploy members of its active reserve to fight in Ukraine under new amendments backed by the Defense Ministry. The proposed changes comes as Russia continues to suffer massive ...