Ukrainian troops now control almost all of the Dnipropetrovsk region after liberating 400 square kilometres in counterattacks

Four years of war have discouraged Ukrainian and Russian women from having children, and that could impact their economies in the future.

Regardless of how Trump extricates himself from the Iran mess, the biggest winner is Russia, with Bibi a close second.

There is elite deadlock: they are afraid to become scapegoats for a meaningless war,” says a former Russian government advisor.

Fresh peace talks are expected to take place in the next few weeks after negotiations failed to reach a breakthrough last week.

Watch FRONTLINE’s documentaries examining the conflict’s evolution, Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the West and crackdown on dissent at home, and the human toll of war.

Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war

By Parisa Hafezi and Bo Erickson DUBAI/HEBRON, Kentucky, March 12 (Reuters) - Two tankers were ablaze in an Iraqi port on Thursday ⁠after a ⁠hit by suspected Iranian explosive-laden boats, a step up in attacks ⁠that have cut off oil from the Middle East and defied Donald Trump's claim to have won the war he launched two weeks ago.