RUSSIAN forces are pushing hard to capture Pokrovsk in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war – with more than 150,000 soldiers set to storm the fortress city. Brave Ukrainian forces continue

After U.S. President Joe Biden gave the go-ahead for Ukraine to wield long-range American missiles deep inside Russia, as a Newsweek map illustrates, questions remain over just how much of a difference this will make as Moscow gains in the east and a new U.S. presidential term approaches.

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal presenting the greatest threat to his government since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Russia has been threatening Pokrovsk for more than a year. Instead of the full frontal assaults it used in earlier battles like the bloody campaign for the similarly sized city of Bakhmut, Russia's military is using a pincer movement to gradually encircle Pokrovsk and threaten Ukrainian supply lines.

Heavy air strikes: Ukraine struck Russian territory with tactical ballistic missiles supplied by the United States. Moscow hit Myrnohrad with FAB-3000 glide bombs. Moscow-Pyongyang cooperation: The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video of North Korean sappers clearing mines in the Russian region of Kursk.

A Ukrainian commander says the Russian army has overrun three settlements in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region.

Poland and Romania scrambled Nato fighter jets early on Wednesday as a series of explosions rang out across western Ukraine. In Poland, two airports in its southeast were shut down as Russian airstrikes targeted the cities of Lviv and Ternopil. The Polish military said it was forced to act to ensure the safety of Polish airspace.