A Russian attack overnight damaged Saint Sophia Cathedral in the historic centre of Kyiv, one of Ukraine's most significant monuments and a designated world heritage site, the Ukrainian culture minister said on Tuesday.

Moscow has stepped up drone and missile attacks despite U.S. pressure to work toward a cease-fire. The strikes intensified after a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia on June 1.

The escalation in aerial attacks comes as Russia begins a summer push on the 620-mile front line in the country’s east.

Ukraine’s haunting ‘Black Cloud’ art installation heads to Burning Man, turning the shadow of its war with Ukraine into a global warning.

Ukraine sent dozens of its own citizens to Russia last month, releasing them from prisons in an attempt to secure the release of dozens of Ukrainian civilians held illegally in Russian jails – a move

Ukraine’s military said they struck two Russian fighter jets stationed at an airfield nearly 400 miles from the border, just days after conducting Operation Spiderweb.Kyiv did not say how the warplanes were hit in the fresh attack launched by special operations forces on the Savasleyka airfield and there was no immediate comment from Russia.