Russian forces pounded a key village that Ukraine claimed to have recaptured in its grinding counteroffensive in the country's southeast, while Moscow accused Kyiv of firing two missiles at southern Russia.
The ambassador, Vadym Prystaiko, had criticised Zelenskyy over his reaction to recent remarks by British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who had suggested Ukraine had not expressed sufficient "gratitude" for Western financial support.
A Russian submarine commander shot to death while jogging on Monday may have been targeted by an assailant tracking him on a popular running app, according to Russian media.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that Turkey has agreed to back Sweden's bid to join the military alliance – a major development on the eve of the NATO summit.
The Belarusian military has showed off a field camp it has offered to Russia's Wagner military contractor if it relocates to Belarus under a deal that ended its mutiny.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged Russian troops had placed "objects resembling explosives" on top of several of the plant's power units to "simulate" an attack from outside.
The Ukrainian leader said the private military company had suffered "enormous losses," particularly in eastern Ukraine where its "most powerful group" was fighting.
The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters were gone Sunday, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing a fierce counteroffensive in Ukraine.
US intelligence officials believe that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the private Wagner military group, had been planning a major challenge to Russia's military leadership for quite some time.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zekenskyy says it is clear that Russia is suffering from "full-scale weakness" after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an armed rebellion.
The Australian government imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on those who were convicted by the District Court of the Hague in November 2022 of murdering all onboard.
Thousands of people converged on Melbourne's Federation Square on Saturday, June 10, to play 10,000 biodegradable kazoos, led by artist and composer Ciaran Frame.
Russian missiles hit civilian buildings in a central Ukrainian city, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than two dozen in a warehouse and a residential building, regional officials said.
Ukraine's security services have reportedly claimed an intercepted phone call shows Russian involvement in the collapse of Kakhovka dam earlier this week.
Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone manufacturing plant east of Moscow as the Kremlin looks to lock in a steady supply of weaponry for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Grainy black-and-white gunsight clip Russia released this week to bolster a claim its military blew up some of Ukraine's most fearsome tanks actually documented destruction of a tractor.