Kremlin loyalists are beginning to concede Russia's war in Ukraine is faltering, with a once-triumphant narrative collapsing after over three years of fighting

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 5,000 square km (1,930 square miles) of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield.

Trump offers intelligence support for long-range strikes inside Russia.

President Trump’s abrupt shift on the war in Ukraine this week came amid fresh frustration at his counterpart Vladimir Putin, and was intended to apply more pressure on Moscow to come to the negotiating table,

YG then called in artillery strikes. We watched as the first one struck about 20 yards from the trees where the Russians were hiding. The second landed on the opposite side but almost as far away, leaving a visible crater in the earth. It was time to send in an assault team.

There are all kinds of reasons to avoid Burning Man, and I get an earful every year. So why do I keep returning?