Russia’s air force has started deploying powerful aerial bombs as the United States laments ammunition shortages in Ukraine.

The battle in Ukraine may intensify into a large-scale war across Europe and there is a growing likelihood of Russia’s forces getting engaged in new conflicts, warns a high-ranking Russian military official.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has revealed that military officers from the United States, United Kingdom, and France are present in Ukraine rather than only mercenaries from those countries.

A senior European defense official acknowledges that “Western special forces” are unofficially present in Ukraine, despite NATO denial.

The Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that both Europe and the United States should “asses” their support to Ukraine.

The US president recently made obscene comments about the Russian head of state in San Francisco.

China criticizes US-led NATO countries for hyping up the death of the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, asking them to "stop their tricks”, and interference in the internal matters of other countries.

The Ukrainian government has reportedly informed the White House that it is planning to fire the country’s top military commander overseeing the war against Russia.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Hennesea Shipping Co Ltd.

The Russian army has launched fresh missile strikes, targeting the Ukrainian military facilities in the south, west, and east of the country, with reported damage at multiple sites, according to officials.