Defense Ministry reports two jets were sent to confront Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters, which turned back

Blast shatters apartment windows, damages cars, leaves 20-meter crater in Belgorod; social media first blames Kyiv, until Moscow acknowledges mistake

New York Times cites official saying special forces team penetrated enemy territory to guide strikes; 3rd strike reported in Kursk region Tuesday

Drones aiming to 'disrupt Russian long-range aircraft' were intercepted, Russian defense ministry says, but debris fell and exploded on airfields, killing three

Gunmen from unnamed former Soviet states killed by return fire; Russia's Defense Ministry labels incident a terrorist attack

Putin says call-up needed to 'protect our homeland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity'; threatens West with 'all the means' available

Anonymous official says Moscow's decision reflects its ever-growing pariah status and demonstrates supply difficulties faced by its military in Ukraine

Russia says attack took out reserve unit 'en route to combat zones,' but Ukraine says 25 dead including kids; occurred on Ukraine's independence day, 6 months after invasion began

Russia calls explosions at ammo storage facility an 'act of sabotage' but doesn't name perpetrators, a week after similar incident

Prisoner rights group says at least 1,500 have taken up offer that comes with promises of big salaries and a pardon, but many quickly want to back out of deal