According to documents obtained by the Ukrainian military and shared with The Guardian, Russia's military command foresaw Ukraine's August 6 incursion and failed to act on warnings from those in the region. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment on the reports.

The BBC and Russian independent media outlet Mediazone said that at least 70,112 Russians have now been killed in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin's military command was preparing for a potential incursion into Russia's Kursk region months in advance, according to seized army documents.

Some Ghanaian men who said they were promised security and agricultural jobs in Russia by were instead forced to fight in the for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war.

Vladimir Putin has insisted that Ukraine accept the loss of the Russian-occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea as a precondition for peace talks.

Vladimir Putin's 'meat-grinder tactics' in Russia's war with Ukraine have been blamed for the devastating death toll.