Russia's defense ministry says its troops have captured a strategically important town in Ukraine's Donetsk region as Russian forces intensified their attacks in eastern Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky has made a demand for Kyiv to be included in talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that he believes could happen under Donald Trump’s presidency.The Ukrainian president also said on Saturday that the terms of any deal that might arise under the new US president were still unclear – and might not even be clear to Trump himself – because Vladimir Putin had no interest in ending the war.

Ukraine has hit one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries in a drone strike overnight, Russian media reports have said. Large flames and plumes of smoke rose from the Ryazan Oil Refinery after locals reported explosions shortly before 1am on Sunday, the Russian Telegram news channel Astra said.

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil refinery in the city of Ryazan overnight, causing a fire and damaging equipment at one of Russia's biggest refineries, four industry sources told Reuters on Friday.

Kyiv: Ukrainian forces have struck facilities of the Ryazan Oil Refining Company in western Russia for the second time in less than a week, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement on Sunday.

President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked all Ukrainian developers and manufacturers of long-range drones and missiles that reduce Russia's war potential.

Rosseti, Russia’s biggest energy provider, will launch crypto mining operations, with its power supply centers set work with Bitcoin miners.

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed an attack overnight that hit Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery and the Ryazan Thermal Power Plant, leaving them ablaze Thursday morning.

Zelensky believes Trump could end Russia’s war but only if Ukraine included in peace talks - Ukrainian President issues demand to US President after Vladimir Putin states Moscow is ‘ready for negotiat