Officials in three of the five Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been accused of embezzling funds for border defenses.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds and Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur discuss reaching peace in Europe on 'Special Report.'

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Mikhail Simdyankin was lured into the military by a generous sign-on bonus and was stunned by what he found in Ukraine. ‘If I could, I would rewind and give all that money back.’

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in an overnight attack that killed three people in Ukraine's Dnipro and the nearby region on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said. Moscow's troops launched 235 drones and 27 missiles,

An Indian firm that shipped $1.4 million worth of an explosive compound with military uses to Russia in December said on Saturday it complies with Indian rules and the substance it had shipped was for civilian industrial purposes.

Russia is set to spend 6.3% of its GDP on defense this year — a post-Cold War high.

Russia has advanced around Pokrovsk for many months, but has so far failed to entirely encircle or seize control of the city.

Russia's military-driven budget is under increasing strain as falling energy revenues, rising war costs, and economic isolation converge, raising serious questions about the sustainability of its war economy.

Baltic defense ministers Dovile Sakaliene, Andris Spruds and Hanno Pevkur try to find ‘Common Ground’ on efforts to end the war in Ukraine on ‘Special Report.’