Russia lost over 38,000 troops in September, a daily average of 1,271 as the military continues to sacrifice lives in return for small gains in Donetsk.

Expert Mark Galeotti told Newsweek that both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war have been boosting their efforts "to gather whatever information they can."

Russian forces have now launched the highest number of drone strikes in a single month since the conflict began in February 2022

NATO members should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine by Vladimir Putin's "reckless Russian nuclear rhetoric", outgoing NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters in an interview on Monday.

President Biden announced another $8 billion in aid to Ukraine in a bid to circumvent a drawdown expiration deadline just one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to change the Kremlin's rules when it comes to its nuclear doctrine.