Ukrainian forces hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army, Ukraine's military intelligence said Saturday, as Russia kept up a sustained campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Fighting for control of the strategic hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is intensifying, with the Russian Defense Ministry claiming to have eliminated a group of Ukrainian special forces sent to help defend the area.

Russia fired one of its largest drone and missile assaults against Ukraine overnight, killing three people, including a 7-year-old girl, and cutting power to thousands as winter approaches,

Military intelligence said the covert operation took place in 2024, but Ukraine is only now making the details public for the first time.

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Two North Korean prisoners of war held in Ukraine have pleaded to live in South Korea, a human rights organisation told AFP on Sunday.

Russia has recently been pushing its significant advantage in troops and weapons at key points along the around 600-mile front line.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now believed to be more dug in than ever, according to a recent intelligence assessment.

Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Washington to supply the weapons to strike oil and energy facilities deep inside Russia.