Russia announced its forces are pushing into Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, marking a significant escalation in the conflict. This advance into a new region follows stalled peace talks where Moscow demanded Kyiv's concessions,

Russia claimed Sunday that its forces are for the first time pushing into the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, an area it has been trying to reach for months, in a move that could create new problems for Kyiv’s much-stretched forces.