A helicopter carrying 22 people, including 19 passengers and three crew members, has reportedly gone missing in Russia's Far East region of Kamchatka.

The lawyer of billionaire Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, dismisses the "absurd" charges alleged against his client by France.

The Kremlin says it will continue its “special military operation” in Ukraine until in achieve all of its goals.

Russia says its relations with France have reached their lowest level since Paris’ arrest without charge of the Telegram messaging application’s CEO.

Ukrainian shelling of the Rakitnoye town in Russia’s Belgorod region killed five civilians and injured 12 more, according to the governor.

The arrest of Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov in France has set off reactions among politicians and social media activists across the world, with calls growing for the release of the 39-year-old Franco-Russian billionaire.

Ukraine has lost two-thirds of its Abrams M1 main battle tanks, supplied by the United States within six months, according to a military magazine.

Russia compares Ukraine to Daesh, saying Kiev harbors a vast array of terrorist plans similar to those that have been devised by the Takfiri terrorist group.

The Russian army says its troops have captured another village in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.

Putin has made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya after nearly 13 years, commending Russia as “utterly invincible."