An ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that "a full-scale war" in the Middle East is possible following Israel's airstrikes on Iran. Israel launched a series of airstrikes across Iran early Friday,

Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Iran's president over the phone on Friday that Moscow condemned Israeli actions against Tehran, and in a separate telephone conversation told Israel's prime minister that only diplomacy could resolve issues around Iran's nuclear programme.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Israeli strikes on Iran and its nuclear facilities were unprovoked and in breach of the United Nations charter. "Unprovoked military strikes against a sovereign UN member state,

Marco Rubio said the U.S. is "committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed his congratulations to the Russian people on Thursday on the occasion of the country's national holiday. "The United States remains committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Russians on the so-called Russia Day "on behalf of the American people", according to the US Department of State. In his greeting, Rubio stated that the United States "remains committed to supporting the Russian people,

The Ukrainian military says Russia’s military losses have topped 1 million, noting the huge price Moscow has paid for its 3-year-old invasion.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia targeted the country with 55 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles launched from Russian territory.

The Kyiv Independent's Chris York sits down with George Barros, team lead for the Russia and Ukraine portfolio at the Institute for the Study of War, to discuss what Russia’s approaching one million casualties mean for its war effort in Ukraine.