The Ukrainian security service claimed a new strike on the Belbek Airfield in Crimea had destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Russian military equipment, including a MiG-31 fighter jet loaded with weapons,

The meeting on Thursday is seen as a critical test of the group’s strength in the wake of President Donald Trump calling them weak.

There are no official statistics surrounding suicide among Ukrainian soldiers, but they are thought to count in the hundreds.

Ukrainian "Sub Sea Baby" drones critically damage Russian submarine equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles in Novorossiysk, the Security Service said.

The annual news conference sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year and highlights President Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over Russia.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible peace settlement to end the Ukraine conflict.

Putin said at an annual meeting with top military officers that Moscow will move to expand a “buffer security zone” along the border.

But part is because Ukraine is keeping secret the methods it hopes will help it regain a winning edge elsewhere. Participants refuse to say how they circumvented the all-seeing eyes and kill-zones of the modern battlefield.

We're driven blindfolded to a secret location where Ukraine is making one of its latest weapons. We're told to turn off our phones - such is the secrecy around the production of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile.