James Mattis criticizes Russia's war in Ukraine as a 'tactically incompetent, operationally stupid and strategically foolish effort'
• Opinion: Don't be fooled by Boris Johnson's backing of Ukraine • Recent attacks on pro-Russian officials in southern Ukraine indicate signs of growing resistance movement

Russian missile strikes on Odesa kill 20, including a child, after housing block hit overnight
At least 20 people, including a child, were killed when Russia launched overnight missile strikes at a residential building and a recreation center near Odesa, southern Ukraine, officials said on Friday.

Symbol of Ukrainian resistance at center of new dispute
Snake Island, a symbol of Ukrainian resistance, is back in the headlines as both Ukraine and Russia make different claims on why Russian troops withdrew from the island. CNN's Scott McLean reports.

Recent attacks on pro-Russian officials in southern Ukraine indicate signs of growing resistance movement
US officials say a trio of assassination attempts targeting pro-Russian officials over the past two weeks suggests a burgeoning resistance movement against pro-Russian authorities occupying parts of southern Ukraine.

Opinion: Don't be fooled by Boris Johnson's backing of Ukraine
For a man so schooled in Sophistry that truth has no meaning, it's hard to imagine more meaningful words from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson than when he warned that "the consequences ...