Moscow’s prolific echo chambers are trying to fashion a narrative in which US support for Ukraine is somehow extremist.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday said Kyiv could be reduced to a "giant melted spot" if Western nationals allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons to attack Russia.

Ukrainian officials say two people have died in a missile attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa. This came as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks.

Putin’s top crony said ‘Russia is showing patience’ by not wielding nuclear weapons in response to Ukraine’s ongoing Kursk offensive. Ukraine claims to control nearly 500 square miles of Russian territory after launching a cross-border incursion that took even Kyiv’s allies by surprise.