The Ukrainian armed forces have deployed a new kind of drone to defend their country, one filled with a pyrotechnic thermite mixture that rains fire down on enemy positions. Its use is highly controversial.

According to documents obtained by the Ukrainian military and shared with The Guardian, Russia's military command foresaw Ukraine's August 6 incursion and failed to act on warnings from those in the region. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment on the reports.

Some Ghanaian men who said they were promised security and agricultural jobs in Russia by were instead forced to fight in the for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war.