Russia has lost 780 troops in the past 24 hours in the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to figures released on March 12, 2026, by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The latest battlefield update shows that Russian forces also lost three tanks and 20 armoured fighting vehicles during the same period.

Regardless of how Trump extricates himself from the Iran mess, the biggest winner is Russia, with Bibi a close second.

U. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the war in Iran and prospects for peace in Ukraine on Monday, hours after the ‌Kremlin chief

Ukraine’s central bank chief said the US-led campaign against Iran risks piling additional pressure on the country’s war-devastated economy while handing a boost to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the fifth year of his invasion.

The quick victory never came. But a functional economy, controlled media and slow battle gains give Putin control.

Both campaigns have been framed differently at different times, with dubious claims of defensive action and a curious reluctance to label it war

CNN has reported Russia is helping Tehran target drones that threaten US forces fighting the war in Iran.

Four years of war have discouraged Ukrainian and Russian women from having children, and that could impact their economies in the future.

On the contrary, we are trying to finish it,” Vladimir Putin had told Russians a few years earlier, after invading Ukraine. Mr Putin’s recognition of his own words in English may help to explain Russia’s muted response to the assault on Iran by America and Israel.