A close ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Western governments on Thursday that a nuclear war would ensue if they gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

Russians are up in arms against Vladimir Putin's government after Ukraine landed a significant blow by destroying a key ammo depot in Russia this Wednesday. A barrage of roughly 100 drones bombarded the site at Toropets,

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the country's military to increase its number of troops to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow's military action in Ukraine drags on for more than two-and-a-half years.