Russian forces launched three strikes on Friday on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, injuring 15 people, including three children, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

The Russians have launched two attacks on the city of Kharkiv using guided aerial bombs. Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration; Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv Details: Early reports say three civilians have been injured in the Osnovianskyi district of the city.

Russian troops once again launched guided bombs on Kharkiv. Three districts of the city came under attack, with 15 people injured, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office and Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov.

About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian military activity in the area.

The actions follow a series of Russian air operations that skirted Alaskan airspace and as Russian and Chinese warships conducted joint exercises across the Pacific.

About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed last week to a remote Alaska island with mobile rocket launchers amid a spike in Russian military activity off the western reaches of the U.

Western governments and Russia's exiled opposition should begin laying the groundwork for Russia's democratic transition after President Vladimir Putin eventually leaves office, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician,

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We need to learn from those past mistakes, from those past lessons, to make sure we do not repeat these failures the next time a window of opportunity for change in Russia opens, - says Russian oppositionist Vladimir Kara-Murza,