Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine.

An Australian soldier fighting as part of Ukraine's foreign legion appears to have been captured by Russian forces.

Officials are scrambling to provide support for an Australian citizen reportedly being held hostage by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine.

North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were given fake military documents with Russian names and birthplaces, the Ukrainian military said, amid claims from Kyiv that Russia is trying to conceal the presence of foreign fighters on the battlefield.

"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces have suffered around 1,100 casualties," the JCS said in a statement.

Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer,

A video posted on local Telegram news channel Astra, verified by The Associated Press, shows a drone flying into the upper floors of a high-rise building.

Ukraine's air force said on Monday it had shot down 47 out of 72 Russia-launched drones across the country, while 25 more failed to reach targets. In a statement on Telegram, it said that the military repelled attacks in nine regions,

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump makes another promise to end the year-long Ukraine war, terming it as a horrible humanitarian disaster. Trump also indicated that he may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible.