The two countries have a bloody history.

Ukraine is taking the war to Russia, but so far President Vladimir V. Putin’s response has been to keep attacking, including with deadly ballistic missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on Thursday.

Perspective: Crimea was Putin’s trophy. Ukraine is turning it into a test of command, supply lines and political nerve.

The provocation could see Putin's troops cross over into Poland , and vital infrastructure could be targeted by missiles and drones.

Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russia recently, targeting energy and logistics infrastructure.

A state polling firm has noted a five percentage point drop in trust in the Russian president in one week.

The bet was made by an anonymous user with a Ukrainian flag as his display photo and it comes amid concerns about insider betting on major geopolitical events.

The prediction market odds that Russian President Vladimir Putin will step down have gone up as Ukraine has launched drone attacks deeper and deeper into Russian territory.

I don’t believe there is anyone in this country whose primary concern is anything other than an end to military hostilities as soon as possible,” he said.

The fate of decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov shows how the tide is turning in Russia. Once Vladimir Putin’s favorite propagandist, Solovyov is falling out of favor with the Kremlin and losing all credibility with the Russian public.

The figures come from the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, or VTsIOM, the Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on July 3. The outlet said trust in Putin had not fallen that quickly since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine,