The former president said it's "simple-minded" to call Putin an authoritarian. But in a dictator-style move, the Russian leader arrested a U.S. journalist overnight.

A Moscow court has ruled to keep Evan Gershkovich behind bars pending the investigation.

If Bakhmut fell to Russian forces, their president, Vladimir Putin, would “sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran,” Zelenskyy said.

Russia's Defense Ministry said the target was successfully hit by two Moskit cruise missiles.