Sergei Galkin has spent that time languishing in a detention center for Russian prisoners of war, the only still-captive member of an eight-person unit that crossed into Ukraine in the first days of the invasion.

More than a million people in Ukraine have been left without power, after Russia launched a massive strike on the country's energy grid overnight. This is the second major attack on Ukraine’s energy grid in the past two weeks.

More than a million households in Ukraine were left without power after a “massive enemy attack” overnight by Russia, targeting critical energy infrastructure facilities, CNN reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Thursday that the air assault was in response to Ukrainian strikes in Russian territory using US-made ATACMS missiles.

President Joe Biden's administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of those as young as 18.

The current minimum conscription age is 25. The US thinks reducing it will help Ukraine keep up with Russia's military.

Biden administration urging Ukraine to lower draft age to 18 from 25 to meet manpower needs to stay in fight with Russia