The Russian military continues to suffer massive casualties in its war against Ukraine. In just one day, 1,000 Russian soldiers were killed, according to the latest figures from Ukraine’s armed forces.

The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way recently, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With renewed strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.

The most notable connection: Russia has helped Iran, a strategic partner, target U.S. assets in the Middle East—payback for American support for Ukraine’s own war effort. Judging by the surprising precision with which Tehran has targeted those assets, Moscow seems to have provided excellent intel.

It is the highest on-the-record estimate of Russian military deaths to come from any government since the war in Ukraine began.

Rep. Kevin Kiley of California has signed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on the Ukraine Support Act, which would impose tougher sanctions on Russia, authorize up to $8 billion in Foreign Military Financing loans for Ukraine,

President Vladimir Putin said something remarkable during Russia’s Victory Day weekend: that he believed the matter of the Ukrainian conflict “was coming to an end.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government has evidence that Russia is abducting thousands of Ukrainian kids and forcing them to fight in the war. CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.

Hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles launched by Russia killed at least 22 people according to Ukrainian officials. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports on the warnings more attacks could come tonight.