Dozens have drowned or frozen to death while trying to cross into Romania amid Kiev’s conflict with Russia, the newspaper reported More than 20 Ukrainians have died while trying to escape the country since the start of the conflict with Russia, The Times newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a Ukrainian border guard.

A large number of prospective conscripts are dodging military service on medical grounds, new data shows Ukrainian anti-corruption officials have reported an increase in the number of potential recruits deemed ineligible for military service by conscription offices since the outbreak of conflict in early 2022.

Outlays accelerated while receipts fell in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, Treasury data shows The US federal budget deficit reached half a trillion dollars in the first three months of the new fiscal year as spending picked up while receipts shrank, the US Treasury revealed on Thursday.