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Russian GRU general shot in Moscow assassination attempt

Deputy chief of Russia's military intelligence service, GRU, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseïev sustained multiple gunshot wounds outside a Moscow residential building Friday, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. Emergency services rushed the general to hospital while the shooter......

Ukraine and Russia hold second day of US-mediated peace talks

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators resumed trilateral peace talks under American mediation in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, entering the second round of direct discussions aimed at ending the nearly four-year conflict. Both sides offered cautiously optimistic assessments after the initial session, with Ukraine's......

Trump defends Putin after Russia's largest 2026 strike on Ukraine

President Donald Trump came to the defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin following Moscow's resumption of devastating strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Trump claimed Putin had kept his word on a brief suspension of attacks, even though the pause lasted just four days instead of......

Russia unleashes largest 2026 airstrike on Ukraine's energy grid

Russia launched its biggest aerial assault of 2026 against Ukraine overnight from Monday to Tuesday, deploying around 450 drones and 71 missiles. The barrage targeted energy infrastructure and residential areas across at least six regions, cutting heating to over 1,100 buildings in Kyiv amid temperatures......

Russia and Ukraine pause energy strikes, bloggers claim

Military bloggers from both Russia and Ukraine report a mutual halt to attacks on energy infrastructure, though neither government has confirmed the arrangement. These unverified claims surfaced on January 29, fueling talk of a diplomatic shift after recent U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. Vladimir......

Zelensky warns of massive Russian strike ahead of peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cautioned on January 28 that intelligence reports point to Russia gearing up for another massive assault just before trilateral peace negotiations set for February 1 in Abu Dhabi. He argued that ongoing Russian attacks undermine diplomatic initiatives aimed at ending......

Zelensky secures Trump agreement for Patriot missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that he secured a commitment from US President Donald Trump to supply PAC-3 missiles for Ukraine's Patriot air defense systems. This development comes as Ukraine grapples with escalating Russian missile strikes targeting its energy infrastructure amid......

Russia plans 1,000 daily drone strikes on Ukraine by 2026

Ukraine's top military commander warns that Russia aims to more than double its daily attack drone output by next year, enabling up to 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles launched against Ukrainian targets each day. General Oleksandr Syrskyi shared these details in a January 18 interview with LB.ua, noting......

Lavrov hints at broader Russian territorial claims beyond Ukraine peace talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov signaled on January 14 that Moscow's ambitions in Ukraine extend far beyond the regions under discussion in current U.S.-led peace negotiations. He invoked the Kremlin's concept of "Novorossiya" to stake claims on areas including the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk,......