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Putin calls Russian troops’ war duty a sacred mission

President Vladimir Putin attended an Orthodox Christmas service on Wednesday morning, praising soldiers for their divine duty to defend Russia as the war in Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary. At the Church of St George the Victorious on Moscow’s Poklonnaya Hill, Putin told uniformed troops and......

Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil depot, sparking major fire

Ukrainian drones launched widespread nighttime strikes on Russian oil facilities and industrial sites across more than 20 regions overnight from January 5 to 6, igniting fires at key energy infrastructure and prompting Moscow to activate air defenses throughout its western territories. In the Lipetsk......

Russia kills 2 in massive drone strike on Ukraine

Russian forces unleashed one of their most intense aerial assaults in recent weeks against Ukraine overnight from January 4 to 5, launching 165 attack drones and nine ballistic missiles. Ukrainian air defenses managed to down 137 of the drones, yet the barrage still claimed at least two civilian lives......

Russia claims capture of two Ukrainian villages

Russia's Defense Ministry announced on January 3 and 4 that its forces seized the village of Bondarne in Donetsk region and Podoly in Kharkiv region, the latest territorial claims as Moscow presses its grueling offensive in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities offered no comment on the assertions,......

Ukraine denies targeting civilians in deadly Kherson drone strike

Ukraine has categorically rejected Russian claims that its New Year's Eve drone attack on occupied Kherson deliberately killed civilians, amid concerns that the disputed incident could undermine ongoing U.S.-led efforts to broker an end to the nearly four-year war. Russian-installed authorities......

Russia captures largest Ukrainian territory since 2022 invasion

Russian forces seized more than 5,600 square kilometers of Ukrainian land in 2025, the biggest annual advance since the full-scale invasion three years earlier, according to an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War. This gain amounts to nearly 1 percent of Ukraine's total area, surpassing......

Trump proposes 15-year security deal for Ukraine

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared cautious optimism after weekend talks at Mar-a-Lago, signaling that nearly four years of conflict might soon draw to a close. Yet as diplomatic momentum builds into the new year, deep divisions over territory and Europe's largest......

US intelligence debunks Russian claims of Ukrainian drone strike on Putin

US national security officials have concluded that Ukraine did not target Russian President Vladimir Putin or his residences in a recent drone incident, directly challenging Moscow's assertions and raising questions about narratives that could undermine ongoing peace talks. This assessment, backed......

Russian commanders accused of killing their own soldiers

A New York Times investigation published on December 31 uncovers a pattern of severe abuse within the Russian military, where commanders systematically mistreat, extort, and even orchestrate the deaths of their troops to sustain frontline numbers in Ukraine. Drawing from over 6,000 confidential complaints......