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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......

Ukraine launches massive drone assault on Moscow, closing airports

Ukrainian forces unleashed one of their largest drone barrages on Moscow and surrounding Russian regions late on January 3 and overnight into January 4, prompting temporary shutdowns of two major airports and widespread flight disruptions in the capital. Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting......

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,......

Russian missile strike kills toddler and mother in Kharkiv

A Russian missile attack slammed into central Kharkiv, killing at least two people a three-year-old boy and a woman believed to be his mother—and injuring 28 others on Friday. The strike demolished a five-story residential building in the city's Kyivskyi district, while also damaging nearby......

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......

Ukraine destroys rare Russian S-350 radar in Donbass

Ukrainian drone operators launched coordinated strikes on high-value Russian air defense systems in the occupied Donetsk region on January 1, obliterating a scarce S-350 Vityaz radar and multiple launchers. These precise attacks have notably eroded Moscow's defensive shield across eastern Ukraine.......

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......