Ukraine’s top military commander has issued a bleak assessment of the army’s positions on the eastern front, saying they have “worsened significantly in recent days.” Ukraine faces "danger" if the United States does not quickly pass much-needed military aid, former U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton said
Read MoreMore death and destruction in Ukraine from Russian missile attacks. Authorities in Russia are set to implement a new law allowing them to seize money or property from those, including journalists, who have been convicted of spreading “fake news” about, or otherwise discrediting, the military. A stunning new poll came out in Israel showing PM Netanyahu and his party would be obliterated
Read MoreRussia's military says it has captured the Ukrainian salt-mine town of Soledar after a long battle, calling it an "important" step for its offensive. But Ukrainian officials said the fight for Soledar was still going on and accused Russia of "information noise,” reported the BBC.
Read MoreRussian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday to oversee the military campaign in Ukraine, in the latest shake-up of Moscow's military leadership. The battle for Soledar in eastern Ukraine intensifies
Read MoreRussia staged another attack on Kyiv with Iranian-built drones. All five were shot down. Air defenses also destroyed 10 attack drones targeting Dnipropetrovsk & Zaporizhzhia regions. Almost half-a-million people in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa and surrounding region remain without power
Read MoreMoscow says three military personnel were killed early on December 26 by debris from a downed Ukrainian drone, which was shot down and fell over a military base in Russia's southwestern Saratov region. Russian forces bombarded scores of towns in Ukraine on Christmas Day as Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was open to negotiations
Read MorePitched battles continue in the east, where Moscow's offensive has centered on the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiyivka in Donetsk, Ukraine's General Staff reports, as a regional official reported that Russians are leveling a famous theater to the ground in the southern city of Mariupol.
Read MoreA wave of Russian drones attacked Kyiv overnight and into the early hours of Monday morning, triggering air raid sirens twice. In all, Ukraine’s air defence managed to shoot down 30 out of 35 incoming drones.
Read MoreHeavy fighting has continued around the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region on Saturday. Ukraine is criticizing FIFA for refusing to show a video message from President Volodymyr Zelensky in Qatar’s Lusail Stadium ahead of the World Cup final on Sunday.
Read MoreEuropean Union member states failed to agree on a ninth package of Russia sanctions in talks. US citizen held since June is among dozens released in a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia.
Read MoreThere’s been another wave of Russian drone attacks in Kyiv. The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine that could be announced as soon as this week, according to two US officials and a senior administration official, according to CNN
Read MoreHeavy shelling and artillery fire were reported in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region overnight. Russia will continue targeting Ukraine’s power supply, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said
Read MoreStrikes on Russian targets continue as Ukraine recovers from a fresh wave of Russian missile attacks. The deficit in the energy system remains at the level of 19% of the projected consumption.
Read MoreSeveral regions of Ukraine reported interruptionsMonday to power and water supplies amid freezing temperatures after about 70 Russian missiles were fired at targets across the country in a new round of Moscow strikes. Drone explosions were reported deep inside Russia at a military air base
Read MoreShelling by Russian forces struck several areas in eastern and southern Ukraine overnight as authorities continued to work to restore power, water, and heating after weeks of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and as temperatures plunge with the beginning of winter.
Read MoreUkrainian repair crews continue to scramble to return power to millions of homes following devastating Russian missile attacks this week on infrastructure facilities, while Kyiv said near-constant Russian bombing was affecting a handful of population centers in the east. In a rare public spat involving Ukrainian leaders, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticized the mayor of Kyiv for doing what he said was a poor job setting up emergency shelters to help those without power and heat after Russian attacks.
Read MoreMore than 8,300 civilians have been killed so far in Russia's war against Ukraine, investigators in Kyiv said. There’s growing concern over safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest.
Read MoreRussian forces used nearly a dozen S-300 missiles, targeting Zaporyzhzhia and two villages in the region early on Oct. 3, Ukraine says. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his three sons, aged 14,15 and 16, will soon travel to the Ukraine front line to fight with Russian forces.
Read MoreVladimir Putin is likely to announce the annexation of occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia within days, the UK's defence ministry says. The Russian president could make the announcement when he addresses the country's parliament on Friday, according to the ministry
Read MoreRussia and Ukraine have traded accusations of shelling in southern Ukraine as four Ukrainian territories partially occupied by Russian forces continued to vote in so-called referendums on joining the Russian Federation. Moscow continued to use Iranian-made kamikaze drones to strike Ukraine
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