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NATO chief says Putin is main barrier to ending Russia’s war on Ukraine

The main obstacle to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with Bild published on Sunday, Dec. 21.

21 December 2025, 06:20 PM

Russian troops abduct over 50 civilians after crossing into Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast

Russian forces crossed Ukraine’s state border near the village of Grabovske in Sumy Oblast and forcibly removed more than 50 civilians, Ukrainian military officials said. Ukrainian Defense Forces have withdrawn from several positions in the area, where stabilization operations are currently underway.

21 December 2025, 11:20 AM

ISW reports no confirmed Russian gains in renewed Sumy region offensive

Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Ukraine’s Sumy region on Dec. 20 but made no confirmed territorial gains, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

21 December 2025, 10:29 AM

Dozens of Russian drones hit Odesa region, damaging infrastructure and power supply

Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region overnight into Tuesday, Dec. 16, sparking a major fire at an industrial facility, regional authorities said.

16 December 2025, 12:20 PM

Ukraine is fighting two wars — And winning the one Russia cannot

There are moments in a nation’s life when internal crises reveal not decay, but transformation. Ukraine is living through exactly such a moment.

29 November 2025, 07:16 PM

ISW: Kremlin pushes false narrative of victory as Russia struggles to advance in Donetsk

The Kremlin has intensified efforts to promote a false narrative about major gains by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine and the inevitability of Moscow’s victory, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Nov. 23 assessment.

24 November 2025, 10:15 AM

Russia’s fog-covered assaults on Pokrovsk fail as Ukraine holds key lines

Russian forces have attempted in recent days to use dense fog to infiltrate central Pokrovsk, but every assault has failed, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Nov. 22.

23 November 2025, 01:42 PM

Zelenskyy receives U.S. draft plan to end war with Russia and plans discussion with Trump

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a draft plan from the United States outlining a potential framework to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, the President’s Office said on Thursday, Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 06:28 PM

ISW says Russia could encircle Pokrovsk, but outcome depends on Ukraine’s response

Russian forces are likely to close the “pocket” around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, though the significance of capturing these cities will depend on how Ukraine manages its troop withdrawal, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest report.

13 November 2025, 01:02 PM

New report reveals Russian torture network in occupied Sumy Oblast

Mass arrests, torture, and inhumane detention conditions marked Russia’s occupation of the northern Ukrainian town of Trostianets, according to a new report released by Global Rights Compliance (GRC), an international law foundation headquartered in Kyiv.

11 November 2025, 03:23 PM

Russian strike damages infrastructure in Kharkiv Oblast’s Lozova

Russian forces damaged critical infrastructure in the Lozova district of Kharkiv Oblast on Nov. 11, Lozova Mayor Serhii Zelenskyi reported on Telegram.

11 November 2025, 11:18 AM

Kyiv schools switch to remote learning after Russian strikes

Several schools and kindergartens in Kyiv are moving to remote learning or operating as “Points of Invincibility” after Russian missile and drone strikes damaged parts of the city’s education infrastructure, head of the Kyiv City Administration’s Department of Education and Science, Olena Fidanian, said on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 01:15 PM

Two killed, 21 injured — including five children — in Russian attack on Kyiv

Two people were killed and 21 injured, including five children, in a combined Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight and into the morning of Oct. 22, local authorities reported.

22 October 2025, 10:23 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia 'feels no pressure' as attacks kill civilians across Ukraine

Russian forces launched a massive overnight missile and drone assault on 10 Ukrainian regions, killing six people — including two children — and injuring 17, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.

22 October 2025, 09:42 AM

Zaluzhnyi warns Russia’s war could soon spread beyond Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine could soon spread beyond its borders, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi warned in an op-ed published by Ukrainska Pravda on Oct. 21.

21 October 2025, 05:32 PM

Orbán says preparations for Trump–Putin meeting in Budapest 'in full swing'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Oct. 17 that preparations for a meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are “in full swing,” following his own phone conversation with the Kremlin leader.

17 October 2025, 04:59 PM

Russia launches massive overnight drone and missile attack across Ukraine

Russia launched another massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine early on Oct. 5, targeting multiple regions, including western oblasts. Air raid alerts were declared across the country as air defenses engaged incoming threats.

5 October 2025, 09:55 AM

ISW: Russia stockpiled missiles in September for large-scale strikes on Ukraine

Russian forces likely stockpiled ballistic and cruise missiles throughout September 2025 to carry out several large-scale strikes on Ukraine on selected days, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported in its Oct. 3 assessment.

4 October 2025, 12:36 PM

Russia reinforces defenses around Kerch Bridge in occupied Crimea

Russian forces have reinforced defenses around the illegally built Kerch Bridge in occupied Crimea, Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, said on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 04:20 PM

Russian drone strike leaves 26,000 without power in Chernihiv Oblast

More than 26,000 customers in the city of Bobrovytsia and nearby communities in Chernihiv Oblast lost power after a Russian attack on Sept. 30, regional energy provider Chernihivoblenergo reported in the morning.

30 September 2025, 12:23 PM

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