Russia-Ukraine war

Promised contracts and citizenship: Russia recruited South Africans for war against Ukraine via Discord

Russia recruited South African gamers through the Discord gaming app to fight in the war against Ukraine, promising military contracts and benefits, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 7.

7 January, 03:09 PM

Russian forces launch tank-led assaults near Pokrovsk — Ukrainian officer

Russian troops have resumed mechanized assaults involving tanks in the Pokrovsk sector, a Ukrainian National Guard officer said on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 11:49 AM

Ukraine battles to hold Huliaipole as Russia advances during fragile peace talks

As peace talks gather pace, Ukraine’s defense forces are fighting to stabilize the southern front near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, while Russian troops press on with a yearlong offensive focused on shattered towns in eastern Donetsk and northeastern Kharkiv oblasts, ABC News reported on Dec. 24.

25 December 2025, 06:17 PM

Fewer Russians support continuing war against Ukraine — poll

The share of Russians who believe the war against Ukraine should continue has dropped to 25%, the lowest level since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to a new survey by Russia’s Levada Center.

24 December 2025, 10:13 AM

Kyiv faces bleak 2026 if EU aid falters and Trump shuts off U.S. support

Russia’s war against Ukraine will likely end in 2026 — but on terms profoundly unfavorable to Kyiv, according to a grim forecast by Politico columnist Jamie Dettmer on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 12:19 PM

Zelenskyy says Russia can still be forced into diplomacy despite Putin’s latest war threats

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he still believes Russia can be forced onto a diplomatic path to end the war, despite a fresh wave of belligerent statements from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, according to remarks he made to reporters on his way to Brussels on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 02:56 PM

Ukraine retakes 72 sq km near Pokrovsk, repels Russian push — Syrskyi

Ukrainian defense forces have retaken 16 square kilometers in northern Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and another 56 square kilometers west of the city near the villages of Hryshyne, Kotlyne and Udachne, Ukraine’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said Dec. 17.

17 December 2025, 01:44 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia losing up to 30,000 troops killed each month in Ukraine war

Russia is losing nearly 30,000 soldiers killed each month in the war Moscow has launched against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 16 while addressing the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Dutch Parliament.

16 December 2025, 03:41 PM

Rescuers show aftermath of Russian Shahed drone attack on Zaporizhzhya — photos

Rescue workers released photos of the destruction caused by a Russian Shahed drone strike on a nine-story residential building in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported on Dec. 16.

16 December 2025, 01:01 PM

Coalition prepared plans for troop deployment in Ukraine if needed — Starmer

A “coalition of the willing” has drawn up plans to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities, including the potential deployment of foreign troops on Ukrainian territory if necessary, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, as quoted by APA on Dec. 16.

16 December 2025, 11:07 AM

Ukraine: Russia building Oreshnik sites in Belarus to threaten NATO and EU

Russia is preparing to deploy its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile system in Belarus with Europe as its primary target, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Oleh Ivashchenko told state news agency Ukrinform on Dec. 13.

13 December 2025, 06:05 PM

Ukrainian gains near Kupyansk debunk Kremlin narrative of ‘inevitable victory’ — ISW

Ukrainian advances in and around Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast demonstrate that Ukraine’s Armed Forces remain capable of mounting successful counterattacks and achieving tactically significant gains, especially when Russian forces are overstretched, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Dec. 12 assessment.

13 December 2025, 10:48 AM

U.S. ready to offer Ukraine legally binding NATO Article 5-style security guarantees

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees based on NATO’s Article 5 that would have legal force, Axios reported on Dec. 13, citing a senior U.S. official.

13 December 2025, 10:02 AM

Ukraine’s ‘busification’ raids spark fear, anger, silence

In Ukraine, “busification” has become more than street slang for forceful draft detentions. It is now a quiet calculation many people make each day — which streets to avoid, when to take out their phone, and whether an encounter with the state will follow the law or test its limits.

12 December 2025, 05:34 PM

Khartiia brigade liberates villages near Kupyansk, kills 1,000 Russian troops

Ukraine’s National Guard Corps Khartiia has announced a successful operation to stabilize the Kupyansk sector in Kharkiv Oblast, according to a Dec. 12 statement posted on Telegram.

12 December 2025, 04:43 PM

Russian drone strike damages power facility in Odesa Oblast, leaves several areas without electricity

Russia launched a drone attack on Odesa district overnight on Dec. 12, damaging a critical energy infrastructure site, Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.

12 December 2025, 11:21 AM

Myrnohrad, Volodymyrivka, Pankivka. Russian troops advance in Donetsk Oblast — DeepState

Russian forces advanced in five settlements in Donetsk Oblast, according to the DeepState project.

12 December 2025, 10:47 AM

Rutte warns NATO is Russia’s next target: ‘We are already in danger’

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Dec. 11 that “the conflict is already at our doorstep” and said the Alliance is Russia’s next target, speaking at a joint briefing with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, The Guardian reported.

11 December 2025, 04:22 PM

ISW: Kremlin rejects security guarantees, free elections, and Ukraine’s energy truce plan

Russia continues to signal it has no interest in easing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, agreeing to peace terms that include real security guarantees, or allowing free elections unless it can ensure a pro-Russian outcome, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in their Dec. 10 report.

11 December 2025, 10:32 AM

Trump officials deny pressuring Ukraine into accepting fast-track peace deal

Senior officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration insist they are not pushing Ukraine into accepting a peace deal it doesn’t want, The Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 10:36 AM

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