Russo-Ukraine war

Russians strike two civilian vessels with drones in port grain-loading attack — Ukrainian Navy

Russian forces attacked two civilian vessels, Emmakris III and Captain Karam, with explosive drones on Dec. 30 as the ships entered port to load wheat, Ukraine’s Navy said.

30 December 2025, 05:40 PM

Russian forces seize three villages, advance near Myrnohrad — DeepState

Russian troops have captured Pazeno, Pereiizne, and Kuzminivka in Bakhmut District and made gains near Myrnohrad in the Pokrovsk District of Donetsk Oblast, the independent monitoring project DeepState reported on Dec. 30.

30 December 2025, 02:13 PM

Rutte: U.S. won’t leave Ukraine behind, $5B in arms aid planned this year

The United States will not stop supporting Ukraine, remains a committed ally of Europe, and has a clear interest in staying in NATO, Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with Germany’s Bild.

22 December 2025, 11:17 AM

Belarus building secret ammo plant with Russia, China to aid Ukraine invasion

Belarus is quietly developing a large-scale facility to produce artillery and rocket ammunition that could directly supply the Russian military in its war against Ukraine, according to the Belarusian opposition group BELPOL, which spoke to Ukrinform on Dec. 21.

22 December 2025, 10:35 AM

Russia admits it plans to keep fighting, calls ramped-up offensive its 2026 priority

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said Moscow’s top priority for 2026 will be maintaining and accelerating the pace of its offensive in Ukraine, Russian state media reported on Dec. 17.

17 December 2025, 04:13 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

Ukraine’s Khartia brigade traps 200 Russian troops in Kupyansk, drone video shows

The 13th Khartia Operational Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard has released exclusive video showing drone strikes targeting Russian troops near Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, NV has confirmed.

16 December 2025, 07:04 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

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 says Ukraine losing the war, but U.S. and EU officials strongly dispute the claim

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that Ukraine is “losing” the war, American and European officials say they see no significant changes on the battlefield and dispute his characterization, CNN reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 11:45 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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