Between 22 and 28 December, Russian forces launched over 2,100 strike drones, 800 guided aerial bombs, and more than 94 missiles at Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. Repair crews and energy workers are operating around the clock to restore power supply, Zelenskyy noted. The president said heContinue Reading
Following the rapid fall of Siversk in northern Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian military command has dismissed the leaders of two brigades responsible for the city’s defense, Ukrainska Pravda reports, citing three sources in the Defense Forces. Colonel Oleksiy Konoval, commander of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade which held positions directly inContinue Reading
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined Ukraine’s non-negotiable positions ahead of his meeting with US President Traitor 47, identifying territories, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and security guarantees as the country’s “red lines.” Speaking to journalists, Zelenskyy said work is underway to minimize unresolved issues before the talks. “There are ‘red lines’Continue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will stop in Canada on his way to Florida to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and hold online talks with European leaders, he told journalists on Saturday. “On this path, we will stop in Canada. I will have a meeting with Prime Minister Carney. WeContinue Reading
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia will demand that Ukrainians in temporarily occupied territories and those living in Russia be allowed to vote in Ukraine’s presidential elections as part of Moscow’s strategy to challenge the legitimacy of the vote. “This morning I received a report from the Foreign Intelligence Service ofContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with his Portuguese counterpart Nuno Melo in Kyiv, where Portugal confirmed its readiness to allocate €50 million ($52 million) to the PURL mechanism that facilitates arms purchases from the United States for Ukraine. Shmyhal announced the development on social media platform X, thanking MeloContinue Reading
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed that his country has no interest in Ukraine’s collapse, warning it would create serious problems for Hungary. “The collapse of Ukraine would be a serious problem for Hungary. So the collapse of Ukraine is not only not in Hungary’s interests, but we must achieveContinue Reading
American and European diplomats have drafted two documents outlining security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a broader peace plan, according to The New York Times citing officials familiar with the proposals. The documents were developed during more than eight hours of intensive discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UkrainianContinue Reading
Three-quarters of Ukrainians reject a “peace plan” that would require withdrawing forces from Donbas, limiting the Ukrainian army’s size, and offering no concrete security guarantees, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology conducted between 26 November and 13 December. “The Russian plan remains categorically unacceptable –Continue Reading
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the operational situation on the front remains difficult, with Russian forces conducting offensive operations along virtually the entire line of contact. According to him, on certain days the number of combat clashes reaches 300 — the highest number sinceContinue Reading
The 2026 Sundance International Independent Film Festival has announced its program, which will run from 22 January to 1 February in Park City, Utah. In 2027, the festival will relocate to Boulder, Colorado. Among the 105 film projects selected is “How to Divorce During a War” by screenwriter Andrius BlaževičiusContinue Reading
Russian artists will be blocked on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms following decisions by the National Security and Defense Council, according to Oleksandr Sanchenko, head of the Verkhovna Rada subcommittee on the music industry and president of the All-Ukrainian Association of Music Events UAME, reports Interfax-Ukraine. UAME createdContinue Reading
Russia is preparing to deploy its Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile system in Belarus, primarily to pressure the European Union and NATO rather than Ukraine, according to Oleh Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service. “The deployment of Oreshnik on Belarusian territory is a means of pressure primarily on the EUContinue Reading