Russian President Vladimir Putin appears satisfied with the recent visit of US envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow. Russia has effectively sidelined Kyiv’s European allies from the negotiating table, according to Bloomberg. Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov stated that no compromise on a peace deal was reached during the five-hourContinue Reading
The Kremlin has demonstrated that it dictates the terms. Russian President Vladimir Putin made US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner wait for three hours before talks in the Kremlin, Politico reports. On 2 December, Witkoff and Kushner held negotiations with Putin in Moscow regarding the end of the warContinue Reading
Russian forces are using animals as a tool for cover and distraction, releasing them toward Ukrainian positions to mislead Defense Force units, says a senior sergeant of a UAV platoon of Khartia, the National Guard’s 13th Operational Brigade, known as “Soldat”, Army TV reports. By releasing animals near the fighting,Continue Reading
Europe stands before a choice that will determine the future of the continent. Helping Ukraine now is far cheaper than making concessions to the Kremlin. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of a new Norwegian study, “Europe’s Choice,” reported by the New York Post. European leaders consider Russia the biggest threat toContinue Reading
Ukrainian forces say they are fighting against a “large number of Africans” serving on the Russian side along the Lyman direction in northern Donetsk Oblast. The intensity of Russian actions here is extremely high. The invaders are attempting to infiltrate and are pressing from multiple directions, ArmyInform reports. Securing LymanContinue Reading
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces have knocked the Russians out of an apartment block along with their “regrouping”. The troop carried out a precise strike on the occupiers in Pokrovsk, eliminating their concentration point and disrupting preparations for regrouping and further advance. Russia continues massive attempts to capture Pokrovsk, with moreContinue Reading
Special‑purpose reconnaissance troops from the Rubizh Brigade successfully carried out an operation on the Pokrovsk axis, resulting in 12 Russian soldiers surrendering, the brigade’s press service reported. The Rubizh Brigade is one of the assault units of the “Offensive Guard,” with prior combat experience in Hostomel, Bakhmut, and Rubizhne. TheContinue Reading
Russians have already “captured” Kupiansk… but only in their reports. On the ground, the city remains Ukrainian. Despite Russian claims of a takeover, the situation in the settlement remains relatively stable, although fighting continues on the outskirts over an important railway hub, says Victor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Joint ForcesContinue Reading
A Russian drone attack damages civilian buildings in Chernihiv Oblast. As a result of the strike, the Center for Children and Youth Creativity, residential high-rises, and a dacha community were damaged, according to Vyacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration. Chernihiv Oblast is the only region in UkraineContinue Reading
Moscow has launched 23 ground-launched 9M729 “Novator” cruise missiles against Ukraine, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The production of these missiles was prohibited under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), UkrInform reports. Russia may launch 9M729 missiles from safer positions deeper within its own territory. Additionally, using theContinue Reading
Russia’s war causes both human and environmental disasters. The Ukrainian government plans to demand nearly $44 billion in compensation from Moscow for environmental damage caused by CO2 emissions and the destruction of nature, Reuters reports. Russian attacks and the fires they cause, large amounts of toxic substances enter the airContinue Reading
Kyiv has been offered a “Kremlin peace plan” under the guise of negotiations. The US and Russia have reportedly prepared a peace plan for Ukraine that would involve Kyiv meeting the Kremlin’s maximalist demands, says Christopher Miller, a correspondent for the Financial Times. At the same time, Reuters sources reportContinue Reading
“I don’t know if I should continue sharing these memories with you. Maybe it helps you understand what Russia does to people. Or maybe, on the contrary, it hurts you more, and you don’t want to read about what I had to endure,” with these words, Ukrainian soldier Dmytro Kanuper,Continue Reading